Why I am doing this project
Aviation has always been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember, and my passion for flying began in my childhood. This journey became a dream come true when I embarked in flight school at the age of 12. As I progressed through my training, I relalized the more I learned, the more I wanted to keep going. What pushed me even further was knowing that at just 15 years old, I could earn my pilots license. I continued my training while balancing High School as a Sophomore and attending night school for flight training simultaneously. On June 7th 2024 I took my first flight in Adelaide, Australia and on June 16, 2024 I took my first solo flight.
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I created safelyflghts.com to provide Clear Skies, Clear Communication which will help student pilots practice real radio calls and build confidence. My main goal is to make radio communication easier to understand, especially for beginners who might feel overwhelmed when they're first learning.
MY STORY
The three of us are mapping out our position in the training circuit​
While I was flying in the circuit pattern, two of my pilot friends happen to join the circuit. At first, everything was normal, but things got messy pretty quickly. One of them cut directly in front of me even though I had the right of way, and the other pilot joined behind me but made his radio calls way too early, making it sound like he was on my tail when he actually wasn't anywhere near as close as his calls made it seem.
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For a few moments, the picture I had in my head didn't match what was happening outside the cockpit. I was trying to keep track of who was where, while also trying to maintain a speed so that I wouldn't overtake anyone. The uncertainty that I was feeling made the simple circuit pattern much harder to fly. It wasn't anyone trying to cause a problem, but rather it was their radio calls not being clear, and not being timed correctly.
This incident really stuck with me because it showed how quickly miscommunication can take a calm, routine circuit and turn it into something confusing. Simple things such as radioing in too early or not being accurate about your position can create chaos and change how pilots think of who is where within the pattern. It was one of the first times I truly understood how important clear phraseology and accurate timing are, not just for professionalism, but for keeping everyone in the air safe.