Posts tagged PA28
Up Down – Flying Around!
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 [...]
Pick a Field – Any Field – Now Land On It
2010, April 23
in Aviation
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 [...]
Wind Calm and Human Performance
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 [...]
Flying The PA28
2010, March 19
in Aviation
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 [...]
