From Zero to Forty Five - my PPL Diary
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From: Wide Brown Land
Gee, everyone's going solo. Must be the season for it... good on ya's!!
Well, 'my' aircraft's back... but then the wx turns to cr@p again, doesn't it!!
I was supposed to go to Canberra again today... Showers of rain forecast all day 
. I just can't win.
Ahh well, we'll get there one day...
ADam
Well, 'my' aircraft's back... but then the wx turns to cr@p again, doesn't it!!
I was supposed to go to Canberra again today... Showers of rain forecast all day . I just can't win.Ahh well, we'll get there one day...
ADam
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From: England
Just wanted to let you guys know that I have joined the "bandwagon"! I went solo 2 weekends ago and last weekend did a further 4 circuits by myself- Awesome feeling! My first solo's circuit itself went well, however the landing was a little "firm" shall we say...
Second time out the landings were better (just hope i have not jinxed this weekend now!) Anyone else noticed the difference in performance when the right hand seat is vacant? My 152 leaps off the runway! Roll on learning to navigate and landing on grass!
Cheers
Fingers
Second time out the landings were better (just hope i have not jinxed this weekend now!) Anyone else noticed the difference in performance when the right hand seat is vacant? My 152 leaps off the runway! Roll on learning to navigate and landing on grass!Cheers
Fingers
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From: East of Runway 21
CONGRATS!!!!!!
All you guys!!! (girls?)
have been watching this thread with much interest the last week or so.... am insaaaaaaaanely jealous!!!!
The closest I am to solo flying is a can of soft drink..... Solo..... err.... never mind
Sky
All you guys!!! (girls?)
have been watching this thread with much interest the last week or so.... am insaaaaaaaanely jealous!!!!
The closest I am to solo flying is a can of soft drink..... Solo..... err.... never mind
Sky
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Spicy Meatball
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From: Liverpool UK
Nice one Fingers, well done. Absolutely amazing isn't it - the buzz just doesnt go away!
Sista - hang in there kidda, it will happen! And when it does, make sure you post it here!
Lee
Sista - hang in there kidda, it will happen! And when it does, make sure you post it here!
Lee
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From: Hampshire
Congrats to everyone who has recently gone solo. I'm still waiting even to fly. Aaaargh, this weather!!! It's been really nice the last couple of days (while I've been at work), but earlier in the week, when I had lessons booked ...
I've now decided, if I can't fly, to do my met exam tomorrow. Maybe I will then be able to make better predictions than our forecasters
HH
I've now decided, if I can't fly, to do my met exam tomorrow. Maybe I will then be able to make better predictions than our forecasters
HH
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Spicy Meatball
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From: Liverpool UK
Ground School
The weather is now firmly on my list of "things that p*ss you off" - but you just have to accept it (or move to another country) 
I supposed ground school isn't something which I have really talked about, mainly because I havent had any yet! The way I done it was to buy the kit from AFE, which is a great investment and contains everything you need. Luckily, as I am anviation buff (arent we all) I enjoy reading the books and studying the material (PPL Confuser - a MUST HAVE). This means I can be well prepared for the exam and pass them on self study.
So far I have done:
Air Law
Meteorology
Human Performance
RT Oral
I understand that in order to pass Nav (or at least pass it with the best interests in mind) you need to practice it within your flying - call it 'skyschool' if you like
I reckon it will be the last one I do!
If anyone does have any exam questions they need help on or any info at all, then stick it in here - it would be interesting to share.
Happy flying and dont get too down about the weather
Lee
I supposed ground school isn't something which I have really talked about, mainly because I havent had any yet! The way I done it was to buy the kit from AFE, which is a great investment and contains everything you need. Luckily, as I am anviation buff (arent we all) I enjoy reading the books and studying the material (PPL Confuser - a MUST HAVE). This means I can be well prepared for the exam and pass them on self study.
So far I have done:
Air Law
Meteorology
Human Performance
RT Oral
I understand that in order to pass Nav (or at least pass it with the best interests in mind) you need to practice it within your flying - call it 'skyschool' if you like
I reckon it will be the last one I do! If anyone does have any exam questions they need help on or any info at all, then stick it in here - it would be interesting to share.
Happy flying and dont get too down about the weather
Lee
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From: England
Cool. I have done Airlaw and Human Factors so far. Busy studying Met as we speak. I've not had any formal "classroom" sessions and am self teaching using the Jermey Pratt books (personally prefer the style to Thom) and also am using the Transair / Oxfoird Avaition CBT for Met - which I'd throughly recommend. All good fun
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Spicy Meatball
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From: Liverpool UK
Ditto! I am also using Jeremy Pratt - I have read tonnes of opinions on here about which books to use, but you just have to pick the ones that are best suited to you - and to be honest, I think you would do just as good whichever you choose. Saying that, I have never seen the Thom ones so I cant really say 
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From: Surrey
I'm also using the pratt books, and am currently studying met! We should all meet up on msn and have a met discussion lol
I've only done airlaw so far. Met seems ok, afew things need reading twice
I've only done airlaw so far. Met seems ok, afew things need reading twice
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From: newcastle
WOW...that took longer than i thought!! Discovered this thread at about 19:55 and just finished now!!
Good stuff and great foresight to see that this would be a valuable idea lee/mazza (i'll stick with the user name for now!!)
I'm way back with a couple of hours under my belt deciding the next step I wish to take. I've have found this thread extremely entertaining (must have been to keep me entertained for two hours!!). Just wanted to say thanks and good luck with the rest mazza et al, I'm sure i'll keep checking up on it from now on!!
CB1
Good stuff and great foresight to see that this would be a valuable idea lee/mazza (i'll stick with the user name for now!!)
I'm way back with a couple of hours under my belt deciding the next step I wish to take. I've have found this thread extremely entertaining (must have been to keep me entertained for two hours!!). Just wanted to say thanks and good luck with the rest mazza et al, I'm sure i'll keep checking up on it from now on!!
CB1
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From: Northampton Sywell
Hello
im 15 and I have just had my confidence boost after realising I can land the bloody thing! (properly!)
i was getting a little worried that I was just wasting hours but im 20.92 logged with another 24 remaing so all looks good! Any advice/tips for flapless landings, glide landings etc?
i was getting a little worried that I was just wasting hours but im 20.92 logged with another 24 remaing so all looks good! Any advice/tips for flapless landings, glide landings etc?
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From: Hampshire
Hi all,
C-bert - best of luck for that QXC! Let me know how it goes.
Well, at last I made it into the air today. Warm front coming down from the North and not looking too good when I left home but, by the time I made it to Wycombe, the end of the cloud was in site and my instructor thought it would be worth waiting to see if we got some flyable weather before the forecast cold front materialised.
I occupied the waiting time by sitting my Met exam, which I'm relieved to say I passed. One of the questions I got wrong, my instructor thought should have been right, which (bearing in mind his many years of experience as an airline captain, followed by some 15 years as an instructor/examiner) really calls the CAA questions and marking scheme into question.
Imagine my joy when he told me I'd passed the exam AND we could go flying!
So, 1 hour 10 of circuits and I think I'm getting there. Good approaches, still a bit rough on the rudder when landing, but then it was quite bumpy and windy.
I can see Lee's point about nav experience in the air, but my instructor suggested that I do nav next. Anyone any suggestions for how best to study this?
HH
C-bert - best of luck for that QXC! Let me know how it goes.
Well, at last I made it into the air today. Warm front coming down from the North and not looking too good when I left home but, by the time I made it to Wycombe, the end of the cloud was in site and my instructor thought it would be worth waiting to see if we got some flyable weather before the forecast cold front materialised.
I occupied the waiting time by sitting my Met exam, which I'm relieved to say I passed. One of the questions I got wrong, my instructor thought should have been right, which (bearing in mind his many years of experience as an airline captain, followed by some 15 years as an instructor/examiner) really calls the CAA questions and marking scheme into question.
Imagine my joy when he told me I'd passed the exam AND we could go flying!
So, 1 hour 10 of circuits and I think I'm getting there. Good approaches, still a bit rough on the rudder when landing, but then it was quite bumpy and windy.
I can see Lee's point about nav experience in the air, but my instructor suggested that I do nav next. Anyone any suggestions for how best to study this?
HH