How many younger recreational pilots are there?

[Michael95]

How many other 17 year old pilots are there? Just wondering if we are rare or not.

 

 

[Jabiru7252]

I would say you're pretty rare!

 

 

[dazza 38]

Hi Michael, probably not many.Most 17 years are too busy playing X box, chasing the opposite sex and/or playing with themselves. Welcome aboard.

 

 

[Michael95]

haha yes thats true dazza. Thanks for the reply guys.

[Hongie]

I wish i had have known about the RaAus when i was seventeen!

 

Welcome aboard, tell us about yourself and what your flying etc..

 

btw i'm only 28

 

edit: but i sometimes act 17 teehee

 

 

[paulh]

Hi Michael, great to have a young pilot, I am sure that your input will be very valuable. Without you guys coming in, recreational flying will just fade away as the old blokes and girls are reduced to flying their electric mobility scooter!

 

 

[damkia]

I'm 51 years old and think that I'm 17 - but that's the Alzheimer's kicking in....

 

 

[Chrism]

My club in Sydney has a couple of girls who must be about 16-17. I think their dads are members too!

 

 

[Pilot Pete]

Im not old either. Im only 44. Ive got at least another 40 years flight time left in me yet.

 

 

[Tomo]

G'day Michael! I used to be a 17 year old pilot, however that was a few years ago now - 21 now.

 

I have a couple friends that are young pilots... aussieaviatrixs on this forum is a young chicken... and I have a mate who is only a young pilot also.

 

I was flying at 16

 

Where about's are you flying from?

 

 

[rgmwa]

There are certainly quite a few young instructors and students at the aeroclub at Jandakot, but most of the club members seem to have grey hair and wear glasses. It's great to see a wide range of ages and experience in this forum though. I had my first lesson at 16 in a Piper Cherokee when I entered a competiton run by the local district aeroclubs in Victoria. First prize was a free PPL course!! Made it as far as the second round (14 out of 280), but that was it. I did get eventually my licence though - a mere 43 years later!

 

rgmwa

 

 

[jwn57030]

In my local club I see a good variation of age. Some of the younger ones I meet though are looking at a career in aviation and not just doing it for recreation. In my club there is even an 18 year old CFI.

 

 

[flyerme]

I think im still young..ish?only 34 started flying at 28 but if I could have afforded it would have started much younger.

 

good to see the younger gen out and about...enjoy mate..

 

 

[Michael95]

Great to hear from you all. My interest in aviation started when our family farm north of Bourke was flooded in 2010. We flew to and from Bourke in a number of helicopters to check the livestock which was very exciting. I started with a TIF in a Foxbat when I was 14 with a family friend. I went onto flying a Jabiru soon after. I went solo a week after my 15th birthday when the wx was suitable. I have been flying on weekends on and off during school and sometimes school holidays when I wasn't working up until now. I hope to find a job somewhere in aviation after I finish my last year of school.

 

 

 

[Bluedog]

I wish I had started at 17, it was still a pipe dream back then, now 28 and have just started flying........... 4 hours so far in a Jab, and 24 hours a day dreaming about the next lesson

 

Sitting here in Qantas Club about to head out for another 28 days at work, and already started a countdown! Going to be a very long swing this next month at this rate lol

 

Stick with it mate, you're in a very good position to take it where you want to

 

 

[Hongie]

off topic where are you working bluedog

 

 

[Bluedog]

About two hours north of Roma building a gas pipeline up to Gladstone Hongie

 

 

[ben87r]

I started at 21, but never completed my cert till 23 and doing my ATPL at 25. Never thought back then I would have be able to go this far through!

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

Welcome Michael, lots of wheezing geriatrics of course but I think the main problem for young people is the cost. The nearest school to me charges $230 per hour, nice aircraft but for 99% of young folk this won't fly (hate to think what they charge for GA). Then they try and milk as many hours out of you as they can which I hear is a widespread problem.

 

 

[ben87r]

Unfortunately, the price difference isn't all that much between RA and GA anymore. I've seen some RA schools well up into the $200 mark and I can hire a sr20 for similar cost. DA20 for less then $200 and a c210 for $300. The relatively high initial price for the high end RA seems to be making it costly. It does however cost less to obtain aRA cert initally

 

 

[ben87r]

But I do agree that cost. Is what puts young people off. That is until they see that with hard work it is available and worth the expense.

 

 

[alf jessup]

Ahhh, to be young again to be young again.

 

Hang on I'm still only 49 for 2 more months. (BTW 50+ isnt old either if your feeling healthy)

 

Great to see younger ones training well done.

 

We have a young lass training at YWSL who is ready to solo, shame she can't for another 5 months but fantastic to see.

 

Great to see young ones starting to fly especially young women and NO not what your thinking you devious oldies.

 

Alf

 

 

[Hongie]

might be a question for another thread but... what are people paying for hire of an RaAus aircraft these days..

 

I pay $150/hour wet ICP savannah S

 

when i was training it was $190 hour dual

 

 

[alf jessup]

might be a question for another thread but... what are people paying for hire of an RaAus aircraft these days..I pay $150/hour wet ICP savannah S

 

when i was training it was $190 hour dual

Hongie,

 

J160D at YWSL $135hr wet used to be $125 hr up until a couple of months ago, $175hr dual.

 

Alf

 

 

[LimaMike08]

J160c is $120 wet at Warwick, QLD. $170/hr with instructor.