R6_kid takes to the air!

[R6_kid:Me]

All going well I will be going up for a trial flight at North Shore Aero Club on Sunday (depending on weather report as of tomorrow). This will be my first time up in a light single engine aircraft since I was 10yrs old. I will be going up in one of their Robins, as it turns out im too tall and heavy for the old 152's!

Who else is on the way to getting their PPL or CPL, or already has achieved either?

[bugjuice]

congrats.. it's bloody good fun and addictive.
I love flying, but only managed to afford about 15 hrs over the last 10 years, since (i already said), it's expensive!

I nearly sold the 6 and threw everything in, into gettin my CPL, but I didn't, since the risk was stupidly high. I'd still love to get my PPL some time, love flying

Best flight I had was back in the UK, 45 mins in a C172 acrobatic kitted plane, loops and flips n stalls etc.. and I didn't puke! f'in awesome. Think if I recall, we maxed out bout 4.5g, which was enough for a first time!

have fun

[Qkchk:Me]

Ive done about 10hrs in a C152 and 5hrs in a PA 28-181. Gone Solo @ 8hrs - Man just wait for the buzz you will get after doing that, better than ANY bike ride.......(but the bike option is shitloads cheaper). I won a scholarship with my Flying Club so everything was paid for til I went Solo otherwise it would of cost me $120p/hr. Would be nice to get CPL stage but its just like going to Uni to study IT - It cost heaps and everyone else is doing it, so the job oppotunities are cut-throat.....

You WILL love it if you enjoy flying in the big planes but if ya get the bug, flying is like been hooked on Meth........... One ya start its going to be hard to quit and you will sell anything to keep the habit up!

[jimbo600]

Got CPL but haven't flown in years so I'm not current anymore. Its good fun, but money is always an issue and I'd rather spend mine on bikes.

[Pussy]

Dont want to burst anyone's bubble, but I reckon flying is VERY over-rated. I'd rather be riding the sem fiddy.

[Grub]

Grub is a 300hr PPL but like Jimbo600 was a bit short of munnies and so am not current.

I decided if I was flying less than 20hrs/yr, I wasn't going to be safe enough but shit I'd love to go up again .. I've had the yearning since xmas.

[jimbo600]

Grub is a 300hr PPL but like Jimbo600 was a bit short of munnies and so am not current.

I decided if I was flying less than 20hrs/yr, I wasn't going to be safe enough but shit I'd love to go up again .. I've had the yearning since xmas.

Same here mate. I'm going up tomorrow for some circuits etc. I plan to get current in an aerobat and stay that way cheaply. 3to and 3 landings in a 90 day period shouldn't be too expensive.

[R6_kid:Me]

finally got my shit sorted and went up in the Alpha Robin today from north shore aero. Had taken the day off work and was feeling down about some stuff so decided to bite the bullet and use the good weather to get the ball rolling.

Was only a short 25min flight around Whangaparoa and Orewa, got some high G turns in - it's amazing how much 4g fucks up your concentration! Had a ball, wanted to keep going and get some landings in but we ran out of time.

The instructor said I had good control skill and that i'd find it really easy to learn to fly, dont know if they say that to all of them, but i'll take it as a compliment.

Now i've just gotta find another few hundred to get my time basic lessons done and start putting in some solo hours. I love the atmosphere around the club, had a good chat to another 21 year old guy who had just been out on solo cross country down to te kuiti, tauranga and hamilton, heard some funny stories about some retard flying around hamilton who seemed to have no idea about what he was doing - i'm sure he'll be getting a talking to soon.

Did you end up getting out and about Jimbo?

[jimbo600]

No mate. Cloud base came in too low. Going to try and get up this weekend if possible.

[sAsLEX]

Best flight I had was back in the UK, 45 mins in a C172 acrobatic kitted plane, loops and flips n stalls etc.. and I didn't puke! f'in awesome. Think if I recall, we maxed out bout 4.5g, which was enough for a first time!

have fun

My best flight would have to be in the gunners seat in an Iroquois door open whilst they practised mountain flying up behind Blenheim , looking up at the ground in a Helo is interesting when all that is holding you in from the open door infront of you is a little lap belt!

I would someday like to get my Helo license..... but $$ time and other hobbies will leave that on the back burner for a few years....... and I am too blind to do it for aunty Helen, and a ten year return of service is a bit steep!

[FROSTY:Me]

GREAT NEWS MATE
Now come over to REAL flying. Throw that noisy petrol consuming contraption away and fly a real plane. (Sailplane that is)

[quallman1234]

Haven't flown in a year but i had 30 hrs before i pretty much gave it because of my eyes. (Colour blind - Red/Green and crap left eye vision).
Went up with Will barnes - Ex NZ Aerobatic Champ in a 152Aerobat for some fun and that was fun!, Not only that but he shouted me that flight (I know his girlfriend).

Im only 17 as well . Will finish it one day soon.

If i think about it, Racing is probably just as expensive maybe more (per hour) if you include getting there and stuff.

[Wiki Drifter]

Went on my first solo in '06, most of my hours are in Tecnams, flying out of Ardmore. I was initially planning to get a PPL but came to the conclusion that it was just too expensive to fly on a regular basis. If I could fly for free then I'll do it everyday but eh.....

[Bass]

I'm in the strange position of owning shares in a plane but not being a pilot. I just couldn't get enthused about the basic stuff.
However I have about 14 hours at the controls including a couple of hours in gliders and most of that time has been doing aerobatics. That includes a ride in a 2 place Pitts with Richard Hood (several times NZ aerobatic champ) in the back seat. Truly magic stuff and Richard has an evil sense of humour - not at all unkind, just evil.
The first thing you find about flying aero's is that big G's are much easier to take if you are actually doing the driving. I've no idea why - probably something to do with having something else to think about.

[R6_kid:Me]

The first thing you find about flying aero's is that big G's are much easier to take if you are actually doing the driving. I've no idea why - probably something to do with having something else to think about.

I got the feeling that would be the case... i coped much better as 10year old pulling loops (at the controls) in a CT4 than i did doing a high G wing over yesterday!