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I found the ATC one was good, one concept built on the last, etc. Can't comment on the other 2. I liked the Bob Tait one for the PPL test. if you decide on the ATC one, I'll sell you mine for a good deal, just PM me

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Thanks poteroo! I think that is one of the things I am loving about aviation.. at 45, i'm not "old" but in my current field i am certainly considered a dinosaur around the office. In aviation, i'm still the young upstart and I have people to look up to and fantastic stories to hear. It helps slow down the process of becoming incurably jaded.

This conversation is leaving me misty-eyed, pining for glory days that are long behind that I can never be a part of, having arrived late to the party. I especially love the pictures.

fair enough. I was trying to think of a single engine aeroplane around 5700 kg and couldn't think of one. At this point the biggest I've flown is the Archer, but its fun to dream up what might be in time :-)

Welll... what i was really interested in is more a list of - ok, <5700 kg... what does that get me? I start running out of ideas after I've rattled off the well known Cessnas and Pipers etc. Short of compiling a list of every single engine airplane then looking up the specs to find the weight, then cross-referencing it against the above list... surely someone in the Agency has done that?

I really don't like the term "crash-landed"... did he land? or did he crash?

hi Ev, Just wondering about this - are you saying there is a list that will show all of the single engine planes one can fly without a specific type rating? That part was a bit confusing, as my licence says SEA up to 5700 kg, but that covers a lot of territory and there are of course ones that would be < 5700 but still would require an endorsement due to features (csu or retract eg.) It would be handy to have a list of every plane I can fly with the current basic licence. (obviously with proper familiarisation and checkout, before the beard-tearing group set on me...)

i think you could probably buy all the lingerie in Target for $250... certainly hope he didn't tell her that's where he got it... last of the big spenders

Now THIS is more like it: http://www.smh.com.au/world/small-plane-gently-merges-onto-highway-as-engine-fails-20150130-132hii.html

The best way to get good advice here is for someone else to firstly give wrong advice. You'll soon have more than you can handle. I'm not sure what commonality there would be, as I'd think even the basic things like Effects of Controls would be different. I will see if I can find anything though. welcome to the forum though! :-)

and what were they using a power drill for in flight??

As often as you can. Continues to be true even after training (use it or lose it).

cool - best of luck! Please don't take my comments as being dismissive of your concerns either... just passing on observations - have seen a few people rock up only to be told they needed to do another nav cuz this or that one didn't meet specs. It almost happened to me. You'd think, sure... but that goes back to the original observation about making sure your RAAus school will certify you to this standard. You're in great company here, and a belated Welcome to the forum!

haha good thing i looked up YSHT... i thought "huh, goulburn, that's close-ish..."

Honestly, I expect by the time you are in the hundreds of hours range or more when you are looking for a job, whether you did it in 40 or 45 or ever 60 will make no difference that I can see. Also regarding the Navs - not only is there an hours requirement, there is also the requirement of being 150 nm or longer, and with a landing at 2 aerodromes that are not the one you departed from, etc - and yes this can all be done under RAAus. You can then spend the time in a GA aircraft learning the Navaids as happyflyer suggests, rather than the entire lot of hours at the more expensive rate. CAR 5.84 Private pilot (aeroplane) licence: aeronautical experience required (1)For the purposes of paragraph 5.77(1)(f), a person’s aeronautical experience must consist of at least 40 hours of flight time as a pilot, being flight time that includes: (a) at least 5 hours of general flight time as pilot in command; and (b) at least 5 hours of cross‑country flight time as pilot in command; and © at least 2 hours of instrument flight time. (2)The 40 hours must be recognised flight time that was flown in a registered aeroplane, recognised aeroplane, helicopter, gyroplane, glider, power‑assisted sailplane or group A ultralight. (3)For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the flight time must include 1 flight of at least 150 miles, that includes at least 1 full stop landing at, and at least 1 take‑off from, each of 2 or more aerodromes: (a) that are not the aerodrome from which the flight commenced; and (b) that are not within the student pilot area limit of the aerodrome from which the flight commenced. (4)For the purposes of subregulation (3), a landing is a full stop landing if, after landing, the aeroplane’s speed is reduced to taxi speed before take‑off begins.

hi Alex - well... long version is recorded here in excruciating detail - http://morerightrudder.wordpress.com short version, i did the RAAus pilot cert, PAX and NAVs with RAAus, with an eye to the required Aeronautical Experience required for the PPL - so having knocked out sufficient hours, solo hours, solo nav hours all i really needed to do was sign up at the GA school and they worked with me to get me what I needed. Do not fool yourself that they are just going to look at your logbook and rubberstamp you. There are things you will not have been taught in RA such as basic instrument flight, as well as the CTA endorsement. If you are keen you can probably expect a couple hours to get familar with the newer/faster/bigger aircraft, then a few navs so THEY know you have the concepts down to the GA standard (in terms of keeping height, time estimates, etc), and basically at this point they are grooming you for the flight test, which is done by a testing officer (not your CFI). Highly suggest you knock out the navs RAAus - close to half the cost in some cases. By the time I got to the PPL training, i had way more than the required hours anyway, and mostly did what it took to get familar with the new plane, extra syllabus stuff, and working on the finesse (which is still a challenge) Feel free to PM me if you'd like more details or have any questions, love to pay it forward as I got so much help on my journey. adam

make sure your BAK test is logged in your logbook - you will need to show that to the testing admin when you take your PPL written. I did have to take the Flight Radio Operator Licence test as well as an English comprehension oral thing with the CFI, but that was it - no repeats from RAAus. Do as much as you can RAAus, its cheaper!

I went straight from RAAus + NAV + PAX to PPL. skipped the RPL altogether.

never thought I'd see the day... a thread about a Jab engine that WON'T STOP RUNNING!

well then

There are no new ways to kill yourself flying. You'd think we'd get it.

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Location: YWBN Date: 28-Jan-2015 First-Light: 18:45 UTC Last-Light: 09:33 UTC I'm with you dutch, i cannot fathom even sitting down to plan a flight in this weather, much less actually take off in it. And that's with only 3 years experience.

well.. llike i said... pushing it... but from memory its only about 20 - 30 nm or so between the 2.