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Flight FactsDate: 12 aug 2020, 15:00 (UTC) Location: EBZH METAR: METAR EBBL 121525Z 09006KT 9999 FEW065 SCT300 33/18 Q1012METAR EBLG 121520Z 07016G35KT 030V110 7000 -TSRA SCT067CBType: Local VFR, touch and go's

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'm currently in mild panic mode. I have enrolled for the English Language Proficiency test, necessary to communicate over the radio with official operators (such as Brussels Flight Information Service). The exam consists

We did our third navigation today. Because I arrived quite late, sadly, we couldn't do everything that was planned. By the time we had reviewed my plan and prepared the plane we were

More solo-circuiting. An entire hour. My approaches were generally good, although I have to make sure I keep my final turn at 90°. I seemed to already slightly turn into final when in

As planned, we were either going to fly to Theux (EBTX) or do solo flying. Since EBTX was closed when I was flying, and the weather was good, I got to do some

The plan today was to either to solo-circuits or a trip to "Theux". I had already prepared my navigation flight, and in general it was OK. I got some pointers on what is

Today we mostly did some circuits with some "odd landings". The original plan was for me to fly some solo circuits, but the clouds were a bit low and unpredictable. ... GPS Track Running

Today we practiced "Forced Landing", also known as the "Emergency Landing". Part of it is a manoeuvre called "Slipping". It's a little scary stuff, not so much

We flew circuits for another hour. Nothing special ... were it not for the fact that 54 minutes of the hour I flew solo. I was nervous because I knew I was going to

This was good flight. It was over a month ago since we last flew. I made sure to perform circuits and the checklists in my head. And occasionally do a few rounds in

I was a little nervous for this flight, given my reasonably poor performance last time. Luckily: the flight was great! It was a saturday morning, beautiful weather and a little bit of side-wind.