At 9 Am on the day after my final exam, I started the next part of the course. The Multi-crew Co-operation certificate is necessary for pilots to be able to work as a safe and efficient team in multi-pilot aircrafts. The MCC is made up of twenty-five hours of theoretical classes and five simulator “flights”, [...]

Almost two years after leaving the Azores, I can finally say: “I’m a Pilot!“. Last Friday, January 29th, 2010, I made my final exam on a Piper Seneca II, registration CS-DCW (Charlie Charlie Whiskey!), from Cascais (LPCS) to Faro (LPFR) and back. The night before the exam I could hardly sleep. I was feeling so [...]

I have to start by saying that I am a bit disappointed with myself regarding Positive / Climb. When I created this blog it was my intention to maintain an updated journal of my pilot training and to write about aviation in the Azores islands, but now I suddenly realize I haven’t done nothing of [...]