The PPL Pilot’s guide

Jake Castle

Страна Великобритания

Жанры Общество и культура, Досуг, Места и путешествия, Авиация

Язык EN

Эпизодов 26

Последний 07.11.2025

Jake Castle is an EASA ATPL and CAA PPL holder from Essex, England, now living in Málaga, Spain, who has put together a guide to the exercises in the PPL syllabus. Each episode breaks down a flying exercise into easy-to-understand chunks so student pilots can make the most of their costly lessons and spend their time learning to fly rather than trying to remember how. The show is made for listening on the drive to the airfield, on a commute or while doing chores, acting as a gentle reminder of what to do in each exercise. It is not aircraft-specific and is not intended to teach you to fly, but to reinforce the basic fundamentals for anyone learning for fun or aiming to go commercial.

Эпизоды

APS MCC 07.11.2025 36мин

A bonus episode focusing on the Airline Pilot Standards Multi-Crew Cooperation course. This is not part of the PPL syllabus but as so many go on from PPL to commercial training, I thought this episode would be a helpful insight into what is required and what the APS MCC actually is. This episode is designed for prior to starting your APS MCC to give you a head start in understanding and preparing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CPL 10.06.2025 51мин

The commercial pilots licence is maybe the toughest test (I thought so anyway) but it doesn’t have to be, there is so much you can do to prepare. I have given my story and my journey, with a few snippets of what the CPL includes and how to ace your skill test, maximising your training. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MEIR 31.03.2025 48мин

Your multi engine instrument rating, what is included in the course, and what do you need to know? I am here to with these questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MEIR or CPL 30.03.2025 29мин

What order should you do your training in?That game old question that every pilot will have an opinion on.Doing things slightly differently we have this special episode talking about my experiences and my feelings towards the worker you should do your training. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 20 17.11.2024 42мин

Training for your night rating. You do not need this to get your PPL(A) but do need it if you aim to go commercial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 19 15.11.2024 19мин

Instrument appreciation with full panel/limited panel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 18 15.11.2024 41мин

Aiming to learn to navigate the aircraft safely under VMC without infringing controlled airspace.Operation at minimum level. NDB/VOR tracking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 17 14.11.2024 16мин

To learn to make an approach and safe landing with power into a deserted aerodrome or field Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 16 14.11.2024 24мин

Forced landing without power The aim is to learn to make an approach and safe landing after an engine failure in flight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 15 14.11.2024 21мин

The aim will be to carry out a co-ordinated turn at 45 deg & 60 deg, whilst maintaining balance and airspeed and to roll out on selected reference points or headings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 14 13.11.2024 17мин

First solo flight!The best flying you will ever do…except CPL QXC but that is another story  The aim of this exercise is very simple, the aim is to fly solo and be the PIC of an aeroplane for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 13 13.11.2024 31мин

You’ll learn to make an approach and landing without the use of flaps, make a glide approach and conduct a safe circuit even in soft/short field landing circumstances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 12 13.11.2024 33мин

The aim is to learn to take off, climb to a correct height, fly the circuit pattern, make an approach to land, touch and go or full stop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 11 10.11.2024 5мин

Spinning!Standard spin recovery Identify direction of spinThrottle closedFlaps upApply full rudder in opposite direction of spinPauseEase control forward until spin stopsCentralise rudderLevel the wingsEase out of the diveAdopt climb attitudeApply full power when cruise speed reached Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 10 09.11.2024 52мин

This lesson may be taught differently at your school/club but is maybe one of the most important. The fundamentals are around slow flight recognising it, acquainted with what slow flight characteristics of the aircraft feel like and returning to normal flight.You will need to learn to recognise the symptoms of the stall, the full stall and recover with minimum height loss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 9 06.11.2024 29мин

Exercise 9 As with many of the exercises, exercise 9 is split into parts, namely 9.1 9.2 For using on the first part which is 9.1 we have the aim of learning how to carry out a medium level (30 degree) bamnkled turn in balance and turn onto a selected heading.9.2 takes the form of learning to carry out climbing and descending turns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 7.2 & 8.2 05.11.2024 21мин

Exercise 7.2 & 8.2 Aim is to learn to control the descent of the A/C with the use of power and/or flap and to go around (missed approach) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 7.1 & 8.1 05.11.2024 18мин

Exercise 7.1 & 8.1Climbing and descending at a constant speed on a constant heading and in balance. You may have noticed that some lessons you will do multiple exercises or that the order of the exercises are changed around and not linear. The next few lessons are going to be exactly that so I have grouped them into hopefully the day they will be taught.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 6 29.10.2024 17мин

The aim of this exercise is the thing that will to learn to do more than anything else as a pilot which is yes flying straight and level but it is about consistency in flying straight and level. It is being able to consistently fly in a constant direction which we will call straight whilst maintaining a constant altitude which we will call flying level and in balance. The balance refers to our balance call and as we learnt in effects if control, it is crucial we are in balanced coordinated flight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 5 28.10.2024 22мин

Taxiing and how to do it safely Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.