Day trip to Sandown, with Plane Old Ben 

Thank you!

Agreed. Very competent, and a good attitude.

Thanks. I hope so. I do dread them!!!

Thanks for tuition along the way Ben, as always very much appreciated. And good luck with your career.

Definitely Ben. Thanks for the tips.

Agreed Stewart - he's worked so hard for it. Thanks.

As you say, it's all about what you're experienced with. I'm looking forward to visiting many more A/G aerodromes this year.

Cheers Stuart. We had a cracking day.

Thanks...He's a good pal.

Thanks Drew.

Thanks Peter.

It was a great trip. Thanks.

Thanks Tim. I'm due my one-hour with an instructor for my SEP revalidation, so I'm planning to do some busy uncontrolled arrivals.

Thanks Steve.

Thanks John.

Not sure Keith...he may be keeping his professional work separate from his private flying.

Thank you Michael.

Thanks Simon.

Thank you Steven. I'm glad I'm not alone.

Glad it's helped. Thank you.

It's a super place to visit Lee....as I think you know well.

And they do great bacon sarnies.

Actually, most of our airspace is uncontrolled - it's the uncontrolled aerodromes that I dread! But, regardless of your airspace - I really, really must come to Australia soon.

@@TheFlyingReporter - for us 90% of the airports are uncontrolled so corm on down and we will give you an experience like no other. You'll get some great experience and we are less tan 24 hours from the UK. My wife and I happy to have you stay anytime. We are located in SA...the bit of Australia that was settled by gentry and not convicts...LOL

Thanks Mike.

Thanks!

Appreciate it Douglas.

I just watched this today (New Year's Eve). I learned to fly at Wycombe Air Park in 1971 but moved to the US in 1979. Watching videos of GA flying in the UK exhausts me. It is SO complicated. In the US even IFR you just get a clearance and off you go, full service all the way. And VFR you can call ATC and get flight following and, with few exceptions, you can go anywhere you want. I have no idea why it's made so incredibly complicated in the UK.

You're right of course. It is a target of mine.

it was a fun day out.

Pleasure Jason.

I record it on my ipad, then import the video into the editing software, and overlay.

Many thanks Jon.Keep up the good work.

Thanks Melanie. I just need experience with it at the end of the day. I shall be focussing on visiting more A/G aerodromes this year.

That's what flying is all about, experience :) You often hear it said that passing your skills test grants you a licence to learn! Be sure to visit Breighton, lovely airfield, friendly folks and a stunning collection of vintage aircraft.

I think it's in the aircraft settings. There's a +/- button I think.

What an honour!

I’m flying north to avoid inbound traffic joining via the godstone and buckland vrps, and to maintain separation from the Redhill atz, and Gatwick Cta.

You're welcome.

And talking at the same time as radio transmissions on an approach is very bad practice.

Thank you.

@@TheFlyingReporter Have you seen my aviation channel, by the way? Or perhaps even subscribed to it? ;)

See below for what you can expect at this kind of airfield in the UK. It's basically one step up from having nobody on the ground These fields have a dedicated frequency "Air/Ground (A/G) radio is the most basic form of radio ground station you will encounter at an aerodrome. Depending on the individual station, the operator of an air/ground radio may provide traffic and weather information to pilots operating on and in the vicinity of the aerodrome. Such traffic information is based primarily on reports made by other pilots. While information provided by the radio operator may be used to assist a pilot in making a decision, the safe conduct of the flight remains the pilot’s responsibility. The radio operator has no power to issue clearances or instruct aircraft either in the air or on the ground. In the A/G radio environment you should not request a “clearance” to do anything, nor should you expect to receive one. The normal callsign is “Radio” after the station name. When operating in the A/G environment, the basic principle is that aircraft announce their position and separate themselves from other aircraft in accordance with the Rules of the Air and any published aerodrome procedures. Only carry out a manoeuvre (such as taxiing, take-off or landing) if you are satisfied if it is safe to do so and will not conflict with other traffic." If you want to the full story on this and other subjects browse this document - I think it's one of the best publications from the CAA for PPLs publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAA6395_Skyway_Code_AW_150817_SCREEN.pdf

we're not lucky enough to have any AWOS freqs in the UK for getting automated WX info on the way in, so the operator passes this info. i tend to prefer the US system of getting the wx myself on the way in and self announcing on the common freq... the operator in a lot of instances (both in A/G and also INFORMATION setups can be a bit superfluous)

obviously we do have ATIS at controlled airfields, i mean at uncontrolled there is no automated WX reporting system...

Bertie hasn't been ill since!!

I've been meaning to get in there to try it, as it's so close to Redhill, and a good option for a diversion.

They give information, that's all. They don't offer any control on the ground or in the air. They are a radio operator, probably without any view of the airfield. They will probably be taking landing fees, and dealing with other airport admin at the same time.

I think he'll fly jets yes...TBD.

The ATPL is not aeroplane specific. He will need a type rating - not sure which type he's going for yet.

I'm due a visit again to Goodwood, now there's a new cafe, and the runways are finally sorted.

Now, if only Garmin, Trig, Avidyne etc could do a deal with Alexa or Siri...wouldn't that be helpful! It's the future.

I hear this a lot, I think it's quite normal. You get used to what you were trained with, and they are two different animals.

The pilot in the left seat was the one the CAA will fine if he gets it wrong, that's why!!!

@@TheFlyingReporter Right !! thanks for that explanation. I'm sure you could tell by my comment I've not a clue about aviation..🤷🏽‍♂️

@@p.a.f.mitasol8071 Ben is far more experienced and therefore more relaxed too.