http://www.captaincox.co.uk Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:11:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's another video of the approach into Newcastle, which I completely forgot to upload! Clicking through to youtube will let you watch a full size HD version! http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=70 I recently uploaded a new video of my flying to Youtube, featuring myself and 3 passengers on approach to Newcastle International! See the video here (Make sure you click to watch in High Quality!), and check out the Pictures and Videos section for more! http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=62 As of the 17th of January 2009, I'm a qualified pilot, having finished my Private Pilots License for single piston engined aircraft! I've yet to receive my actual license, however all that remains is to send my certificates/medical off to the CAA with over £150 (!!) before they send one to ... http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=59 I went for a flight with a new instructor at Newcastle today. He seemed like a nice guy, really friendly! I also had the opportunity to take a friend up for a lesson, who was kind enough to take some photographs! - So see the photos and videos page for ... http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=50 Last week I spent 4 days down in the general region of London, to visit Oxford Aviation Academy and have my class A medical required to hold a commercial pilots license. The medical took place on Friday, in the CAA medical center on the South side of Gatwick airport. It took ... http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=45 Something i'd been wanting to do for a while, was get my name printed on the back of my high vis jacket. After what was probably a year of procrastination on the subject, I eventually got around to doing it myself yesterday! - And there's good news, it looks great! ... http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=39 As part of the PPL syllabus, you have to complete a Radiotelephony exam in order to be given a radio license. Before qualifying you operate the radio with student privleges, however once you obtain your PPL you'd no longer have those to rely on! Today I sat a practice exam in ... http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=28 Today I added both the 'Progess Checklist' and 'Photos and Video' pages to the website, which can be accessed using the tabs at the top. The Progress Checklist page indicates my current hours flying time for each license, exams completed and also flying exercises completed. The Photos and Video page contains ... http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=20 Today I completed my PPL Qualifying cross country flight. I feel quite lucky, as it's quite often that pilots wait several weeks to get the weather required to fly the required 150nm distance. But alas - it is done! I departed Newcastle at 08:45z in GBRJV, and routed West towards Stagshaw ... http://www.captaincox.co.uk/?p=5