Alright, I passed my first 5 ATPL exams! After my holiday I decided to work 200% in order to make it for the consolidation (which you need to do before you are allowed to sit the exams). It were a rough couple of weeks but I made it through the Read more…
Allright! After 4 months of both flying and studying, I managed to pass my private pilot licence exam and receive it 1 day before the scholarship deadline. The scholarship deadline is set on the 31st of july, the day after I passed for my PPL exam! After a holiday with Read more…
There, done! After some more solo navigation, more practiced forced landings, confined area training and advanced autorotations, I completed my solo cross country flight! I flew from Leicester to Gamston Airport, from there to Peterborough Conington, and back to Leicester Airport! The weather was really good, although a little gusty, Read more…
There we go! I completed my first solo flight in a helicopter! After a flight with a lot of different exercises, emergency procedures and questions about system failures, the instructor said: “land over here, I am happy to say you can go solo!”. I landed next to the H and Read more…
Alright it’s been a while. But I have done a lot more PPL flying and theory exams, and while I haven’t flown that much since my last update, I’ve still made a lot of progress! During my training, my girlfriend Maaike came to see me. We booked a ticket before Read more…
After a lot of both studying and flying, I made a lot of PPL training progress! I got my first hover lesson, which went absolutely perfect! Hovering is so much fun, but hard to get the hang of. It takes familiarisation with the pedals, cyclic and collective, and their secondary Read more…
So the Cabris got some problems with the throttle control, which apparently means I will not be flying for the coming days (also because of the weekend). My first upcoming flight would probably be monday at 9.30 AM.So only one useful thing to do: studying for my private pilot licence Read more…
There we go! I started my training! Today I had my first 2 lessons, and fortunately, both went excellent and it was SO exciting! The day started at 8.15 with an inspection practice for the helicopters, were I basically followed a checklist for every part of the helicopters that need Read more…
I’ve officially started my PPL(H) training! I received all my required flight equipment today. Straight after getting my 4G contract, a bike, a property meeting and some other stuff, I went to the airport to meet all the guys and ladies at Helicentre and to get my equipment. Everything is Read more…
Finally, After 8 years of anticipation, preparation, and graduating, my helicopter pilot career finally begins at Helicentre Aviation in Leicester (United Kingdom). I will be trained ab-initio to Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor. The helicopter I will be training on is the Cabri G2. The most modern training helicopter to Read more…