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After Your Trial Lesson

Just had your trial lesson and you’re full of questions? Here we explain all the initial information you have been given

After Your First Few Lessons

Bombarded with new queries and information? Need help after your first few lessons?

2 Minute Tech

Quick, jargon-busting articles that help you understand general aviation – plain English format

All posts in this database

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What is a Pitot?

If you’ve spent any amount of time in […]

How Do Wings Help Planes Fly?

Wings are heavy. They’re usually full of fuel […]

What Questions Should I ask on my first visit to a flying school?

This post has been taken from the Flyer.co.uk […]

Checks You Make When Flying

Flying a plane can be described as a […]

How to tell if your instructor is good or bad

This post has been taken from the Flyer.co.uk […]

Ice

It’s a balmy 20°c on the air strip […]

Stalling

After managing to keep the plane straight and […]

PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST

This checklist has been taken from the Skyway […]

Airspace Classifications

If you’ve stared at this graphic for hours […]

Aircraft Altimeter

QNH & QFE – Which is which?

There are two types of pressure settings that […]

BASIC SERVICE & The different Services available

The following is an excerpt from the Skyway […]

How to Arrive at Aerodromes

The following is an excerpt from The Skyway […]

Pre Landing Checks – is BUMFITCH too long?

The Pre-landing checklist of actions is given below […]

Airframe Bodyparts

Here’s a quick look at the simple aircraft […]

Cloud Formations Translated

Cloud formations – they all have weird names […]

Aircraft Pre Flight Checklist

Below is an example Aircraft Checklist for a […]

Why Buy New Groundschool Books

Groundschool books like these Pooley’s ones can be […]

What’s Involved in an EASA Class 2 Medical?

It can be daunting going for a first-time […]

The Total PPL Course Explained

Congratulations on deciding to learn to fly! Here […]

Cockpit Instruments

In the Cockpit This is a full picture […]

Radiotelephony – First Steps

Radiotelephony Help – For many new pilots, radiotelephony […]

Part of learning to fly is dealing with the frustration of cancelled flights, and waiting with baited breath to see if your lesson will actually go ahead. In this post we discuss reasons your flight could be cancelled.

Five Reasons Your Flight Lesson Could Be Cancelled

Part of learning to fly is dealing with […]

How Safe Is Flying General Aviation?

GA Flying, and learning the PPL process is […]

What Kit Do I Need to Learn to Fly?

The simple answer to the question ‘what kit […]

Magnetos Explained – What is a Magneto?

What is a Magneto? You check both the […]

Warning Lights and why we check them

When running through the checklist and after turning […]

Pilots Operating Handbook

The Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) is a comprehensive […]

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