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It is a place where flyers of all experience levels can meet to discuss and exchange up-to-date undistorted...

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...

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Got your PPL recently? Congratulations, we'd like to help you celebrate by sending you THREE free issues of Flyer* All you need to do is to send us a copy of your licence (photocopy, fax, scan etc.) and we'll do...

Every day is a school day - some more so than others - but we never stop learning.

We would all like to know about and join in celebrating noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that be private or commercial. This...

For the benefit of those considering a PPL(A) and wanting to know time and cost, I’m sharing my experience based upon detailed records I kept. This is just my way through it, yours may differ, but I hope it gives you some insight and food for...

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.

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...

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...

My first proper lesson . ...

Woke up to fog, rang aerodrome, they reported decent cloud base and some blue sky.

As I drove down the weather improved and we ended up with scattered above 3,000', blue skies, wind light, almost straight down the...

Hello everyone,

I've been lurking on here for some time following the good craic and thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm Chris, 45 and - hopefully when the school opens later in March - will be embarking on a lifetime ambition to get my PPL and...

Hi,

Curious about the above, I attended a GASCO session this week was pretty good my first but really enjoyed it so much so I’m signed up for another next week.

Anywho, they provide a logbook endorsement was curious do people add these to their...

Hi all,

Firstly I’m not associated with javelin at all but I’m currently doing their online RT training which covers everything in comms to get you ready for the written comms exam and the RT exam, all done over a five week period 2.5 hours, one...

So i have 3 lessons booked next week, hoping the weather plays ball for at least one of them.

when i booked i was feeling confident, even though I haven't flown for 3 months, no that its next week a wave of nervousness is currently washing over me....

Here it is again, the chance to shine for all pilots who learn new stuff - and that's all of us, right?!

The forum and resident forumites share in the celebration of any noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that...

Seems to be every Sunday morning?

Really annoying as I have CPL exams tomorrow, and wanted to print off the confirmation slips to check what equipment I need to take!

Doubtless it'll be up later, but do they actually publish the maintenance times?

so had 2 firsts today

1st of all it my first flight (from scratch) with no instructor, spoke to him in the club house, signed out given a key and be back in 60 mins essentially (way more but you know)

so very slowly and very methodically went...

Firstly, apologies if this has been covered, I looked but couldn’t find this topic elsewhere, so please feel free to direct me.

Where a student had completed all assessments for a LAPL or PPL, has applied and is simply waiting for the CAA to issue...

Hi all,

Missed out on getting my night rating in over the winter, what with this planet being on the naughty step.

Looking for sooner-than-next-winter options, I've found Carlisle Flight Training who, according to their website, are "one of...

I need some advice, please.

EDITED FOR CLARITY - my apologies for rushing to make plans for possible diversion.

My school have just telephoned to explain that they are having to temporarily put me with a different instructor.
They have said they...

hello i know i have 20/20 vision in my left eye but my right eye is a bit worse i am wondering if i can still pass my class 1 medical.

Hi,

Son is due to take Air Law exam this week. How long is it taking for the CAA to confirm portal access at the minute?

What happens if it's not back in time for his exam?

Thanks

Barry

Hope you’re all enjoying the bank holiday.

Was up early this morning for a trip to Mona for some circuits, closed being a bank holiday, what about caernarfon apparently closed to all visitors as the S&R are playing with a new drone :(

So off...

Hi everyone,

It is difficult to get a real grasp of the good and bad schools, yet it is such a big decision given how much money I will need to spend!

I live in Birmingham and therefore am looking to the flight schools at Tatenhill or Coventry to...

Hi everyone, got some really helpful responses recently so gonna go ahead with a few more questions....

I am really struggling with my research, and would like to know if you have any advice for me or if there are any independent sources of...

Dear Friends,

I came here to ask your advice, hoping that you could shine a new light on the pickle that I’m in... my current situation:

- STEM BSc degree
- recently promoted to a well paying job
- 150h TT/ 100h PIC on SEP
- ATPL(A) theory...

Hi everyone,

I have done some Googling on the topic but am struggling to get concrete information.

In terms of ATPLs I am pretty sure that...
1. You have 18 months limit to complete all ATPL exams after your first sitting.
2. You then have 36...

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all keeping safe and well, and more importantly counting down the days until you can get back out there!

I thought I’d say hello and introduce myself. I’m Rob, based in St Albans, and am now a few hours in to my PPL...

Looking for advice please. Can a student who has under gone training at a UK DTO pre-31 Dec 20, able to transfer their training record to an EASA DTO/ATO and continue training for EASA PPL. In other words I am looking to see if anyone has read that...

Hi all, first post here

Next month, when lockdown eases I'm going to embark on learning to fly and have decided that the NPPL(M) route is probably for me, based on realistically how much I want to spend and the kind of flying I'm interested in.

I...

Hey,

Was just curious anyone got any firm dates from their schools of when they are getting back to training?

Looks like mine will be 2nd week in April but I’m at a brand new airfield so gonna need a few flights to get back in the swing of...

Myself and Lesser Weevil are having a small debate about rule 5.

I say a wall is classed as a "structure", thus you're not permitted to fly within 500 feet of it.

She disagrees, who's right?

Hi All,

Probably a question for written exam ground examiners.

It has been a fair while since my IMC Rating was last valid (+10 years) and as a pre-requisite for the CB-IR I will be renewing the rating this year once we are out of lockdown and I...

Could you help explaining this, please?

Shouldn't it be opposite to side approach?
Thanks

Just in case there are women here who don’t venture outside the student forum much.

Making sure this thread gets seen. There’s a few there suitable for students.

Hello!

I've always wanted to learn to fly and fortunately I am in a position now to make a start and plough through it at a decent rate.

Unfortunately, now that I'm set on and able to learn to fly, seems everything is against me!

I had a trial...

I'm quickly approaching my 1 year anniversary since my last written exam.
Given that the current rumors place the end of lockdown to July, has there been any signal from the CAA to relax the two years rule to complete the private license from when...

I have just read a very quirky book by a retired pilot. Written almost as if he's sat next to you reminiscing, not really in chronological order, a few humorous rants, some personal philosophy.

It's mostly an autobiography but he includes...

Hi All,

I'm hoping for some advice on the best route to licensing post-Brexit.

I have about 40-50 hours (about 20-25 solo) / 250 launches gliding experience but haven't flown since about 2011, would have to find my logbook to confirm exact...

For fellow newbies....

I found this instructor's vids really good. She is in North America so a few times there are mnemonics or units we don't use but the theory is so well explained. I think she made the videos about 20 years ago so it's her, a...

Almost 20 years back I bought two pairs of HM40 PNR headsets from all-round avionics heroes Harry Mendelssohn.

They performed faultlessly as the Shiny Colt trekked all over the UK, France and Italy. Eventually I succumbed and had one set...

Hi all
I gained microlight rating post April 2018 cut off for LAPL, so am restricted to non part21 permit SSEA aircraft if I convert to SSEA.
I have held off for a few years hoping that the CAA would remove the part 21 restriction post Brexit, but...

Is there a rule of thumb about the wind strength and direction above ground level and at different times of the day and night? I`ve just been reading the Confuser Manual and I`m a little lost, The metar says for example surface wind 05005kt during...

In researching how to pass the theory exams I’ve come across a number of ground school organisation who are transferring to on line.

While still able to operate face to face, these schools offered week long courses to complete all of the exams in a...

Hi everyone,

I'm just wondering if any of you on this forum have any experience of airline flying/ commercial flight training? If so, do you believe that airlines recruit pilots based upon the training structure (modular/ integrated) they decided...

Is there a guide available that describes how a circuit is flown at say EGTR. I’m planning a PPL there as soon as the restrictions lift and in the meantime am using MS FS 2020 to practice circuits.

Accepting all the restriction of flightsims I...

I`m getting extremely annoyed, when I take a mock PPL exam test online I get 60% wrong. Where can I get the latest laws that are current?? Here`s a sample question: An aircraft flying above the sea between 4,500 feet MSL and 9,000 feet MSL outside...

I'm currently revising for my air law exam by taking the Air Quiz online exams to highlight gaps in my knowledge. However, there is one question on temperature effects on altimeters which either Im not understanding right, or the air quiz answer is...

Just curious?

Let’s say either by accident or malicious source a frequency get a stuck mic or illegal transmission of stuff/Carp.

What’s the process for the station on frequency?

I’m just thinking out aloud, what would happen, especially if in...

I live in the U.K. and I’m due to train on Portugal from March. With all the lockdown regulations will this go ahead?

Is it my imagination or is the Pooleys description of airspace almost unfathomable. I tried reading it for the second time this evening and again failed miserably the questions at the end of the chapter .

I’m not fairing much better at air traffic...

This may have been posted before but if not then it's worth watching if you either hold or aspire to an IRR or IR. Sobering stuff.

In approaching a PPL and with the medium term in mind, of the many aircraft flight schools have is there a preference which aircraft to learn in?

I’d assumed the trusty 152, but with it having only two seats, might I be better to learn in something...

Hi another newbie here.

I’ve decided on trying out some real life flying after many years of flight sims. I actually had 4or 5 real life flights 20 years ago, but life and other things have got in my way before now.

Being a slightly mature student...