ADVICE : Victoria Student seeks to enter Gyro's but seems quite challenging

[asra]

Hi Folks,here"s me... I"m based in VIC(Gisborne) and have been researcing Gyro"s for a while now. Al in all I"ve made up my mind that I want to get the Pilot"s Cert. and by myself a good stable entry level gyro. .. but this is where the fun begins.As far as I can see there are no CFI"s in VIC at all..? The list of CFI"s etc is quite out of date now I believe.I understand that the $$ cost of the cert and the process would be somewhere less than $5k which I"m allright with.I really just need some advice on where to go and who to see to go through the learning, training and certification process. If it"s a matter of me taking a week"s leave from work and driving to wagga or something like that I"m ok to do so.Could someone please offer me some candid advice with current CFI information so I can setup a program that is practically feasable. On the larger scale this is something that the Gyro community would do well to make a whole lot simpler, it"s really so much easier for me to just turn up to my local airfield(penfields), go through the RAA ringer and then after 20 hours and a pilot"s cert take up a texan each weekend...but not what I want to do.Thanks in advance,Ian0418 487 580vk3jap@vk3jap.net

[asra]

Hi IanHow is Rod doing out at Pentfield

[asra]

here are 2 more.

[Disco]

Nice photos. Are those green things temp hangars?

[Dewie]

Ian
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[asra]

Nice photos. Are those green things temp hangars?

[asra]

Ian,If I lived where you do, I"d head for Traegar.CheersFred

[asra]

Hi Ian,
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[Dewie]

Hi Ian
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[Brian]

Kevin Traeger would be the way I would go, you might have to travel a bit but thats the way it is unfortunately ! IMHO, you need to allow yourself at least two, maybe three blocks depending on weather and your ability to absorb and learn.Main thing is not to rush it as the cost of not getting it right can be way too expensive !!

[asra]

I was learning with Hunter Vally when I was in Canberra (around 1000km round trip. Now I am about an hour north of Melbourne and wasnt to get back into it, but it would appear that options are SA or back to the Hunter - which is a great club but 900km each way is a stretch! Doing straight blocks is not always easy either.Let me know how you get on...Matt

[bosca]

This is a side issue of sorts,however the US is also having trouble find instructors and it has been suggested the a number of GA,UL instructors etc may be able to update their licence to gyros.An egg in another basket so to speak. Kym.

[Russell]

Mmmmmmm, yet to meet an ultralight instructor, that would promote gyros over ultralights.........newbie fronts up, mate can you teach me to fly a gyro.......can do mate..........but why not this ultralight, there is more of these about, therefore they is better.Dare i say............bit by bit we is raising eyebrows...........folks are "warming" to gyros........and so they should.[ anyway........gyro"s are better

[bosca]

Rus,You do have a valid point,however there are many ways to skin a cat.There are no instructors in Vic,TAS? ,so what do we have to lose. If the Gyro industry wishes to expand ,which they need to ,how are we going to train future pilots.With many third generation Gyro,s comming into this country like the Xenon,Magni ,Butterfly etc ,how is it going to be economical selling in a small market.

[Russell]

Kym...........agree 100% with you.For longer than i care to remember, i have pushed for us [ asra ] to be more proactive, i wish to see our gyro news sold at newsagents, i wish to see gyro related editorials submited to "other type mags"There"s a number of ideas i would like explored, they are generating some discussions..........but hell, ain"t it slow.Why we seem to amble along...........buggered if i know. It"s a bit like public servants..........bin doing the same thing for so long, hate changing it. [ and deep down, they know it"s for the better ]The recent topic for next yrs nats, to be held in conjunction with the huge ultralight meet..........had some good merit, may be an option later.Sloooowly.........we are getting the message out there, too slow for my liking tho. Too quick for some tho."Todays" gyros, are getting folks to stand up and have a closer look..........that"s good.Spread the word..........