Preflighting KH, a beautiful calm dewy autumnal morning.
As a gentle introduction back to hour building I thought I’d take the trusty PA38 Tomahawk ‘KH up for a local area navigation flight from Goodwood to Goodwood via a lap around the Isle of Wight. I planned the route via the following waypoints; Goodwood-Southsea-St.Catherines Point -The Needles -Cowes-Southsea -Goodwood, the route taking around 51minutes with the forecasted winds.
Cruising over towards the Solent, Portsmouth -Hilsea and Copnor can be seen from the starboard wing as pictured
Overhead my turning point at St Catherine’s Point, turning onto a heading towards the Needles
The flight went well, the timings and headings made during planning matched the actual plog which is always satisfying. As well as aiming to fly to CPL standards in preparation for the CPL, the preflight planning of the route is just as important and I take time to fill out a plog as its good for practice and vital for a successful flight! I obtained a basic service from Solent Radar which again was beneficial to practice those RT skills!
Needles 1’o clock!
Inbound back to Goodwood, part of Gosport and Portsmouth- the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth can be seen to the left of the Spinnaker Tower. A possible site for a forced landing.....?!
Following this flight I plan to build up the complexity of routes and landaways, I’m away on holiday in November so will be looking to carry on in December onwards!
Till next time, thanks for reading
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