Every week I attend an evening course to help me get through the studying required for my PPL ground exams. Debriefing each session should help me with reinforcement of what I have been taught. We are currently studying navigation in preparation for my that exam. In previous sessions we have been working with the whizzy … Continue reading Debrief – Ground School – Tuesday 2nd May
Debrief – Saturday 29th April
Another Saturday and another morning in the air! The weather was slightly overcast with some gaps and a light breeze blew from the north. The agenda for today Get better at checklists Crabbing on the Downwind Watch my speed on the Base & Final legs The airfield was nice and quiet at 08:30 in the … Continue reading Debrief – Saturday 29th April
Reinforcement – Learning From Others
Learning to fly isn’t easy; additional time should be spent reinforcing knowledge outside of practical flying sessions or ground lesson. Right now I am not doing enough of this, but as I do I will demonstrate what I have done In a series of blog posts I am going to call “reinforcement”. Learning from others … Continue reading Reinforcement – Learning From Others
Debrief – Saturday 22nd April
This was only a short session and I would have about an hour in the air. It was a nice day; clouds about at 4,000ft and a light wind blowing across the runway. The agenda for today Circuits Cross-wind landings Solo circuits As I turned up at the airfield my Dad was just heading off … Continue reading Debrief – Saturday 22nd April
Uh-Oh Moments
You can’t learn to fly without having a few moments that make you go “uh-oh”. I think of an uh-oh moment as a situation that can lead to feeling uncomfortable or panicked which could then lead to me making a bad decision that could potentially have dire consequences. The reason for writing this blog post … Continue reading Uh-Oh Moments
Aerobatics
To me Aerobatics is the pinnacle of aviation; performing stunts in flying machines that no flying machine has the right to be doing. Since I starting flying, aerobatics is something that I have been wanting to do. Originally it was a desire for the thrill of it but after catting to a fellow pilot at … Continue reading Aerobatics
Lee to Compton Abbas
After spending many a lesson in the circuit at Lee taking-off and landing, it was finally time to leave the circuit and do some actual flying. After the circuit comes navigation. There is lots to learn and put into practice. As I’ve mentioned before my Dad is also learning to fly. But he is about … Continue reading Lee to Compton Abbas
Bad Weather and False Starts
The common foe of all pilots: bad weather. Stroll into a flying club on a foggy Saturday and you will find a squadron of pilots aimlessly wondering in circles. Even if there was a blizzard of “The Day After Tomorrow Standards” you would find pilots sat in the members club waiting for it to clear. … Continue reading Bad Weather and False Starts
Going Solo
In my last post I spoke about my experience of the circuit with my instructor beside me and often with my Dad sat in the back. In this post I’m going to go over the same thing; except this time I am doing it on my own. I think I have been in a slightly … Continue reading Going Solo
A Circuit at Lee
Lee Tower has informed me that there is another plane in the circuit on its downwind leg. I give the base and final legs a good scan and I can see no one is there. I open the throttle and the PA-28 I’m sat in slowly trundles out onto runway two-three. I’m flying in G-BOHA … Continue reading A Circuit at Lee