Solo Circuits and Local Briefing

With the end of my holiday year I booked an additional lesson last week so I was due to fly on Thursday afternoon as well as Friday.

Holding point Echo for Runway 07 - by myself!

Thursday wasn't perfect weather-wise so it was into the circuit for some practise with Barrie followed by four solo circuits. Today's aircraft was once again Whiskey Oscar - Alpha November is having her annual service and hopefully having the wiring, starter motor and battery replaced. Tango Echo is having a transponder fitted which is proving more difficult than it should be.

This week's runway was 07 for a change and my circuits were a little less tidy than they should have been. Barrie fumed at my climbing when I turned again but once I started to pay attention to it, things improved. After three circuits I was on my own again. It was nice to fly by myself but I did notice my tendency to allow her to get too slow on finals - I must fix this.

For the Friday I once again arrived to find my aircraft being booked out with the tower. Someone had booked the 13:30 slot for a navigation exam. He was running late to say the least. I hung around for a while but he was gone well over the intended 1.5 hours so I decided to go and do something else. Just as I said my goodbyes they joined the circuit from the dead side. Never mind - next week.

Barrie took some time to brief me on leaving the airfield airspace, talking to Farnborough Radar, going into the local area and the returning to Blackbushe Information control.

Leaving:

Blackbushe Information, G-WO changing to Farnborough 125 decimal 25

G-WO Roger

Farnborough Radar - G-BXWO, request Basic Service

G-BXWO, pass your message

G-BXWO PA28 
Blackbushe to Blackbushe
On General Handling to the West
3 Miles from Blackbushe
2300 feet on QNH 1011
Squawking 0447
Request Basic Service

G-BXWO Squawk 044X, Farnborough QNH 1011, Basic Service

Squawk 044X QNH 1011 Basic Service, G-BXWO

Rejoining:

Farnborough Radio - G-BXWO has Blackbushe in sight, request frequency change 122 decimal 3

G-BXWO Squawk 7000, 122 decimal 3

7000, 122 decimal 3 G-BXWO

G-BXWO Blackbushe Information G-BXWO is 5 miles North requesting rejoin information

G-BXWO Runway 07R QFE 1007 report on leaving Dead Side

Runway 07R QFE 1007 report on leaving Dead Side, G-BXWO