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    Hey Brett, Great stuff, mate! I am sure the big grin will stay around for a long while - and rightly so.... Enjoy! Cheers Neil
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    My hand is up!
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    Hi Graham, Welcome to the forums! Whereabouts in the UK are you from? (I'm also a Pom, so always curious to know where other Poms are from!). Tell us a bit more about yourself & your flying....which airfield do you fly from? Do you do much cross-country flying etc? Cheers Neil
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    Hi Aamer, Best of luck with getting your licence - I am sure you will enjoy it. Look forward to hearing more from you... Cheers Neil
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    Good luck, mate! You are making the right decision..... Cheers Neil
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    Well done, mate! Now it really begins! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Folks, This is a great 25 minute video about a P-51 Mustang leading into a second 12 minute video. Hope you enjoy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd5cg77mA48 Cheers Neil
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    Brilliant - looking forward to the restoration.... Neil
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    Well done, mate! Good landing. Cheers Neil
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    No apologising required, Ian. We all know you do what you do with the best intentions at heart. It's still the best site around, whatever it's called! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Mark, I think you will need to be a bit more specific with your essential criteria... otherwise you will risk getting as many opinions as there are people on the forums . eg high wing/low wing; fast or slow; price range; single/two seat; for mainly local or cross-country; plastic fantastic or rag & tube or metal; nose or tail wheel etc Cheers Neil
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    Hi Graham, Not sure if you had seen the previous posts in this thread, but have you given the following guys a call? Rob Stowe at Coastal Aviation in Caloundra ( +61 7 54488991), and also Tony Kerr at Gympie in QLD (+61 7 5483 5170) No idea how much they might be, but Gazelle parts are obviously going to be difficult to source these days.... Cheers Neil (good Scottish name )
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    Hi Sapphire, That green gunge is excellent - I have added some to all 3 tyres after getting a slow puncture in one, and they have been fine since that. It was recommended by a guy who was, until recently, a Qantas maintenance engineer, and his mates who fly out of a rough strip all use it and report far fewer flats.... Cheers Neil
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    Hey Evan, Well done, mate! Class G is now your oyster! Enjoy.... Cheers Neil
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    Great pictures, Louis. Looks like you boyz had fun! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Evan, I suggest you download the Melbourne Basin Visual Pilot Guide from CASA'a web site, which has good detail about the Coastal and Inland routes, with detailed diagrams and tips on what to do. http://casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/pilots/download/melbourne.pdf BTW when I have flown this route I have given Moorabbin Tower a courtesy call when within 5 or 6 miles to let them know my intentions, which they have acknowledged. Have fun! Cheers Neil
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    Hey Louis - good stuff! BTW, did your wife ever find out about how you used the living room as a workshop in her absence?? Cheers Neil
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    .....and THAT is what rec flying is all about .......
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    Hi Jonathan, Eeee by gum - a Yorkshireman! Didn't your folk invent the Email? I've been in Oz for about 14 years now, and my Pommy mates say I now talk funny (but you Northerners would have thought that anyway, right? ) Don't miss the frosty UK mornings scraping ice off the windscreen, but I think you would agree the beer here tastes funny.....(guess I should drink more in order to get used to it) I fly from Penfield, near Sunbury - maybe we should meet up one day at Tyabb to keep up the tradition of Pommy whinging while having one of those strange cold beers... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Jonno, I will add my welcome to the others. Tyabb's a nice airfield - I am sure you will enjoy your training there. As a Pom myself I am always interested to know which part of the UK other Poms are from...I'm from Leigh-on-sea in Essex (born in London). WRT the headset there was a recent thread on this, and the conclusion was that the shop on this web site (under Pilot Supplies) had a very good value-for-money headset available. Have one myself, so can vouch for that. Take a look and compare...... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Adam, to this site. Hope the training goes well. Keep us informed about how it goes.....and maybe drop us a few more details about yourself (not cos we're nosey, just cos we're interested ). Cheers Neil
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    Hi GG, Whilst at the Darwin Air Museum last year I bought a book from their shop titled "Fighter Heroes of WW1" by Joshua Levine. ISBN 978-0-00-727494-9. Superb read. Highly recommended. Amazon has a copy for $15.56 - claims it only has 1 copy left! So get in quick if you like that sort of thing. Cheers Neil
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    If you like statistics I believe it is on a par with riding a motor bike - so take your pick....but remember lots of people buy lottery tickets although they have much more chance of being struck by lightning than winning the lottery. BTW - you seem to have singled out Jabirus (which is bound to start another Jab/Rotax debate along the lines of Ford/Holden - see various previous threads) - so if you don't like your chances with them why not change to a Rotax-powered plane instead? Cheers Neil
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    Hi Matt, Wow - must be fascinating reading! Cheers Neil
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    Yep - I have a set and they are fine. Can get better, but you will pay a lot more. So if you want value for money, go for it. Cheers Neil
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