Personal Flying Videos Mark II
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I popped back to the site of my first solo landaway, with a trip from Sywell to Retford-Gamston. I also managed to get a zone transit through East Midlands airspace, along the VFR lane. As the 'field' where I learnt at, it seemed strange to cross the runway extended centreline!
Just as a joined Gamston's overhead, another Cessna 172 joined, with the same abbreviated callsign, this surprised the controller as much as everyone else!
I've overlaid the track of both flights from SkyDemon onto the video, enjoy
Just as a joined Gamston's overhead, another Cessna 172 joined, with the same abbreviated callsign, this surprised the controller as much as everyone else!
I've overlaid the track of both flights from SkyDemon onto the video, enjoy

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On a recent trip from Sywell to Gloucestershire airport (first visit!), I decided to do a bit of sightseeing around southwest Wales, between the Severn and the Brecon Beacons - have a look in the second video!
Gloucestershire cleared me for a straight in approach... personally I don't like these! It also felt a bit concerning having to fly over Cheltenham at relatively low level, without an awful lot of options. Still, an interesting airport to visit and a nice tour of South Wales - would have ventured over the Brecons more if the cloud was higher!
Outbound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKz3sGKNLDk
Return (via Wales!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Sp55ofY3Q
Gloucestershire cleared me for a straight in approach... personally I don't like these! It also felt a bit concerning having to fly over Cheltenham at relatively low level, without an awful lot of options. Still, an interesting airport to visit and a nice tour of South Wales - would have ventured over the Brecons more if the cloud was higher!
Outbound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKz3sGKNLDk
Return (via Wales!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Sp55ofY3Q
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Weybourne airfield - Bank Holiday Monday
Had a beautiful flight down the Norfolk coast on BH Monday, conditions were good for a rare landing on Weybourne R34, and I even had my camera running 


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Flying in Australia
My first solo at Jandakot airport in Western Australia 
Also a compilation of my flying training, just passed my flight test!
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Also a compilation of my flying training, just passed my flight test!
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So grateful for this view
"December is an unfavourable month for longer visual (VFR) cross-country flights. THere are only 8 and a half daylight hours, meaning dark hours are nearly twice longer. The air is still humid, VFR flights are made impossible or unsafe by fog or freezing fog during anticyclones, strong winds or snow/icy rain in fronts. After several cancellations however, the meteorological, technical and human conditions were right for such a cross-country flight and I took the chance. Due to the early sunset I had to request extended opening hours and runway lighting at my destination aerodrome. During the arrival, the onboard camera took beautiful night shots. "
English subtitles in the lower left corner.
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Seasons Greetings! I've not done many landaways recently, so here's a recent video of a local flight hopping around some of the many disused airfields in the Midlands, departing from and returning to Sywell Aerodrome. Perks of flying at this time of year have to be flying around sunset!
As a side note, Runway 05 at Sywell is really difficult to see on final when the white marks have all been washed away!
As a side note, Runway 05 at Sywell is really difficult to see on final when the white marks have all been washed away!
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Posting this a few days late, but here goes... Wishing you all blue skies and happy landings for 2017! It's been a great year of flying, one to share through this video I made. Enjoy!
In order of appearance:
- 00:05 takeoff Bourg Ceyzériat, France (LFHS)
- 00:47 and 00:52 somewhere near Col Des Aravis, France
- 00:57 landing Annecy, France (LFLP)
- 01:02 heading south along the Space Coast, Florida
- 01:07 seaplane flying at Jack Browns in Winter Haven, Florida (F57 / KGIF)
- 01:12 turning right base to land at Key West, Florida (KEYW)
- 01:16 Mont Blanc from 12'500ft, French Alps
- 01:21 somewhere near Mont Blanc, France
- 01:25 Aguille du Midi from 12'500ft, near Mont Blanc, France
- 01:45 sunset landing at Sebastian Municipal, Florida (X26)
- 01:49 landing at Megeve Altiport, France (LFHM)
- 01:55 flying north at 500ft along Miami Beach, Florida
- 02:00 landing in Lausanne, Switzerland (LSGL)
- 02:04 La Clusaz, France
- 02:09 landing in Gruyeres, Switzerland (LSGL)
- 02:14 Les Diablerets glacier, Switzerland
- 02:19 landing in Everglades Airpark (X01), Florida
- 02:24 launching the Piper Cub seaplane at Jack Browns in Winter Haven, Florida (F57 / KGIF)
- 02:28 Lac d'Annecy, France
- 02:33 on left base to land at Sebastian Municipal, Florida (X26)
- 02:38 flying through the Aravis valley, France
- 02:44 Aravis mountain range, France
- 02:52 flying up north along the Florida Keys "Seven Mile Bridge"
- 03:02 short final to land at Sebastian Municipal, Florida (X26)
- 03:11 Aravis mountain range, with Lac d'Annecy in the background, France
- 03:21 landing in Annecy, France (LFLP)
- 03:26 Spring-time waterfalls in the Aravis mountain range, France
- 03:31 taxing back after landing in Sebastian, Florida (X26)
- 03:35 Mer de Glace glacier, near Mont Blanc, France
- 03:40 sunset cruise back to Sebastian, Florida (X26)
- 03:45 flying up north along the Florida Keys
- 03:50 shutting down for the day after landing in Key West, Florida (KEYW)
- 03:55 shutting down after landing in Megeve, France (LFHM)
In order of appearance:
- 00:05 takeoff Bourg Ceyzériat, France (LFHS)
- 00:47 and 00:52 somewhere near Col Des Aravis, France
- 00:57 landing Annecy, France (LFLP)
- 01:02 heading south along the Space Coast, Florida
- 01:07 seaplane flying at Jack Browns in Winter Haven, Florida (F57 / KGIF)
- 01:12 turning right base to land at Key West, Florida (KEYW)
- 01:16 Mont Blanc from 12'500ft, French Alps
- 01:21 somewhere near Mont Blanc, France
- 01:25 Aguille du Midi from 12'500ft, near Mont Blanc, France
- 01:45 sunset landing at Sebastian Municipal, Florida (X26)
- 01:49 landing at Megeve Altiport, France (LFHM)
- 01:55 flying north at 500ft along Miami Beach, Florida
- 02:00 landing in Lausanne, Switzerland (LSGL)
- 02:04 La Clusaz, France
- 02:09 landing in Gruyeres, Switzerland (LSGL)
- 02:14 Les Diablerets glacier, Switzerland
- 02:19 landing in Everglades Airpark (X01), Florida
- 02:24 launching the Piper Cub seaplane at Jack Browns in Winter Haven, Florida (F57 / KGIF)
- 02:28 Lac d'Annecy, France
- 02:33 on left base to land at Sebastian Municipal, Florida (X26)
- 02:38 flying through the Aravis valley, France
- 02:44 Aravis mountain range, France
- 02:52 flying up north along the Florida Keys "Seven Mile Bridge"
- 03:02 short final to land at Sebastian Municipal, Florida (X26)
- 03:11 Aravis mountain range, with Lac d'Annecy in the background, France
- 03:21 landing in Annecy, France (LFLP)
- 03:26 Spring-time waterfalls in the Aravis mountain range, France
- 03:31 taxing back after landing in Sebastian, Florida (X26)
- 03:35 Mer de Glace glacier, near Mont Blanc, France
- 03:40 sunset cruise back to Sebastian, Florida (X26)
- 03:45 flying up north along the Florida Keys
- 03:50 shutting down for the day after landing in Key West, Florida (KEYW)
- 03:55 shutting down after landing in Megeve, France (LFHM)
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Aerobatics
My SEP CR expired a bit over a year ago. No problem. I'm glider and FAA ASEL and IFR current, so flying regularly. However, it may be silly, but I like it on those occasions when all of my various bits of paper are all current/legal. EASA permits expanding an aerobatic rating from a glider to airplane or vice versa with three training flights. This video is from the third of those three flights. It's a compilation of three cameras' video edited down to a short and I hope pleasant video:
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For those who like multiple cameras with picture-in-picture arrangement...
Landing at LZKZ (6:42)
https://youtu.be/YyD7O5X5wi4?t=6m42s
Landing at LZTT (23:01)
https://youtu.be/YyD7O5X5wi4?t=23m01s
Landing at LZKZ (6:42)
https://youtu.be/YyD7O5X5wi4?t=6m42s
Landing at LZTT (23:01)
https://youtu.be/YyD7O5X5wi4?t=23m01s