Another weekend, therefore another lesson at the flying school. I had PPL lesson 29: Solo Circuits. We were supposed to do a navigation however being a bank holiday the M1 decided to put an end to that, as it took around an hour just to go 3 junctions on the motorway due to an accident. … Read more
I was back up at Cranfield Airport again today for PPL lesson 28: PFL’s (Practice Forced Landings). After yesterday’s lesson my instructor told me to study the restart procedure for PFL’S. He gave me a great bit of advice though, he told me to visualize the issue and what you are trying to do, rather … Read more
After a cancellation yesterday and one again this morning, I got up the airfield this afternoon for PPL lesson 27: Solo Circuits. Unusually most of my circuit time has been on runway 03 which is used only around 10% of the time, the normal runway is 21. Today runway 03 was again in use and … Read more
Now that I have finished my PPL exams and I am progressing through my PPL I need to invest some time into being ready for the UK radio telephony license. This license is a practical test that is designed to test your knowledge and that you are proficient in using the radio. I am quite … Read more
A big day in my training as today I had PPL lesson 26: Solo Navigation. Today I was told that I am ready to do my first solo navigation which was very exciting for me. My instructor gave me a route and told me to plan it, planning takes quite a few tools as you … Read more
I was Back up at the school today for PPL lesson 25: PFL (Practice Forced Landings). We took of an navigated away from the airfield to a quiet area where we could practice without being disturbed. PFL’s (practice forced landings) are what you would do should your engine die on you and you are not … Read more
Now that I have passed all my exams I am writing this to teach you how to pass your PPL (Private Pilot Licence) theory exams. First things first you will need some study material. There are three sets of books that you can use. The first are the AFE or Pooleys books that are sold … Read more
So it was time to start cracking on with my final two exams, PPL Theory – Flight Planning and Performance & Navigation. I must admit I found flight planning and performance and the navigation to be by far the hardest ones of the bunch. The PPL Cruiser was very ineffective for learning due to the … Read more
Following on from yesterdays lesson I was back up at the school for PPL lesson 24: Solo Circuits. My instructor wanted to get me up to 3 hours of solo time so I had to do 1.3 hours of circuit time today which was quite long and just like yesterday I learnt a lot today. After … Read more
Today I came up to the school for PPL lesson 23: Solo circuits. Out of all the lessons I have had so far, lesson 23 is most defiantly the one that has thrown me the most challenges. I went out to the plane and did the A check as I was the first one the … Read more