Grass or Concrete: Which is Better for Landing and Why It Matters
Which surface is better for landing? For some reason, I prefer concrete. While grass is softer and results in an easier and gentler touchdown, concrete is …
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Leveling Up: Improving My Landings on a Grass Strip
I had a lot of landings on the grass. In fact, I had REALLY a lot of landings on the grass. Today, I flew patterns on the aerodrome with a grass strip. During …
Read more →New Instructor, New Experiences: Navigating Towards Successful Landings
I have a new instructor again, and I’m hoping that he will stay with me until I pass my checkride. While it can be fun to fly with different people, …
Read more →Emergency Landings and Partial Panel Simulations
This morning visibility was terrible. It was so bad that I almost lost hope of flying today, but in the afternoon, it improved, and the weather became flyable. …
Read more →Taking Flight: Exploring the Different Approaches of Flight Instructors
Today, I would like to share my personal opinion on flight instructors. When I started my PPL training, the training base was just established and did not have …
Read more →Weathering the Skies: A Welcome Change from Bumpy Rides
When I used to fly short cross-countries, it was a bumpy ride. After takeoff, I would climb through a rollercoaster of turbulence, turn to the desired course, …
Read more →Finding the Silver Lining: Perfect Weather for Practice Landings
Today, the weather is gloomy with wet, cold, and misty precipitation. In fact, it even snowed yesterday! The heavy gray clouds create a dark and dull …
Read more →EASA PPL Written Exams Reflection: Areas for Improvement
Today, I took a written test. Actually there were multiple exams covering nine subjects. I couldn’t help but remember my student years when I used to stay …
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First Cross-Country Flight: Navigating Challenges
Today was my first navigation flight with a full stop at a different aerodrome. I spent a lot of time planning the flight, including map routing, checking …
Read more →Working on Emergency Landings - Pushing Psychological Barriers
The weather isn’t too calm today, but it’s not too turbulent either. So, we are practicing emergency landings. It’s a strange feeling when the …
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Improving Landings and Navigational Skills
Today, I flew with another instructor who gave me a simple yet insightful tip that I had not thought of before: during landing, I should not only look straight …
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Flying Touch-and-Goes: My First Steps to Mastering Landings
We have started practicing touch-and-goes, where the airplane touches down and immediately takes off again without stopping. This helps to make landing practice …
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