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Old 17th Jan 2003, 22:43
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Doghouse
 
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A few I made up, but they were for UK ATPL's so don't know if they apply. I have a card index of hundreds of them, but the ones below are ones I still use for instructing:

1. Factor's affecting induced drag:

*Smelly girls wash their arses lightly*

Speed, ground effect, aspect ratio, washout, aspect ratio, lightness (well weight really!)

2. Errors of NDB (when you do your assymetric NDB approach you'll see how well the nmemonic applies):

* Can't spell it out but read down the first line *

Coastal refraction
Undulating terrain
Night effect
Thunderstorms
Static

3. Order of priority in flight:

* BiG TAF *

Balloons, Gliders, Towing aircraft, Airships, Flying machines

4. Documents to be carried on international flights

* CRAP JAR *

Cargo manifest, registration cert, airworthiness cert, pax names, journey log books, aircrew licences, radio licence

5. Equipment to have on an aircraft

* FISH & CHIPs *

Fuses, 1st aid kit, seat (for every pax), harness (for every pax), chart, hand-held fire extinguisher, interception procedures, POH

6. Relationship between density, pressure, water vapour and temperature

* Dense pilots won't turn back *

See-saw with density and pressure on one side and water vapour and temperature on other, eg if pressure goes down, density goes down; if temperature goes up, pressure goes down

7. Factors affecting lift

* CAA's VD Willy *

Camber, Angle of Attack, Velocity, Density, Wing size

8. Factors affecting stall

* WALT FLIC *

Weight, angle of bank, load factor, thrust, flap, ice, C of G
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