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Recommended Airfields to rent an RAA type aircraft in Sydney area please?


Clive J

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Moving down from QLD today and wondering if that 500' VFR route past Sydney harbor is OK for RAA aircraft?

Got my cert at Redcliffe so good to go if I can find a club/school to rent from.

 

Regards, Clive

Jab/RV pilot from UK

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Great thanks, I'll try those. In the UK you would have to fly below 500" with a margin so 400'.

I believe here 500' itself would be acceptable, certainly I was flying over Redcliffe at 1500' and the D airspace above was from 1500' upwards.

Sensible approach. In the UK they would have you at 1501' indicated.

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Hi While on the topic of rental place and flight school. I am from Kenya, where I own a Savannah S. I am coming to the Mornington Peninsula area in April, then to Brisbane/Maloolaba area. Will you know any place I could convert my US/Kenya PPL in a LSA licence. Thanks

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Soar or Sydney Flying Academy at Bankstown. You will need a CASA Licence as well as your RPC as YSBK is Class D. If you do have a RPL/PPL/CPL it might be easier to hire a GA plane from, say, SFC (Sydney Flying Club) as their rate for a PA28 is about the same price as a Foxbat from Soar.

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Hi While on the topic of rental place and flight school. I am from Kenya, where I own a Savannah S. I am coming to the Mornington Peninsula area in April, then to Brisbane/Maloolaba area. Will you know any place I could convert my US/Kenya PPL in a LSA licence. Thanks

Michel

There are good options at Caloundra (the closest GA field to Mooloolaba):

- Inspire Aviation (Texan, Sierra)

- GoFly Aviation (mainly Sling 2s)

- ProSky Aviation (Texan, Golf)

 

There are a couple of good schools at Caboolture also:

- Strike Avation (Tecnam P92s, Foxbat, Texan)

- Caboolture Recreational Aviation (Bill has a Savannah on line, Jabiru, Foxbat)

 

Good luck!

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Victor one is a Hoot!! Make sure you study the VTC and the ERSA before you go lots of Airspace traps!!! Also, be prepared for a very busy listening out on the Comm

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Hi While on the topic of rental place and flight school. I am from Kenya, where I own a Savannah S. I am coming to the Mornington Peninsula area in April, then to Brisbane/Maloolaba area. Will you know any place I could convert my US/Kenya PPL in a LSA licence. Thanks

Peninsula Aero Club at Tyabb (Mornington Peninsula) would be worth chatting to.

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Thank you very much for all the answers. Looks like Tyaab and Caloundra are the easiest from where I will be. Looks like QLD has more activity or schools. Weather related I guess. Dont they say you get 4 seasons in one day in Victoria ;-) Best regards Michel

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If you want good weather and an excellent school, come and see Secure Air at SHEPPARTON. March-May north of the Great Divide is a great time with stable weather patterns

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If you want good weather and an excellent school, come and see Secure Air at SHEPPARTON. March-May north of the Great Divide is a great time with stable weather patterns

Thanks Kaz, I will keep this in mind, for another year. Corona is keeping me grounded now :-( no trip to OZ this year...

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Wedderburn is still very active , although its very much a private airfield and the members there want it to remain so . I know of instructors who have aircraft based there , but there is no training conducted from there , the instructors relocate their aeroplanes elsewhere to instruct upon .

What about Wedderburn? Used to be lots of activity there a few years ago, be surprised if there was nobody training there.

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The new International Airport at Badgerys Creek supposedly will be operational in 2026 and No RAA aircraft will be flying in the Sydney Basin then , maybe try at Wilton with the sky divers (meat bombs) , I heard that they are moving their operation to Jaspers Brush Airfield in the near future . Good luck and if you find an airfield close by near Sydney let me know because it will affect me to .

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