I'd be STUPID not to do this!

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• CH

  @christianlee8093 · 1 year ago

  Great to see some UK Private pilot content. Very helpful coming up to my skills test. Best of luck with IR!

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• PH

  @PhotographyEnthusiast · 1 year ago

  Your previous video mentioning you were doing the cbir was the final encouragement for me to commence the course. I'm 2 months behind you, finished the maths primer and now on Rnav. I have also targeted about 6 months to finish the theory work 👍😁

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• IW

  @iwanpotma17 · 1 year ago

  There is another option: go down the FAA IR route and convert after to full UK IR by flight test. Eliminates the theory requirement of 7 exams down to one, which tends to be the biggest hurdle for private pilots. Does require to have 50hrs IFR PIC before UK flight test.

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• PA

  @pauloduarte1981 · 1 year ago

  Man, I am so pumped to get my PPL, this channel is amazing

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• DA

  @davidhorobin1060 · 1 year ago

  Congratulations Jon on finally biting the bullet and going for the IR !<br>Best of luck.<br>I always remember that famous quote from an instructor during a training flight- “ in a minute, I shall ask you, your name and you’ll reply ‘stand by’.” - it’s intense! The standard of accuracy required is far higher than you are currently used to.<br>Glad you’re looking at a new auto pilot – it is essential.

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• RO

  @robh4671 · 1 year ago

  Excellent video, I retired from Flying in 2017, you have reminded me of how busy the cockpit was , I &nbsp;really like when you say speeds increasing on the take off run, which is completely clear and logical , keep up the excellent work , Happy landings.

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• BI

  @Bikes-n-Stuff · 1 year ago

  Great to see you still at it Jon. &nbsp;I followed you while I flew, but ultimately I gave up - frankly the UK is no place to fly and even with an IR you&apos;re not (and most passengers aren&apos;t) going to be wanting to sit in airways over vast distances at 100-odd miles an hour during expensive avgas, and then you have ice and engine performance and weather and other things at altitude so you&apos;re not exactly just blasting off like an airliner. &nbsp;And UK ATC! ouch. &nbsp;Plus for me personally, adding extra pollution (and noise) to the environment just didn&apos;t sit well any more. &nbsp;Am much happier flying commercially and exploring that way but I still can&apos;t completely stop watching people fly around every now and then, so hats off to you.

• FI

  @firsthause7462 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Very nice Video it reminds me times when I was flying there as well from Biggin Hill from Cabair but then we where contacting with Farnborough radar about 15years ago as well in PA 28 :)

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• PE

  @PeteK-p2e · 1 year ago

  Great video again Jon and very informative thanks

• MI

  @minijaff2004 · 1 year ago

  Not sure if you remember me but we met back at Fife airport EGPJ. I&apos;m studying my ATPL&apos;s as we speak and only in the last 2 months has someone mentioned the CBIR as a method to reduce costs and get my instrument rating.Hidden jem, Great content !

• SU

  @superb63amg94 · 1 year ago

  Good luck on your exams!

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• CK

  @CKM1109 · 1 year ago

  Bumped into Alan Sugar at Stapleford. Didn&apos;t know that was his Cirrus

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