Up Force & Down Force
How to calculate Down Force generated by the tailplane. How much of a down force is generated by the tail plane to keep an aircraft in...
Maximum Danger in the Circuit
Other than crashing just after take-off, in an unsuitable area, what is the greatest threat to you and your aircraft when flying in the circ
No Borders for the Virus...
The other day I made a routine cross channel flight to deliver one Pipistrel Virus aircraft and return with a mate in his Pipistrel Alpha...
Magic Juice or Witches Brew
I am forever enthralled by the Magic of Flight. Fairy Dust and Magic Juice and Blue Sky and Fluffy Clouds and Puffin Winds are the...
Divert or Die ?!?
A Flight full of Diversions The west coast of Norway is very scenic, lined with fjords, snow-capped mountains of the Kjolen range, steep...
Breakfast in Ajdovscina, Dinner in London
Alpine Ferry, A Decent Day’s Work I couldn't refuse an offer the Weather Gods made on the Wednesday evening while I was at a wine tasting...
Secrets of planning Aerial Tours
A short holiday tour was quickly decided upon with a good weather window of 4 days. We went west then north, then east and south for the...
Fatigue & Flying
FATIGUE & FLYING Flying can be terrifying when the pilot is tired. I recall one very sunny cloudless morning I woke up over the English...
Mud, Sticky & Dangerous Mud
We have been so unlucky with this untimely and unseasonal weather in our little part of Southeast England. With greater issues of Brexit...
Unusually Cold Weather Operations
INTRODUCTION I was going to write about flying in the winter and all its pros and cons; then thought better about it because in the UK we...
Flying is dangerous, ought to be banned...?
It's boom and bust, all or nothing Drought and flood, rain and wind Sun and burn; turbulence and tours. Too much to tell not enough time....
Cross Channel Cumulus
Given that it is early February, we had the one single good weather window to fly from London to Middenzeeland and back. Our departure time
Navigator Not Required
The Circular Slide Rule, the Scale Ruler, the Protractor, the China Graph Pencil, the Paper Map are now all relics of the past. They have al
Paperless Cockpit
A few years ago in 2014, the worlds largest aviation map printing company, Jeppesen, announced that they would stop printing paper maps...
Speeds of a different kind
Yes, it is another non flying day in the life of a flying instructor. Too much rain, too much thinking about things and not enough time...
