Tomo

My question is: were you only wearing socks?

GA Maj... not kicked me out, just doing contract work around the place.

Hey y'all! I'll be working north of Clermont for a month or so in the next couple weeks... and my BFR is due in a couple of weeks!! So I had this bright idea of doing my bfr from Townsville, or somewhere near there so as to do a familiariseational flight with an instructor of the area and airspace. Kill two birds with the one stone so to speak. Any recommended places? Thanks!

Could have been better, but I have to admit, he was honest, which I would rather than someone who sounded the part but didn't know. If you're flying into a controlled aerodrome and unfamiliar with procedures, you state so to the tower and they will often help you out. I've landed at some strips, mostly private, and have just stated I'm landing to the southwest...etc, or whatever. Not saying it should be the way it needs to be, just saying he was pretty helpful to others in the area to alert them of the fact he's there.

Keep it simple... And we pretty much all do this when we are learning to Navigate, we think we need everything including the kitchen with us. I use the CASA A5 knee pad with my flight plan on that, or just a piece of paper you can write flight numbers on, aircraft call signs, radio frequencies etc... Fuel management, i.e. left/right tank times. It's where you scribble things down, and that's the beauty about the backing board of a knee pad. I sometimes have another A4 clip board with maps on it if I'm going on a long trip just to keep them from getting lost, but normally I just have the map to my side or on the floor (depends on the aircraft of course) and if I need to, or want to clip it under the clip on the knee board you can do so. Tell you a story... I used to have the habit of map reading every 10 seconds or less, in other words I was constantly trying to make sure I was on track and effectively 'over' navigating. It was pointed out to me one day when I was flying with a very experienced pilot, and instructor. He said something to the effect; "when you're driving on a road with a road map on your lap, do you keep looking at the map even when you're on a straight road and you know you have to go 20klm along it to the next turn off?" My answer... "of course not!" 6 min markers, or 10 mile - whatever floats your boat are there to save you from over loading yourself for no reason. If you're on heading, and you just went over your last landmark and put the time down the map, put the map down and look outside, enjoy yourself! Watch that heading, keep and eye on the clock and look outside. Have fun, don't get lost and leave the kitchen sink at home.

G'day Gib, haven't been out to the dump, so I couldn't say. Probably would be though!

That's probably 'cause there isn't many there! Welcome Chezza, great to see another smiling face.

Go girl!

The few times I've used AP in Cessna's and Pipers I usually turn it off in continuous turbulence as it was fighting against itself. Pretty uncomfortable in longer aircraft where yaw sends the back seaters from side to side!

You have way to good a job Matt, but then again you're a walking brain with serious ability so It doesn't surprise me!

Thanks Col! Going for a fly with Ian in the Auster in the morning from Camden so that should be fun! Hopefully that wind will be a bit more civilized in the morning!

From lunch time-ish till about 3 I'll have a spare few hours in the Camden area... anyone want to catch up?

Thinking I might go over to the famous Jasper's airfield...anyone gonna be there?

I'll keep in touch and let you know tonight.

What about tomorrow Motz, Mark??

Thinking I might try and get over to Camden later in the week... if anyone is around? Anyone want to go for a fly?

Lucky duck Al!

G'day Anthony, could you post a photo of your rudder assembly? I've got a Solitaire which is like a Sapphire but I do believe it's mounted differently. I would check as I can't quite remember however the plane is not with me at the moment. Just curious. Thanks.

Not sure, don't really know peoples names all that well yet - in town at least!

Just working out here for a couple months Kaz, giving them a hand. I haven't Mark, wanted to, but the logistics of it is to tricky and costly when I'm only out here for a while.

That's by road, but it's pretty direct so wouldn't be a huge amount different by air I would imagine. PM sent

Interesting you say that, most people I know in the country have their 100hrs up in less than half a year. I got my 100hrs in 5 months. In other news ~ Throw away the computer games and pull out more go-carts, let kids be kids! All starts at home I reckon, attitude, responsibility, respect, and honesty.

Innocents is blisssssssss......

Your school should have your flight training records somewhere... just resend them through.

Bounces usually happen when there is no wind, perfect day and a large audience. Everytime. And the bounce proportion is indicated by how many eyes are looking in the direction of up and coming, bounce.