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Author: David Colgate

Handmade flying study notes

Top 10 tips for doing your NPPL

Posted 1st March 20202nd February 2020 David ColgatePosted in Uncategorized

Below are our top 10 tips for completing your NPPL. Tip 1  – Find time to study It’s important that […]

Example UK VFR Chart

When should you update your paper map?

Posted 16th February 20202nd February 2020 David ColgatePosted in Uncategorized

Our paper maps and charts need to be up to date and with us in the aircraft every time we […]

Taking off from runway 03

What do you do when downwind is full?

Posted 2nd February 20202nd February 2020 David ColgatePosted in tips and info

What do you do when performing an overhead join, you travel into crosswind and downwind has not room at the […]

Airfields in Southern England with UL91

Posted 25th February 201911th February 2019 David ColgatePosted in tips and info

Can you feel it? I can’t see it, not through all the snow we’ve had recently anyway, but I can […]

What makes the perfect landing

What makes a good landing?

Posted 11th February 201911th February 2019 David ColgatePosted in tips and info

We all know the old saying, but what really makes a great landing? We’ve put together a collection of ideas […]

Overhead Cerne Abbas

What’s it like to fly into a warm front?

Posted 21st September 201817th September 2018 David ColgatePosted in tips and info

Ah, summer is coming to a close and we’re all reflecting on some of the great adventures of summer 2018 […]

Passenger briefing before flight

What to include in a passenger briefing

Posted 20th August 201818th August 2018 David ColgatePosted in Uncategorized

Do you do a passenger briefing before flight? Does your smiley, happy passenger know what to do if things don’t […]

Using the trig transponder at AirBourne Aviation in Hampshire

Cockpit Tutorial – Using the Trig Transponder

Posted 13th August 201812th August 2018 David ColgatePosted in tips and info

Please note: There is a new checklist for the C42 now available that includes transponder steps. It is a legal […]

Meanings of QFE and QNH

Calculating QFE in the air

Posted 5th July 2018 David ColgatePosted in tips and info

Imagine this, you’re out for an afternoon flight, a few hours and you return to the airfield to realise that […]

Chart F215 and Metar cheat sheet for pilots

Weather Chart F215 Cheat Sheet for Pilots

Posted 18th June 20188th June 2018 David ColgatePosted in tips and info

The F215 charts from the Met Office are one of our key sources of information for flying weather conditions and […]

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