I am just finishing up my PPL at Diamond Flight Centre and have nothing but good to say about both the equipment and instructors. A couple notes that come to mind: - CYXU is controlled but there a number of uncontrolled airports in the vicinity which gives you a good mix of controlled/uncontrolled e...

I was able to complete the partial flight test to the satisfactory of the examiner yesterday so all is right in my world again. My instructor made a good point regarding the forced approach - while it might have been desirable to touchdown in the field with wings flaps T/O rather than landing given ...

Ahh. Good to know - thanks.

You can take the flight test at 35 hours, and there's no requirement for any set minimum x-c time or instrument time to take it. But 53.3 is a respectable figure, and it's not for anyone here to second guess what your instructor should or shouldn't have done. I think perhaps it used to be 35, but t...

Good advice - I will have to be on the ball for the entire re-test as opposed to just the short-field and the precautionary (does anyone know if the examiner has the option to change the short-field takeoff to a soft-field takeoff?). And for me it wasn't so much about striving for 4's as much as it ...

DanWEC - C1's. It was clear once I landed and let out an expletive (without the mic keyed - wouldn't want to be in violation of that radio operators' license) that I forgot I was supposed to do a precautionary (implying I knew the difference). I can still picture it in my mind, turning final and see...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I have a flight booked with my instructor today to correct the two failed exercises (if you hear a Katana requesting to use the full 8800' on 15/33 at CYXU with a short delay on the runway that will probably be me). Obviously given an actual rather than simulated sh...

I did my PPL Flight Test today and wanted to relay my experience for anyone else who is planning on taking the test. The winds were from 120 @ 15 gusting 25. I spoke with my instructor briefly beforehand and he said the go/no-go decision was mine and also mentioned that the examiner will be slightly...