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Parked at Sherburn

Runway 24 Grass

2010, May 14
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Just a quickie… I went over to Sherburn today to do the final preparation for next week’s navigation exercise. We’ll be flying to Bridlington and Brough. So I need to get the procedure straight. There’ll be a small chance to revise it before we go. This will be my first proper navigation using a [...]
Parked and Ready

Up Down – Flying Around!

2010, April 30
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We were pleasantly surprised by some more good weather today. So I managed to get over to Sherburn for an hour of flying instruction. It was time for some more practise of precautionary procedures today. It’s a lot to take in all in one go but very enjoyable stuff and as mentioned before, essential [...]
Some Fields

Pick a Field – Any Field – Now Land On It

2010, April 23
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PFL – Practised Forced Landing So what happens if you are up in the sky in your aircraft and you get an engine failure? That’s what today’s flying lesson was all about. We take off from Sherburn and head to the southern training area (Over and around Doncaster). This was fun in itself, as it is the [...]
Mmmm Cold Beer

Wind Calm and Human Performance

2010, April 10
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Finally, good weather and finances permitted me to get over to Sherburn today to get some flying done. It was one of those very rare days when the weather forecast says “Wind = CALM”. Which means, as it says, there was little or no significant wind – at least from the surface to where I was flying [...]
PA28 Rear View

Flying The PA28

2010, March 19
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I had to cancel flying again today, due to having no transport to take me to the aero club. I suppose it was just as well, after what I had to pay out for the car service, MOT and parts. So I thought I’d make a blog entry with some pictures of the planes I have been flying. Some of the pictures are [...]
PA28 GBNOM

Google Wave / Windows 7 / Back in the Air

2009, October 25
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Earlier this week I managed to procure an invite to try out the new Google Wave communication system. Something I’ve been waiting to get my hands on since first seeing the developer preview video on YouTube a few months ago. I must admit I am impressed. I took the bull by the horns and started a [...]
Mum & Son

That Was a Tough One

2009, August 28
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Long time no blog… I promised for my own safety (and the reader’s) that I would not write anything over the past few months. Mum’s illness (cancer) got much worse in May and after some time in St. Gemma’s, she finally passed away on July 1st, 2009. Here’s a picture of us from early June. We had [...]
Final 29 full stop

Flying Training on Friday 13th – A Great Day!

2009, February 13
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Despite the fact that there is still patchy snow and ice on the ground, the skies were clear and wind relatively calm today. After checking out G-SACS it was time to leave. My instructor Jonathan Anderson (centre) took some pictures while I was flying. The view is lovely. Especially seeing the [...]
Halifax Bomber

Elvington

2009, January 21
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Planning a trip to Elvington (Yorkshire Air Museum) tomorrow. Hopefully will see a Spitfire or two. And this magnificent Halifax bomber. One of the reasons why we are sitting here in relative comfort today.
1st Solo

First Solo completed

2008, December 11
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At approximately 13:30 today I completed my First Solo flight. What an absolutely awesome experience. After doing four circuits with my instructor Jonathan Anderson, he was happy enough to send me up on my own. It was quiet in the cockpit and a little surreal. Beautiful weather with just a little [...]
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