Inspiration for those who fly, those who want to fly, and those learning to fly
If you took an introductory flight or trial lesson, you would probably have been introduced to the various flight control systems that propel and direct the aircraft. On a basic trainer aircraft, used for...
With summer almost here, many small airfields will be coming alive with the buzz of light aircraft visiting much more regularly. If you’re not usually based at an airfield with a grass strip, but...
How do you find your take-offs? Is it something you mastered straight away, or do you consider it the necessary evil you must endure in order to endure flying. It’s common to assume that...
That time has come. Your private pilot training has been going well, you’ve mastered the controls, feel comfortable racing around the circuit pattern, and your landings can now be described as passably safe. Then,...
No matter how long you’ve been flying, or even if you’re still training, there’s a certain knack to landing which seems to be the holy grail for pilots. It can be just as common...
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...
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...
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...
Flying circuits (or patterns if you in the USA) is something you probably did a lot of during your pilot training. It teaches you everything you need to know about the process of flying...
One of the basic principles of flying from the earliest days of your training is the effects of wind over your aircraft’s wings. As a result, you plan your takeoffs and landings wherever possible...
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