bspargo Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 G'day guys, Ben here. just a quick intro. I'm only a few lessons in, (4!), but loving it. I'm learning in a Citabria with Curtis at Camden, trying to fly at least once a fortnight atm. Got another mate doing it as well so we're able to compare notes which is good. I'm just learning the basics right now so can't contribute a lot, but glad there's a group here with a lot of Aussies on board who all have the bug! BTW my other passion is watches and watchmaking!! cheers guys! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Curtis is a good GA school. Jimmy Drinnan will put you right. Just remember ... a watched clock never strikes. OME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneL Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Good on you Ben, the Citabria..Airbatic backwards, is a very nice handling tail dragger. I did a fair bit of time in the Decathalon and became my favorite GA aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barramundi Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Welcome Ben. Congrats to you and your mate. I personally did my ab-initio training with curtis and the citabria! I absolutely love those aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barramundi Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 keep us posted on your progress and thoughts would be nice to see what its like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recflyer Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 G'day guys, Ben here. just a quick intro. I'm only a few lessons in, (4!), but loving it. I'm learning in a Citabria with Curtis at Camden, trying to fly at least once a fortnight atm. Got another mate doing it as well so we're able to compare notes which is good. I'm just learning the basics right now so can't contribute a lot, but glad there's a group here with a lot of Aussies on board who all have the bug!BTW my other passion is watches and watchmaking!! cheers guys! Congrats on getting started. Good work on doing your training in a tailwheel. your stick and rudder skills will be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspargo Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks guys. next lesson on Friday, taking a day off work to enjoy! I actually did my first two lessons in pipers as the citabrias were unavailable, a little piper sport for the first and a piper warrior for the second. But the Curtis guys are very strong on recommending doing your training on a taildragger, so did the next two in the Citabria and will be booking one for each lesson from now on. Certainly the Pipers seemed easier to control, the Citabria was a lot more work, but also kind of more enjoyable...i felt a bit more in control. I'm looking to improve my rudder skills in particular this time, i was doing a lot of overcorrecting last time which threw me off. cheers, Ben. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 G'day guys, Ben here. just a quick intro. I'm only a few lessons in, (4!), but loving it. I'm learning in a Citabria with Curtis at Camden, trying to fly at least once a fortnight atm. Got another mate doing it as well so we're able to compare notes which is good. I'm just learning the basics right now so can't contribute a lot, but glad there's a group here with a lot of Aussies on board who all have the bug!BTW my other passion is watches and watchmaking!! cheers guys! Hey Ben,. . . .R U any good at mending bloody altimeters. . .? I'm really fed up with adjusting and fixing the damn things at our club ! ! ! ! we had one guy last week who asked, and his ALT was 32 Millibars ( HPa ) out of kilter,. . .and he'd flown 120 NM to our field past various types of airspace with this as his prime source of altitude reference. . . . !just goes to prove we have more idiot flyers per cubic mile of airspace than you do in Aus. . . . .! ( well,. . .I CERTAINLY HOPE SO anyway . . . . ) Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspargo Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hey Phil, Not sure about altimeters, never tried! I hope there aren't too many idiots out there though, consequences could be pretty dire!!! Anyway, after two lessons being cancelled due to weather and therefore not having flown for 4 weeks, i finally got back out again today. Man it's amazing how much you forget after not flying for a few weeks. Left feeling pretty crap today. Was just really tense today and really hard on the controls. Took forever to level out after climbs and descents. Didn't enjoy it a lot :( Have another lesson booked on Friday, hoping it's better than today!!! Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 it happens Ben... keep it up :-) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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