Airex Codes
 

Many :sad: years ago I did my initial training and we used a shorthand code in our logbooks for the various air exercises we did (I think 18 was cross country). I believe that they were a throwback to the CFS syllabus. Does anyone have the decodes stashed away up in some dusty attic so I can work out what I did 29 years ago!

Regards

TOD

From Memory....

4 Effects of Controls
5 Taxying
6 Straight and Level
7 Climbing
8 Descending
9 Turning
10 Slow Flight
10(B) Stalling
11 Spinning - No longer in sylabus
12/13 Take Off, Circuits and Landings
14 First Solo
15 Advanced Turning
16 PFL
17 Precautionary Landing With Power
18 Cross Country
19 Instrument Flight

From my 1966 Log Book

EAST ANGLIAN FLYING CLUB - IPSWICH AIRPORT

Sequence Numbers of Exercises

1 Aircraft familiarisation
2 Preparation for & action after flight
3 Air experience
4 Effects of controls
5 Taxying
6 Straight & level
7 Climbing
8 Descending
9 Medium turns
10 Stalling
11 Spinning
12 Take-off & climb
13 Approach & landing
14 First solo (Or first solo on type)

Consolidation Exercises
a Glide approach and Landing
b Powered approach & landing
c Short take-off & landing
d Cross-wind takeoff & landing
e Flapless landing
f Wheel landing
g Stalling
h Spinning
j Sideslipping (if applicable)

15 Steep turns
16 Forced landings
a Without power
b With power (precautionary)

17 Pilot Navigation
a Compass errors & course flying
b Map reading
c Dual cross-country
d Solo cross-country

18 Instrument flying
19 Aerobatics
20 Night flying
21 Formation Flying

The formation flying was an add on by Stan W...
Tha above was flown on 3 Auster Autocrats GAJUE, G AGXP, GAIZYand one Auster 5 G ANHZ
Take a look at
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=55216

Also did a bit with John St..... in GAHST at Wolverhamption, a grass filed in the middleish of the city (John ex of PPSC and Oxford and Bones)

Rdgs
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For those operating in the UK, Appendix 8 of Standards document 10A probides the definitive list.

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/srg_fcl_10_A.pdf

Regards,

DFC

Thanks again to everyone who took time to answer, I can now get on and decrypt my logbook!

Regards

TOD

When I was taught to fly in 1962 by Charles Cockburn/Digby Docherty/Bernie Warman/Dick Gliddon to name a few of the Southend Flying School's instructors (also in G-AJUE/G-AGTX/G-AIZY) Stalls were Ex9, Spinning Ex10, Circuits Ex11/12 and first solo Ex13, the rest are also 1 number low, I don't know where the extra exercise was slotted in but I have a copy of the BLAC Instructors manual dated 1965 which has the exercises listed as they are now.

But it has been modified to align with the revised JAA numbering system of 9 years ago not 29 years ago. The original list is in CAP 528 last published in 1987; if you can find one.