Just a very quick post:
Had another flight today. The second official dual navigation exercise (for those who know the area - Newcastle - Barnard Castle - Seaham - Newcastle).
After arriving at the club I had a very long wait. One of the aircraft wouldn't start, one was lacking a nose wheel, and one was being taken elsewhere for a maintainence check! But after an hour or so we got in the 'plane and we were off...
...the the fuel pump! Once we'd filled it up, we really were off though.
Not a lot to say about the flight really, the visibility closed in a little, but was still perdectly safe. My first experience of talking to different ATC (Teesside approach) which was nice. Stayed pretty well on track, found all my points, and got back safely. By the time we at the airfield it was very dark though! Nice to fly over the Newcastle Quayside. We orbited for 5 minutes or so, then got cleared to finals - the runway looked amazing fully lit. And whilst not the best of landings, I got it down fine.
Next lesson is booked for wednesday (21st) - been told to turn up an hour early, plan my route, check the 'plane and go off on my own!
Should be fun!
Cheers.