Type Conversion, 747-to-C152 !
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Type Conversion, 747-to-C152 !
Well, I've eventually got around to trying it above the FL0.01 that I had all my "hours" of "experience" in 747, 737, VC-10, 707 and Harrier! My thanks to friends on PPRuNe for the encouragement 
11:30 utc today saw me at EGKA boarding a C-152 under a pretty overcast sky.
After my instructor, Mike, ran me through the pre-flights we taxi'd away with a wave to my Mum and Daughter at the terminal and lined up for take-off on 03. Mike handled the take-off (I don't blame him as he had no idea of my skills, or lack of, and it was pretty gusty in x-wind) - on the climb-out, the nose was quite a bit lower than I was used to, and the ASI's reading of 70kts was a bit scary
but soon we were climbing towards 1,900 feet and Mike handed over to me.
see the 'little dot' just to the left of Lancing College
There was no visual horizon, so we worked in instruments most of the time (which was fine by me as the first few years of my flying 'sims' was on instruments - there were no visual systems!), followed a few headings, with me trying to keep her straight and level and on heading, out to the West, then turned South over Ford Aerodrome and Littlehampton before intercepting a VOR to take us back along the coast to Shoreham.
Left turn, and Mike put out flaps and dropped the throttle as I put the nose down for 500fpm descent and tried to keep it lined up for 03. Didn't notice the PAPIs (too busy watching the concrete!) but managed to keep the glide slope quite well. I noticed my Instructor's inputs to the rudder (a practice that I had used many times in the past giving people "trial flights" in the sims) so I happily left him to handle yaw with the gusty crosswind!
The landing was beautifully smooth (I remembered to flare at 5 feet - not 50!) and far too soon I was back in the terminal building. Would I do it again? - too darned sure - as soon as I get back to UK on leave next time Sussex Flying Club will be the first phone call I make!
The 152 was definitely more "skittish" than the 'heavies', and I couldn't find the reverse thrust lever as we landed (
) but the instruments all looked pretty familiar (I flew the sims before 'glass cockpits'). Now how can I fit in the other 44.5 hours for my PPL while living oversaes ? ?
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What goes around . . .
. . often lands better!
11:30 utc today saw me at EGKA boarding a C-152 under a pretty overcast sky.
After my instructor, Mike, ran me through the pre-flights we taxi'd away with a wave to my Mum and Daughter at the terminal and lined up for take-off on 03. Mike handled the take-off (I don't blame him as he had no idea of my skills, or lack of, and it was pretty gusty in x-wind) - on the climb-out, the nose was quite a bit lower than I was used to, and the ASI's reading of 70kts was a bit scary
but soon we were climbing towards 1,900 feet and Mike handed over to me. see the 'little dot' just to the left of Lancing College
There was no visual horizon, so we worked in instruments most of the time (which was fine by me as the first few years of my flying 'sims' was on instruments - there were no visual systems!), followed a few headings, with me trying to keep her straight and level and on heading, out to the West, then turned South over Ford Aerodrome and Littlehampton before intercepting a VOR to take us back along the coast to Shoreham.
Left turn, and Mike put out flaps and dropped the throttle as I put the nose down for 500fpm descent and tried to keep it lined up for 03. Didn't notice the PAPIs (too busy watching the concrete!) but managed to keep the glide slope quite well. I noticed my Instructor's inputs to the rudder (a practice that I had used many times in the past giving people "trial flights" in the sims) so I happily left him to handle yaw with the gusty crosswind!
The landing was beautifully smooth (I remembered to flare at 5 feet - not 50!) and far too soon I was back in the terminal building. Would I do it again? - too darned sure - as soon as I get back to UK on leave next time Sussex Flying Club will be the first phone call I make!
The 152 was definitely more "skittish" than the 'heavies', and I couldn't find the reverse thrust lever as we landed (
) but the instruments all looked pretty familiar (I flew the sims before 'glass cockpits'). Now how can I fit in the other 44.5 hours for my PPL while living oversaes ? ?------------------
What goes around . . .
. . often lands better!
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It's a real pity that the vast majority of airline pilots abandon GA flying completely! I think its real fun and helps keeping basic flying skills in a way that cannot be achieved just by "switching off the AP and FD on downwind" in the heavy metal.
