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Postby nicow » Mon May 14, 2007 3:17 pm

Well done Skydiver!Hope you have many more happy landings.
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Re: solo!

Postby Morph » Mon May 14, 2007 3:51 pm

skydiver wrote:I went solo today.
Fantastic news

Have fun and be safe
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Postby Aerosan » Mon May 14, 2007 4:58 pm

Well done Skydiver 8) :P many happy hours to you :!: :P
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Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Mon May 14, 2007 6:27 pm

Well Done.

Now need to change it to Skydriver :twisted: :twisted:
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Postby skydiver » Tue May 15, 2007 8:35 am

Thanks so much!
I'm flying an Airborne Outback, which is an Australian made trike. The Outback is a basic model. No pod so you're out in the open. I like motorbikes, so this is the set up for me: a flying motorcycle. It's powered by a Rotax 582. Airborne also make a fancier model with a 912 Rotax and with a pod and glass cockpit; ie, instruments in a LED screen. I prefer lowtech. Their site is www.airborne.com.au. You can see a photo of my trike when I took delivery and someone was kind enough to take me for a flight in it at http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2784 ... 1015ExLZAG
Now I've gone solo, I feel like I own it.
The flying conditions here in Oz are perfect. Good weather most of the year, warm winters, much like SA as far as I can tell. No mountains to speak of, plenty of landing areas all around.
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Postby Dre'man » Tue May 15, 2007 11:47 am

skydiver wrote:Thanks so much!
I'm flying an Airborne Outback, which is an Australian made trike. The Outback is a basic model. No pod so you're out in the open. I like motorbikes, so this is the set up for me: a flying motorcycle. It's powered by a Rotax 582.
And thats how it should be !!!!
Enjoy, but I am sure when we are old we will also want a cockpit :twisted: :twisted:

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Postby skydiver » Wed May 16, 2007 12:29 am

I am old.[/u][/i]
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Postby Bacardi » Wed May 16, 2007 7:52 am

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Postby Mc Guyver » Wed May 16, 2007 8:39 am

The flying conditions here in Oz are perfect. Good weather most of the year, warm winters, much like SA as far as I can tell. No mountains to speak of, plenty of landing areas all around.[/quote]

Depending on where you are flying from :!:
You are invited to come fly from Somersby on The Central Coast :lol:
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Postby Dre'man » Wed May 16, 2007 8:49 am

skydiver wrote:I am old.[/u][/i]
No no, 3 axis pilots get old.

Trike pilots realise you are never too old to have a happy childhood :!: :D
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Postby Rudix » Wed May 16, 2007 9:05 am

Dre'man wrote:
skydiver wrote:I am old.[/u][/i]
No no, 3 axis pilots get old.

Trike pilots realise you are never too old to have a happy childhood :!: :D
No no, you guys have it all wrong :D

Remember a man is only as old as the woman (or is that women :lol: ) he feels :D

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Postby Guzz » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:42 am

Hey hey!!!! One more to add to this list! :D

Went Solo this morning at Microland. Damn it's good to be up there alone! 8)
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Postby Tailspin » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:25 pm

Well done Guzz

Now the fun starts. :lol:

Now you will be looking at the sky every 5 min thinking damn the WX looks good i coulda been putting in SOLO hours now.

Again Well done Dude
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Postby skydiver » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:45 pm

Congratulations, Guzz! We all know the effort it took to get there. For me it took 10 times the effort, I think.

And doesn't it just jump off the ground without the weight of an instructor! and isn't it quiet without someone talking all the time?

Enjoy!
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Postby cobra » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:51 pm

Guzz wrote:Hey hey!!!! One more to add to this list! :D

Went Solo this morning at Microland. Damn it's good to be up there alone! 8)
Congrats Guzz (^^)
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