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So you have your BFR coming up? Let’s meet the standard. Some tips and tricks to make it enjoyable and successful for both instructor and candidate. Communication Make sure you communicate openly and honestly with your instructor with how you feel and what you want to achieve in the time frame you have in mind. Make sure you are insured for the flight and lay out how you operate your aircraft, especially regarding engine handling and emergencies. An emerging problem is new instrumentation, this can be a real problem if you are not very familiar yet, talk this over with...

Predictable Circuits Increase Safety We all fly circuits in our own way, to suit our style and aircraft type, pilots with a gypsy powered Auster may fly a steeper approach than the motor glider. Training helicopter pilots will fly a different pattern than a warbird pilot. The ideal circuit below is what should be flown when possible. Standard circuit credit CAANZ GAP Instructor guide Tip in point to give final turn at 500” on 3 degree slope this should be the most consistent point in the circuit excluding the aircraft types that cannot manage it as covered later. Standard Circuit Size...

So often as a trainee pilot we were told “check the windsock”. However, we weren’t always told what to look for beyond wind direction. More detailed information was generally picked up as we continued our training.