Learn to fly

Follow the progress of Australian Flying magazine Editor Justin Grey as he learns to fly.


One-man show: The thrill of First Solo

With basic training completed and skills consolidated following circuit after circuit, Justin Grey braces himself for First Solo, the first milestone of his flying training. Images by Will Spiers.

Aviation theory goes online

Ron Newman's Online Aviation Theory website is filling the gap between text book home study and full-time theory courses in a classroom.

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LEARNING FROM MISTAKES: Landing a Cessna 210M on its belly

Aiming to make safer pilots of us, veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official accident reports and analyses why things went wrong and what can be learnt.