Sharing my flight path into aviation.
I'm working towards the flight deck and writing it down as I go: the training, the study, the bits that don't go to plan and the places the route takes me.
- Name
- Reef Salter
- Status
- Student pilot
- From
- Ground school
- To
- The flight deck
- Signature
- Reef Salter
My logbook in numbers
- Flight time
- 134:54
- Flights
- 85
- Airports
- 6
Logged up to August 2026. See the full logbook
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Where to start
Blog
Training, study and the bits that go sideways, written down while they are fresh.
Now
What I am flying, reading and aiming at right now.
Gear
What lives in the flight bag, and what I would buy again.
Gallery
Aircraft, airfields and skies that made me stop and look up.
About
Who is writing all this, and how I ended up pointed at the flight deck.
Things worth stopping for
Pointed at the same flight deck?
Questions, pathway advice or a good aircraft-spotting tip. I read everything.
Come aboard