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    Gimme a taildragger and stick anyday! ...nosewheels r good... but my first plane's gunna be a corby starlet for many reasons. Taildraggers make u more aware of nosing over, whereas some trike pilots aren't used to holding the stick back whilst taxying and sometimes aren't aware of the pressure they are exerting on a nose leg when they taxi/take-off/land ! On taildraggers, its fun to put 'em down on 3 points... On trikes, U gotta put 'em down on 2 points to take the exertion of landing before you lower the nose, otherwise if u 3 point a trike on landing that nose is taking the brunt the mains should be taking first. A nice slow 'n' easy 3 pointer on a taildragger and you're firmly on the gound! A nice slow 'n' easy touch down on ur mains in a trike, ur not fully on the ground yet, ur lacking nose steering until that nose wheel touches and ur using the rudder! Both got their pro's 'n' cons... But tail dragger for me anyday ! Would that be right or could someone please correct me? :)
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    hey man wots doin :)
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    Hi Lindsay, Yes the AAL is a good place for youngins starting out in flying! I was a member once before I joined the RAAF. The aircraft construction and theory of flight subjects are actually quite good. The discipline is good too.. Once he leaves his junior cadet rankings get him into flying!!
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    nawww knit one for him Jen!
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    omg ur totally right!!!!
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    Hey man, Thx for the RV-4 photo! ...Damn looks like I won't be getting one of them then! They are a bit too heavy for RAA! ....what other sporty 2 seaters are there that kinda look like a Taylor Titch, Corby starlet or Midget mustang?? ..It's so easy to pick a single seater but to find a slippery sports 2 seater in the RAA category is hard... any suggestions?
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    Hey dude! yeh I'll head up ur way sometime for sure man! ..we'll aerial muster some cattle hahah (jokes) ....oh btw, I saw a RAA on the net the other day powered by a diesel engine!!!!! ..that's right up ur alley ay!
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    Did you say Morane-Saulnier ??? holy cow... Those guys started out in the year 1881 !!! ....old school totally rocks! I'm originally from the central coast too! From Umina Beach! ...yes I'm a beach bum haha (jokes) I used to work at Westfield Tuggerah for a while there hahaha... I've flown out of Warnervale a few times too. I hated the rocks on the tarmac that the props would kick up. How is it out there ?
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    YES!! wings and wheels are important!!!! hehehehe especially wheels! ...ask any F-111 pilot haha
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    YUP YUP ...we're hear for a good time not a long time hey!
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    hahaha yeh its even got games on here just like facebook!
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    Now THAT looks smashing! I could see myself with one of those puppies! They take pretty big engines tho ey? ...Are they still in the Ultralight category? ..I saw on the VANS website that they are a lil on the heavy side is that true?
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    Sup tomtom.. yeh I stumbled across this site a while ago but finally got around to starting up a profile thingy on here,.... wish I did it ages ago! ...its like a aerial-facebook hahahha
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    yeh dad n I had the same discussion about 1 versus 2 seats just the other day, If I went a 2 seater I'd prob go tandem and seriously consider the VANS RV-4. Anybody know anyone with a RV-4 ?
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    oh the Amberley flying club offers pretty alright rates, but mostly the Air training corps uses their planes..Mostly PA-38 Trauma-hawks
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    awwwww I would absolutely love to but the RAAF won't give me the day off :(:( ..I've been put on duty over christmas!!! Can I rake a reincheck haha :D
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    oh hey man! just popped in to say ur blogs pretty cool ay! twas a good read! ...its good to read how training's goin ! laters Adam
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    Yupp.. Mr Ply&wood Give em a call on 1300 138 771 ...
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    Hey

    Tigershark21 replied to a topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Hey guys here's something random, In the garage, I found the most hilarious book recently called "practical flying"... I was really surprised when i opened it that it was a flying training manual from 1917 !!!!! I skipped to the 'solo' part and it was the funniest read ever! Apparently if you're a good horse rider you'll make a great pilot hahahaha so there ya go man! ..If we could only do today what those guys did back then!!!! ...I guess I kinda learned how to tune a gnome rotary from it tho LOL... scary much... Anybody interested in reading it?? Adam :)
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    Oh wow I finally found a Corby pilot!!!! I'm Adam, and I'd love to learn as much about the Starlet as I can!!! I want to build/buy one, its my dream machine! DO you know anyone with plans for sale, parts, etc? The more I learn about the Starlet the more I want one!!!!!! Hope to hear from you!
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    Oh wow I finally found a Corby pilot!!!! I'm Adam, and I'd love to learn as much about the Starlet as I can!!! I want to build/buy one, its my dream machine! DO you know anyone with plans for sale, parts, etc? The more I learn about the Starlet the more I want one!!!!!! Hope to hear from you!
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    I've also had a cold reception when I once approached some flying schools at cooly for some training. I also recommend Boonah... nicest bunch I ever met. I've been meaning to head out there for ages now as I've posted to Amberley and it's not too far so I've got no excuse haha
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    hows the old flying tigers going out at Boonah man?
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    The mustang II is very nice! Love the centre console throttle! I bet the Midget Mustang would be fun... strong bugger too.. There is a USA website called umm... homebuiltairplanes.com ...its a similar layout like this one but i'm pretty sure that one's an American site
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    Hi Fosie! I think it's awesome that you already know what you want to do in life! I first started flying when i was 15. I got photo's of me in my profile on here! In the begining what I did first was speak to my careers advisor at school and they contacted the local flying training schools in the area and made a deal and organized one day a week after school for a few hours each week to study the theory component of becomming a pilot. The course is called BAK (basic aeronautical knowledge). Since the school organized it, I got it a bit cheaper and it was classed as an extra subject! So maybe speak to your careers counsellor at school after the holidays and they might be able to give you a head start as they did with me.
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