Another lurker emerges

[Guest Decca]

Hi folks. A lawn bowls mate (who is building his own ultralight) passes on his RAA & Pac Flyer mags when he's finished with them & it's re-ignited a passion for aviating. In a past life I had a brief career as a LAME, followed by about 12,000hrs as a flight engineer, mostly on Boeing 727. That must have been enough excitement for me although on one memorable early hours freighter flight I poled one all the way from Melbourne to Launceston. Chickened out at 1,000' above the runway though - what a turkey.

 

Anyway it would be nice to own an RA registered craft one day. The mag supply is about 6 months slow & I haven't seen any CT ads yet - maybe Ian can pass on some info about it - it's a very compact looking aircraft. Nice photos Ian.

 

Hope I pressed the right button to make this work.

 

Decca.

 

 

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Anyway it would be nice to own an RA registered craft one day. The mag supply is about 6 months slow & I haven't seen any CT ads yet - maybe Ian can pass on some info about it - it's a very compact looking aircraft. Nice photos Ian.Decca.

Hi Decca - as Chris said, a big welcome to the forums.

2nd hand CTs don't come up very often and if they do they are snapped up extremely quickly so they don't need to get advertised - speak to the distributors if you are after one.

 

The CT is just one aircraft though - there are many incredible aircraft out there in the recreational arena - Jabirus, Drifters, Thrusters, Gazelles, Sportstars and many many more - they all have a lot to offer and different things to offer so don't rush in, have a look around, write down what you are looking for in an aircraft and then single out a few that match your criteria and take them for a REAL GOOD test fly. I have an eye on a Trike now so within the next twelve months or so I hope to have a trike in the barn for some real good fun - don't know which one yet but the process to select one that will suit me may take some research which is what I have just suggested to you - good luck and in the meantime enjoy the website!

 

 

[Guest Decca]

Thank you Ian. If memory is correct you'd be one of the nominees for Victorian rep of RAA listed in a recent RAA mag? I could be wrong about the title but I read those mags from cover to cover. That's why I can't remember seeing a CT or an agent (distributor) for them. But I sure appreciate your comment about the variety in what's available!

 

 

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- one of my misguided adventures but next year I will probably stand again but this time with more vengeance and a promise to represent the members BETTER (maybe as this site takes most of my time as it is now).

 

As I said take your time to pick the right aircraft that suits your needs - they are all as good as each other in that they offer you the freedoms of flying for fun