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Forum: Private Flying
19th Mar 2024, 20:16
Replies: 6
Views: 798
Posted By Whopity

The PPL Skill test requires the candidate to...

The PPL Skill test requires the candidate to demonstrate the use of the radio under the heading Communications in each section of the test. If the test is conducted in Spain that could be...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Mar 2024, 10:00
Replies: 30
Views: 2,223
Posted By Genghis the Engineer

For a whole bunch of reasons, "weight" and "mass"...

For a whole bunch of reasons, "weight" and "mass" can be treated as interchangeable when you do everything at 1g. That includes doing your shopping, or calculating an aeroplane's weight/mass and...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2023, 06:04
Replies: 50
Views: 30,189
Posted By TheOddOne

Hi Jan, The UK CAA are only interested in...

Hi Jan,
The UK CAA are only interested in aerodromes that are licenced by them. There used to be many more licenced aerodromes in the UK when it was a requirement for flying training for an...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Dec 2023, 09:42
Replies: 50
Views: 30,189
Posted By ETOPS

​​​​​​​What was the outcome?

​​​​​​​What was the outcome?
Forum: Private Flying
28th Oct 2023, 19:49
Replies: 30
Views: 3,064
Posted By Fl1ingfrog

The clamour for rules and regulations is a sign...

The clamour for rules and regulations is a sign of our times. People are less likely these days to have their own mind but want rules and machines to make the simplest of decisions for them. It is a...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Oct 2023, 09:35
Replies: 30
Views: 3,064
Posted By scifi

Hi, I fly mostly over Wales, and as I type this,...

Hi, I fly mostly over Wales, and as I type this, there is just one Eurofox at 3500ft over Clocaenog Forest, in the whole of Wales.
We already have coloured lights on each wing-tip, HISLs as well,...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2023, 09:40
Replies: 78
Views: 6,345
Posted By BEagle

Military aircraft use both VHF and UHF. Thus any...

Military aircraft use both VHF and UHF. Thus any direction to a VHF frequency between 122.5 and 137.0 with a dropped fist digit could be confused with a UHF 225-370 frequency.
Forum: British Isles Aviation
26th Aug 2023, 09:16
Replies: 44
Views: 5,475
Posted By shed26

An enlightening meeting for me, in that l was...

An enlightening meeting for me, in that l was surprised by the way that Apian had approached the task. Surely they would have been better informed by starting with visits to the affected sites before...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
13th Aug 2023, 13:06
Replies: 44
Views: 5,475
Posted By Radgirl

I have posted before about these trials which are...

I have posted before about these trials which are easy to masquerade as life saving NHS work. In fact I can think of very very few clinical reasons for such drones. Correction, I can think of...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jul 2023, 12:51
Replies: 13
Views: 1,365
Posted By Jhieminga

When the hole is visible with your shoes on the...

When the hole is visible with your shoes on the sock/sleeve needs to be replaced!
Forum: Private Flying
31st May 2023, 19:32
Replies: 10
Views: 1,023
Posted By Prop swinger

. . . and a lot of grocer's apostrophes,...

. . . and a lot of grocer's apostrophes, apparently.

:)
Forum: Private Flying
31st May 2023, 17:29
Replies: 10
Views: 1,023
Posted By Saab Dastard

I think that all Robin aircraft (not sure about...

I think that all Robin aircraft (not sure about the metal ones) are stick rather than yoke, but probably not many flight schools use them in this country (England). Newcastle is in England, Jan, in...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2023, 03:05
Replies: 5
Views: 1,062
Posted By chevvron

I'm guessing they'll be using the grass runway...

I'm guessing they'll be using the grass runway 05/23 which is about 750m.
This is strictly a 'one off' opening for charity; the owners aim to be re-opening fully in about 2025.
Forum: Private Flying
21st May 2023, 17:58
Replies: 15
Views: 1,337
Posted By Genghis the Engineer

The C42 was one of the first 450kg microlights to...

The C42 was one of the first 450kg microlights to be approved in the UK for training, and along with the other aeroplane very much in that space - the EV97 Eurostar, rather captured the market when...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2023, 21:44
Replies: 15
Views: 1,337
Posted By excrab

With a little over 5000 hours in various single...

With a little over 5000 hours in various single engine Cessnas I would also recommend the C42, unless your ultimate aim is a commercial pilot’s licence.
The C42 is roomier than a Cessna 152, the...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd May 2023, 00:03
Replies: 34
Views: 8,491
Posted By First_Principal

Jan, I understand, but there is a positive note...

Jan, I understand, but there is a positive note in this - seeing Megan's photo's again 👍

FP.
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2023, 19:13
Replies: 7
Views: 1,229
Posted By eckhard

Unless it's a typo, the fractions of a degree are...

Unless it's a typo, the fractions of a degree are in seconds and not minutes. So; 5 degrees, 30 seconds + 32 degrees, 30 seconds = 37 degrees and 1 minute.
37x60=2220nm. Add 1nm for the extra minute...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jan 2023, 10:59
Replies: 5
Views: 1,092
Posted By Genghis the Engineer

They're very different aeroplanes. The C42...

They're very different aeroplanes.

The C42 is much better handling, much cheaper to run, shorter field but needs greater owner engagement with maintenance. It also has a significantly lower wing...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jan 2023, 13:20
Replies: 8
Views: 1,244
Posted By treadigraph

The CitationJet's reg does look to be easily...

The CitationJet's reg does look to be easily misread with the rudder hinge line running up through the G...

N916T is a Debonair rather than a Bonanza I see...
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