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Old 11th May 2014, 13:23
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green5498
 
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You could refine your map-reading and landing skills by coming along to the "Navigation and Landing Challenge" at Old Buckenham on Sunday 1st June.

You may see this event billed as a precision flying competition and this description may concern you but, until you have a go you won't know how much fun it is. You'll get to fly a given course of six or so legs around south Norfolk, staying on track and time, and looking out for photographed features. A gps logger will show you where you've been. Later you'll do four different types of spot landings aiming to touch down on the zero line.

The aim of both parts of the event is to improve your basic handling skills, not relying on gps for nav and preparing you better for a forced or precautionary landing. With practice you can become very accurate, and that's very satisfying.

Old Buckenham is on many pilots' places to go list, so why not go there and have a go?
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