GFT passed
 

You will be pleased to know that I passed my GFT today. Route was Tummel canich and back to Inverness with a divert to Grantown on Spey. My QXC was Wick and Kirkwall. I have enjoyed my PPL training and now have a licence to learn.
Many thanks to all the instructors at Highland Flying School who have helped get me through and thanks to all ATC that I may have had dealings with.

Woohoo! Well done Helen! :D :D :D

Now, how about the full story? All easy, or...? :)

Congrats Helen - a superb achievement!!!

:D :D :D

FFF
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I've already congratulated you on another thread, but what the heck, I'll be extravagent!
Many many congratulations girl. Let me know if you're ever flying this way, and I'll take cover. :p
What's next? Gonna do that night rating Mr D bought you for Christmas? :)

Helen

Very well done indeed.

At 220 hours I still have a licence to learn and I know pilots with thousands of hours who feel the same way - so there's plenty to keep you interested in the future.

Enjoy :D

Congratulations !!!
 

Helen, that is just superb !!!!

Congratulations to you, and to hubby, and to your instructor. :D

I'm sure you are looking forward to stomping into the club house at Southampton !!! ;)

Congratulations Helen !!!!

It's a long road but you made it in the end. Well done from the staff at PPRuNe Towers. :D :D :D

CONGRATULATIONS HELEN!

I've already said it on the JB thread too, but what the hell.

I look forward to seeing you fly-in to our next fly-in.

Oh, and I'm dead envious that you've flown into Wick. The time I tried the weather in the Highlands was too bad. :(

Yeh congrats helen :)

did it on Jet blast as well, I just had trouble keeping my mouth shut :)

:D :D :D :D :D

CONGRATS

Well done Helen, thats really good news. Look forward to seeing you at a Pprune Fly-in.

Mrs Kolibear (ex-Mrs WHC) says 'Hi'

You make it sound like you've been wife-stealing, Koli! :D :D

CONGRATULATIONS HELEN
 

Well done Helen, I'll second Kolibear in looking forward to seeing you at a Pprune Fly-In :D :D :D :D

Helen,

Excellent news. Come back into Chat we want to hear all about it....

Kindest Regards

Barney

Another one who'd like to say CONGRATULATONS:) Well done !

Jolly well done, it does feel good doesn't it :-)

G

It has just about sunk in now. To be honest I diddnt realise I was being tested as I was told earlier that I wasnt good enough for test so I thought I was having a mock test little did I know that was part of a ploy to keep my nerves down. As i thought it was a mock I asked if I needed to do a weight and balence calculation, the reply was yes. After I was all planned the examiner and I set off on the route over the mountains the weather was gorgeous though I initially thought I may not reach my planned altitude I even thought it may not be possible to achieve the highest point on route so I voiced my concerns and got told lets see what happens. In reality for the first leg I was able to get higher than the planned altitude so I said as its possible to go higher than planned I will climb higher to keep the a/c safer. I struggled to identify my first point and thought thank god its a mock. The second leg was going well and I was really pleased that I was where I should be after 14 mins. Then I got told to divert to grantown on spey. I noticed the cloud was getting lower so I said I would have to decend. I correctly identified Grantown on spey. I was then told to track the VOR back to the airfield and part way along I was asked to get a position fix. The general handling of stalling came next followed by steep turns and the PFL. The final bit was back for circuits and the engine failure. After I landed I was told I had passed. Then it was back to the school for debrief. I was told I had taxied a bit fast, used pitot heat unnecessarily, flew my approaches a bit low and forgot to turn the fuel pump off at first. I think that is about it but I was tired afterwards since I had done 1 hour 30 with my instructor before the test which took 2 hours 20

Thats great news Helen. I am made up for you. :)

Well done to MJ too for having faith.

Congrats HelenD

Mine is still very fresh in my mind. Just waiting for the paperwork to be processed.

I almost missed my first turning point too but it was a tiny grass strip in the middle of nowhere.

The whole test from brakes off to brakes on was 2:30 so by the time it was over I was 'just a little fatuiged' in other words "knackered".

Then about an hours debrief.

I wonder just how many new PPL's 2002 produced?

C-I-M

Helen ......... Let me add to the mob in wishing you many congratulations. Naturally there is a downside to all this, and it usually comes in the mail about a month after you have to use the credit card in the bar on the day.!!!
Looking forward to seeing you at one of the Prune-ins in the summer.....well done.

Well done Helen! Great feeling, isn't it? :)