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Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2023, 18:57
Replies: 1,593
Views: 427,612
Posted By farsouth

According to this...

According to this https://regulatorylibrary.caa.co.uk/923-2012/Content/Regs/01310_SERA5010_Special_VFR_in_control_zones.htm
the UK limit for (S)VFR for helicopters is 800m
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Aug 2023, 20:32
Replies: 306
Views: 145,420
Posted By farsouth

“Last in - first out”

“Last in - first out”
16th Jul 2023, 20:09
Replies: 61
Views: 11,891
Posted By farsouth

Maybe that is the reason for our different...

Maybe that is the reason for our different experiences - I have rarely driven on any of those in recent years. My frequent use motorways are M90, M9, M80, M8, M73, M74, A74(M), M6 and M5, and they...
16th Jul 2023, 11:50
Replies: 61
Views: 11,891
Posted By farsouth

No irony whatsoever. I have barely ever seen a...

No irony whatsoever. I have barely ever seen a pothole in a motorway surface, i.e. a defect that I would have to swerve to avoid should I see it by day, or that would cause me to think “w.t.f. did I...
14th Jul 2023, 16:36
Replies: 61
Views: 11,891
Posted By farsouth

Certainly some FOD along the sides of some...

Certainly some FOD along the sides of some motorways, but I have to say I cannot recall ever seeing a pothole in a motorway. It always amazes me how good the road surface is on motorways, and...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2022, 20:17
Replies: 7
Views: 2,408
Posted By farsouth

G-LCPL appeared in Bond film SPECTRE, released in...

G-LCPL appeared in Bond film SPECTRE, released in 2015. In the story of that film it was “destroyed” (special effects).
20th Oct 2022, 18:35
Replies: 71
Views: 24,221
Posted By farsouth

Incredible aircraft - first flight in 1952, less...

Incredible aircraft - first flight in 1952, less than 50 years after the Wright Brothers, last airframe produced 1962, and some of those airframes planned to still be in service in the 2050s, 100...
19th Oct 2022, 12:56
Replies: 74
Views: 7,583
Posted By farsouth

Was that a mis-print, or did you genuinely find...

Was that a mis-print, or did you genuinely find the Vulcan boring?
It was my absolute favourite air display aircraft of all time to watch (and listen to) 🙂
31st Aug 2022, 21:19
Replies: 14
Views: 3,341
Posted By farsouth

Thanks for moving my original post to a more...

Thanks for moving my original post to a more suitable place Senior Pilot, and thanks for all the work you and your fellow mods do to keep the site running.
30th Aug 2022, 22:35
Replies: 14
Views: 3,341
Posted By farsouth

Log in before being able to see Jet Blast?

Does anyone know why you now seem to have to log in before being able to see Jet Blast, whereas all other pages seem fine just as a guest?
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jul 2022, 10:39
Replies: 179
Views: 63,477
Posted By farsouth

This thread is getting somewhat repetitive, but...

This thread is getting somewhat repetitive, but as commented in previous posts -

There are conflicting accounts of this accident - it is not definitive that he “broke ranks and ran into the rotor”...
15th Jul 2022, 08:48
Replies: 266
Views: 108,873
Posted By farsouth

Is the problem with this that, within the...

Is the problem with this that, within the acceptable lateral tolerance of flying the approach, there could easily be e.g. a 200’ high building that you may or may not bounce your radalt off?
23rd Mar 2022, 12:26
Replies: 18
Views: 4,322
Posted By farsouth

Not the best proof-read story either - “. ....

Not the best proof-read story either -

“. . . the day that what would have been his friend’s 100th birthday “
” C-47 Dacota aircraft “
” Broxboume airport “
15th Dec 2021, 18:40
Replies: 6
Views: 1,609
Posted By farsouth

A spare pilot might be useful too, in case you...

A spare pilot might be useful too, in case you don’t pass the medical 🙂
Forum: Tech Log
25th Oct 2021, 16:28
Replies: 49
Views: 10,684
Posted By farsouth

Not quite sure about the explanation of the...

Not quite sure about the explanation of the higher wing travelling faster, therefore creating more lift, and this effect being greater the higher the bank angle . . .
If you look at the two...
12th May 2021, 10:54
Replies: 41
Views: 10,689
Posted By farsouth

Thanks for that, I will happily go back to...

Thanks for that, I will happily go back to referring to them as Shorts🙂

(However, I won’t go as far as referring to a previous employer of mine as “Bristows” - that always grates on my ear, and I...
11th May 2021, 23:48
Replies: 41
Views: 10,689
Posted By farsouth

This is not a criticism - I also have always...

This is not a criticism - I also have always referred to the type as a Shorts 330 or 360, but if you are writing an article about the aircraft, reading the entry on Wikipedia it appears that it...
1st Jul 2020, 15:59
Replies: 1,742
Views: 3,035,679
Posted By farsouth

Here’s a link to the report on the accident...

Here’s a link to the report on the accident referred to above. A lot of similarities, and certainly shows that the PIA accident cannot only be blamed on a non-“Western cultural” mindset.

For those...
2nd Aug 2019, 20:23
Replies: 56
Views: 62,281
Posted By farsouth

Yes, definitely possible... ...

Yes, definitely possible...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nish_Bruce
23rd Sep 2018, 15:27
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

Re. The article in The Times, does anyone here...

Re. The article in The Times, does anyone here knowledgeable about Stearmans know what this comment from T C-T might be referring to?


Just wondering what "limited front controls" might be - I...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jul 2018, 09:44
Replies: 43
Views: 14,850
Posted By farsouth

Thanks very much, interesting and informative!

Thanks very much, interesting and informative!
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jul 2018, 08:59
Replies: 43
Views: 14,850
Posted By farsouth

Is that your opinion, or do you have a source for...

Is that your opinion, or do you have a source for that information? No offense meant, but it sounds unlikely to me - where does the tyre wear come from on a wheel that is neither driving or braking...
7th Sep 2017, 12:54
Replies: 4
Views: 4,172
Posted By farsouth

Not sure if that is classed as an "Accident" or a...

Not sure if that is classed as an "Accident" or a "Close call" !!
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Apr 2017, 16:24
Replies: 1
Views: 2,044
Posted By farsouth

Three page thread already running on this...

Three page thread already running on this incident.

http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/593567-bhs-chc-brazil-s92-recent-event.html
Replies: 28
Views: 6,527
Posted By farsouth

Suggest you look up the definition of QNE...

Suggest you look up the definition of QNE Falcon99 - BillieBob has it correct.....
2nd Nov 2016, 17:37
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

Also on the "incident" (.........) report, ...

Also on the "incident" (.........) report, Principal Occupation - Pilot ..............


(Looking at the pictures on that AvCom site, one thing for sure - that is a beautiful aeroplane)
25th Oct 2016, 14:59
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

From this quote by the head of the LAA, it seems...

From this quote by the head of the LAA, it seems clear where the manipulation was..........
25th Oct 2016, 12:52
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

When I first read this thread, I also thought...

When I first read this thread, I also thought that maybe the case was being over-stated, and that maybe TCT had genuinely been misunderstood. It did not take very much in the way of background...
24th Oct 2016, 12:11
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

I know this thread has gone round and round the...

I know this thread has gone round and round the same topics, but for anyone drawn to it by the recent turn of events who doesn't have the inclination to read it from the start, this article is a very...
18th Oct 2016, 18:31
Replies: 72
Views: 22,013
Posted By farsouth

It appears from Mr Kirk's website that he has...

It appears from Mr Kirk's website that he has flown around a lot of the world SOLO in an old aeroplane.
Surely it is time that he was recognised by the HCAP for these feats of navigation, and I...
16th Oct 2016, 02:03
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

Well one thing is for sure - she has not earned...

Well one thing is for sure - she has not earned the award of Honorary Membership of the Australian Women's Pilot Association,
as the certificate clearly says -

"For her Solo flight from the UK to...
5th Oct 2016, 17:18
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

Having a quick look back through the Wiki edit...

Having a quick look back through the Wiki edit history, I see that on 23rd Sept, the section highlighted in bold below was added.



First time I have seen a claim that her GPS was "for use in...
24th Sep 2016, 16:53
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

I think the team will have a full-time job on...

I think the team will have a full-time job on their hands to correct all the "misunderstandings" that have gone on by publications all over the world - just Google "Tracey Curtis-Taylor solo" and you...
24th Sep 2016, 15:10
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

Interesting angle there clunckdriver - A...

Interesting angle there clunckdriver -

A quick search and I found a BBC article about a guy who got convicted in 2009 after wearing medals he wasnt entitled to at a Remembrance Day parade in...
23rd Sep 2016, 07:12
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,494,555
Posted By farsouth

From same Lonely Planet article - Guess TCT...

From same Lonely Planet article -

Guess TCT would say that was Lonely Planet's mistake, and they had misunderstood her, just like the rest of us have..............
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