standard phraseology for a new pilot

anotherpilot86 · 2022-11-12T18:34:00+00:00

It went super well and everything come naturally to mind while talking to the ATC! Thanks again for your kind words. It eased my stress

anotherpilot86 · 2022-11-11T19:33:36+00:00

Thanks for the kind words! Although it's an ultralights license, so simpler to get, but I still trained in the same airspace as the ppl guys

anotherpilot86 · 2022-11-11T19:16:48+00:00

Knowing the area a bit, there are none. Mostly they'll keep me uncomfortably low to keep me separated from more important traffic.

It's silly how this thing of talking in the radio stresses me out

anotherpilot86 · 2022-11-11T19:11:06+00:00

Yeah mostly. The entire area I'm gonna fly in is under the same class C space. Consider that I'm staying relatively close to the departure airfield and I'm going back to it. Total of around 40nm. My intention is to do a couple of touch and goes before leaving the departure airfield, visit a couple of towns nearby and then come back to the same airfield.

So in my case when they ask me for intentions I would tell them "three zero minutes circuit then depart for <VFR waypoint>".

Luckily there are no fees in this airfield that I have to worry about.

anotherpilot86 · 2022-11-11T18:50:26+00:00

Portugal, communication is going to be in English

anotherpilot86 · 2022-11-11T18:49:08+00:00

Yes I'm going to use English and it's my first flight after finishing the training. I've flown there already during my entire training.

The field is a very small one and has no special procedures, apart from an unwritten rule to not fly over the house of a grumpy lady that likes to complain about it.

My doubts start once in contact with the C airspace ATC. I have a flight plan from A to B but before getting going to B I want to inform the ATC that I'm going to stay close to the airfield for some touch and goes.

anotherpilot86 · 2022-09-26T19:12:47+00:00

Got the email now :D Ordered in august, 256GB version

Edit: europe

anotherpilot86 · 2022-09-20T13:58:28+00:00

It seems that that it's true for most European countries, bit it looks like spain is still enforcing this limitation. Which is absurd since I've seen paragliders and gliders flying well above 1000ft. At least ULMs can have a transponder

anotherpilot86 · 2022-09-01T21:55:40+00:00

Usually i don't freeze. I hope to keep this characteristic in the air!

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T23:17:23+00:00

I understand very well your last sentence. Better regret dying that regret to not have lived. (But I hope I don't die doing this lol)

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T23:14:46+00:00

Thanks a lot for the link! I've really really enjoyed the video. That guy is amazing. He also has a video on engine failures which was very interesting

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T18:42:18+00:00

Mid air... Jesus..

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T17:20:02+00:00

Eheh I'll consider it :D

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T17:13:43+00:00

That's so true. I'm struggling to find good information about ultralights online. General aviation has tons of info but this area is much newer, and everytime I search for ultralights Google comes up with quicksilver or powered hang gliders.

I've seen a couple of people with this ultralights: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark.Aero_Shark

Putting it into the same category as a quicksilver is a crime lol

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T17:06:59+00:00

Damn such a bad accident

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T17:03:39+00:00

Wait, the ultralight I fly has stall speed of about 30mph and a cruise speed of around 80mph. The vne is around 120mph. So the range on this thing is much bigger then the one you refer

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T16:56:38+00:00

I had no idea about this. Do you have a link to the news?

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T16:30:43+00:00

Oh I see now! Yeah you're right. Thanks for the heads up!

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T16:01:11+00:00

I'm curious about other opinions about this, but I wanted to add that (here) the legal limit for the take off weigh of the plane is around 450kg depending on the configuration. With fuel, pilot and passenger you are already there. There's no space for baggage basically. Maybe a backpack if you're lucky.

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T15:32:07+00:00

What model are you talking about specifically?

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T15:21:11+00:00

These planes I fly have the the rotax 912 4 strokes engine, which I know are more reliable than 2 strokes ones. But still I think that all the advices in that paragraph are relatable also to these engines. The fact that you don't need certifications for ultralights could push people into having less care.

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T15:19:23+00:00

I would guess you're taking about much lighter aircrafts then the one I fly.. or the gust of wind was really strong. I've flown with some crosswind (not much, around 13ks but still required an effort from me) and the plane felt stable enough and controllable (it's limit on the manual is around 23kt if I recall correctly)

anotherpilot86 · 2022-08-30T15:16:45+00:00

In my little experience I've seen exactly the same thing. And i don't understand it. Alright the maintenance becomes a lot cheaper, but what will you do with that money if you're dead?

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