My Training Area Trip Report

Mattie Cribb · January 22, 2009

Gday Eveyone

Well today was my 1st Area solo i started to get nervous and Excited at the same time dont know why but owell.:confused:

I woke up and ran over my checks and radio calls dont want to stuff them up i look out side and weather to the south look cloudy and wet to the north CAVOK but still my Solo went on:biggrin:.

At 1015 i left for Coolangatta airport and got there about 1030(NSW Time) because i had to drop my sister off to her modeling course guh.:frown: ok back on to my area solo i got to the airport at around 1030(NSW Time) went and saw my instructor i needed my Log Book and Strudent records to be check to make sure im safe to do my area solo of course i was:wink: i then checked the ATIS winds were quite calm and winds up and down the rwy.

Rwy 32 was in use for today, Then filed a flight plan for the training area, I made my way out to the aircraft did my pre-flight and made my departure time for 0030 UTC i filled out all the paper work and stated my checks "clear Prop" and i had the engine going got my atis which had change from before it was C-Rwy32 340/12 vis greater then 10km FEW CLDs at 025 and temp 29 and QNH 1014 call for airways- CLD DCT T/A 1500 code 1604 then called for taxi , F 32 cross 35 off i went and did my run ups then switched to Twr and ,BMB ready Foxtrot.

I then got cleared to line up waited about 2min then was cleared for take off and make a right turn after takeoff. shortly after i was airborn did my airborn call and traked dct to the training area once i passed the tweed river i changed to Brisbane radar only a 182 was in the training area but didnt worrie me hehe i flew througth some rain on the way was fun but shortly cleared up.

I was restricted to about 2500feet while in the training area due to cloud did some PFLs and steep turns scared some people on the beach and yeah the rain started to move across so about 1hr later i decied it was best to head back north over water at 1500feet

I listen to the atis once more which again changed it was DELTA Rwy32 wind 350/12 Xwind MAX 12kts and cloud again at 2500 and QNH 1014 so i then passed my point at which i contact twr for inbund clearence so i was cleared DCT 32 for straight in approach at 1500 to report passing the tweed river so i had visual of the rwy from that point on and flew straight for the Rwy once i passed the tweed river i was cleared a visual approach and was told to report short final. i only used 20deg of flap due to the wind.

As i was coming in it became bumpy but was fun i reported short final and got cleared to land on 32 and exit off 35 landing wasent to bad NO!!! bounce (ROBBO) and i slowed and exited off 35 and contacted Ground and was told to taxi to the park so just as always taxied to were my aircraft is parked once i was parked and shut down filled out the paper work

Total flight time was 1.2 hrs but time in air was 0.9hrs over all was a great flight i enjoyed it alot but would have been better if i got better weather but my next solo is on monday Aussie day YAY 26th sorry about there being no pictures they are to come havent got the softwear for my camera on my computer :frown:

Ok please critise as much as you like or praise would love feed back good and bad so it can give me the chance to write a better report next time hehe thank you for reading my Training area Trip Report :biggrin:

Bye

Mattie Cribb:cool:

TAA Student Pilot · January 22, 2009

Bewdy Mattie.

January 22, 2009

Loved it Mattie.

I remember when I did my first solo out to the training area from Parafield, SA...about 20 years ago now. I was convinced I wouldnt be able to find my way back.

Its amazing how much more you learn doing solo time.

Great report - keep them coming!

January 22, 2009

Great report Mattie Brought back some (old) memories for me remembering the excitement/terror on the day. Well done mate. Here's to many more!

January 22, 2009

Nice one Mattie. Something I may be looking forward to doing in the future

January 26, 2009

Great stuff Mattie!!! Damn i can't wait to start flying, that sounds awesome, so happy for ya Mattie, goodluck with the rest of your training

Mattie Cribb · January 26, 2009

Hey jack Yeah it was awsorm fun. was ment to do another one today but sadly the weather won again hehe

Mattie Cribb · January 26, 2009

OK here are the Photos hope you enjoy

This one Me Taxing on Golf just out of my parking bay

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Agin Taxi on Golf with part of Panel

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Looking over the wingstrut as we Cross the holding point of 17 and i think a Virgin Blue Takingoff

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Looking across at the New Goldcoast terminal still underconstruction from Left to right you see Jetstar A330 Virgin Blues 737-800 and Jetstars A320 there was another A330 on the ground but hes not in the pic

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Here you see a Jetstar A320 About to touch down on Rwy32

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As i do my Run up and Pre Takeoff checks i see the 2 A330s owned by Jetstar Silver and While One

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Ok now my Run ups are done and Pre takeoff complete changed over to Twr and called ready was told to Hold was a 172 on the Rwy about to exit he made another Cessna Go Round hehe becase he was slow on the Rwy

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Shortly After the C172 left the Rwy i was cleared to Line Up

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Ok I was cleared for Takeoff and to make a right turn here is me passing about 900 on climb to 1500

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Looking over the Tweed area still on climb 1500ft

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Ok looking over the nose wather looking **** to the west (right of pic) that was the shower i flew throught was fun hehe

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Looking East wing shot I live down there somewhere lol

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Here is a Shot me at Cruise 1500Ft looking down dosent look to high becase its a mountin hehe maby 800ft