Hi there! Congratulations, Stuart, and I wish you many great flights and happy landings!
Yes, it's one of the interesting things about flying microlight (obviously independent of whether gravity- or aerodynamically-controlled) that very short runways can suffice very well where others get into trouble. That's one of the fun parts landing in EDNY with a 2.4km runway ;-) > Finally - Ralf - good luck with your test! Hm, I should have posted at least a quick note ;-) I already have passed my practical exam about one month ago but I just didn't have the time yet to write about it. I will make up for that when I come home from my conference at the end of the week. I already have got my license since about 2 1/2 weeks and my certificate for passenger flights (required in Germany to be allowed to take passengers) since about 1 1/2 week. I also have been flying last week in Croatia on a flying camp our club has established on the Istrian west-coast in Vrsar. However, to say the least, I probably don't tell the license owners here something new when I say that flying without needing the agreement of any instructor is a really great experience and at that also one you need some time to get used to and to realize. I also have started training for the national PPL (PPL-N), which in Germany allows you to fly single-engine planes with MTOW up to 750kg at day and within Germany. The club has a DA20 Katana for that, which costs only slightly more in the hour than our microlights. As owner of a license for aerodynamically controlled microlights in Germany you need only 7 hours of practice (incl. 10 solo takeoffs and - hopefully - landings), a theoretical exam and another practical exam til you have the PPL-N. With another 15 hours and another theoretical exam (IIRC no practical) you can call yourself owner of a full-blown JAR PPL-A. So currently I am 21 hours, two theoretical and one practical exam away from being a "real" SEP-pilot ;-) However, going from a C42 to a Katana the only difference is the side you hold the stick with, the blue lever and the tip brakes. Ah, yes, and the speed. Aside from that it's just a little bit easier to fly ;-) Cheers, Ralf ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
