milehigheric

Thanks mate - very excited to get back in the air! I spoke with bill at NRAC today actually and he said to budget for 10 hours to get recurrent and get RPC and RPL signed off. Any tips on ways to prepare before I hook in? I have been studying BAK (GA), and trying to get my head around both the RA-AUS (all new to me) and GA/CASA ops but I don't really know if there is anyway to really help prepare for the practical. I know I have forgotten most of the mnemonics haha.

Just a quick post to say g'day to all the northern rivers pilots here. Hopefully I'll get to meet some new faces now I have just caught the flying bug again. I did about 25 hours in a C172 in my teens back in 2005-2006 but ultimately couldn't afford to keep flying at the time. I have been jumping out of planes for a couple of years which is fun...but I think I miss the front seat :) I'll be off to Lismore at some point shortly to chat with bill about getting back into things. Before I do, does anyone have an idea on how existing hours would be considered in my situation? I basically completed ab inito training and was just about to sit BAK and pass GFPT before I stopped flying. It kind of sucks really as it looks like I would be eligible for the RPL if I had of say that exam. Obviously a 10 year break means a bit (a lot maybe) of refresher training...but I am hoping I don't need to start from scratch. I guess flying is all about competency at the end of the day but I just wanted to see if anyone has been in a similar position. Thanks !