First DA40 solo NAV: en-route wake turbulence avoidance, arrival and landing at Kortrijk EBKT RWY 06

See description below (with timestamps at the bottom). Weather: EBCI 260750Z 04012KT 8000 SCT011 09/06 Q1029 NOSIG EBCI 260820Z 05013KT 8000 FEW012 11/07 Q1029 NOSIG EBCI 260850Z 05012KT 010V070 9999 FEW014 12/06 Q1029 NOSIG LFQQ 260900Z AUTO 03012KT CAVOK 14/07 Q1029 NOSIG After getting qualified to fly the Diamond DA40, it was time for my first solo navigation flight with this aircraft. Simply the fact that this was my first time alone with the DA40 made this a special flight. I initially wanted to go to Spa, but low clouds above the Ardennes this morning meant that I had to come up with a last minute alternative, so I choose to fly to Kortrijk instead. It is not the cheapest airport to fly to, but I like the airspace, it has a long runway, you don't need a PPR, and thanks to the Easterly wind I could finally land there in the opposite direction too for once. To keep the video short, I skip the departure this time, and only show the interesting parts, including en-route wake turbulence avoidance, the arrival procedure to Kortrijk from the Northeast, and of course my first solo landing with the DA40. 00:00 Checking in with Brussels Information 00:38 Turn overhead the Lion of Waterloo 00:51 Climb to higher altitude in search of smooth air 01:19 Caution for wake turbulence 02:00 Changing to Kortrijk Information 02:49 Arrival briefing 03:24 Overhead N1 of EBKT 04:10 Joining the pattern - beginning of downwind 04:52 Turning base 05:20 Turning final 06:19 Landing EBKT RWY 06 06:47 Wing-view replay 07:03 Cabin-view replay 07:18 Vacating the runway 07:46 Requesting taxi 08:39 Jet-spotting 09:10 180 degree tight turn without nosewheel steering 09:30 Parking and shutdown flow

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