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Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2019, 17:21
Replies: 6
Views: 2,431
Posted By soay

My car and aircraft are both 13 years old, so...

My car and aircraft are both 13 years old, so generalising about lifetimes is not very productive. There's a lot more material in a car than in the average spamcan, which further complicates any...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2019, 19:54
Replies: 7
Views: 1,427
Posted By soay

For my DA40, I bought some Confor energy...

For my DA40, I bought some Confor energy absorbing foam, made a cutout for the stick (easy with a sharp knife), and got a local upholstery shop to cover it. You can buy it at glider shops, including...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Nov 2018, 15:18
Replies: 106
Views: 33,648
Posted By soay

The indignity and inconvenience for travelling...

The indignity and inconvenience for travelling that we have to suffer as a result of terrorism is bad enough, but now Brexiters want to compound it, regardless of cost. It's a boondoggle!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Nov 2017, 08:10
Replies: 38
Views: 17,531
Posted By soay

Surely the aircraft would still be moving forward...

Surely the aircraft would still be moving forward relative to the air, so the ground speed can't be zero on impact, unless there's an equal and opposite headwind, or it nose dived in. I suppose, if...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Nov 2017, 19:16
Replies: 38
Views: 17,531
Posted By soay

A SR22 stalls at about 60kts with flaps down, and...

A SR22 stalls at about 60kts with flaps down, and I doubt it would be possible to keep its wings level if the forward speed dropped much below that. Maybe there was a 60kt headwind!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Nov 2017, 17:14
Replies: 38
Views: 17,531
Posted By soay

The disconcerting thing about those photos is...

The disconcerting thing about those photos is that it looks like the aircraft landed with no ground speed at all, even though the prop must still have been turning. You can't even see where the...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Oct 2017, 12:40
Replies: 12
Views: 2,925
Posted By soay

The IR(R) (aka IMC rating) needn't be a stepping...

The IR(R) (aka IMC rating) needn't be a stepping stone to anything, other than climbing above the clouds. Getting the rating is not particularly onerous and greatly increases the opportunities for...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Aug 2017, 08:01
Replies: 10
Views: 10,618
Posted By soay

I'm not sure how they get away with it, but Bose...

I'm not sure how they get away with it, but Bose don't seem to allow their resellers to compete on prices. AOPA Members can purchase pilot supplies (https://www.aopa.co.uk/index.php/pilot-supplies)...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Aug 2017, 16:01
Replies: 71
Views: 16,989
Posted By soay

That's why the government promoted diesel engines...

That's why the government promoted diesel engines over petrol, because it's the CO2 emissions which are changing the climate. Diesel contains more carbon per litre than petrol, but that's...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Aug 2017, 12:50
Replies: 71
Views: 16,989
Posted By soay

Well, the first rule is to avoid web sites which...

Well, the first rule is to avoid web sites which have been set up to deliberately obfuscate the damage caused by burning fossil fuels, such as WUWT and the GWPF.

The products of combustion is...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Aug 2017, 08:28
Replies: 71
Views: 16,989
Posted By soay

David King, the former chief scientific adviser...

David King, the former chief scientific adviser has admitted it was wrong to cut fuel duty on diesel vehicles...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2017, 10:23
Replies: 71
Views: 16,989
Posted By soay

With all the fake news about these days, it's...

With all the fake news about these days, it's easy to become distrustful of everyone, but bear in mind the relative scale of the agendas. The only possible one that scientists from all over the...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2017, 07:03
Replies: 71
Views: 16,989
Posted By soay

That's like saying that people died of cancer...

That's like saying that people died of cancer before tobacco was smoked, so smoking can't cause cancer. It's a logical fallacy.

Natural processes buried megatons of carbon, in the form of coal,...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Apr 2017, 09:53
Replies: 71
Views: 16,989
Posted By soay

Where on Earth did you get that idea from? The...

Where on Earth did you get that idea from? The only thing that effects is our ability to ask what's the point of reducing our CO2 emissions when they are relatively small compared to China? That's...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Apr 2017, 10:01
Replies: 71
Views: 16,989
Posted By soay

Well, in retrospect, the diesel engine...

Well, in retrospect, the diesel engine manufacturers over promised and under delivered, while the regulation agencies looked the other way. In fact, most of the governmental responses to the...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Apr 2017, 16:41
Replies: 71
Views: 16,989
Posted By soay

The thing is, when he gave that advice, the...

The thing is, when he gave that advice, the evidence was in that climate change was going to globally destabilise the climate if we didn't our reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but not so obvious that...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Apr 2016, 08:04
Replies: 4
Views: 1,451
Posted By soay

ANT's aircraft...

ANT's aircraft (http://www.airnav.co.uk/aircraft.html).
Forum: Private Flying
31st Mar 2016, 10:03
Replies: 8
Views: 2,104
Posted By soay

Good stuff! For peace of mind, which source are...

Good stuff! For peace of mind, which source are you using for the data?
Forum: Private Flying
25th Mar 2016, 16:18
Replies: 18
Views: 3,612
Posted By soay

While not agreeing with the proposed change, it...

While not agreeing with the proposed change, it doesn't help to be unnecessarily alarmist:

"4.9 Where prosecutions do occur, whilst the fine amount is unlimited the fine will have to be...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Feb 2016, 06:47
Replies: 22
Views: 5,022
Posted By soay

Adding half the gust factor is all very well, but...

Adding half the gust factor is all very well, but some aircraft float along in ground effect if you do that and the timing of the gust is wrong. This leaves them much harder to control in a...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2015, 07:15
Replies: 81
Views: 15,730
Posted By soay

I do my best to make sure I don't miss anything...

I do my best to make sure I don't miss anything important in the NOTAM, before a flight, but the screeds of completely irrelevant stuff doesn't help. For example, this is part of a VFR narrow route...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Sep 2015, 15:09
Replies: 5
Views: 1,805
Posted By soay

To get instrument approach plates on the PC...

To get instrument approach plates on the PC version:

Click the Plates tab, next to Flight Details;
Click Filtering;
Check Show Instrument Approach Charts;
Click OK.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Aug 2015, 06:45
Replies: 11
Views: 3,953
Posted By soay

I purchased the map update from Garmin...

I purchased the map update from Garmin (https://buy.garmin.com/en-IE/GB/maps/map-updates/numaps-lifetime/numaps-lifetime-europe/prod33380.html). I think I used Garmin Express...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2015, 21:09
Replies: 11
Views: 3,953
Posted By soay

I've updated the road maps on my 500, but it's a...

I've updated the road maps on my 500, but it's a right pain, because they don't all fit in its internal memory, but that's where the automatic update wants to put them. Unfortunately, the updater...
Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2015, 20:24
Replies: 40
Views: 5,376
Posted By soay

Thanks 2 sheds.

Thanks 2 sheds.
Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2015, 11:23
Replies: 40
Views: 5,376
Posted By soay

No need to get nasty! I wasn't criticising...

No need to get nasty! I wasn't criticising anybody, just trying to find out where the term comes from. You're of an older generation than me, so was it on the syllabus when you learned to fly?
Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2015, 07:16
Replies: 40
Views: 5,376
Posted By soay

That doesn't help with the derivation as it...

That doesn't help with the derivation as it implies there's more than one final approach being flown.
Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2015, 19:53
Replies: 40
Views: 5,376
Posted By soay

Finals?

The thread Reducing flaps on short finals (http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/560508-reducing-flaps-short-finals.html) makes me wonder where "finals" comes from and why it is so prevalent on the...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Mar 2015, 17:47
Replies: 44
Views: 7,314
Posted By soay

How about: "As you'll know from your preflight...

How about: "As you'll know from your preflight briefing, this airfield operates an A/G service. If you don't know the limitations of such a service, we can explain, if you'd care to return to the...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Mar 2015, 10:46
Replies: 44
Views: 7,314
Posted By soay

I can understand where you're coming from in...

I can understand where you're coming from in taking that approach, but if someone clearly doesn't understand the limitations of an A/G operator, surely it would be better to let them know that,...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Feb 2015, 19:10
Replies: 21
Views: 7,566
Posted By soay

Do you ever read their "General Aviation"...

Do you ever read their "General Aviation" magazine? The reports describing AOPA's mind numbing encounters with EASA are enough to persuade me to keep funding them by remaining a member.
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2015, 07:04
Replies: 29
Views: 4,255
Posted By soay

<i>"principles of flight confusion"</i> That...

<i>"principles of flight confusion"</i>

That should be covered in the Human Performance and Limitations syllabus.

Sorry, I'll get my coat on the way out ....
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jan 2015, 16:35
Replies: 48
Views: 22,512
Posted By soay

I know it's not the done thing to criticise...

I know it's not the done thing to criticise misuse of language in forums, but ...

if "he/she should of stated" is correct English, so is "he/she of stated".

The verb is "to have", not "to of"....
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jan 2015, 14:14
Replies: 46
Views: 7,684
Posted By soay

Just to state the obvious, it's important to get...

Just to state the obvious, it's important to get the correct size, as well as the extra plumbing that's needed. See here (http://www.elitemedical.com/urologicals1.html) for more details.
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jan 2015, 11:34
Replies: 46
Views: 7,684
Posted By soay

How glider pilots do it...

How glider pilots do it (http://www.glidingclub.org.au/fly/tasks/urinating-in-flight/)
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