

ZULU time to fly
The other day, while on a flight lesson, I gave my ETA to the ATC as 1145 zulu. My student asked me what is zulu time and why is it called that? I had to raise my left hand in a signal to ask him to listen to the radio conversation rather than interrupt with an intelligent question. We landed at Sandown and climbed up the spiral stairs to meet the chaps in the tower so my new student pilot could see the relaxed, but professional and friendly the "service providers" are. We d