Hard Subjects!

Recently i have been going over all my study notes and i am still finding some subjects very hard to understand. Usually it is subjects such as weather, regulations and certain areas of aerodynamics. Here is a list of subjects i dont understand.

High pressures and low pressures. What does this mean?

Angle of Attack.

Induced Drag and Parasite Drag.

The Turn Co-ordinator.

Different  Airspaces.

Sectional Charts.

These subjects are the one’s i find very hard to understand. I have gone back and watched all my Sportys DVD’s atleats 3 times and i am still struggling to register these subjects.  I have just over 9 weeks to prepare for my written FAA test and now i am starting to feel the pressure.  I believe i can do this!

My Holiday

Im Back! Some of you may of thought i had given up on my blog and pilot adventures. Well theres one thing for sure, I will never do that. So the last couple of weeks i have been enjoying a long awaited holiday at Stafford Moor Fishery in Devon, England. I had a very relaxing time, im not so much a fisherman so i did spend most of the time studying in the log cabin i was staying in.

I will bring you an update of what i have learnt within the next 24 hours, because there is alot of information.

P-Factor And Stalls

So yesterday i was informed that would have to take an endorsement test in order to take my written test in December. I will require a pass rate of 80% for the flying school to endorse me as a student pilot. Once i have passed the endorsement test, i can then move on to my written test, a challenge i am willing to undertake. So today i have been learning about Stalls and the P-factor. The P-Factor is a subject i will need to go over again because i am struggling to get my head around the Decending blade and Ascending blade, but i did not struggle to understand the left turning tendency on most aircraft. Stalls however are a very good subject. I learnt that you can stall at any altitude, any power setting and any airspeed. Also the higher the load factor = the higher the stall speed. I managed to score a pass rate of 87% on my Sporty’s what you should know DVD’s, But lets not get to confident because there is still alot to learn.