Brilliant post! I will be taking into account some of your comments for any future guests on my Australian based podcast which is at www.goflying.net.
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I have an aviation podcast over here in australia. Its called the 'go flying Australia podcast. I focus on general and rec (lsa) flying.
I also listen to alot of other podcasts such as:
Airplane geeks
Plane crazy down under
Aircraft owners podcast
Pilots journey
Stuck mic
Plane talking...
In Australia alot of people are pursuing the equivalent of a sport pilot license rather than a ppl because of the cost of running ga certified aircraft is way too expensive. I have heard of horror stories about 10k annuals etcs.
For instance some schools at busy airports charge $300 for dual...
Have you listened to the Aviation Careers Podcast? The host goes into these types of questions in great detail. He has been advising pilots on issues like this for years.
Have you looked into any aviation scholarships?
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Thanks. That's cool that you got to live and fly over here. Sounds like you had some fun.
That's an interesting point about lots of aircraft bring available to rent. I assume lots of people are trying to defray the maintenance costs by renting.
I know what you mean regarding the expense...
Hey All,
I only just found this forum and boy am I loving it. Its a great relief to see people who treat others with respect on forums and who also share their knowledge in a non arrogant way.
Anyways are there any Aussies on the forum and where and what aircraft do you fly?
I myself am a...
Interesting question! I guess it depends on what sort of aircraft you want to buy. I would assume if you compared average salary to the average cost of a certified ga aircraft it would not look good. Ie (just numbers plucked from the air) 50k annual salary versus 400k for a new Cessna 172...