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Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2013, 20:12
Replies: 19
Views: 2,310
Posted By MacSki

I used a seat cushion from summer garden...

I used a seat cushion from summer garden furniture. Fitted perfectly in the PA28 seat I was flying at the time. I did try the energy absorbing pads but couldn't get one that seemed to be the right...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Aug 2013, 19:57
Replies: 24
Views: 3,460
Posted By MacSki

For me a similar question over weather. On a few...

For me a similar question over weather. On a few occasions during my PPL my instructor deemed the weather was appropriate for circuit flying but on getting to circuit height it clearly wasn't and we...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Aug 2013, 15:01
Replies: 18
Views: 1,695
Posted By MacSki

If you are at the stage of taking your gear into...

If you are at the stage of taking your gear into the cockpit with you how about a bag? Not necessarily a specific aviation one but one you could just use for that during your ppl without...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Apr 2013, 18:43
Replies: 66
Views: 21,139
Posted By MacSki

Perhaps a slightly different view which may...

Perhaps a slightly different view which may help....

I too had a hard time dealing with stalls. I knew exactly why we did them, understood all the techniques etc but found it difficult and hated...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Apr 2013, 16:39
Replies: 48
Views: 8,707
Posted By MacSki

I didn't justify it, just set a budget for year 1...

I didn't justify it, just set a budget for year 1 of what I could afford. I know that the things I regret most are things I didn't do, opportunities I didn't take rather than things I did which...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2013, 19:47
Replies: 7
Views: 1,048
Posted By MacSki

For me it was air law first then navigation. I...

For me it was air law first then navigation. I found that a good sequence and it was nice to do a 'theory' type exam (boring!!) followed by a practical one (interesting!!) ie navigation.

Some...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2013, 19:42
Replies: 8
Views: 1,522
Posted By MacSki

When I started my PPL study I was looking forward...

When I started my PPL study I was looking forward to doing the met study so I could finally understand what was happening with the weather and was gutted when my instructor said it was air law book...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Dec 2012, 16:45
Replies: 60
Views: 9,218
Posted By MacSki

I think my fear stems from a couple of angles....

I think my fear stems from a couple of angles. Firstly it took me a while to settle into flying and not be fearful of every time the aircraft moved in a way I hadn't asked it to, turbulence etc, took...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Dec 2012, 12:18
Replies: 60
Views: 9,218
Posted By MacSki

Thanks Pace, I like your analogy. I did indeed...

Thanks Pace, I like your analogy. I did indeed take icy/snow days steady in a car until I had done some advanced driver training and then felt so much more confidence in handling the situation I just...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Dec 2012, 11:35
Replies: 60
Views: 9,218
Posted By MacSki

Thanks for everyone's comments and thoughts. ...

Thanks for everyone's comments and thoughts.

Frankly I don't really want to do spin training but I do want to get to the point when the mention of a stall doesnt makes me tense up and in some...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Dec 2012, 10:11
Replies: 60
Views: 9,218
Posted By MacSki

Spin Recovery Training

I'm a relatively low hours PPL and found during my training the stall exercises difficult from a fear aspect. I did the recoveries required fine in my test but I still get very concerned when I'm...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2012, 15:27
Replies: 11
Views: 2,032
Posted By MacSki

How about looking up an alternative school...

How about looking up an alternative school locally to you and going and having a chat with them and if you feel appropriate a 1hr flight with an instructor. This would give you an honest but perhaps...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2012, 07:18
Replies: 150
Views: 18,419
Posted By MacSki

The good thing about being a PPL student is the...

The good thing about being a PPL student is the instructor makes all the big decisions for you, you won't go solo unless all the conditions -weather, airfield and YOU are right.

I recall the...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Sep 2012, 07:14
Replies: 10
Views: 2,386
Posted By MacSki

Yep, Cambridge was £25 for GA landing fee when I...

Yep, Cambridge was £25 for GA landing fee when I was there a few weeks ago.

Agree on Oxford, passing through the overhead recently on a Friday evening ATC was very very busy and doing a great job...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2012, 13:52
Replies: 73
Views: 7,382
Posted By MacSki

Smile I know exactly what you are going through as I...

I know exactly what you are going through as I went through it myself earlier in the year. Good news is I have two photographs on my wall, one of me just having done my first solo and the other...
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