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    May take a while for The Oaks airstrip to dry out - we live next door and have already had over 200mm !!
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    Great to see I am not the only one who is addicted to both flying and motorbikes. My taste in bikes is a bit different with a small collection ranging from 1912 to 1939 !! I guess it fits in with the fact that I like old aircraft too !! My "modern" is a 76 R90/6 BMW.
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    From my experience with taildraggers I think there are two critical points. One is knowing the three point attitude for the aircraft - sit in it on the ground for a while as has been suggested. The other is to get the approach numbers correct for the aircraft - approach too fast and it all becomes ugly !!
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    The private pilot medical for GA is nowhere near as comprehensive as the commercial one. As long as you are reasonable healthy you will pass !! I don't mind doing it anyway as it is an enforced medical checkup every couple of years which can't be a bad thing.
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    I must have missed that bit about the altitudes when reading it - bit of a worry if we have too many people of varying levels of fitness operating aircraft up there !!
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    The Oaks got a little bit of rain this morning but missed the rest - but hey we are in the catchment area - it doesn't rain here !!
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    Thanks Paul - that fixed it.
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    Forum time appears to be GMT !!
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    Is that the one sponsored by HARS ? The classic motorcycle club I am involved in is attending as well I think so much more than just aircraft on show.
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    Thanks Arthur - so the Lightwing can carry me, instructor and fuel ? I was thinking after visiting the airfield a couple of times that there were not any suitable aircraft there that I could legally train in with two people !! Certainly the small Jabiru's with the 430KG MTOW don't work. FYI - you probably use my property as a landmark in the circuit - we have the pine forest where a lot of aircraft turn base for runway 36 !!
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    No - I am not building anything at the moment !!
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    Wow - I like this place already - being described as "skinny" !!
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    Hi Folks, I have been reading the forum for a few weeks now and thought I had better do the right thing and introduce myself. I have been flying GA for about 20 years - most types from C152 through to light twins. I also like vintage aircraft such as Tiger Moth and Chipmunk which I fly when I can. My other love is formation flying. We live under the circuit of The Oaks airfield so I have been thinking for a while of doing some RA flying and have visited the local school to talk to them about it. One concern I have always had about this small end of the flying scene is that I am 6'3" and 105kgs so I need to work out what I can actually fit in. This forum is really good - hats off to those who organise it. ..... Ian
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