BrendAn
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Aircraft Maintenance log book ?
BrendAn replied to Freizeitpilot's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
like skippy, i have one raaus logbook for airframe and a second for the engine, the sensenich prop has its own logbook too. none of it was my doing , previous owners were very good at record keeping. -
believe me . when you live in gippsland the weather up at cowra is a lot more reliable than ours. we have runs of good weather but a lot of ordinary stuff in between.
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I agree. I think that's a good plan. Up there you can rely on the weather too.
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I am a bit undecided. I do love flying. It's just getting me down taking so long to get my RPC. When I started I had a great instructor and I was flying 2 or 3 times a week. He moved away. The next instructor was good but he goes up north for half the year. Now I still have good instructors but they are booked out all the time. Running a business makes it hard to book ahead because I never know how busy I am going to be .
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That one in the zenith has passed 50 hrs now and seems to be performing really well. Nothing has fallen to bits yet.
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I am 57 years old. I don't think I will be making a career out of it.😁
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Yes. The xair gets flown. I jump in the right seat and drive with a licensed pilot in the left seat. Great fun to fly. Very stable.
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Done the emergency procedures. Not much xwind yet. 8 knots is as strong as I have landed in myself. Steep turns I think we're earlier in the syllabus.
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I am already solo and have completed all the exams for RPC. Only 4 hrs solo left to go. Not bothered about xcountry for the next couple of years. Just happy to fly around local area.
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Still good prices, even if they add 20. It's good to know from all the replies there are some options out there.
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Bit far away for me. I did think about it.
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I train at Latrobe valley aero club. Traralgon. Your right ,it's not cheap.
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I asked about raaus but he may have not heard me . Now I think about it he asked if I had a casa medical, I just assumed it was because training was in controlled airspace.
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I have passed all the raaus exams but I imagine they are pretty easy compared to GA.
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I rang a flying school at Moorabbin and that's the price I got. It was oasis. Do you think he gave me a GA rate.
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Thanks. Just looked up Cowra aero club. Would be good weather too. Down here the weather can be pretty ordinary.
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Is that ra or ga
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That is a bargain
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Don't know if it's done anywhere now. That's why I first mentioned ga. I can do that here in another school that is not so busy. I have listed the ultralight. If it sells I will go back to RC models. I have enjoyed the training in raaus but after nearly 3 years and no ticket I am over it.
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Not real sure we are on the same page here. I was talking about Holbrook flying school which had some thrusters and you could book your course which includes onsite accommodation.
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Ga at our club is over $400p/h. If you do raaus at Moorabbin you are paying around $420 p/h. It's expensive when you can't do regular lessons.
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I understand there is a need for a lot of training for people flying further and in faster aircraft. But the auf was what got me interested years ago and I was silly enough to think it was still like that. Remember when you could go to Holbrook for 2 weeks ,stay on the airfield and go home with your certificate. As quite a few have mentioned before ,it would be great to have something like the auf so people can still learn and fly in rag and tube. I think raaus mean well, they want everyone to be safe but they are ga now not ultralight. As good as anyway.
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I have no interest in flying in controlled airspace or even long trips for that matter. I have an xair rag and tube for burning around my local area. The reason I thought of changing to GA is purely because it is so hard to finish my raaus certificate here. The club is booked out all the time and because I have weeks in between lessons I go back to square one each time. I am thinking of selling the plane and sticking to ground based hobbies. There is far too much bullsh#t to go through when you just want to fly around the local area at 60 knots in good weather. Those head tracking setups in rc are really appealing, I flew rc for a long time and loved it. I can understand pilot training has to cover a lot of scenarios but do I keep paying $320 p/h trying to get a certificate I may never receive.
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Charging Hand Held Transceiver
BrendAn replied to skippydiesel's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
It seems odd to me To have an aircraft and worry about a one off purchase of a power lead for $50. Just buy it. -
They look like full lotus floats . They have been around for years and have a good reputation.
