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some fantastic video there..

in any case, I just started noticing it.. i'd think there'd be thousands, not just 4.. since i rarely go to the media page. But that's cool, now i know what its about. So there are "at least 4" items I haven't looked at. hahah

and... 4 "what" on media? There is a red number 4 above media, so i click on it expecting maybe it will take me to 4 things that will then remove the red 4, but it just takes me to Media.

GOOD pilots fly so that they don't get themselves into something they'd have to be an exceptional pilot to get out of.

That's pretty much how I'm doing it. I did not have to do the GFPT, and the BAK I took was good enough - they just needed to see it in the logbook in the testing centre prior to sitting the PPL(A). You need to KNOW all of it for the test tho!! I don't know if it saved me time, but I am sure it saved me money. I think any time i'd have saved was sucked up by weather delays and bureaucratic paper shuffling once I started applying for my medical etc.... but yes, do make sure you are in an RAA school that teaches to the Day VFR syllabus, and you'll be right.

what a beautiful flight...

Yesterday I was able to put another core aviation goal behind me - I finally got to take my sister up for her first flight in a light plane! She's always been a bit more reserved when it comes to risk-taking, so this was a huge step for her. I am lucky I was able to get her to agree to go up with me... Last year we gave her a Red Balloon gift card, that's the outfit that you can buy all kinds of adventure experiences through - she could have gone hang gliding, or hot air ballooning, or a day at the track in a V8... or even a spa day or that kinda thing... so I was really impressed when she rang up the folks in Camden and booked a joy flight in their Chipmunk warbird. She had a great time, but the aerobatics was all a bit much for her and she ended up sick and a little terrified of the whole thing. So I had my work cut out for me. Anyway, I pulled a fast one and for her birthday this year I promised her an hour scenic flight with me as PIC. How could she refuse?? I just had to make sure I picked the right day and that I was extra on top of things, because I knew there'd probably only be this one chance to get it right and make it good for her. We scheduled it for the Saturday the 7th, and after a week of really crappy wet weather, imagine my joy when I woke up at 545 am and the weather was just gorgeous and looked like it was going to be great all day! She came by and we drove down to YWOL, with the traditional greasy Macca's stop on the way to get my blood sugar appropriately satisfied. Anyway, flying-wise it was pretty much the same as every other trip up and down the coast near YWOL - for me - but it is always special to me to experience it for the first time through someone else's eyes. Takeoff was perfect, tiny but lumpy as we came up to the level of the escarpments, but I warned her about that, and all the turns were nice and slow and gentle, a little bit bumpy here n there, but over all very nice and just couldn't have asked for a better, more picturesque day. I was told by a mate in the marine rescue that the whales are out in force now, but we didn't see any. She did a good job with her task as "flight photographer" and "plane spotter" - kept her busy and engaged. She spotted the Stearman before I did even! :) Landing was nice and smooth though a bit off centreline. Taxied back to parking, and by this time she is just so full of joy and pride, and I think she felt like she conquered her fears. She said now she will not hesitate to go back up, and her cage is "unrattled" haha. Another item off my bucket list!! This is really good too because now i have another advocate in helping to reign in the Big Game, namely our mum, who is scared of the whole thing and would really prefer if we all remain on terra firma... hopefully one day! Coupla piccies of the day...

I've heard of those, not sure how they work? Do you have to eat beans the night before, and do you have to lay on your back once you're hooked in??

I did my training at the school in Bankstown, so yes it was radio calls, accurate circuits, and arrival and departure procedures almost from day 1. They were very particular about training me to the GA Day VFR syllabus, as it is a higher standard, and would prepare me for transition to GA. Including tolerances. I am glad they did, as that is what I am now doing and I don't feel like i am on the back foot with having to learn all that stuff anew. Just download the PPL application form from casa.gov.au, it will tell you what you need. Minimum hours aeronautical experience, minimum PIC, minimum XC and XC solo. Don't remember the numbers, but if you have your RAA + PAX and Nav, you should be close. I am well over. Also a couple of hours instruments. There are stipulations on the Nav trips as to distance and number of stops - check out 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. You'll need to take the BAK to be allowed to sit the PPL(A) exam. Needs to be in your logbook so they can see it at the testing centre. You'll need a medical and possibly an ASIC. You'll need a radio operator's licence (quick exam) and an english proficiency thingo. There is no requirement to do the GFPT, you can go straight to work on the PPL if you have already passed that level by virtue of having your RAA cert + Nav and PAX. I went thru the school in Bankstown along with 3 other blokes around the same time, and 2 of them have already gotten their PPL, as above. I will probably be number 3 out of the group. Feel free to PM me if you would like to know any more, as I'm at the same point as you, or maybe one step ahead :) adam

You sure this isn't Jack Flyer making his triumphant return??

5. Load shifts to fwd of CG...

much of the TEM stuff, as explained in the linked doc in the OP, was on the PPL test.

Thanks! It was challenging, but to be honest I found the practice exams I did - Bob Tait and Dyson Holland - to be significantly more challenging. They really made you think! Especially wtih loading questions - everything would look right numerically, until you realised that one of the units was in lbs instead of kilos.... same type of trickery with performance charts. On the actual PPL exam, I found most of the questions to be pretty straightforward with no real twists... i spent more time looking for the gotchas than actually answering the questions. I nailed all of the TEM and HF stuff, so glad I found this resource. Navs, fuel calc, loading, and performance were all easy. I missed a few, and they were on things like how to seat a disabled passenger, or certain BAK stuff where none of the answers looked right. But I got an 87%, and pretty sure I understand what I missed (mostly just issues with wording i believe). onward and upward!

Nailed it.. .more later when I decompress....

I actually found it difficult to get any definitive info on it, outside of re-buying textbooks with the updated information. Looking at most of it I think that while it amounts mostly to common sense, there can't be any harm in increasing awareness - even if its just a matter of giving names and a framework to things we already know if we took the time to think about it. I mean of course a child being up all night can cause fatigue which can cause lapse in concentration, leading to ...? but seeing it written out as an example (i feel) does give me some tools to increase my awareness in my own context. So it is a good thing, even if it is a bit tedious just now because of the information overload on the test studies. My own .02c is I had to seek out the information, so there seems to be a problem in standardising the way this stuff is delivered to the masses.

yeah its a pretty tough read, but at least it has the definitions in there, which is more than I had before. I'll give you an example of some questions I ahve seen in the practice exams (NOT the real one): Timely information gathering on the current situation, comprehension (interpretation) of the current situation and projection of the future status (environment) are essential for effective: a. threat and error management b. risk management c. situation awareness d. information processing. with the answer being C. which seems like common sense, but it pays to know what THEY want to see since its their test... or this one - Typical internal threats to a single-pilot aeroplane are: a. peer pressure, no recent flying, stress, radio congestion b. fatigue, complacency, poor flying skills, work overload c. over confidence, inadequate knowledge, macho attitude, poor maintenance d. no flight discipline, deference, fatigue, slippery runway. and so on.... hope I haven't broken any copyright laws, those are just some examples from a PPL workbook i have found to be very thorough in preparing for the test.

thanks turbz... yeah its been quite a lot of revision, but I did alot of theory early on in the RAA training (2011) and studied the PPL books then (rather than the RAA books) and was shocked to find out how much of it I'd forgotten since then, once i had gotten through it and gotten on with flying. So it has been good to revisit all this stuff, but with the benefit of practical application, so i am getting quite a bit out of it this time around! Guess I'm making the move from "not knowing what I don't know" to "knowing what I don't know", which is hopefully a step in the right direction...

Hi all - this is a good read which has alot of the definitions and concepts for the TEM stuff, if anyone is looking for additional info. Much of this is newer material than the PPL books many of us have around, so should be incorporated into your studies: http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/download/caaps/ops/5_59_1.pdf Looks like the primary audience is instructors, but from what I have gleaned on various practice tests and the sorts of questions that will be on there (situational or definitions) there's plenty in here to keep you busy when the prunes aren't kicking in... They also have a full kit available, but so far this seems pretty inclusive of the info we need from day to day (or on the test). i'm taking mine on Friday... after months of studying 2-4 hours every night, i will be truly glad to have this behind me!

Any landing you wok away from...

this is all very helpful!

Hah funny as I sit here I have that LP (and most their other early ones) in arm's reach. That, seventh sojourn, threshold of a dream, question of balance ... some of the finest music ever recorded... I don't really have any standout aviation memories from childhood, other than the occasional ferry between US and Oz. My big fire was lit in the 80s when I joined the AF and worked on the EC and RC 135s at RAF Mildenhall in the UK (707s kitted out for airborne command and control and refueling, or recon). Used to watch the SR71 Blackbird take off every chance I could, never got old... Never thought back then that I could do it... wasn't until 20 years later, a ride with a mate in a 172, and now look at me! I have a 4 year old nephew... i have to win over his mum (my sis) but my goal is to give him his first aviation memory (even if its just sitting on the ground in the right seat making motor noises with our lips)...

I am starting on mine as well, and following a fellow student who I went through the RAAus system with. He's just gotten his PPL a couple weeks ago, and I am on track. it's pretty straightforward (in theory) but get your medical sorted first!

i am studying this very topic as i prepare to take my PPL(A) and I have to say that while I understand each thing as i read it, as a whole the topic baffles me... I am studying the Bob Tait PPL book and the ATC Meteorology book. I don't seem to be able to put it all together into a cohesive "whole" that i can comprehend, so I am stuck with memorising "facts". Very frustrating. i do understand the operational stuff pretty well however, reports, forecasts, requirements, etc... its just the science behind it all I can't seem to knit together.

... for anyone interested: http://morerightrudder.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/catching-up-and-whats-next/

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