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Learning to fly to somewhere, ongoing battles with weather, and eventually - the pay off!
44 Back and Forth
In which I try not to confuse myself with the intricacies of overhead joins
and fly back and forth between the airfield and a few lcoal landmarks.
45 Time to spare--go by air!
In which I circle overhead and around and down some more, forget something
daft, and appreciate a pretty end to the day.
46 A visit to maintenance!
In which I fly a mildly poorly aeroplane to Haverfordwest for a "while
you eat" fix, and look at the insides of clouds.
47 Out on my own
In which I go all by my lonesome to far-flung Haverfordwest for the world's
fastest coffee and back again.
48 Under the hood
In which I fly around for an hour without seeing sky or ground and discover
why "Thou shalt not fly into cloud" is a really very good idea.
49 Lines in the sky
In which I lament the intractable nature of January weather, and fly around
for an hour trying to figure out where I am with the aid of invisible electro-magical
wizardy.
50 Flying over the fold
In which I finally defeat the intractable nature of January, February and
March weather, and fly around for several hours mostly knowing where I am
and discover I do still remember which end of an aeroplane to point at the
wind.
51 Frozen Forumites
In which I attend another "Take a Student Flying" fly-in with the
usual suspects from the Flyer Magazine Forum, and am impressed by the detours
people will make to fetch a Leia!
52 Soggy circuits
In which miserable weather drives me back to the circuit where I have a reasonably
eventful refresher of this round and round business.
53 Rainbows at Gloucester
In which I troop all the way to Gloucester all by my own self, via a look-see
at Shobdon.
54 What happens if the engine stops?
In which I aim a glide at various bits of the Welsh countryside.
55 Revising above the clouds
In which I revisit general handling and admire the view in the process.
56 Radio Practical
In which I fly an imagainary aeroplane for an hour talking to various (almost)
imaginary air trafficers.
57 QXC
In which I finally beat the weather and get the long awaited "qualifying
cross country" done. Not much left now!
58 Window Shopping
In which I get another go in a pretty aeroplane, look at lots of other pretty
aeroplanes and chat with assorted pre--erm--personable pilots!
59 Another spot of revision
In which I brush up on everything I can think of to brush up on, and start
thinking up ways to avoid thinking of test day!
60 Skills Test
In which, after a few false starts, I manage to convince the weather o cooperate
and the examiner that I'm fit to be turned loose on an unsuspecting sky.
