On a recent trip to the UK I got in contact with Jon, a fellow pilot and owner of the YouTube Channel ‘The Flying Reporter‘ to organise a private flight out of Biggin Hill Airport. Jon flies Piper Cherokees and is often posting footage over the county of Kent, which is where I grew up. So I contacted Jon […]
Flew another practice flight today to try and work on 3 specific maneuvers: Barrel Rolls – try to get the roll rate constant and come out on the same height Stall Turns (hammerhead) – trying to get the yaw straighter and again come out at the same height (previously had been below entry height on […]
Today was my first try at Slow Rolls. I was told before the lesson that this would be the hardest manoeuvre I’d ever learn. I can see why now. The edited video below these highlights (lowlights) of the flight: A ‘fast’ slow roll with full aileron trying to keep the flightpath steady Matt demonstrating the […]
