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Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2014, 12:39
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

The accident in finland with a jump plane...

The accident in finland with a jump plane recently the pilot had to use it.
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2014, 12:08
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

well funny enough the single engine mil aircraft...

well funny enough the single engine mil aircraft pilots are still taught and practise PFL's and there are quite a few of them that have done a dead stick as well.
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2014, 02:49
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

here we go another evangelistic chute puller.. ...

here we go another evangelistic chute puller..

The argument per say is not about the safety aspects of the chute is more about idiots putting themselves into situations that they should never...
Forum: Private Flying
25th May 2014, 17:19
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

I have a spring interconnect as well on the work...

I have a spring interconnect as well on the work machine.

Waste of bloody weight and a pain in the backside.

Quite funny though when someone from the pick the wing up with the rudder school...
Forum: Private Flying
25th May 2014, 09:40
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

They will have come from the lift the wing with...

They will have come from the lift the wing with the rudder school of slow flight.

I might add this ability to bite with incorrect technique of the Tommy's is one reason why they produce better...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2014, 20:34
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

Aye Adrian the rest of us can work out that he...

Aye Adrian the rest of us can work out that he was an idiot that shouldn't have been on the stick in the conditions.

personally I am over 6k hours with the majority of them inside sodding clouds...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2014, 07:35
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

For me yes in a SEP. The only situation I...

For me yes in a SEP.

The only situation I would want it and I haven't been trained to deal with is an in flight structural failure.

And the chances of that are so low on a youngish certified...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2014, 20:56
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

Spinning is taught but its optional in the ppl....

Spinning is taught but its optional in the ppl. Most of mine opted to do it in a tommy.

Just another excuse for poor skill levels from incompetent pilots.

If you know you have a hole in your...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2014, 15:11
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

I don't have a clue what nasty's go on to require...

I don't have a clue what nasty's go on to require it. But there must be something for them to loose the payload of the hydralic actuator and lines.

Well technically you don't recover. You go from...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2014, 10:59
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

err no its in the ATPL syllabus and also it was...

err no its in the ATPL syllabus and also it was in a selective course during my engineering degree.

From memory the original 747 design didn't have one because it was in limits during test flying....
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2014, 18:10
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

Yes it is, it either means that the elevator...

Yes it is, it either means that the elevator doesn't have enough authority to recover in the stall due to aerodynamic effects eg super stall.

Or it displays stall behaviour which the average...
Forum: Private Flying
21st May 2014, 03:37
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

down town leeds and Bradford is huge. I...

down town leeds and Bradford is huge.

I couldn't see anywhere to go even a park.

And I would also glide clear Pace because I always keep an escape option.
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2014, 19:24
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

yep which is why prats getting themselves into...

yep which is why prats getting themselves into stupid situations and then pulling a handle to save themselves has a knock on effect for us all.
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2014, 09:48
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

yep it does thing. Some airports are...

yep it does thing.

Some airports are criminal with the amount of risk exposure they place SEP pilots under with their VFR approach routings.

And they get in a major strop when you tell them to...
Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2014, 16:26
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

This is the nub of the problem that some of us...

This is the nub of the problem that some of us have that there is a risk shift having it on board.
Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2014, 13:05
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

What is serious IMC anyway? The wx is either...

What is serious IMC anyway?

The wx is either ****e or its lovely.

Your either flying IFR with your instrument head on be it IMC or VMC or your flying VFR in VMC.

When you start dicking...
Forum: Private Flying
9th May 2014, 04:53
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

It is emotive and people become blinkered when...

It is emotive and people become blinkered when they buy in to a concept.

And you will find all of us do challange the dumbing down of pilot standards.
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2014, 04:53
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

Its not unknown for aircraft to go flying with...

Its not unknown for aircraft to go flying with all three concrete filled tyres tie downs still attached.

Just showing that they are about as much use as tits on a bull.
Forum: Private Flying
7th May 2014, 18:28
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

your really not selling it to me Mary that I made...

your really not selling it to me Mary that I made a bad career choice staying well away from it.
Forum: Private Flying
7th May 2014, 10:44
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

IN the UK is very heavily regulated so much so I...

IN the UK is very heavily regulated so much so I think only 3-4 places do it. And I suspect they are old AOC's that its on with grandfather rights. I suspect you wouldn't have a chance in hell with a...
Forum: Private Flying
7th May 2014, 06:50
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

From what I have seen of them after a pick up its...

From what I have seen of them after a pick up its max continuous power then curvature of the earth which dictates how high up they are.

And if your not glide clear you shouldn't be there. Again...
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2014, 17:55
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

Mind you a wooden Colorado home and a clapped tow...

Mind you a wooden Colorado home and a clapped tow plane the insurance pay out will still be less that the cirrus chute pull.

And from the heights they tow at in the US the chute would have been...
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2014, 17:48
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

And banner towing is well known for its safe...

And banner towing is well known for its safe operation. NOT.

I only watched a pick up once and thought ":mad: that for a game of soldiers"
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2014, 10:44
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

You mean selfish like dropping over a ton of...

You mean selfish like dropping over a ton of uncontrolled aircraft out of the sky on a parachute due to incompetency?
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2014, 06:25
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

We will never know what would have happened if he...

We will never know what would have happened if he tried.

Its all linked in to the advances in information presentation as well.

The old steam gauges are harder to get your head round but once...
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2014, 02:49
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

seems very sensible to me BPF. And in this...

seems very sensible to me BPF.

And in this case it would have been solved by.

1. Checking the oil before departure and toping up.

2. Diverting when the oil light came on.

All pretty...
Forum: Private Flying
5th May 2014, 17:32
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

there was nothing ever to stop it. The 500ft rule...

there was nothing ever to stop it. The 500ft rule though needs to be obeyed which may limit things either from lack of understanding by the instructor or from to many man made objects about.

...
Forum: Private Flying
5th May 2014, 11:08
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

that's up to you who you would send you family...

that's up to you who you would send you family out with.

But personally given the choice of a commercial pilot with 1200 hours SEP experience and 5000 hours IFR 3000 of which is in manual none AP...
Forum: Private Flying
5th May 2014, 06:56
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

No but then again I might have been higher at 10k...

No but then again I might have been higher at 10k so could make the airport.

And having done hundreds of pfl' s as an instructor I wouldn't think twice about not pulling it.

Hell that paddock...
Forum: Private Flying
5th May 2014, 05:18
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

It is banned for commercial transport. And...

It is banned for commercial transport.

And I know 4 pilots that lost a rear turbine on approach in sub 500ft wx. Using pt 6 and tp 331's. You won't read about the failures in twins. But they do...
Forum: Private Flying
4th May 2014, 19:27
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

Its not the COPA members that are the problem....

Its not the COPA members that are the problem. The ones that come on here I would be suprised if they ever need the chute.

Its all about the attitude. The simple fact that they bother thier...
Forum: Private Flying
4th May 2014, 15:14
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

And hence the problem and the stigma attached to...

And hence the problem and the stigma attached to cirrus pilots.

"The idiot shouldn't have been there in the first place to have to even pull the chute"

The main issue isn't the engine failures...
Forum: Private Flying
4th May 2014, 08:35
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

I think that one comes under this statement.

I think that one comes under this statement.
Forum: Private Flying
3rd May 2014, 07:54
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

personal risk assessment is up to individual. ...

personal risk assessment is up to individual.

And I wouldn't be doing those in a single with or without a chute.

I would be more than happy to do them in your de-iced twin.

Maybe it is age...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd May 2014, 22:04
Replies: 429
Views: 53,909
Posted By mad_jock

Fuji all your examples in my book are...

Fuji all your examples in my book are unacceptable risk with or with out a chute.

And is exactly the point I am making about go no go for different mission profiles.

The fact you think they...
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