"Air is a Navigable Ocean that starts at your Front Door"

So, you’ve got that spark in your eye, the dream of soaring through the clouds, and maybe even the urge to say “roger that” over a radio. Becoming a pilot in the UK is an adventure, a challenge, and a lifestyle all rolled into one. But how do you actually get there? What are the steps, the hurdles, and the fun bits? Buckle up, because I’m about to take you on a flight path through the steps to becoming a pilot . What Does Pilot Training Look Like? First things first, pilot tr

Instruments or Eyeballs; which might make your flight less risky Deepak Mahajan 28 February 2026 I recently filed two near-miss or Air-Prox reports (as they are officially called) and having experienced many close calls in the circuit and in the vicinity of Damyns Hall Aerodrome, I wonder if we are getting closer to the stage of becoming “Grandads of the Magenta Line”. The gentle pejorative “Children of the Magenta Line” was coined in 1997 by Captain Warren Vanderburgh

Open Round 4, St Michaels Preston 21 June 2025 Tasks from St Michaels to Troutbeck - return St Michaels Microlight Airfield is on the...

What is sustainability ? Wiktionary defines sustainability as…. 1. The ability to sustain something. 1. (ecology) A means of...

Flying and Driving Electric Deepak Mahajan 6 October 2022 Someone said to me the other day that I might be the first flight instructor in...

A recent day out in our fair capital city of London was an eye opener.... The busy and crowded Regent Street was unusually quiet despite...

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...

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

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...

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...

A Flight full of Diversions The west coast of Norway is very scenic, lined with fjords, snow-capped mountains of the Kjolen range, steep...

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...

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 Flying can be terrifying when the pilot is tired. I recall one very sunny cloudless morning I woke up over the English...

We have been so unlucky with this untimely and unseasonal weather in our little part of Southeast England. With greater issues of Brexit...