Hi Puntflier, Thanks for the comment, it's much appreciated. Yes, I'm still in the air 😀. Currently flying PA28's and 152's out of Wellesbourne. Good luck with your training. 👍
Great video. Just off my first solo out of Enstone (hopefully). It did make me smile listening to the heavy breathing at critical points. All the best in the skies.
Ha ha! I know what you mean about the breathing! I never noticed it at the time but it shows how much we must be 'on edge' during those critical phases on the training. Good luck with your flying out of Enstone and thanks for adding your comment. :-) Sam
Brilliant video hoping to start soon deciding whether to do LAPL or PPL my biggest fear would be the Navigation part or the training.. You seem to have no issues there great stuff thanks for posting
Thanks for the comment Joey. If you're just starting out, my recommendation would be have a trial lesson with 2 or 3 local flying schools/clubs to get a feel for them, how they operate, teaching styles, etc. You'll probably get a good 'vibe' off the one that matches best with your own character. It would be good to ask each club's opinion on the LAPL or PPL route as well as there's pro's and con's to each. You could also have a search on the flyer magazine forum as it won't be the first time it's been discussed. Good luck with it all 👍
MyCrappyFlying Great job on the editing. I am a private pilot in the US. I fly Cessnas and Piper's in Florida. Would love to come over and do some flying in the UK!!!!! Nice flying too there mate. Cheers!!!
Thanks for the comments Dan. Likewise, I'd love to try some flying in Florida. I bet it's nice to have weather that's better and more consistent than ours though. 😉 It can be frustrating to get grounded by weather in the UK, particularly during the winter months. Sam
Great video :) I've just started doing circuits in my last lesson, so working towards my first solo. Still quite a way from my cross country solo, but I enjoyw atching the videos of what to expect :D
haha, thanks. it will certainly be a while yet, but I don't mind. I'm very much enjoyign the learning, just getting the chance to play a plane once every week or so. it will happen :D Do you have your PPL now?
yes, I got my ppl about 2 years ago now. one thing I found that helped a lot is the 'armchair flying' by watching other people's videos as you get familiar with the day to day checklists, procedures, r/t, etc while you're relaxed at home. Plus you can replay parts of it that seemed unfamiliar. This is mainly why I thought this video may be useful to others as there weren't many QXC videos available out there. I highly recommend videos on TH-cam by a guy based in Blackpool called 'plane old ben' by the way.
Nice, I hope you've been enjoying your licence :D Yeah, I do like watching videos, I watched quite a few circuit videos before I started flying circuits. Thanks for the tip, I'll try to look him up :)
Great video, you fly like a pro even though you are a student there. I am sure you have passed now. One comment after landing at EGSC you should clear the dashed yellow lines marking the runway entrance before stopping to do the after landing checks, and you need to taxi on yellow taxi line, you were to the left of it a few times. (I am sure you know this now)
Hi Dave, thanks for the comments. Yes the 'being left of the centre line' was a regular issue of mine back then (I presume it was maybe due to the sight line from the left seat??) Also, that's a good point you made about making sure you are over the 'hold line' before conducting the post landing checks. I got some 'coaching' on this from a controller at Gloscester around that time as well so I've not done that since either! ;-) It's amazing the number of mistakes that exist in this video once you look at it through the eyes of more experience.
Hi, It's certainly a 'nice to have' in order to aid the situational awareness during the flight. Particularly handy, when you're operating so closely to the Birmingham airspace. Of course, this QXC was generally carried out using the old school chart, wizzwheel, stopwatch method though and all the planning is fully reviewed by an instructor before leaving. The GPS does give an element of reassurance though. I'd heard of a person doing that same flight previously, mistaking a couple of key landmarks due to stronger northly winds than planned and ending up infringing in Stansted airspace!! To be honest though, even a few years on, I still plan all my flights using the chart method first at home and then use the likes of sky demon just to confirm really and to use in flight. However, if the GPS did fail in flight, I'd still have the chart, marked up route and calcs to fall back on. I still even do the odd flight over the cotswolds every now and again just using the chart and hand calculated plog method in order to keep my skills fresh. Good practice if nothing else! :-)
@@neomatrix3612 yep, when you hear about all of the infringements that happen from qualified pilots, it certainly focuses the mind when you're a student! ;-) Did you learn at Redhill by any chance?
Hi, thanks for your comment. I can't really remember what the cloud base was for most of the flight but the Cambridge ATIS was giving 'few' at 3300ft to give you a rough idea. Sam
Hi @@katalloy123, I'm exactly like you. The more I can pick up from other people's videos, the better. I'd highly recommend 'the flying reporter' and 'plane old ben' for this as they are both UK based (so communicating with UK ATC) and the editing, production, etc is really nice (unlike my effort with a single go pro and a bit of additional text!) ;-)
Yes, thanks a great point John. I now use a 'clicky' permanent marker secured with a bit of string to my kneeboard. I then use it write on a laminated A4 PLOG that I've generated. It then just wipes clean with a bit of alcohol on some kitchen roll to be re-used. Thanks again for the feedback 👍
This was really helpful but the constant heavy breathing due to your mic being too close made it a little harder to watch. Just for future reference. Good job still.
Thanks Laurie, I agree. It's a pity the mic kept picking it up. Unfortunately, I've found that it's a fine line between having the mic placement right and the squelch setting to stop my voice from breaking up. It's probably doesn't help that it's quite old headset and mic technology either...maybe that justifies me upgrading to a nice, new Bose headset! 😉 Glad you found it helpful though.
Well done that video was one of the best I've watched in a very long time keep them coming ;-)
Hi Ste, thanks very much for the comment. It's much appreciated. Sam
Great clip with clear information!! Working on my PPL at EGSC. Definitely benefiting from this clip.
Thanks for the comment and glad you found it helpful. Good luck with your training 🛩️ Sam
Really good video! I’m currently doing my PPL out of Cambridge! Hope all is well & you’re still in the skies:)
Hi Puntflier,
Thanks for the comment, it's much appreciated. Yes, I'm still in the air 😀. Currently flying PA28's and 152's out of Wellesbourne. Good luck with your training. 👍
Great video. Just off my first solo out of Enstone (hopefully). It did make me smile listening to the heavy breathing at critical points. All the best in the skies.
Ha ha! I know what you mean about the breathing! I never noticed it at the time but it shows how much we must be 'on edge' during those critical phases on the training. Good luck with your flying out of Enstone and thanks for adding your comment. :-) Sam
Great video, I did 20 hours at Wellesbourne on a 152 back in early 2000s, was a lovely airfield, please post more!
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated. 👍
Great video Sam, currently learning circuits at EGSR
Thanks for the comment Mark, good luck with your training. Sam
Brilliant video hoping to start soon deciding whether to do LAPL or PPL my biggest fear would be the Navigation part or the training.. You seem to have no issues there great stuff thanks for posting
Thanks for the comment Joey. If you're just starting out, my recommendation would be have a trial lesson with 2 or 3 local flying schools/clubs to get a feel for them, how they operate, teaching styles, etc. You'll probably get a good 'vibe' off the one that matches best with your own character. It would be good to ask each club's opinion on the LAPL or PPL route as well as there's pro's and con's to each. You could also have a search on the flyer magazine forum as it won't be the first time it's been discussed.
Good luck with it all 👍
I start my lessons on the 1st of April at Wellesbourne i can't wait!
Hi 'Alltime', thanks for the comment. I'm sure you'll enjoy flying from Wellesbourne, it's a great airfield. Good luck with your training. Sam.
Great work! About to start my nav exercises, great to see on-screen comments.
No problem, glad you found it useful. Good luck with your NavEx. Sam
MyCrappyFlying
Great job on the editing. I am a private pilot in the US. I fly Cessnas and Piper's in Florida. Would love to come over and do some flying in the UK!!!!! Nice flying too there mate. Cheers!!!
Thanks for the comments Dan. Likewise, I'd love to try some flying in Florida. I bet it's nice to have weather that's better and more consistent than ours though. 😉 It can be frustrating to get grounded by weather in the UK, particularly during the winter months. Sam
Great video :) I've just started doing circuits in my last lesson, so working towards my first solo. Still quite a way from my cross country solo, but I enjoyw atching the videos of what to expect :D
thanks Marty. Good luck with your training. It won't be long until you're doing the same exercise! 😀
haha, thanks. it will certainly be a while yet, but I don't mind. I'm very much enjoyign the learning, just getting the chance to play a plane once every week or so. it will happen :D
Do you have your PPL now?
yes, I got my ppl about 2 years ago now. one thing I found that helped a lot is the 'armchair flying' by watching other people's videos as you get familiar with the day to day checklists, procedures, r/t, etc while you're relaxed at home. Plus you can replay parts of it that seemed unfamiliar. This is mainly why I thought this video may be useful to others as there weren't many QXC videos available out there. I highly recommend videos on TH-cam by a guy based in Blackpool called 'plane old ben' by the way.
Nice, I hope you've been enjoying your licence :D
Yeah, I do like watching videos, I watched quite a few circuit videos before I started flying circuits.
Thanks for the tip, I'll try to look him up :)
Plz post more videos
Great video. Planning to start lessons at wellsbourne sometime I the future. Do you have to use vor much during ppl training?
Great video, you fly like a pro even though you are a student there. I am sure you have passed now. One comment after landing at EGSC you should clear the dashed yellow lines marking the runway entrance before stopping to do the after landing checks, and you need to taxi on yellow taxi line, you were to the left of it a few times. (I am sure you know this now)
Hi Dave, thanks for the comments. Yes the 'being left of the centre line' was a regular issue of mine back then (I presume it was maybe due to the sight line from the left seat??) Also, that's a good point you made about making sure you are over the 'hold line' before conducting the post landing checks. I got some 'coaching' on this from a controller at Gloscester around that time as well so I've not done that since either! ;-) It's amazing the number of mistakes that exist in this video once you look at it through the eyes of more experience.
A GPS in the plane while doing your QXC? Nice, wish I had that luxury when I did mine.
Hi, It's certainly a 'nice to have' in order to aid the situational awareness during the flight. Particularly handy, when you're operating so closely to the Birmingham airspace. Of course, this QXC was generally carried out using the old school chart, wizzwheel, stopwatch method though and all the planning is fully reviewed by an instructor before leaving. The GPS does give an element of reassurance though. I'd heard of a person doing that same flight previously, mistaking a couple of key landmarks due to stronger northly winds than planned and ending up infringing in Stansted airspace!! To be honest though, even a few years on, I still plan all my flights using the chart method first at home and then use the likes of sky demon just to confirm really and to use in flight. However, if the GPS did fail in flight, I'd still have the chart, marked up route and calcs to fall back on. I still even do the odd flight over the cotswolds every now and again just using the chart and hand calculated plog method in order to keep my skills fresh. Good practice if nothing else! :-)
@@samprice11 Ah ok, nice one. Ye, I didn't have a GPS and was flying near Gatwick.. Scary stuff when you're a student hehe.
@@neomatrix3612 yep, when you hear about all of the infringements that happen from qualified pilots, it certainly focuses the mind when you're a student! ;-) Did you learn at Redhill by any chance?
@@samprice11 Haha true that. Ye I did, lovely airfield.
Neo Matrix sick i am learning at redhill aswell, did you learn at redhill aviation?
Hi nice video, I know it was a while ago but was just wondering, can you remember what the cloud based was? Best Regards
Hi, thanks for your comment. I can't really remember what the cloud base was for most of the flight but the Cambridge ATIS was giving 'few' at 3300ft to give you a rough idea. Sam
@@samprice11 many thanks for your reply, i have a ppl, it's always interesting to watch and learn from other people's flying. Cheers.
Hi @@katalloy123, I'm exactly like you. The more I can pick up from other people's videos, the better. I'd highly recommend 'the flying reporter' and 'plane old ben' for this as they are both UK based (so communicating with UK ATC) and the editing, production, etc is really nice (unlike my effort with a single go pro and a bit of additional text!) ;-)
@@samprice11 will have a look, cheers for that, happy flying.
Really good except you're using a pen with a lid. My instructor would have gone mad. Just get a clicky pen. One less task haha
Yes, thanks a great point John. I now use a 'clicky' permanent marker secured with a bit of string to my kneeboard. I then use it write on a laminated A4 PLOG that I've generated. It then just wipes clean with a bit of alcohol on some kitchen roll to be re-used. Thanks again for the feedback 👍
This was really helpful but the constant heavy breathing due to your mic being too close made it a little harder to watch. Just for future reference. Good job still.
Thanks Laurie, I agree. It's a pity the mic kept picking it up. Unfortunately, I've found that it's a fine line between having the mic placement right and the squelch setting to stop my voice from breaking up. It's probably doesn't help that it's quite old headset and mic technology either...maybe that justifies me upgrading to a nice, new Bose headset! 😉
Glad you found it helpful though.