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After a long two year wait, having had to put off flying for a while in order to complete my GCSE's, I have been able to fly again! The flight: The objective of this flight was to learn how to maintain straight and level flight - which although sounds easy, can be quite a challenge. The lesson was also mainly a recap to revise what I had learnt two years ago.
We took off Runway 08R at Redhill Aerodrome (EGKR), with a very calm wind, variable at 3 knots. Here below is footage of my takeoff. After departure, we headed towards Godstone station, a VRP which we were told to report when flying over it, and then continued to head further to the East until we reached Tonbridge, where we commenced the lesson. It consisted of practising how to use the trim properly whilst in level or climbing / descending flight, and how to turn the aircraft without having to look down at the instruments. I found this all very valuable experience as I will need to be able to perform these manoeuvres in every flight I will fly. During the flying lesson I did make quite a few mistakes: - Neutralising all controls when coming out of a turn at once - Looking outside when trimming, not at the 'Vertical Speed' indicator - Having said 'final' instead of saying 'call final' when on the downwind leg - Having a too low of a nose attitude when touching down on the ground I hope to improve on these the next time I go flying! |
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