About Me

First of all, I would like to welcome you to my blog and thank you for being here. 

I am a Flight Instructor and an Airline Pilot. I have been flying for nearly 10 years on and off, I've flow C152s all the way to the Airbus A350. I have instructed and provided flight training to civilian and military cadets on PPL courses, Modular courses, and Integrated ATPL courses. Recently with the COVID-19 pandemic I have found that I have some spare time and decided to put that time to good use. I have created this blog to help aviation enthusiasts at all levels of experience. 

On this blog I will be discussing various topics targeted to readers from all levels of aviation experience. I am planning include topics ranging from the basics of pilot's licences to discussing details of the latest equipment used by the most advanced commercial jets. I will also include a section that will cover, in details, the exercises of basic flight training including recommendations and how to avoid common mistakes / errors. If, at anytime, you feel like you need help or would like me to cover a specific topic feel free to message me on my Instagram account (@fi.notes).

I would like to mention that most of the Flight Training topics that I will discuss, including flight training exercises, will be based on EASA regulation as most of my experience has been doing that. 

I wish you all the best, and I hope I will be able to provide valuable content.


Best regards,

Flight Instructor Notes.



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