Thread: Who has a pilot's licence??

Originally Posted by superquag

... So, from the sounds of the above, one could infer that the Auster is, dollar-for-dollar, a viable hobby aircraft today, assuming you are'nt in a hurry and don't mind swinging a prop.

Mind you, anyone who buys and keeps Land Rover is not the most sensible of persons...

James in Gosnells,
The Lady Sarah, 1995 Classic Vogue SE with working air suspension...

I'd drink to that.
The Landy I own falls into the same category, especially with respect to speed and simplicity.
But I haven't managed to start it with the crank handle yet....

Coop

... tried towing it down a gravel 'road'?

- With an Auster ?



(Please tell me it's not a tiny LCD-display 'MicroAir' VHF.. would look just ... wrong on the ancient panel !.)

Originally Posted by superquag

(Please tell me it's not a tiny LCD-display 'MicroAir' VHF.. would look just ... wrong on the ancient panel !.)

Well, it isn't a Micro-air. But I have to disappoint you- it's an X-Com, and yes, it does look a little out of place. But then, so does ANY radio, because most of them are too large to fit into the panel- the depth is limited by the presence of the fuel tank behind it. The radio is mounted in the starboard wing root with a repeat head mounted in the panel. The old Comm-11A was mounted on top of the panel where it obscured the view. The Auster I learned to fly on (many years ago) had it's radio mounted under the pilot's seat. It used crystals, and had a very limited number of frequencies. And you had to stick your head between your legs to check the frequency
Me and the Navigator have pedaled this machine all over the country, including relatively busy places such as Coff's Harbour and Rockhampton, so a decent radio was essential. We are not of the class of aviators that spend more time building and restoring than they do flying, and our machine looks a little rough around the edges, but it's been a lot further than many others...
Like here...
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And here..
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Coop

No prizes for guessing what I was given on Saturday...

Originally Posted by superquag

No prizes for guessing what I was given on Saturday...

Happy Birthday for Saturday! Did you go flying?

.... er,,,, Yeah , went flying with the personification of Satan, and after a flight to and from Hell, he gave me that little badge thingy...

Hi, I did, learnt to fly at 17yo in NZ, let the licence lapse, but it is still 'alive', don't get me started on CASA, I have just spent the last 3yrs trying to conform with their shifting goal posts and implementation of PT61, and still don't have my Aus PPL, after 10hrs of refresher with an instructor, passing a BFR, and medical, PAOS exam etc, and submitting tons of paperwork 3 times. Only to be now told that I need to get the licence renewed in NZ and then come back to them here. It looks like it will be easier just to sit the air law exam and do a BFR in NZ, and just have the licence for when I visit there. Hopefully one day I shall fly again!

Originally Posted by Gordie

Hi, I did, learnt to fly at 17yo in NZ, let the licence lapse, but it is still 'alive', don't get me started on CASA, I have just spent the last 3yrs trying to conform with their shifting goal posts and implementation of PT61, and still don't have my Aus PPL, after 10hrs of refresher with an instructor, passing a BFR, and medical, PAOS exam etc, and submitting tons of paperwork 3 times. Only to be now told that I need to get the licence renewed in NZ and then come back to them here. It looks like it will be easier just to sit the air law exam and do a BFR in NZ, and just have the licence for when I visit there. Hopefully one day I shall fly again!

CASA are the bain of my entire existance. They have robbed my of my license which saw my income stop for 8 months. They are a pack of weasels.