Brisbane Aerobatics
 

Anyone have any recommendations regarding doing Aero's training in the Brisbane area?

Im not too keen on flying the Aerobat as I'm a fairly large guy and my knees get in the way all the time :) Got my heart set on a Citabria or something similar if there are any around.

Any info on location, aircraft types, prices, or just general advice would be fantastic.

Ozzi

How about here....
 

You can try Redcliffe Aero Club. They now have a Citabria and Decathlon at reasonable rates with good instructors too.

Large guy needs large plane.Try the T-28. His son has Yaks as well.

Aeros Brissy
 

Don't know if you want a rating or a bit of fun.
Doubt you'd get a T28 rating and after the last "incident" don't like your chances of training in one of their Yaks.
Hempels the go for that.

What about FTA or RQAC at Archerfield? Anyone have any experience with either of these two?

Ozzi

Mate, There are not too many options there for aeros, Redcliffe would be the place to go probably. There was one person i would have suggested to do aeros with over anyone else in Brisbane, but unfortunatly he is no longer in the flying game!
By the way, don't bother doing your aerobatic rating in a 152aerobat, Do it in a taildragger (real aircraft), thats when you really learn to fly!:}

Is it not a requirement that the PIC have at least a CPL on "Warbird" joy flights ?

Ozzi

FTA has a Decathalon and a couple of very competent basic aero instructors. Call them for some pricing.

Sorry, don't know about RQAC though.

Cheers

OZZI,

Head to Redcliffe and give Aerobatics Australia a go. The Aero Club handles his Aerobatic flying I beleive. Gerry is also a big bloke but has a Decathlon and a Citabria both brand new. I've flown both of them and they are fantastic. Very forgiving aircraft and Redcliffe isn't far from somewhere where you can get a bit of height to start loops etc.

Gerry is also one of the nicest blokes you will find anywhere in this industry, and you will not go wrong with him.

Long live the Decathlon...

TBT

Would have to agree with the concensus, go to Redcliffe and insist on Gerry. Champion bloke who knows what's he doing. The machines are absolutely glorious and the training area aint bad either.
j3

I concur also - Give Archerfield a miss - Too many money hungry operators there .. much cheaper to fly out of Redcliffe plus the training area is very close and a lot more scenic than the southern or eastern training areas of Archerfield.

Thanks guys,

Redcliffe it is then. Now just have to wait for the tax man.......

Ozzi

Sorry to revive such an old thread, was just wondering how much of a steep learning curve it would be to do a Constant Speed, Tailwheel and Aeros all at the same time?

Trying to save some cash instead of doing a CSU endorsement separate.

Ozzi

I'd say not much of a learning curve. You're best bet might be to stage it; get the Tailwheel / CSU at the same time (circuits and more circuits, you're going to love cross wind landings in a tail dragger) then go do some aero's once you're happy in the circuit and landing it and controlling the CSU at the same time.

With a CSU you actually have a little LESS to do in aeros as you're not having to keep control of RPM throughout manouvers (unless you cock up monumentally :-))

I did my last AFR by doing the tail-wheel and aero endorsment after having a few years on the ground.

my2cents

OZZI,
You won't notice getting the C/S endorsement between the aerobatics and T/W stuff. I suggest that you give Gerry a call. You may find that he'll do the T/W work and even some of the aerobatics in the Citabria which has a fixed pitch prop.

Pitts
 

Along the same lines...does anyone know if there are any Pitts available for hire in SE Qld? Citabria/Decath are nice, not keen on warbirds but a well looked after Pitts would be perfect. Or am I dreaming?

Just a note on the Citabria...

If you are both big guys... be careful as you will pop outside the C of G for Aeros.

If you want to check, have a look at:

http://www.citabria.co.nz/PAS/Documents.htm

Click on Weight and Balance.

Cheers

Wombat

Ahh jeez Wombat - is this your indirect method of telling me to go back on a diet? Through Pprune? How insensitive.

May I strongly recommend that you lay off the pork pies and custard tarts for a few weeks before I next come and fly with you. ;)

With a name like Wombat......;)

Anyway I'm not fat, just tall.

Runaway Gun... see that going phwoosh past you...?




That's your "Mates Rates" :}:}:}:p When are you coming over?



All right my "Tall" Ozzie... the biggest guy I have had in the front was 6'4 and let me tell you it was funny to see him with his legs crammed up.... the seat does not move very much.. so watch the brakes! In NZ big does not mean tall... it means BIG! :}

And it's mainly the instructor that will put you out... as for me... I'm a spritely 80KG :8:8 it's not the tarts... apparently there’s a steak in every schooner... who'd a thunk it!