ed's ways of flying: Bit of a mini round up

View of Sierra Nervada from Granada.

I should update this diary more often. So ..... chronologically. The flying is going really well and have been getting some really good feedback from my instructor. I am feeling confident for the test at the end of the week but having said that I don't want to jinx myself. I have one more flight tomorrow before the 170A(mock test) on Thursday and the IR test on Saturday.

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I haven't however been having as much luck with the wind. It is ages since I have been on the water, though unfortunately, I have been to the beach on several occasions that I thought were going to be windy. Not the worst place to be really, but still a little bit annoying.

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Becky came out for a whirlwind visit on Thursday. It involved another visit to the beach(no wind obviously) and then a tequilla or two in a bar in Jerez. Great to catch up.

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After the IR, the next thing to do is a MCC(Multi Crew Cooperation) course. It is all about synergy in the cockpit and is a 3-4 week course that needs to be completed and as such has no pass/fail. However, as we are modular students at a mainly integrated school, it does give them more of an opportunity to evaluate us and potentially increase our chances of the school recommending us to prospective employers.

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It was the Moto GP at the weekend, which Jerez becomes the home to the definition on insanity on 2 wheels. Performance bikes, doing wheelies, stoppies, butnouts and revouts all over the shop. About 200-250,000 descend on Jerez for the weekend, many of them on motorbikes. We made it the night to watch some of the craziness and went to the track on the Sunday to see seasoned Italian Capriossi win from Spaniard Dan Pedrosa on his debut in Moto GP. The legend that is Valentino Rossi, was knocked from his bike from the start, loosing 40 seconds which he never back.