Bagby Airfield Review
Bagby airfield is on the edge of the North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire. The closest town is Thirsk, which is easily accessed (as is the airfield) from the A19 and A1(M)...
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10 Must-Have Pilot Accessories
So you’re finally a pilot, with your shiny new PPL licence. You’ve taken a few flights, entertained friends and family, enjoyed the freedom of being able to take a plane up for a spin...
5 Steps to Learn a New Aircraft Type
My flying school recently bought a new aircraft for use by its students and solo hire pilots. It was a type I’d barely even heard of, let alone flown. It was a Grumman AA-5...
What to Do if You Get Lost While Flying
Getting lost while flying is something pilots dread, and we’ve probably all experienced it at some point – even in our own familiar flying area. It can be particularly common when flying to new...
Tips on Flying into Uncontrolled Airports
If you’re like me, you learned to fly at a larger, controlled airport with a good air traffic control service to safely direct aircraft landing, departing and flying within radar coverage. Therefore flying into...
Leeds East Airfield Review
I remember this airfield as RAF Church Fenton, which operated until 2013. I came here to airshows in the 1990s and remember it for its training units. Since its closure, it has been taken...
How to Get Back Into Flying
Are you a pilot who has let their flying slip by the wayside and are now wondering how to get back into it, or how to reignite that passion again? Too many private pilots...
5 Weather Apps for Pilots
Whether you’re an experienced pilot or still learning, the weather plays an important role in your flying. In fact where I fly, in the UK, the weather causes more issues than anything else and...
10 Easy Steps to Learning a New Airfield
Are you planning on flying to a new airfield any time soon? Unless you’ve been doing this for years, it can easily become an intimidating experience to plan and fly somewhere you’ve never been...
Circuit Pilot Pilot Navigation Aid Product Review
If you sometimes struggle with the concept of approaching new and unfamiliar airfields for the first time – especially with the general busy-ness of handling the aeroplane, talking on the radio and keeping a...
5 Less Common ATC Phrases and Their Meanings
Learning what is effectively another language and its syntax is hard enough when you’re also learning to fly and navigate a plane. So when you hear the occasional phrases and instructions from ATC which...
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