Flight 33 Flight FactsDate: 24 mar 2021, 11:00 (UTC) Route: EBZH METAR: METAR EBBL 241125Z 25011KT 8000 FEW240 14/04 Q1022 BLU BLU=Type: Touch and go Flight time: 00:42 DescriptionI corrected my
Flight 32: Flying High Another flight doing circuits, some rust and some welcome remarks from my instructor. Flight FactsDate: 2 mar 2021, 16:00 (UTC) Route: EBZH METAR: METAR EBBL 031655Z AUTO 26003KT 9999 BKN110/// 14/06
Flight 31: I can see my house from here After almost two months of terrible weather and planning problems, I finally got back on board for my first flight carrying my official ultralight license.
Flight 30: Shortest flight ever A cold december morning, 30 december 2020, took OO-G83 for a spin, but came back quickly due to clouds.
Flight 28 Short solo circuits in bumpy air with some cross wind, building some routine and confidence.
Flight 26 This was my first flight, alone, after my exam. It was going well until I botched my final landing.
Flight 25: Practical Exam ULM PASSED On Friday, September 18, 2020 I visited the airfield of Avernas for my practical exam ULM. And I passed! This means I am officially allowed to fly a ULM aircraft and I can start the next part of my education.
Flight 24: Cruising around EBLG This Monday we did another navigation flight, around Liege, as preparation for my practical exam. It was probably the most beautiful flight I have yet done. Quite possibly the longest too.
Flight 23: Touch-and-go at EBAV Instead of doing more solo circuits, we flew to EBAV for some touch-and-go's.
Flight 22: Navigation EBZH - Tongeren - EBAV - EBZH This was a navigation flight along the CTR of Liege (EBLG). We also talked to some air traffic controllers.
Flight 21: Circuits I flew some solo circuits, but stopped a little early as the weather was startig to turn.
Ground School - Semi-Circular System So I've been, again, not flying for a month. But I have been studying a bit for my "Radiotelephony" certificate exam, which I'll be taking in Brussels next week - if the corona
Practical Exam ULM In Belgium, the practical ULM exam (and everything else ULM related) is defined by a "Koninklijk Besluit" (KB). It can be found here, in dutch: http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/
Exam Preparations Since my practical exam is coming closer, I'm also reviewing the theory lessons. Since a part of the ULM exam is questions on those subjects. Today I was reviewing "Human Factors". So I'll
Flight 20: EBZH (Hasselt) - EBLN (Liernu) - EBTN (Goetsenhoven) - EBZH We planned a navigation, from Hasselt (home base) over Liernu, land in Goetsenhoven (EBTN) and then back to Hasselt. First of all, still failed to remember to take pictures. Flight PerparationI was on
Flight 19: Solo Circuits I spent an hour flying solo circuits again. It was a beautiful Saturday so it was more busy on the airfield than I was used to. I had to pay close attention to
Flight 18: Refresher Finally got back in the air! I didn't get to fly solo, since it was almost 6 months ago since I flew and the weather was a little tricky. Tricky but beautiful. After
New Headset: H10-30 Because of the current Corona measures, we can go and take flight lessons again, but we must use our personal equipment. That includes a headset. I've been putting off buying one, to be
No-Fly Zone ... December 30, 2019 was my last flying lesson. After that, my instructor had a month delay while renewing his license. Then we had about a whole month of rain so the field was
Air Law: PASSED More good news! Today I managed to pass my Air Law theoretical exam. I managed to score 85%, you need 75% to pass. I was equally unsure of my chances of passing than
