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Solmanic,
Have you looked at any of the so called 'recreational aircraft' lately. They are pretty impressive. Price and performance wise.

Just wondered as the training costs are much reduced over those for your PPL.
If you want to do you PPL a more cost effective method is to do you training with a school that does both RAA (Recreational Aviation Australia) and PPL's.
This way you can do you RAA license on the lower hourly rate aircraft and then continue onto your PPL. All your RAA training hrs count towards you PPL, especially if you do it all with same school and inform them what you want to do at the start.
That said the only benifts of the PPL license, is if you want to fly into Controlled airspace, carry more that 1 passenger or fly at night (but that needs more training).
With your RAA licence you don't need an aviation medical and so your annual costs are less.
Just thought I would mention it. Nothing like being informed.

I have had my RAA license for about 6 years now.
If you want to know anything about it send me a PM.
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Dan.

Good thought but I really need the ability to fly 2-3 passengers to just about any regional airport. I also want to get IFR rated so I don't get caught short if I'm running late and it starts getting dark.

Having said that - I did ask SWMBO if she would like to get a Spitfire replica...





She said no.

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Originally Posted by wovenrovings

With your RAA licence you don't need an aviation medical ...

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Already done it anyway. Would have helped if the receptionist at the medical centre had told me they take a urine sample when I booked in (how was I to know). Had just been to the loo and had to sit around for ages drinking water and feeling like a fool holding a specimen container :rolleyes:.

You are now starting to move into the area of a commercial pilots licence and as a minimum a night IFR rating or even a IFR rating - that in turn ups the ante on the type of aircraft that is needed and then the costs. A basic PPl costs big dollars, an unrestricted costs huge dollars, and then commercial costs mega dollars and you will need constant speed and retractable endorsements and on and on and on it goes.

If this is the route you want to go - start your commercial theory as soon as you can so that all your subjects are out of the way before you start commercial flying training as some aspects of flying training require certain subjects to be passed. Also the best way to do the flying training is in one go - not an hour here and an hour there.

Garry

Also if you are flying for business purposes and taking staff from place to place is a PPL sufficient ? I have no idea but there might perhaps be a requirement for a higher class of licence ?

Worth checking anyway.

As long as they aren't paying passengers a PPL is sufficient.

Anyway Solmanic the RAA way is good way to do your intial training. You get to fly a plane that isn't 30-40 years old too.

Anyway have fun. With the frequency of training, I was reading that a couple of hours or an a week is the best as any more and your brain has trouble remembering it all.
Going solo can be done in 10 hrs it all depends on the person. The best way is to just do the best you can and not worry about how soon you are going to go solo. The instructor will let you know when you are ready :D. I've seen people take 25hrs.

Smooth landings.

Biggles when you get your rating to take pax - I'll be happy to be a guinea pig !

Actually, if I was to get rated to fly big stuff, we could get someone with a lightweight to do an air drop! After all, that's what they were designed for wasn't it?

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Loverly wife has given me some flying lessons for my birthday! She is determined to be fully in control of any mid-life crisis I might plan on having.

Had my first lesson yesterday with RQAC at Archerfield - wonderfully un-dramatic. As they say, a dull flight is a good flight. The instructor was good and gave me full control for takeoff, landing, and pretty much everything in between. I could feel him making a couple of minor adjustments during landing, but that was to be expected. Only 30mins in the air but long enough to get a feel for the aircraft (A Cessna 152 - so only just an aircraft).

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So I am wondering - who else here has or is doing flight training? And is anyone familiar with the RQAC? They seem to have a nice set-up and portray themselves as the biggest and best, hence my wife's reason for choosing them.

Looking forward to ringing that bell following my first solo.

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Did mine in 6 weeks full time at Parafield in Dec 85 - Jan 86.

Flew privately then got my commercial, came up here and 5000 hours later in Cessna 206 & 207 singles hung up the wings and haven't controlled an aircraft since Sept 97.

Enjoy it mate - just don't think about how much it's costing :o

Stuu, Dude! 5000 hrs in a 206 would make anyone want to hang up the wings.:D

Sol, welcome to aviation, its a great way to see a bit of the country and have a bit of fun. As a Grade 1 instructor with a few hours I would be more than happy to help you out with any questions that you have. law, met, aerody... don't hesitate to pm me. Some things in aviation can be a bit different and you sometimes need an outsiders opinion. (ie not the instructor whose wage you are paying)

Good luck and safe landings

Craig