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Clowns scare me (scary clown avatar) and then you comment about ice-cream!

Bright is beautiful, and a wonderful place to fly. Very much worth a visit. Check my photo, over the snow on the mountain flying with Alan. http://alltrikes.com/elgg/photos/image/6858/demo-flight-over-mt-feathertop-vic

Hi Alan, Welcome! I look forward to seeing you here frequently :) (Stewart - Hervey Bay).

Yes the bitumen runway in the middle of the video is YPAC.

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When are you likely to fly again. Be good to meet you here when you do come up. Keep healing.

Yep, i'll first enjoy and get some hours and do passenger and then navs. Can't really believe i am finally a pilot. Something Ive dreamt of all my life. Better later than never.

Final update - I am no longer a 'student'. I now have a license to learn! All exams and Check Flight completed with flying colours. What a wonderful day...................

More information? Where, when and why? What was the situation? Thanks.

Thank you from me too. Sounds like dreams do come true hey. Fantastic story.

Time for a new hobby then?

i was thinking about adding myself standing near the trike out of focus and facing away and relievin myself haha

After my first solo flight yesterday I had already planned to create a photo such as this - to represent my momentous milestone for 2013.

Thank you. So the answers are, no and none.

Is the 123.450 numbers channel meant to be used for pilot to pilot discussion/chit chat? If not what should be used?

My Solo Video today!

Your next mate! Did you get a video this morning or only photo? I look so alone... AWESOME!! I'll be posting an inflight video shortly!

Knowing that choosing to depart the Earth for the heavens implies the responsibility of a safe return to Terra Firma, brings forth many emotions that tangle and weave in our minds. This will be my last lesson entry into this thread. Today has left me light headed and giddy as to what I really feel. It will take time to sort out these many mixed emotions. Feeling of heavy commitment after making the choice to roll and become airborne, knowing the rest of the flight will be totally in your PIC hands. Solitude, loneliness, responsibility, freedom, joy, jubilation, overwhelming and of course, accomplishment! This is not the end of a journey, but merely the closing of a chapter as the real journey now gets into full throttle and takes flight. Yes - you guessed I hope... solo - two beautiful circuits - runway 11, YHBA. Thank you all for your support and encouragement. Weather: SSW 4kts. Showers in area.

here u go...

Fred, How do I find this airstrip in the ERSA? Childers is not on Airservices ERSAs online either. Or is the airstrip known by a different name?

Well Happy New year, and we can add another hour to my dual instruction time. Today the wind was in our face, 8kts gusting 15kts. Last night I got my head around what I had to do, and was determined and confident that I knew what I had to do to make consistent and safe landings that would satisfy my instructor. So away we went at 5:15am, to the airport for touchngos. First landing was ok, the second was better and the third was even better still. I was on it, the fourth I got a 'beautiful' from the mate in the back, then it it was poetry for the rest. Oh jubilation - it's clicked - and remember this is in a gusty headwind. Solo is now to be the next calm day - which could be as soon as tomorrow, if not then Wednesday. The instructor has seen that I now have what it takes - my actions, reactions and skills are in place. It as all about making the decision and knowing that I could do it. There was however more than that. One thing I had decided to do was hold off at 6-12inches, and prevent the landing for as long as I could. And look to the end of the runway for height. Another thing was to push the bar sooner than I had been (but gently), to keep the nose up rather than reacting to when the nose dropped. This technique kept me in the air for as long as was required - thus preventing the landing until finally the a/c had to settle. And the last thing was being in control of where the a/c needs to be at all times. My skill in this area has increased as a result of flying in rougher air with turbulence, which has fine tuned my need to react and respond with the required control inputs. All good training for the landing process. And for a bit of light humour - here is a video from this morning :

Kathy. Just a tip - when you do a reply you can also type directly underneath the quote (in the same box) so it keeps it all together.

Thank you Kathy for coming here and participating in this forum. I hope you do find closure and comfort in this difficult time. There are always a lot of if onlys, such as those concrete troughs, but unfortunately thats how it goes sometimes.