Hi all, I’m hoping someone can clarify this for me, as I’m currently a bit confused! I’m trying to confirm how long PPL exams are valid for once passed (I have just 1 left to do). The CAA website, in multiple places, states the following:

If you...

Hello everyone,

I am converting from an EASA part FCL to a UK CAA license. I am required to sit for the FRTOL examinations, the administrative part & paperwork has been more of a pain than the actual exams itself.

I am required to sit for...

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I recently signed up for the Flyer Club membership and I've been refreshing the forum page for the last few days, eager to get online, say hello, and take advantage of the knowledge I can already see is in abundance on these forums.

I'm...

In case our current excellent crop of studes aren't following this thread , I thought I'd pose the question.

I guess EFATO training is mostly done with the instructor closing the throttle on you, and seeing if you can get the nose down and...

Does anyone else find that when reading back ‘squawk conspicuity’ you suddenly have a mouth full of marbles?

Is it acceptable to just say ‘squawk 7 tousand’?

Sorry fellow students - just having a vent.

I like practical navigation. I’m losing the will to live with the nav exam revision.

Frankly, I struggle to see the relevance of knowing that GNSS transmits on the UHF frequency. It just seems like a...

Hi guys,

Haven't been here since I started learning to fly around a year ago and I am now 20 hours in and doing circuits.

Because I'll soon be doing circuits solo (!!!) they have told me to get my air law booked in and passed which will allow...

Hi all,

New to the forum and flying in general. I'm interesting in aiming for the PPL and have started the groundwork by studying the aviation laws using Pooley's books.

Some issues however, I live mainly in Dubai which has very limited flight...

Hi,

Are there any youtube videos or video/audio guides, in general, to study for the 9 exams?
I am not the best theory student and find it hard to concentrate mainly on dry subjects like Air Law.
I am signed up to EasyPPL, and going through...

Hi Everyone,

I have been plodding through my PPL at a fairly steady pace and managed to get 7 of the Exams done, (just Met and Principles of flight left to go) and I am now due to do my QXC, The route is Norwich-Leicester-Cambridge.

Apart from...

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I’m booking up some PPL lessons with my local flying school.
Do I need to check out my instructors qualifications/registration or anything to look out for?

Thanks

Hello everyone,

I will be beginning my initial type rating on the a320 very soon, one month to be precise, as i was told by my airline at the very last minute. I wish to seek advice regarding the best method to prepare for type rating.

I...

Hello everyone,

I have just recently converted from EASA to UK part FCL.

I seek clarification as to whether the process is the same in EASA, whereby i can revalidate my ME-IR in a flight sim as long as my ratings have not expired? I do not...

There are threads here for the LAPL/PPL course which I find rather interesting and enjoy following all of your progress, really does bring back fond memories from way back.

I have looked for threads on further training, but they seem to be a...

I really need some help, I currently fly from Barton near Manchester, I've got 15 hours under my belt but it's taken me 18 months to get this far what with the weather, finances and now someone has broke the plane that I was learning in, a Piper 28....

Hi all,

I am an Australian with a CASA CPL that has made the move to London.

I have been looking into converting my license and this is what I have found:

- Obtain CAA Class 1 medical
- Study CAA ATPL's (Bristol Groundschool)
- Have a few...

Don't worry! i'm not going to post every time I do circuits. This is a follow-up and thank you to my last post.

My second lot of formal circuit training. A chance to apply the good advice/suggestions from so many of you on my last post. And boy...

Hi everyone!

A little update.

Whilst I have done a couple of circuits on a previous occasion today was my first proper circuit training. The number of take-offs and landings were of equal number so that's a good start. :thumleft: Any more...

I am a IR holder but one thing I found lacking on the course was the planning of IFR flights. i want to resolve this and increase my confidence in conducting IFR flights.

Therefore I am planning a flight between EGSC and EGBJ. The aircraft has no...

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REALLY confused :(

Aiming to look at learning to fly in France this year (NPPL Microlight). I was on Citalopram for mild anxiety until Dec last year - now no meds and not seeing a doctor. I drive in the UK with a full license.

I've...

Good morning all,

I wanted to share this experience as an attempt to mentally process how to improve, and it is something I keep revisiting in my minds eye.

Soft field take-off. My fourth unassisted take-off (practically a pro now right?...

Hi! I've not been on here for quite a while, I'm just trying to get my head around navigation, my problem is: the POH for the Piper 28 Warrior, page 5.19, in the Performance charts, Maximum rate of climb, the example shows PA = 5000ft, OAT = 16*,...

Only now getting around to write this, but since a month ago or so I've finally taken the plunge on the way to a PPL. :-D

It's been about 15 years since the idea of learning to fly came into my head, for some reason always seemed out of my reach....

Hi All,

New member here and also a new PPL starter. Ive had two lessons so far and absolutely love every minute of it. Its been something i have wanted to do from even before i could drive, but money was the limiting factor. Hitting the big 40...

Long story short...

- I'm 33 years old.
-I sat my GCSE's around 2004/2005.

My grades:
Science (double award) - x2 C's
English Language - C
English Lit - E
Art - C
Music - C
Maths - F

When I was 20 I began studying law.
My results:...

My last but most memorable lesson for a bit, whilst I jump through the hoops trying to get my medical sorted. My AME predicts using her experience my case will take approximately two months. As hugely frustrating as the time frame and uncertainty...

Sharing on here and reading the feedback has been quite cathartic, and some great ideas from others. If this is not of interest let me know please.

Weather calm, scattered cloud and some blue skies. Wind was low to start with but choppy and gusty...

I tried searching to see if this was covered, but I can't see that it is. Apologies if I've missed it.

I have a lot of free time between lessons which I plan to use to study and revise the theory side of things. I have a load of books on order...

Hello everyone,

I am originally an EASA CPL/IR holder currently converting to a UK part FCL. In the future i would need to revalidate the above ratings.

I did my MEP ratings on a T2006. Can anyone recommend a flight school in the UK that uses...

Hi all, I attended day one of this today. With Simon Keeling @Weatherman - It was really good and well worth the money. :thumleft:

My initial thoughts were £279 seems a bit steep - and that the good stuff probably wasn't until day 2 (another...

I just finished up my medical exam with an inconclusive result, because a medication I'm on needs to be double-checked by the CAA. Okay, more than fair of course.

But I was also told that said process is currently averaging around 2 months!...

Late notice, I'm afraid, but I'm at a loose end tomorrow (Sunday 17 April 2022) so would like to make the above offer.

It'ld be a bit of tailwheel experience in a 1940s two-seater based at Leicester EGBG. You can't log it (I'm not an Instructor)...

Just wanted to share. Any feedback welcome.

An interesting lesson today, flown in low wind conditions, blue sky, but thick haze layer going all the way up to 3000ft +, so no horizon.

Good points:-
+ I flew! I look forward to each lesson like...

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I drove (and swam) over to the Isle of Wight yesterday to find out what a Fly-In is all about at Sandown Airport's Easter event. I got a whole lot out of the experience, including an unplanned trial flight in a Microlight with a company...

I'm about to start my NPPL training this week in a C42 after spending years dithering about I decided it's about time I got on with it :)

I've been digging around on forums and online for recommendations of ground school training materials and...

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I have my class 2 medical for PPL purposes booked for the end of the month (I have already gone through the process of signing on to the CAA portal and making the medical application). Assuming everything checks out during the exam,...

Hi all,

Student pilot here, several hours into training, so not quite brand new but not far off.

Had my medical back in October, and a change of medication was necessary for compliance, otherwise all other aspects were a pass. Following...

Hi everyone!

I'd like to know if other students and the more experienced pilots here occasionally have brain / memory failure on certain procedural / memory items in the cuircuit and when en-route.

A couple of times I've made a 'final' call as...

I'm still shaking with the adrenaline as I type this....

Last week was my first take-off. Got a few touch and go's in this afternoon where I did the first take-off, then climb-outs, and whilst that first attempt was ropey, each one got better as...

Hello all!

This forum was recommended to me quite a number of times.

I am currently exploring the prospect of a PPL course, and have already poured a huge number of hours in to trying to educate myself as best I can. I've visited a number of...

Good afternoon,
My first post on here and I'm looking for a bit of help if possible. I did a number of flying 'taster' lessons many years ago and have wanted to carry on with it ever since, I'm finally at a stage in life where I'm looking to start...

Big Question - still 50/50.

I have a new LAPL and Night Rating with enough hours to go for my PPL GFT anytime.

The sole purpose of the PPL would be to do the IR (R). This is becuase I want to be able to know how to fly in IMC. But...I don't...

Hello everyone!

I'm new here, currently 16, and I've loved aviation pretty much my whole life. I've recently decided its time to do something about it - due to the costs I haven't been flying much, apart from in flight simulators where I have...

Just had to share! Was very excited!

I've been steadily working through the training exercises one weekend at a time. Weather has made things tricky and flying conditions have rarely been ideal (does this country have a horizon?). So flying...

Hi All,

sorry if this is a daft question & i've messed up a topic, but I'm doing some take off/landing distance prep and i've come across a scenario I haven't encountered before and not sure on the next steps - thought I'd ask here.

Using...

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I’m brand new to the forum so apologies in advance if this post is in the wrong place!!

I’m looking to buy the AFE UK VFR Flight Guide 2022 from the AFE website, but just want to double check my home airfield is included - EGNH Blackpool?...

Here's a question. Slightly tongue in cheek, but based on a 'there I was...'

You are flying in an ill-equiped vintage aeroplane. You have almost no instruments and certainly no transponder. You do have a PAW Rosetta and some months ago you...

Please do not post current exam questions; it’s not very sporting and probably not viewed as a good thing by our CAA.

By all means discuss example questions, as this can be very useful.

Thanks. :thumleft:

I’m looking for a bit of clarification on how ‘accurate’ the FRTOL test is likely to be as I’m seeing a few differences between what I see/hear in practice vs CAP413.

For example, getting ready for departure/takeoff clearance. In practice, I’ve...

Hello all. As part of my college work, I have written five questions on the topic of supersonic travel and require a couple of people to answer it to help me gather information. If you are happy to help please reply so I can send it over. Many...