Step By Step PPL

This blog will describe my journey to achieving a full Private Pilots License in the UK lesson-by-lesson and trial-by-tribulation. Also see me @simon_gratton

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My PPL Journey started with an unexpected Birthday Surprise #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/fRrCT3pAV9

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Why #PPL qualification is more Einstein heed than Yeager speed @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/oNROO5QTg2

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Just how do the controls in an airplane work according to PPL Exercise 4(i) and (ii)? #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/ZX00kDPysQ

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VIDEO 6: GoPro HD C152 External Flight checks at Conington (EGSF) with audio #PPL @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/nsVT4mhclz

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My first video solo circuits in slight crosswinds with 'touch-and-go' in G-BGAE at EGSF in Sept 2014 @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/lfuFxOldxY

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My third PPL lesson started with a wooden plane and ended I. You wooden believe it! #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/9BIIJh0FUK

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VIDEO 5: 1st FLAPLESS Solo C152 circuits at Peterborough Conington (EGSF) on GoPro HD with narrative @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/dbdEBjbcGj

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How a late arrival and a forgotten GoPro camera led to flying lesson THERMALGEDDON! #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/olBXBN1vNs

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VIDEO 2: GoPro HD C152 Pre-Flight checks and circuit training at Conington (EGSF) + cockpit audio #PPL @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/i7nxdoM2Ug

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PPL descending. What goes up must come down but how exactly? #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/Lz5LkslJWy

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My flight training halts for the British weather (again) sigh... #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/3rMslELDwx

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Just how do flaps, slipstream and trim affect your Cessna 152 airspeed? #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/BR8qHkfuza

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How the movie ‘Meet the Fockers’ summed up my inability to execute a good PPL circuit #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/DLvdeZbJ6A

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How PPL stalling lesson part 2 became a ‘Bruce Almighty’ soup moment! #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/bquN3X57iG

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My PPL Theory exams start to get ‘real’ serious and bad things come in threes you know! #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/pCGWgMgMoi

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How I turned up on the wrong day and still went solo for the first time in a C152! #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/TGeqqpyPAP

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How an aircraft climb is a case of power and attitude for every PPL student #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/iiQ7qWUV1n

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VIDEO 4: GoPro HD 1st SOLO Circuits in C152 G-BGAE at Conington (EGSF) @stepbystepPPL #PPL http://t.co/ciMjpRJGRh

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@DaveRumbold thanks Dave your comments are appreciated!

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This flying thing is getting serious as I buy equipment to ‘hear no evil, see no evil’ #PPL #aviation @stepbystepPPL http://t.co/SxBosSi1z5