Originally Posted by
ChaeBaee
My understanding is that with an RPL you're allowed to carry "more than one passenger if you have a casa class 1 or 2 cert" as quoted however with a PPl you're capped at a max of 5? How does that work?
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.
Originally Posted by
ChaeBaee
With RPL there is an endorsement for operating a flight radio however to my understanding isn't using a flight radio part of training; talking to the tower requesting take off etc.
If you fly where radio is not required you do not have to have the endorsement.
Originally Posted by
ChaeBaee
With the 25nm restriction for RPL, it includes rottness island which has an airport. Certain forums have said that if I get a PPl im allowed to land at airports other than the one i depart from, is this not the same for RPL? (Wanting to fly to rottness island and come back)
I believe if the aerodromes are within 25nm you can fly between them.
I don't think that was the intent of the RPL (it was meant as a replacement for the GFPT and before that the Restricted Licence, that allowed you to fly between an aerodrome and its associated training area) but I think with the new wording there is nothing that specifically states you have to land at your departure aerodrome. May be wrong though.
Originally Posted by
ChaeBaee
Lastly, I was considering obtaining an RPL due to the fact that I most likely will not be flying very far and not at night. However, the 25nm radius restriction seems abit too tight.
The idea is an RPL knows how to fly the aircraft. They have not however been trained to navigate at the same time as flying the aircraft.
For that reason they are restricted to flying in the vicinity of their departure point, to avoid getting themselves lost.
Originally Posted by
ChaeBaee
Casa websites tells me that if i get a nav endorsement that restriction will be lifted off however after reading a few forums they have all along the lines said that at that point you would might as well get a PPL. Why is that? For reference purposes, RPL cost around 7k while PPL cost around 16k. Is the nav endorsement that expensive?
Typically navigation training involves around 9 flights (including 2 supervised solo flights) of increasing complexity, averaging several hours in duration. You typically will add around 30 hours of flight time to your log book. That is why the cost.
With a PPL you are entitled to carry passengers, operate in controlled airspace and at controlled aerodromes (basically you can fly anywhere in Australia and potentially overseas).