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Old 4th Jun 2012, 13:07
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using your initative!!

Think its a great idea .....if you have bedded in the FW skills...and you have buy the sounds of it...why not use the tools at your disposal to get the job done....like it! got my CPL(H) in oz and hoping to use FW to get around to do both work and build my FW hours for my FW Commercial....go well...
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Being local some of the time don't forget the weather factor... unless you can get above or around the weather that can close down the route between the basin and the valley with the FW be careful if getting caught at VNY.

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Posted by Aucky:
I find the most common error is learning the difference in approach speed judgement coupled with the need for compensating for loss of translation lift etc during the approach which might be more 'hands-on' than the normal fixed wing approach(?).
Great observation. I was guilty of this very technique. I would fly down final at a steady 60 knots. My instructor, brand new with 200 hours, had never flown a plank. He asked why I "was burning it in". Huh? The final looked quite normal to me, and comfortable. There are "habits" in the FW world that don't readily translate to rotary flight. I expect transitioning from RW to FW is easier than the other way.
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