Jake Castle is a 30 year old EASA ATPL and CAA PPL holder from Essex England but currently residing in Malaga Spain. Self described as “not the smartest bloke” they have created a guide to all the exercises in the PPL syllabus to help break down into easy to understand chunks, helping you to maximise your time in your costly flying lessons learning to fly, not remembering how to fly. As an auditory and kinaesthetic learner, they are someone that when driving to the airfields would have a roughly hour long drive to and from, and so would often need something to listen to, and they just wish…
Episodes
APS MCC
7 Nov 2025 · 37 min
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…
CPL
10 Jun 2025 · 52 min
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…
MEIR
31 Mar 2025 · 48 min
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 Mar 2025 · 30 min
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…
Exercise 20
17 Nov 2024 · 43 min
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 Nov 2024 · 20 min
Instrument appreciation with full panel/limited panel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Exercise 18
15 Nov 2024 · 41 min
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 Nov 2024 · 16 min
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 Nov 2024 · 24 min
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 Nov 2024 · 21 min
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 Nov 2024 · 18 min
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 Nov 2024 · 32 min
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 Nov 2024 · 33 min
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 Nov 2024 · 5 min
Spinning! Standard spin recovery Identify direction of spin Throttle closed Flaps up Apply full rudder in opposite direction of spin Pause Ease control forward until spin stops Centralise rudder Level the wings Ease out of the dive Adopt climb attitude Apply full power when cruise speed reached…
Exercise 10
9 Nov 2024 · 52 min
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…
Exercise 9
6 Nov 2024 · 29 min
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…
Exercise 7.2 & 8.2
5 Nov 2024 · 21 min
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
5 Nov 2024 · 18 min
Exercise 7.1 & 8.1 Climbing 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…
Exercise 6
29 Oct 2024 · 18 min
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…
Exercise 5
28 Oct 2024 · 22 min
Taxiing and how to do it safely Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.