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Old 4th March 2003 | 13:56
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Kingy
 
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Bristol and Forest of Dean
Worst 2.5 hrs of my life!

You will get a divert, It will take you over/near a drop zone/ tma / matz. Don't just head straight off, orbit and really LOOK at the map. Mine took me North from Didcot through the nightmare which is Brize/ Oxford/ Weston on the Green to Gaydon. Luckily I spotted Gaydon, but realised later I was just 2 miles from busting Birmingham airspace if I missed it...!

My Pfl went OK but I screwed up my flapless approach. If this happens own up and ask to do it again - If you are in control you're still in the game...

Looking back, what was really funny was that my examiner spent most of our circuit time literally shouting and swearing at one of his students also in the circuit for his huge circuits and sloppy RT. And when he turned to the live side for a go around, well... I thought he would explode!

Being mid summer in a Katana It was just sooo hot. As I taxied in and shut down genuinely didn’t care if I had passed or failed - Just wanted to get out of that bl**dy oven and get a drink!

Happy days and the very best of luck Sir

Kingy
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