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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

1st Feb 2022, 07:47

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Posted By jonkster

If you are closer to south side of Sydney, Camden...

If you are closer to south side of Sydney, Camden is a good option. It is class D so you get CTA experience but the aerodrome is in the middle of the training area so it minimises transit time and...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

30th Dec 2020, 01:58

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Posted By jonkster

Q1: to be employed as a pilot (including as an...

Q1:
to be employed as a pilot (including as an instructor) you will need a commercial licence (and to be an instructor, an instructor rating on top of the CPL).

My 2c
In general, making a...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

18th Feb 2019, 09:10

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Posted By jonkster

Don't tar all instructors and schools with the...

Don't tar all instructors and schools with the one brush. The school I work for charges first solo at the dual rate (1st solo, 1st area solo, 1st nav solo) and subsequent solos at the solo rate...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

16th Feb 2019, 01:10

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Posted By jonkster

Being responsible for a student on their solo nav...

Being responsible for a student on their solo nav flights is not something I take lightly.

I would not be on my lonesome.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

14th Feb 2019, 19:57

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Posted By jonkster

You can choose which path (RPL->PPL or PPL only),...

You can choose which path (RPL->PPL or PPL only), further into your training if you want.

Generally schools will show costs to a RPL standard on the PPL path because you *do* have to be at the RPL...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

13th Feb 2019, 20:23

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Posted By jonkster

I was not aware of any specific restriction on...

I was not aware of any specific restriction on the number of passengers for private pilots. Where did you see the 5 pax limit? Possible I may have missed something in the regs.

If you fly...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Aug 2018, 08:45

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Posted By jonkster

+1 yes [/left]

+1 yes
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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

13th Jan 2018, 22:07

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Posted By jonkster

I think you need to meet the experience...

I think you need to meet the experience requirements for an Australian PPL (assuming a PPL is what you are wanting to convert to?).

From the CASR part 61

so you would need a minimum of 2...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

28th Nov 2017, 20:04

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Posted By jonkster

By commercial pilot I assume you mean an...

By commercial pilot I assume you mean an "airline" pilot - just to clarify, to work in GA as a pilot you will need to hold at least a commercial licence.

If your aim is "I want to be an airline...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

12th May 2017, 09:04

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Posted By jonkster

I would say Curtis.

I would say Curtis.

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