Posts made in June, 2015
Headset – Sennheiser S1 Passive
Sennheiser S1 Passive Take a good look around the many aviator forums and one of the most frequently asked questions is ‘What’s the best headset ?’ . No doubt you will have seen replies such as ‘there is no ‘best’ headset’ – ‘you do not need to go spending large amounts of money on headsets’ – ‘Try and test before you...
Read MorePPL Lesson 6 – Turns out bad
Exercise 9 – Turns Not the best start Well today started early again, an 8 O’Clock rise and off for lesson 6. This is my second lesson this week due to having to miss a couple of weeks. Over a cup of coffee, I quickly skim over the turns chapter in the training book as a refresher and set off. I normally arrive at the airfield at approx 10.10 for my usual 10.30 lesson, and today is...
Read MorePPL Lesson 4 – Power – Attitude – Trim – PAT
Exercises 7 & 8 – Climbs and Descents Following on from lesson 3 I came into this lesson confident and happy. Things were progressing, especially as I have only had 3 lessons and my FI is telling me he is happy with the progress. So on to climbing and descending today. I have been reading up on the lesson beforehand from my Pooley’s manuals and its paying dividends, as I am able...
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