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14
Aug
Variety Wings Scholar | Student Pilot diary | Week 1
Ground School PPL Training scholarship student diary
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Shelbi Grist | Student diary | 17th July 2011 – After the First Visit

Today was absolutely amazing! Words cannot describe the emotions that I felt throughout the day. I like being busy, and having today to deal with and needing to drive home to drive to Hereford tomorrow for a camp was a good way to start my week!

I’d flown before, once. In a massive aircraft, y’know a virgin one, but to actually come to terms with “I could be flying a plane” was insane! Obviously I love a challenge, and I love to learn new things and gain experiences but flying a plane, has completely raised the bar for me. I never show my nerves, and I never know I’m nervous until I’m lost for words, because that’s rare. Mum and I arrived at the flying school at Cranfield Airport. We met everybody who are all very friendly and polite, however I was oozing to find out more, about what I’d be doing, when I’d be doing it, how I would do it etc. Goatie explained everything and I took it all in.

When it came to “oh Shelbi we’ll take you up in a plane when the weather clears up” was not what I wanted to hear, despite being really excited I was horrified. The only thing that really worries me is the plane falling randomly out of the sky, don’t know why!

So I’d looked and Continue reading ‘Variety Wings Scholar | Student Pilot diary | Week 1′

08
Jul
FITA press | Loop Magazine UK | Hand controls
Fundraising Good causes Ground School Hand Controls Patrons and Ambassadors Pioneers PPL Training
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Loop Magazine review of our hand controls working in partnership with Cranfield University. Click on the image to read the pdf document.

06
Mar
Freedom TV:Martin learns to fly with the Union hand control
Airmanship Film Ground School Hand Controls People PPL Training
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Martin who has flown lots in South Africa using the Vision Air hand controls, now continueing to complete his PPL training. This is his first time flying in a C172 with the Union hand control. He did really well, much better then me when I had my first lesson in the same plane. He did take, general handling and as he put it, “his best landing”. Amazing.