Getting Started...
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A Glossary Of Flying Terms
A complete glossary of all aviation terms is beyond the remit of this site. However you will find here all of the aviation terms you are likely to encounter as you start...
Choosing A Flying School
You may want to become an airline pilot. You may simply want to experience the thrill of defying gravity and taking to the air for fun and pleasure. Whatever your reason...
Choosing and Joining a Flying Club
Many student pilots seek out a “local” flying club to train in for their Private Pilots Licence (PPL) simply because they are aware of its existence in the general...
Choosing The Right Aviation Sunglasses
To many people a pilot seems to have a certain mystical quality to their character. They possibly see a pilot as that person wearing a s...
History Of Flying
There is a tendency to believe that the history of flying starts with the Montgolfier Brothers in 1783 or perhaps the Wright Brothers in 1903. However, reference to...
Licence Requirements
When you start to fly there are a number of regulatory hoops through which you will need to jump before acquiring your pilot's licence.
Age
Whilst you can begin to...
Planning Your Flying Training
Stephen Covey talks about beginning with the end in mind and this is never more important than when planning your flying training. There are a number of considerations...
Preparation For Flying Lessons
Flying lessons are expensive and to extract the most value from your time in the air as a student pilot, it is sensible to make good preparations for your flying...
