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  1. Nightmare
    Thanks David, if the weather is good, yes, I'll be flying out to Clifton. There's a fly-in breakfast at Watts Bridge that morning, so I'm planning to go there first, I need some fuel, then on to Clifton. It'll be great to catch up.Cheers Tony
  2. Nightmare
    You may be interested to know that the average age of a RAAus pilot is about 70yo.
  3. Nightmare
    Hi and Welcome Peter Are you going to pursue that dream again? Tony
  4. Nightmare
    Dave also has a Tecnam P2008. I did a couple of hours in it, with Dave in the right hand seat, until I decided to pursue aircraft ownership instead of hiring. It is a nice aircraft to fly though. The castoring nose wheel was interesting to taxi with...I have also overflown Boonah a few times now during my cross country navs.
  5. Nightmare
    Congratulations Scre80 on your new purchase, any pics of your pride and joy? Here's one or two of mine.
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    You know, I didn't want to say, but checklists have saved this forgetful sod's bacon on more than one occasion.... I swear by them.
  7. Nightmare
    Hey Rich, this is where you hit the AIP and see whet the regs say. In a nutshell though, if you are in the vicinity of a VFR Approach point or an Enroute Reporting point (compulsory), over the area frequency, you report your position, height and intentions. In my area there is a VFR Approach point called Dayboro, so the call over the area frequency would be similar to this: "Dayboro traffic, your callsign, 10 miles west of Dayboro 3500, tracking 060, Dayboro". If there is other traffic in the area, you will probably hear their broadcasts as well. Cheers, Tony
  8. Nightmare
    Lesson well learned... Thanks for telling your story PM, it is a timely reminder to stay alert and focused when behind the controls of our beloved aerial machines.
  9. Nightmare
    Hi and welcome PDD. It is an awesome adventure you have begun, like Geoff asked, where are you learning, and what are you learning in? Yep, I agree, RAA is a good way to go. Affordable lessons and planes. And all your training can be used towards a higher license if that's the way you want to go. Cheers, Tony
  10. Nightmare
    Well Geoff, looks like I'll see you there for breaky, weather permitting of course. Warwick was the other other option.
  11. Nightmare
    Hey, is anyone good to go to this breaky at Watts Bridge? because that sounds like a good plan. Rumour has it (ERSA), that there is an AVGAS bowser at Watts Bridge, is that right?
  12. Nightmare
    Same here, hopefully the weather is kind to us. It'll be great to catch up again Geoff.Tony.
  13. Nightmare
    Anyone planning to go to the Clifton Flyin next Sunday, or Saturday with an overnight stay? Details at: Website: www.loneeagleflyingschool.org.au
  14. Nightmare
    When I purchased my Jabiru about a week ago, I insured it through a company advertised in one of the latest Sports Pilots magazines, there are a couple of insurance companies who insure recreational aircraft, which your Aerochute would be covered under.
  15. Nightmare
    Has it changed since Feb 2016? It was 5 exams then, also, HF still appears in my list of endorsements.
  16. Nightmare
    I see in the RAAus Ops Manual there is now a Category "D" which covers this MTOW. Not sure if the training for it is implemented yet.
  17. Nightmare
    There's 5 exams you have to pass: Radio, Pre Solo, Air Legislation, BAK, Human Factors.
  18. Nightmare
    You won't have anyone disagree with you that it's devestating being stuck on the ground during terrible conditions, like these. Look at it as an opportunity to study up for those up and coming lessons or exams, or chat to excellent ppl and pilots on here. If it makes you feel better, I have a flight planned tomorrow that I have doubts whether I'll be able to do it. The weather is really unstable on the East Coast at the moment, it often is at this time of the year. Tony
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    and most probably a bit of turbulence. I know there is a big weather system moving into your area. Hopefully it'll be gone by your next lesson
  20. Nightmare
    Rain comes with greatly reduced visibility, turbulence, and low cloud ceilings. You need VMC to fly, that means, cloud ceiling of at least 1000ft AGL, and visibility at least 5000m. Maybe some other minima as well, such as moderate to severe turbulence. Also, the rain can damage the prop. Jayke, as a pilot with my certificate, I look hard and long at the aviation weather forecasts, before I fly, and look for any excuse not to fly. Remember, we fly for fun, and such conditions wouldn't be that much fun to fly in. As SSCBD said, talk to your instructor about it. I'd rather be on the ground wishing I was in the air, rather than in the air wishing I was on the ground. Trust your instructor in these matters, you will come to respect the wisdom in his decisions.
  21. Nightmare
    Like many others, I have viewed your strip from above, and wondered what it's like down there. Count me in if you can and want a fly-in at your place, it'd be great to say gidday:victory:
  22. Nightmare
    The equivalent here would be the Recreational Pilot Certificate (RPC) through Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) limiting you to fly single engine aircraft with MTOW up to 600kg or 650kg with floats, 1 or 2 seats and stall speed of 45kts or less.
  23. Nightmare
    Give John a call at Coominya Flight Training and ask him. I know there was a bit of a story about these aircraft and their weight and balance approvals.
  24. Nightmare
    That's how I got into flying, I was umming and ahhing about whether I wanted to do this for a good year or more... My long suffering wife, just got online and got a voucher for me for my birthday. I then said to myself, "Holy cr#p! this is real!" I didn't go for another 2 months. When I turned up, it rained, so had to reschedule. I finally got into the air about a week later.... and how awesome it was! I sometimes think that she regrets getting me that voucher, it's all I talk about....I think the most difficult step with learning to fly is the first one.
  25. Nightmare
    Hi Nhelw1, If owning a plane is your goal, go for it, in the long run, it should be more economical than hiring. Maybe an option is to own a RAAus plane, some being the at the cost of a car, and very economical to run. How's 15L/hr fuel burn sound to you? RAAus planes are only 2 seater but looking hard you can source some very good cross country models. They are great hour building planes at a very reasonable operating price. If you go this way, I think a factory built model with a transponder may be the way to go if you want to operate around a towered aerodrome, and of course you'd need an endorsement to allow you to operate around a towered airport, to your RPL. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm RAAus with XC endorsement, and I just purchased my first plane which I think is ideal for touring. It has good cruise and fuel economy, and my running costs have more than halved from when I was hiring. If you need to take more than 1 Pax, you will have the qualification to hire a 4 seater. Hope this helps you a bit Cheers, Tony
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