Met is not good this morning for flying training. Wet, low cloud base (200ft!) and wind at Land's End means classroom flying instead today!

Seriously, it is one of those days when it is worth consolidating knowledge on the ground to save time in the air. This means you are more comfortable remembering what you are doing when you are flying and will save you money (as well as giving you a confidence boost). A good example of this is "sofa circuits".

This is the idea of learning the procedures and the actions in the circuit on the ground (on a sofa) so that when you take to the air, your brain is 'freed up' to fly the aircraft. You can then concentrate without having trying to remember, for example, what the 'M' in your downwind checks means or what to say on the radio when ready for departure.

There are various ways to do sofa circuits, but often it involves sitting in a quiet room (with eyes closed) flying the circuit in your head from starting the aircraft until shutting down. It won't be easy to start with, but you will be surprised how quickly you improve and things come to mind without you having to really concentrate on it!

If you would like help with anything such as this, any aspect of flying or with any groundschool topics we are around and able to help today. Though the weather is poor, the welcome is warm and the coffee is hot!