Got my PPL

Tristan · November 19th, 2007, 02:53

Hey there,

I haven't been posting that much lately cause I've been so busy. But today I got my PPL. I live in Australia, so the flying syllabus might be a bit different to USA. I do my training in Canberra which is the capital city of Australia. Canberra is situated near the highest terrain in the country, so where did he send me? Yep to airstrips in the high mountains.

THe testing officer is an ex-Dutch fighter pilot who has logged something like 24000 hours. Anyways, he is really strict and put me under the hammer.
He made me fly to an unlicenced strip in really mountainous terrain with an elevation of 4500ft, and it was a really hot day. We got to the strip and the grass was about 1 meter high in some sections and very uneven. All in all, the flight went ok, but there were a few things which he gave me grief for but he passed me.

Tristan

Zero1Niner · November 19th, 2007, 02:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tristan

Hey there,

I haven't been posting that much lately cause I've been so busy. But today I got my PPL. I live in Australia, so the flying syllabus might be a bit different to USA. I do my training in Canberra which is the capital city of Australia. Canberra is situated near the highest terrain in the country, so where did he send me? Yep to airstrips in the high mountains.

THe testing officer is an ex-Dutch fighter pilot who has logged something like 24000 hours. Anyways, he is really strict and put me under the hammer.
He made me fly to an unlicenced strip in really mountainous terrain with an elevation of 4500ft, and it was a really hot day. We got to the strip and the grass was about 1 meter high in some sections and very uneven. All in all, the flight went ok, but there were a few things which he gave me grief for but he passed me.

Tristan

Congratulations!!

charlie1017 · November 19th, 2007, 03:00

Congratulations!!!

Tristan · November 19th, 2007, 03:18

Thanks! Is it similar thing in the US? Basically you go on a long xcountry nav and have to get all the boxes ticked?

Nick · November 19th, 2007, 03:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tristan

Thanks! Is it similar thing in the US? Basically you go on a long xcountry nav and have to get all the boxes ticked?

In the USA, most of the PPL checkrides I knew of start out on a cross-country flight plan and then divert after the first or second waypoint on the way out of the departure airport. Then the airwork is performed and go back for the landings. Some examiners may do a more full-blown cross country or landings at a second airport but that is not required.

Congratulations on your new certificate. One step closer to your signature line goal.

Tristan · November 19th, 2007, 07:34

Thanks everyone for your comments, I plan to update my progress on this forum because I got alot of my initial inspiration and support from here. As far as the flight, I made three landings at three different strips. The first two were at unlicenced aerodromes high in the mountains, then the test officer made me do an assimilated forced landing into a licenced CTAF.

Tristan

dc3flyer · November 19th, 2007, 08:50

CoNGRADS!!!!!!!!!!

JaceTheAce · November 20th, 2007, 16:56

Good job!!!

n57flyguy · November 20th, 2007, 19:25

Congrads!!!!

ZachH · November 22nd, 2007, 02:36

Good Job !!

Tristan · November 23rd, 2007, 21:38

Cheers everyone!

mooneyguy · November 23rd, 2007, 22:34

Congrats

Good job!

Pietrantonio · November 24th, 2007, 02:45

Congrats on your accomplishment!

Wing_96 · November 24th, 2007, 10:49

Congrats! That sounds like one heck of a check ride!

moxiepilot · November 24th, 2007, 11:01

congrats, good job

November 19th, 2007, 02:53	#1
Tristan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 93	Got my PPL Hey there, I haven't been posting that much lately cause I've been so busy. But today I got my PPL. I live in Australia, so the flying syllabus might be a bit different to USA. I do my training in Canberra which is the capital city of Australia. Canberra is situated near the highest terrain in the country, so where did he send me? Yep to airstrips in the high mountains. THe testing officer is an ex-Dutch fighter pilot who has logged something like 24000 hours. Anyways, he is really strict and put me under the hammer. He made me fly to an unlicenced strip in really mountainous terrain with an elevation of 4500ft, and it was a really hot day. We got to the strip and the grass was about 1 meter high in some sections and very uneven. All in all, the flight went ok, but there were a few things which he gave me grief for but he passed me. Tristan

November 19th, 2007, 03:00	#3
charlie1017 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 420	Re: Goy my PPL Congratulations!!! __________________ Commercial ASEL- AMEL-Instrument 265ish hours / 13 ME Grad student

November 19th, 2007, 03:18	#4
Tristan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 93	Re: Goy my PPL Thanks! Is it similar thing in the US? Basically you go on a long xcountry nav and have to get all the boxes ticked?

November 19th, 2007, 07:34	#6
Tristan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 93	Re: Got my PPL Thanks everyone for your comments, I plan to update my progress on this forum because I got alot of my initial inspiration and support from here. As far as the flight, I made three landings at three different strips. The first two were at unlicenced aerodromes high in the mountains, then the test officer made me do an assimilated forced landing into a licenced CTAF. Tristan

November 19th, 2007, 08:50	#7
dc3flyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Everywhere Posts: 1,198	Re: Got my PPL CoNGRADS!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Paid to wait.... Fly for fun!

November 20th, 2007, 16:56	#8
JaceTheAce Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 7,634	Re: Got my PPL Good job!!! __________________ "Time spent flying is not deducted from one's lifespan."

November 20th, 2007, 19:25	#9
n57flyguy Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,814	Re: Got my PPL Congrads!!!! __________________ -Paul

November 22nd, 2007, 02:36	#10
ZachH Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 281	Re: Got my PPL Good Job !!

November 23rd, 2007, 21:38	#11
Tristan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 93	Re: Got my PPL Cheers everyone!

November 23rd, 2007, 22:34	#12
mooneyguy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 641	Re: Got my PPL Congrats Good job! __________________ FLY SAFE <Tim>< CMEL CSEL CFI CFII http://desiretofly.blogspot.com/

November 24th, 2007, 02:45	#13
Pietrantonio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brooklyn,NY Posts: 426	Re: Got my PPL Congrats on your accomplishment! __________________ "The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goals! The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach."

November 24th, 2007, 10:49	#14
Wing_96 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 183	Re: Got my PPL Congrats! That sounds like one heck of a check ride!

November 24th, 2007, 11:01	#15
moxiepilot Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CFI / CFII in PA Posts: 2,758	Re: Got my PPL congrats, good job

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