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Forum: Private Flying
4th Nov 2007, 01:26
Replies: 11
Views: 1,438
Posted By high-hopes

A Garmin 496 will do, thank you very much :)

A Garmin 496 will do, thank you very much :)
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Nov 2007, 16:17
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,455,085
Posted By high-hopes

troff were you flying a charter to some gangsta...

troff were you flying a charter to some gangsta rap convention in Mumbai by any chance ? :)
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Oct 2007, 22:21
Replies: 11,746
Views: 3,755,193
Posted By high-hopes

Find it hard to believe I am in the top 3% of...

Find it hard to believe I am in the top 3% of applicants, but if they say so...
Anyway, majority on next course are from Scotland so, yeah it must have been a bad day :)

good luck
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Oct 2007, 22:22
Replies: 8
Views: 1,502
Posted By high-hopes

oh dear.. 214 guinea pigs here we come ! :)

oh dear.. 214 guinea pigs here we come ! :)
Forum: Private Flying
16th Oct 2007, 10:31
Replies: 42
Views: 5,703
Posted By high-hopes

Iron Maiden - Aces High ;)

Iron Maiden - Aces High ;)
Forum: Private Flying
15th Oct 2007, 16:37
Replies: 216
Views: 23,564
Posted By high-hopes

I personally enjoyed my nav trips when training...

I personally enjoyed my nav trips when training for my PPL. Going from A to B (usually overflying an area I had never been to) gave me some sense of achievement.

I don't understand what the...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2007, 15:31
Replies: 216
Views: 23,564
Posted By high-hopes

Perhaps navigating the old fashioned PPL way...

Perhaps navigating the old fashioned PPL way isn't a skill required any longer (although I disagree with that, as it gives you better multitasking and cockpit management skills) , but then again what...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2007, 22:11
Replies: 28
Views: 4,591
Posted By high-hopes

not strictly a flying one, heard it in the Army. ...

not strictly a flying one, heard it in the Army.

"better an ugly trial than a nice funeral"
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Oct 2007, 15:28
Replies: 15
Views: 2,818
Posted By high-hopes

I am starting to think Jeremy Clarkson was...

I am starting to think Jeremy Clarkson was right.... :)
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Sep 2007, 10:52
Replies: 225
Views: 43,514
Posted By high-hopes

CATS distance learning

Just noticed the CATS distance learning package costs £ 999

http://www.cranfieldaviation.com/uk/index.html


Anyone who's been through it care to comment on it ?

How come there's such a...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2007, 22:20
Replies: 17
Views: 2,567
Posted By high-hopes

I learned in low wing and "converted" to Cessna...

I learned in low wing and "converted" to Cessna type in about 20 minutes with instructor.

It's not even a case of calling it conversion. Difference is hardly noticeable !
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2007, 23:31
Replies: 25
Views: 3,610
Posted By high-hopes

Sound quality also depends on what you plug them...

Sound quality also depends on what you plug them in to...

A great headset plugged into a crap COM box will still sound crap...

If you're gonna be flying a rusty spamcam with WWII avionics,...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2007, 16:53
Replies: 50
Views: 6,015
Posted By high-hopes

......and what about the ones that give trial...

......and what about the ones that give trial lessons with no CPL nor FI :)

What's it called ? ;)
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Sep 2007, 11:51
Replies: 4
Views: 675
Posted By high-hopes

Distance learning Time

Hi all

I know this a strange question and it sure varies between individuals, but can anyone give an idea of how long it might take to go through the ATPL distance learning studies, based on full...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2007, 11:35
Replies: 42
Views: 7,805
Posted By high-hopes

It's all well easy to judge other people's...

It's all well easy to judge other people's hobbies when you're well overpaid to try sports cars and make a bit of humorous banter for a living.

I found his books (never bought one, but from what...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Sep 2007, 19:57
Replies: 15
Views: 2,328
Posted By high-hopes

He's not gonna need any navigation skills once in...

He's not gonna need any navigation skills once in the right hand seat of a jet anyway :)
Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2007, 16:26
Replies: 1,935
Views: 307,634
Posted By high-hopes

Sue all part of the game unfortunately. ...

Sue

all part of the game unfortunately.

I started with a 5 hour package and by the 5th lesson I was with an instructor who was sending texts to his mates between glancing at his watch while I...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
18th Aug 2007, 11:28
Replies: 35
Views: 6,973
Posted By high-hopes

Sitting at 80 hours currently. Will I be...

Sitting at 80 hours currently.

Will I be able to discuss this with them and try and ask for a concession, or should I knock a few hours off the logbook ?

I believe I have been taught by...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Aug 2007, 09:38
Replies: 52
Views: 9,003
Posted By high-hopes

well, latest is that the September course will be...

well, latest is that the September course will be split in two with half the trainees starting in January, to reduce numbers

what's the word on the streets ?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Aug 2007, 14:59
Replies: 4
Views: 1,474
Posted By high-hopes

Easyjet stand up

Just thought I'd like to publicly thank the captain of the Easyjet flight from Turin to Luton on the 3rd of August for a nice bit of stand up comedy before departure, at the top of the cabin, while...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Aug 2007, 14:39
Replies: 130
Views: 29,519
Posted By high-hopes

It is also true that two average/large adults and...

It is also true that two average/large adults and full tanks will most likely be over MTOW on a C152 where most dual hours are being logged.
Or even worse on a DA20 on which I logged quite a few PUT...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Aug 2007, 23:08
Replies: 66
Views: 7,547
Posted By high-hopes

Well outside the UK the overhead join is perhaps...

Well outside the UK the overhead join is perhaps the LESS used way of entering the circuit isn't it ?
Forum: Private Flying
11th Aug 2007, 22:35
Replies: 8
Views: 1,869
Posted By high-hopes

Prestwick Flying Club website also shows 2...

Prestwick Flying Club website also shows 2 Cherokees 140 at £ 75.00 per hour (for members)
You also pay airborne time + 5mins, instead of the 10 you get charged at some other fields....

Landing...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Aug 2007, 11:58
Replies: 130
Views: 29,519
Posted By high-hopes

A couple of weeks ago I flew a Cherokee 140 in...

A couple of weeks ago I flew a Cherokee 140 in Italy fully loaded, in fact 15 kgs above MTOW. Outside temperature was 32 C and field elevation 900 feet.

We indeed had a very long tarmac runway...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jul 2007, 19:32
Replies: 31
Views: 3,534
Posted By high-hopes

My very first flight, in a 152, taking off over...

My very first flight, in a 152, taking off over Cumbernauld, I thought "this thing looks dodgy but the pilots must know they are safe enough"

Still got it in my logbook, G-BHDR...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2007, 15:58
Replies: 20
Views: 2,675
Posted By high-hopes

LH2 I've been living and flying in Italy in...

LH2

I've been living and flying in Italy in the past 2 weeks (mostly Milano FIR)

and yes I can confirm

- you need to file a flight plan unless you are carrying ELT. The FIS operator will...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jul 2007, 23:46
Replies: 158
Views: 18,396
Posted By high-hopes

The only thing that's stopping me from going far...

The only thing that's stopping me from going far away places is not the lack of GPS..... it's the lack of something else called money

If I could afford frequent and long range flying, I would...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jul 2007, 17:36
Replies: 158
Views: 18,396
Posted By high-hopes

correct Bravo anyway I got it from the...

correct Bravo

anyway I got it from the horse's mouth, but the horse could have been telling lies to justify their nav shortcomings.

Not that the JAR checkride allows GPS navigation anyway.
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jul 2007, 11:44
Replies: 158
Views: 18,396
Posted By high-hopes

Well they don't actually I've spoken to JAR...

Well they don't actually
I've spoken to JAR PPL's that trained in Florida and learned navigation solely by reference to moving map GPS.
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jul 2007, 17:20
Replies: 52
Views: 9,003
Posted By high-hopes

ahhh typical pprune question : "what time...

ahhh typical pprune

question : "what time is it"
answer : "why did you leave without your watch", followed by an in depth psychological analysis of your behaviour which explains how you'll never...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Jul 2007, 16:06
Replies: 52
Views: 9,003
Posted By high-hopes

re : College life what time do you usually...

re : College life

what time do you usually finish on a Friday ?
Forum: Private Flying
20th Jul 2007, 15:01
Replies: 158
Views: 18,396
Posted By high-hopes

The hardest thing for a student pilot about dead...

The hardest thing for a student pilot about dead reckoning is not spotting features, roads and rivers per se, but the workload that comes with it.

If you let the GPS take that pressure away from...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jul 2007, 17:28
Replies: 547
Views: 197,610
Posted By high-hopes

Wow some incredible Alpine shots there at...

Wow some incredible Alpine shots there at Interlaken.

Would love to get there one day, for now I stopped in Aosta (LIMW) on the way to Mont Blanc !
...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jul 2007, 20:06
Replies: 100
Views: 10,409
Posted By high-hopes

A newbie here, and a low houred PPL too, so bite...

A newbie here, and a low houred PPL too, so bite me ! ;)

Hey isn't this a free internet forum ? Shouldn't we all take it with a pinch of salt ?

In my short experience with aviation, airports...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Jul 2007, 23:52
Replies: 51
Views: 5,503
Posted By high-hopes

I think nothing beats Glasgow for a "warm"...

I think nothing beats Glasgow for a "warm" welcome at the front door ! :ouch:
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