lilisaf

Thanks for the message. I think I may have misspoken! I am currently doing the Ra Aus Pilot Certificate and will then look to convert to RPL / PPL. My old man is a former fighter pilot (Fouga Magisters and the A4 Skyhawks) and we both like the look of the new 4 seat sling (hence the RPL requirement). I have about 12 hours on the Jabiru LSA and 6 on the foxbat.

Thanks for the replies all. The feedback I have got from the others are that the blokes at my school are ultra conservative and risk averse (not that that is a bad thing and the Mrs is certainly pleased about it) - and maybe just a little cheeky in trying to milk the dual rate as much as possible. At the end of the day though, you want your instructor to be comfortable sending you up by yourself! Hat's off to all those like dazza 38 who did in under 12 hours!

Hi everyone Great to finally sign up. I am currently about 18 hours in learning to fly on a foxbat - great fun. A quick question to all, what is the average hours to solo? As mentioned above I have about 18 hours at the moment but the feedback from the Senior Instructor is that although I would be able to solo, he doesn't want to send me up until it is all fully finessed (i.e. perfect flare, centre line landings etc). Whilst I understand the need for safety I do feel like I am ready... Having said that, I can't wait to get my RPL! One of the instructors at another school nearby suggested that once I got my solos done, we take a week off and do all my navs on a trip to the Whitsundays and back - sounds amazing (but expensive).