How's it been for you?
- Thread starter MadamBreakneck
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11 hours under my belt so far, invested in a syndicate on a lovely GT450, had 4 hours on that so far, still mastering circuits and hopefully moving on to 'recovery from unusual attitudes' soon.... Weather has been challenging last couple of months, seems to be every 2nd lesson ends up cancelled due to weather just not playing ball, plus the clocks changing means I'm mainly restricted to weekends, and much less flexible on days to fly....
Appreciate England is in lockdown, and there was a snidey comment when I posted a vid on the Microlight Pilot's group on facestalk, presumably down to a misunderstanding around the covid rules up here.
Anyway, I hope you might enjoy a couple of my thoroughly amateur vids, created while the forum was AWOL
Anyway, I hope you might enjoy a couple of my thoroughly amateur vids, created while the forum was AWOL
A very up and down year for me. I lost my little brother which has been heartbreaking but along the way it helped me realise that although saving for retirement etc is necessary, you have to live for today as well. So, with the encouragement and support of my wife, I bought a Skyranger and, after 15 years not flying, I'm brushing up my skills and hope to soon be off solo and hangaring the aircraft a mile from my house on a little grass strip. Current lockdown and recent weather hasn't helped and I have a grand total of 4 hours in it but hope to be getting more in soon.
, but I couldn't agree more on that philosophy that life is for living 
Been a challenging year with a lot of sorely missed flying during lockdown .Managed to catch up a bit and shove in 42 hrs this year.Lucky to have managed a few longer trips to Plockton,Easter,Glenforsa,Fishburn and Kirkbride as well as numerous Bute visits.Lets all hope for a better year next year And to see the forum back up and running vince and I hope you are feeling well at present.
Bought into a Skyranger
Came out of lockdown 1 and did my first solo after a quick refresh lesson
Just starting to build up solo hours when an excursion off the runway into a shallow ditch stopped any flying
Plane was due to come back this week but weather and lockdown has buggered that up.
Had a lot of extra work done to the plane, including the Swift conversion, excited to get it back up in the air
Roll on 2021
Came out of lockdown 1 and did my first solo after a quick refresh lesson
Just starting to build up solo hours when an excursion off the runway into a shallow ditch stopped any flying
Plane was due to come back this week but weather and lockdown has buggered that up.
Had a lot of extra work done to the plane, including the Swift conversion, excited to get it back up in the air
Roll on 2021
I'd be ashamed to post how many hours I've done this year and, annoyingly, last year wasn't much better! Still, as Ginge says, the year isn't over yet so we just need some good wintery weather in December and the lockdown in England to end on 2nd December as promised.
I've always meant to fly on New Year's Day but never yet managed it. This time will seem even more important.
I've always meant to fly on New Year's Day but never yet managed it. This time will seem even more important.
I have done a bit in spam this year but, more importantly, 4 hours difference training in an Ikarus! Rubbish at it, obviously - not least because I had to learn to use my feet (and swap hands over to a left-hand throttle and right-hand stick) but I will get there eventually. Not sure the kind farmer will have kept my ‘hangar’ available at his field while I have tried and failed to find a microlight I wanted/could afford - but if it’s not meant to be, it’s not meant to be. There will be another airfield and another plane. I am very, very confident 2021 is going to be an exceptional year for all of us!