For the sake of transparency: Some shots of the video (mainly the outside camera during the intro) were filmed on the day following the birdstrike - the sequence of events itself is only cut down, without any clips from other flights added to it
Yes mate that's how it's done, show those feathery buggers who the sky belongs to. I'm all seriousness a bird strike can be catastrophic, especially in a light aircraft. You handled the incident perfectly and I'm very glad that you are safe.
Well done dealing with an abnormal situation! When I was learning in the Tecnam Sierra I also had a birdstrike at a similar phase of flight. I was on the takeoff roll for my second solo, in my case I was not yet airborne so when the bird hit I aborted the takeoff and taxied back to the hangar. It made quite a loud thud when it hit the front of the plane so I was worried it had gone into the air intake, but fortunately there was no damage to the plane and the only evidence left was a blood splatter on the stabilator! Was frustrating for me because I had to cancel my flying for the day while they checked the plane over, but I'm also glad because it could have turned out a lot worse.
Thank you! Yeah, I decided to continue since it was a short runway, I was in the rotation and it didn't seem like it caused damage either - but on a longer runway stopping is probably the safer bet. And it's always annoying to have to cancel a flight / force other people to cancel after you, but safety first!
That's pretty nerve-racking, glad you're fine. But yeah that poor bird probably ended up losing almost all its feathers. ☹️😂🪶 Think they should be equipped with TCAS and transponders. 😂🐦
Hate that they forget their sense of direction sometimes when they see planes... 😂😅 But I'm sure at that moment that bird was just as scared as you were and doesn't know where to go so it accepted its fate. 😂🐦
Maybe they think that the pilot will try to avoid them instead or maybe they're just simply of their lives. 🤷🏻♀️ (Or maybe the bird thinks you're attractive that's why it headed straight towards you hahaha 😂)
I was introduced to the general idea of the flows on the Tecnam by my instructor - and after that during my first flights I just made sure to always do it correctly in the same order and said it out loud at home to practice! The rest happens all on its own and suddenly the flow feels very natural to do
@@PilotJonathan Cool, and in terms of specific. How did you begin using them? Did you have them written down and read them in the plane during flying or did you chairfly at home, memorized them that way? What worked best for you? Also I struggle to find some sort of cue reminding me of a speficic check needs to be done at that point in flight. Thanks for any info you can share!
They are basically equivalent to our checklists, and yes, I tried to memorize the flow before the flight - it honestly didn't take long! As for remembering things, I think it's important to just always do them the same way at the same point in a flight, then it becomes natural! But it's important to follow SOPs if you have them, during IFR for example we use our checklist for all stages of the flight
@@PilotJonathan Cool thanks for info. Just got my PPL so I guess I will still have to work on this and it will be part of my further training. Thanks again! You fly well.
Most (if not all) cadet programs require the right to live and work in the EU, but I think for independent students there's no such requirement - best to ask BAA directly!
For the sake of transparency: Some shots of the video (mainly the outside camera during the intro) were filmed on the day following the birdstrike - the sequence of events itself is only cut down, without any clips from other flights added to it
When I saw the title my heart skipped a beat. Thought something happend. But I knew you were gonna deal with it fine. Good job friend! (as always) 😁😁
Thanks - yeah, I definitely was very lucky!
Yes mate that's how it's done, show those feathery buggers who the sky belongs to.
I'm all seriousness a bird strike can be catastrophic, especially in a light aircraft.
You handled the incident perfectly and I'm very glad that you are safe.
Thank you - yeah, bird strikes can definitely be dangerous, whilst flying I thought it was probably just a tiny bird, but the footage says otherwise 😂
Schön, wie du deine Ausbildung dokumentierst! Weiterhin viel Spaß und Erfolg! 🙂
Dankeschön! Jetzt startet der Ernst des Lebens auf Cessna mit IFR 😂
Well done dealing with an abnormal situation!
When I was learning in the Tecnam Sierra I also had a birdstrike at a similar phase of flight. I was on the takeoff roll for my second solo, in my case I was not yet airborne so when the bird hit I aborted the takeoff and taxied back to the hangar. It made quite a loud thud when it hit the front of the plane so I was worried it had gone into the air intake, but fortunately there was no damage to the plane and the only evidence left was a blood splatter on the stabilator! Was frustrating for me because I had to cancel my flying for the day while they checked the plane over, but I'm also glad because it could have turned out a lot worse.
Thank you! Yeah, I decided to continue since it was a short runway, I was in the rotation and it didn't seem like it caused damage either - but on a longer runway stopping is probably the safer bet. And it's always annoying to have to cancel a flight / force other people to cancel after you, but safety first!
That's pretty nerve-racking, glad you're fine. But yeah that poor bird probably ended up losing almost all its feathers. ☹️😂🪶 Think they should be equipped with TCAS and transponders. 😂🐦
Definitely agree, it's shocking that the bird wasn't on frequency reporting it's intentions! 😂
Hate that they forget their sense of direction sometimes when they see planes... 😂😅 But I'm sure at that moment that bird was just as scared as you were and doesn't know where to go so it accepted its fate. 😂🐦
Yeah it's odd though - some birds go out of their way to avoid planes once they notice them, others seem to just head straight for the plane!
Maybe they think that the pilot will try to avoid them instead or maybe they're just simply of their lives. 🤷🏻♀️ (Or maybe the bird thinks you're attractive that's why it headed straight towards you hahaha 😂)
Well at least you got the real life incident kind of out of the way now thank goodness it wasn’t worse but the initial surprise it’s over
Yes, I definitely had a lucky escape - had the bird hit properly it would've been a much more stressful situation!
Glad nothing happened to you (and the plane). Great piloting!
Thanks, I definitely got lucky with this one!
Nice job, great piloting and decision making 👌🏻
Thank you!
What was your approach to learning the checklist flow technique you use? Thanks!
I was introduced to the general idea of the flows on the Tecnam by my instructor - and after that during my first flights I just made sure to always do it correctly in the same order and said it out loud at home to practice! The rest happens all on its own and suddenly the flow feels very natural to do
@@PilotJonathan Cool, and in terms of specific. How did you begin using them? Did you have them written down and read them in the plane during flying or did you chairfly at home, memorized them that way? What worked best for you? Also I struggle to find some sort of cue reminding me of a speficic check needs to be done at that point in flight. Thanks for any info you can share!
They are basically equivalent to our checklists, and yes, I tried to memorize the flow before the flight - it honestly didn't take long! As for remembering things, I think it's important to just always do them the same way at the same point in a flight, then it becomes natural! But it's important to follow SOPs if you have them, during IFR for example we use our checklist for all stages of the flight
@@PilotJonathan Cool thanks for info. Just got my PPL so I guess I will still have to work on this and it will be part of my further training. Thanks again! You fly well.
You're welcome - let me know if there's any other questions I can help with!
Can you please tell me that a Pakistani student can become a piolot in BAA training program l have no nationality of any Europen country
Most (if not all) cadet programs require the right to live and work in the EU, but I think for independent students there's no such requirement - best to ask BAA directly!