Good day from a Newby South African Student Pilot

Hey Jack! Thanks for your response and for the warm greetings! Hey,
California, been there about 4 years ago - to Los Angeles and to San
Fransisco - maybe I need to fly there next time (myself) - wonder if
the little 2-seater Cessna will make it?? Hehehehe!! Chat to you
soon.! Ettienne

Hey there! Thanks for the lengthy reply! I will definately pop into
the Student Newsgroup - I think that is where I belong at this stage!
Yeah, no flight simulator (PC Base in any event) will EVER substitute
the real thing! Take care and happy flying! Ettienne

Hi Kees! Nice chatting to you. Yeah, we are in the MIDST of SUMMER -
and apart from the thunderstorms during the afternoons, it makes for
perfect flying! HEHEHE, I like your description of the instructor
(ROFL)... Good greef, and I thought that the jackal was bad - you have
had encounteres for every occasion! Chat to you soon - I want to go
and pop into the student group quickly . . .

Selwy, just shows me - I have a LONG, LONG way to go! I enjoyed your
message, thanks! Wow, maybe I need to take a machine-gun with me with
the next solo! i will look out for Mike or Nick - where are you
nowadays? Take care till next time. Ettienne.

ps: Just saw that all my replies are coming through individually and
not as part of the original messages - so please exuse this - seems to
me that I am newby student AND newby google... ... ... ... Happy flying
to all! I am off to the student one for now...

Get yourself a yoke and rudder pedals for the simulator. Flying with the
joystick or keyboard is a very futile attempt. The simulator itself is a
far cry from the real thing, but having yoke and pedals will
substantially increase its value.

Many people do end up owning an aircraft. There are pros and cons to
this, which you can find out if you google this group. Renting is not an
option in the long run. You can't go on long trips, which is the funnest
part of flying anyway. A club or partnership is a very attractive option
for many people.

Regarding your first solo, I doubt anyone ever forgets that day.

Welcome to the group.



"Xonix" wrote in news:1103689590.628836.309130
@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Hi everyone, thanks for a great NewsGroup! I have recently started
off
my Pilot career(having had a dream to fly for about 20 years)! Well,
with just 19 hours in my brand-new logbook and my first solo-flight
only 3 days ago, I am really excited and ready to go. (I have another
lesson in about 2 hours).

I am doing my PPL at the Lanseria Airport (FALA) just to the west of
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and am currently flying with a
little Cessna C150 Commuter. (EGZ - you will find a pic or two on the
web somewhere).

Question 1: Do you guys generally hire and fly or do you try to
acquire your own aircraft once you are ready?

Question 2: Does anyone really benefit from a PC Flight Simulator - I
have done quite a number of hours in mine, but I found that the lack
of
rudders in my sim is quite a disadvantage - I am INCREDIBLE lazy with
the rudders - especially when on final and moments after landing.

Something that happened with my first solo: I did three circuits
(Dual) and then dropped my Instructor at the tower. Cleared for Taxi,
did the run-up tests and took off. Was pretty amazed with the power
of
the aircraft since the instructor was on the ground. The circuit went
just fine, the approach was very good and the landing was really safe.
And then, a Jackal on the runway! I had to keep myself ready for a
go-around, but luckily it was out of the way in good time. Will never
forget that! What happened with your first solos? Can you still
remember it?

Anyhow, the main objective of this posting was just to say "Hi", I
hope
that I will be getting some responses!

Take care and happy flying!

Was the poster talking about a real jackal or another airplane? I assumed
it was the latter.


Jack Allison wrote in news:cqb281
:

Greetings from California...nice to hear from the other side of the
world. Congratulations on starting flying lessons.

As for the hire/fly or buy question, I rented for my private pilot
lessons, am still renting for my instrument lessons, but am looking to
partner with someone and buy a plane sometime next year.

Haven't seen a Jackal on the runway before...but we do have foxes that
live on the airport grounds. It seems as though they have figured out
to stay off the big long piece of concrete though :-)

OK... another newby here. How do you "experiment with climbing and
decending by using only the rudder pedals" when rudder controls yaw... not
attitude?


"john smith" wrote in message
...
Another thing to try that will teach rudder usage...
While flying on a calm day (or early morning/late evening) trim the
aircraft for level flight and take your hands off the yoke.
Use only your feet to turn by pushing the rudder pedals.
You can also experiment with climbing and descending by using only the
rudder pedals.

Question 2: Does anyone really benefit from a PC Flight Simulator - I
have done quite a number of hours in mine, but I found that the lack of
rudders in my sim is quite a disadvantage - I am INCREDIBLE lazy with
the rudders - especially when on final and moments after landing.

"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
1...
Was the poster talking about a real jackal or another airplane? I assumed
it was the latter.

Seeing as the OP was saying Hi from South Africa, I'm guessing he meant a
real jackal of the wild dog variety.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

Hey again! I did not even realise that there was a type of plane - a
Jackall - nope, this was the South African Version - furry, four legs,
breathing and IN THE WAY!!! Take care all!!

OK... another newby here. How do you "experiment with climbing and
decending by using only the rudder pedals" when rudder controls yaw...
not
attitude?

Well, if you use the rudder you add a bit more drag.
Make some S's with rudder only and you will probably descent.
Another trick to make a light plane climb or descent is shifting your
weight by bending forward or backward. Works only if the plane is
trimmed properly and in calm air.

Try it,
Kees.