BusaKaine

With the bad weather we have been having, I took the day off and went for a little Nav from YCDR to YKRY back via YKCY. A nice little 145Nm flight but it was great to take my wife up again since she missed out on my flights in the US. Kaine's Aerial Photo and Videography

I know that Tangalooma for 4x4, boaties and jetskis have been a big shun, they actively stopped serving them and require a day pass for anyone not a guest at the resort. They are almost impossible to get for weekends unless you book months in advance.

Unlicensed

elevation: 12ft

permission: Required

landingfees

$40.00 Single. $60.00 Twin. 50% discount if ring & pay before landing. Helicopter free. Free for overnight guests.

rwys: 18/36 grass on Sand base 900m

procedures:

High ground on E side. Only pilots in fixed undercarriage aircraft will be given landing approval due to easily damaged grass surface.. All circuts over water.

windsock: W side midway illuminated and on Resort jetty.

fuel: No

I know that feeling. My wife hates flying, except for some crazy reason she likes helicopters. If I end up selling it will be mainly because I don't want to travel alone. Local area and circuits yes, but I don't want to overnight without her.

On Thursday I got to do another 1.4h flying from Southern Valley (U42) into Provo KPVU. My first experience with a towered airport. It was a great experience very friendly and controlled. 7 touch and goes. separation. I was a bit worried about my first experience with a tower but they were very good with me and by the 3rd circuit I was feeling very comfortable taking with them. Had a few planes in circuit plus an airbus a318 took off when I was on downwind so I had to slow up and extend downwind for my 120sec. Can’t wait to get back home and do some tower work.

I’m visiting the US and yesterday I got to fly out of South Valley for 1.2h. Amazing taking off at 4600’ and flying at 7100’ and only being 2500’ agl. A big change from the SEQ coastal flying I’m used to. The red on the mountains here in Utah from the Fall looks awesome. Flying over the Salt lake is truely amazing. Another flight today and I can’t wait.

Nice airport & area$33.00 to land & overnight

100hrs command limitation

 

Prior permission required

LOT 40 - WHITSUNDAY AIRPORT

Enjoy staying in this luxury hangar home during your visit to the Whitsundays. Located on entry to 14, you have the convenience of pushing your aircraft out to the airstrip, a private pool, massive hangar and room to relax in this beautiful hangar home. If you love aviation then this is the home for you, everything you need is here, enjoy cooking a bbq while overlooking family and friends in the pool!

No landing or parking fees during your stay.

Two queen beds, two single beds with two additional fold out singles available.

Minimum two night stay - off peak $500 per night - peak season $550 per night. Complimentary tea and coffee.

This looks good, I’m wanting to try it.

Whitsunday Airport - Airport Bookings

Awesome work

It's great and a bonus that your wife flies with you. Last year, I made a mistake and took mine on a flight around the islands on the eastern side of Brisbane, around midday on a warmish day. Well it was a bit thermally and bumpy up there. Needless to say, she doesn't fly much with me these days. My crampy two seater has become my roomy single seater lately I was flying in that area on Friday, there was a big fire, or group of fires burning about 5nm west of Toogoolawah.

:roflmao:of course! Weirdly enough, I love her company, and I'd hoped to share this awesome aviation experience with her, but alas, flying isn't her thing. Corny, I know, but it is what it is.... I'm a hopeless case....By the way, hide this post from your wife, your next post could contain the words, "and then the fight started...."

When flying I can turn the pax headset input down if i need to ;)

How did you loose 13kgin two weeks

I’ve just been going through the same problem. I have lost 13kg’s in the past 2 weeks and should be down to a reasonable BMI “for the med” but I have to do the fasting blood glucose test. But my neck has always been over 42cm even when I was in the army. I just have a thick neck... so if I want to fly a VH, it looks like I have to get a RAMPC, so I will still be restricted as I’m not going to go through the sleep study crap.

E24. NON COMPLIANT EXPERIMENTAL LSA. 95.32 OR 95.55

10. AMATEUR BUILT. 95.10

17. KIT BUILT EXPERIMENTAL LSA. 95.32 OR 95.55

18. AMATEUR BUILT W/S & PPC. 95.32

19. AMATEUR BUILT. 95.55

23. LSA. 95.32 OR 95.55

24. TYPE CERTIFIED. 95.55

25. EARLY ULTRALIGHT AEROPLANES (1985 ERA). 95.25 (SUPERCEDED)

26. G.A. TYPE CERTIFIED. 95.55

28. EARLY AMATEUR BUILT. 101.28

32. FACTORY BUILT WEIGHT SHIFT OR POWERED PARACHUTE. 95.32 W/S OR PPC (including LSA)

55. FACTORY BUILT AEROPLANE. 101.55 (non LSA)

Today I took my wife to Toowoomba Women’s in Aviation Brunch. I was hoping to get my wife more excited about leanring to fly. It was a great event there, amazing people.

Flying from Caloundra in the Sling is always a great day even if it’s not crystal clear and smooth.... Unfortunately the fires near Somerset yesterday made for some haze plus the low cloud made it a bit bumpy. As I got closer to Somerset the sky’s cleared up and was a great flight.

Kaine's Aerial Photo and Videography

So today I got to take my wife whale watching, must have been 10-12 different pairs of whales inside Moreton Bay, with another 8 near Flinders Reef.

My wife was super excited and of course being able to fly down the East side of the Island was amazing.

KGNot at all, I'm using it so that my wife can get back up to speed.

 

Aldo

I would have thought $165/hour for a drifter is a bit steep. I'm able to get a 172 (old it may be) with impeccable maintenance for $40/hour dry, not RA I know but you can always go GA at those rates.Aldo

Yes I find that travelling to Caloundra is 1h 15min each way from Brisbane (I live in Spring Hill so its as central as you get). For a 1-2h flight the extra $15-$30h isn’t too bad given I am saving 1-2h travel time over some of the other area’s and as you pay as you use, the $15-$30/h isn’t as bad at the time.

Now I am about to start my RPL, I am looking at a similar thing, do I spend more time travelling to save a few $$ or do I save my time for flying and make sure I manage fatigue better.

When I was learning I would try to fly first thing Sunday mornings 7am on and I can get back to Brisbane before the traffic gets bad as well.

Back to the tread topic, why on earth would you learn to fly in a high performance aircraft like a Sling?.Much better in my opinion to train in something more robust and forgiving and accordingly cheaper.

1. It’s a very nice looking aircraft

2. I found it to be very comfortable and easy to fly.

3. It’s very modern and with the G3X makes it very appealing

4. The rate is not much more than a lot of the other aircraft in the similar area.

5. Great view from inside

I think this has gotten way of topic.

GoFly Caloundra $295 Dual / $295 Solo / $195 Private (http://goflyaviation.com.au/)

GoFly briefings are not charged

Air QLD Redcliffe $295 Dual / $225 Solo / $195 Private (Rates/FleetAir Queensland | Air Queensland)

Brief $75/h

Sunshine Coast Aero Club $259 Dual / $259 Solo / $169 Private (http://www.sunshinecoastaeroclub.com.au/aircraft-rates/)

Short Brief $15 / Long Brief $45

Towered Airport - so limited times a RAAus member can fly private.

That’s what I have found around me, I think there is a sling at Archerfield but haven’t found it searching the web yet.

I fly with GoFly at YCDR and they are $295 dual and $195 private for the Sling 2. They don’t charge for briefings so that does help with some of the costs... it’s a very nice aerodrome as well.

My mag only arrived today - not much time to vote and send back in time.

My first Solo Nav today, what an awesome experience and feeling and an amazing day for it. Perfect conditions and an amazing view. My instructor threw me a curveball, making me fly to an airfield YMUB that doesn’t have any info listed so I google earthed it so I knew what to look for..... he wanted me to take photo of it :D - YCDR-Kenilworth-YGYM-YMUB-YKCY-YCDR

Kaine's Aerial Photo and Videography

Yeah just saw it on 7 news: Light plane crashes into lettuce field

Hi and welcome. A great lot of people here with a lot to offer.