tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635745587491311274.post6020423233493943839..comments2023-05-08T09:51:04.458+01:00Comments on Life as a Pilot: Progress TestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635745587491311274.post-29146836921436626732011-08-29T22:30:40.062+01:002011-08-29T22:30:40.062+01:00Hi Craig,
Thanks for the comment. Just to point o...Hi Craig,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. Just to point out it wasn't my lesson and I wasn't flying. There are limits in which a student is allowed to fly in. Obviously in situations like this with an instructor on board there is always the chance that the instructor will in deed let the student land, in fact it has happened on a number of occasions with myself (including the instructor in the video above!) but there are limits to this and the weather that day was certainly for the more senior pilot. <br /><br />Hi Dave,<br /><br />The glass cockpits are great - I much prefer them to the 'GPS Warriors' as we call them although the latter seem to perform better in manoeuvres, climbs etc. due to their lower weight.<br /><br />Hadn't heard about the lasers but it has been increasingly happening over a period of time and can be extremely dangerous to the pilots and therefore all those in the aircraft and on the ground!GShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431442613324042693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635745587491311274.post-15181974460252980992011-08-29T17:41:57.028+01:002011-08-29T17:41:57.028+01:00Congrats and well done,
The nearest personal expe...Congrats and well done,<br /><br />The nearest personal experience I can relate to exams/checkrides is when I passed my advanced driving test some years ago, you know you are good enough but you still feel on edge and nothing beats that feeling when they say you have passed!<br /><br />Love the glass cockpit in the video, the flight school clearly don't skimp on equipment!<br /><br />Great to see you progressing so well and loving the blog!<br /><br />By the way, did you see the story about idiots shining lasers at a Flybe plane in Southampton? Link below if you haven't:<br /> http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9220786.Arrests_after_lasers_shone_at_aircraft/<br /><br />Keep up the hard work (and blog if possible!)<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />Dave from the UKDave Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085253764274728800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635745587491311274.post-86548851987740837002011-08-29T00:29:54.258+01:002011-08-29T00:29:54.258+01:00Congratulations on passing the progress exam!! It ...Congratulations on passing the progress exam!! It sounds like those ride-along experiences teach you as much as do your own lessons; I hop that you get lots of them.<br />I certainly understand the instructor's choice t o terminate and return in the face of bad weather, but I hope that YOU were still doing the flying. Did you? If not, why not? With the instructor on board for any serious problems, having the student do the flying seems like an ideal learning experience. Please explain when (if) you have the time. I enjoy following your progress and I wish you the best.<br />-CraigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com