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 | Team FITA, & Team Bader, fly from Elstree EGTR to White Waltham EGLM. Freedom in the Air (FITA) is delighted to announce that our founder, Gautam Lewis, has accepted an invitation from The Douglas Bader Foundation (DBF) to become one of the Charities Ambassadors. Student pilots at FITA try and emulate the unbreakable…
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