Cessna 152 - First area solo! Jandakot Airport

[grayson248]

Great job!

[yekane1]

what is a Area Solo? lol im noob

[kpoida]

@yekane1 there are 3 solo milestones when training for your PPL, all equally as enjoyable: first solo (the first time you fly by yourself, usually just one or two circuits), first area solo (first time departing the aerodrome for solo training) and first navigation solo (first extended solo flight outside of the aerodrome).

[yekane1]

@kpoida oh haha, thanks, awesome vid btw :)

[Jester356]

Great video!

How did you film that?

(Did you duct tape a camera to the side of your head?) lol

[kpoida]

@Jester356 thanks mate. its a wearable sports camera called a GoPro. Im wearing the head strap in this video. check out their website for more mounts and details. the camera is a good investment!

[Deaththrea10]

found my house

[dem0npain]

Private question-> what if ur doing a 1.5 hours flight ... and in b/w flight you want to pee and u cant resist it .. and small planes dont have toilets so what would u do???

and we are alone

[andyskateboarder]

@dem0npain pees yourself then, if it is to urgent!

[yekane1]

@dem0npain youd go the toilet before getting off the ground LOL

[YesIamAPilot]

A little tip, situate you map so that your track is facing up. It makes things easier to find.

[kpoida]

@YesIamAPilot thanks for the tip. i have tried that before but doesn't work for me, i prefer north as north. some people do like it though, just comes down to personal preference i guess.

[YesIamAPilot]

@kpoida Your right, its different for different people. Another tip that might help. Cut 1nm marks into your pencil (WAC on one side, VTC on the other) helps with estimating distances quickly for diversions etc. saves having to get ur ruler out everytime just to find a distance.

[YesIamAPilot]

@YesIamAPilot Are you aiming for your CPL? Where are u at with ur training atm?

[kpoida]

@YesIamAPilot just PPL mate. have my GFPT and completed 2 nav's at the moment..

[kpoida]

@YesIamAPilot have been taught that also :) but i have 5nm VNC increments

[frank6th]

Thanks nice one, I'm doing solo today at Racwa so was good to view FL

[kpoida]

@frank6th good luck mate, let me know how you go!

[greenkwaka]

nice video mate. do your ppl in the grumman tiger. fantastic little plane. over at The Aeroplane Company (TAC)

[MetalJaXtA666]

Awesome vid :D

Cant wait to start my lessons for my PPL at the same airport real soon :DD

[kpoida]

Thanks mate. what club you going to fly out of?

[MetalJaXtA666]

Planning on flying with RACWA :)

[TheMrOye]

@kpoida , Thank you for the video !! I'm so happy to see you achieved your goal , I mean GFPT is great achievement already !! Fly safe and Happy landing

good luck for your further training into PPL . : )

[kpoida]

the hard bit now is saving up enough to knock the PPL stage on the head! :)

[alesandroo92]

Nice video men !!

[stuka101]

Hey mate, How long is the Area Solo after Completing Solo Circuit consolodation? according to the RACWA syllabus?

[kpoida]

had 2 hours of PFL's, 2 hours of Adv. turns and a check flight. I'd say that pretty much matches the RACWA syllabus.

[stuka101]

Sweet as! Il get that done once im back from my holidays. How longs the Check flight? Just checks departure and arrival routes yeah? or?

[kpoida]

@stuka101 yeah arrivals and departures, but you also get taken though everything you've learned so far, so stalls, turns, PFL's, etc

[stuka101]

Thanks!! can't wait to get my area solo done! not long now. You continuing onto your GFPT now?

Thanks for the video btw, motivates me even more :)

[kpoida]

@stuka101 thanks stuka. i have my GFPT now - got it on the weekend and took my first passenger up yesterday :)

[stuka101]

Wow Brilliant!! How long did it take you after the area solo? take me up haha. Congrats mate.

[kpoida]

@stuka101 10 hours. went very quick, with instrument flights, adv. circuits at rotto and more solos!

[stuka101]

Awesome nice work mate! i probably won't make my GFPT til around Feb. But i'll try nail out my area solo before end of Jan.

Man just love being in the air, You going for a career in it?

[kpoida]

@stuka101 no mate, just PPL :)

[stuka101]

Ah ok, goodluck with the PPL should be good fun, what you doing to found your training?

[stuka101]

About to sit my area solo exam :)

[Dooobs]

Nice videos mate, just about to sit for my GFPT at Parafield, Adelaide.

You going for your private or commercial?

Also, how are you mounting your camera. obviously these are on your hat/headset, but the other video where its in the back right hand corner of the plane.

What camera are you using?

[kpoida]

Nice!... yeah im just a few weeks out from my GFPT. just need to do abit more study! Going for my PPL. the camera is called a GoPro hero and comes with a heap of mounts you can use. ive got the head strap on here, and in the other video i stuck it to the top window with some 3M removable tape and the standard mounts.

[aussifrog]

Awesome video! I'm also just starting to do my first area solos down at Moorabbin airport ,in Vic. Enjoy the rest of your solos, and I look forward to seeing more :)

[kpoida]

thanks mate. Just saw your videos also - well done!

[aussifrog]

Thanks a lot :)

[kpoida]

thanks Brett! im using a gopro hero camera. this is the standard def model, we should be getting the HD here in aus in a week or so. worth a look... ill be getting one!

[sseeker21]

Once again congratulations on your first area solo. Great video 5/5 look forward to seeing more.

[kpoida]

thanks mate, will keep the videos coming :)