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Time for an “Australian Plane Adventure”
I’ve been dreaming about the possibility of flying around Australia for as long as I can recently remember. The excitement has been building for a while and by no means has it let up! Continuously researching and leveraging an incredible … Continue reading
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Mooney Mooney Mooney
The ABBA classic of almost the same name is timeless and fun. Today was however not about music, but about flying a timeless and fun plane, a Mooney M20J. The Mooney is rather timeless, it hasn’t really change much since the early versions … Continue reading
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Christmas Eve NOTAM from Air Services
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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Tweet Tweet
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
Study study study
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
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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Lesson 23(a) – Pre-Area Solo check practice flight
Its a beautiful Saturday morning, 7am, the sky is clear, sun is out and I’m super excited. I could only get VH-IGX this morning, rather than my new favourite C152 at Air Australia, VH-AOH. Anyway, IGX had just had maintenance … Continue reading
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Lesson 21 – Crazy Crosswind Landings at Rottnest
Ok, I’m that far behind in my blog posts, its time to bring them upto date quickly. Will quickly cover off the Rotto cross winds. There is some good video footage of the landings at Rotto, but that will have … Continue reading
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Lesson 19 – Steep Turns and Spiral Dives
Coming off the back of an afternoon of formation flying, I was left wanting to get my pilots license completed more than ever! It will open the door to a stack of endorsements which I have in mind. To name … Continue reading
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Lesson 16 – More Crosswinds
Today was suppose to be my second solo flight… The gods weren’t agreeing though. It was simple really, the Air Australia policy is that it must be 8 knots or less for a pre-GFPT student to fly. With a solid … Continue reading
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