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Reader's Question - Mountain Flying Training

Nick Ludlow writes:

I hope you don’t mind me writing to you but I represent a young pilot (my son) in need of some mountain training and I wondered if you might be able to help before he embarks on his double world record flight.

Travis Ludlow a 17 year old pilot with a FAA and EASA PPL, who just recently got back from the US after completing his Instrument Rating in Phoenix. He started flying at 13 and became the youngest glider pilot on his 14th birthday and then the youngest certified PPL pilot on his 17th. His big event starts next year when he take-off to fly around the world, to be the youngest pilot in history to do so.

His is very fortunate to have some major sponsors behind him, namely; Bendix King, iHeartMedia, Whelan Aerospace Technologies, AeroGuard, Foreflight and many other. His sponsors have requested he return to the US for speaking engagements and the Oshkosh air show after his around the world flight, which would put him on the west coast of the US, when he finished in the US. So the decision was made to continue west; so now his around the world flight has become twice around the world and only one person has ever done that before, in the same year.

We are hoping that you might be able to help direct him to a school that might be able to offer him some vital mountain training and rating for his epic, double world record flights. We believe we can offer them excellent media value in exchange for training (or part thereof) .

If you have the time, would you care to look at his website which explains his double world record flight next year www.aroundtheworldsolo.co.uk

I would love to hear from you and discuss this with you further.

Kind regards and thank you for your time.

 

Reader's Question - Licence Revalidation

Graham Warren writes:

Hello

I am British and I have lived in Bordeaux for the last 2 years. I have UK pilots licences as follows:

- UK PPL since about 1990 about 1000 hours P1
- UK Microlight PPL since about 1986 250 hours P1

The privileges on both have lapsed and the last time I flew as a pilot in command was 2011 when in my part shared Cessna 182. I was a reasonably experienced pilot travelling all over Europe but since a move to Switzerland in 2011 I foolishly allowed the privileges to lapse. I would like any pointers on what might be required to start up again on flying just ULMs here in France, specifically,

- Exams likely to be required and would they have to be done in French?
- Where best to submit queries to the DGAC.

I really miss flying!

Many thanks.

Graham Warren
Pessac

Duchess based in Pau

Steve Writes:

Good morning folks

Some good news. I’ve been trying for a long time to get hold of a twin and renew my MEP, expired years ago due to the unavailability of twins to hire.

One should become available soon in Pau, LFBP. Feel free to contact me if you might be interested in getting your MEP and having a twin to hire for trips.

Regards,

Steve Devereux.

steve@drilling-expert.legal

 

 

Reader's Question - English-Language Flying Lessons

Tom Mayers writes:

I would like to organise some individual flying lessons for my son and maybe also for myself.

My son aged 16, has had I think 15 hours of lessons in the UK, he is gradually building up the hours he needs for his PPL.

Ideally over a week I could organise say 10 hours of flying.

Do you have any idea where I could organise this?

Any ideas of cost?

Thank you,

Tom