Because runways are marked according to the magnetic heading, and the magnetic north pole moves around, about 0.1 degree per year, so every ten years or so all runways get renamed.

Runway Change
 

Yep, and Humberside's runways are going to be changed tonight, so from tomorrow (9 Apr) it'll be 20/02 and 26/08.

Cheers
p. :ok:

runway markings
 

ahhh now it all makes sense!!
im sure i wil come across more information like this when i start the Nav exam!!
im finding Met quite difficult at the moment does anyone recommend a good dvd worth studying?

I did met a couple of months ago and used OAT cd rom MET. Much easier to understand the subject when used in conjunction with the book.

1st landing!
 

hi all
i know this isnt strictly a forum message but id lik eto announce my first take off and landing
it was one of the most amazing feelings
looking forward to my solo pretty soon im hoping for a greaser in the eyes of ted striker (airplane comedy from the 80s)!!
i dont get out much can you tell

oops, been a while since I've been on here!

In answer the the videos, just do a search on 'ground school <subject>'
Its hit and miss and videos appear and disapear off YouTube a fair ammount these days
Just trawl through a few.

As for OAT, I've got their Q&A cd, find they go in to far too much detail. Beyond what you need for the PPL exams, still, I suppose it doesn't hurt having too much info.

And well done Aerofoil! Its always good to achieve something, at times you feel like you're getting nowhere fast....next up is the solo :ok:
and don't call me Shirley......

Change of Magnetic Variation.

The results of PPL exams should be recorded on SRG1105 Section 7 http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/srg1105ff.pdf by the examiner at the time of marking the examination. Quite often they don't and students turn up for test with no record of exams taken. If you fail an exam you should be given a copy of FCL 252 Notice of Failure to ensure you don,t take the same exam twice.

And don't forget Section 8a!

Students should insist on seeing that the Examiner has entered their exam results on the form - there is no real excuse for any Examiner not to do so.

Assuming, that is, that the Examiner has actually marked the paper in the first place! Rumours of office staff, receptionists and other 'invigilators' marking PPL papers still persist......:mad:

failed met exam
 

hello all
i have a couple of met questions id like some help with ive tried reading the book but im still not getting it !
you are flying at night with a full moon setting in the west which direction would give you the best visability?
A west B north C south D vis the same in all directions!
i chose D but that was wrong
even my instructor said he would have got that one wrong
slightly different area now
am i right in assuming that a warm front is associated with lower pressure?
i always thought it would be high?

:confused: Couldn't resist a pop at this
Was/is the correct answer B because the moon orbits in the equatorial plane and thus features to the West and South would tend to be more in shadow?

Surely one flies from A to B, irrespective of where the moon is?

the actual answer was A to the west maybe because the moon illuminates the sky or something?
bit of a red herring question if you ask me but it got me a fail im so annoyed as ive passed the previous exams first time!
i was 2 away from passing!!:ugh::ugh::ugh::ugh::\