Learn to fly

A student pilot diary from Sydney, Australia.

Thanks to Basair and Curtis Aviation

Pre Solo - Click on the above photo to see my pre-solo efforts

Pre Area Solo - click on the above photo to see my pre-area solo efforts

Pre GFPT - click on the above photo to see my pre-GFPT efforts

Pre Cross country solo - click on the above photo to see my pre-cross country solo efforts

Pre PPL - click on the above photo to see my pre-PPL efforts

Dumb things I've done so far;

Sucked on the fresh air vent instead of the stall warning inlet.

Listened to ATIS just to extract the information code without listening to anything else.

Discovered the door was ajar to attempted to open and close again - during the run up while the engine was at 1700 RPM.

Said 'roger' when I meant 'affirm.'

Turned the control yoke instead of using the rudders when taxiing.

Tried to raise the flaps before adding power on a go-around.

Hearing 'line up' as 'cleared to take off' even though I read back 'line up.'

Being told to follow the Cessna on upwind and following the wrong Cessna.

Being told to follow the t-bird and replying 'traffic in sight' without having the faintest idea what a t-bird was.

Left my mobile phone switched on until the 'bipbipbipbip' through the David Clarks drove me nuts.

Forgotten the alphabet.

Sent the fuel truck to the wrong side of the aerodrome.