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forgetting to set the altimeter calling "tower" for a taxi clearance when I mean "ground control" and just about everything else in everyone else's lists ,except pre-flights and fuel checks I always do them ,I will even have a quick check over the AC if I've only left it for a few hours!

no not difficult just do the time and learn them ,like everything ,,,but you never see this kinda passion from peeps flying twins or spamcans, the coolest planes have the little wheel on the back, :D

I reckon this is right on the money ,,,,except I still get the OH S#!T moments even after the 51 landings,,,, I've got a mate reckons he has to pluck the cushions from his butt crack after 300 hours in his C185, he asked a higher time Cessna pilot about it and was told the day you think your...

not to sure of the way it's done in the USA ,but learning to trim an aircraft was part of EVERY flight from EOC through to circuits (my son has just started at 14 and learning to trim the AC was part of his first lesson) even getting a gentle prod while doing navs, your instructor is not doing...

The article didn't mention my technique,,,three to four bounces ,a drunken weave back to the hangar and change of undies ,,,,:) There are heaps of variables to what landing technique you use, three pointers are a bit slower over the fence so you can use a lot less runway , wheelers are needed...

took a mate to a flyin and gave him a go on the way home in a super dec,,,he asked me a bit later why the stick was really light but when he went to move it a lot it got really heavy,,,,tandems are good when the PAX doesn't need to see were the PIC's hands are :) as for the kids flying, my...

He he he,,, I know sheilas that talk to blokes like that ,,,we're a bloody funny lot,,,I reckon texans would probably be close to a queenslander

yeh HeHe i'm a Queenslander,,,no one can butcher english more betterer than a banana bender:D

Are you an expat or did your sis imigrate?

Thanks mate, when you say "nuke" I'm thinking nuclear? I'm going for my aircraft welding ticket currently so i guess the skills would be similar,,I guess things would have to get tight to go from yachts to welding ? although $70ph is pretty good dosh ,about half that here!

So are you an Aussie? Does the welder/metalworker make a good quid in the states, have vague plans of spending some time there (or perhaps Canada) one day And yeh ,I haven't heard too much good about the cobra AC, "it took about three landings to crash it " ,I guess it's good to have goals! lol

love to DP ,I was hoping to make enough dosh just to get me and the bride there,,,still if I leave her at home I might be able to get another plane,,and then I could live in it when i got back here:D

I think cobra aircraft are no more,,could be wrong but I think I saw the moulds for sale somewhere,,,,your a welder?

is the CH 650 the one that uses the wing skin as an aileron hinge,,if it is I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole,,I'm building an RV6 and reckon the Vans aeroplanes are top of the list,,although I could be biased

geez you get around a bit DP,,,and yes a cub would be nice!!!

Thanks for the replies, I'll have to have a look around on the net and get organized . I am flying out of Lilydale and Coldstream at the moment but we're down to about 400 metres (of about 1200) because of the rain at YLIL , I'm going to be hangaring my Skyfox (aussie kitfox copy) at YLIL unless...

Dumbest thing I've ever done,,,let my wife find out just how much I spend on flying!!!!

I've got about 280, and loved every one of them, even the aeroplanes that were less than inspiring,,I have to say the most memorable were in taildraggers and doing aero's ,I hope I never get "over " my logbook, it really is a bit of a chronicle of my love affair (16R) with aircraft and when I...

Hi all, I'm starting to give a bit of thought to Oshkosh next year, my Dad lives in Chicago and I would be starting out at his location, just after some local info and advice, would it be easy to rent a plane in the Chicago area for the few days at Oshkosh? Are there many taildraggers online and...