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Forum: Private Flying
29th Mar 2007, 20:06
Replies: 287
Views: 29,792
Posted By Lower the Nose!

If there were a shred of evidence to suggest...

If there were a shred of evidence to suggest wearing hi-viz would make anyone safer at a small GA airfield, you would have a point. But there simply isn't.
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2007, 21:23
Replies: 17
Views: 1,358
Posted By Lower the Nose!

I don't think it's right that you need five hours...

I don't think it's right that you need five hours for a tailwheel sign off. The FARs do specify a couple of things you need to do, such as cross-wind t/o or landing, but not I think a minimum number...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Feb 2007, 14:30
Replies: 19
Views: 6,265
Posted By Lower the Nose!

And it's a lot cheaper. If you're not bothered...

And it's a lot cheaper. If you're not bothered about night or instrument flying you can happily fly VFR in the UK, microlights as well as 'Group A' stuff, on your FAA certificate without handing...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jan 2007, 19:37
Replies: 70
Views: 10,771
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Agreed, but petitions don't work!! ...

Agreed, but petitions don't work!! Demonstrations do occasionally, and concerted lobbying does rather more often.
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jan 2007, 19:02
Replies: 70
Views: 10,771
Posted By Lower the Nose!

This won't work!

Petitions are a notoriously ineffective means of putting across a case to the government. An online version all the more so: it will be easy to ignore, not least because plainly very little effort...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jul 2006, 12:45
Replies: 98
Views: 10,242
Posted By Lower the Nose!

You are right here, although perhaps not quite...

You are right here, although perhaps not quite for the reason you intended. If there were any evidence, even one shred, that mandatory wearing of hi viz vests at a small airfield promoted safety,...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jul 2006, 13:31
Replies: 42
Views: 4,582
Posted By Lower the Nose!

I doubt it, because 5k is only the start if you...

I doubt it, because 5k is only the start if you want to fly in the UK. I have learnt to fly in the US where I have been living for the past few years. But I have no intention of flying in the UK...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2006, 23:26
Replies: 29
Views: 4,164
Posted By Lower the Nose!

It seems you can fly microlights on an FAA...

It seems you can fly microlights on an FAA certificate in the UK after all.

Having been told initially by the BMAA that it was not possible, I queried their response and was ultimately referred to...
Forum: Private Flying
21st May 2006, 15:13
Replies: 5
Views: 1,108
Posted By Lower the Nose!

If I am lost in the US I would call Center...

If I am lost in the US I would call Center ('Centre' if you prefer!) or Flight Service. Is there no UK equivalent?
Forum: Private Flying
15th May 2006, 21:37
Replies: 37
Views: 4,881
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Can you describe it?

Can you describe it?
Forum: Private Flying
5th May 2006, 15:50
Replies: 39
Views: 7,747
Posted By Lower the Nose!

When I stopped at a small airport in the middle...

When I stopped at a small airport in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma, recently they were displaying an interesting league table of local airports ranked in order of contribution to the local economy....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Apr 2006, 00:52
Replies: 10
Views: 981
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Reserving seats - why so difficult?

I travel frequently with my wife and three small children, and always try to reserve seats in advance to ensure we sit together. The usual pattern, regardless of airline, is to be told over the phone...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Mar 2006, 16:42
Replies: 56
Views: 6,412
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Whopity Maybe you know what you're talking...

Whopity

Maybe you know what you're talking about, maybe not. Who can tell on these boards? That's why I've asked the CAA.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2006, 17:46
Replies: 56
Views: 6,412
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Common sense suggests it should be legal. But it...

Common sense suggests it should be legal. But it is undoubtedly a grey area, which is why the CAA asked me to put the question in writing.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2006, 16:22
Replies: 56
Views: 6,412
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Agreed, and my fear is the CAA could use the...

Agreed, and my fear is the CAA could use the requirement for differences training to specify microlights as being excluded from the provision recognising FAA licences. They might argue they can...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2006, 14:57
Replies: 56
Views: 6,412
Posted By Lower the Nose!

I am pretty sure that there are no licensing...

I am pretty sure that there are no licensing requirements whatsoever to fly single seater, flexwing ultralights in the US (and there are plenty of people over here crazy enough to try it without...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2006, 14:25
Replies: 56
Views: 6,412
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Why wouldn't it? My argument is based on the...

Why wouldn't it? My argument is based on the following from Section A7 of LASORS:

A licence issued by any other ICAO Contracting State
(including a JAA State that has not yet been
recommended...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2006, 12:22
Replies: 56
Views: 6,412
Posted By Lower the Nose!

On the microlight question, I was told over the...

On the microlight question, I was told over the phone by the CAA licensing division a couple of days ago that nobody had ever asked this question before, and I should put it in writing to get a...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Mar 2006, 23:07
Replies: 21
Views: 2,521
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Just to be clear, a BFR (strictly speaking...

Just to be clear, a BFR (strictly speaking officially now just called a 'flight review' but still biennial nonetheless) is the legal requirement to maintain an FAA private pilot's certificate. I do...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2006, 22:22
Replies: 20
Views: 2,232
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Not relevant to regulations, but www.airnav.com...

Not relevant to regulations, but www.airnav.com contains all the info you need on all the airports in the US.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Mar 2006, 16:17
Replies: 36
Views: 3,110
Posted By Lower the Nose!

[QUOTE=bfato]There can only ever be ONE person...

[QUOTE=bfato]There can only ever be ONE person logging IC at any stage of a flight. QUOTE]


This is not true of FAA regulations (sorry if this is not what you meant). There can only be one PIC...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Mar 2006, 13:36
Replies: 36
Views: 3,110
Posted By Lower the Nose!

[QUOTE=bfato]It's a stupid point really, don't...

[QUOTE=bfato]It's a stupid point really, don't worry about it. What it comes down to is I don't understand how the FAA can have a system of two people logging PIC for the same flight. Only one of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Mar 2006, 17:39
Replies: 67
Views: 17,563
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Post-qualification I joined a flying club with a...

Post-qualification I joined a flying club with a nice new(ish) Skyhawk complete with autopilot. I didn't pay much attention to the AP when I had my club checkout, thinking I would rather hand fly. ...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2006, 04:13
Replies: 29
Views: 4,164
Posted By Lower the Nose!

The answer is no. Contact Roy Hart at the BMAA...

The answer is no. Contact Roy Hart at the BMAA (details earlier in the thread) to get it from the horse's mouth. Then ask him how the BMAA justified this apparently pointless restriction. Please...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jan 2006, 15:40
Replies: 40
Views: 6,103
Posted By Lower the Nose!

I hadn't seen this before. It looks like a very...

I hadn't seen this before. It looks like a very good deal. What's the catch?
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jan 2006, 17:30
Replies: 41
Views: 4,796
Posted By Lower the Nose!

It's interesting to look at how the FAA...

It's interesting to look at how the FAA approaches this. You can do your PPL (or the IR) in a really basic plane. They can't stop you. But if you turn up for a checkride in a C172 with an autopilot...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jan 2006, 21:00
Replies: 29
Views: 4,164
Posted By Lower the Nose!

This is not what the BMAA seem to say. I was...

This is not what the BMAA seem to say. I was told unequivocally that it is not legal to fly microlights in the UK on an FAA certificate. As far as the FAA are concerned I would be legal, but in the...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2006, 22:25
Replies: 29
Views: 4,164
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Re: UK microlight on FAA PPC?

Al,

Commiserations on having left flying paradise. I am in the same position (except still hanging on in the US), and had the exact same thoughts. Roy Hart at the bmaa replied to my email a...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jan 2006, 00:34
Replies: 16
Views: 1,979
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Re: Popham

Forgive my ignorance, but how can you get carb icing with carb heat on (assuming the carb heat is functioning properly)?
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Dec 2005, 17:14
Replies: 4
Views: 832
Posted By Lower the Nose!

The problem I had with this was that the times...

The problem I had with this was that the times didn't match the Hobbs meter reading, which was invariably lower. So you end up logging fewer hours than you're paying for.
Forum: Tech Log
18th Nov 2005, 12:23
Replies: 21
Views: 5,367
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Does this mean US pilots will no longer be giving...

Does this mean US pilots will no longer be giving readbacks like "eighteen eighty-two, see ya"?
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Nov 2005, 12:21
Replies: 21
Views: 5,607
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Monty77: have you tried your local British...

Monty77: have you tried your local British Embassy? A forwarding letter to the CAA with their headed notepaper might wake the useless buggers up, much as an MP's letter might.
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2005, 17:05
Replies: 4
Views: 637
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Nice airfield, tower controlled with two runways...

Nice airfield, tower controlled with two runways and a decent mix of the usual small GA stuff with a few jets. But winters can be hard up there and now might not be the best time of year.

Be sure...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jul 2005, 21:33
Replies: 59
Views: 8,559
Posted By Lower the Nose!

{ Apparently they now require finger print scans...

{ Apparently they now require finger print scans of Australians whilst not requiring the same of UK citizens }

Not so, I'm afraid. It's the same for us too.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Feb 2005, 23:55
Replies: 9
Views: 1,496
Posted By Lower the Nose!

Lots of stuff in the news about this, eg ...

Lots of stuff in the news about this, eg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4266695.stm

Why can the new 777 only fly London to Sydney in one direction non-stop? Obviously it needs a tailwind,...
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