Hehe!! puff Any takers for lock positions?? How bout you John?? I hear your point on the 503. Just wanted to make sure. Dont wanna rob the poor instructor of income for his aerie... But i'll have to isnt it?? There was one on the for sale section I was eye balling, 80hrsTT, ballistic chute, for R95k...

Hey guys, Went to see an instructor this morning, and getting ready to start my training. Have heard from a few guys that I'll be too heavy for a 503, us being on the highveld (Mpu) and all, so asked about training on a 582. He doesnt have one, so I said I would buy one. He seems to be insisting tha...

Hey Trikenut, Tell me something, how long has it taken you in days since you started flying to get where you are?? I asked Boris from Witbank on the weekend how many weekends I needed, and he said some guys fly evberyday and take 5 months!! :( I dont wanna wait that long!! I'm thinking of doing my t...

Hi guys, I've been on the forum dreamin for about a year now and only just checked the welcome to the forum post now :oops: There it was asked that I mention here what I fly and where, so here goes. I dont fly yet, went flying with Boris in Witbank on Saturday, and going to see Ludie in Middelburg t...

Hi Morph, Yeah I see where you're coming from on that one, makes sense.. And I mean its only the first 10 hours or so anyway. So the initial training will cost me more but at least I cant wreck my own plane that way.. :wink: So in terms of borrowing money, you're saying I should borrow enough to buy...

Thanks skybound, good advice that is I think I'll go that route then, besides I'll keep the missus happier that way, hehe!! What do you fly and where?

Hi guys, I'm just waiting for my home loan application to be processed so that I can take some extra and do my training! Just dont know which of the following routes I should take. Should I train on school aircraft at +-R600/hour and then hire & fly when I'm done training (have no idea what hire & f...