FEATURED ARTICLES — JET PROVOST

Long (8 minute) read. Big week for flying. On Tuesday I had the assessment for my flying instructor’s rating, which I’ve been working on since January. Assessment is supposed to be an all-dayer, in which I teach the examiner (who pretends to be an error-prone student) one of the 20 exercises that make up the Private Pilot’s Licence syllabus (effects of controls, turning, slow flight etc) including preflight classroom briefing and air work. While still in the air, I also have to teach a couple of compulsory items including a forced landing without power (PFL) and engine failure after takeoff...