Flying plans for the Christmas break…
Thanks to being inspired by Christine's flying blog I've been building up a list of things I need to practice virtually when time allows. In no particular order these are:
- Clockwise circuits – I've always flown anti-clockwise for no obvious reason.
- Approaching Baginton from the other direction – I've always used runway 23, again for no particular reason, and need to give 05 a go
- More practice at Wellesbourne, which is smaller and more difficult
- A bit of cross-country flying to get the hang of longer-distance navigation
- Some practice with other planes in the air around me
As I keep saying, the main thing I can't do is land cleanly so I really need to get that sorted. As far as I can tell, the bit that causes me the most trouble is the final turn, because I'm useless and making sure I'm properly lined up as I come out of it. Maybe I need to practice turning?
The only trouble with planning on doing all this over Christmas is that I'm going to be at my parents for much of it. Maybe I need to put FS2004 on the laptop and take that, and the joystick. If anybody knows of a small but decent USB joystick…
Steve Rumsby
14 Dec 2004 12:50
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Christine Smith
Is it possible to fly from Baginton to Wellesbourne and take note of the headings using the Flight Sim?
When we took off from Baginton (runway 23) I had real trouble finding Wellesbourne due to very poor visibility. It would be helpful if I knew what headings to use. Bearing in mind if altitude is below 1500ft you have to fly round towns – to avoid falling foul of the low flying rules.
If this is possible with the flight sim – would you mind adding it too your list ?
16 Dec 2004, 10:18
Steve Rumsby
One thing you don't have to worry about in a sim – nobody shouts at you for breaking the rules:-) Lots of scope for fun there, when you are in the mood!
Anyway, yes, I'll make a note of the headings next to I fly to EGBW. How big does a town have to be before I need to avoid it? If I fly down between Leamington and Southam, that looks like it should be OK. Yes? That would give me a nice approach to runway 36 too, I guess, circling right. Not that I'm any good at lining up right hand turns, mind you!
I might even manage a flight or two tonight, if all goes well.
I've put a map of Wellesboure airfield in my gallery, for reference.
16 Dec 2004, 11:37
Christine Smith
Sorry instead of a town I should have used the term congested area – which is by definition anything big enough to appear on a CAA chart – I need to get one of those for the local area :-)
From what I know a village or even a hamlet is classed as a congested area
16 Dec 2004, 15:03
Steve Rumsby
Eeek! No chance of flying a straight line between Baginton and Wellesbourne, then. Not at 1500' anyway. I'll have to get my maps out when I get home. I'm fairly sure I've got a 1:50k OS map of the area, which should do nicely. The CAA charts appear to be only £13.99 at Pilot Warehouse, which is less that I was expecting them to be. If the 1:250k scale is the one you are talking about, then perhaps it isn't so bad. The 1:200k map on Multimap doesn't seem to have too many places in the way.
I'll endeavour to have a go tonight and let you know how I get on. I'll record the flight and post the log here tomorrow.
16 Dec 2004, 15:24
Christine Smith
I think I will treat myself to a Chart pronto – thanks for this
18 Dec 2004, 14:48
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