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Old 8th August 2002 | 11:45
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FormationFlyer
 
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Oh and a word of warning....

Although you have flown it on the sim and think its gonna be no problem - dont let your guard down.

For instance...what if you have 14nm to run to controlled airspace from the take-off....you dont get airways clearance on take-off - small delay expected - and you are now merrily heading for the airways at 140kts......you flight sim wont simulate this....and yes that is a real example of what exactly happened to someone I knew on their IR ME SPA test - If I remember rightly the poor chappie unfortunately they didnt have a plan of action and plumbed into the airway....we never had a problem in training...we always got the clearance! So dont let familiarity get the better of you...

Good Luck!
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