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Dad’s first flight
Ian collected G-LTFB from Skegness once the 50-hour service was complete and flew to Spanhoe, near Corby, Northants to meet his parents for lunch. Dad enjoyed a quick flight over Corby, Rockingham, Uppingham, Oakham and Rutland Water before returning to have lunch at The Vaults.
New pilots!
Ian completed his skills test on August 17 with examiner Roy Murray. Kevin passed his skills test on September 13, also with examiner Roy Murray.
Club fly-out to Seething
Three planes made the trip across The Wash to visit Seething Airfield. Not yet being qualified, Ian made the trip with his instructor.
Ian’s QXC
Ian completed his solo QXC today, visiting Peterborough Conington and Leicester. The QXC was flown using only charts and dead reckoning, but here it is plotted on SkyDemon.
Kevin’s dual QXC
Kevin flying his dual QXC with instructor Edward Hawkins of Frank Morgan School of Flying, based at Humberside International Airport. The route was Humberside – Peterborough Conington – Leicester – Humberside. QXC solo was successfully completed the following week.
Ian’s first navex
Ian’s first navex was from Humberside to York, then east to Bridlington before returning to Humberside. York proved hard to find …
Collecting G-LTFB
The previous owner of G-LTFB was based in the Channel Islands, so Ian flew on FlyBe from Humberside International Airport to Jersey with our instructor Edward Hawkins to pick her up. Weather for the trip back to Humberside was great and the journey was done in less than three hours. The climb out from Jersey…
Off to view G-LTFB
Ian drove down to Southampton to catch an Aurigny flight to Alderney, where G-LTFB was based. Here she is in her previous home looking for a new owner.
Ian’s first solo
Ian flew his first solo circuit at Humberside in G-BEAC. The cloud base had dropped since doing dual circuits with instructor Edward Hawkins, so this ended up as a low-level circuit at 800 feet. Solo certificate presented by CFI Roy Murray.
Still flying circuits …
One month on and still flying circuits. Aeroplanes are dastardly difficult things to land until you get the knack of it.
