We would all like to know about and join in celebrating noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that be private or commercial. This thread allows all those steps to be cast into internet eternity forever more....

For the benefit of those considering a PPL(A) and wanting to know time and cost, I’m sharing my experience based upon detailed records I kept. This is just my way through it, yours may differ, but I hope it gives you some insight and food for...

For a while I've been meaning to put together a little compilation of "stuff that helped" while I was learning to fly. I got around to it in the end (almost a year after getting the PPL...) and the result is now here(PDF) .

It's less a...

Sorry I can't give this one away but for a bona fide student I'll reduce it to £25 and pick up the postage charges:

Have a look in the 'Aviation Stuff for Sale' section for photos :wink:

Although it’s bigger than the one I donated to...

See ‘for sale ‘section for details

It’s old but was my RHS pax spare so got little use.

Worth a look : would make a great first headset before you go for Bose or Sennheiser !

A seed was sown by a well-known student forumite (take a bow @t6harvard) that it might be nice to have a thread for relatively newly qualified students to share their first new flight experiences as inspiration for current students and ideas for...

I have given up flying for good and am slowly getting rid of all my stuff. It will be on the 'for sale' section of FF.-watch that space.

However I am offering this Transair flight bag completely free (I'll pay postage to a UK address) to a bone...

Good morning, This is a post to ask about ways to fund my flight training. My parents have not helped me fund it since starting my initial flight training, they have made it clear that they are not going to help me fund it now so I am a bit on my...

Hi all,

Newly-qualified pilot here, but thought this was a question fit for this subforum rather than in General. Have been flying mainly north of London since getting my PPL, but keen to venture out to the south coast. However, when planning...

Good afternoon everyone!

Having lurked on the forum for a month or so and being inspired by the other intrepid aviators on here, I’ve finally decided to begin my descent through the metaphorical cloud layer, introduce myself and start sharing my...

I don't know what took me so long to post... Anyway, I'm 46 which is pretty ancient, but have always loved aviation, being a general geek ( :twisted: technology leader, prog rock fan). I lived abroad for a while in Israel which as you can imagine is...

Hi,

I’m a PPL(A) holder with an IR(R), I’ve got about 110hrs total of which about 50% is PIC.

I’m looking at next steps in my aviation journey - I’ve already ruled out ATPL (sadly) due to lifestyle commitments that mean I simply couldn’t make...

Hi all, have a question I've been struggling to find suitable answer for whilst waiting for my next IR lesson.

What do students do for flight plans when planning for training flights to airfields for practice approaches or for the skills test...

Evening, hoping you all can help?

Where can I find a list (or if anyone can confirm) a list of mandatory equipment required for an aircraft to be certified for IFR flight?

Also is it possible for IR(r) training to be undertaken in my own...

Hi all,

The Rules of the Air 2015 seem to clearly state position and height information should be transmitted to relevant ATC/AFIS/A/G when transiting the ATZ boundary:
The commander of an aircraft flying within the aerodrome traffic zone of an...

I’ve found myself getting quite angry at the weather (in the U.K.) wondering why we’ve basically had the same (unreliable) weather that doesn’t seem to have changed all week.
I’ve told myself, surely it can’t just be gusty EVERY day? Surely the...

We would all like to know about and join in celebrating noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that be private or commercial. This thread allows all those steps to be cast into internet eternity forever more....

I am starting university for a 3 year engineering degree in October next year. I enrolled onto the Bristol GS ATPL course last month.
Based on working 25 hours per week, I have a good amount of time to study. So I planned some realistic timescales:...

Hi all,

I had a few experiences in the past going up for some trial flying lessons and had a few issues, I would like to know if anyone can relate.

I've been dreaming of flying planes forever but when I got to go up I realized I was a bit...

I have been looking around the internet for a few sources of information about the possibility
of getting a restricted licence, before getting the full licence, in order to bank the ground exams and stop the 2 year clock from running out to get the...

I thought I'd join in and add my own, rather lengthy, PPL journey. If you get bored easily, then skip to a more interesting post!

I wanted to write something to encourage others who may feel they have slightly higher hours, struggling with one...

So, finally it's time to do my LAPL as I turn 50 this year! But first, a quick rewind...

I was an Air Cadet at school and was lucky enough to get a number of Chipmunk flights and also a Glider Scholarship which I did aged 16 at RAF Kenley. Fast...

Hello!

Hoping to get some advice/opinions on good flight schools to begin the commercial portion of flight training.

I completed my PPL(A) in Canada and currently hour building up to 100 PIC (also within Canada).
I've started looking for a...

Morning all,

Apologies if this has been asked before - due to the terms involved, I've had a hard time searching for the information.

I'm on my second reading of the Air Pilots Manual books (and a few others,) trying to fill in any gaps in my...

I'm not yet a student pilot. And it will be several months before I begin taking lessons. This gives me a lot of time to learn ground stuff. Over the past few months, I've learned A LOT about flying, ground control, ATC, radio, taxi, take off etc....

Ian

Merry Christmas!
I’m a new student just a few hours into an NPPL(A) on fixed wing microlights and I was hoping to get stuck into Air Law revision now I’m recovering from Christmas excess. I was all set to buy one of the Quizaero packages for...

As it stands, my ambitions for the time being are purely recreational. Albeit, working for an airline, I'm currently at the junior end of working towards a professional career which I'm happy with. So cost is also a great factor, as well as my...

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Keeping this one separate to my main LAPL thread!

I need to get FRTOL done. I've already passed the CAA comms exam. With work/life etc I'm ideally looking for a Zoom type evening course to prep me for the FRTOL practical exam, which I will then...

Dear all,

seems like most appropriate place to post.

The collective and great wisdom of this forum would be much appreciated:

AITA...(am I the a***hole)?

after a well-announced intention to join an ATZ in a provinicial airfield (A/G) and...

Hi all

So my wife bought me a test flight recently which is now booked and I am hoping that if I enjoy the trial Inwill carry on to get my ppl. However I have a medical query that I have tried to find and answer too but am struggling. I have a...

I want to fly through the Shawbury MATZ (which ive done before) , but this time my route takes me over Ternhill which is located within the Combined MATZ. Now i know i would initially call up Shawbury radar requesting MATZ pentration and FIS but do...

Are there any instructors in the North who do Cirrus transition training?

There used to be a few SR20s based there but struggling to find out who did the training?

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know what the meaning of a ' / ' in a METAR is, and what the repetition of them represents? Sometimes positioned before, sometimes after the cloud type and level.

For example:
EGSS 191020z AUTO 16013KT 9999 -RA...

Hi all,

I've been interested in learning to fly for a long time but it's always seen to be a far off dream. Although recently all the peices having seemingly been coming together.

After starting a new job last year I finally found myself in a...

Dear sir/ma’am

Hi, my name is Isaac. I am 17 years old and I live in Birmingham. I am wanting a career as a pilot and this is a journey that I have already started. The reason why I am writing to you today is to tell you a bit about myself, my...

Please find below the provisional list for the Class of 2004.

There are some that I am not sure of the dates on so have just put the month. Others that I am unsure as to whether it was 2004 have been put in a list at the bottom. Please advise by...

Hi,

I'm interested in Flexwing training in the Sussex area. I live in mid-sussex ( Burgess Hill )

Looking on the BMAA website and the schools on there throws a bit of a blank for sussex. Closest is in kent about 1..5 hours away ( On a clear...

Hi Tom
Congratulations on passing that exam. Well done.
I think it's a poorly worded question. Maybe it's even been discussed on here before. My advice would be to forget about it and 'move on'. Start studying for the next one!

Hi all,

Thought i'd ask before purchasing direct from Pooley's - does anyone have any or all of the following they'd be willing to sell?

1) 1:500,000 Ruler
2) NPP010 or equivalent Protractor
3) CPM-1 Distance time Calculator
4) RNP-2

I'm...

Hi all,

With the broadest of brush strokes I just want to get the general perspective of what you would expect to pay for a simple journey. Yes, there are many variables, and caveats, and it will be tricky to offer any precision.

Let's go with...

Good morning fellow and budding aviators,

I’ve been lurking in the background for some time, reading news and forum posts with interest. Soon I intend to write about my own PPL journey and offer some encouragement for learners with slightly...

I'm 34 living in the UK. I have been doing engineering for 12 years I have an MEng. I am bored I want a real challenge. I have been fascinated by flying for years. Always wanted to do it but I was too comfortable. For reference I am on a 9-5pm very...

Graduating from my newbie thread, i'll plot my journey here to aid the perspective of others considering doing the same. With that in mind, today I have my 'first' PPL lesson!

I'm learning with Shoreham Aviation however i'm lucky that there are...

As per the title, I'm needing to do my SSEA conversion and would like that conversion to be on a tailwheel, to enable differences to be signed off at the same time. I am restoring a Taylor Mono which I expect to be flyable in the next couple of...

Saturday 13th July, Flyer's own event, Concorde Suite, VC Manchester airport.

I'll be there with 3 colleagues representing the British Women Pilots' Association. All students are welcome to visit our stand for a chat :D

Our reps on the day are...

Last year for my 50th I was given a voucher for an extended flying lesson. The nearest participating airfield is Shoreham, so I will be looking to book this up when the weather improves.

As I started looking into it, I became intrigued about the...

My first proper lesson . ...

Woke up to fog, rang aerodrome, they reported decent cloud base and some blue sky.

As I drove down the weather improved and we ended up with scattered above 3,000', blue skies, wind light, almost straight down the...

What happens in the scenario whereby the first exam taken expires before the remaining ones have been completed? Does the '18 month' window then count from the next valid exam and thus one can just re-sit the expired exam?
Thank you