UK Pilot Training - Four Fantastic Destinations in Cornwall
I'm camping this week.
It's raining this morning, so I have taken a moment out to write this in the tent.
The week has really allowed me to have a good hard think about the British Weather, with the exception of this morning, it has been completely glorious.
I was struck by how fantastic an environment this is to learn to fly.
I sincerely hope that this short piece will help you understand the benefits of completing your pilot training in the UK.
Monday we drove from the Midlands to Cornwall.
Although it started out wet, it soon dried up and the sky was a picture of scudding white cumulus cloud with a dramatic deep blue background.
The wind soon moderated to a gentle south westerly breeze.
Peranporth Airfield had a Cessna 172 for hire, so off we went.
It only took an hour to take in all of the sites.
First was a direct track down the north coast of Cornwall to Lands End.
My instructor handled the radio part of the trip so I could fly and enjoy the scenery.
Just as well, as we needed a few frequency changes and the helicopter traffic to the Scilly Isles was quite brisk.
Visibility was terrific and we could see the Islands clearly from overhead Lands End.
Heading East now, out towards Lizard Point.
With the evening sun behind us, the whole peninsular opened up before us.
Then, we took a quick hop over the water past Penzance and onward to St Michaels Mount.
This was such a photo opportunity.
My instructor took control and flew us in a left hand orbit of the island, so we could all have a better look and take some family album fodder.
Further up the southern coast we came up to St Austell.
Along with the post industrial landscape of china clay spoil heaps, there was the science fiction apparition that is the Eden Project's domes enclosing tropical rain forest alongside arid desert vegetation.
Then across the backbone of Cornwall, with Bodmin Moor, covered in dark threatening cloud to my right.
I was glad to have a local instructor with me to guide us home safely and get through the busy airspace around Newquay airport.
The landing was quite challenging as perranporth is on a clifftop.
There are many different swirling vortices around the approaches to the runways.
The one we took led to some dramatic down draughts and wind shear on the approach.
Once again, I was very grateful to have company.
All in all a magical day with a renewed interest in learning more aboutpilot training in the UK.
It's raining this morning, so I have taken a moment out to write this in the tent.
The week has really allowed me to have a good hard think about the British Weather, with the exception of this morning, it has been completely glorious.
I was struck by how fantastic an environment this is to learn to fly.
I sincerely hope that this short piece will help you understand the benefits of completing your pilot training in the UK.
Monday we drove from the Midlands to Cornwall.
Although it started out wet, it soon dried up and the sky was a picture of scudding white cumulus cloud with a dramatic deep blue background.
The wind soon moderated to a gentle south westerly breeze.
Peranporth Airfield had a Cessna 172 for hire, so off we went.
It only took an hour to take in all of the sites.
First was a direct track down the north coast of Cornwall to Lands End.
My instructor handled the radio part of the trip so I could fly and enjoy the scenery.
Just as well, as we needed a few frequency changes and the helicopter traffic to the Scilly Isles was quite brisk.
Visibility was terrific and we could see the Islands clearly from overhead Lands End.
Heading East now, out towards Lizard Point.
With the evening sun behind us, the whole peninsular opened up before us.
Then, we took a quick hop over the water past Penzance and onward to St Michaels Mount.
This was such a photo opportunity.
My instructor took control and flew us in a left hand orbit of the island, so we could all have a better look and take some family album fodder.
Further up the southern coast we came up to St Austell.
Along with the post industrial landscape of china clay spoil heaps, there was the science fiction apparition that is the Eden Project's domes enclosing tropical rain forest alongside arid desert vegetation.
Then across the backbone of Cornwall, with Bodmin Moor, covered in dark threatening cloud to my right.
I was glad to have a local instructor with me to guide us home safely and get through the busy airspace around Newquay airport.
The landing was quite challenging as perranporth is on a clifftop.
There are many different swirling vortices around the approaches to the runways.
The one we took led to some dramatic down draughts and wind shear on the approach.
Once again, I was very grateful to have company.
All in all a magical day with a renewed interest in learning more aboutpilot training in the UK.
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