Left-Downwind

Blog focusing on Microlight flying, training and maintenance. Welcome aboard! 🛩️

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@metoffice Day-to-day up uhr-_👌

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Just posted a photo @ Kilkeel https://t.co/zqVi3fDjUx

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Just posted a photo @ Kilkeel https://t.co/JZwOVpOYTo

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Just posted a photo @ Ulster Flying Club https://t.co/jneTCqtRRw

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@gregyoung Wow, this is awesome!

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Just posted a photo @ Ulster Flying Club https://t.co/WtSVPkeyXT

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Rathlin Island with some cheeky wee #clouds hanging about. First time flying over it actually, the cliffs on the northern coast are huge!

The island is a good place to spot #puffins in May / June… https://t.co/x3RDxb1gsP

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Lovely day for #flying today! So good to get a few hours under the wings, especially when bringing a friend along!
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#microlight #ireland #flight #aerialphotography #generalaviation #singleengineplane… https://t.co/0IMasWwUxw

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#evening #flight over Ards Peninsula. Looking North towards Newtownards here with an awesome view of the #sunset over the #lough! 🌇🌅

Even though I've flown over here countless times I still can't get enough of the… https://t.co/j3itkeNKYi

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Ballywalter Park #mansion, home of Lord & Lady Dunleath, whoever they are! 🏰

Just outside of #newtownards this is a regular waypoint for me when playing about down the Ards Peninsula.

There's actually a small… https://t.co/IsIKHWAihU

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Go have a read of the latest Article from Left Downwind. First trip of 2020 - Abbeyshrule!

https://t.co/QmCra2LdRx

#leftdownwind #article #avgeek #microlight #pilot #pilotslife #jabiru #lightaircraft

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Some nice photos taken by my co-pilot gary.moore.9887117, thanks for you help today! Also is a video of an approach onto 33 at ulsterflyingclub with a tricky crosswind
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#aviation #aviationphotos #avgeek… https://t.co/dTqss1c5S9

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Finally made it to kernanaviation today, wasn't anywhere as terrifying as I'd thought! 😂😂
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#microlighters #microlight #jabiruaircraft #kernan #tandragee #pilotslife #pilotsofinstagram #generalaviationlovers… https://t.co/WFWI1zpahU

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Enniskillen Airport Open For Visitors - Enniskillen Airport is now open to visiting aircraft, though the cafe isn't yet open!

https://t.co/qZVduYcQlR

#avgeek #microlight #leftdownwind #pilots #airplane #flight #aviation

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Caught a Pilatus PC-12 taking off at Ards last week, very cool!
https://t.co/EuFi7FtX0p

#AvGeek #Pilot #pilatus #pc12 #takeoff

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@WhiteabbeyPs Glad you liked them 😀

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Flight down to #kilkeel via #newry and curtis.gav house for a touch and go!

Then headed back to ulsterflyingclub via #belfast and my house for an orbit then back to Ards via Craigantlet and a novel long final for… https://t.co/rLBvROXxx7

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Can't wait to do this again! benjringland curtis.gav
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#avgeeks #avgeek #flight #formation #formationflying #jabiruaircraft #covid19pissoff #pilotslife #pilot #microlighters #microlight #singleengineplane… https://t.co/iBSnUBbEWU

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The sky is a cruel thing, perfect cloudless blue skies and I can't fly in them, #stupidvirusgoaway https://t.co/lwL5gWwz1T

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First flight in 2 months, finally! Was a bit rusty but practised:
✅ Touch and goes
✅ Low approach and go around
✅ Fan Stop
✅ Stalls in all configurations
✅ Steep turns

Feel like that's got rid of the cobwebs… https://t.co/8yhASxFqsE