T500

is there going to be one this year ??

yes I was there was awsome

Stephen O`Donnell ( C.F.I ) from ATA Flight School Townsville will be at Monto Flyin sat/sun/mon (camping ground) any fellow Pilots nead a B.F.R feel free to grab him at the flyin will be in your aircraft though cheers

try landing on the centre white Line on a grass strip and see where that gets you

Hi Christian, Are we able to have sleeping under wings ?? and if so will this area be seperate from the day fly inners?? We should be arriving between 0630//0700 sat all going well :) If you nead a hand with anything feel free to grab me cheers Steve (ATA Flight School Townsville)

no prob there mate anytime cheers

hows things going Lyle?? I might be in Longreach Sept sometime :)

Hi Jake Give me a bell some time:--- [email protected] and Ill run over the details for you these are just the fees:: $120hr for under 18ylds and uni students and defence mbrs $120 hr otherwise $150 all fees+gst within these fees includes all theory which is inclusive (all class room / briefings are free) cheers Steve

blue water Hi guys Is blue water still happening?? am Interested if it still is cheers

thats what i thought but no hence why i gave it away theres only two schols there so guess they can charge what they want theres about 20planes there and there always booked out

Hi Adrian I had the same prob it comes under REG 5.84(2) GA flight schools just have to look it up (and then get a slap in the face for not knowing it) I had same prob with a school in WA they had no idea quote from casa its up to the CFI to determinat that a person satisfies the day VFR syllabus reg 5.83 Completed does include 2hrs instruments under the hood works out to around 5hrs the killer is if you havent flown their a/c before they put you through the whole trg program again (15hrs min) at $287hr to hire the plane plus $110 hr for the instructor and $67 for landing fees worked it out a rough $7000 :( Hince I only did 2hrs gave the rest away Ill stick to RAA unless I can find a GA school that runs Jab/gazelles as GA a/craft Ill be there

money money money doesnt grow on trees I wish If someone would like to give me $60.000 to $80.000 I'd love to up date my school with a new plane any offers???? It seems 85% of schools are running all HP aircraft and no LP aircraft What happened to the LP aircraft ??? NOT all people want to get from point A to B in the quickest time. Big Property owners prefer the slower aircraft (rag and tube in some cases) so they can check stock fences bores etc The slow older aircraft has its good points Took an (old) 1952 piper colt for a flight from geelong to morrabin top speed 80kts was a dream to fly could actualy look at the view for a change instead of blink and it was gone

i fly a gazell so i keep the nose back for as long as I can till the aircraft lowers its self down onto the nose wheel same with the jab if i put the nose down to early I end up with speed wobble on the nose wheel

hi sorry been having prob getting this to work on my compt I have a trl for my Gazelle its same size as a car trl but the floor has been extened over the wheel arches so i use 13in wheels tandem I havent got the measurements handy has beenpassed for reg in QLD Trl fits the whole plane in open trl, the length is longer than the plane the nose wheel fits over the drawbar only prob i found was when the wings are folded back the plane sits on its butt I forgot this bit :( the nose wheeel neads to be on the draw bar,, back to the drawing board,however would be ideal for a tail dragger when i go out nxt ill get the measuremnts weight came in at 640kg Trl alone, with brakes all round transport reg it as a 2 tonne home built pvt trl (in their words as a pig trl) ps although i did have to take my side clearance lights off to meet the width requirments

well ages ago i started flying a thruster T500 back then no radio no transponder no gps were required however most place requested you had a UHF radio which i might add prob about 80% of lightweight a/c had fitted now if its a VHF plus UHF plus Transponder plus ELT bugger me dead Ill have to change my C of G, let alone where Im going to install all this if required the best thing over the years I found to be the best add on is a landing light in a head on approach this can be seen well ahead (yes in daylight)and in circuits you cant be missed when on final I have found this item to be the best item i have every added to my a/c I have had people say to me, mate we can see you coming for miles :) point taken for $50 bucks its worth it, I have landing lights fitted to all my aircraft and are added to the check list Transponders if you live in city areas like melb/bne/perth/syd etc where its flat out busy with a/c running around yes I would have a transponder however dont forget the guys/girls that live in the out outback like QLD and NT on a property of 300.000acres plus and all they do is fly around all day checking fences and bores etc Transponders are great to have but are not realy a neaded item out there wouldn`t you think so? yes ==== No