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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Oct 2022, 16:34
Replies: 3,264
Views: 819,789
Posted By Contacttower

Is it known what increase in declared distances...

Is it known what increase in declared distances for RW02/20 the extension will result in? Presumably it will extend the TODA/TORA for RW02 but LDA will remain the same? What is the impact on TODA and...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
27th Jul 2019, 09:45
Replies: 0
Views: 1,633
Posted By Contacttower

Single Engine IMC/Night approval?

Are any operators pursuing this?

It has been around 2 years now since the rules allowed SE CAT in IMC/night, but I can't see any operators in the UK actually doing it? Just wondering why -...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Aug 2017, 19:17
Replies: 41
Views: 7,295
Posted By Contacttower

Assuming we are talking about an EASA licence,...

Assuming we are talking about an EASA licence, then the UK ANO has nothing to do with it. It has no legal relevance to the maintenance of EASA licences, only national ones issued under the ANO....
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Jul 2017, 17:13
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,731,921
Posted By Contacttower

While there is little point in complaining about...

While there is little point in complaining about it, I do sympathise with those who have been doing a full time job, sometimes for several years, and are then given less than a week's notice to get...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Apr 2017, 07:27
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,731,921
Posted By Contacttower

Yes it was. Last MEP flight had been four...

Yes it was.

Last MEP flight had been four months ago for my IR reval. I cannot remember what I had put as my last flight on the application, but when they called me they asked, and I gave them a...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
13th Apr 2017, 20:17
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,731,921
Posted By Contacttower

I think they do prefer people who are in current...

I think they do prefer people who are in current flying practice. MEP is probably better than SEP, but I had mostly SEP (MEP was current, just little used) and that was OK. Last flight had been just...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
23rd Mar 2017, 17:43
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,731,921
Posted By Contacttower

I asked if I could start a bit later than May...

I asked if I could start a bit later than May (the first one available) and was given 26th June. It really depends on how things fall but they do try and accommodate requests.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
23rd Mar 2017, 10:19
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,731,921
Posted By Contacttower

Just six days after the assessment day I received...

Just six days after the assessment day I received a positive email from McGinley. Is that how people normally find out?

Anyway having read this thread quite a lot (and found it helpful) I thought...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
16th Mar 2017, 09:09
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,731,921
Posted By Contacttower

I put one UK base under my preferences, the...

I put one UK base under my preferences, the others in Europe (can't actually remember exactly what I put, it was six months ago now).

No idea if it makes any difference to whether you get called...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
9th Mar 2017, 19:22
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,731,921
Posted By Contacttower

Yes thanks a lot (and to all the others who...

Yes thanks a lot (and to all the others who posted).

One concern I have is about the flight school report (which they seem to make quite a thing of) - I did my ATPL ground exams and my MCC at...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
9th Mar 2017, 04:55
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,731,921
Posted By Contacttower

I got the call yesterday - going on 15th March. ...

I got the call yesterday - going on 15th March.

I have to admit to feeling a bit caught out by the short notice. It's been three years since I did my MCC and haven't flown the 737 sim since then....
Forum: Private Flying
24th Oct 2015, 22:42
Replies: 5
Views: 2,350
Posted By Contacttower

Many thanks for the two posts above. :ok:

Many thanks for the two posts above. :ok:
Forum: Private Flying
24th Oct 2015, 12:29
Replies: 5
Views: 2,350
Posted By Contacttower

Normally yes, they are just for purposes when the...

Normally yes, they are just for purposes when the CofA or ARC is not valid and needs to be ferried and/or for flight test purposes.

However there was a period a few years ago when some aircraft...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Oct 2015, 23:30
Replies: 5
Views: 2,350
Posted By Contacttower

EASA permit to fly conditions?

Does anyone know what the typical wording for the permit conditions on an EASA enduring permit to fly aircraft is? For example day, VFR, non-commerical operations and such like?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Oct 2015, 13:08
Replies: 83
Views: 17,500
Posted By Contacttower

I mean the short answer is that operators will...

I mean the short answer is that operators will have to find a way of being compliant with both - if the two are in conflict I agree there is confusion.

I'm not sure how much of an issue that...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Oct 2015, 10:33
Replies: 83
Views: 17,500
Posted By Contacttower

Beaver, I agree there is some lack of clarity...

Beaver, I agree there is some lack of clarity around the issue of where the operator resides and the associated implications of that. But practically speaking, the question that should be asked is...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Oct 2015, 08:15
Replies: 83
Views: 17,500
Posted By Contacttower

Part-NCC and the rest of Regulation 965/2012 for...

Part-NCC and the rest of Regulation 965/2012 for EASA Air Operations is the law in all EU member states, in the same way Part-CAT is for AOC operators. It automatically superceeds and overrides all...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Nov 2014, 11:18
Replies: 11
Views: 4,479
Posted By Contacttower

Thanks guys. Would likely I need a route planner...

Thanks guys. Would likely I need a route planner for this or just handler?

Also what is avgas availability like?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
3rd Nov 2014, 21:26
Replies: 11
Views: 4,479
Posted By Contacttower

Been to Marrakech recently?

Pondering a trip - how easy is it for a private operator?
Forum: Private Flying
8th Aug 2014, 18:26
Replies: 25
Views: 4,182
Posted By Contacttower

EASA licences need to be done at either an RTF or...

EASA licences need to be done at either an RTF or ATO - depending on how receptive the facility in question may be to training in a shared aircraft there is no reason why it couldn't be arranged...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2014, 21:44
Replies: 39
Views: 7,463
Posted By Contacttower

Well for all we know that is happening already -...

Well for all we know that is happening already - just as a fully IR rated pilot may be tempted to do exactly the same thing arriving into a VFR airfield. Maybe we should ban IFR flights into VFR only...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2014, 10:04
Replies: 11
Views: 2,361
Posted By Contacttower

Yes I think so...

Yes I think so...
Forum: Private Flying
19th May 2014, 15:26
Replies: 6
Views: 1,800
Posted By Contacttower

Thanks bose-x, when you say "stated policy" do...

Thanks bose-x, when you say "stated policy" do you mean by the CAA/DfT?

Anything actually in the ANO or even EASA regs that I may have missed?
Forum: Private Flying
18th May 2014, 21:14
Replies: 6
Views: 1,800
Posted By Contacttower

Why do you say that the CAA wouldn't grant...

Why do you say that the CAA wouldn't grant permission? Do you speak from experience?

Have done DfT permission a while ago for instruction in a private aircraft, it is a pain but there was no...
Forum: Private Flying
15th May 2014, 21:44
Replies: 5
Views: 3,349
Posted By Contacttower

The UK does not have exit controls and there is...

The UK does not have exit controls and there is no requirement to submit information to the BF on departure. It is BF policy to encourage everyone to use the online system since this makes routing...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th May 2014, 19:26
Replies: 23
Views: 7,674
Posted By Contacttower

It is exactly that manner of thinking that has...

It is exactly that manner of thinking that has led to such a disastrous outcome for much of aviation outside of commercial air transport at EASA and it stems from the fallacy that regulation...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
14th May 2014, 18:23
Replies: 57
Views: 14,461
Posted By Contacttower

Rate One Aviation at Gloucester will likely be...

Rate One Aviation at Gloucester will likely be one of the first schools to get approval.
Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2014, 15:05
Replies: 6
Views: 1,800
Posted By Contacttower

Flight Schools with N-reg aircraft?

We all know that for many larger aircraft it is simply easier to keep them on the N-reg from a maintenance point of view.

For more common aircraft, at the PA28 level say, is there much advantage...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
13th May 2014, 11:35
Replies: 57
Views: 14,461
Posted By Contacttower

I know two people, and myself, who did a VOR...

I know two people, and myself, who did a VOR approach on the JAR/EASA initial.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
12th May 2014, 21:06
Replies: 57
Views: 14,461
Posted By Contacttower

The CAA guidance on the conversion process has...

The CAA guidance on the conversion process has disappeared. :E

There is clearly no requirement to use a "staff examiner", you can ask to have designated a foreign examiner if you like, assuming...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
12th May 2014, 20:33
Replies: 57
Views: 14,461
Posted By Contacttower

Well there are such things as VOR approaches... ...

Well there are such things as VOR approaches...

But yes bose-x is generally correct, in many areas of the UK one will struggle to find a NPA within reasonable distance that does not require an...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
11th May 2014, 16:03
Replies: 57
Views: 14,461
Posted By Contacttower

cessnapete I hold both FAA and EASA IRs and I fly...

cessnapete I hold both FAA and EASA IRs and I fly IFR a reasonable amount for a private pilot. For a revalidation flight I wouldn't normally bother doing any practice with an ATO or independent...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
10th May 2014, 23:03
Replies: 57
Views: 14,461
Posted By Contacttower

That's an interesting one... Where would the...

That's an interesting one...

Where would the 'operator' consider itself to be based?



The whole issue of whether an FAA to EASA IR holder needs an ATO to recommend them for test seems to...
Forum: Private Flying
9th May 2014, 08:24
Replies: 37
Views: 9,053
Posted By Contacttower

Well the French wouldn't see the GAR form unless...

Well the French wouldn't see the GAR form unless it was shared with them since there is no requirement to submit such a form when arriving into France or indeed any other EU country.

If you...
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2014, 14:55
Replies: 11
Views: 1,627
Posted By Contacttower

So it is essentially done on a volunteer basis...

So it is essentially done on a volunteer basis then? Presumably the examiners have day jobs then?
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