It has been just over a week since having a check flight for my night and IMC rating. I was given the thumbs up to fly solo. The morning of the flight was very misty and central UK was covered in low lying frozen foggy condition. I arrived at Cranfield, chatted with the flight instructors…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I did some IMC check flights to make sure all that I was taught in March was still in my mind. I was given the all clear by the instructors after the check flights. We flew NDB, VOR, ILS approaches. A few hours of flying with partial instrument panel was much…
Read MoreA new device has come onto the market which fills a small niche area for Private Pilots in the UK. This new device, quite unlike anything else currently available, provides a low cost moving map display using a 4.3″ backlit sunlight readable screen and contains the latest UK ICAO 1:500,000 chart. In essence the devices…
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