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The aim is to learn to take off, climb to a correct height, fly the circuit pattern, make an approach to land, touch and go or full stop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The PPL Pilot’s guide
Jake Castle · Leisure & Travel · English
Jake Castle is a 30 year old EASA ATPL and CAA PPL holder from Essex England but currently residing in Malaga Spain. Self described as “not the smartest bloke” they have created a guide to all the exercises in the PPL syllabus to help break down into easy to understand chunks, helping you to maximi
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E17 · 14 Nov 2024 · 16 min
Exercise 17
To learn to make an approach and safe landing with power into a deserted aerodrome or field Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E16 · 14 Nov 2024 · 24 min
Exercise 16
Forced landing without power The aim is to learn to make an approach and safe landing after an engine failure in flight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E15 · 14 Nov 2024 · 21 min
Exercise 15
The aim will be to carry out a co-ordinated turn at 45 deg & 60 deg, whilst maintaining balance and airspeed and to roll out on selected reference points or headings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E14 · 13 Nov 2024 · 18 min
Exercise 14
First solo flight! The best flying you will ever do…except CPL QXC but that is another story The aim of this exercise is very simple, the aim is to fly solo and be the PIC of an aeroplane for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E13 · 13 Nov 2024 · 32 min
Exercise 13
You’ll learn to make an approach and landing without the use of flaps, make a glide approach and conduct a safe circuit even in soft/short field landing circumstances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E11 · 10 Nov 2024 · 5 min
Exercise 11
Spinning! Standard spin recovery Identify direction of spin Throttle closed Flaps up Apply full rudder in opposite direction of spin Pause Ease control forward until spin stops Centralise rudder Level the wings Ease out of the dive Adopt climb attitude Apply full power when cruise speed reached Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E10 · 9 Nov 2024 · 52 min
Exercise 10
This lesson may be taught differently at your school/club but is maybe one of the most important. The fundamentals are around slow flight recognising it, acquainted with what slow flight characteristics of the aircraft feel like and returning to normal flight. You will need to learn to recognise the symptoms of the stall, the full stall and recover with minimum height loss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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E9 · 6 Nov 2024 · 29 min
Exercise 9
Exercise 9 As with many of the exercises, exercise 9 is split into parts, namely 9.1 9.2 For using on the first part which is 9.1 we have the aim of learning how to carry out a medium level (30 degree) bamnkled turn in balance and turn onto a selected heading. 9.2 takes the form of learning to carry out climbing and descending turns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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5 Nov 2024 · 21 min
Exercise 7.2 & 8.2
Exercise 7.2 & 8.2 Aim is to learn to control the descent of the A/C with the use of power and/or flap and to go around (missed approach) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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5 Nov 2024 · 18 min
Exercise 7.1 & 8.1
Exercise 7.1 & 8.1 Climbing and descending at a constant speed on a constant heading and in balance. You may have noticed that some lessons you will do multiple exercises or that the order of the exercises are changed around and not linear. The next few lessons are going to be exactly that so I have grouped them into hopefully the day they will be taught. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
