Short flight back in the Piper PA28
Once again nearly a month has passed without any flights, this is partly due to weather, work life and the fact that the usual Cessna aircraft I fly is out …
Taking a friend to Thruxton and back
We have had a few days of great weather apart from some early mist and fog so I had planned on flying, I also invited a friend of mine along …
Two solo flights in the space of one week
What must be a personal record for me is that I have managed to get 2 flights in, and actually fly them within the space of one week. The lovely …
First flight of 2019
The weather finally played ball this week and I managed to get a flight in this week, I planned my route to be Bristol Airport, Avonmouth Bridge, Chepstow, Abergavenny, Worcester, …
2018 – My flying year in review
It has been a long while since I posted an update on here, time is always so short and since my last update well over a year ago I have …
Short Currency Flight
It was getting close to 4 weeks since I last flew, the flying club I am a member of has a 30 day currency rule so I had decided to …
PPL Skills Test Complete
Pre-Test Session Knowing that I had my PPL exam today I woke early on Sunday 2nd April 2017 to a bright, clear and sunny day with very little wind, that …
The impossible mock skills test!
The title of this post says it all, impossible due to weather not my abilities! Before doing the actual skills test I wanted to complete a mock skills test to …
Radio Telephony Practical Exam Completed and Passed
For some reason I had been putting off completing my radio telephony exam which was my last exam in the set of 9 you need to pass before taking the PPL …
Successfully completed my solo cross country qualifier
I had been waiting for a number of weeks for the right conditions to complete my QCC, constant bad weather meant it kept being delayed and with work commitments meant …