Flying

[Ones_Co]

Hi everyone,

 

Any one here go flying light aircraft ???

[danielburgess]

There are a few in the forum. PPL not really worth it cause if you do not maintain a certain amount of flying time in your Log Book, you lose it, YFC rent their planes out if I am not wrong at about $300 an hour.

 

Cheers

[Ones_Co]

For what i know YFC only rent their plane to them member only ....

 

last time i was their member too...

 

now I join my friend fly in malaysia....

 

ya lor ppl to be current we will for the fly every two month for one hour....

 

but i think that is the club rule....

 

full PPL singapore cannot get it... must go to other country...

 

cause not enough air space..

 

as long u do ur medical checkup u should be able to renew ur ppl

 

only thing is if too long nvr fly have to get checkout by instructor before can fly sole....

[jeriwajac]

hey, i've always wanted to fly in the sky...

but too old for SYFC...

any links to where can go for PPL in msia...

can give me more details on what to expect...

 

CHeers~

[Ones_Co]

http://www.eliteflyingclub.com/

 

this is a good one.....

 

Check it out .....

 

I also fly there

[hydrop]

Lets go fly together someday... ...I wish to learn aerobatics... Maybe someday I can join those aerobatics competition.... hee hee

[Ones_Co]

Originally posted by hydrop@Oct 11 2006, 08:35 PM

Lets go fly together someday... ...I wish to learn aerobatics... Maybe someday I can join those aerobatics competition.... hee hee

I also like aerobatics....

 

but i only try one time before....

 

the feeling very nice...

 

but I fly as co-pilot....

 

It is on my friend's aerobatics plane..

 

(plane model should be "pits" if i didn't remember wrongly)

 

but after i come down i for the whole day..... hahahaha

 

Plus he give me the chance to try all the tricks... cool when the plane spin 360*

[Ones_Co]

but nowadays, they don conduct aerobatics course in malaysia liao.... but only once awhile maybe will have ..... have to wait see any luck....

[hydrop]

Originally posted by Ones_Co@Oct 12 2006, 09:35 AM

I also like aerobatics....

 

but i only try one time before....

 

the feeling very nice...

 

but I fly as co-pilot....

 

It is on my friend's aerobatics plane..

 

(plane model should be "pits" if i didn't remember wrongly)

 

but after i come down i for the whole day..... hahahaha

 

Plus he give me the chance to try all the tricks... cool when the plane spin 360*

Waaaa....ur friend owns a plane ar? SO RICH! Lifestyle of the rich & famous....

[jeriwajac]

Originally posted by Ones_Co@Oct 11 2006, 07:41 PM

http://www.eliteflyingclub.com/

 

this is a good one.....

 

Check it out .....

 

I also fly there

hey thks.

[jeriwajac]

btw, a m'sian PPL is recognised in SG?

[Ones_Co]

Originally posted by jeriwajac@Oct 12 2006, 07:51 PM

btw, a m'sian PPL is recognised in SG?

U have to go for medical checkup and covert it to singapore PPL...

 

anyway any where u go, u will have to convert to the country ppl before u can fly the country reg plane.

[Ones_Co]

Originally posted by hydrop@Oct 12 2006, 06:08 PM

Waaaa....ur friend owns a plane ar? SO RICH! Lifestyle of the rich & famous....

heheh...... the friend (40+ ang mo uncle) i know is the director of a very big shipping company

 

that why he is that rich...

 

by the way he got two plane park in senai airport... flying is his hobby. i know him due to flying....

 

and a cost of a light plane is only about the same price as a mec or BMW 7 series....

 

but still too expensize for me...

[Ones_Co]

And i think no point convert it to singapore PPL due to singapore rent plane is very expensize and don't have to air space for u to fly nav.... maybe u can do touch and go a few time and a few round of the triangle from airport to btm hill than woodland and back to airport....

 

other air space of singapore we also cannot use...

 

if i not wrong and this is what i hear from other. only ex-airforce pilot can have the clearance to sentosa area and the other airport....

 

 

in malaysia if got extra cash rent the plane go navi trip more fun.....

[hydrop]

Originally posted by Ones_Co@Oct 13 2006, 01:36 AM

And i think no point convert it to singapore PPL due to singapore rent plane is very expensize and don't have to air space for u to fly nav.... maybe u can do touch and go a few time and a few round of the triangle from airport to btm hill than woodland and back to airport....

 

other air space of singapore we also cannot use...

 

if i not wrong and this is what i hear from other. only ex-airforce pilot can have the clearance to sentosa area and the other airport....

 

 

in malaysia if got extra cash rent the plane go navi trip more fun.....

Erm...last time i can track from area A to W (Pasir Panjang) and to Sinjon VOR and back at 1500ft. Just request from the atc. If no traffic and he good mood then he let u go. Dunno now still can or not.

[Ones_Co]

I also don know....

 

it is about four year liao seen the last time i fly in singapore..

 

[tt6389]

at one time I was very interested in powered paragliding :-

http://www.flyaboveall.com/paramotor.htm

 

Which is basically a small engine with propellor strapped behind yr back & a paraglider or parachute. You can take off any where, fly to a certain height, switch off the engine any time to save fuel & use thermal flow or the wind to gain height and stay air borne. I once saw a video clip of a bunch of enthusiast who flew from hongkong to Beijing on a tank of petrol. Coz they fly up to a certain height in the sky, switch off the engine, then use the wind generated by the earth rotation to fly.

 

Batu Pahat also got training school in this. Its $50 per hour to rent the equipment, but must passing their licence first. A brand new set of the powered paraglider cost about the same as a new S4 bike.

[38C]

Originally posted by Ones_Co@Oct 5 2006, 12:16 AM

For what i know YFC only rent their plane to them member only ....

 

last time i was their member too...

you are YFC which batch?

[hydrop]

Originally posted by tt6389@Oct 19 2006, 12:20 AM

at one time I was very interested in powered paragliding :-

http://www.flyaboveall.com/paramotor.htm

 

Which is basically a small engine with propellor strapped behind yr back & a paraglider or parachute. You can take off any where, fly to a certain height, switch off the engine any time to save fuel & use thermal flow or the wind to gain height and stay air borne. I once saw a video clip of a bunch of enthusiast who flew from hongkong to Beijing on a tank of petrol. Coz they fly up to a certain height in the sky, switch off the engine, then use the wind generated by the earth rotation to fly.

 

Batu Pahat also got training school in this. Its $50 per hour to rent the equipment, but must passing their licence first. A brand new set of the powered paraglider cost about the same as a new S4 bike.

I think somewhere after the 2nd link there is this small dirt strip for people doing ultra light flying. I think Desaru also have.

[Ones_Co]

Originally posted by 38C@Oct 19 2006, 08:58 AM

you are YFC which batch?

I also forget which batch liao but it was back in 2002....

 

i'm under a india instructor but he went to sikair liao during my phase 1

 

and the big boss instructor "seah" take over .... he voice really loud ...

 

my ear about the blow in the sky .......

 

i only complete basic flying there (phase I)

 

only clock 13 hour..

[38C]

Originally posted by Ones_Co@Oct 29 2006, 11:49 PM

I also forget which batch liao but it was back in 2002....

 

i'm under a india instructor but he went to sikair liao during my phase 1

 

and the big boss instructor "seah" take over .... he voice really loud ...

 

my ear about the blow in the sky .......

 

i only complete basic flying there (phase I)

 

only clock 13 hour..

indian instructor = DeWhitt???

that IMF still around ah?

 

 

i was from 55th batch in 1995.

i also only completed basic flying, up to sortie 19.

[danielburgess]

Ya, from what I heard, dewhitt is still around. I was from the batch in 1999.

 

Cheers

[hydrop]

DeWitt was my instructor also Nice funny guy

[moccajava]

question:

 

when you get the PPL, is it a necessity to clock some hours to renew or is it just a requirement of the flying club? clocking 1hr/2mths dun sound that bad... but gets pretty routine and sickening after awhile right?

 

and can ya rent planes w/o being a member of the club?

[hydrop]

According to CAAS to renew your singapore PPL, u need to:

 

"Show evidence in your flying logbook with certification from the flying instructor of your flying club that you have accumulated a minimum of 5 hours total flying experience in the period of 12 months prior to the expiry of the licence, of which 2 hours must be dual flying."

 

http://www.caas.gov.sg/caas/en/e-Services/...lightoperations