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25-02-34 – First Zone Transit Request

February 25, 2024

It was time for my first zone transit request! I had tried to prepare for the RT the night before but it’s…

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Flight Diary

Prep work for 25-02-24

February 24, 2024

Summary of some expected RT to prepare for: Southend Radar, G-ISMC, Request Basic Service and Zone Transit G-ISMC, Southend Radar, Pass your…

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24-02-24 – South of the river

February 24, 2024

Finally made my first trip south of the river today on my 2nd (well 3rd) nav with Sue from J28 -> Hartley…

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VORs near Stapleford

February 21, 2024

Name Label Frequency Morse Code Lambourne LAM 115.6 .-.. .- — Detling DET 117.3 -.. . – Clacton CLN 114.55 -.-. .-..…

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VORs

February 18, 2024

Will we or wont we was the question on my instructors and I’s mind this morning. We had cancelled yesterdays flight because…

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Morse Code Alphabet

February 18, 2024

Letter Morse Code A .- B -… C -.-. D -.. E . F ..-. G –. H …. I .. J…

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Primary and secondary effects of flight controls

February 17, 2024

1. Lateral Axis (Pitch): 2. Longitudinal Axis (Roll): 3. Vertical Axis (Yaw): Flight Controls and Effects: Understanding these primary and secondary effects…

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Three Axis

February 17, 2024

In aviation, the three axes of flight refer to the imaginary lines that pass through an aircraft’s center of gravity, defining its…

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Reading NOTAMs

February 16, 2024

Elements of the ICAO NOTAMQ) A qualifier line, which contains coded information, coordinates, and radius for area for theautomated filtering of NOTAMsA)…

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FELTS Check

February 16, 2024

Flaps: Lower flaps if positive rate of climb and safe to do so (not needed for me) Airspeed is safe Engine: Monitoring…

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