CROSS COUNTRY QUALIFLYING FLIGHT
Well prepared & Simply great Fun The Cross Country Flight combines all the learning about proper planning and experiences built during the previous navigation flights. During those exercises I have approached and landed at both foreign aerodromes twice before. There is one leg – or better one flight – the one between Stop N° 1 and N° 2 from Blackbush […]
FULL MATED BRIEF
Full MATED Brief One of the most important steps in puzzling together all the different parts that I had learned during the 1st Moves and 2nd Steps (taking over the full responsibility in order to fly solo, achieving and completing the Private Pilot License) was creating the full navigation planning in short time and with high accuracy. […]
FLIGH TO HQ MAINTENANCE
First flight to the edge of the “Jungle” of London’s Airspace This flight is the first full day trip during PPL training. It is the navigation flight that “puzzles” together all the parts trained towards the upcoming X-Country Qualifying Flight. Many radio stations to contact, constant chart reading, airports & airfields to cross, and accurate flying to navigate legally around […]
FARM SPOTTING AND CONFINED AREA LANDING
Hovering is “Devine” – Spot-Landing is “Heaven” One of the major reasons for flying a helicopter is the amazing ability to just land wherever you want. Almost. And that is what I always saw, back through my childish eyes. Those birds would suddenly appear from the sky and just sit down somewhere on the mountain. And as they […]
FIRST SOLO NAVIGATION FLIGHT
Same as First Solo Flight? I had my first solo flight on the same day as my first navigation flight. The navigation flight took place in quite poor visibility and had just opened a totally new field of serious concerns in my mind. Full of impressions, thinking about something totally different in combination with self-confidence and that […]
FIRST SOLO FLIGHT
— 5 seconds after landing my first solo flight — Congratulations!! The most awesome moment in an aviation career! It is late afternoon on December 1st, more or less 4 months after this famous coffee with my friend Malvina who had initially influenced my Decision & Plan to start this journey. Weather: very calm winds, not the clear […]
FIRST NAVIGATION FLIGHT
It is not prohibited to fly in rain This morning, the weather looks a bit better than the last few days but is still not really great. There is almost no wind but the clouds are hanging really low. However, the visibility is good enough to fly this navigation flight and the decision is made quickly. In […]
