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Perfect blue sky, gentle wind, flying mojo at full song. And I left KK on the ground.You might h....
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Perfect blue sky, gentle wind, flying mojo at full song. And I left KK on the ground.
You might have noticed it is a 'Red heat' warning today in the UK, 35C, density altitude near 2,800ft. Sometimes the real lesson is Read More 1 Comments
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Right, there's no grown-up way to put this. On the flight home from Kemble I spent a good while ....
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Right, there's no grown-up way to put this. On the flight home from Kemble I spent a good while asking a nice military gentlemen for penetration. MATZ penetration. It's a genuine radio call, I promise, and Brize and Benson have Read More
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We don't talk about Kemble. So naturally I've gone and written a whole review about it. ✈️Ta....
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We don't talk about Kemble. So naturally I've gone and written a whole review about it. ✈️
Taxi a little Cessna past rows of retired 747s and your sense of scale goes funny. A Red Arrows Gnat by the cafe, a Read More
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Connor ran me through the priorities before we even left the ground. Issue before rotation? Cut ....
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whiskeyalphapilot
Connor ran me through the priorities before we even left the ground. Issue before rotation? Cut power, brakes. Issue but not an emergency airborne? Keep flying, do a circuit, sort it on the ground. Engine issue after takeoff? 30 degrees Read More
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"Looking a lot slimmer! Congrats." Someone dropped that in my YouTube comments, on a video that had nothing to do with weight. Kind words. Also the start of a rabbit hole.
So here's the long version. What being a heavier pilot Read More
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I had the speed. I thought I could stretch it. Connor put me straight. Extra knots don't transla....
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whiskeyalphapilot
I had the speed. I thought I could stretch it. Connor put me straight. Extra knots don't translate into extra distance the way the brain wants them to. If anything, holding onto speed past best glide costs you more than Read More
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Partial power failure scenario. Connor's point landed: just because some power's left, doesn't m....
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whiskeyalphapilot
Partial power failure scenario. Connor's point landed: just because some power's left, doesn't mean it's staying. Treat it like it'll fail completely any second. Find an into-wind field, commit, and glide. Don't bargain with an engine that's already told you Read More
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Five years ago today I flew an aeroplane on my own for the first time. One circuit of Elstree in....
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whiskeyalphapilot
Five years ago today I flew an aeroplane on my own for the first time. One circuit of Elstree in G-KIKI, fifteen minutes in the book, and the loudest empty seat I've ever heard. James got me there, Ivan checked Read More
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Second circuit. Something settled. Connor called it: reading the situation better, adjusting as ....
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whiskeyalphapilot
Second circuit. Something settled. Connor called it: reading the situation better, adjusting as it changed, being patient with her on the flare. After the rust of being out of the seat, hearing "much more controlled" was the small win I Read More
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The impossible turn. Every student hears about it. Connor's version was blunt and I liked it. Pe....
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whiskeyalphapilot
The impossible turn. Every student hears about it. Connor's version was blunt and I liked it. People say they'll get back to the runway from low altitude. They won't. Pick a field roughly ahead, 30 degrees either side, and fly Read More
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Went for lunch at the Aerodrome Cafe yesterday and couldn't get near a table. Took me a minute t....
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whiskeyalphapilot
Went for lunch at the Aerodrome Cafe yesterday and couldn't get near a table. Took me a minute to work out why. The national press has only gone and discovered the little cafe at the end of my runway.
This is Read More
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PFL drill with Connor. The engine
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whiskeyalphapilot
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 1 Comments
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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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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whiskeyalphapilot
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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