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Old 6th Oct 2014, 08:28
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plucka
 
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Good one Tee Emm, that's bloody funny!!


Where are these competent instructors you speak of these days. No offence intended to the instructors of today but how many of them have any true low level experience? Very few, that's why it's necessary to find a specialised instructor. If you think 5 hrs is enough to learn how to fly at low levels, you are kidding yourself. It would take 5 hrs to teach someone the skills to be able to continue to learn on their own safely.... Minimum.

People don't need a low level rating (in this post part 61 world) so they can fly up the beach at 200ft. Anyone can do that (all be it illegally) because there are no obstacles and a true horizon. People want a low level rating for jobs, like power line inspections, mustering, survey flying, firebombing and as a pre requisite for Ag. Most of the skills needed for these jobs are not in the PPL or CPL syllabus...

Rip off.... I don't think so!

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