Creating a private airfield
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Creating a private airfield
...became a lot easier today. If you have the cash to spare and a place to moor it.
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Just In Time For The Holidays! - Swampland - TIME.com
I wonder if there's any take-off data for your average spancan for that warped deck though.
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Just In Time For The Holidays! - Swampland - TIME.com
I wonder if there's any take-off data for your average spancan for that warped deck though.
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I can feel a business plan coming on Buy that plus a few Harrier jump jets which are bound to come onto E bay soon then rent out your services to the UK as they are getting a bit short on the defense side.
To fill in available time you could always motor on down to east Africa and clear a few pirates as an extra earner? and get a winter sunshine break too
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I can feel a business plan coming on Buy that plus a few Harrier jump jets which are bound to come onto E bay soon then rent out your services to the UK as they are getting a bit short on the defense side.
To fill in available time you could always motor on down to east Africa and clear a few pirates as an extra earner? and get a winter sunshine break too
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Did you know that if you have less than 100,000 troops you are no longer an army but a militia.....
It won't be long before we just have one service with a few part timers in it.
It won't be long before we just have one service with a few part timers in it.
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Or do what the Swiss do and train up civilians in case they ever need to be dragged in from the day job! Quite fancy a bit of low level stuff in a Hawk
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Or do what the Swiss do and train up civilians in case they ever need to be dragged in from the day job! Quite fancy a bit of low level stuff in a Hawk
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you could always motor on down to east Africa
Not an irrecoverable situation of course, but something to consider for your business plan.
Mooring it somewhere should not be a problem though, if you rent a big enough tug to get it there. Heck, you could probably even anchor it out to sea somewhere. Maybe halfway between Calais and Dover, so that nobody needs to be out of gliding distance from a suitable landing spot anymore while crossing the Channel. Who knows, you might even be able to sell tax-free fuel that way.
Obviously restaurant and sleeping facilities are all on board as well. I feel a GA magnet starting to appear here.
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I feel a GA magnet starting to appear here.
Could one have an ILS on it (a serious question)? The GS should be doable but a VHF LOC might get "bent" somewhat... might have to be a MLS.
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Could one have an ILS on it (a serious question)?
You'd have a tough time certifying an ILS to civilian standards though, with the deck (and thus the antennae) bobbing up and down. Gyroscopic stabilizers come to mind...
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Interesting point on the runway heading? I know nothing about carrier ops but would imagine the Carrier would turn into wind so there was no drift and then give the runway heading to the aircraft?
Would the Carrier offset for current drift?
Anyone know???
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Would the Carrier offset for current drift?
Anyone know???
Pace
The carrier will try to give a small crosswind towards the island, so as to avoid massive rotor over the deck. However, that is determined by operational expediency.
When I was young and not overly bright (as opposed to now, where I'm older) I worked for a short while on a carrier - it took me a week of sitting through Harrier pre-flight briefings before I finally worked out why they never briefed QFE !
I don't recall an ILS, I think that they used some form of TACAN approach, but could be wrong - that wasn't my thing to worry about at the time.
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When I was young and not overly bright (as opposed to now, where I'm older) I worked for a short while on a carrier - it took me a week of sitting through Harrier pre-flight briefings before I finally worked out why they never briefed QFE !
I don't recall an ILS, I think that they used some form of TACAN approach, but could be wrong - that wasn't my thing to worry about at the time.
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So it comes without serviceable engines,
Okay I wil leave now!
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Originally Posted by LH2
Surprised how little draught she's got. I wonder what's the design reason behind that.