Author Archives: OzFlyer

PPL Theory Exam, License and Aerobatics!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by OzFlyer

Although the blog posts have been a little slow, a fair bit has been happening over the past little while.  The current update on where I’m at with my Private Pilots License, is that I’m already thinking about what I’m … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve NOTAM from Air Services

Posted on December 23, 2011 by OzFlyer

Air Services have issue a NOTAM (Notice to Airman) for Christmas Eve. You can find the general details here. Happy Christmas and safe flying 🙂

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Appearance in AVIATOR Magazine December 2011 Edition

Posted on December 21, 2011 by OzFlyer

Last night I received a text message from Adam, my old instructor, “Hey buddy, whats with our ugly faces in AVIATOR magazine?”.  It was a good question, but at first I was slightly taken back by being branded ugly!  I … Continue reading →

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Navigation Lesson 3 (take 2)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by OzFlyer

Navigation Lesson 3 was my first flight since the transfer to JFC.  Coming away from that lesson there was considerable feedback which I needed to seriously look at (its a common theme, right Mav).  That lesson, and this one (15/10), … Continue reading →

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Gold Coast Scenic Flight

Posted on November 20, 2011 by OzFlyer

Last week I had the opportunity to travel to the Gold Coast for a conference. It meant travelling on Sunday arvo to arrive in time for the Monday afternoon sessions. After flying to Brisbane from Perth, I hired a car … Continue reading →

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Tweet Tweet

Posted on November 18, 2011 by OzFlyer

The time has come, I’m finally going to give Twitter a go. Its become obvious that the best way to keep in touch with what’s happening is to subscribe to the many twitter feeds of people, news agencies and companies … Continue reading →

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Study study study

Posted on November 11, 2011 by OzFlyer

Becoming a Private Pilot is not all just fun and flying with your head in the clouds. It is also about learning, observing and thinking ahead. It is those 4 things that are a big focus for me right now, … Continue reading →

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Navigation Flying Lesson 3

Posted on October 22, 2011 by OzFlyer

The transition to Jandakot Flight Centre (JFC) has meant my flight training has picked up in pace massively.  Lets just say this the last few weeks have been pretty intense.  With the challenges at work being at an all time … Continue reading →

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A Change of Scenery

Posted on October 12, 2011 by OzFlyer

August 20 was the date of Navigation #2 and the weeks keep ticking past without successfully undertaking the important Navigation #3.  Nav 3 is a test flight to see if the student is ready to go solo, that is head … Continue reading →

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Mooney Formation with 4 Planes

Posted on September 18, 2011 by OzFlyer

One thing about voice messages is that when you get a few and they’ve bank up, it takes for ever to listen to them all, worse still, you have to go through them in order of when they were received. … Continue reading →

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