I finally completed my aeros rating test on 11 September 2016. I flew first with CFI Dave, flying individual manoeuvres, spins and then a sequence. After this was complete we dropped into Oaksey Park, popped 10 litres in each tank and I took off alone to fly the sequence (loop, hammerhead, half cuban, roll) followed…
Category: Aerobatics
Upset Recovery Training
This was a fun flight, but I was slightly nervous beforehand! We covered: Spinning (done before but Dave needed to see again) Inverted stalls and various recoveries Tail slides This session was all about gaining the confidence to know when you’ve cocked up, and then to deal with it safely. The spinning section was relatively…
Back in the saddle
After months of no aeros due to a u/s aircraft, I finally strapped a Citabria to my back in August after Freedom took delivery of a second example, SE-LJP from Sweden. CFI Dave and I took off one August evening and ran threw some of the basics again. First off was a step-by-step fly through…
