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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Nov 2020, 18:55
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

If you don't want to pay, the one known as paco...

If you don't want to pay, the one known as paco has one that I think is free. He'll be on shortly I imagine. Most pay-for-use QBs give you free access for a limited time.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Aug 2020, 22:24
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

That's it! I had to pay. Damn. PS good luck, it...

That's it! I had to pay. Damn. PS good luck, it won't relate closely to Class B as you know it.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Aug 2020, 17:19
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

The rules for Class B are now in a document...

The rules for Class B are now in a document behind a paywall, originating from outside EASA from memory. The EASA examinars have been told that the rules they are working to are some years out of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Aug 2018, 07:49
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

I think they create a large(ish) mathematical...

I think they create a large(ish) mathematical projection then take sections of it for the charts it covers
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Aug 2018, 20:34
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

That doesn't sound quite right. The quoted...

That doesn't sound quite right. The quoted maximum SP separation is to ensure that scale expansion and contraction does not exceed 1% (from memory) and the implication must be that, if a larger SP...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Jul 2018, 12:19
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

1. If QFE = QFF then the measured pressure at the...

1. If QFE = QFF then the measured pressure at the aerodrome is the same as the actual sea level pressure (near as it can be calculated). If the pressures are the same and the location is the same...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Apr 2018, 18:12
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

"which calibrated speed will be used as a skill...

"which calibrated speed will be used as a skill of the pilot" .... what on earth does this mean? Was this in a UK exam?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Apr 2018, 16:01
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

QDM is relative bearing plus magnetic heading,...

QDM is relative bearing plus magnetic heading, 292 + 295 = 587, minus 360 to make sense of it = 227 deg mag

true brg to is QDM +/- variation at the aircraft = 227 + 15 =242 deg

This represents...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Apr 2018, 11:05
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Resolve the forces along the longitudinal axis of...

Resolve the forces along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. In one direction we have thrust plus the 'thrust component of weight', W sine theta where theta is the descent angle. In the other we...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Mar 2018, 12:18
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Fascinating, thank you RR. I will ask the CAA...

Fascinating, thank you RR. I will ask the CAA what document we are meant to be teaching to!
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Mar 2018, 11:23
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

ICAO Annex 3 says: 2.2 Use of CAVOK When...

ICAO Annex 3 says:

2.2 Use of CAVOK
When the following conditions occur simultaneously at the time of observation:
a) visibility, 10 km or more;
Note.— In local routine and special reports,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Dec 2017, 20:12
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

...not that CAP 413 is the reference document for...

...not that CAP 413 is the reference document for this subject. It should be the much more vague ICAO Annex. However I agree with you.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Dec 2017, 12:39
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

At least I hope!

At least I hope!
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Dec 2017, 09:03
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

A note on the first question, NS is associated...

A note on the first question, NS is associated with warm fronts and stable air and its very rare to get embedded CB in NS, although it can unusually happen when the warm sector is very unstable...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Nov 2017, 15:04
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Feedback suggests there's a bit missing from the...

Feedback suggests there's a bit missing from the Q above, rhumb line track is given as 250 deg.

Convergency = change of long x sin mean lat
= 4 deg x sin 52.5 deg (roughly)
= 3.2 deg (roughly)...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2017, 08:25
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Beats me, you should ask the question bank...

Beats me, you should ask the question bank provider. I would have chosen B

https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5747607/rId34%20Carburettor%20icing%20probability%20chart_500x353.jpg
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Sep 2017, 21:06
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

I haven't explained myself properly. In the...

I haven't explained myself properly. In the formula for PSR 'O' stands for groundspeed out to PSR. In the formula for PET 'O' stands for groundspeed onwards from PET. Assuming TAS and wind components...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Sep 2017, 14:04
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Terrible, Have just done a rough calculation...

Terrible, Have just done a rough calculation assuming all Os and Hs are the same and get 300KT. Was that an answer?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Sep 2017, 07:44
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

What value are you getting for cos 45 degrees?

What value are you getting for cos 45 degrees?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Sep 2017, 10:27
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Let's have a go... We know distance to PET =...

Let's have a go...

We know distance to PET = (DH)/(O+H), substituting..

(60/100)*1200 = (1200*H)/(O+H) therefore
(60/100) = H/(O+H) and, if we wanted to, we could find O in terms of H
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Jul 2017, 20:02
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

You have to love the examiners' simplicity, not...

You have to love the examiners' simplicity, not specifying the type of aircraft. Or maybe they did and its not included in the feedback?



On an aircraft like the older 747s with servo driven...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Jun 2017, 22:25
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Bless them, this is because the FAA documentation...

Bless them, this is because the FAA documentation says compressibility need not be considered below 200KT (one assumes CAS but they don't specify) and 10,000ft (missed that bit out) and the CRP-5 and...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Apr 2017, 18:20
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

I think it is an old question, KayPam, now...

I think it is an old question, KayPam, now removed. I will research tomorrow.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Apr 2017, 08:38
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

I, for one, am fascinated as selfin's explanation...

I, for one, am fascinated as selfin's explanation goes some way to explaining something that has worried me for some time. I have always found it difficult to reconcile the two statements:

1. On...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Apr 2017, 12:05
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

I think the question KayPam is asking is, why...

I think the question KayPam is asking is, why would you apply compressibilty? That correction comes between CAS and EAS, not TAS and Mach. Having found your TAS you would apply compressibility if you...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Apr 2017, 17:21
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

er, temperature is (+15) - 66 +15 = -36. I agree...

er, temperature is (+15) - 66 +15 = -36. I agree with KayPam, why would you apply compressibility?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Mar 2017, 15:16
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Ah, not sure about C there Keith, but certainly B...

Ah, not sure about C there Keith, but certainly B if a derate is used rather than flex. But who knows?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Mar 2017, 14:25
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

I think Kay Pam's point is that, if the field is...

I think Kay Pam's point is that, if the field is 'artificially' balanced by assuming that ASDA = TODA and there is extra ASDA available, then a solution would be to discard the 'balanced' solution...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd Feb 2017, 09:45
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Thank you Keith. I suspect that the clue to my...

Thank you Keith. I suspect that the clue to my misunderstanding is indeed the IAS thing for when comparing roll rates at 420KT IAS/TAS at sea level with roll rates at 200KT IAS/420KT TAS at height...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Feb 2017, 21:20
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Thanks KayPam, that in a nutshell, is why I don't...

Thanks KayPam, that in a nutshell, is why I don't teach principles of flight! will work through it slowly tomorrow.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Feb 2017, 14:43
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

Not being an aerodynamicist I'd have gone for...

Not being an aerodynamicist I'd have gone for (D). I remember exactly this exercise in the Hawk when an instructor tried to convince me that the highest rate of roll occurred at altitude, when it...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Feb 2017, 08:39
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

That would not be so in the UK. The UK CAA used...

That would not be so in the UK. The UK CAA used to allow you to take the whole CAP in but this has not been the case for some while, now you only get an 'Annex' showing the relevant graph. Our...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Feb 2017, 14:04
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

It's not you RedBull, the question is completely...

It's not you RedBull, the question is completely unclear. Answer (b) is correct for microburst type scenarios and (d) for steady or slow-changing conditions. In correct English you would also use the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Feb 2017, 09:34
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

It does, there are compasses made specific to...

It does, there are compasses made specific to hemisphere but I have only been able to find references to 'orienteering' style compasses. I concluded that aircraft compasses are not compensated for...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
31st Jan 2017, 21:18
Replies: 1,315
Views: 923,004
Posted By Alex Whittingham

You are right, Keith. Depending on hemisphere and...

You are right, Keith. Depending on hemisphere and direction of travel the constant gyro track could be north or south of the great circle. I only meant that, in this case, it ran to the north.
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