Passed my licence finally!

[marty]

around $40k, but i've picked up a multi rating, pitts rating, cub rating, C152/172/180, archer, arrow, the new alpha, plus aeros rating, night rating, and plenty of x country hours.

[terbang]

Yes I have met him. Nice guy.

Here is some low flying at night that may interest you. Dunno what height it was there but we used to do it down to 200', AGL of course.. Mainly over the sea but when required, inshore as well..!

[marty]

cool flying that coastal patrol. FLIR is almost even cooler. i'd love to get into that for a few years.

[Firefight]

congrats mate.

pm sent


F/F

[marty]

Good stuff mate, you must be stoked.

Mine is coming up early November, will be happy once its out of the way!

Stefan

we see the new plymouth guys all the time in hamilton - you weren't up today in the 152 were you?

[Swoop]

yup the mercer swamp (pokeno paddocks sound better )

Might have seen you over that way at some stage of your flying then. We are entertained by the harvards when they come grinding over for a practice aeros session.

[marty]

usually fly the pitts over the hotel du vin corner - dodging 172's! - you can tell it's me as i like to join the mercer mbz inverted - get a better view of what's below! and cause i can.....

[Indiana_Jones]

Congrats man.


I might get my PPL one day, but for now I'm concentrating my deck officer training at the moment.

-Indy

[Swoop]

usually fly the pitts over the hotel du vin corner - dodging 172's! - you can tell it's me as i like to join the mercer mbz inverted - get a better view of what's below! and cause i can.....

Haha!! Nice work if you can get it!
If you are around that area, be aware of Juliet Mike Papa, as the threat might be coming from above you...

[marty]

aah the porter. fuckin cool plane that one.

[wildpudding]

we see the new plymouth guys all the time in hamilton - you weren't up today in the 152 were you?

Yeah that was probably me, just had to cruise across from Raglan for fuel. Can't keep away from Htown, will be dropping in tomorrow morning for a CPL X country in fact.

Take it easy

[Michaelt]

I just passed my PPL flight test.

Marty: you recommend getting an aerobatics rating?

[wildpudding]

Good work Michealt, I would recommend getting an aerobatics rating if you have the chance, I've almost finished mine, been working on it over the last month or so in a c152 aerobat. You become heaps more confident flying fast/slow, in strange attitudes and in pushing the plane further than you would normally.

Now only if I can work out a way to get a cheap flight in something like a Pitts Special...(cough Marty cough...)

Stefan

[marty]

yeah go for the aeros rating. do it somewhere intensive like north shore, or better, go to ardmore and track down the citabria flown by wombat35 from www.pprune.com - he instructs aeros and tailwheel in his areoplane, and from all accounts is a great guy.

awesome effort on the pass btw

[Michaelt]

yeah go for the aeros rating. do it somewhere intensive like north shore, or better, go to ardmore and track down the citabria flown by wombat35 from www.pprune.com - he instructs aeros and tailwheel in his areoplane, and from all accounts is a great guy.

awesome effort on the pass btw

We have an AESL AIRTOURER T6 with a 160hp Lycoming in it at Whenuapai , seems to be a fairly capable craft, and probably cheaper than anything at North Shore or Ardmore.