Author Archive
Weather Limitations for PPLs
One of the questions I get asked over and over is “Do you think the weather is okay for flying?” I always reply “What do you think?” I always want the pilots to try to figure this out for themselves and this always puts the onus back on them. In the past, I have met […]
Weather Forecasts
(Reviewed on 4th April 2021) Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) Over the years, I have seen many students struggle with the subject of Meteorology. Meteorology is a very large subject and as a student pilot you will only be learning the basics. We concentrate on what is important to aviation. Weather is such an important factor […]
Basic Autorotations
(Updated on 28th March 2021) During your helicopter training, you will eventually have to learn how to glide the helicopter in unpowered flight. All helicopters can glide. We call it “autorotation“. We practice autorotations so much in the course of training that they become a part of normal helicopter flight. But do not think that […]
EASA Air Law For The PPL
(Updated on 28th March 2021) Under EASA regulations, the syllabus for the Air Law theory for PPL students has changed considerably. All of these changes have required Approved Training Organisations to rewrite their training material. To date, there are no books to teach the new EASA regulations in Ireland. For this reason, I have written […]
