Thanks so much for the replies.
I'm sure that I spoke to Gary at SYD Seaplanes on Victor 1, least he was 2 weekends ago when i was scenic-ing in a 182, and was certainly polite enough to ask me if i wanted to be inside (land side) him near bondi.
If I can find the time (and afford the parking!!!) I might drop around in a week or so and see what goes on at Rose Bay, although the Canadian Option is tempting (ie, get it all over in one insanely dense stressful course) as I work better that way, it's fairly nigh impossible to study part -time , work, and fly with two darling little screamers under 3.
I always wanted to learn Japanese, I guess "Welcome Aboard" and "Brace!!!! Brace!!" are fairly straightforward
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once again thx.
cheers
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