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“Hold short” vs “holding short”
Something every student pilot should know is this…
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Notes from the right seat
After today’s flying lessons I came away with two thoughts of my own that might be of interest…
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A couple of weeks ago I had the Grob in for a 1000 hour inspection, and I took the opportunity to get my borescope into the engine’s cylinders and have a look at the state of the exhaust valves, and take some pictures of them. The valves sit in the cylinder head and are pushed… Read more »
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On values, or, how to find the right students
A few weeks ago I conducted an exercise with a few students, and with Ivan. I emailed everyone a list of 130 different ‘values’ – literally, abstract ideas that some people value more than others in their lives. Here are a few examples from the list: Equality, Justice, Kindness, Security, Self-respect, Humour, Patience, Vision, Hope… Read more »
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First solo: Stephen
Another milestone for a fantastic student pilot, Stephen. This time, one of my own students. Stephen’s first lesson was at the end of September last year …
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When is a defect not a defect?
Every student pilot learns what to do if they discover a problem with an airplane they’ve flown or are about to fly – they write the defect in the journey log, and then – the airplane is grounded until an Aviation Maintenance Engineer fixes the defect and signs a release to say the aircraft is returned to service. Right? Well…
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First solo: Jay
A little bit of good news recently: my student Jay made his first solo flight a little while ago, and I didn’t write about it yet.
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Lies, damned lies, and statistics
One of the secrets of flight training is that a lot of people who start training never get to finish it. In one sense it’s a secret, in that you don’t read or hear about it. On the other hand, a bit of thought should persuade you that it’s entirely human and to be expected.
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First Solo: Cameron
A milestone was reached …
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When is a SPECI issued?
PILOTS AND Students will all know that an aerodrome with weather reporting publishes terminal conditions called a METAR every hour, giving information including wind speed, ground visibility, cloud ceiling, temperature and dewpoint and altimeter setting. But the weather can change significantly over the course of an hour and if it does a “SPECI” is a… Read more »