A strange thing happened to me as a low time trainee.
I was doing circuits at Hervey Bay when the instucter told me to fly over to Maryborough and do some touch and go's.
The runway had just been resurfaced and no Keys or center line. I found it hard to do a normal landing without visual signs.
I think my instructer was on the ball that day and he took me outside my comfort zone.
Bernie.
My first solo in a Gazelle was at Hervey Bay in 2000, I had a Shorts 360 ( the RPT then) wait at the gate while I landed.
He congratulated me on my landing....I was stoked . A good landing and a pro telling me so.
Bernie.
That bloke is a serial complainer has done so in the local paper for years.
There is also one opposite Maryborough airport always complaine about engine noise, the best one he done was complain to the aircraft maintanance shop about the load noise eminating from there. It was a F111 that done a dummy touch and go, I was there.
Bernie.
Hi Mick I'm trying to be there, not in the bus in the Avata my new one. Depends on the school Hols I'm away for two weeks this Thursday.
Hey to "H".
Bernie.
Just another thought, I removed thr PPT from the stick on my Gazelle to the panel next to the throtle.
Gazelle owners will know what I meen lifting ones leg over the stick ment some times knocking that little red button off.
Once removed all good as ones hand is most times on or near the throtle.
Bernie
was the site down early this morning Ian I couldnt get in, also slow to load as you know I'm on wireless, also away from home in hospital nothing major.
BERNIE
Ian I have people excluded from my email address so I dont see what they send me.
If any "rep" was to have Rec flying as junk mail they wont see your emails, hence not respond and then be put in bad light for not responding.
Ian I'm not junking your endevers, just saying what I think this being a sort of democrocy.
Bernie.
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Ian as I said just my thoughs.
Is not a closed forum dictating?
That would exclude all RAA members who are not members of Rec flying and there are some who visit this site as guests.
Also there are members here who are not RAA members and they would be privvy to our "dirty" washing.
Putting a question to a "Rep" doesn't mean he will answer or even see the question.
Putting the "Rep" in bad light if no answer.
Bernie.
Hey Turbo, I have one of those but you see it, has numbers on it and thats my problem, numbers.
I can use it to a degree(pun) time and distance, but have to be shown each time before flight or its just another jumble of numbers.
Bernie.
I dont concider 1 mile left or right of track to be off track.
For those of you who dont know I'm dislexic I can not do numbers in my head, I fly by site alone.
So the 1 in 60 rule dont work for me.
Bernie.