VLOG #56: At the aeroclub & Visit the control tower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLyuhtjSaDY&t=1s This week we went to Boccadifalco airport on a rainy Sunday, in October there is in Palermo an event called Le Vie dei Tesori and in the weekends,…
My own experience #04: My first flight
After three months of theory classes, we got the Cessna course. One week of learning all about the Cessna 172, the airplane we were soon going to fly! After the Cessna theory exam, it was time for the simulator sessions. The simulator had all the features of the Cessna cockpit, so we could practice well and simulate flights on ground.
How do pilots navigate in clouds or at night?
How do pilots navigate through clouds and at night ?
How do we find our destination without using Google maps to lead us the way?
VLOG #55: In Spain for a course and enjoying the Spanish Lifestyle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZStyFbHfNk&t=20s This week I got to visit Spain for work and I really enjoyed being in Mallorca and Madrid for a few days! The first day we spent at Mallorca,…
How to become a pilot #04: ATPL Theory Subjects
After you have found a suitable flight school, you’ve passed the selections and you’ve found a way to pay for it, you will start the pilot course. If you do the Integrated ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot Licence) course, you will start with the course with ATPL theory classes.
You will have 14 subjects for which you will have to do 14 official exams:
Top 10 places to visit in Madrid
During flight school I lived in Madrid. For two years I got the chance to live the Spanish life, learn the language and feel at home in this beautiful city!…
How do pilots determine the airplane altitude?
How is altitude determined?
I really liked this question, as it is something relatively easy to explain, but at the same time quite interesting!
In this animation, you can see both airplanes flying at the same altitude, but at a different distance from the ground. How do we determine our altitude?
My own experience #03: Theory classes
In October 2011 I finally started flight school, as you could read here. All was new for me. I moved to a different country, lived on my own for the first time and started a course that I honestly did not know much about yet. All the courses were given in English and although my English was fairly good, I did not know many technical words and expressions that were used a lot during the course. Slowly but surely I managed to find my way and I was lucky to have roommates that were in the same situation.
How to become a Pilot #03: Flight School Cost & Conditions
In the previous blogposts I wrote about choosing a flight school and the general requirements. In this post I would like to include some extra information about the different types of flight schools and to explain different options that you might not have heard of before!
Initially I have been writing about the Integrated ATPL course, which is the course that I did (and know most about). However, there are different options that you could take into consideration! Press on the READ MORE button to find out!