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I have started PPL training at Sandtoft.
Well the first flight is out of the way & i enjoyed it.
Didn't do the take off but flew 90% of the flight including overhead Join & Landing by myself.
Roll on 11.00am tomorrow for my next flight.
Gill my Wife took some photo's for you to enjoy.















Cheers Trev

[Trevor Reoch]

Very nice Trevor, now I understand why you are not going to many airshows this year! Good luck with the lessons, TR

[spock]

Very nice Trevor, now I understand why you are not going to many airshows this year! Good luck with the lessons, TR

Thanks Trev,

Weather looking good today for my lesson at 11.00am. Looking forward to it.

Trev

[spock]

Short film of todays lesson, read the write up on the side for an explanation of whats happened today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUTjc6SCaMU

Trev

[spock]

Passed my CAA PPL Class 2 medical today.
Means that when my instructor thinks i'm ready he can send me solo.

Trev

[spock]

I went Solo today!!!!

5 1/2 hour instructional flying & 5 lessons done.
I went in a Cessna 152 & flew one circuit of the airfield alone 10 minute flight but it was a great feeling...........

Trev

[spock]

Here is the events of my day i went solo if anyone is interested;


PPL Training.
Trevor Marshall.
Cessna 152 G-BAZS
Flight Time 35 Mins.
Cessna 152 G-BRNC
Flight Time 35 mins Duel & 10 Mins Solo.
Lesson Five.


Sunday 02nd August 2009.


I arrived at Sandtoft to a nice sunny day with broken cloud & a slight Crosswind but not strong.

This was to be my 5th flying lesson & i had only done 4 1/2 hour flying instruction. (i have 150 Hours of Gliding experience)

I met up with my instructor & let him read the journal I have kept of my previous training I have done with him & the other instructor. My usual instructor had missed my last three lessons as he had been away on holiday. I was then given the keys for our Cessna this morning which was an other new one for me.

G-BAZS, it was a bit older & well-flown one with less instruments & very basic to the others I have flown. I did my walk around checks & when I checked the fuel drain under the nose wheel it had water in it, I continued my checks & waited for my instructor to come out to me, I pointed out the Water problem to him & he drained quite a bit of fuel out then checked again & we had no more water showing in the fuel tester.

I did my internal checks & noticed one of the other instructors stood at the front & wondered why, anyhow my instructor primed the engine & the other chap swung the propeller several times till the prop started. (This didn’t inspire my confidence) my instructor said that the starter motor didn’t work properly & wouldn’t turn over.

I did the rest of my checks & positioned myself at Alpha so I could see down the approach then called to taxi to Echo for the run up checks.
This done I lined up on the runway, and then took off. We did 3 circuits with touch & go’s so my instructor could see what my circuits were like then as we were downwind on our 4th circuit he said we would be touch & go then he would simulate an engine failure after 200 feet on take off & select a field to land in, he was going to take the controls over after I took off to show me the procedure.

We touched down on the runway & as I opened the throttle to full to take off the engine didn’t give me full power!! I was in the process of closing the throttle to stop when he took over & we committed to landing & rolled to the end of the runway to the holding point, just as we cleared the runway, the engine died completely & refused to start. We climbed out & called the tower to inform them what had happened & they sent the airfield Control/ fire truck down to us.

We got a ride back to the clubhouse then had a drink, we then got another plane to fly, G-BRNC.

This was a better-looking & very clean 152 which I did my A checks.

My instructor took me to the briefing room to explain what we were going to do on the engine failure after take off simulation.
F.F.F.F was the new thing to learn.



F. Fly.
F. Field. Pick a Field to land in that looks flat & has no Cables crossing it or other obstructions & is big enough.
F. Flaps. After airspeed stable & field picked.
F. Fuel. Fuel cut off to prevent fire.

You have to think quickly on this one as the decision & thought process is very fast as I found out.


I went back to the plane & pre flighted it to starting & waited for my intructor to join me. I started the plane & called tower to cross to Echo for the run up checks & line up.

I took off, did one circuit to touch & go to make sure the engine performed correctly then he took over the controls to demonstrate the engine Failure & pick a field. This done I flew the circuit to touch & go then at 300 feet he closed the Throttle & I picked my field which was different to his as we were higher than when he demonstrated & did my approach, this proved he opened the throttle & told me to climb to circuit.

I did one more simulated engine failure on take off at 400’ & picked the same field as it was a big one with no obstacles then flew the circuit to land.

We taxied back to the apron then he told me to leave the engine running as he was sending me SOLO!!!!

He briefed me to do one circuit & land then taxi back to park & shut down.

My instructor left the aircraft & I taxied out to the runway. I now have a new call sign, which was “Student Golf November Charlie” (G-NC). I lined up then took off. The plane lifted off earlier on the runway, as it was lighter without him in & climbed a bit quicker too.
I did the circuit then set up for landing.
I approached & realised that the plane was lighter therefore approach wasn’t as higher rate of decent as with two people in, I adjusted for this & made my first ever solo landing & it felt great, tower called me up to congratulate me & cleared me to backtrack to park & close down.

I parked the plane & closed down while my instructor stood by the wing waiting for me to finish my after flight checks then he came over & shook my hand & congratulated me on going solo.

We went upstairs for me to fill out my logbook & I had to fill the line in with the solo flight in RED pen.

After I said my goodbyes & been congratulated by a few more club members I went to make a few phone calls & text to family & friends to tell them the good news.


Looking forward to my next lesson already.

Trev

[spock]

Update;

I just passed my airlaw exam first go!!

Chuffed to bits as it was hard to do for me at least coz i always regarded myself as a bit thick!!!!

Trev