Flight One
3rd February 2007
Aircraft Type and Number: Tutor GBY UN
No 1 AEF
Duration : 30 Minutes

Flight Description

This was my first ever AEF. I was a little nervous stepping into the aircraft and the pilot did his pre flight checks and told me the actions he was doing. As the pilot took off we had a good chat about which aircraft he has flown in before and he taught me the principles of flight. He showed me how to keep the aircraft on a straight and level altitude. We flew over port talbot with very little clouds in sight so it made for a great day of flying. We then headed back along the coast and landed at RAF St Athan, Smiles all round as I had my first ever AEF.

Flight Description

My second flight. Here I was eager to experience aerobatics. Low clouds. As we climbed out of St Athan the pilot pulled the tutor up to 5000 feet and here above the clouds we experienced aerobatics. The pilot pulled a barrel roll asking me to follow through then he handed me control to attempt a barrel roll and I made it with a little help. Then we pulled a loop which I was allowed to attempt and I made it. The feeling of the G force was great. Aerobatics around Port Talbot was great. The pilot then put the aircraft into a steep turn and we flew over my house and then headed back to St Athan of which I had control of the aircraft to head along the coast into cardiff and then the pilot controlled the plane into a steep turn and a smooth landing on the runway.

Flight Description

Third flight of 2007. Here the pilot was talking to me about the pre flight checks and asking me about what I want to choose as a career. We took of from St Athan and told by ATC to fly at 4000 feet. We flew along the coast below the clouds and as we reached Port Talbot, pulled a steep turn into Margam and to see my house. Then we climbed up above the clouds to experience aerobatics. Here we pulled a stall turn, a loop and steep maneuovers and at this point the pilot said that the G force we pulled was 4G. We then headed back along the coast full of the adrenaline of aerobatics to land at St Athan for a great morning of flying.

A warm November afternoon made a great day of flying. Blue sky wherever you looked. I was first to fly today and we taxied out and took off. My pilot was staying over from another base for the week. We took off and cruised to 1500 FT to around Nash Point Lighthouse. We flew around Porthcawl and into Port Talbot. As the Pilot was unfamiliar with the area I showed him the many great things around Port Talbot. After this the pilot asked me would I like to do some aerobatics. Very happily I said 'Yes Sir'; so we climbed to around 3500 ft and we put the aircraft in to some aerobatic manoeuvres. The pilot did a barrel roll and then asked me to have a try. Then we did two loops and around 3G.  After this we descended to around 1500 ft and the pilot taught me how to use the trim wheel which was a very interesting lesson. After using the trim wheel of which the pilot said was to a good standard, we headed back around Nash Point and landing into RAF St Athan.

Dominic's Flying Log 2008