A Pilot at Last!
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Posted by Helen Krasner Jan 26, 2009 |
Finally the great day came! I had done all the required flying exercises, including my Qualifying Cross Country flight, in which I had to fly to two different airfields, landing at both, then back to my home base. I had passed all the ground exams. Now it was time for my final test, or Skills Test.
During the Skills Test I simply had to show the examiner that I knew how to fly. We went over all the different flight manoeuvres, then had a break, then he gave me a route and I had to plan it and fly it to prove that I knew how to navigate. it was made quite exciting in my case by the fact that someone picked just that time to have a minor accident on the runway. So we flew around for an extra half hour, waiting for them to clear the runway so that we could land.
Then...that was it. The examiner told me that I had passed!
So now I had a licence, but always remember - the PPL is merely a licence to learn.
So that's the end of this series. If you've been following it, you might enjoy the following articles on learning to fly:-
The Private Pilot's Licence Ground Exams