The Simplicity of IFR
Despite the early morning delays in London Control – Sector 23 (Bristol), a few shortcuts and a fairly simple IFR flight show the simplicity of conducting IFR versus VFR. The Instrument Rating…
08/10/2023Unable to negotiate LTMA
It happened again! One of the quirks of the UK ATC system. We were too low and on the wrong route back to the London FIR, which meant we could not negotiate…
05/08/2022London denied our join
I finally met the quirks of the UK ATC system. We were too low and in the wrong routing back to the London FIR which meant we would leave controlled airspace and…
24/06/2022Busy Morning in the LTMA
Before COVID-19 the London TMA, the airspace situated in the South East of England was by far one of the busiest in the world. With travel restrictions slowly easing, this congested airspace…
05/12/2021Planning the Daventry Corridor
Introduction – Barely a few days had passed and I was already planning my next IFR trip. I had a mental list of all the people that I had previously turned down…
15/10/2021
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