Hi Guys, *_STILL UPLOADING TODAY_* so please *SUBSCRIBE!* Had a wicked time filming in some abandoned tunnels yesterday, so come along for the ride and *_BANG THAT SUB!_*
I have my first lesson booked for the 28th of October and super excited!! I found your channel tonight and have loved watching your flying videos. So much information and great insight to how you're feeling. Amazing vids man.
Gutted for you about the lost footage, but it's a great reason to go back! As for the skills test, I'm sure you'll do fine - you've put the hours in. Worst case scenario you can take again surely? Great to hear the audio from the cockpit.
Great video james, I did my skills test a few weeks ago, I don’t think you ever feel ready, you seem to fly very well. Don’t forget the examiner wants you to pass, if you mess up communicate your mistakes, most of the time they will let you redo it. Make sure your are comfortable with the examiner - I would recommend speaking to the examiner beforehand to get an understanding of what they are looking for from the test
I fly from LPL, I sit on the centreline and always think "I can't believe they are letting me do this". As for Workload: Aviate, Navigate, Communicate. And remember to always Hold Tight.
I could watch your flight videos all day long and not get bored. I’d love to hear more about the explanations of nav and other technicalities. I do have one question, when you were talking about the VORs you mentioned listening to the morse ID that they transmit. Does this mean that a pilot has to learn morse? Cheers
Ahh got it there’s a display for VOR on the instrument panel. Assuming then that the display will tell you what radial you are on. Good stuff, you’re so lucky 👍
The way to find out which radial you’re currently in is really easy! Just twist the CDI knob until the line drifts to the middle. I didn’t say but most VOR’s have an attached DME (distance measuring equipment) and will say something like 10nm. So it works like this... Tune to the VOR/DME Twist the knob on the CDI so pin is central - for example it drifts on on 270degress Read DME which for example days 10nm Use your plotter on the map to plot 270degress away from the chosen beacon on your map. Measure 10nm and boom, you’ve got your position. All whilst flying the plane!
I've heard it said, that hardest part about flying is your ears going "POP!" Got that from Blackadder Goes Forth, I think. Or, might have been the bloke down the pub? So, it must be true. @ 4:09 "Two steps forward, one step back" (Bruce Springsteen) DON'T,,, just don't. If you're not familiar with that song or your not a fan of The Boss, then.. just don't. That song always makes my cry like a wee bairn. Seriously now, If you are ever going to achieve anything significant in life; an ambition over and above the tedious and mundane day to day crap, you have got to commit. Every faith in you, Jimmy. Stick with it. It'll come. I'm off to watch this now and have a giggle. ua-cam.com/video/1VQ_3sBZEm0/v-deo.html
TimesWithJames Agree mate and that's good but they aren't expecting top gun 😎 I'm sure my examiner said if he could trust me to fly his children then he's going to pass me
Hi Guys, *_STILL UPLOADING TODAY_* so please *SUBSCRIBE!*
Had a wicked time filming in some abandoned tunnels yesterday, so come along for the ride and *_BANG THAT SUB!_*
Hope you enjoyed guys! Nice spiritual flying video for you...plus VOR radial training! See you next week!
I have my first lesson booked for the 28th of October and super excited!! I found your channel tonight and have loved watching your flying videos. So much information and great insight to how you're feeling. Amazing vids man.
Oh dude! That’s great you’ll love it!
Great video . Lovely to see you coming into Duxford and now recognising the hangers . Keep em coming dude
Haha! No worries dude. Will do!
Gutted for you about the lost footage, but it's a great reason to go back! As for the skills test, I'm sure you'll do fine - you've put the hours in. Worst case scenario you can take again surely? Great to hear the audio from the cockpit.
Yeah I can retake but all should be fine. Bratislava mk2 will be great also!
Nice vid. You'll get there. I've a checkride this week!
Mine is in about a month. Having to go abroad and film!
Very interesting video - how do you manage to capture the comms audio?
I use a Zoom audio recorder and a plug splitter.
Great video james, I did my skills test a few weeks ago, I don’t think you ever feel ready, you seem to fly very well. Don’t forget the examiner wants you to pass, if you mess up communicate your mistakes, most of the time they will let you redo it. Make sure your are comfortable with the examiner - I would recommend speaking to the examiner beforehand to get an understanding of what they are looking for from the test
Let’s hope so!
I fly from LPL, I sit on the centreline and always think "I can't believe they are letting me do this". As for Workload: Aviate, Navigate, Communicate.
And remember to always Hold Tight.
Yeah it’s great! As for the workload thing I try to think that...but it doesn’t always work like that!
I could watch your flight videos all day long and not get bored. I’d love to hear more about the explanations of nav and other technicalities.
I do have one question, when you were talking about the VORs you mentioned listening to the morse ID that they transmit. Does this mean that a pilot has to learn morse?
Cheers
Thanks man! It does help to know morse, but most VOR's have a visual morse reference, so it's more spotting the 'dits and dahs' pattern when it comes!
Ahh got it there’s a display for VOR on the instrument panel. Assuming then that the display will tell you what radial you are on. Good stuff, you’re so lucky 👍
The way to find out which radial you’re currently in is really easy! Just twist the CDI knob until the line drifts to the middle.
I didn’t say but most VOR’s have an attached DME (distance measuring equipment) and will say something like 10nm. So it works like this...
Tune to the VOR/DME
Twist the knob on the CDI so pin is central - for example it drifts on on 270degress
Read DME which for example days 10nm
Use your plotter on the map to plot 270degress away from the chosen beacon on your map. Measure 10nm and boom, you’ve got your position.
All whilst flying the plane!
Thanks James, understand a bit more now.
No worries!
fascinating. thank you :)
No worries Lawrence. I hope you subbed!
Where and how did you find your instructor? Trying to search for the flight school.
How did you get on with your test
What equipment do you use to record audio in the airplane?
Thanks for sharing your life mate, so interesting, iam just wondering if thiers anything you cant do though? :)
I want to start training for my PPL, but I'm a bit anxious about communicating with ATC. What if you don't understand what they're saying?
I’m in the same potition. Have you started your training? If so could you give me some advice
I've heard it said, that hardest part about flying is your ears going "POP!" Got that from Blackadder Goes Forth, I think. Or, might have been the bloke down the pub? So, it must be true.
@ 4:09 "Two steps forward, one step back" (Bruce Springsteen) DON'T,,, just don't. If you're not familiar with that song or your not a fan of The Boss, then.. just don't. That song always makes my cry like a wee bairn.
Seriously now, If you are ever going to achieve anything significant in life; an ambition over and above the tedious and mundane day to day crap, you have got to commit.
Every faith in you, Jimmy. Stick with it. It'll come. I'm off to watch this now and have a giggle.
ua-cam.com/video/1VQ_3sBZEm0/v-deo.html
Not a fan of BROOOCE.
The hardest part is getting a medical cert with an ICD as i have been repaired just like many aircraft
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Oh shit its plumber parts didnt know you did this too xD
well done I know it ain't easy
The examiner just wants to see you are safe. Plus your instructor isn't going to put you forward if he doesn't think you will pass.
We’ll see. The examiners at Duxford are brilliant and really push you to ‘know’ a subject, not just pass it’s exam - if you catch my drift!
TimesWithJames Agree mate and that's good but they aren't expecting top gun 😎 I'm sure my examiner said if he could trust me to fly his children then he's going to pass me
Well let’s hope so. Had a lesson booked for yesterday but had to take the cat to the vet...shut his tail in the door!
I was confused when I seen it was plumber parts guy I thought it was the wrong video
HAha! Loads of people say that!