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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd May 2019, 21:42
Replies: 15
Views: 6,829
Posted By 2Donkeys

Photos circulating in PA32 circles suggest that...

Photos circulating in PA32 circles suggest that the aircraft had been converted to club seating configuration from the conventional 6 forward facing arrangement. Such a conversion is not authorised...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Apr 2019, 12:27
Replies: 155
Views: 129,722
Posted By 2Donkeys

Try these two for size. Firstly, What would...

Try these two for size.

Firstly, What would you do if ATC asked you to do this...

https://youtu.be/bpVgl_Ynppw

Secondly, how good is your aviation French? Put yours to this test with this...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Mar 2019, 12:33
Replies: 155
Views: 129,722
Posted By 2Donkeys

My latest video offering. This time, a VFR flight...

My latest video offering. This time, a VFR flight into Humberside airport last weekend. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/8Q04Y1D7F4Q
Forum: Private Flying
28th Feb 2019, 13:42
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

All true Selfie, but in the question posed to us,...

All true Selfie, but in the question posed to us, the assumption is that the costs of the flight will be met by the pilot in full. That does not meet the hurdle for compensation.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Feb 2019, 13:10
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

Not really. We've all had one principle beaten...

Not really. We've all had one principle beaten into us since the earliest days of air law. The FAA version of that principle is:

]§ 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Feb 2019, 13:03
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

With respect, you've misunderstood the concept of...

With respect, you've misunderstood the concept of common purpose. Common purpose is only a consideration where there is a cost sharing arrangement (or where the pilot is receiving some compensation...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Feb 2019, 07:45
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

I disagree. Common purpose would dramatically...

I disagree. Common purpose would dramatically alter the nature of Wingly, to name but one example. No more offers of flights to passenger-chosen destinations as such offers would fall foul of the...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Feb 2019, 06:40
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

There are four tests for common carriage, and...

There are four tests for common carriage, and advertising a flight in the manner described satisfies three of those tests. The only test that your scenario does not satisfy is 'compensation'. If...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2019, 20:48
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

EXDAC: You might want to take a look at a more...

EXDAC: You might want to take a look at a more current AOPA article written by a different Yodice, in which Common Purpose is defined as the desire to travel to the same destination:
...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2019, 19:00
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

Unfortunately, as with all things legalese,...

Unfortunately, as with all things legalese, Common Purpose doesn't quite mean what you are attempting to make it mean.

Common purpose does not mean that both parties to a flight are both going to...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2019, 17:09
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

I would say that in those few words, he pretty...

I would say that in those few words, he pretty much nails a key aspect of the common purpose test. The flight had better not be for the sole purpose of taking the passenger to the destination.
...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2019, 16:47
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

Which is why you are less interested in number of...

Which is why you are less interested in number of fatal accidents (ie accidents in which at least one fatality occurs), and you are concerned about the total number of fatalities per unit of...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2019, 15:36
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

Lots of scope for playing with the NTSB's...

Lots of scope for playing with the NTSB's statistics as I know you are well aware. The gap changes if one takes into account the number of fatalities as opposed to the number of fatal accidents, for...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Feb 2019, 14:33
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

Even if that ILS were in France, where the IMC...

Even if that ILS were in France, where the IMC rating would not have been valid in any case!
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2019, 13:54
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

I don't think it is that particular flavour of...

I don't think it is that particular flavour of safety case that is imagined here. The FAA in applying the regulations they do are seeking to avoid private pilots performing flights that might...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Feb 2019, 13:39
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

I have heard it rumoured on similarly good...

I have heard it rumoured on similarly good authority that it had long since ceased to be valid for want of renewal.
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2019, 13:19
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

I think that part of the problem with what you...

I think that part of the problem with what you are saying EXDAC is that like the UK, the US legal system is based on common law. This means that the regulations, on which you base your point, are...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2019, 09:55
Replies: 47
Views: 6,648
Posted By 2Donkeys

Common purpose is a test for the validity of a...

Common purpose is a test for the validity of a cost-shared flight advocated by the FAA in a well known legal opinion, but it doesn't form the basis of regulation. The only real alignment of...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2019, 21:32
Replies: 7
Views: 1,137
Posted By 2Donkeys

I have the Garmin GTX345 (I actually have the R...

I have the Garmin GTX345 (I actually have the R model, the remotely mounted transponder, controlled via a GTN750).

Beautiful easy-to-use transponder along the same lines as all of the other GTX...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2019, 06:30
Replies: 12
Views: 1,986
Posted By 2Donkeys

Indeed. It was common practice if ATC were...

Indeed. It was common practice if ATC were unavailable, right up to the mid 2000s for out of hours ops to take place on a Air to Air basis subject to the relatively straightforward terms of an out...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2019, 15:32
Replies: 12
Views: 1,986
Posted By 2Donkeys

Yes. We may have been at cross-purposes. In...

Yes. We may have been at cross-purposes. In relation to OOH operations, notice is required, but not 24 hours. But such ops are reserved for qualifying residents.

For visits, on normal open days...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Feb 2019, 14:40
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

Mike. I struggle to understand which aspect of...

Mike. I struggle to understand which aspect of this unfortunate affair has anything to do with the letter painted on the side of the aircraft. Perhaps you could clarify.

The CAA is required to...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2019, 14:25
Replies: 12
Views: 1,986
Posted By 2Donkeys

Crossed wire I think. Cambridge doesn’t require...

Crossed wire I think. Cambridge doesn’t require 24 hours PPR. Out of hours permits are restricted to based aircraft though, and pilots need to meet certain requirements, as well as insurance minima. ...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Feb 2019, 20:13
Replies: 12
Views: 1,986
Posted By 2Donkeys

The same thing happens at airfields in the UK...

The same thing happens at airfields in the UK too...

Cranfield have a tendency to opt for closure where others would allow CTAF-style operations. Cranfield bases its decision in this regard, so it...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Feb 2019, 13:36
Replies: 12
Views: 1,986
Posted By 2Donkeys

I was there at the end of last week. Local...

I was there at the end of last week. Local rumour, for what that's worth is that this is increasingly looking like a longer term if not permanent position. The controllers are said still not to be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Feb 2019, 07:39
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

If specific complaint were made, with evidence,...

If specific complaint were made, with evidence, to the FAA that a pilot had flown in violation of Federal Regulation, then there is little doubt that FAA would investigate. The FAA has the power to...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Feb 2019, 16:49
Replies: 155
Views: 129,722
Posted By 2Donkeys

Top 10 Destinations since the previous annual

It's annual time for N101DW, so I've put together this short video counting down our top 10 most frequently visited destinations since the previous annual.

I wonder how many of your favourites are...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2019, 21:18
Replies: 16
Views: 2,808
Posted By 2Donkeys

Flying from Wick to Iceland via RATSU ING or...

Flying from Wick to Iceland via RATSU ING or similar at any reasonable unpressurised IFR level presents no problem for VHF only.

The leg from BIRK to Narsarsuaq will take you out of VHF coverage...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Feb 2019, 09:37
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

True but totally irrelevant in this case since...

True but totally irrelevant in this case since this aircraft is owned in Trust, the address of which is in the UK. Under such arrangements, it is sufficient that the Trustee(s) are US persons.
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2019, 13:13
Replies: 155
Views: 129,722
Posted By 2Donkeys

Flying in the aftermath of Storm Erik

From yesterday, an IFR flight in a PA32 from Glasgow down to Cambridge

https://youtu.be/KcXkz0M9gmM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcXkz0M9gmM&feature=youtu.be
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2019, 08:23
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

(my emphasis) I don't doubt for a minute...

(my emphasis)

I don't doubt for a minute that there have been plenty of display pilots following the Shoreham court case with interest. But the use of the term accident is worth a second look....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Feb 2019, 13:24
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

Absolutely right. The real questions here are...

Absolutely right. The real questions here are around the enforcement of regulation. Should the CAA (and DGAC) regulate with a heavier hand? More ramp checks along the lines of the FAA?

We might...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Feb 2019, 16:20
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

Nope. If a 61.75 licence is issued on the back...

Nope. If a 61.75 licence is issued on the back of a UK licence which is restricted to DAY VFR (for whatever reason), then the 61.75 will inherit those restrictions and will be endorsed with the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Feb 2019, 09:43
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

A pilot flying on the strength of his 61.75 has...

A pilot flying on the strength of his 61.75 has the choice of which medical is valid from an FAA standpoint. 61.75(b)(4) could not be more transparent and requires no interpretation.

When a pilot...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Feb 2019, 09:19
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,906,521
Posted By 2Donkeys

This is also not strictly correct. There is a...

This is also not strictly correct. There is a specific process for endorsing a foreign ICAO IR onto a US 61.75 licence. It is the Instrument Foreign Pilot exam. The process does not vary and there is...
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