I took the advice of various people to do a simple flight by myself to get used to the idea. I chose to fly back to Theale and see my house from the air, to the office and spot that and then down to Highclere Castle and back to Blackbushe. It was the first time I'd flown on a Saturday for a long time at things were pretty busy on the radio and at the airfield.
For each of my tourist visits I descended to the MSA for a better look. I'm pretty sure I could have tried lower but I didn't want to push my luck. I finally used SkyDemon to help navigate which made life easier though I did my paper route as well just in case. Of course neither of these were really necessary since I've flown in this area quite a lot. I've tweaked a couple of SkyDemon settings as a result.
It turns out spotting stuff from the air isn't that straightforward. I found my house from a new-build next door that is pretty distinctive. The business estate I work in is tiny it seems but it's proximity to the A34 helps. Highclere Castle is pretty easy to spot!
Hopefully my license will arrive soon and I can take T out for a fly. I need to go somewhere with good food - all recommendations welcome!
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