"Crash Lander" wrote in message
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Hi Terry!
I live in Geelong, so Bacchus Marsh could be an option. I enquired at
Point
Cook, and the price for a C150 is $205 for flight instruction, and $140
for
solo flight. Seems perhaps Bacchus Marsh may be cheaper. Barwon Heads was
around the same, with Geelong being slightly dearer from memory.
Point Cook wa the place that suggested getting the PPL via the Jabiru, and
the rates for it were $175 per hour for flight instruction, and $123 for
solo flight. Judging from what you said, this seems a bit dear. I will
contact Bacchus Marsh Airfield tomorrow, and ask them a few questions. I
know 1 a month is not really enough, but if the rates are good enough, I
can
afford more. Can't see me getting more than 2 a month on a regular basis,
but I guess you are living proof that it can still be done! 140 hours
seems
like forever to wait for your licence, but I guess it's worth it in the
end.
I plan on using every bit of spare cash like tax cheques and commissions
from work (about $1000 every 6 months on average) to help get extra
lessons.
How many hours do you have now? Perhaps we could go up together once I get
licenced! To be honest, I'll be stoked when I just get my SPL, and can fly
with a passenger in the training area! :-) It's been a dream to get up
there
for so long, and I've decided I'm just going to do it, no matter how long
it
takes. If I wait until I save up enough to do it all at once, I'll never
get
started. Much like you said.
Crash Lander
"d&tm" wrote in message
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Hey Crash, whats the chances of this, I live in Geelong also. About 3
mins from Geelong airport but I fly
at Bacchus because it was about $30 an hour cheaper when I started. Like
you said I was happy to just fly around the training area for a while
before I started the Navs which are more expensive ( some of them cost
$500 ) which is partly why it took me 140 hours. I now have about
160 hours. You can call me during the day on 9258 7424 and I would be
happy to give you the lowdown on Bacchus Marsh and flying in General.
Terry