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FLIGHT International, 20 March 1969 and the various sections of. airspace that now have to be treated with respect. In a great part of the United Kingdom it is no longer possible to send off a student on the simplest, of cross-country flights without a long and detailed brief ing.. How many private pilots today actu ally receive sufficient ground instruction from the Air Pilot to make them truly aware of every situation existing within all the Flight Information Regions, let alone in controlled airspace? It needs many, many hours of study; reading alone will not suffice—detailed persona! explanation is the only way to make the student clear as to where, when, how and with whan he may go. To complete a 150-mile cross-country by visual flight rules (VFR) is no mean task; and learning how to make the full est use of the facilities available is a much greater one. All too often one hears remarks of this kind: "Once I got my PPL, the fly ing instructors couldn't be bothered with me"; and—from an instructor—"The trouble with PPL people is that once they have their licences they never ask about anything". So all of us, British Light Aviation Centre (BLAC), included, must try to help one another. We must all be satis fied that our knowledge of what goes on in the air is adequate, whether we are using our PPL to go from A to B for fun or from B to C for business. Being adequately knowledgeable eliminates worry if things crop up that were not originally on the flight agenda. Aids and their use I often get the impression that those "real airmen" of the open-cockpit days got themselves into fewer difficulties than some people do in today's fully equipped, warm and comfortable aero planes. But this is probably understand able : so many light aircraft have so many aids that basic principles tend to be forgotten—or never really learned. Remember the definition of the word "aid"—help, assistance. Without solid piloting knowledge you can easily put yourself into a situation from which no aid can extract you. There is much to be learnt about any aircraft aid, and the teacher must know it first before he can pass on the know? ledge. He must always be at least one step ahead of his pupil. Do not let a sophisticated aircraft lull you into the belief that weather and basic knowledge are not now so important; nevertheless, aids well used will mean that going from A to B becomes a pleasure even in marginal conditions. Such knowledge is a must if one is to use an aircraft seriou sly; timetables cannot be kept or dates made if the pilot's ability is below par. • The factors we have discussed already pose questions. Is present training adequate? Do we need a more vigorous system of testing the would-be private pilot? The answer to the first question is that Text and table continued overleaf 447 Establishment Biggin Hill Flying Club. Biggin Hill Airport. Kent. Biggin Hill 3583 The Bi-plane Club, The Cabin, Aerodrome Road, Denham Bucks, Denham 3477 Midfly Ltd. Birmingham Airport. Sheldon BI24 Blackpool 8t Fylde Aero Club & North West Flying Group, Squires Gate Airport, Blackpool. Lanes. Blackpool 44401 Bournemouth Air Centre. Hum Airport, Hants. Christchurch 3551 Bristol & Wessex Aeroplane Club. Bristol Airport, L uisgate 444 British Balloon and Airship Club, 7 Elsworth Terrace, NW3 Woking 61321 British International Aerobatics Group, 2 Park Avenue South. Harpenden. Herts. Cambridge Aero Club. The Airport, Cambridge. Cambridge 56291 Channel Islands Aero Club, St Peter's Airport. Jersey, CI. Central 42706 Cinque Ports Flying Club, Lympne Airport. Kent. Hythe 68241 Civil Service Flying Group, 181 Woolwich Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 836 1207 ext 1308 Cleeve Flying Group, c/o Smiths Aviation Div, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham. Glos. Cotswold Aero Club, Staverton Airport, Cheltenham, Glos. Churchdown 2596 County Flying Club, Biggin Hili Airport. Nr Westerham, Kent. 269 3179 Coventry Aeroplane Club. Coventry Airport, CV8 3 AU 0203-31 3224 Danebury Flying Group, "Danebury," Burley, Hants Burley 2371 Defford Aero Club, RRE Air Station. Pershore, Worcs. Avon Valley 2123 Dorset Flying Club and Aviation Centre, Compton Abbas Airfield. Shaftesbury, Dorset. Fontmell Magna 328 Dowty Roto! Flying Club Dunkeswell Aero Club, Dunkeswell Airport, Honiton, Devon. Luppitt 607/9 East Anglian Flying Club, The Airport. Ipswich, Suffolk. Ipswich 74436 Edinburgh Flying Club, 35 Learmonth Court, Edinburgh 4. 334 4990 Status BLAC member; PFA member; BoT approved; private member ship; company club; etc) BLAC PFA BLAC BLAC BoT BLAC BoT BLAC BoT BLAC BLAC BLAC BoT BLAC BoT BLAC BLAC Private .BLAC BLAC BLAC PFA BLAC BoT Private BLAC Company club BLAC BLAC BLAC Courses PPL; R/T; IMC; Night; Aerobatics PPL; Aerobatics PPL; R/T; IR; IMC; Night PPL; R/T; IMC; Night; Aerobatics PPL; R/T; IR; IMC; Night: Towing; Inst; Aerobatics PPL; IMC; Night PPL (balloons and airships) Advanced training in aerobatics PPL; -R/T; IMC; Night; Inst PPL; R/T: IR; IMC; Night; Aerobattc PPL; R/T; IMC; Night PPL; R/T; IMC; Aero batics PPL PPL; R/T; IMC; Night; Aerobatics PPL; R/T; IMC; Night; Aerobatics PPL; R/T; IMC: Night PPL; IR; IMC; Night; Aerobatics PPL; Aerobatics PPL; IMC; Night; Tow ing; Aerobatics PPL: IMC; Night PPL: Night; Towing; Aerobatics PPL; R/T; IMC; Night Fleet (inc simulators and highest rate per hr) 1 Victa 100* (£3 15s) 1 Airtourer 115* (£3 15s) 1 Rallye-Club* (£3 15s) 1 Jodel* (£3 15s) 1 Tiger Moth (£6) 3 Cessna 150 (£8) 1 Cherokee 180* (£5 15s) l Aztec B* (£30) 1 D.4 Link 2 Colt (£6 10s) 1 Tri-pacer* (£7) 1 Tri-pacer (£7) 1 Cherokee 140* (£7 15s) 2 Cessna 172* (£12) 1 Cessna 150* (£9) 1 Cessna 150 (£9) 1 Chipmunk (£10) 1 Apache* (£25) 2 Cub (£7 5s) 2 Caribbean (£8) 1 Cessna 150 (£8 5s) 1 Cessna 172 (£9) 1 Zlin Z526 Akrobat 1 Zlin 526 Trener 4 Cessna 150 (£8 12s 2 Cessna 150* (£B 12s) 1 Apache* (£26 10s) 1 Link D.4 (30s) 3 Cessna 150 (£6) 1 Cessna 172* (£8 10s) 1 D.4B Link (£1 10s) 2 Musketeer* (£8 5s) 1 Cherokee 140 (£8) 1 Tri-pacer* (£7) 1 Cherokee Arrow* (£14) 1 Bonanza* (£15) 1 Apache* (£20) 2 Link (£3) 1 Bolkow Junior* (£5 10s) 2 Tiger Moth (£5 ISs) 1 Condor (£5 15s) 1 Auster 5-11 (£4 15s) 1 Bolkow 208C (£6) 1 Ant 18 sim (£1 10s) 3 Tiger Moth (£6 10s) 1 Condor (£6 10s) 3 Cessna 150* (£5 15s) 1 Cessna I7S* (£7) 1 Cessna 150* (£8/hr) 1 Tiger Moth (£4) 2 Condor (£7) 1 Tri-pacer (£8) 2 Auster (£6 ISs) 1 Tri-pacer* (£8 lOs/hr) 1 Champion (£7 10s) 1 Auster (£7 10s) 1 Prentice (£7 10s) 1 DH Rapide (£24) 1 Dove* 3 Autocrat (£5 I5s/hr) 1 Auster 5 (£5 ISs) 1 SIAI 5205 (£9 10s) 1 Cessna 150* (£7 10s) 3 Cessna 150 (£7 10s) 1 Cessna 172* (£9) Inst'tors 2 Full 1 Assist 3 Full 1 Assist 5 Full 1 Link 3 Full 2 Assist 3 Full 2 Assist 1 Ground 3 Full 1 BoT examine 1 Full 4 Full 2 Link 2 Full 1 Assist 1 Link 3 Full 3 Assist 1 Link 1 Ground 3 Full 1 Assist 1 Full 2 Full 2 Assist 2 Link 1 Ground 2 Full 3 Assist 5 Full 2 Assist 1 Full 2 Assist 1 Full . 2 Full 1 Full 2 Assist 2 Full 1 Assist 3 Full 1 Assist
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