huppypuppy

Confucius say.... man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.

Worked on a few Albions AEC's Leylands Whites Macks Federals, etc Have you got a TROJAN? Nev

I suppose you would have to sit down carefully in a Thornycroft, or scarper in a Scammel, or to be sure the sun comes up tomorrow, have an Albion. Nev

I bet it is Joe, but that's the fun isn't it? The challenge, then the feeling you get when you overcome it! Then you learn more for you to overcome... This aviation stuff is awesome isn't it?

Welcome Joe, have you thought about starting any rotary wing flight training?.

Is this school in Dubbo? it is GA only?

It's a farm just south of Gilgandra towards Dubbo - the field was just ploughed ready to seed

That's the one! John is a well-respected Dubbo businessman who owns a block of shops in West Dubbo - Tommy (his passenger) owns his own mechanical repair shop....

I happen to know two people whose lives were saved by the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System - the SR22 they were in lost oil pressure en-route to Dubbo so they had to do an emergency landing in a farmer's paddock 15km south of Gilgandra. The pilot knew his SR22 had the CAPS parachute on board and deployed it 200ft above the ground - plane only sustained minor damage and both on board suffered only minor injuries

Thanks, recflyer, Kamloops and facthunter! I think my love of aviation came from my first joy flight in a JetRanger..... that's a story for another section though!

Thanks, Daz - good to see us Aussies well represented!

Thank you, SDQDI - I see I am gonna love it here!

Hi folks,

Joe Hupp from Dubbo, NSW, Australia here - am a newbie to this forum! I am an aviation enthusiast with a love for rotary wing aircraft (helicopters).

I have been into helicopters since July 2006 - I first flew as a passenger in a Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III turbine helicopter with a company over at Mudgee. I also have flown (as a passenger) in a Robinson R44 Raven II piston helicopter with a friend from Orange.... love the little R44 as it's a fairly versatile machine. I'm looking at getting my recreational pilot's licence one day - I have a neighbour who is ex-RAAF and runs his own school using only Legend Cubs as a trainer.....

Looking forward to talking to you all as time goes on!

Joe