PFL drill with Connor. The engine "goes" and the brain has to do five things at once. 73 knots. Trim. Where's the wind from. Pick a field. Mayday. Fuel checks. All while the ground keeps getting closer. First time back Read More 2 Likes
Hottest May day on record, and I spent it in a portacabin with no aircon, having a chat with the CAA. 1,119 airspace infringements in the UK last year, and no such thing as a little bust. New on the Read More 1 Comments
If the recovery needs a crane, you didn't recover. You crashed. Best thing I said all day, and it was an own goal. ✈️ #StudentPilot #PPL #LearningToFly #FlightInstruction #GeneralAviation 4 Likes
Look mum, no instructor. First proper solo in a while, just me and KK up to Silverstone and back. I won't pretend it all went to plan. The mistakes are in there if you look. Stick around for the landing, Read More 2 Likes
Léon Ellison was one of my electronics tutors at university. A genius and a gentleman, in that order and both completely. The kind of teacher who made hard things feel reachable. He died in 2024. I only learned this week what Read More 6 Likes
Three forced landings on my first flight back. ✈️ Months on the ground. One instructor (Connor) with a hand on the throttle. Turns out rust is a measurable thing. Full vlog up now. Link in bio. #WhiskeyAlphaPilot #WAP #LearningToFly #StudentPilot #PPL #Cessna172 #GeneralAviation Read More 7 Likes
Back in the air today. First time with no passengers this year. KK was behaved as always, the tower briefly forgot who I was, blood pressure recovered, and apparently I made some contrails on the way home. Sorry chemtrail folks. Just Read More 10 Likes
A neighbourhood in Seattle got helicopter landings restricted at a children's hospital. Twenty extra minutes by ambulance. Apparently the noise was the problem. So let's ban hospitals next, shall we? New on the Touch and Go Logbook. Link in bio. ✈️ #WhiskeyAlphaPilot #WAP Read More 5 Likes
Today on the blog: before KK, there was R2-TK. ✈️ Seven years of trooping with the 501st, three costumes, one screen-accurate astromech, a few stories I won't forget in a hurry. GOSH. The BFI. Farnborough. North Weald with EHAAT. Then flying happened. New Read More 1 Comments
Happy Star Wars Day from KK and R2-TK. ✈️ Before I learned to fly, weekends were R2 builds & trooping with the 501st UK Garrison. Caz and I took R2-TK onto the airfield at Elstree. He was looking for a spare Read More 1 Comments
