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Forum: Private Flying
24th Jun 2014, 17:10
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Piper Classic - disagree re 3 degrees (unless...

Piper Classic - disagree re 3 degrees (unless instrument approach or special conditions), disagree about landing nosewheel first - that's not 'pilot choice' it's a BIG non-no (I hope you know why?)...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jun 2014, 09:13
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

It's "pilot's choice" in the same way it's...

It's "pilot's choice" in the same way it's "pilot's choice" to land a spammy on the mains with the nose wheel held off.... Or not!

In other words, it's pilot choice to do it correctly or not!
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jun 2014, 20:37
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

And don't forget that glider approaches are flown...

And don't forget that glider approaches are flown with the airbrakes out. If you find yourself undershooting, just close the brakes to regain the desired glideslope. No go-around capability, but...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jun 2014, 18:46
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Someone show him that super video, you know, the...

Someone show him that super video, you know, the one with the '3 degree' captain with epaulettes all the way up each arm! It's brill and it puts ****e like what Pull What is pedaling in its place -...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2014, 19:11
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

It's theoretically possible for carb heat raise...

It's theoretically possible for carb heat raise the inlet temp into the carb ice range, but pretty unlikely. Generally, the only downside is a reduction in power.

On the dHC1, warm air (as opposed...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2014, 17:02
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Misuse of hot air control looks like being the...

Misuse of hot air control looks like being the primary cause, but what about that approach profile for a SEP? 4nm? Long, low...

Don't today's flying instructors know that hot air needs to be...
Forum: Private Flying
26th May 2013, 17:58
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Not only that, but he's also a bit thick: ...

Not only that, but he's also a bit thick:



Because, you nitwit, the presence of the displaced threshold MAKES IT AN UNOBSTRUCTED APPROACH! That's what it's bleedin well for!

Jeesh!...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2013, 15:38
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Wasn't there a chap who flew into a river in...

Wasn't there a chap who flew into a river in Yorkshire? Claimed he mistook it for a runway or something. You can almost (but not quite) read between the lines of the AAIB report what they thought he...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2013, 20:11
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Relatively minor incident, if expensive for the...

Relatively minor incident, if expensive for the pilot concerned. However, sloppy technique is sloppy technique and indicates flaws in basic methods of working.

I don't buy it that a flawed...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2013, 17:53
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

piperboy, you're right; there's a mountain of...

piperboy, you're right; there's a mountain of **** in here. Did you really have to add to it? :rolleyes:
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2013, 12:12
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

The impression I got, after reading the report...

The impression I got, after reading the report and subsequently speaking to the inspector in order to express my complaint, is AAIB were pushed for resources and didn't check some stuff fed to them...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2013, 11:39
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

hoodie, I absolutely agree. There seems to be a...

hoodie, I absolutely agree. There seems to be a lot of bad blood between this guy and LAC. I've no idea what it's about, but to cite this tragedy in the way he has is absolutely appalling.
Forum: Private Flying
21st May 2013, 21:43
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

I agree these things should be discussed as long...

I agree these things should be discussed as long as no 'this was the cause' statements are made, and those stridently demanding that everyone else say nowt until AAIB report time should wind their...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2013, 17:15
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

The elephant that might be in the room is a...

The elephant that might be in the room is a recent thread on here where some folk (at least one who we suspect isn't even a pilot and was subsequently banned) was pushing the idea that everyone...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2013, 08:50
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

I have flown into Caernarfon many many times in...

I have flown into Caernarfon many many times in the Chipmunk, Yak, Cub, Citabria, and various spam cans. Runway 26 is not in any way 'difficult' in my experience. It's not a short, rough strip with...
Forum: Private Flying
19th May 2013, 23:17
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

One man dies, two badly injured in Caernarfon...

One man dies, two badly injured in Caernarfon airport plane crash - North Wales Weekly News (http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/one-man-dies-two-badly-3872969)

This report mentions...
Forum: Private Flying
19th May 2013, 14:56
Replies: 177
Views: 52,164
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

G-ATRR, a PA28 from a Blackpool flying club. Very...

G-ATRR, a PA28 from a Blackpool flying club. Very sad.
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