My Flying

We had our first flew flights in the Blanik L13 today. Rather a nice aeroplane. There are four points that stood out for me. Firstly the incredibly uncomfortable seats, secondly the huge joystick (this thing is so big that if removed could easily be used… more »

Unfortunately this is the second week in a row we have had no instructor. A number of students and the other duty members were at the airfield and all went home disappointed. I at least had a nice 50 minute P2 flight in the Falke. The plan was to head… more »

No instructor, no winch driver, no comment. Fortunately an off duty instructor arrived and he was happy to send me solo without a check flight. A nice confidence boost. The wind was starting to pick up and was gusting a bit from the South-West. The… more »

We spent the morning assembling the newly arrived Blanik L13 which will be used as our trainer while the Twin Astir is being repaired. Actually a very nice look aircraft and a lot lighter than what it looks. I think it's light weight will allow it to per… more »