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Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2011, 16:59
Replies: 24
Views: 3,092
Posted By Diddley Dee

VA Looked at the 6th Aug event on their...

VA

Looked at the 6th Aug event on their website but it is prebooked tickets only, if we were to obtain PPR would that negate the need to buy tickets for the event in advance?
TVM

DD (Moli)
Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2011, 14:12
Replies: 73
Views: 18,257
Posted By Diddley Dee

You were at 2300 QNH, stapleford elevation is 185...

You were at 2300 QNH, stapleford elevation is 185 feet so you were 115 feet above the ATZ. Personally if i were transitting that close laterally and vertically to an ATZ of what is a reasonably...
Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2011, 22:07
Replies: 11
Views: 2,396
Posted By Diddley Dee

Hmmm.... I had a 20 min hold at N on RW26 the...

Hmmm.... I had a 20 min hold at N on RW26 the other week and from where I was sat it was unecessary. It was predominately for GA inbounds & training flights and there were several opportunities where...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th May 2011, 03:29
Replies: 18
Views: 4,704
Posted By Diddley Dee

FBW Royal Flights are notamed...CAS(T)? ...

FBW

Royal Flights are notamed...CAS(T)?

I think what you may be getting confused with is Royal Helicopter Flights ....RLLC notams are not notamed to all and sundry

DD
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2008, 06:34
Replies: 57
Views: 9,472
Posted By Diddley Dee

MTOW I think everyone agrees it would be...

MTOW
I think everyone agrees it would be better for all if there were a second practice freq available... at present there isnt.

You while you are flying you spend only a certain percentage of...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Aug 2008, 18:07
Replies: 57
Views: 9,472
Posted By Diddley Dee

Currency

London Centre D&D controllers each have to handle 3 practice pans or actual emergencies every month to maintain currency iaw their orders. Take away practice calls and all D&D controllers would very...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2008, 15:06
Replies: 25
Views: 3,402
Posted By Diddley Dee

Thanks for the input. The guy I spoke to today...

Thanks for the input. The guy I spoke to today was the man to talk to and he currently has a one or two PPLs operating on AEFs. My conversation with him leads me to believe it is unlikely but it is...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2008, 10:07
Replies: 25
Views: 3,402
Posted By Diddley Dee

Thank you everyone for your input. I have tracked...

Thank you everyone for your input. I have tracked down the man with the answers (via the numbers listed above... TVM) and it is indeed possible but subject to there being a lack of Mil aircrew to...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2008, 20:07
Replies: 25
Views: 3,402
Posted By Diddley Dee

Rang the suggested numbers and they have referred...

Rang the suggested numbers and they have referred me on but no answer there today, will try again tomorrow

Hadn't thought about Vigilants.... assume I would need a gliding qualification for that?...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2008, 12:58
Replies: 25
Views: 3,402
Posted By Diddley Dee

Hmmm very interesting replies thank you. I will...

Hmmm very interesting replies thank you. I will call the suggested numbers.

DD
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2008, 08:56
Replies: 25
Views: 3,402
Posted By Diddley Dee

Thanks guys. Thought it would be unlikely.... ...

Thanks guys. Thought it would be unlikely....

DD
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2008, 08:07
Replies: 25
Views: 3,402
Posted By Diddley Dee

AEF Question.

I am a Mil ATCO with a PPL and I am posted to Prestwick next year. I have heard whispers that PPL holders are able to fly cadets at AEFs. Does anyone know if that is so? Another factor is I am a WO,...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st May 2008, 17:17
Replies: 200
Views: 56,554
Posted By Diddley Dee

Slam dunk Is that perhaps because only one...

Slam dunk

Is that perhaps because only one country provides a unit staffed with controllers and equipment dedicated to providing a service solely for pilots in emergency and for those pilots...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th May 2008, 16:36
Replies: 200
Views: 56,554
Posted By Diddley Dee

Close, Lyneham is 123.4 DD

Close, Lyneham is 123.4

DD
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2008, 20:39
Replies: 200
Views: 56,554
Posted By Diddley Dee

Gertie We dont tell them as we would then...

Gertie

We dont tell them as we would then be contributing to the problem ourselves. We leave it & hopefully commonsense will prevail on the flight deck, the guy will think "hmmm why no reply, why...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2008, 10:53
Replies: 15
Views: 1,501
Posted By Diddley Dee

1. Pit Passes a must 2. Take some time to go...

1. Pit Passes a must
2. Take some time to go over to the far side of the track (speed valley I think its called) & see them all flat out & V low.
3. Hire an ac (from the main Reno Airfield) & go...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Apr 2008, 22:22
Replies: 34
Views: 4,835
Posted By Diddley Dee

TDM Whilst I agree with a lot of what you...

TDM

Whilst I agree with a lot of what you are saying (I have always been a firm opponent of over controlling - it was how I was trained) I could take exception at your comments.... are all Mil...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Apr 2008, 05:28
Replies: 47
Views: 9,055
Posted By Diddley Dee

ATCO Fred Thank you for pulling that quote...

ATCO Fred

Thank you for pulling that quote up, I really couldn't be bothered to go through it all again
I stand by my previous post with very little to add ......

However a little story from...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Mar 2008, 11:29
Replies: 10
Views: 1,778
Posted By Diddley Dee

Spitoon I am confused. The original post...

Spitoon

I am confused. The original post was headed with radar control not RIS or RAS etc. I take that to mean the ac in question was inside CAS and under a radar control service ie all...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2008, 08:43
Replies: 91
Views: 11,977
Posted By Diddley Dee

TAD You've made your point (some would say...

TAD

You've made your point (some would say badly), all you are doing now by keeping this thread going is reaffirming some posters opinion of you and your attitude. There is nothing constructive...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Mar 2008, 21:32
Replies: 10
Views: 1,778
Posted By Diddley Dee

I'm on a break whilst on duty providing radar...

I'm on a break whilst on duty providing radar control all evening. If I gave someone a vector under RC and the captian declined to take the control instruction without a very good reason. I would...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2008, 09:12
Replies: 91
Views: 11,977
Posted By Diddley Dee

TAD As a Mil ATCO at an an area Radar Unit,...

TAD

As a Mil ATCO at an an area Radar Unit, I have read this thread with intrest and some understanding of where you are coming from....Your last post though exposed the attitude the guys on here...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Mar 2008, 21:06
Replies: 4
Views: 802
Posted By Diddley Dee

Ivor I belong to a group at Bourenmouth...

Ivor

I belong to a group at Bourenmouth flying a Grumman AA-5B Tiger. Availability and flying rates are very favourable. PM me if you are interested in the details.

Diddley Dee
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Dec 2007, 06:14
Replies: 7
Views: 1,302
Posted By Diddley Dee

DZ

Chevers

Off at a tangent a bit. Would you on radar outside CAS, route an ac over a DZ say at FL100 that you know to be active throughout the day up to FL150 when you cant see anything airborne...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Nov 2007, 07:20
Replies: 2
Views: 771
Posted By Diddley Dee

Errr the title of the thread is a little...

Errr the title of the thread is a little misleading as the "event" has nothing whatsoever to do with the D&D cell......

DD
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2007, 12:25
Replies: 82
Views: 33,866
Posted By Diddley Dee

When London Centre transmit messages such as...

When London Centre transmit messages such as temporary airspace retrictions etc on 121.5 we always prefix it with securite x 3

DD
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Oct 2007, 11:15
Replies: 22
Views: 3,403
Posted By Diddley Dee

Finals Benson zone is usually not manned at...

Finals

Benson zone is usually not manned at weekends. They open up tower only, so the airfield is open & active but zone freq not available.

DD
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2007, 09:51
Replies: 22
Views: 3,403
Posted By Diddley Dee

CM I couldnt agree more, been trying to...

CM

I couldnt agree more, been trying to "educate" some Mil controllers re FIS for years, we just make hard work for ourselves and confuse some pilots by this tendancy to be "over helpful" to FIS...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2007, 06:35
Replies: 22
Views: 3,403
Posted By Diddley Dee

Dont understand why so many people advocate...

Dont understand why so many people advocate looking a gift horse in the mouth. IF I am in within coverage of a unit mandated to provide LARS I will ask for a RIS everytime, why not stack the odds in...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Oct 2007, 12:53
Replies: 18
Views: 2,903
Posted By Diddley Dee

CM Dunnno why that was alledgedly so. I...

CM

Dunnno why that was alledgedly so. I asked the BZN sup if there was anything published about a change in policy / procedures, he was unaware of any hence he didnt know what "as published"...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Oct 2007, 20:00
Replies: 18
Views: 2,903
Posted By Diddley Dee

BW Just spoke to BZN to see if they could...

BW

Just spoke to BZN to see if they could shed some light. Without specifics the guy couldnt say why. He did reiterate that LARS is a lower priority over BZN working their own ac on other freqs....
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Sep 2007, 20:05
Replies: 88
Views: 31,131
Posted By Diddley Dee

Christiaanj Yes we can identify an ac by...

Christiaanj

Yes we can identify an ac by its transmission. We plot its DF trace onto our radar & read off the callsign. Takes all of about 10 seconds. We dont want to transmit on 121.5 ourselves...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Sep 2007, 20:20
Replies: 156
Views: 17,629
Posted By Diddley Dee

Bose I read a lot of what you say here &...

Bose

I read a lot of what you say here & elsewhere, often it is relevent & of value to low hours people such as myself. Parts of this thread being a case in point. What really infuriates me...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2007, 18:26
Replies: 88
Views: 31,131
Posted By Diddley Dee

I'd like to clarify a point I made above. When I...

I'd like to clarify a point I made above. When I refer to naming & shaming, I do not mean London Centre going out on 121.5 & transmitting at the time "Wobblegob airways 123 please cease tx on guard",...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2007, 09:53
Replies: 88
Views: 31,131
Posted By Diddley Dee

Snooky. I thank you for your comments, as someone...

Snooky. I thank you for your comments, as someone who heard the exchange you obviously appreciate that inappropriate comments on guard do not help the controller or do anything to settle any pilot...
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