Last two exams done Having done 7 of the 9 exams I had just ‘Flight Planning and Performance’ and ‘Navigation and Radio Aids’ exams left to do. Flight Planning and Performance was first. It was one I had studied for on my own and felt comfortable with. It consists of information you need to know …
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PPL Exams
Private Pilot License – Exams As part of the ppl course there is an amount of ‘ground school’ needed. There are 9 exams in total and they are as follows: Air Law Human Performance Operational Procedures Meteorology Aircraft General Knowledge Flight Performance and Planning Navigation and Radio Aids Principles of Flight Communications There are also …
Solo Time
Solo Time Having got a solid foundation being built it was time to really consolidate landings and take offs. So with my instructor we started to build time in the circuit. This is a little repetitive but still good fun. Getting a good landing in really does feel like a great accomplishment. Along the way …
Getting the basics down
Private Pilot License – Basics Having settled on Breighton for my airfield home I set on with lessons. The first part of training is the key foundations. Its learning ‘straight and level’ which sounds a lot easier than it can be, along with turning, climbing and descending, different speeds and lots of combinations of all …
Lesson Two – New flight school
Private Pilot License – First Real Lesson After trying the first flight school and being very excited I still took the time to try out another school. Again I booked a Trial Lesson. The instructor I spoke to on the phone took some details and understood I was looking to compare with my first lesson. The lessons …
Trial Lesson
Private Pilot License – Step 1 So after a long time of dreaming about it every time a plane flew over I decided to have a look at getting my private pilots license. I had briefly flirted with lessons a long time ago but didnt take it very far. Time to do it properly this …