Originally Posted by
PG13
G'day all.
30 or so years ago, I starting taking flying lessons, passed my GFPT and had about 30 hours of flight time, before the money ran out, and I had to stop flying.
Kid is now starting to fly gliders (as a pathway to getting in to powered flying), and this has resparked my desire to get back in to the air, and I am thinking through my options.
Of the gliding vs RAAus vs RPL/PPL, what are the pros and cons of each learning pathway, that will get me the safest way to get back in the air?
Whilst some cross-country and travel flying might be interesting, it is not a high priority for me. Just getting in the air is what I really want.
Thoughts?
You haven't said where you're looking to fly from ('Australia' is a big place!).
If there's a local airport that has a local Flying School, I'd suggest talking to one of the instructors there about a TIF (Trial Instructional Flight) - they're generally not expensive - and trying both a Light RAAus aircraft (eg. a Jab or Foxbat) and a Cessna/Piper (RPL/PPL) if you can - to see what you like because, at the end of the day, flying should be
fun and only you can decide what that looks like for you.
