Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:33 pm
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:33 amPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:55 amZK-Brock wrote:QUOTE (ZK-Brock @ Sep 10 2009, 10:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
- "It'll look good when it's finished!"
Frustrating ! throwing it around the sky on a cool August morning , air conditioning works fine ......... its the damn 'heater' he cant figure
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:39 amTrolly wrote:QUOTE (Trolly @ Sep 11 2009, 10:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Beautiful scenery- did you guys have to take a special mountain flying course to VFR around that area, or can anyone with a PPL fly there?
Nah, I just stayed nice & high (out of the bumps that the mountains cause). There wasn't much wind, no clouds, no other traffic, so it was pretty low-risk. With that said, it was an unfamiliar area and I did have 3 passengers so I wasn't going to be doing crazy stuff anyway. You can go in there and do what you want, I'd say it's more about personal limits, what you're comfortable with. I wouldn't be doing any low-level exploring of the valleys without formal training though.
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:07 pmTrolly wrote:QUOTE (Trolly @ Sep 11 2009, 10:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Beautiful scenery- did you guys have to take a special mountain flying course to VFR around that area, or can anyone with a PPL fly there?
Come again ??
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:40 pmA185F wrote:QUOTE (A185F @ Sep 13 2009, 09:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Come again ??
I was told there was a special course run down Queenstown way that we were recommended to take before attempting to fly nearby mountain rotar zones etc? I can understand applying common sense and flying high enough above the peaks so that you could glide to flat land in case of engine failures, but what about low level valley exploring etc?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:58 am
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:20 amshotgun wrote:QUOTE (shotgun @ Sep 14 2009, 06:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What was the rego of the 172 you were flying?
ETU
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:50 amTrolly wrote:QUOTE (Trolly @ Sep 18 2009, 10:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I was told there was a special course run down Queenstown way that we were recommended to take before attempting to fly nearby mountain rotar zones etc? I can understand applying common sense and flying high enough above the peaks so that you could glide to flat land in case of engine failures, but what about low level valley exploring etc?
It's not a legal requirement (yet - possibly going to change in future) but obviously common sense would dictate it wouldn't be a good idea to go hooning around the valleys at 500ft if you'd never flown in hills bigger than the Hunuas!
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:52 pm
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:40 pmshotgun wrote:QUOTE (shotgun @ Sep 14 2009, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>ahh
Then that would make me your navigator sitting in the back right hand seat.
Yes i'm John
Yeah mate I'd worked it outThanks for your navigational expertise.
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:40 amTrolly wrote:QUOTE (Trolly @ Sep 11 2009, 10:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Beautiful scenery- did you guys have to take a special mountain flying course to VFR around that area, or can anyone with a PPL fly there?
No special training required for this type of flying, however choose your days very carefully. Mid winter is generally the best. In regards to mountain flying courses, these are a good idea if wanting to gain more knowledge, and subject to the pilots background and experience. If you want to work out of the Queenstown region for one of the scenic operaters then you will have to complete a 50hr mountain flying course which is a local company requirement that the Queenstown operaters require prior to employment. Many pilots do this course instead of an instrument rating or C Cat sfter completing their Cpl
