Done the trial now itching to start

[BecM]

Good Afternoon all,

 

Well i just did my Trial and I am hooked. Loved it ahh the serenity :)

 

Now just have to await my student licence to appear and I am off.

 

Just wish I could make it arrive sooner.

 

Have fun

 

Bec

 

 

[BigPete]

You don't have to wait -f you're doing RAA - up to three hours I think (from memory) before student licence required.

 

regards

 

 

[BecM]

Really? I'll call tomorrow

 

Thanks

 

 

[Guest Brett Campany]

That's right, you can do up to 3 hours before receiving your student license.

 

Welcome along Bec!

 

 

[BecM]

Thats such great news as I really can not wait to start properly.

 

The trial was great and everything but I want to be up there.

 

Must learn to be patient :big_grin:

 

 

[gofastclint]

Hello there.

 

Flying is just so fun, what aircraft are you learning in?

 

 

[BecM]

Hi Clint..

 

A Jabiru J120. About to call the instructor and try and book some lessons in before I "offically" return to work

 

Although I have been in this place everyday thus far.

 

Please don't anyone tell me that Teachers get good holidays or I'll scream!!

 

Now looking at the Theory stuff and wondering what to get that will be helpful.

 

Have a great day

 

 

[Tomo]

you can do up to 3 hours before receiving your student license.

How long does the student license usually take to be issued? ie. from putting in an application to receiving it

 

 

[Guest Brett Campany]

RAAus are very quick to get it out to you, I had mine within 4 days and that was over the Xmas period. All that plus all the other goodies you get with the membership, it's definatly well worth it!

 

 

[Guest Brett Campany]

Oh and Bec, I recommend the Bob Tait books for the theory. They're easy to understand and I find his a little better than the Aviation Theory Centre BAK Manual by David Robson.

 

That's just my 2c though.

 

 

[BecM]

Thanks for that Brett I'll jump online and check them out.

 

have downloaded some of the stuff from the RAA site (Groundschool - Theory of Flight) But there are alot of pages and I think my printer will crack it before I get them all printed out :)

 

 

[gofastclint]

Oh and Bec, I recommend the Bob Tait books for the theory. They're easy to understand and I find his a little better than the Aviation Theory Centre BAK Manual by David Robson.That's just my 2c though.

My 13 year old sister in law has been reading my Bob Tait's BAK and she has answered every question right, Bob sure gets the message across in the best way.

 

 

[BecM]

Cool!!!

 

Ok well thats the one for me!!

 

 

[davec]

Bec, I did my cert in Ballarat and loved it, I did my in a Jab 160. I went to the Horsham fly in the other month and I think the J120 was in the glider shed, is that right..

 

Ive now moved back to Shep and just completed my conversion into a Tecnam P92 S... great plane as well

 

Hope to hear more from you on your experences,,,,

 

Dave

 

 

[BecM]

The Jab 120

 

Dave

 

Thats the one in the glider hanger. I am still waiting for my student license and hoped that it would be here by now so that I can really get into it before back at work 110%.

 

Ohh well must learn to be patient :)

 

I use to live in Finley which is about 100km's from Shepparton so used to know it well. I can't believe how much it has changed.

 

Stay well

 

Bec

 

 

[Guest pelorus32]

Welcome Bec,

 

Hope you enjoy the training...it's great fun.

 

There's a training and student pilot section of the site which is always a great place to get views on questions that come up along the way.

 

Regards

 

Mike

 

 

[BecM]

Thermals OMG

 

Thanks for all the advice and I'll check out that section.

 

Now why didn't anyone warn me about Thermals?

 

I had an awesome time today... 1st lesson.

 

I have a great instructor who laughs as I freak out being thrown around like a leaf in the wind :)

 

But it was a great learning experience and I did get some "smooth" flying.

 

(Now when can I get another lesson )

 

Bec

 

 

[facthunter]

serenity.

 

Yeah, I wondered where you got the serenity.(see your first post) At night when you are high up, sometimes you would think that you are suspended in space . There is not a ripple. Unreal feeling. Nev

 

 

[BecM]

Ahh the serenity

 

LOL.. yes well..

 

I still got serenity. Did fly above the thermals for awhile until my instructor realised that I loved it and didn't want to come down.

 

Night flying.. now that would be nice:big_grin:

 

 

[BecM]

Touch and Go

 

Well now I am taking off (kinda) and learning to bring the plane down.

 

I am completely loving this

 

 

[Tomo]

That's great to hear BecM...

 

I should be doing that this Tuesday coming (landing & Taking off), so I'll see how I go with it...

 

Are you training in the J120?, how do you find it? I should be changing over to a 120 a bit further down the track...I'm in the Drifter at the moment, it's a Fun aircraft to fly if you ask me.

 

 

[BecM]

Tommo,

 

Its great fun, although I am not landing on my own...yet :)

 

I love the little Jabaru myself.

 

It is very forgiving and despite my mess ups hasn't scared me yet :big_grin:

 

I must learn how to do a few things at once as power down, look, turn, radio call, etc etc gets my head spinning a little.

 

Just wish I could work less and fly more

 

Stay well

 

Bec

 

 

[Tomo]

Just wish I could work less and fly more

I'm with you on that one:sad:

 

Like I said in another post, "I've never known a week to go by so sloowww"

 

Anyway, Have fun,:big_grin::thumb_up:

 

Tomo

 

 

[BecM]

The weeks seem to drag but I got in some air time on Tuesday night.

 

It makes for a late one though and then I am zapped for the week.

 

Might shout myself a valentines and go out on Sunday all things being ok.

 

Did touch and go on Tuesday and it all seemed to go well.

 

Just wish I wasn't so eager sometime. I have such a patient instructor. If all RAA instructors are like it I am surprised that there are not more people flying :)

 

Stay safe

 

Bec