Flying Focus

Flying Focus is where I discuss everything flying related, and I don’t mean long-haul, international flying. This is where I will share what it’s like learning to fly from the very beginning. From my first lessons and getting used to being in control, to the little wins (and mistakes) along the way, this is an honest look at the early stages of training. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to start flying or you’re thinking about doing it yourself, this is where I share it all as I go.

 

What living in Spain has taught me so far

I recently set up a new account over on Instagram called cabincrew.to.pilot. I put a poll on my story asking what my next blog post should be and so by 35% of answers this was the most voted for topic. Closely followed by ‘Secrets of the galley – cabin crew’ which…

3 years, a different country and 1 solo flight later..

15th June 2026 was my first solo in Spain. It was almost exactly 3 years to the day when I did my very first solo at White Waltham on the 13th June 2023, although I don’t have any photos because I wasn’t expecting to fly solo that day, my instructor literally just…

Moving to Spain for flight training

When I finished ground school the next thing was moving to Spain to start flying. The idea of this was so exciting, especially after 8 months of the hell that was ground school. However the actual principle of getting things sorted to move to Spain was more…

My First Flight

I had my first lesson on the 30th August 2022 when I had initially started a PPL. I had started flying out of White Waltham airfield and this photo was from when I had lessons there. Due to me starting at Virgin about a year after this I couldn’t continue to complete…