VAC crew looking more handsome than normal.

Shame about the crud weather, tomorrow looks a lot better.

Hi Ollie, are you trying to attach images, or link images from another website?

I evaluated this option because the 2001/2002 Winter was particularly poor. That Winter and the one prior iirc was the wetest I can remember. I looked at Naples due to recommendations. The expense came out higher than I would have liked. Given work commitments at that time also I decided to can it.

I guess it can be tough doing college and PPL work together. The choice is really yours. Are you so impatient and have enough free time/money to blitz it in Florida, or take a rain check for the UK. If so , save now, rely on the Summer and book two hours minimum per week. Flying clubs are invariably busy at weekends so if you can get more hours in midweek over my stated two, you should have no problem with aircraft bookings, instructors and weather. Did you know the sun always shines midweek when people are stuck in the office?

Nah it was much better watching it in the Astra cinema on the Duxford North site (and we sang the theme tune!). Very authentic experience. The occasion? Ashley arranged a forum visit to Duxford. Must have been 3 maybe 4 years ago now?

Yes you can. Just out of interest how often are you booking? Once per week? Are you able to take midweek or a few weeks off? Where are you flying from?

I’ve flown a 235hp Cherokee and it didn’t ‘alf go. The extra power should bring out the devil in you, but as I found with the equally tough-armed Maule you’ll be glad to go back occasionally to something a bit more staid. In any case, bigger aircraft makes you more manly. Just pretend you’re enroute and preparing to flying a Lanc 😉

Just found out my FTO includes the cost of the MEP rating in their ME-CPL, which actually makes it cheaper than the SE-CPL option.

Apparently you don’t need to do PFLs on a MEP-CPL test, just assymetric work though I can;t cite a reference at the moment.

Did you you know emergency procedures can be undertaken on a sim? Appendix 1 and 2 to JAR–FCL 1.170 refers.

IIRC operational reasons viz rotary wing traffic.

Well this pull-through thing is not something I tried. Remember all the old the war films where a flight of Spits in formation would peel off one by one. That’s what I’m thinking… not quite fully inverted then a half-loop commited by pulling through. You might call it a Split-S. Mind you the phrases “bank limited to 60 deg” and “bank limited to 90 deg” might remind you about something you learnt in ATPL theory 😀 Might have pushed this on a SEP reval in the Robin once and no, for a change, the barf bag remained stashed. I really want to get proficient again and some aeros for fun in a R2160 would do the trick. Don’t think my body could stomach it though. Mind you I’d start the CPL tomorrow also, guess I will have to wait…

Brian Lecomber explains slipping and slip turns in this month’s FLYER.