NEW **** Advanced course for PPL holders

[afalconer]

ADVANCED HANDLING COURSE

So why do an Advanced Handling Course?
Your training to date has kept you well within the aircraft’s flight envelope, although, the aircraft is capable of more than you probably realise.

With our advanced handling course, you can take as much or as little of it as you like. However, completing the full course will give you a greater confidence in your own piloting abilities.


Advanced Turning
-60 degrees/maximum rate turns, collision avoidance breaks.

Advanced Stalling/Spinning
-in steep turns and other attitudes, fully developed spins.

Lazy Eights/Chandelles
-learn precise control of pitch and bank in all combinations

Sideslipping
-a useful technique when too high on approach

Short Field Landings
-no more back tracking!

Grass Familiarisation
-experience one of the local grass strips (free landings!)

Radio Navigation
-learn how to use these powerful aids in a safe and effective way.

Distress and Diversion
-Pan Emergency, practice for real on 121.5

Right-Hand Seat Checkout
-useful and fun!


Introduction to Basic Aerobatics
-enjoy flying the aircraft in attitudes that are not used in normal flight!

Introduction to Tailwheel Aircraft
-a few hours of tailwheel training will markedly improve your rudder awareness and quality of landings!


If you like the look of this course, please contact operations or any of the flight instructors for more information.

[fraserjohnston]

I think this is a good idea! In fact, I know that it is a good idea as I have already covered a few of these!

So far, I have done grass familiarisation in the 152 at Strathallan... It was very different to landing on tarmac, as you can imagine, but it was great fun! We also had to clean the 152 on arriving back at Cumbernauld, because mud from Strathallan had sprayed off the tyres all over the aircraft. You can fly to Strathallan from Cumbernauld, fit in a few touch and gos/stop and gos, and then come back to Cumbernauld in just over an hour. It has increased my confidence and I am looking forward to landing on Gigha or Bute at some point!

Just a few weeks ago, I did a checkout from the right seat of the Cessna. Although I had about 60 hours in this aircraft, flying from the right seat felt very strange! It felt slightly familiar but your hands do the opposite of what they normally do; Base and final approach are certainly hard work.

I have also done some basic aeros manoeuvres in the 152 such as lazy eights and wing-overs. I was surprised at what the little Cessna could do

I recommend these lessons to anyone, it gives a lot more confidence and sharpens up your skills too. It's also important to point out that you do not need to do the whole list of lessons, you can just choose whatever ones you fancy. It's probably worth mentioning that it's not an official course recognised by the CAA and does not lead to any type of certificate, it was just given the name "course" as it is a group of lessons that could potentially be completed as a whole in order to increase pilot ability.

Now looking forward to spinning and stalling in steep turns... should be good!

[paulconnor]

Can only agree with Fraser

for my own part I have had the great pleasure of doing a few hours in G-INGS with Douglas, I have never enjoyed myself so much in the air. More importantly the greater precision and control demanded in flying such a wonderful aircraft has given me a great deal more confidence in my general flying. In particular I landed at campbeltown in a demanding xwind a couple of weeks ago, the time I spent working on landings in the tail dagger has without doubt improved my ability to handle more challenging circumstances. I have not completed the conversion yet but would very much commend the experience to all.

Cheers

Paul