Podcast Episodes
Publicly accessible podcasts
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Episode 22 – Aircraft ownership and groups with special guest John Quigley
– Buy Ready for Departure merchandise (t-shirts, hoodies, caps, mugs and more) and support my podcast https://r4d.uk/shop In the second of our video podcasts, Steve interviews fellow microlight pilot and […]
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Episode 21 – Flying after a long lay-off
– Buy Ready for Departure merchandise (t-shirts, hoodies, caps, mugs and more) and support my podcast https://r4d.uk/shop We are back! In this latest episode of the Ready for Departure podcast, […]
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Episode 20 – Fit to fly
As we start the second season of the Ready for Departure podcast, Steve describes his decision-making in determining if he was fit to fly. Following a bout of illness, a […]
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Episode 19 – In-flight Emergency
This episode of the Ready for Departure podcast details an in-flight emergency that Steve recently experienced whilst he was pilot in command of an Ikarus C-42 microlight. Steve and fellow […]
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Episode 18 – Differences Training
In this episode Steve talks about completing differences training on a new type of Microlight aircraft, the Ikarus C-42. Whilst it uses the same Rotax 912 4-cylinder engine that Steve […]
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Episode 17 – Landing at a farm strip
Fellow microlight pilot Adrian and I decided to see if we could make it to one of the local farm strips to the north of Barton. Rossall Field, which is […]
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Episode 16 – Where can you fly?
One of the most common questions Steve is asked when people find out he is a private pilot is “Where can you fly?” In this episode of the Ready for […]
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Episode 15 – Learning around The Liverpool Loop
Steve discusses his latest flight, one he dubs The Liverpool Loop, since it involves a flight which starts and ends at City Airport Manchester (Barton) but follows the edge of […]
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Episode 14 – First Passenger
In this episode of the Ready for Departure Podcast, Steve talks about his first two flights post-qualification, including his first flight with a passenger. Steve has now gained his UK […]
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Episode 13 – The Flying Widow
In this episode of the Ready for Departure podcast, Steve is joined by his first guest, his wife Kat. Join Steve and Kat in this special podcast episode where they […]
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Episode 12 – Fun Frustration Impatience Relief and Happiness
Steve has completed the final flight of his NPPL training for qualification of a his private pilot’s licence. It has been a long time coming and Steve describes some of […]
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Episode 11 – New Airfields New Procedures
In this week’s episode, Steve talks about flying with his instructor to Sleap Airfield in Shropshire. Experiencing lots of new and different procedures for the first time proved to be […]
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Episode 10 – Navigation
This week’s episode is all about navigation flying. Steve goes through his navigation training, from learning how to make the necessary wind and heading calculations manually (with nothing more than […]
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Episode 9 – The General Skills Test
Listen as Steve describes taking the General Skills Test in a Eurostar EV-97 microlight for the National Private Pilot’s Licence (NPPL). Steve explains the various manoeuvres he was tasked with […]
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Episode 8 – Advanced Turns
Steve talks about his experiences with Advanced Turns in this week’s episode. As part of the NPPL syllabus, it is a requirement to be able to complete a turn at […]
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Episode 7 – Radio Telephony
Radio Telephony, RT, is the subject of episode 7 of the Ready for Departure podcast. Steve explains how the RT qualification fits into the PPL syllabus and he talks about […]
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Episode 6 – weather
In this episode Steve discusses how the weather has played an important part in his flight training, whilst working towards the UK NPPL pilots licence. As well as talking about […]
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Episode 5 – Overhead join
Join Steve for Episode 5 of the Ready for Departure podcast where he talks about his experiences trying to perform the overhead join for the first time. This was something […]
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Episode 4 – Goin’ solo
In episode 4 of the Ready for Departure podcast, student pilot Steve Middleton describes his first solo. Steve discusses the build up to the solo and his feelings as he […]
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Episode 3 – Circuits
Ready for departure is the new podcast aimed at student pilots or those thinking about starting flying lessons for the first time. In episode 3 of the Ready for Departure […]
