Author Archive for: Andre
Entries by Andre Zeman
June 2/15 – More ground handling
Will has ground handled more. He has mastered both the forward and reverse inflation. All we need is that perfect 15 km/h wind to go solo. It will happen soon.
May 28/15 – Busy afternoon
After five days off very windy weather we finally had a nice afternoon to do some flying. Anton came for a refresher and manage to do two solo flights. Lupo has added three more flights to his logbook to complete the 30 flight requirement. He is done, congratulation on finishing the practical part of the […]
May 26/15 – I need help
Guys, (and girls) when I was learning how to fly an aeroplane I had to memorize Piper Cherokee flight emergencies and related procedures such as engine out landing, engine fire on start up, spin, electrical failure and similar because I knew, that I will be asked to recall these during my final flight test. I could not find any […]
May 25/15 – Air Show Disaster
Air Show Disaster – AIRCRAFT HITS FOUR BUILDINGS This is tough to see. It just shows the dangers of attending these events. Amazing photo below shows great detail. The pilot at low level had no control over his aircraft. It narrowly misses a crowd gathered for the air show and slams into four buildings. One […]
May 23/15 – Windy, windy…
The beginning of this season is absolutely terrible. Its too windy all the time… Can someone change it. Please!
May 21/145 – Tandem flight with Jeff
Flew tandem flight with Jeff. It was super cold – only 8 C. Froze my but off. The wind was coming in at perfect 45 degrees to the runway so we had very limited room for take off. Jeff was not very heavy so it worked fine. Nice flight!
May 14/15 – Lawrence 5 flights
It was just me and Lawrence last night. Great conditions. Lawrence is back on the horse and managed 5 solo flights – all reverse inflation. Well done. Congrats.
May 13/15 – Robin is done and Lupo 5 more flights.
Robin has completed the remaining 4 flights and has 30 in his log book. The practical requirement of the course has been completed. Now he has to pass an ULTRA exam with transport Canada. Congrats Robin. Lupo started his training almost 5 yrs ago. But it all came back very quickly. In fact he is […]