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    Pre solo test

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Cheers Rick! My solo got postponed due to crosswind, hoping to get it done tomorrow. Feeling pretty comfortable with the written part, now I need to put the thing back on the ground haha cheers again

    Good luck mate. Did my first solo I think it was 1 1/2 months ago. Trust me you will do fine, If your instructor thinks you are up for it, you are ! I was nervous when he first said it's time, but by the time you start the plane back up, do your calls, wait for clearance you are still a bit nervous but once you push that throttle forward all the nerves go your training kicks in. I was actually enjoying it , didn't want to come down :} It was like any other flight {until you look left and there is no one there !} I think I was more nervous doing all of the radio calls !!!!

    Cheers

     

     

    First solo!!!!! Woooo hooooo

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Hi Oz'

     

    Not sure what Tecnam you are moving too, the Tecnam we are talking about is a Golf 1oo .

     

    The difference I notice straight away is the view, it feels more open, so when it feels more open you feel more comfortable and relax, the more relaxed obviously you will fly better.

     

    It's lighter on the controls, landing is a bit slower, no flap landing are a breeze. Stalls are quite different. The Jab is so benign, where as the Tec' will drop a left wing every time. That scared the crap out of me the first time we did stalls in the Tec' after doing them in the Jab'. the only other thing is there is no carb' heat on the Tec', one thing less to think about on landing. I love the Tecnam and I think you will as well.

     

    Cheers

     

    Rick

     

     

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    First solo!!!!! Woooo hooooo

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Which school is this? Wouldn't mind taking it for a spin...Just realized the school shut... Love the tecnams

    Yeah , Sydney Jabiru flying school. You're right it shut down at Xmas and the CFI wasn't even told he found out through someone else, so all my lessons up to now were in a school that was shut !!

    Going across to Soar Aviation at Bankstown.

     

     

    First solo!!!!! Woooo hooooo

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Great goin, young man.My only advice is - get the camera off your headset.(from your pic)

     

    If it all goes bad and it can for the best of us- that camera could end up been fatal.

     

    Sorry if that sounds negative but a camera on your head is a no no.

    Thanks for the advice . Yeah it is glued to my headset. It only there as a training aid. I should be able to get rid if it soon.

     

    I've been wearing it for all my lessons when the instructor is there, I video it because I only go for a lesson once a month, Long time between drink, so the night before I go for my next lesson I watch the previous lesson as a re-capper. When I get back in the aircraft it's as if I was just in it. especially handy when swapping between planes as often as I do. Flaps and choke are in completely

     

    different spots in the Jab and Tecnam.

     

    Cheers

     

    Rick

     

     

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    Pre solo test

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Hi Parkway

     

    These are thing things I was told to study and maybe in the exam.

     

    Aerodrome symbols and markings

     

    Right of way

     

    Flights over water

     

    VMC for different classes of airspace

     

    How low can you fly to the ground

     

    Privileges and limitations of pilot certificate

     

    Smoking near aircraft

     

    Drugs and alcohol

     

    Max operating altitude for recreational aircraft

     

    Last light requirements

     

    Prohibited, restricted and danger areas

     

    Low flying

     

    Aerobatic flights

     

    Control airspace separation

     

    Airspace classes

     

    Where to find airfield information

     

    Flight above clouds

     

    Formation flying

     

    VTC chart symbology

     

    Accidents and incidents

     

    Carriage of passengers

     

    Transponder codes

     

    Aircraft eligible to fly in controlled airspace

     

    see and avoid.

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    Cheers

     

    Rick

     

     

    JABIRU 2016 UPDATE

    in Governing Bodies

    Posted

    Thanks for the copy/paste of the letter that had no relevance to my question. My question was "DO YOU" {your opinion! not CASA's } think it prudent to include a flat tyre, a crook radio, carburetor flooding, shorted cigarette lighter socket" etc. That was my question. Your statement was that your thought CASA's action were prudent.

     

    Oh by the way I didn't realise CASA had put limitations on Ford, International Harvester, Chrysler and Leyland. Thanks for enlightening us all on that fact ?????

     

     

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    JABIRU 2016 UPDATE

    in Governing Bodies

    Posted

    You're the one telling the emotional hypothetical Oscar; I'm simply going by the law, and until the issues listed in the instrument, are removed from the "reasonably foreseeable risk" category, CASA's actions seem prudent.

    Turbo'

     

    Do you think it was "Prudent"!! of CASA to limit to operations of Jabiru powered aircraft citing 46 incidents that included a flat tyre, a crook radio, carburetor flooding, shorted cigarette lighter socket, incompetent maintenance? {all taken from an article in sportpilot } I also read somewhere they also counted people running out of fuel.

     

    Do you think by imposing these restriction and endangering a small Australian company is fair? If you feel it's fair then, what about use there same criteria incidents for Rotax and Dmotor and see how they rate ?

     

    Cheers

     

    Rick

     

     

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    First solo!!!!! Woooo hooooo

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Well in my short flying time I've flown the jab 160 +170 , the tecnam golf and foxbat {just once } I think I'll be going across to Soar Aviation they have the foxbat as well so I sort of know what I'm in for , but yes it will be a backwards step having to familiarise myself and getting comfortable enough to go solo again. Then again I'm in no rush to get my certificate just want to be the best pilot I can be and be safe doing it . My Fav' is the tecnam, I love it . It's a joy to fly and I love the visibility

     

     

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    The Icon A5 - So Hot

    in Aircraft General Discussion

    Posted

    The information you have quoted is old. I can confirm that aero club is no longer running the strip on behalf of the council. The strip has recently undergone a $3.5 million upgrade and the general mood is of great enthusiasm for flying.Gerard

    Hi mate. Did you ever find out the new charges for landing notes the aerodrome has had it's upgrade?

    What about hangarage fees, is that the council or private hangars?

     

     

    First solo!!!!! Woooo hooooo

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Yeah , you are right he said he did see my catching it and said what I did was fine, thanks foe the advice, always handy to know more options. Thanks for all the comments guys.

     

    Might be a while before I get back up, Just found out my flying school has shut up shop 046_fear.gif.84b83182244bd664b8a3a0c1e803f021.gif My instructor is going to see about getting me into the other school at Bankstown.

     

     

    First solo!!!!! Woooo hooooo

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Hey well done Rick, I went for my first solo last November, so I know how you feel, which is pretty damn good. You have Area Solo and your certificate to look forward to, plus all those goodies like Ozfergie mentioned. Then you can fly where you want 004_oh_yeah.gif.82b3078adb230b2d9519fd79c5873d7f.gif... You want some critiquing? It maybe the camera field of view fish eye effect, but you looked a little far from the field on downwind. If the fan stops, being a little closer gives you options, but as I said, that could be an optical effect. Perfect landing though, nice round out and float. I could hardly tell you touched the ground.... smooth!

    Yes your are right I did go further out, I was following a foxbat and I found myself catching up to them, so I slowed up and went a little bit more right than normal, I had never come across that situation before, by the I turned onto base there was a good spacing. Hope I did the right thing?

     

    Cheers

     

    Rick

     

     

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    Has anyone built one of these yet {lol}

    in Aircraft General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi guys

     

    I was surfing the net for kit planes as a lot of us do and found this little gem I LOVE IT !

     

    The name of the kit is" SF-1 Archon Aerosports gr"

     

    I think I have attached a pic and he is a cockpit vid'

     

    Please someone build one and let me know what it's like :}

     

    here are the specs'

     

    Wing Span : 7.25 m

     

    Length : 8.00 m

     

    Height : 2.20 m

     

    Net Weight : 205 kg

     

    Gross Weight : 300 kg

     

    Fuel Tank Capacity : 45 lt

     

    Engine Type* : 40-130 hp

     

    Propeller Diameter : max. 1,60 m

     

    Stall Speed : 65 km/h

     

    VNE : 210 km/h

     

    VNO : 180 km/h

     

    VA : 155 km/h

     

    VFE : 110 km/h

     

    Load Factor : +4 -2 G

     

    Take-off Distance : 200 m

     

    Wing-detach Time : 30 min.

     

    *The standard engine mount is for the Rotax 503, 532, 582 engines.

     

    Estimated build time for the SF1 Archon kit is about 500 hours

     

    Can't find a price.

     

    Cheers

     

    Rick {sorry still laughing at it, but I want one !!! }

     

    I just notice the engine type that can be fitted 40 to 130hp , big difference between the two?????

     

    the 4ohp must just float you around just above stall speed.

     

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    First solo!!!!! Woooo hooooo

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    No video - I need to invest in one soon. I now have 3 hrs solo and we are on to "advanced manoeuvres" in the training area.

    So after first solo, what happens then? Do you then do solo touch and goes?

     

    I just have one of those Chinese copy GoPros I think it cost me $45 from eBay works a treat. Because I only go once a month I video every flight so before each lesson I watch the last video as a recap. So long between flights you forget stuff I find, so the video is great for me. Plus my wife likes to watch them when I come home. See what she is paying for :)

     

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    First solo!!!!! Woooo hooooo

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Well done Rick - I did my first solo in the week before Xmas with Gostner at Camden - was on a high for a week ! Now on the lookout for syndicates (new or established) - let me know if you hear of any in the area.

    Nicely done mate ! did you video it?

     

    Yeah its a great feeling. Only now come down of the high. I've had a few lessons out there because of the whole Jabiru Engine thing. We can't fly our Jab's out of Bankstown.

     

     

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