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I like that quote, its true that not everyone will get along/be best buddies in a club, but there is certainly knowledge to be gained in a diverse group who at least share a common interest in aviation!

That's fair enough regarding enjoying the tailwheel and I find most schools have a similar requirement for check flights. I did 1 hour in a carbon cub and certainly enjoyed the challenge but ultimately stuck with tricycle. If youre able to find/join an aeroclub you may find more like minded people who just enjoy flying for fun, it may even lead to you flying more by way of filling an empty seat to a flyaway BBQ breakfast or other aeroclub social activities, worse case you cost share. This is what I am hoping to do in the near future as I gear up to renew my RPC, my goal is to make it more fun and just enjoy the finer points (quick circuit bash/scenic flight).

I agree it is getting too expensive, $300+/hr for hire and fly is crazy. What do you currently fly? I note your info says RPC, if youre flying RAAUS you can get a bit cheaper, however if youre flying GA then less than $300/hr is not easy.

Thanks for all the responses and some trends starting to show. Do you think there is any relationship between hours flown and aircraft ownership? ie people with less hours tend to rent whereas people with more hours tend to own?

I thought it would be interesting to see how many hours you usually fly in a year

Yeah from what I understand you will need to install and log in (cant confirm as I am a mac user). Yeah fair call it does seem it would be restrictive on work PC's. I believe you can also access your icloud account just through a web browser but not sure if you can drag and drop into the browser. Alternatively if you add your email to Apples Mail application, could can always email yourself what you need on your ipad provided they are not too large for email.. again limiting but gives you another option.

I dont know anyone that uses iTunes to transfer anything. Use your icloud account and download icloud for windows. You should then be able to drag and drop as you see fit. https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/icloud-windows/icwddbc813bd/icloud

Just seen on Jabirus website the J170D is no longer in production. When did this happen and will they return to production? I couldn’t find any specific information on their website or Facebook other than the main page saying it’s currently not in production. https://jabiru.net.au/aircraft/j170-d/

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, I’m curious to know if you have completed your bushcat?

Thanks everyone, So regarding maintenance, if you build you can do all the maintenance yourself or choose to use a LAME, however if you buy factory built (new or secondhand) you must use a LAME? Also if you were to buy a factory built aircraft, but second hand, and I wanted to upgrade the avionics, could I do that myself? Thanks again

Where’s the best source of information to read about what you can or cannot do, pro’s and con’s of building vs buying factory built? Ive looked on RAAus website but couldn’t find much on building vs buying, let alone owning an aircraft. Id like to know what are the limitations and freedoms of each scenario (build vs buy)

Wow thanks to everyone who has responded so far, I find it really interesting to see what is being built. Whilst building for me is not in the immediate future, I do really hope to build a kit one day.

Hi Everyone, A question for all the builders out there, what kit aircraft have you built or are planning on building? There are a number of kit aircraft available to build, so I thought it would be interesting to find out what kits have been built in Australia or abroad. Cheers!

Hey everyone, I thought it would be cool to see how everyone commits aviation around Australia, if we are not flying as much as we would like, we might as well talk about it! Do you just like to get up in the air for an hour to escape the chaos below? Do you like to fly around the country exploring? or visiting other airfields? Do you enjoy fly ins? Bush flying and camping? $100 hamburger? (is that even possible is Australia - seems to be more of a thing in the US with FBO's and Diners on the airfields) There is purpose and a goal during training, but after that you have the freedom to choose. So what encourages you to get airborne? For me at the moment I just like to get up for an hour and enjoy the freedom that flying offers. I look forward t reading everyone's response!

As mentioned above unfortunately you will need those extra dual hours. However I'm sure you can use the time of your flight review towards it (best to confirm though). I'd recommend also using those couple of hours to practice recovery from unusual attitudes and flying under the hood as it is most certainly part of the flight review and good to know as well!