It's nice to hear of other peoples' "
senior moments" ! Glad to know I'm not the only one !
The mention of the altimeter setting in the last post reminded me of a long straight-in approach I made to Welshpool some years back. As I got closer and closer something was just "
not right". Then I realised with horror that, although I had been given, and written down, the QFE . . . . . . I had not actually changed the setting on the altimeter ! For those not familiar, Welshpool is 233 ft AMSL, and a busy road crosses nearly at the threshold of rwy 22 !
Result : battery completely flat !
To continue my joy, our Engineers are closed all the festive week, so no charge or jump leads there ! I had to remove the battery, and bring it home to charge overnight. I've refitted it this afternoon, and the engine fired first turn of the key !
Hopefully, the mistake will never be repeated !