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About MooneyMike
We organise and lead flying safaris in single engine planes around Australia, USA and Canada. I live at Gold Coast in Queensland Australia but travel to America at least once a year. Generally the planes are flown by qualified Private Pilots and occasionally there are some spare seats for non pilots. We can advise the pilots how to obtain a licence validation and prepare a comprehensive flight plan with airport diagrams.
We include accommodation and transfers. Usually breakfast is included and some excursions are organised but we provide you with a booklet of local attractions at most stop-overs so you have the choice.
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Reply to @david:
I completed my CPL and ME-IFR out of Bankstown. I then logged over 1000 hours teaching VFR students. The essence is to look outside the cockpit when approaching any airport and particularly an inbound reporting point such as 2RN (radio mast) or Prospect Reservoir at a busy GA training centre. With so much available as pilot aids, GPS and Traffic Warnings, it is too easy to be distracted by what's displayed INSIDE the cockpit while the actual danger is OUTSIDE. Under VFR, the PIC is responsible for separation. 2RN is difficult to see in some conditions but the instructors (one is each plane) know the cues for finding it and need to explain that to the students, all while looking outside the cockpit!
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