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How to Convert an Expired JAR Licence to an EASA Licence
(Updated on 22nd March 2021) EASA Licence Conversion Now that the EASA regulations have been fully implemented, I am getting enquiries from worried pilots who have let both their helicopter type rating and their licence expire. The old JAR licence needed to be renewed every 5 years. The new EASA Licence (more correctly referred to […]
Helicopter Stability
(Updated on 19th March 2021) Stability Stability can be simply classified as static stability or dynamic stability. Static Stability. If an object is disturbed from a given position and following this disturbance it tends to return to this position of its own accord, it is said to be statically stable. If, following the disturbance, it […]
The Finer Points Of Autorotations
(Reviewed on 18th March 2021) Introduction Qualified pilots can all do autorotations. Low time pilots can do them but are a little nervous and tentative. Students enjoy doing the autorotations but wonder what it would really be like if they had to do one for real. The only people I know who are really good […]
Passing the Oral Test for the PPL
(Updated on 14th March 2021) I have been getting requests from many people looking for advice on what kind of questions come up during the oral test for the PPL. Examiners are required to test a student’s knowledge and for many, this can be the most stressful part of the testing process. As part of […]
