Darkwalker

Hi Guys,

Having now passed the RPC and done a few freedom flights within the 25nm limit what else can i do to mix it up and make it fun.

I have also done some extra training with an instructor eg stuck throttle in curciut etc to improve my skills.

Yes i know there are the endorsment nav, pax etc.

I have looked at trying out a Sport Cub CC11-100 taildragger.

Looking to chanllege myself but have it as a learning experiance at the same time.

Cookie

After along time, today marked the end of my journey as a fledgling and become a novice pilot.

The road to my RPC was not easy or always enjoyable, but one of challenge / heart break and set backs.

Time to perfect those base skills and then look to improve them further.

Blue Skies Cookie

Well pre RPC passed 4 days till the real deal with the CFI

Back in March I sat my pre RPC in a tecnam P92 and that was it. The ability to fly in that aircraft at the flight school had become scarce due to all manner of bad luck just 4 hours in 7 months far from ideal. I switched flight schools which ment changing planes and ways they liked doing things. Only just now some 10 hours later am i about to re sit the rpc Pre Test again in a sportstar.

Having to learn the sportstar after coming from a p92 was like learning to fly all over again major setback high wing vs low wing etc etc.

Going from 1 CFI/Instructor to 5 instructors major issue as they all want to see where your at if you havnt flown with them for a while.

Changing airfields from one with no deadside due to meat bombs to one with 5 runways major confusion.

Used to flying with maybe 2 aircraft in the curcit if lucky air to one with 5+ at anyone time.

This new challenges keep coming and i love it.

But in the end it was the best choice i have made even though added a lot more cost to training.

The chalengesl i have face in switching has made me a better pilot.

I now see that i would have struggled and possilby caused havock at an airfiled like aldinga on a rpc with have only ever experianced a very quite airfiled like goolwa where i started and only ever experienced.

The different instructors are a good thing to at the end of a day as they all have somthing that is gold in the way of helping you learn to fly better. I used to have a bad downwind setup that worked but made for a inconsistant base and final. Now after a few changes thanks to advice on how better my transitions at the end of downwind to base are gold/smooth and set me up for a sweet glide on to finals with out wondering why my hight and speed is always all over the place this is somthing i would never have got with out different instructors.

I also now have hours in p92 and sportstar giving me more choice in hiring to fly in the future.

Wish me luck for the rpc.

Cookie

Kangaroos: Aerial Herding with Aircraft;It's covered in Division 3, Part 4.8, Section 119A (F), Sub-section 4 ©, paragraph 26, of the relevant legislation.

If you're careless enough to hit a kangaroo whilst carrying out Aerial Kangaroo Herding, the RSPCA will be notified, and serious penalties apply under their legislation.

 

Ground herding by taxiing an aircraft doesn't seem to be covered by the relevant Aviation legislation. This will warrant a major investigation and the appointment of a Commissioner. I'll get right onto it.

Well despite being hot and a little bumpy the Pre Test For the RPC is now done and dusted hope i can reproduce the same skill on the big day.

No medical requirement for ASIC. Stangely you need a reason to get an ASIC like working at an airport or flying into one. For a PPL to be current you need a medical so the people who issue the ASIC see the medical as a sign the licence is active. Tell em you don’t need a medical for your RAAus certificate but still need the ASIC to fly into YMTG.

Hi,

I struggling to understand the difference between the requirements for an asic.

As i plan to fly in/out of airports with passenger movements say Mt Gambier you must have an Red ASIC as the council demands it.

Now as a RA Aus pilot i dont need no fancy medical cert and Mt Gambier as far as i know is a class g and not class d due to the tower closing back in in the late 80s im not sure but they have a ra aus school there.

But if i go through CASA they word the application process as such i must have a class 2 medical before getting ASIC but if i go through Dept of Transport etc All i need is the correct identification.

Why such different standards?

Is it because CASA dont see ra aus as real pilots and trying to scare us away from such airports?

Cookie

46 out of 50 would be 92% at our school. You were ripped off!

Excited!!! Passed my BAK exam 82% 46 out of 50.

Afterwards went for a fly with the instructor who has asked I brush up everything as my next flight will be the Pre test.

Hi all, my dad suggested the King Schools online resources. Are they suitable for Australia? My sister used them for her licence in the states. What's everyone's thoughts for use in Australia. Cheers!

Ms flight sim 95 :)

Well, reality bites!3rd Solo yesterday and a flaw in my landings became an issue yesterday.

I've been having a bit of an issue keeping the plane straight after getting it on the ground. Initial phase of landing and touch down are fine, its the bit immediately after that I was having issues with, ie all wheels on the ground, veering right then harder left as I over corrected.

 

After a couple of landings where I explored both sides of the strip I pretty much lost the last one and exited the strip to the left, hard left! taking a marker cone with me.

 

At no stage was I fearful of getting hurt, more worried about bending the plane.

 

So this morning, back at it with the instructor doing dual circuits. We did a debrief and review of yesterdays circuits and landings and what I though I was doing right and wrong.

 

Early on we worked out that I've been so focussed on getting the plane down smoothly that it was unlikely that I was looking up to the end of the strip, just keeping my eyes fixed about 10m in front of the nose.

 

So we did a couple of landings with a determined effort to look to the end of the strip just at the hold off. The touch downs were heavier than last weeks solos, but the thing just tracked down the middle of the strip.

 

So now I'm back to working on my landings for the next lesson or 2, working on my flare and hold off.

 

Better now than later.

 

Cheers

 

Ross

I to in my lower hours did the same thing not looking far enough down the runway for the flare. That last 50ft of flying is the hardest in my book. As I see it dosnt matter if im just doing circuits over and over again it means im flying and i love it.

Hi Mathew,Nice video, thanks for posting it. I'm Curious how you set the gopro to record the your headset mic not the cockpit 'noise' ?

Cheers,

 

Michael

I use a audio jack that plugs into the go pro directly and the aircraft comms. I then use audacity to filter out feed back and other noises.

Mathew

So I'm up to 6.6hrs to date and into circuits now.First circuits were crosswinds, had my instructor laughing and apologising at the same time. At the end of the lesson, his comment was, "well it looks like we can still use it (the plane), so not too bad". Those Jabs are pretty tough.

I will admit I'm surprised at how much coordination is required, and how things get out of shape really quickly. I'm starting to use my feet better, not great, but better, but it's taken a while.

 

Luckily my instructors reactions are quick (i'm sure they all are), I can count 2 landings and 2 take-offs that I wouldn't have walked away from on my own. I've initiated 2 go-arounds, which my instructor said was the right call, he could have landed them but was happy with my decision.

 

Having a ball, got some landings today and did some flapless and glide approaches.

 

Cheers

 

Ross.

Those pesky crosswinds will still be a bane of your flying experience for many more hours to come. I have just hit the 25 hours mark in my rpc quest and just when i think i have a stable approach the wind goes no you don't.

Trick is to enjoy it and not let them intimidate you and the smooth days will feel like heaven.

Here is gopro of my last weekend flight with 9-10kt crosswinds not huge but still enough to make a low hour pilot like me get all worked up.

Mathew

I learned to fly with the Canberra Gliding Club. I agree with the points made by Mike Borgelt. Taking off and flying the aircraft was learned fairly quickly. Landings require so much judgement and experience that the student is challenged to absorb with (obviously) only one per flight. I never soloed in the Blanik but instead in the Pteradactyl ultralight that I was building at the time. I think that for most people, calm conditions in the early morning are best for initial training.

At Goolwer in the warmer months, every man and his dog comes out including the meat bombers. The training area gets congested with sightseers of the Murray mouth and the lakes.

Flying first thing in the morning avoids the lunchtime and afternoon rush.

Thanks for all the good advice!Really wish i could afford to buy a plane, not for another 20 years i'm guessing....

 

I think half my issue is prioritising flying for a weekend, and justifying that to the boss :P

 

Looks like i should dust off my Flight sim gear too. That will definitely help with keeping an eye in.

 

For those asking i've been flying mainly out of Murray Bridge (YMBD).

I find the more time on the sim the worse my flying becomes.

SOmthing maybe to do with control inputs on pc versus real life.

Hang, on. Don't you actually have a Tecnam P92 Eaglet? Doesn't that mean someone actually said "Yes"?

Too, for real, see a careers advisor, then an accountant, then a FINANCIAL COUNSELLOR. Seriously. Actually do that. They seem to be able to do weird things with money.

Welcome...

Flown past many time on my Hayabusa but never realized that's where it is.

You'll find bits & pieces that are relevant throughout many parts of your texts, but yes, it is very much a practical test. Common sense is important. Look at the bigger picture 1st. I emphasise items such as ensuring your passengers friends and rellies are encouraged to take all the pics they want, out and in the aircraft - then herd them back to a safe spot and direct that they stay there before you startup.It's akin to very important preflight items like refuelling and re-oiling. There are practical do's and don'ts that you best learn from your instructor. None more so that ensuring caps are properly locked down.

 

Good luck with your flying.

Ahh yes the fuel caps. My instructor refueled the plane from jerry cans while i pre flighted it on the weekend. When finished i asked him if he had the caps back on properly and he replied maybe. So i pulled the ladder out and doubled checked which made him very happy. As it was a test to never trust someone's else's word especially if im the pilot.

As the tittle suggests passed the human factors test after putting it off. If I don't ever have to do that awesome test ever again i'll be so happy.

Good fun training had on Sunday.

Wasn't impress he pulled power on me during the takeoff climb kept thinking surely he's not going to make me land in the paddock ahead :)

No wind make those approaches go on forever.

Learned so much with all these factors that go into judging if you're going to make it or not back to the airfield or the paddock you had picked out.

Well done! How long did it take you to get the smile of your face?

 

Nah!!! You`ve gotta fly an Austflight, WB Drifter! Lear jets fly themselves!

 

Frank.

That's great, every step is a new one with flying, wait 'till you fly a Learjet, then you'll know what flying is all about....lol

After a quick check ride.

As the title says I was allowed to stretch my legs out to the training area instead of just practicing circuits with out an instructor it was very a very nice surprise and it was heavenly.

Pity the gusting 10-13kts crosswinds on the touch and go's made a mockery of my landing / directional control.

Day ended with instructor taking me through grass landings on a short strip which is really no different to any other landing except teaching me how to nail that touchdown point every time.