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By T6Harvard
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@tr7v8 . That sounds like another big lot of progress!! I had a dreadful lesson a few weeks ago and the one after that was better than any previously - I'd stepped up another little level.

Enjoy the cruise, and many Happies for Birthday and Anni
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By akg1486
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T6Harvard wrote:Enjoy the cruise

Assuming you refer to the new Top Gun movie that opens next week, I think you should capitalize "Cruise". :D
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By tr7v8
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akg1486 wrote:
T6Harvard wrote:Enjoy the cruise

Assuming you refer to the new Top Gun movie that opens next week, I think you should capitalize "Cruise". :D

Nowt to do with Top Gun or Thomas everything to do with a P & O ship Ventura!
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By T6Harvard
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ericgreveson wrote:Brilliant! I'm going to guess that your face hurts because you're still grinning :-D


Yep :mrgreen:

And best of all, the long suffering MrT6, who apparently takes no notice of my flying antics, has messaged everyone we know to tell them, bless him.
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By Miscellaneous
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T6Harvard wrote:Exercise 14 complete. 10 mins as PIC :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I've just re read last night's PMs, you didn't see that coming, did you? :D

Well done! Don't you just love it when a plan comes together. :wink:
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Miscellaneous wrote:
T6Harvard wrote:Exercise 14 complete. 10 mins as PIC :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I've just re read last night's PMs, you didn't see that coming, did you? :D

Well done! Don't you just love it when a plan comes together. :wink:


I did not!

A combo of nice aeroplane, calm winds, quiet circuit, and I flew well the whole time sealed the deal. The three EFATO tests were good, too. I'd been practising quick accurate reaction whilst flying the chair yesterday :lol:

I still didn't twig what was afoot when my Instructor asked how I thought I'd done with the lesson and whether I'd left a copy of my medical with the office as I landed!

Then he taxi'd us rather than me doing it, and parked in an odd place. He said I'd flown well and asked if I wanted to go on my own. I just gawped for a moment and said, "Really?". "Yep.".

So a very short safety brief - remember it'll climb faster without ballast, go-around if you need to. Then a thumbs up and off he went :mrgreen:

I did power checks while I waited for someone on Base, then off I went.

I didn't have any nerves at all (after all I've done a eleventy billion circuits already :lol: ).

Happy with TO and climb, no issue with change in weight.
I talked to myself as I did the necessary stuff :) and as I lined up on Final I was happy with height n speed. All felt just fine.

Landing was spot on (for 'spot on' read 'My best ever').
Shame no-one was videoing it :roll: Even @TopCat would have rated it pretty good :lol:

I do love flying :mrgreen:
Last edited by T6Harvard on Tue May 31, 2022 3:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
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