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As and when...

For a while I've been meaning to put together a little compilation of "stuff that helped" while I was learning to fly. I got around to it in the end (almost a year after getting the PPL...) and the result is now here(PDF) .

It's less a...

I know i've read it here somewhere....but naturally now I can't find it.

After airlaw, what do people recommend as the next exam? I've heard both operational procedures or human factors.......but would be grateful for advice.

The team at FLYER knows how extraordinary that solo feeling is, and we’d like to help you celebrate with a special FLYER memento. If you sends us a photo of you with your solo aircraft, along with the date that you soloed, you can receive an email...

Hi all, I'm just 8 hours into my PPL training. I have a degree of hearing loss and wear hearing aids. I recently bought new, in-ear aids to work better with my SEHT non-ANR headset. While I can hear the radio loud and clear, my instructor's voice...

Today I saw something that I hope is a very isolated incident. I am currently circuit bashing at Waltham and was flying a circuit for runway 110 with the instructor prior to her getting out and sending me off. As it was pretty busy I was keeping a...

Following on form the discussion on the GA board about the Yak 3 incident, I have just started my tail wheel converstion at Waltham and had a great first flight.
I passed my Skills test in September last year and a tail wheel conversion has been...

This is not meant to be a scientific survey, but I'm quite interested in people's experience about the number of FIs that they flew with whilst learning for their license.

I ask because that the ATO where I am Head of Training we aim to have a...

Hi Guys,

Hope everyones well.

I was wondering if it is legal to use GoPro mounted in the plane (cessna 152/172) while learning to fly with the instructor or on Solo? Any restriction by EASA?

Replies are highly appreciated.

Thanks

Happy...

Hi

I've been reading this forum for a while and I've been going through a bit of a difficult time and was wondering if anyone had similar experiences and had some advise.

I started my PPL with this school but instructors keep changing. I had 10...

I’m returning to flying after 10-15 years away, and accept I’ll probably need 20 minutes or so of brush up with an instructor(!)

What I hated about learning first time round though, was squeezing two of us (I’m 6’2) into a fifty year old Cessna /...

Hi all,
This is my first post and I have nil knowledge of the subject.
I have always fancied a microlight lesson (Now I know this is flex wing in particular), but never got round to it. Any hoo, I am going through a divorce and am thinking about the...

Hey,
I'm hoping to start my training at Rochester this summer and was slightly concerned to hear about the new runway and other development plans that are in place for Rochester... Obviously I'm totally for them as they sound great! but does anyone...

Ever since Pontius was training to be a pilot it's been common practice for PPL applicants to continue to fly as PIC (ie, to fly as student pilots, with no passengers) in the gap between passing the Skill Test and physically obtaining the license....

Looking for a handheld radio to listen to atc to learn the language for my upcoming radio telephony licence, may use as a back up for flying. I saw this one in maplin and feedback is appreciated. :thumleft:

Hey guys,

I know fine and well that I need to take my prescription with me for my initial class one medical however I've hit a snag, I know my lenses are under 2 dioptres which is good, but the biggest thing I'm stuck on is the distance vision...

Is there any one that can help me answer some questions on the CRP 1

Doing my PPL Nav exam soon and a little stuck

CRP is really confusing

thanks in advance

Hello friends,

I'm looking to buy an in-flight navigation and flight planner application. I'm comparing the features and price of each application. I've been looking into Foreflight, Garmin Pilot, and WingX. Which features are the most important to...

I noticed today on approach that within my AFE Pre-Landing checks that there is no mention of turning on landing lights.

Does anyone have any idea why this is? I appreciate it's obvious but surely nothing is too obvious to be excluded from a...

I’ve had my ‘licence to learn’ for a couple of year now, but realise I know very little about the maintenance rules associated with GA aircraft. At the moment I rent. You hear the phrases 50 hours check, annual, time between overhaul, on condition...

Some of you may not browse the main GA forum. If so you may have missed this video that someone put up

I thought that I'd offer a link to it because in amongst the scary stuff there are some quite useful little nuggets which, if they don't put you...

Hi flyers

I have c. 80 hours total time lapsed JAR PPL SEP rating, in my late forties, thinking of a career change from Finance.

I realise I am probably too old to join an airline in the right hand seat e.g. of an A320 or 737-800 but this is...

Hi all.

If there was one single piece of advice you could give for a PPL student about to walk across the apron to get into his Cessna/Piper to undertake his Skills test what would it be ?

Hi
I know men are rubbish at admitting to this sort of thing but does anyone else get uneasy, anxious or scared when flying?, I don't mean the kind of fear when something goes wrong but a general feeling of anxiousness that could lead to panic, or...

Hi, I have been training to obtain my PPL with a flight school in Croatia. I have paid this school up front for flights and training, completed 45 hours flying time including solos, and sat and passed all 9 exams.

When I started the training I flew...

So ... I’m in a bit of a rut. Between bad weather, hectic home and work life, and problems with availability at the training school, I’m not making any progress and just feeling stuck and frustrated.

I think I need to take a break for a few...

Appreciate this might be a bit of a silly question or difficult to answer, but here goes.

I've been studying up on navigation, mainly for the exam, but my training will too obviously get to that at some point in the not too distant fugure. To have...

As a rookie pilot trainee I'm confused about the folllowing statement in the manual (page 25) of my Diamond DA40 training A/C

" QNH: Theoretical atmospheric pressure at MSL, calculated from the elevation of the measuring point above MSL and...

I'm due to fly a solo cross country lesson tomorrow (though judging by the forecast that's not going to happen!). That got me thinking about the weather and the safety aspects that haven't yet been covered in my lessons. If the visibility had been...

Having passed my skills test for the NPPL SLMG at the beginning of February, sadly a combination of weather, and instructor and aircraft availability, mean I'm unlikely to get an SSEA conversion done this week. I feel it's too risky to try and do it...

I wonder if anyone would be kind enough to share some resources that would help with tackling PPL Meteorology?

I must clarify - I am not currently training for my PPL, I began it some years ago and had to stop due to cost/kids/wife's health and...

I've got my LAPL medical this evening with my GP.

I've not had any significant medical issues but I'm still bricking it - is this a normal feeling? I have this weird feeling that the nerves are going to push my blood pressure up to the point where...

Hi all,

I've been putting the PPL off for years making excuses that I don't have the time etc. but I've finally realised I'm going to keep finding excuses till I'm old and regret it!

So I've put the money aside, been studying the books for...

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Is the starting parameters supposed to be a descent at 500ft/ min from 8000ft and not 8500 ft ?

The example works out the foot difference between QNH and standard pressure setting 1013 which is 510 but then adds it onto 8000ft and not 8500ft.

Good Afternoon all

I'm a long time ex poster here, and it's a little time since I last flew. I used to fly a little for air cadets in a vigilant TMG, when air cadets used to fly. I've somewhere in the region of 800hrs in vigilant, with my last...

Just a quick one. So, when calculating a safety height, its 1000ft + 500ft for terrain and 300ft for obstacle clearance? so MSA is 1800ft above given MSA on chart?

Or do I need to round up the given figures for obstacles and terrain too/instead?...

This thread celebrates any noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career, whether that be private or commercial to be set in internet eternity forever more. I look forward to updating this thread regularly.

As and when achievements...

Hello,
Thinking of upping my simple ppl by adding either a full instrument rating or an ir (r).
I know the differences, am considering the full IR to keep my options open for the future, but does anyone know if I can do an IR in europe and then use...

Morning everyone,

There are plenty of intensive (~4 weeks) PPL courses in the UK (PPL cruiser, Derek Davidson, etc). A part from the fact that some will argue that 4 weeks is too rushed, how is it possible given the weather in the UK? I'm trying to...

Hi all,

I've had a pause of several months in training (mainly due to weather and Christmas closures and needing to focus on final round of exams) having built up to the solo Nav but was then thwarted by our lovely British climate.

Over the last...

I've been lurking on the forum for a couple of years and thought it was about time I joined and introduced myself, now that I've finally taken the plunge and started flying at the ripe old age of 49.

I was bought an experience flight in 2012 and...

I've been meaning to write this up for ages but only just got around to it. This is pretty much a brain-dump of my experience and so I apologise for the ridiculous length of the post. I just needed to get it out there :-)

My Story
I never had...

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Im taking my first trial lesson on the 25th of this month before I commit myself to the PPL. The cost in the UK is roughly around £160 which isn't cheap but I do go abroad a lot sometimes for work but mostly for a break. Are we allowed to take...

Anyone trained for their PPL overseas in the last year, such as the US, South Africa, Europe? I'm looking for some examples for an article in FLYER. Cheers!

I sat my first exam this afternoon! was pretty nervous but I got a pass so will get stuck into some more next week.

have to say that the PPL tutor app was good for revision.

one down, eight more to go!

Hello Flyers,

I am currently moving forward steadily with my PPL at PTT Newcastle in the hopes of moving onto the commercial side in the future, my only worry is my height.

At 6 foot 7 I comfortably fit in a PA-28 Warrier with just enough head...

Well, I still have trouble spotting the airfields (grass runways are even worse at spotting). However, I found it a good idea to use the DI to expect a runway (06724 or 07/25) appearance relative to my position.
Moreover, DI has been really helpful...

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my names chris and i did my first ever lesson today at barton airport, ive uploaded my video to youtube my instructor let me fly the circuit and do the approach before handing the control to him on touchdown, i can not wait for my next...