Jabiru J160 - First Flight

[Guest Kevin the Penniless]

Yee-Ha! After 10 years on the ground after flying warriors etc. I took a J160 up for half an hour. Under instruction of course. Felt like a raw beginner, never used a stick before and with the right hand, it made for interesting flying. Found the high nose attitude during climb out quite surprising. I was quite nervous which both annoyed and surprised me, the air was reasonable but the little plane seemed to rock and roll a bit. Having to fly a tight circuit caught me a bit off guard, overshot the centre line a bit. The instructor did most of the approach. Anyway, having another shot on Saturday.

 

 

[vk3awa]

J160 - First Flight

 

Congratulations.

 

 

[Guest Kevin the Penniless]

A Ham I see. I'm VK5KKS so if you work 40M I listen around 7080khz or there abouts.

 

 

[Brumby08]

Well done, it will all come back with a rush after a few hours.

 

 

[vk3awa]

Kev,

 

There are a few ham/aviators here in Gippsland.

 

I'm not really active except for "computer" modes. I have a "listen" on EchoLink (VOIP). I run APRS in the car and the Jabiru. See my webpage (Daryl's Web Page) to check out my whereabouts on APRS.

 

Good luck with the aviating.

 

CHEERS

 

Daryl de VK3AWA

 

 

[Captain]

Daryl

 

What is the procedure to have APRS in the aircraft?

 

Kevin TP

 

Having learnt originally on VH, I would be interested to hear your thoughts on your RAA training once you get into it, and how they compare.

 

Regards Geoff