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my headset is the one with provision for input of a mobilephone/mp3 player. unfortunately the place where i fly has little or no reception at all... :(

Let's say I am flying around the vicinity of the departure point (around 7miles away ). Aside from the humble mobile phone, are there any other practical means of communicating with other people (non-aviators) on the ground? I was thinking of walkie-talkies or even trans-ceivers (ie Uniden kind). Are there any other ways? I'd like to keep usage of the aircraft radio separate for obvious reasons. Thank you.

I've read somewhere that the Jabiru LSA55 are pretty much grounded when the temperatures reach 40deg plus heat. Is this only for the LSA model or are all Jabiru models affected in this way? What about other planes? Thank you.

can i ask what plane and what time you flew?

Hello all. Just as the title says, what planner do you use (if at all)? I am in the market for a practical/inexpensive one. Thank you.

For my case, I'd use it to quick-reference boundaries, airspace limits & heights, restricted/dangerous areas, CTAF frequencies, airport locations... among others.

Bought from Clearprop to show my support. Thank you for the recommendation. Order: #385Date: 30/01/2009, 04:04 PMStatus: Payment received Unfortunately...... I accidentally chose "pickup from shop". I will contact Clearprop separately to send it to post it to me instead (and pay the appropriate fee). Cheers.

Been looking at the wrong places :( Thank you!

Hello all. Just wanting to find out where best/cheapest way to get the Sydney VNC chart? Thank you kindly. cheers.

that is a rather odd one... will "trial" it out at tomorrows lesson. the last thing i want is to have a funny tummy on the big day. do these tests last a full hour?

I am nearing the 20 hours min before a licence is issued. My instructor told me that he will be booking the CFI next week for my final test. For those who have already taken this test, what can I expect? How long generally does the test last for? Any surprises I should be aware of? Many thanks for the input. Cheers.

I am still learning to fly and on my pre-take off checklist is the need to switch off carb-heating after the run-up. Well shock/horror, as I was levelling off to circuit height i realised that the carb-heat was left on. I did not notice any change in the way the engine behaved during take off....it was like any other take offs i have done in the past. My question is: how serious is leaving the carb-heat on on take off? Thank you. ps...now i physically don't let go of the carb-heat. i leave my hand glued to it until i release it back.

From experience, the bigger the helis are the more stable it is to fly. i started out with a 1/4 size of this Hughes (battery powered) and it was very touchy and squirrely to control. The beauty of it is that if you do somehow master the smaller ones, the big ones are a cinch to fly. Flying fixed wing is the same, the smaller ones are blown around a bit but the bigger ones (think 2m wingspan) are so stable and are a joy to fly. If you do happen to take an interest, start with an r/c simulator such as REALFLIGHT. The transition will be easy and cheaper rather than crashing the real thing.

I don't quite get the idea of helicopter bashing here :( I am fascinated by both fixed wing and helis which is why i fly both forms of r/c. For those interested, here's a photo of my Hughes 500 nitro fuel heli.

i think the tail gyro has made a significant contribution. pair that with a good digital servo and the tail is locked on. it is sensitive enough to contra any gusts of wind that hits the r/c heli so it does not rotate unless you give the input in your joystick. the counter-rotating or coax rotors also did wonders in the field of r/c helis. those things are so stable at hover you'd think it is on strings. i started off in coax helis, progressed to traditional helis and finally to motor/nitro powered helis and i must say that the learving curve is steep, but certainly doable and a lot of fun. sim work also helps a lot as you can practice on your pc before letting loose on the real thing.

I would guess it is a typo error. It should be "HP" i think (for high-performance). did you train on a jabiru for instance? i would consider that as hp compared to a Trike or Drifter which I think is classified as LP.

Just resurrecting an old thread here.... I'd like to "compare" the turbulence levels at which some flyers here indicated they were getting motion-sickness. I know it is different from person to person, but i am interested to find out. Also, is it the same movement sensation regardless of what aircraft? If I may, I'd like to use the scenario of a glass of water on a typical boeing jet (737, 747 etc) whilst cruising altitude. Mild turbulence: slight movement of the water in the cup. Medium turbulence: perhaps slight spillage. cup itself may move intermittently Strong turbulence: water spillage, cup needs to be held to prevent tipping.

thanks for the encouragement everyone. and you want to know something even funnier?.....i work as an accountant for an airline! how's that for a funny story!? i tell you computers/calculators are my best friend LOL (ever since high school). i am very much looking forward to my instructional flight next month.

As the title suggests, i am horrible/stink at mathematics. i freeze when numbers are thrown at me. Isn't flying associated with a lot of maths? Whats 235 minus 89? Quickly? I have no clue. I need a calculator for that one. But I am determined to learn to fly and by golly I will if it is the last thing I do. Any words of encouragement from anyone? I can take calculators with me right? (half joking / half serious here). BTW, will be taking a TIF next month. If i dont get my licence, at the very least I can say I have flown a plane. Wish me luck everyone.