Pali Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hi guys, I am a wanna be, hopefully gunna be. I've had a mid life crisis since the age of 22, at least thats what darling says. I have had a few lessons, in 152's and the new I think 160. I would like to eventually get into a STOL, the Hornet made in Taree is of particular interest. Not sure whether to get a GA or Rraus licence. Thanks for looking:plane: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Good to hear from you Pali.Good luck with your training.Those Hornets are a very nice machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I Pali tell us a bit about yourself and in particular where you are located. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 G'day mate!! We all start as a wanna be, then it gets to the gonna be, now it's a needa be! I hope you get started sooner rather than later, depending on how your finances are situated and how fast you want to get airbourne as to what you should start with. I started with RAA as I could afford that initially, now I'm both RAA and GA - best of both worlds in my opinion! Keep it up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hi Pali & As Tomo says, RAA is cheaper, so may be the best place to start even if you move to GA later. Tell us a bit more about yourself and your flying, where you are located etc! Cheers Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flygirltam Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Hi guys,I am a wanna be, hopefully gunna be. I've had a mid life crisis since the age of 22, at least thats what darling says. I have had a few lessons, in 152's and the new I think 160. I would like to eventually get into a STOL, the Hornet made in Taree is of particular interest. Not sure whether to get a GA or Rraus licence. Thanks for looking:plane: Hi Pali! How many lessons have you had now and where are you flying? Good luck with it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suitman Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Welcome, Pali, to the best site (for wannabes, gunnabes, and needabes!). C'mon, tell us! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 Hi Pali!How many lessons have you had now and where are you flying? Good luck with it all Hi guys, I have had 3 lessons 2 of which were useless, with a instructor who told me about his divorces rather than flying. Getting closer to picking a good instructor, my last lesson was a good one I've also had 3 hours in a R44 helicopter flying straight and level (a good mate of mine owns it) its surprising how similar they are to flying a fixed wing aircraft. I live in Newcastle and don't have any particular aerodrome yet that I fly from. Bests wishes for the New Year Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J170 Owner Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Right, back to the basics for me. I would have thought riding a horse was closer to flying a fixed wing than flying a helicopter. Pity about the instructor rambling on about his divorces - one of my early instructor used to go on about his flying days - but at least it was aviation and not personal rubbish. Anyway Eddie, welcome aboard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Gordon Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Welcome aboard Eddie. Happy Recreational Flying. Difference between flying a helicopter and a fixed wing. One thrashes its way through the air the other flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flygirltam Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hi guys,I have had 3 lessons 2 of which were useless, with a instructor who told me about his divorces rather than flying. Getting closer to picking a good instructor, my last lesson was a good one I've also had 3 hours in a R44 helicopter flying straight and level (a good mate of mine owns it) its surprising how similar they are to flying a fixed wing aircraft. I live in Newcastle and don't have any particular aerodrome yet that I fly from. Bests wishes for the New Year Eddie Its very frustrating to have an instructor who is too busy rambling on about themselves, I think we would have all had a similar experience at sometime during our flying training. I know I have had my fair share over the years! Thankfully where I fly now they are all fantastic. Rotary flying is alot of fun isnt it! I am thinking of doing a conversion down the track once I finish my CPL. Clearly will depend on my financial situation at the time LOL Good luck with it all, Newcastle looks like a great place to fly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Evan Hart Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 An engineer I know desribes helicopters as "...a loose formation of parts accelerating away from each other." Sounds about right to me. Welcome aboard Eddie. Happy Recreational Flying. Difference between flying a helicopter and a fixed wing. One thrashes its way through the air the other flies. eer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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