Moorabbin to Mornington Peninsula - Garmin G1000

This was me flying VH-MSN solo from Moorabbin Airport to the Mornington Peninsula (and back) on the 18th August 2007 at 1:00pm (EST). That's me in the left hand seat, my dad is doing the filming from the right. There is no takeoff, because dad didn't know how to use the camera properly, and he stopped the camera part way through the landing, that's why there is no footage of that. Aside from that, it was a very nice flight. The G1000 is fantastic.

The only problem I had was on the ground trying to get clearance for takeoff. I taxied to 35R, with about 4 planes in front of me and 3 behind. I had to wait for all the traffic to clear, until I was at the holding point, and I gave my ready call. But it was then that the tower decided to change the duty runway to 17 L and R, so I had to do a U turn at the holding point, taxi to the other side of the airfield and wait another 5 min for all the planes in front of me to takeoff. In the end I worked out that I wasted $60 waiting to takeoff. Not happy Jan!!

Plane Info:
Cessna 172S NAV III
Engine: Lycoming IO360 180BHP (2700RPM)
Avionics: Garmin G1000
Cruise: 120 Kts (216kph)
MTOW: 2550lbs (1159kg)
Fuel: 201 Lt Usable
Burn: 36 Lt/hr (Mixture Leaned)
Range: 5h35m / 670Nm / 1240km / 770 miles
Service Ceiling: 14,000 Ft
Fixed Pitch propeller (Diameter: 76in, 190cm)

Cost (Standard G1000 Equipped):
US$254,500
(Approx: AU$305,000)

Cost with everything:
US$311,025
(Approx: AU$375,000)


I got my licence with my school, St Kevins College Toorak.

Please note: That was a really crappy start. ;)

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[nickbarber48]

i do a fair bit of work on MSN :D i work for FSA

[GoingToBeAPilot1]

@flyboy172r how long is the ATPL course only? isn't it a few years? so you should start seeking airliner work before ATPL is completed? but what if you log 1500 in a cessna skyhawk or another small plane nothing like the 737s or A321s of Qantas, jetstar and virgin blue? maybe logging 1500 hours in another country is easier? im willing.

[flyboy172r]

@GoingToBeAPilot1

Well post-CPL you ought to be out looking to get hired as a pilot somewhere. Either get your MECIR or your Instructor rating and start logging hours. You can get the 1500 hours in any plane you want.

[GoingToBeAPilot1]

@flyboy172r how can i log 1500 hours then? isn't it in a commerical jet? like small jets or large ones?

[flyboy172r]

@GoingToBeAPilot1

Nah, that would be far too expensive for anyone mate lol. A frozen ATPL is basically a pass mark in all of the ATPL CASA exams, which leaves you to log the 1500 hours yourself. Someone with a frozen ATPL can have anywhere between the hours needed for a CPL and 1499.9 hours. Past that, you have your full ATPL. You log about 170ish hours as part of the course.

[GoingToBeAPilot1]

@flyboy172r the frozen ATPL too?! is logging 1500 hours part of the course?

[flyboy172r]

@GoingToBeAPilot1

Skevs is an upfront cost, I think naught to PPL costs around $5-10 (changes every year). Swinburne is an incurred cost. You get more than one qualification, both academically and in the air (NVFR, Aerobatics Rating, SECIR or MECIR), and you also do all 7 of your ATPL exams therefore having your frozen ATPL licence which will become a full ATPL when you log 1500 hours.

[GoingToBeAPilot1]

@flyboy172r So I can do the PPL course at St Kevins (starts year 10 right?) and then CPL and Swinburne after graduation. But how much is is to go to St Kevins per year, and how much do I have to pay back to HECS and HELP? And the Swinburne course has more than one qualification right? Do you know where to get an airline transport course? Thanks.

[flyboy172r]

@GoingToBeAPilot1

Swinburne University of Technology offers a 3 year degree and diploma course, you will train for a CPL as part of it. Fees for Uni and the flying componant are covered by HECS and HELP and you will not have to start paying back the debt until you have work in which pay exceeds the threshold. All you need to do is make sure you study Maths and Physics in school and you ought to be fine.

[GoingToBeAPilot1]

@flyboy172r what is the cost p/yr for st kevin's from year 10. at my school its slightly higher than $3000. st kevin's is the only school offering a PPL course Aus-wide. Any recommendations? Or do you know any training facilities/universities offering courses? I don't think my parents have the money :( thanks!