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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Sep 2016, 22:50
Replies: 4
Views: 3,194
Posted By kharmael

The aircraft you saw were a two-ship of C-130s,...

The aircraft you saw were a two-ship of C-130s, callsign Jigsaw, from 24 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. They were on a routine low-level training sortie of which around 5 are launched per day.
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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2014, 20:43
Replies: 82
Views: 13,266
Posted By kharmael

They haven't "stopped" the Freelander. The third...

They haven't "stopped" the Freelander. The third iteration of the vehicle is being released soon under the name "Discovery Sport".
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2014, 20:47
Replies: 215
Views: 49,998
Posted By kharmael

If you read carefully, those things you quoted...

If you read carefully, those things you quoted are the goals of the FSTA programme, which Airtanker deliver with/ alongside the RAF. It doesn't mention the breakdown of who does what, but I doubt a...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2014, 17:09
Replies: 39
Views: 7,788
Posted By kharmael

Conversely, you get some USAF Exchange officers...

Conversely, you get some USAF Exchange officers wearing RAF Stripes in addition to their bars or leaves.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2014, 21:40
Replies: 20
Views: 8,248
Posted By kharmael

I stand positively corrected :ouch:

I stand positively corrected :ouch:
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Feb 2014, 20:18
Replies: 29
Views: 9,057
Posted By kharmael

I think there was a change in the UK phraseology...

I think there was a change in the UK phraseology a while back which was designed to further reduce confusion by having the parameter plus the unit in case you don't hear one of them.

Climb...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2014, 18:54
Replies: 20
Views: 8,248
Posted By kharmael

Civilians can't fly pure military aircraft that...

Civilians can't fly pure military aircraft that aren't civilian registered or that don't have an equivalent civilian type. So: Tutors are civvy, Squirrell and 412 are civvy but mil reg, King Air is...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jan 2014, 07:40
Replies: 278
Views: 33,888
Posted By kharmael

Why not just fly the cocked off down the slope,...

Why not just fly the cocked off down the slope, then at 2-300' adopt the wing down technique to land with the wheels and aircraft straight? You don't have to be wing down from the top of drop!? It...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Jan 2014, 20:09
Replies: 7
Views: 2,663
Posted By kharmael

I don't know how widespread the sterile cockpit...

I don't know how widespread the sterile cockpit rule is over the entire aviation community, it's obviously quite common amongst airlines. In the UK military there's no such rule! The crew can speak...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jan 2014, 11:46
Replies: 8
Views: 2,730
Posted By kharmael

If you want to fly at or below 1000ft amsl, then...

If you want to fly at or below 1000ft amsl, then fly on QNH and stop climbing when the altimeter reads 1000.

If you want to fly at or below 1000ft agl then (depending on the surrounding terrain)...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2014, 23:45
Replies: 12
Views: 3,632
Posted By kharmael

MAD Boom: Don't you rotary chaps just call that...

MAD Boom: Don't you rotary chaps just call that 'flying'? :ok:

ExMudmover: Certainly have, scary stuff. Probably cheating during the day and VMC :E Not sure how much our current risk-averse...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2014, 12:52
Replies: 12
Views: 3,632
Posted By kharmael

Yes it's VFR, not gonna low fly in instruments...

Yes it's VFR, not gonna low fly in instruments now are we? Almost the whole of the UK is a low flying area, 250ft day and night.
Forum: Questions
27th Dec 2013, 11:33
Replies: 17
Views: 1,785
Posted By kharmael

The FMS needs info to be input manually, unless...

The FMS needs info to be input manually, unless there are scales attached to each section of the aircraft! You need to tell it the mass of the pax and baggage in order for it to do it's calculations.
Forum: Questions
27th Dec 2013, 11:17
Replies: 17
Views: 1,785
Posted By kharmael

Thank you for your informative response. I...

Thank you for your informative response.

I never knew the uncertainty held about how many people were on commercial aircraft at a given time! I always thought there were people at the door with...
Forum: Questions
27th Dec 2013, 09:07
Replies: 17
Views: 1,785
Posted By kharmael

Hang on, so you don't know how many POB you have...

Hang on, so you don't know how many POB you have when you taxi? Or more pertinently you're happy to close up and taxi without having that info? What happens if you need to evacuate the aircraft and...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2013, 14:09
Replies: 20
Views: 10,135
Posted By kharmael

I know the Voyager is doing the FI route via Asi...

I know the Voyager is doing the FI route via Asi as I've used it a couple of times. No idea about indulgence seats though. Sorry
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Nov 2013, 19:24
Replies: 29
Views: 6,875
Posted By kharmael

Could "A-Level Maths" not be considered a proper...

Could "A-Level Maths" not be considered a proper noun and have unique spelling? :ok:

Not solely correcting the OP in my spate of rage :}
Forum: Private Flying
21st Nov 2013, 20:13
Replies: 29
Views: 6,875
Posted By kharmael

A Level MATHS :ok:

A Level MATHS :ok:
Forum: Private Flying
11th Nov 2013, 00:14
Replies: 14
Views: 3,162
Posted By kharmael

At my home base I join how I want: Initial,...

At my home base I join how I want: Initial, Downwind, Base, etc dependent entirely from which direction I approach the field! At any other I would join to best fit in with the existing traffic.
Forum: Questions
30th Oct 2013, 21:29
Replies: 17
Views: 3,150
Posted By kharmael

The Captain. /thread.

The Captain.

/thread.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2013, 05:19
Replies: 132
Views: 27,874
Posted By kharmael

No, he implied that the civvies are flying older...

No, he implied that the civvies are flying older models of aircraft (I believe that there is no civvy J) and use the checklists provided by Mr Lockheed rather than those created by Qinetiq/ Boscombe...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Sep 2013, 07:26
Replies: 15
Views: 5,409
Posted By kharmael

It's not ATC's job to decide if you're going to...

It's not ATC's job to decide if you're going to get the approach in or not. That's why you're qualified to fly the plane. It's assumed that you're not going to try and land 2nm left of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2013, 14:37
Replies: 28
Views: 5,950
Posted By kharmael

It does beg the question as to why you would join...

It does beg the question as to why you would join the RAF if you didn't want to do military flying? Even going C-130/ A400M I would suggest you are FAR better placed than FJ & RW mates. A Four...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2013, 06:39
Replies: 28
Views: 5,950
Posted By kharmael

I'd go C-130 because of the sheer number of...

I'd go C-130 because of the sheer number of different things it does - Low Flying, Stores Airdrop, Paradrop, Unprepared Landing Zones, Search and Rescue, AAR, Maritime Reconnaissance - all day and...
Forum: Questions
11th Sep 2013, 16:14
Replies: 20
Views: 9,745
Posted By kharmael

1) Learn how to fly an aeroplane and become...

1) Learn how to fly an aeroplane and become qualified on type.
2) Refer to point 1 and land the bloody plane?
:ugh:
Forum: Private Flying
10th Sep 2013, 18:24
Replies: 27
Views: 5,385
Posted By kharmael

This whole discussion relies on the fact the one...

This whole discussion relies on the fact the one is able to shoot either a QFE or QNH based approach at this hypothetical airfield.

If you are able to fly a QFE or QNH approach at an airfield then...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2013, 22:05
Replies: 27
Views: 5,385
Posted By kharmael

A and C I don't know if you're replying to...

A and C

I don't know if you're replying to me or not, but if you are then RTFQ mate. I said pick one baro setting and stick with it. :ok:

If the plate doesn't have heights on it and you...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2013, 15:37
Replies: 27
Views: 5,385
Posted By kharmael

Who gives a toss if it's QFE or QNH? The plate...

Who gives a toss if it's QFE or QNH? The plate will likely have both heights and altitudes annotated so just pick one and use it consistently as required! Honestly, some people seem to be making an...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Aug 2013, 19:58
Replies: 41
Views: 7,895
Posted By kharmael

I know, why don't we not bother to indicate when...

I know, why don't we not bother to indicate when driving? It's not against the law and if anyone else runs into us it's their fault! :D

Then we can listen to all those pedants asking us to...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Aug 2013, 13:09
Replies: 15
Views: 2,890
Posted By kharmael

:ugh: This must be a joke right? :ugh: If...

:ugh: This must be a joke right? :ugh:

If what you say is true then I can guarantee that it wasn't a Hercules or an AN12.

However if you genuinely don't know what a piston engined aircraft...
Forum: Questions
7th Aug 2013, 09:09
Replies: 9
Views: 11,082
Posted By kharmael

Hi BOAC I believe VGSI is the collective...

Hi BOAC

I believe VGSI is the collective term for approach angle indicators and is not a synonym for PAPI/ VASI or any other type of individual indicator, but I stand by to be corrected.
Forum: Questions
4th Aug 2013, 08:58
Replies: 22
Views: 5,066
Posted By kharmael

Half the pax don't even know what UTC is anyway...

Half the pax don't even know what UTC is anyway :ok:

Did you adjust your gaze trajectory to the current time indicator on your left radius and apply the TZD (Time Zone Difference) to relay the...
Forum: Questions
4th Aug 2013, 08:44
Replies: 22
Views: 5,066
Posted By kharmael

StringOh, Let me break down my original...

StringOh,

Let me break down my original reply further so there is no confusion.

All international aviation is conducted using UTC

This means that the clocks in the aircraft are in UTC, the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Aug 2013, 10:08
Replies: 17
Views: 4,341
Posted By kharmael

They may well have been motoring the engine to...

They may well have been motoring the engine to either cool it down or blow out any unburnt fuel.

They're essentially running the starter motor but not pumping in any fuel.
Forum: Questions
30th Jul 2013, 10:10
Replies: 22
Views: 5,066
Posted By kharmael

All international Aviation is done in UTC, there...

All international Aviation is done in UTC, there is no need for local times until you step off the aircraft and adjust your watch to see if the 'local facilities' are still open. :ok:

In terms of...
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