G'day

[darryle]

G'Day, Darryle here, have been registered a little while so need to say hello !

 

I completed my PPL in 2003 down at Port Maquarrie, ( A great place to fly) my instructor reminded me several times that he was not that great a swimmer when we were training over water and could I please stay a little closer to the shore. Good for your confidence ! I started on C152 and then converted to the mighty C172, which felt like a jumbo after the 152.

 

At the time I got to fly around in the RH seat of a C525 citation a fair amount so that was a real buzz.

 

Soon after completing my PPL, I returned to Qld and also did an RAA conversion on a Tecnam Golf & Sierra, also did a few hours in a sportstar and Jabiru.

 

My flying has been on hold the last couple of years, due to commitments such as Uni students, work etc. The desire to fly however burns within me. I am an avid reader of all the flying Mags and now having joined this site, no doubt another excellent source of info and general flying stuff.

 

Originally I had hoped to build a Jabiru, but as times passes, I think it is probably smarter to buy a factory built and certified Jab, probably better resale, more applications and no time wasted when the time comes.

 

If anyone has thoughts on this I woudl be interested.

 

Thats it from me, thanks Ian for the great site.

 

Darryl

 

 

[Yenn]

Welcome Darryl.

 

Build or buy? If you buy you pay more but you can use the plane for training by hiring it to a school, that way a bit of the cost may be defrayed. Build it yourself and you will spend a lot of time on it, but you will learn a lot. You can train in it but nobody else. You do not have to stick with everything the manufacturer specifies, ie you can use a better prop, or re arrange the fuel system.

 

Basically, you pays your money and takes your choice.

 

 

[Guest Decca]

:welcome:to the forums, Darryl. Good advice there from Yenn.

 

You don't mention cost as being an issue, but other personal choices are; if you buy a fly-away it could be new or used, and if you build, it could be all metal, fibre glass, tube/fabric covered, etc. Whatever medium you're comfortable with.

 

Regards, Decca.