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PFL drill with Connor. The engine
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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
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Hottest May day on record, and I spent it in a portacabin with no aircon, having a chat with the....
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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
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If the recovery needs a crane, you didn't recover. You crashed. Best thing I said all day, and i....
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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
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Look mum, no instructor. First proper solo in a while, just me and KK up to Silverstone and back....
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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
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Léon Ellison was one of my electronics tutors at university. A genius and a gentleman, in that ....
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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
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Three forced landings on my first flight back. ✈️Months on the ground. One instructor (Conno....
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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
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Back in the air today. First time with no passengers this year. KK was behaved as always, the to....
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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
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A neighbourhood in Seattle got helicopter landings restricted at a children's hospital. Twenty e....
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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. ✈️
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Today on the blog: before KK, there was R2-TK. ✈️Seven years of trooping with the 501st, thr....
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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.
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Happy Star Wars Day from KK and R2-TK. ✈️Before I learned to fly, weekends were R2 builds & ....
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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
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BA have banned filming cabin crew and other passengers without consent. Good. As a PPL holder wh....
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BA have banned filming cabin crew and other passengers without consent. Good. As a PPL holder who vlogs his flying, here's the code I already follow. I always ask instructors. One said no. I didn't ask why. Full post on Read More
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Everyone's panicking about AI writing their emails. Meanwhile over in Japan JAL is putting actua....
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Everyone's panicking about AI writing their emails. Meanwhile over in Japan JAL is putting actual humanoid robots on the ramp at Haneda Airport for the next two years. Loading bags. Handling cargo.
Robots are taking over. Even more efficient ways of Read More
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Bose still doesn't make pink A20s. Caz has opinions. ✈️I bought a £1,000 headset as a nervo....
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Bose still doesn't make pink A20s. Caz has opinions. ✈️
I bought a £1,000 headset as a nervous student pilot. Years later, still flying with them. Was it worth it?
Long-term review now up. The case for splashing out, the scam warnings, Read More
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Aero 2026 has now ended. In 2023 I flew there in KK and walked the show floor. Incredible GA con....
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Aero 2026 has now ended. In 2023 I flew there in KK and walked the show floor. Incredible GA content and a Zeppelin flying overhead. Link in Bio ✈️ #WhiskeyAlphaPilot #AeroFriedrichshafen
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So apparently I get grief for having a GoPro in my C172 doing circuits at Elstree. Turns out a S....
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So apparently I get grief for having a GoPro in my C172 doing circuits at Elstree. Turns out a South Korean fighter pilot caused a mid-air collision between two F-15Ks in 2021 because he was taking selfies on his final Read More 1 Comments
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#throwbackthursday and what a throwback. Aero Friedrichshafen 2026 is on right now and it's taki....
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#throwbackthursday and what a throwback. Aero Friedrichshafen 2026 is on right now and it's taking me back to 2023 when we flew our 1977 Cessna 172 all the way there from Elstree. The French military got involved. It was quite Read More
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She's back. KK has just come home after a full annual and honestly, she's looking like the prett....
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She's back. KK has just come home after a full annual and honestly, she's looking like the prettiest 172 at Elstree right now. Now to actually get back in her. ✈️ #WhiskeyAlphaPilot #WAP #LearningToFly #Cessna172 #EGTR #ElstreeAerodrome #PPL #PilotLife #GeneralAviation Read More 1 Comments
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I saw Top Gun at the cinema 30 times when it first came out in 1986. Thirty. Times. I was obsess....
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I saw Top Gun at the cinema 30 times when it first came out in 1986. Thirty. Times. I was obsessed. Not just with the film, but with the idea that someone like me could one day actually fly. Obviously Read More
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KK is off for her annual. Every GA aircraft in the UK has to pass one every year, no exceptions.....
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KK is off for her annual. Every GA aircraft in the UK has to pass one every year, no exceptions. She'll be back out on the apron soon enough. In the meantime, here's a very good photo of her looking Read More 1 Comments
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Homeward bound…..We must stop meeting like this :-) can you guess where I am?#flying #nats #pi....
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Homeward bound…..
We must stop meeting like this :-) can you guess where I am?
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The latest video is now out on my channel, with part two of the saga of our Avionics upgrades. A....
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The latest video is now out on my channel, with part two of the saga of our Avionics upgrades. As you might have guessed it didn't go to plan. This time I dig up the bodies and name names!!
Link in Read More
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Flying over London at night is magical #nightflying #pilotlife #learningtofly #airbus
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Flying over London at night is magical #nightflying #pilotlife #learningtofly #airbus 1 Comments
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Why I fly - the real story behind the channel
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Why I fly - the real story behind the channel
https://youtube.com/shorts/7T0S90515IE
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Trying to work, but the view is a bit naff. Hope the wifi works today.
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Trying to work, but the view is a bit naff. Hope the wifi works today.
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One skill pilots are not generally taught.#whiskeyalphapilot #learningtofly #pilotlife #spinning....
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One skill pilots are not generally taught.
#whiskeyalphapilot #learningtofly #pilotlife #spinning #flightsafety
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With the fantastic win from Lando in todays F1, we drift back to a trip from May this year, taki....
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With the fantastic win from Lando in todays F1, we drift back to a trip from May this year, taking Caz not just flying, to the Silverstone F1 circuit, but flying in the front seat for the first time. Read More
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Trying to Land in 25knts? This could be interesting#whiskeyalphapilot #learningtofly #pilotslife....
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Trying to Land in 25knts? This could be interesting
#whiskeyalphapilot #learningtofly #pilotslife #flying #cessna #cessna172 #generalavaition #pilots 2 Comments
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Well that went well... Not! tried to get up to revalidate my night rating, but the weather gods ....
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Well that went well... Not! tried to get up to revalidate my night rating, but the weather gods said.. NO!!!!! Better luck next time.
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It's time for my SEP revalidation, so we fired up the Wayne & Jack Show flew the largest circuit....
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It's time for my SEP revalidation, so we fired up the Wayne & Jack Show flew the largest circuit possible - the M25, with a few shortcuts, pearls of aviation wisdom, and even a few jokes - why not join Read More
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Back in the air today with a nice little trip around the M25 for my SEP revalidation. Might even....
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Back in the air today with a nice little trip around the M25 for my SEP revalidation. Might even be a video coming!!
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METAR Elstree Airfield