Bring on the flying!

It's hard to believe that they actually get u controlling an aircraft within a week from the beginning of the course. Aviation is like nothing I was ever into before. There’s no bullshit, no time wasted talking about history, ideology, trends, nothing. It’s facts. The whole thing is so set in stone that there is no need to think outside the box. At least as a novice pilot, going with it is the only way.

Not surprisingly, 95% of the students are dudes. Lucky I got myself a chick prior to start it. Most of us at school are weirdos in our own way.. not many normal people would go down this road.
Going back to a classroom was pretty though. but I was motivated enough. Luckily, Babysauro started it a few months before me and showed me the ropes.

My first instructor Justin. Great pilot, but I had trouble getting my head around him being younger than me!

Trimming disaster

being a bald cunt

Yet another Quicky pro

Feb 2011

You know she's a keeper when one of your first dates is a weekend in Yamba!
 

 

 

 

Game Over or Game On?

Now, this was always gonna happen.. and it may be the reason why I fell over a year behind at writing on this blog. I find it extremely difficult to take a look at something that hasn’t come to a finish yet, particularly if it’s a relationship. I met Julia “at a bar”, but we both knew about each other’s existence due friends in common. I found it quite amazing that she knew all the guys and managed not to hook up with any of them even though she’s a deliciously vulnerable German piece of meat. Hard to understand, but it took less than an hour from first sight for me to be all over her. Fortunately, the uncontrollable attraction was mutual and we started a frenzy that went on for… well till last week I guess - That’s about 15 months.
I Immensely appreciate her style of never holding back on feelings. That earned her a top position on my hierarchy straight away, and eventually, she took over as the one and only. That of course, didn’t happen without a little drama, I might extend on that later..

The house slowly getting there

Nothing beats finding someone who can appreciate simple things in life

Getting good old Troy back on the road

One of many signs of absolute cuteness by Julia

Setting shit up - Feb 2011

With only a few weeks till I started my pilot course, I had to get my life together in record time. Bit by bit, shit fell into place. Within a month I got a lease for a 3 bedroom house in a complex, got my car running again, ordered a new surfboard, re-established old contacts and set up my new place. With that structure I was feeling ready to take on learning how to fly from scratch.

Stoked with the place.. it seemed a long way to go to have it ready but doing it was more fun it than what I expected

First things first

Primata

Gopro HD was a remarkable acquisition