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Ive got a PDF of it on my computer somewhere. ill have a dig around when I get home

Sniff i miss the 1200cc two stroke jet ski's. marine were running direct injection outboards for a while but that has ceased, everything is now 4 stroke with forced induction for performance.

I find that I now have to book a week or two in advance for my flying lessons. cant sneak in a phone call the day before to book. so must be more people getting involved. seems pretty lively in the flight school office these days

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/missions-secret-australian-submarines-cold-war-revealed.html

still my favorite looking aircraft, shame it never reached production

they arent.... people just dont care and the risk of getting fined

hey seeing as its already SA people answering, any flying clubs hiring RAA planes out at Murray Bridge or Gawler? Perants moved down to Gawler at the start of the year, and I'd like to go for a flight when I visit them (especially as I grew up in the area, and the idea of overflying the friends/family ski boats when everyone is out together is a very attractive idea...)

I'm already most of the way through it. And as I've said I've sacrificed to do it. Just wanted to give a different perspective to the time and cost. Where it's not viewed as a lump sum. - as I'm sure that many my age need to spread it out over time. And I've spent a decent amount of my savings when I felt I needed more stick time in a short time period to get the feeling of certain aspects of flying. I think it's essential for early circuits. Will be doing it again for practice forced landings after covid. Just can't get the hang of it yet. I've chosen against leaving work to change career paths, to keep earning for it. Stayed in a relatively low rent apartment. Kept my entertainment to a minimum cost. And put off getting a mortgage. For me it's worth it. But I don't know if I could say people around me would see it that way. Most can't justify that expense for something that is purely self indulgent. Yeah overseas travel is something I've never understood when it comes to cost. I've done it but always for a reason (chasing girls mostly - the free accommodation stating with them certainly helps) I don't understand how people justify it. But then I'm sure they see flying the same way

all good if your not working full time and paying rent.... its the old conundrum of needing time and money. $8000, is 13% of my yearly wage (before tax too). not a small sum lets look further, using the price of $250 for dual (not unrealistic, easy for quick math and not far off what I pay - edge of the eastern suburbs, Melbourne), lets say a weekend gives you 4 hours of flying. and costs $1000. thats a bit over a weeks wage after tax... that aint going to work. so we are back to 1 lesson a week, at $250. which is a bit more then a quarter of my wage. its doable...(28, single, work full time) but you literally need to put life on hold while you complete it. In theory, 25 hours takes us about half a year. except it doesn't as we lose time due to weather. so lets go with 30 weeks - assuming that you only need 25 hours of flight time. going off BirdDog, that $180hr at a cost of 6000-8000k for the license, equates to 35-45 hours flight time. meaning we are realistically at 12 months to complete it. and $9000-$11000 and this is basically living week to week, not getting ahead in savings. realistically to stay financially comfortable its one lesson every two weeks. that now brings us to a 12 month time to get the bare minimum of flight hours needed. somewhere closer to 18 months for the 35-45 hour mark. but now we are taking longer intervals between flights so the muscle memory and debriefs aren't fresh in your mind from last lesson. Likely meaning you are going to need more hours, further adding to the expense... And you wonder why flying is seen as the pursuit of the rich and the retired On the plus side, working it all out this way makes me feel a little bit better about possibly passing the 2 year mark as a student. when you factor in 6 months lost to covid.

No Worries, I know the way I have done it is horribly inefficient, especially if I was focused on getting a certification. But the Qualification isn't the reason for me, its just a goal to work towards. That's one of the great things Ive found in aviation is there is always another stepping stone to work towards. I just wanted to go flying and Ive been able to do that, getting the qualification will be a great point of personal pride. But its not why I took that first lesson. I think that makes a difference with the approach and mentality. I'm happy to "waste" an hours lesson battling a crosswind, getting frustrated that I'm struggling with basic tasks as its experience. Knowing I'm not progressing through to the next learning exercise while I do it. I get calls from instructors about current condiotions asking if I still want to fly as we wont be able to perform the planned exercise, and I always take the chance just to get up and feel the effects (within reason)

Yep, I do most of that... But I just enjoy flying. I know my theory isn't where it needs to be - there is a reason I chose not to study after yr12, I don't have the ability to self motivate. I can only fly certain days due to work, so I take whatever Instructor is available, whatever the weather is. I know I could have soloed sooner, my first was at 30 hours... probably would have been 25 if I was only with the one instructor. But I find I pick-up something different from each one, and often they focus on a different aspect. I duplicate hours because I take time between lessons, often a week or two. sometimes a month - in which case I request to just play around in the training area for a lesson to get the feeling back. Ive got 40 hours over 18 months+ Ive had an instructor or two recently say at the end of the lesson that its all about competency now, just have to build it up - and that takes time and practice. there is no set time/method. Plus they are going beyond the RAA requirements, as they expect most students to move into the GA world - so teach/test to prepare for that. can see it in all their resources, often hear the "you wont be tested on this for RAA, but its good to know and understand now" The heartening thing is a few of the small comment's. had an Instructor jump in and remark that he loves flying with me - as its easy for him. He doesn't do much, because I Know what I'm doing. Also noticed the change in how they talk, now its about polishing things up instead of correcting. quite often will have in instructor jump in that I have flown with for a few months remark that they can see such a change with me being more comfortable.

I'm at 40 hours and 10k already. easily get to 12k, 15k is possible - struggling with PFL's at least these guys are honest and up-front about the hours. I see so many advertise it as 25 hours, I know its possible - but wonder what the true average is

tried to continue a taxi, when the wheel went flat

Maybe they are just scared about mucking up their call's -no radio, means no mistakes

difference between rule of law, and enforcement

looking at the Mens shed it seems like a great environment. would love to join one. and learn off others experiences - as a 28yr old I reckon it would be an invaluable thing Unfortunetly I work way too much looking at the local chapters. only get Sundays free

Are aircraft engines running an Nikasil bore? with modern car and motorcycle engines, the revs come at the expense of being rebuildable (in an economical manner). the old top end rebuild is a rare thing now

you would be surprised, an modern alloy block V8 is about the same weight as an old iron 4 cylinder. especially with the internals being forged and alloy too. hmm, only vehicles I can think of that get set to 100% or cruise at 75% are boats, where weight isn't an issue. Or Jet-skis, most are running a motorcycle derivative engine with the revs reduced. the main issue is cooling, they normally use pressure and water from the jet pump. the exception is Seadoo... which is BRP (aka Rotax) they run a closed loop system... and have reliability issues because of it

I don't know what to add. there is so much to say, it really is comparing apples to oranges. I remember there was a joke that statistically you have a better chance of not getting cancer if you owned a budgie. I think that sums up this thinking too.

Went up on Saturday, had a call from the instructor an hour before to warn of conditions bumpy as anything, plenty of wind. didn't have the nose pointed straight for any part of the circuit, crosswind was about 45* off the direction traveled. first time back in the air for 2 months and learning departure and joining procedures. controls felt sloppy and had no resistance - and the turbulence meant trying to remember the proper calls while flying the Jabiru had me feeling task saturated. Good to have the instructor there to save my ass, he grabbed the controls momentarily a few times in the flight, once during Base when it dropped a lot of speed very quickly. I lasted 45 minutes in the air before I called it quits.... and loved every second of it, even if it took me all night to get rid of the migraine afterwards

thought we should give the bike stuff its own thread https://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/the-bike-shed.72392/

Iraq, I question how much of that is grants from the USA. But Israel is a surprise, expected them to be higher. Almost constant threats and the constant need to upgrade/innovate and to deal with their neighbors effectively.

can I just say, while we often complain about over regulation and all of the limitations. how cool is it that we can have a talk about max speeds achieved openly. no need to add "in private airspace" or "under controlled conditions" even the lakes and waterways are increasingly having speeds limited.

yes and no, would be nice to see it tarted up a bit. but its been a point of interest for me since I was a child. remember looking for it every time I visited aunts and uncles on the side of the road. seemed so out of place, and there just wasnt the opportunity to see helicopters like that. only other time I saw them was between fences and buildings picking dad up from the airport. or the odd westpac/police flyover

learning to fly J160's. so think I'm still yet to beat my record of 130knts on a Suzuki Bandit 1200 Admittedly was just a fast taxi, with crosswind being a limiting factor from applying more power, and reducing throttle