ABAC Pilots Notes
The Association of British Aero Clubs - ABAC - in the 1960's published a set of Pilot's Notes for various aircraft, the one's I am aware are Tiger Moth, Auster Autocrat, Piper Colt & Piper Tri-Pacer.
Does anyone know of any others or indeed a full list of all the types covered Many thanks |
I dug into my dusty bag and unearthed a set of Pilot's Notes for Cessna 150 issued by the British Light Aviation Centre sometime in the 1960's, I guess, (as well as Airtours' Notes for C172 and Cambridge Aero Club's for C150F). Was BLAC the same organisation as ABAC, under another name?
There was also a little circular plastic gadget sold by Airtours for setting up a pilot interpreted (rather than controller interpreted) instrument approach using a series of QDMs (every 2 minutes or less), which was part of the IMC Rating syllabus. I forget its Q Code; QGH was the controller interpreted version IIRC. That triggered a flood of memories of painful hours under the hood mastering this (for me) devilishly difficult procedure! |
There was also a little circular plastic gadget sold by Airtours for setting up a pilot interpreted (rather than controller interpreted) instrument approach using a series of QDMs (every 2 minutes or less), which was part of the IMC Rating syllabus. I forget its Q Code; QGH was the controller interpreted version IIRC. 2 s |
Originally Posted by 2 sheds
(Post 11013517)
....which you probably did while trying to adjust your outbound track!
I'd hoped to have forgotten all that.....it was bad enough in a C150 on a windy day, horrible in an Aztec at nearly twice the speed. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....359d58be60.jpg Back to thread. |
Don't know, but it probably involves a 180...
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Originally Posted by Jhieminga
(Post 11015628)
Don't know, but it probably involves a 180...
climb till onto top and ask mods for directions. Can OP tell if there is a difference between LBAC and ABAC? |
Old, not bold.
>>> Was BLAC the same organisation as ABAC, under another name? <<< Yes. Changed it's name at the end of the 60s. The Association of British Aero Clubs became British Light Aircraft "Corporation" ......I think that's right. |
It was "Centre"... see the pic below.
I was corresponding with them as BLAC in 1967 but I don't know the exact date. I'm even fairly certain that when I visited them in Artillery Mansions in 1966 they were BLAC, but that could just be failing memory syndrome. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....67c6f6ce8a.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1f2202e512.jpg Edit......Companies House records show British Light Aviation Centre Ltd was incorporated on 18th March 1966, and still exists today.. |
Nowadays BLAC trades as AOPA UK.
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Association of British Aero Clubs and Centres is probably the same organization?
Available: DH Tiger moth Cessna 150 And this is probably the one of ABACaC for the Auster but I could not locate the selling site. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....691248556.jpeg |
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