May 2009 - Bankstown

This page is dedicated to giving updates on the progress of students in Course 152, which started in Bankstown in May 2009.  This page will track key achievements such as first solos, flight tests, theory and fly aways.  Also, key dates for the class are included at the bottom of the page.

Latest Update!

August has been extremely windy, which has interfered with students completing their navigation flights.

Congratulations to Azhaan, Patrick, Faiq, Zimmim and Nathan for passing the GFPT flight test.  Good luck to everybody doing the PPL Navigation flights this month.

Study hard for the PPL theory exam on the 14th of September.

See the key dates section to make sure you are aware of upcoming exams.

Previous Updates

May Update

Welcome to everybody in the class, and hopefully everyone found our Orientation Day informative.  Andy Chow has been assigned your course co-ordinator.  He should be your first reference point for any questions. 

Your schedule includes a 3 hour lecture every day in Lecture Room B1.  Please make sure you do your pre-reading before each class.

You also have a 1 hour pre-flight brief with your instructor every morning at 8am which will go for an hour.

A flight has been scheduled every week day for each student.  Please be ready 15 minutes before the scheduled flight time.  Your first 5 flight lessons will be Effects of Control, Straight & Level, Turning, Climbing and Descending and Stalling.  After these lessons, we will practice circuits - an in particular take-offs and landings.

June Update

Congratulations to all of you who have gone solo and completed the Basic Aeronautical Knowledge (BAK) test.

July Update

The class has progressed very swiftly through the first couple of months, with most of the class now ready to do the General Flying Progress Test (GFPT.)

Congratulations to Ashleigh Appeal for being the first to pass the GFPT flight test.  Good luck to all of you doing the GFPT over the next couple of weeks.

Key Dates