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I was due to fly the aeroplane today, and as I'd booked it (group member), I duly got up, planned the flights, checked NOTAM and Met etc, and headed to the aerodrome. My normal excitement and enthusiasm was lacking however.

On the short drive to...

This happened a while ago, but as this topic is being widely discussed at the moment on the forum and elsewhere, I thought I would share my experience of infringing on controlled airspace and what happens after. I'm trying to be as vague as possible...

I'm a student and was returning in a PA28 to my home airfield (FIS) after a solo Navigation exercise. After joining the circuit I performed a couple of touch and go landings without event.

The circuit was becoming more busy. I turned onto final for...

Hit a gull this morning at about 400 ft on climb out, he'll of a mess on the windscreen and an almighty bang as the bits hit after it went through the prop disc. Getting round to land with a 600 ft cloud base and filthy windscreen was interesting....

So yesterday was a big big learning experience for me. Apologies if this thread is a long one but it has really affected me, in a good and bad way..

I decided I wanted to fly to this airfield from my home base for ages. Booked the aircraft for the...

Did a flapless approach today without meaning to.

Base leg and final I just couldn't get the speed down, picture looked wrong too. Then saw I'd not put any flap in.

Stuck in 30 degrees and landed without drama but was confused for a while at a...

Scared myself on my last flight :shock:
I am an 80 hour PPL with 13 hours on tailwheel, and 5 hours on type.

Runway in use on take off was 28, the wind was 300@12kts. I did consider asking to use 31, and think this was a factor that stuck in my...

After my last flight I begin to question whether I really should allow myself to continue flying.

I'm going to break this down into the holes I was trying to align....

1. Due to time requirements at my destination airfield I elected to refuel on...

Perhaps 2016 isn't going to be my year...departing Gloucester the other day, gear coming up, gear unsafe light stays on :shock:

Quick look in the mirror to find dangling bits :shock: :shock: , keeping airspeed below 107KIAS and recycling again now...

A wind straight down the strip, forecast to get a bit gusty. A grass strip, recently mown, soft, but in decent condition. We walk the strip before flying and that day there was nothing to indicate any no-go areas. A tailwheel aircraft, with...

Three months ago, I was going to land a C172 on a temporary field on snow. The field was short and the old landing skills are a bit rustier in winter than in summer. It was all good on final and when crossing the threshold, so I mentally committed...

OK, not a big deal, this one, just a reminder ...

The club was short of an aircraft, but were doing their best to give everyone a flight, rather than cancel people. (Which I sort of approve of, in principle, I think. Beats the alternative, which is...

Pretty horrendous landing, in fact genuinely scared the living day lights out of myself, and thought I'd post my musings, I learnt something, and maybe someone else will (btw, I'm one of the students)

The verdict was "you only made only one...

Had a nice little pole round in my Auster j5g this morning , going know where special just a flight for the hell of it after a wet runway lay off, thought I would do a few turns just for a bit of practice and fun, one steep turn to the right...

Picture the scenario:

Relatively low-houred and recently-qualified PPL goes on a 'social' flight with an instructor with whom they are friendly (and have previously been taught by).

Said PPL flies a club aircraft from the left seat with said...

Earlier this summer I flew a local sortie with a recently qualified PPL. I had planned to fly on my own and at the last minute invited Jim (not his real name) to accompany me in the right seat.
A lovely summers day with superb vis what more could...

Now I know where at least the bad landings in the AAIB report come from that you just look at and wonder what makes people just suddenly not land well.

The answer is no great mystery - sometimes we just stuff it up!

;)

I managed to break a shock...

An unfortunate incident occurred to a friend today.

His maintenance organisation have recently done a serious amount of work on his aircraft and done a great job. As part of the work, new engines were installed. Ground runs were all good and the...

I departed Denham on 24 this afternoon without remembering that I had to maintain <1000ft until clear of CTR. Denham Radio chap was very nice, given that he had Heathrow calling him wondering what was going on. My apologies to all involved. I...

Just a few questions that can be answered anonomously.
I have no axe to grind. This might just help understand what is going on.
Anyone can answer, you don't have to be registered on Flyer.

L0g1n as "anon" with passw0rd...

I am always torn when crossing the Bristol Channel as to whether to cross Nash-Minehead which is five mins shorter but at lower altitude under 2000' then 3000' or cross Porthcawl-Linton and climb and climb outside the airspace.

Usually though if...

Having had the engineer look at a rough running engine it fell to me to be the first person to fly the aircraft this afternoon after it had been signed off, spark plug replaced.

Decided on the full length of the r/w (very very long) and chose a...

I know that it's fatal to become fixated on a particular problem and ignore all the other stuff that I'm supposed to be doing.

I know that in IMC you keep the scan going, regardless. I know that you worry about keeping the aeroplane the right way...

...anything you can procrastinate about today.

So I knew the tyres were due a change. And I knew that port one was a bit soft. and I knew that it wasn't a good idea to stand on the brake to turn on the spot as I pulled away from my power checks....

In the anon section for the P1/owner's privacy rather than my pride, mildly dented though it is.

Some of you will know who this really is but don't feel this should prevent you from offering further feedback! Lots could have been done better.

I'd...

The story was told to me by someone else, it took place few days ago:

Background: IFR flight from somewhere in The South West of Poland, to a place in Germany. Purpose of the flight is to get familiar with turbo-prop airplane we want to purchase,...

I confess.....I'm jealous.
My mistake that I made earlier this year was not renewing my SEP in time.
And now I'm regretting it big time.
I didn't renew it due to financial constraints, mostly my own making but also thinking that I was doing the...

I am a relatively new PPL with only a few hours logged since passing my skill test. I decided to fly on a clear cold winter’s day. The weather looked good, very little cloud, 10 km+ vis wind 4 kts down the runway. The only thing of note was an air...

Taxiing in an unfamiliar location, intending to turn right, looking out to the right, hit something with the left wingtip.

Previous holes in the cheese: congestion, got to airport late, unexpectedly needed to refuel, hence sunset looming.

About half way through IMC training.

Always used heading bug on Direction Indicator to roll out and maintain new heading as instructed.

Practiced flying on partial panel without Attitude Indicator and Direction Indicator so expected those could...

Well, you may learn something from this, I know that I certainly did.
Flying the Bulldog out of Bournemouth last year on the day of the airshow.
Great I thought, see the Red Arrows from the air.
Didn't realise that the airspace around Bournemouth...

Seeing the thread about Runway Direction reminded me about something I meant to post.

One fine Saturday more than 10 years ago, I headed the flying group Pup over Thruxton towards Old Sarum. I'd never been there before and we (the group) all liked...

Had someone pull up their plane beside mine and did a U-turn to line the aircraft back up on the parking row the other day.

As I was getting out of the plane a sudden blast of strong wind from the other plane's propeller slammed my aircraft door...

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Managed to infringe Bristol yesterday and it's a lesson to learn for an experienced pilot. This is a journey I have done quite a few times, so I was fairly relaxed, but had had a disturbed night due power cuts and alarms going off so I was more...

I've been enjoying how straightforward maintenance is on the microlight since "going over" and how much you can do yourself. But there is the odd gotcha!

Flying a few evenings ago, long turning climbout following a friend (with no chance...

It has been a couple of months since this incident and I still can't believe that A, I got away with it and B, that I was foolish enough to listen to a very experienced pilot and not check something out for myself. The incident happened when half...

Flying in rain inside cloud was easy for me too... at some 4000ft... until water droplets entered the system.....

Thinking I was flying straight and level I saw the altimeter suddenly jump by 100ft, then freeze again, which briefly made me suspect...

...except on final approach to a narrow farm strip with a hedge at the end.

So, shower approaching strip, leading edge looks like it'll arrive at the same time as us. No worries, looked thin enogh to see through it. Made the plan of if I go around,...

With about 5 minutes to run to the airfield, I became visual with another aircraft (G-AA) also joining from the South at the same level (2500’). G-AA was in my 1 o’clock, range about 4-500 meters and she immediately put in a radio call confirming...

My 2nd or 3rd solo circuit session... Getting confident now that I am nailing those touch and goes... Too confident maybe…

Flying this final all nicely configured followed by a nice touch and full power to take off again then I notice a...

Thought some of you might be interested in my latest blog post regarding the loss of both primary and secondary GPS systems on a Garmin G950:

No real dramas although if the weather was Carp it could have been worse...

So, lined up ready for take-off after annual. Carry out the power checks, one mag off in turn.

Very occasional miss on the right mag about once every five seconds, although overall RPM in correct band. Think "It's never done that before"....

I was doing a join at my home airfield and was over the upwind numbers when a bizjet made its first call of downwind meaning it entered the ATZ without even finding out the runway direction never mind the other stuff.
The airfield is in uncontrolled...

HI all I am new to this so hope I am writing in the correct topic.

I was a jaa/faa flying instructor in the states and had an efato and crashed landed within the airfield boundary. The reason the aircrafts engine stopped was never found but its...

Climbing out of home base yesterday, turned on course then entered IMC at 1,000ft and got myself set up in a cruise climb .

Called up for and got a traffic service, continued the climb.

Popped out on top at 2,700ft, glanced at my GPS and realised...

No I didn't, not quite, but having read the recent discussions with some scepticism I now know at least one way that it could perhaps happen.

After a first circuit in which I could only just see the runway from circuit height, I decided to do a bad...

Hi,

I'm completely new to this but just wanted some help and advice really. I have a big interest in planes and for my 40th birthday last year my friend bought me a voucher for a trial lesson. I was nervous about it to start with but then thought...

"See that nice sturdy looking pole there down by your left hand running from the front to the back of the aircraft, between the seats, right where it's handy to grab onto if you feel a bit nervous...? Kindly don't."

'Cause that'll be the...

I was flying from North Weald to Woodchurch yesterday. I had a basic service from Manston Approach (radar inop) and I also had a squawk from them. Approaching Woodchurch, I didn't call Manston to say I was joining the circuit to land, nor did I...