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…
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It’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 MoreLast week I had my 3rd flying lesson with Ivan. When I reached the flight school, I had the pleasure of meeting Gautam for the first time. He started FITA and now helps to run the not-for-profit organisation. He’d come to personally deliver my student starter kit that I will be using to do the…
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