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Posted By Cron

A lot of truth in that. Part-time degrees (such...

A lot of truth in that. Part-time degrees (such as a Foundation Degree)however have a number of things going for them.

They differentiate you from the crowd because you are working and studying at...
27th Dec 2010, 18:12
Replies: 12
Views: 896
Posted By Cron

I took your advice Mixture and we looked at PHP...

I took your advice Mixture and we looked at PHP and AJAX and we are back to where we started.

However, along the way Flash has reared its head and so has Javascript. Now we are sitting around...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2010, 20:42
Replies: 89
Views: 32,317
Posted By Cron

I first met Martin 25 years ago when he was an...

I first met Martin 25 years ago when he was an active member of the Long Mynd Hang Gliding Club. I did not know Simon. In those days there was a pecking order and the old hands expected sprogs to...
20th Nov 2010, 22:27
Replies: 9
Views: 996
Posted By Cron

The figures can be misleading. Use the...

The figures can be misleading. Use the Performance Monitor to actually see how the figures vary with a view to getting a feel for the baseline performance figures.

Snapshot views can be low or...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Nov 2010, 22:11
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,679,267
Posted By Cron

The accessibility of this thread to the 'man in...

The accessibility of this thread to the 'man in the street', such as I, has confirmed to us what an astounding example of technical achievement Concorde is (not was!). (I'm going to stick my neck out...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Nov 2010, 01:04
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,679,267
Posted By Cron

Odd question this which requires a bit of...

Odd question this which requires a bit of background to give authenticity.

When I could afford to fly R22s from an airfield neat Stratford on Avon the Heli company’s owner’s son attended some...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Oct 2010, 18:53
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,679,267
Posted By Cron

It has been mentioned that to 'train for Concorde...

It has been mentioned that to 'train for Concorde flying' a lengthy course was required with exams. My question concerns these exams: were the applicants expected to know every system on the a/c...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Sep 2010, 20:57
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,679,267
Posted By Cron

My question concerns lighting. Not many decent...

My question concerns lighting. Not many decent pictures showing landing lights etc being used in anger.

Concorde appears to have a much reduced frontal area for the housing of such lighting.
...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Sep 2010, 23:58
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,679,267
Posted By Cron

Another rather Cron mundane question I'm afraid. ...

Another rather Cron mundane question I'm afraid.

Looking at the many available pictures of the Concorde cockpit, the question of access to the pilots' positions is of interest. It appears to a...
19th Sep 2010, 21:19
Replies: 1
Views: 685
Posted By Cron

MBSA - it nearly did for me

Started at 3pm to put together something fairly comprehensive and understandable by 1st year Degree students on MBSA.

It's 10pm and I've just finished it - well as much as I can. Never have I come...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Sep 2010, 16:34
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,679,267
Posted By Cron

Hope I can speak for everyone in encouraging...

Hope I can speak for everyone in encouraging Landlady to post more as she has indicated.

Regards

Cron.
Forum: Tech Log
11th Sep 2010, 22:40
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,679,267
Posted By Cron

Not a very technical Q I'm afraid and a Q asked...

Not a very technical Q I'm afraid and a Q asked from a position of total ignorance with regards to airliners in general but:

The concorde galley: smaller or bigger than most? Were there any design...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Sep 2010, 23:30
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,679,267
Posted By Cron

My question concerns the Concorde nose gear. It...

My question concerns the Concorde nose gear. It rotates forward for stowage thus against the airflow and perhaps requiring more hyd power than a rear retract mechanism. What were the factors in this...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2010, 14:57
Replies: 32
Views: 5,432
Posted By Cron

.. c'mon Shy, you can give us some detail...

.. c'mon Shy, you can give us some detail shirly?...

Regards

Cron
6th Mar 2010, 21:36
Replies: 15
Views: 1,111
Posted By Cron

Classic database application. You say scan...

Classic database application.

You say scan paperwork which suggest no OCR and thus a need to store images of said documents.

Database would have 1 table (entity) with 2000 records, each record...
28th Feb 2010, 14:27
Replies: 3
Views: 641
Posted By Cron

Thanks Simonta, I do have a particular problem to...

Thanks Simonta, I do have a particular problem to solve and here it is (standalone machine not a Domain environment):

I have a folder called 'Test', and let's say it is empty at the moment. 'Test'...
27th Feb 2010, 23:02
Replies: 3
Views: 641
Posted By Cron

XP File and Folder Permissions

XP File and Folder Permissions are something I've always tried to stay well away from having looked at Technet and MS KB and being saddened by the lack of examples and overcooked with theory papers....
6th Jan 2010, 19:31
Replies: 12
Views: 896
Posted By Cron

Thanks Mixture - sounds like sense. Cron

Thanks Mixture - sounds like sense.

Cron
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2010, 23:27
Replies: 111
Views: 34,990
Posted By Cron

May I hover it? I'm only up the road,...

May I hover it?

I'm only up the road, Halesowen. Got a PL(H).

Cron
2nd Jan 2010, 23:04
Replies: 29
Views: 5,427
Posted By Cron

Signed. Grand Father was on the Somme. Never...

Signed.

Grand Father was on the Somme. Never spoke about it to his wife or his 6 children or many grandchidren.

Cron.
1st Jan 2010, 18:43
Replies: 12
Views: 896
Posted By Cron

Thanks J, you seem to have explained well the the...

Thanks J, you seem to have explained well the the fix I'm in - all those choices!

Good comment about what am I trying to achieve, which database and which browser.

Well, I can be more specific...
30th Dec 2009, 18:20
Replies: 12
Views: 896
Posted By Cron

Many thanks Chaps, I now have an informed...

Many thanks Chaps, I now have an informed starting point and plenty of reading.

A very good new year to you all.

Regards

Cron.
29th Dec 2009, 22:24
Replies: 12
Views: 896
Posted By Cron

Developing web applications

This is a rambling question so would be grateful if you could bear with me.

I’m looking for advice regarding the development environment of choice for developing web applications. Now, I’m no web...
23rd Dec 2009, 23:02
Replies: 24
Views: 2,010
Posted By Cron

Yes, go to windows explorer (right click start...

Yes, go to windows explorer (right click start button > Explore. (Either machine)

Scroll down to My Network Places, expand all the tree branches, look for Microsoft Windows Network, can you see...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2009, 21:28
Replies: 73
Views: 9,480
Posted By Cron

It may sound ridiculous but what I really wanted...

It may sound ridiculous but what I really wanted on my first R22 solo (and on the little 'into the hover down to the ground' lifts prior) was a dummy sat in the left seat. Same height/bulk/weight as...
11th Jul 2009, 22:24
Replies: 42
Views: 20,453
Posted By Cron

Forgive the intrusion, I guess most RAF/FAA chaps...

Forgive the intrusion, I guess most RAF/FAA chaps on this forum know about the ski jump performance enhancer qualities but anyway JF's remarkably accessible and readable reply to my layman's question...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2009, 22:42
Replies: 75
Views: 13,852
Posted By Cron

Whirly: is that a fun hour airborne or a fun hour...

Whirly: is that a fun hour airborne or a fun hour .. er.. shall I say.. not airborne?

Sorry Whirls .. couldn't resist it. Feel free to castigate me.

Regards

Cron.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2009, 22:32
Replies: 308
Views: 43,673
Posted By Cron

Well, if I was young enough to make doing CPL(H)...

Well, if I was young enough to make doing CPL(H) worthwhile, or I was a newly minted CPL(H) or a redundant CPL(H) and I lived commutable to B'ham then my letter would be in the post now..

Dear...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2009, 22:53
Replies: 4
Views: 1,152
Posted By Cron

Harrier Testing

In John Farley's lecture notes:

(John Farley's Lecture (http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/history_farley.htm))

In the 'STOL flying section' regarding slow approaches he states: 'There were two...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2009, 21:58
Replies: 22
Views: 8,715
Posted By Cron

Twin engine helicopter performance

I have looked but are still baffled with a number of elementary and perhaps naive questions regarding twin engine helicopter performance. May I state them simply?

1. Can such a machine sustain its...
26th May 2009, 21:44
Replies: 42
Views: 4,372
Posted By Cron

Baz, if PPL is financially out of reach then put...

Baz, if PPL is financially out of reach then put it on hold until it can be in reach.

In the meantime you will of course want to fly and there has never been a better time to gain hundreds of...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Apr 2009, 22:38
Replies: 26
Views: 4,007
Posted By Cron

'What can you do with a Helicopter?' Tim,...

'What can you do with a Helicopter?'

Tim, I'm not qualified to respond regarding long trips, land aways or any aspect of Heli flying with regard to experience or ability.

But with 68 hours R22,...
5th Apr 2009, 22:47
Replies: 46
Views: 7,412
Posted By Cron

I guess many on here have flown a Hang Glider...

I guess many on here have flown a Hang Glider (not a paraglider) - for those that have not that vid is totally representative of a HG take off but about 50% faster.

The wind noise is the same as...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2008, 16:47
Replies: 51
Views: 6,959
Posted By Cron

Well, it's obvious what was going on here, the...

Well, it's obvious what was going on here, the lights were stationary and the helicopter was inadvertently doing one of those manoeuvres where the nose describes a circle and the tail describes a...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2008, 21:15
Replies: 13
Views: 2,040
Posted By Cron

Hope you don't mind D and M but I'm with the...

Hope you don't mind D and M but I'm with the 'Tank'.

I too am a low houred PPL(H) and replies such as those that the Tank suggests I seize upon as nuggets.

You high hours guys sometimes...
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