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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Feb 2009, 16:22
Replies: 3
Views: 852
Posted By proctor

Cranfield looks like a brilliant idea. Thanks...

Cranfield looks like a brilliant idea. Thanks for the link, Cyrano. As for Elvington; from what I can recall it's pretty military-focused. However, 'tis but a short bike ride away, so I shall...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2009, 16:44
Replies: 3
Views: 852
Posted By proctor

Air Travel Dissertation

Hello chaps,

Just wondering if anyone has any bright ideas about where I can find a good aviation library/archive. I'm a history student, PPL, aspiring professional pilot and aviation enthusiast,...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2008, 13:06
Replies: 102
Views: 9,242
Posted By proctor

Splendid point. As a low hours PPL who can't...

Splendid point. As a low hours PPL who can't usually afford to travel long distances, a good deal of the satisfaction I get from flying is in planning the route, and then flying it using the compass,...
Forum: Private Flying
21st May 2008, 17:28
Replies: 54
Views: 4,384
Posted By proctor

I was waaaaay to busy swearing to think about...

I was waaaaay to busy swearing to think about singing. I'd saved up all the muted profanities that had been building up since my first lesson and unleashed them in one almighty blasphemous torrent as...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2008, 15:50
Replies: 8
Views: 3,148
Posted By proctor

I've flown the (135hp) Ecoflyer a fair bit, and...

I've flown the (135hp) Ecoflyer a fair bit, and it seems to me that once you've got the hang of starting the thing up, it's just like flying any other DR400. In fact, I seem to remember an Info...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Feb 2008, 16:40
Replies: 34
Views: 3,573
Posted By proctor

Cheers BackPacker. That's pretty much what I...

Cheers BackPacker. That's pretty much what I thought - just seems a bit counter-intuitive when it's such a regulated environment that, like you say, foreign pilots can fly in British skies with such...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Feb 2008, 14:10
Replies: 34
Views: 3,573
Posted By proctor

With all this legal exciting legal talk (!) going...

With all this legal exciting legal talk (!) going on, I thought I'd ask a quick question that's been puzzling me for a while.

I have a French-issued JAR PPL and a French Class 2 medical. In...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2007, 14:47
Replies: 10
Views: 2,956
Posted By proctor

Certainly my experience - I 'passed' FATs for...

Certainly my experience - I 'passed' FATs for pilot and observer, did well at AIB, and was then told due to inadequate pilot FATs scores I could take observer or nothing. I felt a bit cheated - is...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2007, 08:32
Replies: 10
Views: 2,956
Posted By proctor

Yep, couldn't agree more. Get to know the others...

Yep, couldn't agree more. Get to know the others on your board as well as you can, and just have fun.
Forum: Private Flying
10th Nov 2007, 17:25
Replies: 1,126
Views: 636,338
Posted By proctor

Nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that... ...

Nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that...

I'm a PPL studying at the University of York and am desperate to get in the air again (I'm a long way from my aero club in France!). If anyone...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2007, 15:21
Replies: 253
Views: 68,220
Posted By proctor

...compared to those in, say, the Renaissance...

...compared to those in, say, the Renaissance...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Sep 2007, 13:42
Replies: 23
Views: 2,696
Posted By proctor

I took part in a club fly-out to Duxford on...

I took part in a club fly-out to Duxford on Tuesday from St Cyr outside Paris, my first cross channel flight (the opposite way round to most of you fellows), and I can safely say it was one of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2007, 19:01
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,482
Posted By proctor

SH, I've found the Navy website ...

SH, I've found the Navy website (http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk)is great. Spend a few hours on there and you'll find the statement 'I know so little about the navy' becomes false. It's really not that...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2007, 16:00
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,482
Posted By proctor

Another RN observer question I'm afraid. Do...

Another RN observer question I'm afraid.

Do observers get any flying training alongside their other more obvious roles of navigation etc? Having read several publications on observer training,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Aug 2007, 17:46
Replies: 5
Views: 1,065
Posted By proctor

Good point. I found that while the C152 was...

Good point. I found that while the C152 was pretty comfy, the seemingly more spacious Robin HR200 gave me a sore back after half an hour or so, with its molded seats.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Aug 2007, 17:31
Replies: 5
Views: 1,065
Posted By proctor

Well, I too am a tall (6'4" when I last checked)...

Well, I too am a tall (6'4" when I last checked) fellow with the ambition of becoming a professional pilot, and the searches I've done on the internet over the last few years are reassuring. I don't...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2007, 16:36
Replies: 6
Views: 5,644
Posted By proctor

Hi there, I've been invited to the AIB...

Hi there,

I've been invited to the AIB (after somehow getting through the FATs at Cranwell - now there's a bunch of tests you don't want to sit every day) and was wondering if anyone had any...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jul 2007, 06:35
Replies: 22
Views: 2,795
Posted By proctor

Nope. Our neighbours bought a huge blow-up...

Nope. Our neighbours bought a huge blow-up swimming pool just over a week ago, and they've got about half an hour's use out of it. I blame them.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2007, 19:18
Replies: 1,126
Views: 636,338
Posted By proctor

I was just wondering if anyone had a spare seat...

I was just wondering if anyone had a spare seat for an enthusiastic (if broke) young PPL in the Paris area any time this summer. I know it's a long shot, but I've got my fingers crossed, as I'm keen...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2007, 19:09
Replies: 22
Views: 2,795
Posted By proctor

I need to say it too: BLOODY WEATHER! ...

I need to say it too: BLOODY WEATHER!


That feels slightly better.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jun 2007, 08:27
Replies: 42
Views: 5,667
Posted By proctor

How about 'Daybreaker' by ELO. I don't suppose...

How about 'Daybreaker' by ELO. I don't suppose you know it, but it's a smashing instrumental. I reckon it could fit an aviation video quite well, and you can't go wrong with a bit of Jeff Lynne.
...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jun 2007, 17:12
Replies: 37
Views: 5,695
Posted By proctor

I got my PPL at 17 (with one week to spare!), and...

I got my PPL at 17 (with one week to spare!), and although I don't have the money to take full advantage of it (at the moment I'm just taking the odd cost-sharing passanger up for a quick local) I'm...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jun 2007, 19:54
Replies: 10
Views: 1,338
Posted By proctor

As you hope to find?

I was reading 'Pilot' this morning and came across the wisdom that 'it's only polite to leave [the aircraft] fuelled and ready to go' for the next 'fellow'.

To me this seems a bit daft, as that...
Forum: Private Flying
30th May 2007, 07:29
Replies: 7
Views: 3,198
Posted By proctor

Hi, I haven't flown the Hr-200 much (as a...

Hi,

I haven't flown the Hr-200 much (as a pretty tall fellow I actually find the C152 more comfortable), but I reckon one of the hardest things to get used to in the Dr400 is the manual flaps...
Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2007, 08:07
Replies: 3
Views: 932
Posted By proctor

They've always been very obliging with me. I...

They've always been very obliging with me. I don't think they're particularly busy most of the time, so a VFR transit shouldn't be a problem.

Enjoy your trip,

Proctor
Forum: Private Flying
3rd May 2007, 05:43
Replies: 13
Views: 1,555
Posted By proctor

Thanks all for the useful replies. My...

Thanks all for the useful replies.

My impression from what you've said is certainly a good one. I'm always keen to improve my judgement, and spending hours helping out in a flying environment...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd May 2007, 06:46
Replies: 13
Views: 1,555
Posted By proctor

Gliding

Hi there,

I'm off to university next year, and am a bit worried about keeping current with my flying (I've recently got my PPL:) ). Clearly, I won't be awash with money.

It seems to me that...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
17th Mar 2007, 10:12
Replies: 189
Views: 61,169
Posted By proctor

Well I've got my skills test on Monday, and I...

Well I've got my skills test on Monday, and I don't know him either. Should I be worried?
Forum: Private Flying
10th Mar 2007, 14:33
Replies: 6
Views: 797
Posted By proctor

Moi aussi. When I started I struggled to...

Moi aussi. When I started I struggled to understand more than the basics, but I've found that my French has rapidly improved as a result of flying. As for the theory exams- with multiple choice...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Jan 2007, 14:42
Replies: 24
Views: 5,122
Posted By proctor

At 6ft 5 I have little problem training in a C152...

At 6ft 5 I have little problem training in a C152 (except for having to stick my kneeboard on the right leg to keep it out of the way of the yoke, but then at least I don't need to sit on a pile of...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Jan 2007, 14:42
Replies: 103
Views: 20,228
Posted By proctor

Having spent a magnificent week's work experience...

Having spent a magnificent week's work experience last summer at RAF St Mawgan with ATC, I highly recommend to anyone looking for aviation-related work experience that thay give the RAF a thought.
...
Forum: Medical & Health
7th Jan 2007, 09:51
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,491
Posted By proctor

Wow, thanks for that. It's funny, I'm absolutly...

Wow, thanks for that. It's funny, I'm absolutly unaware of any problem (having tried several quick tests on the internet, and never having had so much as an incling of eye problems before). Looks...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th Jan 2007, 14:35
Replies: 1,771
Views: 461,491
Posted By proctor

Stereovision

Hello all,

I'm currently facing an infuriating situation involving my eyes:eek: . Having gone through the laborious process of applying to the RAF as a pilot assuming that eyesight would be the...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
28th Aug 2006, 15:24
Replies: 10
Views: 3,137
Posted By proctor

You're welcome! I fly from St Cyr l'Ecole,...

You're welcome!

I fly from St Cyr l'Ecole, elevation 350ft, and the climb seems fine to me. I couldn't really tell it apart from the C152 in that respect, though that may have been because I was...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
28th Aug 2006, 13:28
Replies: 10
Views: 3,137
Posted By proctor

I have flown the HR200 a few times, and I really...

I have flown the HR200 a few times, and I really like it. The visibility is superb, its controls are sensitive and it feels more 'fun' to fly than the C152 I usually train in. There are quite a few...
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