anyone fly on yesterday?
 

i was meant to have my skills test yesterday apr 15. the forecast was brilliant and then turning up at sandtoft, the cloud base was around 800ft!

anyone else in uk get to do some VFR? dont know how much longer i have to wait before i can get a PPL

Pilotho,
Yeah I was flying VFR from 13:00 - 15:00 and although there was a fair bit of haze and the cloud base was only about 2000ft it was clear enough where I was (Wellesbourne Mountford) to do my first solo! :D Bad luck with the skills test, hope the weather holds out for you in future :ok:

first solo? congrats! did it go ok?

i found that ppl usually do a really good landing on their first solo, no idea why?!

Cheers :) Yeah it went excellent thanks, probably one of my best circuits and landings so far! I was fine until I got out of the aircraft, then I got all shaky lol. Must be great for you though, so close to completing your PPL! Good luck with the skills test whenever you take it :ok:

out of interestm, what aircraft are you training in?

i should have got my PPL ages ago but have been waiting through the whole of winter and now its spring, still no better!

really hate this climate!

The airfield where I work was closed until mid-morning due to fog. It never really cleared. I got a PIREP just after lunch (I do air/ground radio), giving 3 km vis. Not good enough for most PPLs, let alone a GFT! Grit your teeth and book your examiner for every possible day you can. The day before mine the wind was so strong I was doing stalling/slow flight over the same field for 30 min. The next day was as clear, bright and calm as you could possibly hope for.