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I'm going flying on Sunday! I'm so excited and I just can't hide it, I'm about to lose control and I think..... Sorry brain's got that...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- May 21, 2016
- 3 min
My church in the wild
Summer officially started this week - must of done, it chucked it down! No, it's the start of summer for two reasons - 1; it featured the...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- May 16, 2016
- 4 min
Savouring our world
Yesterday we had planned to go say goodbye to Nain, my last surviving grandparent. Surviving being the operative word - it is her forte....
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- May 13, 2016
- 6 min
Fit to fly - pt 3
Pregnant again! Minor miracle baby no.2! I'm not sure that I subscribe to the idea that there is a perfect time to get pregnant, but it...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- May 8, 2016
- 3 min
Fit to fly - pt 2
The home leg from Swanwick feels longer than the outbound. I'm not typically emotional, in the sense that I'm not in control of them,...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- May 5, 2016
- 3 min
Fit to fly - pt 1
The first time I stepped through the doors of Cambrian flying club, I was accosted at the threshold by one of the many enthusiastic...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- May 1, 2016
- 6 min
Mountainous obstacles
"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere" Frank A Clark 1860-1936 (U.S politician, not ex Nottingham...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 29, 2016
- 3 min
A school, a club, a port
Back to school last night, continuing Performance & Planning. The drive to Swansea airport was captivating, we have been blessed over the...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 23, 2016
- 5 min
Desire and objectivity
I try, in life, to be objective. It is not an easy or natural trait, but I believe if you can be empathetic and objective of others and...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 20, 2016
- 2 min
Grounded at school
Last night marked the end to my 3 week ground school hiatus. Cambrian flying school run a 2 hour lesson every Tuesday night. I missed...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 13, 2016
- 2 min
Flight logging & Blogging
Initially, i'd planned on starting this blog after I have raised the funds, and have commenced training full-time. Whatever route I...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 13, 2016
- 3 min
Back to the coal face
Today marked the end of my paternity leave. The blow was softened by the fact that it was a beautiful day. Morning mist in the valleys...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 11, 2016
- 2 min
People Power
It took me a while to settle on the idea of running a funding campaign - it is quite a departure from where I once stood on the subject...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 10, 2016
- 2 min
Early flight dreams
As kids our imaginations are at their most creative, giving rise to vivd, often scary and sometimes influential dreams. To this day I...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 3, 2016
- 1 min
Why Shimoda Pilot
For those burdened with an obsession with aviation, there is a book that will probably have been influential at some point in their...
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Dyfrig Gibbs
- Apr 3, 2016
- 1 min
Moment of impact
Like many kids I dreamt of flying and piloting aircraft, as I grew up I remained enthralled by planes and flight. I realise that at 32,...
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