G'day all. I say newbie but I'm actually a 300hr PPL with an IFR rating. However I haven't flown for near eight years now so definitely not current. I've done most of my flying in the US as I resided in Hawaii for a number of years - before going off to Japan and then returning to Oz. I did all my PPL training in Hawaii and so have many hours island hopping - a great place to fly and some great scenery if you ever get the chance. Just get expect to fly over water a lot :-) In addition to HI, have flown a bit in California and have done some NSW/QLD flying in the past via rental GA aircraft.
I've been based in Townsville for near five years now and the flying 'itch' has returned. I discovered recently that the FAA has stopped with paper licences and so waiting on a new licence to come in from Oaklahoma - then I'll be setting off on the path to convert to an Aussie PPL.
Already been reading over the forums and lots of great info & banter. Looking forward to more..
Tim
