Oxford NDB Unserviceable
I take a fellow airman flying in a fixed-wing aircraft, and whilst it was hoped to fly an NDB approach for a change, unfortunately, on this day it was unserviceable. Absolute sod’s…
17/01/2021FL70 back to London
Despite not reaching the heights of the full Instrument Rating in 2020, I managed to reach FL70 at least once, and with that in the bag, some beautiful views prevailed. And finally,…
28/12/2020HARD IMC & TURBULENCE
IFR flight to Exeter in September through an Occluded front; with an extremely turbulent departure from Stapleford and some hard IMC. Was the Continuous Descent Approach a Fluke? 😉 And finally, the…
13/12/2020Literally flew itself
Longer flights and automation just became a lot easier. Simply entering data into the GTN650XI and enabling AUTO CRS & GPS Roll Steering (GPSS) enabled this flight as automatic from Bembridge to…
29/11/2020IAPs at Southampton
Probably for the first time in many many years, General Aviation is welcomed back to Southampton International Airport. After completing 2x IAPs at Southampton a surprise is in store for a first-time…
15/11/2020Cardiff through the occluded front!
After cancelling my weekend trip to Cardiff the week before due to Severe Thunderstorms, we get to fly a quick day trip for lunch. Due to a weak occluded front, we have…
25/10/2020After the Summer storms had passed
The Summer Storms had arrived after a few weeks of hot and sunny weather exceeding 35 °C in the south-east of England. After they had passed we elected to fly a short…
04/10/2020New Avionics
After a much-anticipated wait, this video we premier what is most likely to be one of the first Diamond DA40’s in Europe sporting a fully approved ASPEN Evolution 2000 MAX, fully supplemented…
06/09/2020Solo through the Cold Front
Join me as we fly the DA40 on a short hop from Bournemouth to Stapleford kicking off 2020 with a bumpy and intense flight through a cold front in occasional full-IMC conditions.…
10/05/202010 Years of Flying
It’s crazy to think that 10 years ago that I learned to fly, this journey has been amazing. With well over 220 hours, it’s been an experience to remember. From 30th January…
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