Training Flight #15: EBZH to EBTX (Theux) This flight, we finally performed my navigation flight EBZH (Hasselt) to EBTX (Theux). I had prepared my trip up front with a straight line up until Verviers. We cross Bilzen and Visé. It
Flight #14 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
Flight #13 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
Flight #12 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
Flight #11: Slipping and Forced Landings 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
Flight #10: First Navigation Yesterday we went flying from EBZH over Geel to Turnhout up to EBKH and then back. The navigation by itself went quite well, my preparation was mostly correct and it was quite easy
ULM License Prepartion Flight #10 For my tenth flight, normally coming wednesday, I'll be doing my first Navigation flight. I've been given the assignment to prepare a flight from EBZH -> Geel -> Turnhout ->
Flight #9 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
Flight #8: First Solo! Flew my first solo flight in OO-G83 today! Today, after flying a number of circuits, my instructor let me do a full-stop landing. I wasn't sure why, we weren't flying for an hour
Flight #7 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
Flight #6 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.
Preparation Flight #6 Given my not that great flight last time, I want to review the circuit for myself. Apart from the take-off, these five points are important points in the circuit. I'm assuming a right-hand
Flight #5 We did more circuits with touch-and-go's, however it didn't go very well, even though I kind of felt OK about it: my instructor was clear, and of course he was right. I made
Flight #3 Today I completed flight number 3. It was mostly "doing circuits", meaning take-off, then doing a bunch of touch-and-go landings. You can find the GPS track at the bottom of this
Flight #2 Friday I had my second flight. The weather was lousy and I wasn't sure if we were flying. But luckily visibility improved (> 5000 meter is required) and the cloud base went up
Flight #1 Yesterday I had my first flight on OO-G83 - golf eight three It was super intense and as amazing as you would expect. Pre-flight The day started out foggy but the forecast was
Navigation (course) By now, we've finished the first part of the quite extensive course on Navigation. A peculiar thing I've learned is that an aircraft flying has not one direction but three. It has not
ULM License ULM Medical As planned I went in for the Class 4 Medical examination. Everything was OK but I did get an excluded from night flying, since I once again failed the Ishihara test. They also
ULM License Belgium: ULM Training License For ULM, in Belgium, you require a training license, but the procedure to get one is not clear from the official website. Hopefully this post gets all the details;
Training Medical: Eye Examination Last week I went to the "ophthalmologist" (eye doctor) for a check-up of my eyes and vision. This is part of the "Medical Class 4" certification. There are different
What's a "ULM License" Unless you are from Belgium with experience in flying, you may be unclear on what a ULM License is. A "PPL", Private Pilot License, is know throughout the world, and the
2 months in ... I haven't written much yet, as I was largely involved in going to classes. I missed a few but managed to attend almost every Tuesday and Friday. We just finished the second of
Training Day 0 Today there was an information session about the course to become a ULM or PPL licenses pilot.
ULM License What's Involved? Before I can even start a training to become a ULM pilot, I must first inform myself of what's involved. The local club holds and information session later this week and in this post I list the questions I need answered.
