The time for MPL has come

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The time for MPL has come

Postby RV Sometime » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:41 am

My goal before my birthday in May is to buy my trike. I want to take delivery on my birthday. vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy

I live in Bedfordview & am looking for a school that has 582 trikes for ab initio training.

Then to my background, I started flying microlights in the mid 80's, met my ex wife by 1987 & she had her way because "those things are held together with nuts & bolts, they are awful dangerous things & if you want to marry me, you must stop flying." :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: It took me many years of flying on the sly with mates & taking flips at Rand & down at FAPA during the air festival every year before I could afford to buy my own aircraft. Obviously my mpl was history. I started from scratch, having bought my own aerie after approximately 10 hrs of training. The voice of doom in the background became dimmer as I approached going solo & faded away because the lady wanted for nothing. I flew more dual xc than any other student in the history of sa aviation because I flew every second weekend down to FAPA & back with my instructor even prior to going solo. My solo nav was from FAGM to FABM to FALY to FAHR to FAGM. Was immense fun & I loved my aerie, a big brawny powerful 4 seater & fast too at 160mph. Unfortunately my circumstances changed which included a divorce & the eventual loss of my baby & now the necessary sale of my share with George in the Explorer.

My license lapsed last year in July & my med in August.

I have approximately 750hrs ppl, but a few hundred of the old hrs & no hrs logged in the last 2 years because of court battles but approximately 240 hrs flown in those 2 years.

I am very well versed in the law pertaining to ppl etc but do not have a clue about how my training will commence. Do I get any credit for my experience, do I rewrite the exams etc etc.

All feedback is welcome. Very soon I will join you guys in the sky for flying fun. vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy
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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby RV4ker (RIP) » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:43 am

Try Marc Gregson at Pano's or Russel Bird at Circus. Not sure if they have 582's, but nice guys...
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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby slysi » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:02 pm

Have fun Andre, I hope to do mine some time soon as well -0<
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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby RV Sometime » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:23 pm

Thanks Simon

Has anybody got contact # s for these guys???
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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby Sox » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:31 pm

RV Sometime wrote:Thanks Simon

Has anybody got contact # s for these guys???
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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby Frootbat » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:50 pm

Hi Andre,

Panorama is the place to go.
Once you have met the guys (and one doll) on a Friday night, you'll be hooked.
The long time invite still stands.
Yes, Marc has a 582 (still in a goood condition) in the school .

Hope 2 C U soon.............

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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby RV Sometime » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:57 pm

Thanks for the pm's guys.

The 1st person to come back to me was Marc & we have a 07h30 appointment for sunday 18 march, lekker. Going to be great fun vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy
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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby Wart » Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:47 pm

RV

You have met a few of us and all I can say is that you will get the same welcome where-ever you go.

Enjoy the training and keep us posted on your progress.

Fly safe!

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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby Nkwazi » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:38 pm

Fantastic Andre and enjoy your training (^^)
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The time for MPL has come

Postby John Young » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:05 am

RV Sometime wrote: ... we have a 07h30 appointment for Sunday 18 March ...
RV - this is good news.

Seems a long time to wait for first "lesson". :shock:

Hope you are planning some visits and hanger talk in the meantime. !!!!

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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby weedy » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:21 am

RV Sometime wrote:My goal before my birthday in May is to buy my trike. I want to take delivery on my birthday. vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy


My license lapsed last year in July & my med in August.

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Hi Andre, why not renew PPL and then do a conversion to trikes, then ask for a seperate NPL flex wing licence :?:
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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby velocity » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:06 am

RV Sometime wrote:My goal before my birthday in May is to buy my trike. I want to take delivery on my birthday. vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy


All feedback is welcome. Very soon I will join you guys in the sky for flying fun. vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy vhpy
Cool , jumping out of a trike is much easier than out of DED...:wink: and I guess I will have to ask RV4ker for that Explorer one (-)

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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby Tailspin » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:35 pm

RV

Marc is an Excellent Intructor.
Hope to maybe make a turn there on Friday.

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Re: The time for MPL has come

Postby RV Sometime » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:49 am

Me going to make a pass there too on fri afternoon, meet some of the guys & catch up with Frootbat, will be calling him imminently. Hope to see you there.

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