
Episode 15 - I'm a Pilot!
After 5 years of training I am delighted to say that I have achieved one of my lifetime goals in passing my Private Pilot Skills Test. I can...
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Always looking up, literally and figuratively

After 5 years of training I am delighted to say that I have achieved one of my lifetime goals in passing my Private Pilot Skills Test. I can...

After 18 months of no flying, I am finally back in the air! I've been so looking forward to this time that I ended up pretty nervous with th...

I finally decided to get my Theoretical Knowledge Exams out of the way so with CRP-1, charts and a notepad in hand I headed out for my lesso...

I have thoroughly enjoyed producing the Maiden Flight Podcast but talking about my own viewpoint and experiences can only go so far! I would...

I was very surprised and honored recently to be asked to be a guest on another aviation podcast in the UK called the Plane Talking UK podcas...

I thought it was about time that I brought everybody up to speed on where I've been and what aviation avgeekery I've been up to! When you do...

The opening day of large airshows always generates interesting news. Yesterday at Farnborough was no exception with Airbus announcing their...

Every now and then, an aviation company rises with a drive to disrupt traditional models and thinking; to rock the boat and to bring new cus...

The rise of Emirates as an airline over the last 20 years has been nothing short of outstanding and is probably unparalleled in the history...

Even if you're not an aviation geek you will no doubt have heard all about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's issues with it's batteries. It's a ma...

I love to fly. I've always loved flying, ever since I was a kid. And I still do. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm always going to love it and co...

Getting to fly a brand new airplane is a rare event in a pilots life. For some people it might only happen a handful of times, and for some,...

It's been a while since I've recorded so I just thought I'd put something out there that's short and sweet with a basic update of what I've...

Shortly after my solo I got the opportunity to practice some crosswind landings with what I would consider to be fairly strong direct crossw...

As promised here is the short video of my first solo that one of the club members kindly took. It may be short and not have much in it, but...

A pilot will never forget the first time they flew an airplane on their own with no instructor present. I experienced this on the 10th Decem...

This is a short video of me doing circuits at my local airfield Trevet last year shortly before my solo. My son Luke introduces me in his ow...

Circuit flying is very exciting and rewarding as you complete a full flight from take off to landing within 5 or 6 minutes. However, becomin...

Join me as I talk about my next group of lessons as I learn steep turns, take offs and discovering the reality of stalls. And there's a subt...

My first few lessons were both exciting and overwhelming! Join me as I talk about my initial experiences with flight training and why ginger...

How do you go about picking a flight school? What are the main criteria that you feel you need to have to feel comfortable? Join me in this...

Welcome to the Maiden Flight Podcast coming to you from Dublin, Ireland. This is a brief introduction to the podcast where I hope to chart m...