EAST ANGLIA FROM THE AIR - CROSS COUNTRY

[@TimesWithJames]

I hope you enjoyed this video guys. Remember to see your friends and enjoy the new year!

[@ashvanbro9329]

I'm doing my ppl mate how did you find it when I started I 💩 but doing absolutely amazing now well done James

[@peterwilson53]

Nice flight - thanks for posting. Always good to hear ATC conversation with Lakenheath.

[@TimesWithJames]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@steveholmes3614]

Great video James.. thanks as always for sharing.. really useful to watch for those of us so doing their PPL training. Just starting NAV so hopefully not too long to go 😊🥳

[@TimesWithJames]

Lets hope the repeated lockdowns don't delay you too much mate!

[@joshstilwell8454]

Great to see you fly over my home town Bury St Edmunds 👍 great video!

[@TimesWithJames]

Thanks! 👍

[@AJ_Lucas]

It was the “goodbye driver” reference at the end for me, nevermind the supremely competent 21 minutes before that.

[@TimesWithJames]

Haha! Thanks man. Just been his best man too.

[@jaydmathewson]

Next time I fly I want you to pilot, what an amazing landing. Well done!

[@TimesWithJames]

Haha! Thanks man!

[@andyfearn6609]

Nicely filmed and edited.... thanks for sharing :)

[@TimesWithJames]

No worries, thanks for your comment!

[@literallyeverything8289]

Love these videos James. I’m just about to start circuits out of Stapleford...

[@TimesWithJames]

Glad you enjoy them, good luck!

[@paullyons1141]

Naughty boy doing circuits out of hours at Duxford LOL! Nice landing though mate!

[@TimesWithJames]

Haha! I called the day before to get the early leave. But couldn't help a quick circuit before we departed....strangely there was a radio service at about 9:30 for weather but they wouldn't respond to anything else! Happy new year mate. Lets hope we get up soon!

[@paullyons1141]

@@TimesWithJames Happy New Year to you too mate! Can't wait to get up there again!

[@BurnedOutGarage]

If you were navigating via BKY, LAM or CLN I do the maintenance on the VOR and DMEs. Great plumbing videos btw.

[@TimesWithJames]

Ah cool! I hear we're getting rid of VOR's soon....

[@BurnedOutGarage]

@@TimesWithJames Yes ultimately that is the plan. There is currently a rationalisation project underway, some VORs have been replaced with modern equipment these are mainly the landfall sites some examples would be CLN, SFD, CPT, STU,BHD, IOM and LND, some Scottish VORs too. Obviously with airspace changes and advances in technology some will be removed from procedures etc. Some VORs have a lot of users who will want to keep them in service so the process is often quite slow. There’s a lot more usage of DME these days as well.

[@kylebhada6914]

Great video, I fly at stapleford ( EGSG )

[@steaders82]

You live not far from me as well, I'm just about to start learning LAPL

[@steaders82]

around the 13:43 mark

[@voodoocars2134]

You must live near me. I’m just outside Royston

[@TimesWithJames]

Not far mate! Flown from Duxford since the beginning...

[@Cablesmith]

May be a silly question so feel free to laugh at me, but what is the point of a touch and go ?

[@smsfrancis]

Not a silly question! Used for different reasons. In training, the most difficult part is landing so you do loads of these circuits and the best way to get as many in as possible is to land and then take off straight away. Otherwise, you'd have to leave the runway, taxi back to the start, maybe join a queue for taking off, etc. A lot of airfields charge you less to T&G rather than land too. Once qualified, it's used to practice circuits and landings, or to test landing at a new airfield. If you've not been somewhere before, a cheeky T&G can let you know that you've got the approach nailed and got enough runway to stop 😊

[@Cablesmith]

@@smsfrancis thank you for that ! now you’ve explained it, it makes a lot of sense ! 😀

[@TimesWithJames]

What Scott said! Also training to take off is critical too...

[@smsfrancis]

@@TimesWithJames haha yes I guess they're good to practice too 😂

[@evervol1]

Boring or what!