Blog
This is my blog section. In my blog posts at this website I will dive into my journey in aviation and related topics. Here all new blog posts will be showed categorized in years with my newest post up top.
From the left, you can find all my post categories ordered in folders which can be expanded. On the right you can find the various tags and categories and on any blog page you can find the Table of Contents.
Principles of Flight (POF)
This page contains my notes for the Principles of Flight (POF) exam. This contains various subjects like lift, aircraft performance and why an aircraft flies.
Flight Planning & Performance (FPP)
This page contains my notes for the Flight Planning and Performance exam, where different aircraft performace calculations are described.
Aircraft General Knowledge (AGK)
This page contains all notes of the Aircraft General Knowledge course.
1.10 Circuit 3 with Diversion
In lesson 3 of the circuit training, we reviewed the circuit part and did a training diversion to an airfield in Germany, to experience a diversion but also a navigation flight. This page also contains the additional circuit lessons I took to fully master normal and...
1.9 Circuit 2
Now that we have completed the first circuit training, in this lesson we will do lesson 2 of the circuit.
Meteorology (MET)
The atmosphere is the layer around the earth, which is around 100 to 200km from the ground up. Worldwide, we use the International Standard Atmosphere which is a mean set of conditions which will be somewhat different depending on the weather conditions, location etc. This is...
1.8 Circuit 1
Today was the day that we do circuit training for the first time. An hour before this flight lesson, I passed the meteorology theory exam which I'm very happy about, after some doubts the night before. Now I need to do just 2 more exams (AGK...
Taxi briefing
This page contains an outline of an VFR taxi briefing for an general aviation aircraft.
Take-off briefing
This page contains an outline of an VFR take-off briefing for an general aviation aircraft.
Human Performance & Limitations (HPL)
In aviation, we are mostly in environments of low air pressure. As we go further up in the air, the pressure goes down. This will have some effects on humans, where we could have hypoxia and barotrauma.