winsor68 Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Just had a lesson in a VH Gazelle at Mackay Airport...I wish they would get a Ra-Aus rego aircraft...they charge $200/hour for instruction in the Gazelle. Have 2 days of so I phoned FlyCQ in Emerald and was going to ride out there to begin lessons in their Thruster but they were booked out...so went for a fly in the Gazelle and will wait eagerly until I can get out to Emerald.
Guest Michael Coates Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Emerald is a good school, $200 per hours seems steep for a 20 year old aircraft ?? "I remember" now that is showing my age....
Robbo Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 sounds like you had a good time windsor :biggrin: You wouldn't catch me flying anything that small :eek::eek:... Reminds me of the Cessna 150 days :rolleyes:
winsor68 Posted April 30, 2009 Author Posted April 30, 2009 Emerald is a good school, $200 per hours seems steep for a 20 year old aircraft ?? "I remember" now that is showing my age.... Especially one with a cowl full of rust...Lol Before the flight I said to my instructor "It is a shame you don't have a Ra-Aus rego aircraft...I know of half a dozen people who are interested in flying but don't want the expense and other stuff that goes with GA" He said..."You can't operate a Ra-Aus aircraft out of this airfield". So...after the flight and as we taxi past the Jabiru that has been in Mackay for a few weeks now...I believe bought by a local...and I notice that it is 24---- Rec. registered...We get out of the aircraft and I say..."I noticed that the Jabiru is Rec. rego...?" He says "I don't know how he gets away with it"... Do you think they are playing dumb...like a Kangaroo standing in the middle of the road watching car headlights approaching and shutting its eyes? They will put themselves out of business...when I enquired about the lesson the first thing they said was..."We have a 120hour commercial course"... I said I just want a flying lesson...???!!!???
winsor68 Posted April 30, 2009 Author Posted April 30, 2009 This is the aircraft...shame about the ugly looking wheel on the front. Great way to ruin a perfectly good Skyfox in my opinion....
winsor68 Posted April 30, 2009 Author Posted April 30, 2009 lol that points to your computer Sorry...just edited and fixed...
Guest OzChris Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Glad you had fun in the Gazelle winsor...I did my RAAus conversion in a Gazelle @$125per hour - loved the aircraft (not a good a/c for cruising, but great fun and very easy to fly)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now