During my most recent flying lesson (mid-April 2017), for various reasons which I’ll explain below, my pre-flight briefing took place outside. Normally I have my pre-flights in the briefing room with my instructor. On that particular day, Elstree Airport’s (EGTR) air traffic control gave us rare permission to drive to the plane. So, Ivan drove…
Read MoreIt’s been several months since I last shared my Private Pilot Licence (PPL) training progress. Back then I was waiting to start the PPL ground school. I’ve only had a few flights, and it seemed most PPL students combine the flight training in parallel with the ground school. I also saw how long it took…
Read More#YouHaveControl | My name is Kim and I am a through knee-amputee, and have been now, for just over a year; before which time, I was stuck at home. Through the closed world of ‘home living’ I was keen to get out and do something to re-ignite my passions and hunger. I searched high and…
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