Posts by picandput
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...
Read MorePPL Lesson 3 – Straight and level
PPL Exercise 6 – Straight and level Our lesson for today was straight and level, keeping the aircraft flying on a set heading whilst ensuring altitude stays the same. You may think this is easy, just point the plane in the same direction and make sure the nose does not move. In a way you would be correct, especially if you have trimmed the aircraft well. So essentially this exercise is...
Read MorePPL Lesson 2 – Getting the basics
PPL Exercise 4 – The controls Todays lesson continued on from my first lesson (PPL Pilot – L1 – Controls) . We once again concentrated on all the control surfaces and the affects they have when used together, plus the effects of power changes. Getting ready to go I walked through the external pre-flight checks with my FI and made a much better attempt at getting in the cockpit this time...
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