Kent weekend
Last time I posted on a similar subject was last year after an extended hold into a very busy LFAT. Yesterday saw lots GA flying , training and pleasure trips and I spent much of the day above Kent, listening to some excellent ATC/ AFIS/AG ,and some appalling RT and basic airmanship.
A few examples:
Not planning even at a basic level. Yes there is an ATIS at...., and it does help if you listen prior to the ATC call. Not knowing airfield procedures and taxi positions and directions. Asking where the the run up point is. All of this is on the airfield plate. Unable to comply with the local departure re noise or in one case to avoid parachutes! Not listening out after departure for an ATC or FIS call before a frequency change.
Prior to arrival, not listening for local traffic and making your first call brief but accurate. Not complying with local joining procedures, calling downwind somewhere between Kent and Sussex and not confirming a landing clearance to ATC.
I could go on. During your PPL training an instructor spent a lot of time and your money turning you into a half decent pilot, why not try and keep and improve on that standard?
Comments welcome, and if I post this next year, I will probably be wearing jodphurs and teaching at Redhill, safe flying!