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Tail Motor for Venom Night Ranger II Helicopter


Tail Motor for Venom Night Ranger II Helicopter


$11


Tail Motor for Venom Night Ranger II Helicopter

Main Motor for Venom Night Ranger II Helicopter


Main Motor for Venom Night Ranger II Helicopter


$15


Main Motor for Venom Night Ranger II Helicopter

Las-Vegas-by-Night-Helicopter-Tour


Las-Vegas-by-Night-Helicopter-Tour


$49.98


See millions of lights on a luxurious A Star jet helicopter ride over the Las Vegas Strip by night

Helicopter


Helicopter


$9.27


Helicopter

Venom Night Ranger II 4CH RTF Electric RC Helicopter


Venom Night Ranger II 4CH RTF Electric RC Helicopter


$148.88


This is the 4ch RTF Night Ranger II. This helicopter is great for intermediate to advanced pilots. It includes an all new 4-in-1 Electronics Unit, A High Powered Venom Micro Fireball? Motor, 2 Micro Servos, Carbon Reinforced Main Blades, an 8.4v NiMH 7 cell battery, AC wall charger and is LiPO battery compatible. The flight time on a full charge is about 10-15 minnutes depending on how often you are using full throttle. The gyro indicator light is not green, it is red. When the gyro is initializing, the light will blink rapidly for 5-10 seconds. Once initialized the indicator light will be a slowly flashing red light. If the light does not blink after the battery is connected, please check that you have switched on the transmitter and that the battery has been fully charged. Features: 4Ch FM Radio An All New 4-in1 Electronics Unit 10-15 min Flight Time A High Powered Venom Micro Fireball? Motor 2 Micro Servos Carbon Reinforced Main Blades LiPO Battery Compatible Includes: Night Ranger II 4Ch FM Radio 8.4v NiMH 7 Cell Battery AC Wall Charger 8-AA Batteries for Controller Specifications: Battery Duration:10-15min Owners Manual

Safari, Jungle, Flower, Sports & Transportation Nightlights


Safari, Jungle, Flower, Sports & Transportation Nightlights



Adorable nightlights you can match to any theme, room or bedding set. Many design choices available….


3 Channel Golden Scropion Aluminum RC Electric Helicopter RTF Built in GyroScope w/ Flashing LED Night Lights


3 Channel Golden Scropion Aluminum RC Electric Helicopter RTF Built in GyroScope w/ Flashing LED Night Lights



The 3 Channel Helicopter is easier and more controlled flight more than ever. Very popular model due to it’s easy to fly super tough light weight frame cutting edge motor and dual-rotor blade design merge together in the 3 CHANNEL Twin rotor blades for extra stability. With the new Gyro Chip technology built in make it even more stable and easy to control at your finger tips. Specification: Length…


Mini Metal Red Frame Built-in Gyroscope RC Helicopter


Mini Metal Red Frame Built-in Gyroscope RC Helicopter


$69.99


Enjoy hours of high-flying fun with this mini metal frame remote control helicopter. This little helicopter is equipped with six-way precision control built-in gyroscope for maximum stabilization….

Alloy Falcon 3-Channel Aluminum RC Electric Helicopter RTF w/ Flashing LED Night Lights ---NEW!!


Alloy Falcon 3-Channel Aluminum RC Electric Helicopter RTF w/ Flashing LED Night Lights —NEW!!


$49.95


Feature:
Full function 3 channel radio control (Left /Right, Forward/Backward, Hover, and Lands)
Real life helicopter styling
3 channel digital proportional control
Bright flashing muti-color LED lights with attractive colorful spinning rotor blade lights
Unique material withstand crashes
Flies over 100m high
2 powerful 130 main motors + Tail Motor
Newly designed super strong crashworthy propeller…

Night Call


Night Call


$6.99


Medivac helicopter pilot Jett McNally’s heart belongs to an Army officer she left behind in Afghanistan, and good-time anesthesiologist Tristan Holmes is no substitute, except possibly in bed. When Jett comes home from the war and destruction in the Middle East, everyone she knows thinks she should be happy. How can she explain she left a big part of her life behind, including her heart? Flying …

Estimating sighting proportions of American alligators during night-light and aerial helicopter surveys


Estimating sighting proportions of American alligators during night-light and aerial helicopter surveys





helicopter night light
helicopter night light

Strobe Lights for Police

Firstly I would like to introduce Police Strobe lights and Strobe lights, they have many uses including Police cars Police bikes and are also used on other instruments used by Police where they are used to give an illusion of slow motion the other great use is that of the Police Helicopter anti-collision lighting usually seen on roof tops and tall towers. Other applications are in alarm systems, most notably to simulate lightning and giving it a special effect, and as high-visibility running lights. They are still widely used in law enforcement and other emergency vehicles for better visibility from long ranges, though they are slowly being replaced by new lighting technology in this application, as they themselves largely replaced halogen lighting. Police Strobe lights are used by officers in search and rescue operations in emergency situation. Police lighting has also been used to suppress the people when they see the lights coming at them. Special calibrated Police Strobe lights, capable of flashing up to hundreds of times per second, are used by police to count car pass by and other motions of rotating and other repetitively-operating procedures and to measure the rotation speeds or cycle times. Police Strobe lights are often used in night time, and are made especially for them as they are illegal to be used by ordinary citizens.

What I explained are the uses of Police Strobe lights but my real reason is the use of Police Strobe lighting in police cars and emergency vehicles to improve their look and to be different than others in many ways. If you are looking for an excellent and bright Police Strobe lights on the vehicle than you are at the right place. These enhancements will change the look of police cars and people recognize them because of the lights that at installed in the police vehicles. The online market offers the latest technology in LED and xenon lights for Police vehicles. All the Police lights and Strobe lights are manufactured in USA and are of the utmost quality and reliability. They are usually shipped to addresses as required by different police departments and can be install easily. Police Strobe lights are perfect for Police cars and other law enforcement agencies. The online market of these lights has made it possible that a large verity of products is available to the buyer just a click away. The websites carries all the products, ready to ship to your door at the rock bottom prices. The Police Strobe lights are perfect for tight locations, such as installation in existing headlights by drilling. One can mount custom Police Strobe lights under the vehicle or in the trunk where speakers may lay. There is a great variety of color combination available for you to choose from the most famous ones are red, blue, green, amber and white strobe lights.

Strobe Lights for Police

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What does it mean when a helicopter has a red light on at night and is searching in a certain area? ?

It s like 12 and a helicopter was in my neighborhood with a red light and was searching in that area for like 20 mins is something wrong

I assume you mean a red light that resembled a search light and not the normal small red light on the aircraft’s left (port) side.

Some areas use a cross between a regular searchlight and an infrared light for their aircraft. The light is suppose to be less disturbing to people on the ground while giving a better view of the area for the observers. The light might look reddish from some angles. (Though I have never actually seen one in operation so i am not sure what color the light would appear to be) But I suspect that is what you were seeing.

As for was something wrong. If there were not a lot of police cars on the ground in the same area, it was probably nothing major.

They could have been simply doing night search training for a new pilot or observer.

So I wouldn’t worry to much about it.

May our creator watch over you and your family.

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Helicopter Art

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Art of the Helicopter


Art of the Helicopter


$120


The only single volume book to cover all the aspects of helicopter design, manufacture and performance, written for pilots and students

Helicopter


Helicopter


$9.27


Helicopter

Learn to Fly a Helicopter


Learn to Fly a Helicopter


$320


Your experience begins with a pre-flight briefing where your Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) will explain how the helicopter flies, and how the flight controls work. After the briefing, you will be taken out to a state of the art Robinson 22 helicopter where your instructor will explain the main components and strap you in for your first flying lesson.Your instructor will talk you through the start-up procedure and take-off and once airborne, will hand the controls over to you. Now, here comes the exciting part – you are flying the helicopter! The ultimate introduction to the exciting world of vertical flight!

Helicopter Man


Helicopter Man


$21.92


Helicopter Man

MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter (Landing on Air Craft Carrier) Art Poster Print - 11x17


MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter (Landing on Air Craft Carrier) Art Poster Print – 11×17


$4.80


MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter (Landing on Air Craft Carrier) Art Poster Print – 11×17…

Art4Kids Go Man Go Airplane Mounted Art Print -12x12


Art4Kids Go Man Go Airplane Mounted Art Print -12×12


$35.99



Blue Moon Pendants Joker Metal Helicopter Oxidized Silver (Pack of 2)


Blue Moon Pendants Joker Metal Helicopter Oxidized Silver (Pack of 2)



Blue Moon Pendants are beautifully designed works of art that will quickly turn into fabulous pieces of jewelry. To make creating easy, each pendant has either a loop or jump ring, so they can be added to a chain or ribbon. Use them as a single pendant or try adding other beads and charms to create a very special piece. Joker Metal Helicopter Oxidized Silver- A small helicopter with a Clear rhines…


Stockhausen: Helicopter String Quartet


Stockhausen: Helicopter String Quartet


$19.78


STOCKHAUSEN:HELICOPTER STRING QUARTET – DVD Movie…

Digital Domain: A Demonstration


Digital Domain: A Demonstration



Track Listings

1. The Digital Man
2. Study for Reverie
3. Lions Are Growing
4. Hologram 9
5. Colony V [Excerpt]
6. Specific Racqutball
7. Shaman, Pt. 1: Call to the Spirits [Excerpt]
8. Shaman, Pt. 2: Song from the Center of the Earth [Excerpt]
9. Shaman, Pt. 3: Passage [Excerpt]
10. Towers of Hanoi [Excerpt]
11. Generic Racquetball
12. Love in the Asylum [Excerpt]
13. Venice Beach


The Game of Death II


The Game of Death II


$8.61



La Tigresa


La Tigresa


$0.96



BOLD EDDY HELICOPTER LAPTOP NOTEBOOK SKIN 13 14 15.6 17


BOLD EDDY HELICOPTER LAPTOP NOTEBOOK SKIN 13 14 15.6 17


$0.99


REVOLUTIONARY PROTECTION FOR LAPTOP AND NOTEBOOK!Top Quality Protective SkinThese Skins are made of Top quality pigmentation process printed vinyl (PVC) with translucent flexible vinyl film.UV protected for discoloration!Anti-Scratch, Waterproof, Non-Fading!No Sticky Residue, Gooey Free Adhesive, Removable & Reusable!Fits Almost All 12.1″, 13.3″, 14″, 14.1″, 15.4″, 15.6″ & 17″ Laptop!Easy Applicat…

Vinyl Wall Art Decal Sticker Military Apache Helicopter


Vinyl Wall Art Decal Sticker Military Apache Helicopter


$31.00


The newest interior design trend is adding vinyl art on interior walls. It’s easier than hiring an artist and a lot cheaper. The smaller pieces can be put up within minutes. The larger pieces takes a little longer. The decals can be applied to all smooth surfaces, such as walls, windows, tiles, mirrors and doors. Each of our designs come with easy instructions to follow….

Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics (Cambridge Aerospace Series)


Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics (Cambridge Aerospace Series)


$119.26


This book is a modern treatment of the aerodynamic principles of helicopters and rotating-wing vertical lift aircraft. Part one covers the technical history of helicopter flight, basic methods of rotor aerodynamics, and performance-related design issues. Part two contains advanced topics in helicopter aerodynamics, including airfoil flows, unsteady aerodynamics, dynamic stall, rotor wakes, and rot…



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helicopter art

Electric 3CH Super Stable Apache RTF RC Helicopter – Great Functionality With Loads Of Fun

This amazing helicopter is geared-up to take to the sky in no time and has excellent flight functionality. The helicopter has a battery, charger and transmitter. This helicopter can fly forward and in reverse. It can also be pointed left or right – effortlessly and with great agility as well. It’s unequaled coaxel rotors counter-rotate for unmatched stability in the air which translates into unwarranted flying skills.Transform any environment into a fantastic fly zone for choppers. It is lightweight and very safe to use. What’s more, you can get 10 minutes of flight time for every charge.

This amazing machine has full 3-D flight as well as a fully functional remote control. It has a state of the art co-axel rotor technology. Another huge plus is that it’s flight range is 200ft and more. It rechargeable battery is easy to use, with it’s nifty battery charger. On board is a flight stabilizing system which comes with a comprehensive owners manual.

It is factory assembled for your convenience which translates into a ready to fly machine. Notwithstanding, it is has a super lightweight frame.The technical specifications are clear and concise and consist of a transmitter with a standard 3-Channel. It also has a battery transmitter consisting of 8 x 1. 5V AA. The actual battery is a 7. 2V 350 mAh NiMH. It’s flight time is approximately 8 to 12 minutes.

It also has a pre-position service mount to allow you to set up with ease. The battery requirements would be 8AA Alkaline for the transmitter. It’s wonderful to see how focused and skillful a child get’s once they immerse themselves in this hobby. It teaches hand-eye co-ordination and is also a great way to learn direction.

So why not turn a boring day into a fun day. The Electric 3CH Super Stable Apache RTF RC Helicopter is for both young and old. Spend some quality time with your child and in turn you become one too.

About the Author

More Boys Christmas Toys 2009. Barrett Stayton is a Dad who loves Christmas time of year. He remembers all the thought and consideration put into finding his boy a great toy for Christmas, like the Electric 3CH Super Stable Apache RTF RC Helicopter.

Why the hell does Obama need a fleet of 28 state of the art helicopters that will cost the taxpayers 11?

billion dollars? He should cancel the order, especially with the state of the current economy. I would think 1 or 2 helicopters plus Air Force One, is enough for him to get around in, what do you think?

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92303?fp=1

Bush did order them, yes, but Obama could CANCEL the order if he wanted to, he’s President afterall.

because Obama has no clue about the economy and would rather spend the money instead of keeping it. giving money and power to the Democratic Party is like giving whiskey and car keys to a teenager.

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Pilot License Nyc

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pilot license nyc

Cruise Into the New Year on a Memorable Yacht with All of Your Friends

The arrival of a new year always inspires optimism and excitement. The struggles or concerns of the previous year can be washed away and hope can be renewed as the calendar turns and all dreams become possible once more. One reason New Year’s Eve is such an endearing holiday is that there is a sense of fellowship and belief in the air, the idea that one journey is over and an exciting new one is set to begin.

Don’t leave such a crucial day of the year to chance: Spend your New Year’s Eve on a beautiful, luxurious yacht, cruising around New York. Leave the music to the experts and get your groove on all night long. Arrange for the catering of sumptuous food and an open bar to keep the party going the right way and say goodbye to the previous year in impressive fashion. Stroll the outside decks under the stars while you check out the Big Apple landmarks that drift past. Cast your worries to the wind as you let fully licensed and accredited captains pilot the yacht with confidence and ease.

Ring in the new year in a memorable, dramatic way. You’ll have a host of great photo opportunities, all the amenities you could ever need, a group of wonderful friends, an inviting dance floor … all you would want to ensure a successful party that you will never want to end.

Marco Polo Cruises has been the premier yacht charter company throughout New York and New Jersey for 15 years. We work with your schedule, group size, preferences, tastes and budget to design a cruise that will match all your expectations. You can set your own cruise time without worrying about the weather; our enclosed boats protect against any type of inclement weather.

 http:www.moneybizhome.com/travel_articles

About the Author

Oli works full time as a Market Analyst.He can help you to grow your computer consulting.
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Where can I learn how to fly a plane?

I’m currently 17 years old and over the upcoming summer (2008), i want to take flying lessons. I live in NYC and I was wondering if any one knew where I can take lessons and actually get a license or something similar, to pilot an aircraft?

Any sites would be great. Thanks!

I would suggest you visit http://www.beapilot.com/ it will point you in the right direction and has a great list of flight schools throughout the country!

FSX New York to Los Angeles 2007 -NY2LA-

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Helicopter Art

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Art of the Helicopter


Art of the Helicopter


$120


The only single volume book to cover all the aspects of helicopter design, manufacture and performance, written for pilots and students

Helicopter


Helicopter


$9.27


Helicopter

Learn to Fly a Helicopter


Learn to Fly a Helicopter


$320


Your experience begins with a pre-flight briefing where your Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) will explain how the helicopter flies, and how the flight controls work. After the briefing, you will be taken out to a state of the art Robinson 22 helicopter where your instructor will explain the main components and strap you in for your first flying lesson.Your instructor will talk you through the start-up procedure and take-off and once airborne, will hand the controls over to you. Now, here comes the exciting part – you are flying the helicopter! The ultimate introduction to the exciting world of vertical flight!

Helicopter Man


Helicopter Man


$21.92


Helicopter Man

MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter (Landing on Air Craft Carrier) Art Poster Print - 11x17


MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter (Landing on Air Craft Carrier) Art Poster Print – 11×17


$4.80


MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter (Landing on Air Craft Carrier) Art Poster Print – 11×17…

Art4Kids Go Man Go Airplane Mounted Art Print -12x12


Art4Kids Go Man Go Airplane Mounted Art Print -12×12


$35.99



Blue Moon Pendants Joker Metal Helicopter Oxidized Silver (Pack of 2)


Blue Moon Pendants Joker Metal Helicopter Oxidized Silver (Pack of 2)



Blue Moon Pendants are beautifully designed works of art that will quickly turn into fabulous pieces of jewelry. To make creating easy, each pendant has either a loop or jump ring, so they can be added to a chain or ribbon. Use them as a single pendant or try adding other beads and charms to create a very special piece. Joker Metal Helicopter Oxidized Silver- A small helicopter with a Clear rhines…


Stockhausen: Helicopter String Quartet


Stockhausen: Helicopter String Quartet


$19.78


STOCKHAUSEN:HELICOPTER STRING QUARTET – DVD Movie…

Digital Domain: A Demonstration


Digital Domain: A Demonstration



Track Listings

1. The Digital Man
2. Study for Reverie
3. Lions Are Growing
4. Hologram 9
5. Colony V [Excerpt]
6. Specific Racqutball
7. Shaman, Pt. 1: Call to the Spirits [Excerpt]
8. Shaman, Pt. 2: Song from the Center of the Earth [Excerpt]
9. Shaman, Pt. 3: Passage [Excerpt]
10. Towers of Hanoi [Excerpt]
11. Generic Racquetball
12. Love in the Asylum [Excerpt]
13. Venice Beach


The Game of Death II


The Game of Death II


$8.61



La Tigresa


La Tigresa


$0.96



BOLD EDDY HELICOPTER LAPTOP NOTEBOOK SKIN 13 14 15.6 17


BOLD EDDY HELICOPTER LAPTOP NOTEBOOK SKIN 13 14 15.6 17


$0.99


REVOLUTIONARY PROTECTION FOR LAPTOP AND NOTEBOOK!Top Quality Protective SkinThese Skins are made of Top quality pigmentation process printed vinyl (PVC) with translucent flexible vinyl film.UV protected for discoloration!Anti-Scratch, Waterproof, Non-Fading!No Sticky Residue, Gooey Free Adhesive, Removable & Reusable!Fits Almost All 12.1″, 13.3″, 14″, 14.1″, 15.4″, 15.6″ & 17″ Laptop!Easy Applicat…

Vinyl Wall Art Decal Sticker Military Apache Helicopter


Vinyl Wall Art Decal Sticker Military Apache Helicopter


$31.00


The newest interior design trend is adding vinyl art on interior walls. It’s easier than hiring an artist and a lot cheaper. The smaller pieces can be put up within minutes. The larger pieces takes a little longer. The decals can be applied to all smooth surfaces, such as walls, windows, tiles, mirrors and doors. Each of our designs come with easy instructions to follow….

Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics (Cambridge Aerospace Series)


Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics (Cambridge Aerospace Series)


$119.26


This book is a modern treatment of the aerodynamic principles of helicopters and rotating-wing vertical lift aircraft. Part one covers the technical history of helicopter flight, basic methods of rotor aerodynamics, and performance-related design issues. Part two contains advanced topics in helicopter aerodynamics, including airfoil flows, unsteady aerodynamics, dynamic stall, rotor wakes, and rot…



helicopter art
helicopter art

The Source Of True Power In The Martial Arts Discovered!

verybody wants to have the power of Iron Man! They want to be strong, able to jump into combat and toss around an attacker like a rag doll. The problem is that nobody seems to know what true power is.

Everybody confuses the idea of power with the size of their muscles, or strength, or other things. But power has nothing to do with strength or muscles. The actual truth is that Power has to do with stabilizing the motor that is your body.

A motor is two poles between which there is tension. Whether it is a pull or a push, the tension between two terminals creates a motor. Push on another body and you have a motor, love somebody and you have a motor, play a game with somebody and you have a motor, and so on from the smallest to the largest objects in this universe.

In the world of physics as we know it on this planet, a motor, unless held in place, will move as result of the forces it is creating and using. A car motor has motor mounts, brackets, which hold the machine in place, lest it flip over and fall on the ground. A helicopter has a tail rotor to hold it in place and stop it from spinning around.

In the world of the martial arts one must hold oneself in place to withstand an attack, or to launch an attack. That is the purposes of stances, incidentally, not to make big muscular legs, but to hold the body in place, or to launch it. Once one learns how to use stances in this manner one is able to create and use energy quickly and easily.

Now boxing, or the mixed martial arts type of punching people, does not use stances, and they waste energy, and do not build it. Thus, they must rely on the strength of individual motors such as biceps and quads and so on, which provide tension across the bones and enable the skeletal structure to move. At this point, unless there happens to be a unique collision, the only power provided is due to the weight of the arm, but when you hold the whole body in place you use the weight of the whole body, and this is efficiency.

The point here is that you must use a stance if you wish to enable the body to create true power, and this means you must sink your weight with the execution of technique. Whether you punch, or block, or do any basic motion, you must learn how to sink the weight when doing so. This will lock the motor of the body down, and actually cause the energy generator of the body to function far more efficiently, and to create usable energy in vast amounts.

I know everybody wants to knock people over and win money, but MMA fighting doesn’t create energy, it only wastes bodies. Thus, a practice of Karate, or Shaolin, or especially the wudan arts, results in far greater amounts of power, and with no risk of damage to the body. No offense to the big muscle boys, but we are talking about the source of power here, the kind of power that endures long and does lead the student of classical arts, such as karate or shaolin or wudan, to higher levels.

About the Author

Al Case has examined martial arts for 4O+ years. A writer for the magazines, with his own column in Inside Karate, he is the developer of Matrixing Technology. He is has written a book on developing the Most Powerful Punchin the world. You can find it, and a free ebook about Matrixing, at Monster Martial Arts.

need help with art project…?

i am doing an art project and it involves the combination of three different things: a plant, an animal and a vehicle. I have decided to combine a whale, a palm tree and a helicopter. i need to come up with a good name for it: so far, I have come up with : Palm-tailed whale, but i think that it is very bland. Any suggestions would be very helpful

What about:
Great Palm Wings
(Great for the Whale Palm for the tree and wings fro the ‘copter}

Art-Tech MD500 RC helicopter Flying Vedio

Pilot License Australia

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pilot license australia

pilot license australia

One of New Zealand’s finest Pioneering Lady pilots. Born Jane Gardner Batten on 15th, September 1909 at Rotorua, New Zealand. She was more commonly known as Jean. Her first introduction to flying was in 1929 when the famous Charles Kingsford-Smith took her for a flight in his plane ‘THE SOUTHERN CROSS’. Kingsford-Smith was an Australian pilot who, in 1928, made the first trans-pacific flight from America to Australia.

Jean Batten had only one ambition after her first flight and that was to become a pilot. Her father did not approve but in 1930 she persuaded her mother to accompany her to England. They travelled to London where she joined the famous London Aero Club in Stag Lane. Learning to fly did not come easily and she needed all her strong will to make her first solo flight in 1930.In one incident she crashed having overshot the runway and hit a fence while flying solo.

Her confidence suffered but she persisted in her desire to become a pilot and obtained her Commercial Licence in 1932. Almost immediately she began to plan a flight from England to Australia. After two failed attempts, due more to the limitations of her second hand plane than her ability, her third attempt, in May 1934, was successful. She broke Amy Johnson’s record by four days. In 1935 she flew Australia to England to become the first woman pilot to do the round trip. In England she purchased a Percival Vega Gull and then flew from England to Brazil beating James Mollison’s record and becoming the first woman pilot to fly England to South America. On this flight she broke the world record for any type of plane covering the 5000 miles in 61 hours 45 minutes and her 13 hours 15 minutes was the fastest crossing of the South Atlantic Ocean.

Her greatest flight came in 1936 when she achieved her ambition to fly England to New Zealand. Leaving Lympne, an airfield in the south east of England on 5th October she arrived in Auckland on 16th. On the way she became the first person to fly solo direct England – New Zealand, set a new England -Australia record of 5days 21hours and set the world record for a flight Australia – New Zealand. In 1937 Jean Batten continued her record breaking by flying Australia-England in 5 days 18 hours 15minutes. She was the first person to hold the England – Australia, Australia – England records at the same time. Jean Batten received many honours including the Freedom of the City of London but could not get a flying job in the second world war. During the war she was involved in money raising activities for the war effort in England. Once the war was over Jean became a recluse shunning all publicity. She lived in different places with her mother until her mother died in 1965.

Jean made occasional appearances for special occasions and visited New Zealand in 1970. She finally moved to Majorca in 1982 where she died a few weeks later. Jean Batten is honoured in New Zealand where the Percival Vega Gull G-ADPR, which she flew on her record breaking flight from England to New Zealand, is on display at Auckland International Airport. Acknowledgement to Auckland International Airport, Shuttleworth Trust UK & Wikipedia.

Les Batchelor is a retired Pilot, with over 20 years experience in training commercial pilots. If you dream about a pilot career, watch his free video on pilots licence. It gives information on how to become a pilot on a minimum budget.

how old do i have to be to get my pilots license in south Australia?

i am 15 years old and i live in south Australia and I’m just wondering how old i have to be before i can get my pilots license and what is the best way to get it.

You can start at any age, however I think 17 is the age in any country..

I would go down to your local airport and talk to an instructor and they should be able to guide you on everything.

{thefreedomflyer} Navigation exercise for pilots license (video 1)