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Forum: Private Flying
7th Nov 2006, 11:52
Replies: 28
Views: 5,409
Posted By mad_bear

Er... you can't, can you? Surely you've either...

Er... you can't, can you? Surely you've either got to rely on the DI and your DR calculations, or you've got to rely on distant visual reference points and let the DI go hang.

If I want (say) a 70...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2006, 10:39
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Hi I dunno... some of the comments...

Hi



I dunno... some of the comments above make me sound like an unadventurous, plodding old fart. I'm not like that, really I'm not.

Or am I?

When I say ``I would really like to fly...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2006, 10:10
Replies: 19
Views: 1,770
Posted By mad_bear

Long-term flying costs for oversized pilots

Hi

Sorry if this subject is old hat.

Here's my problem. I am a student pilot looking into whether I can afford to fly on a regular basis when (if) I qualify for a PPL.

The problem that I...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Oct 2006, 12:50
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Hi Fair enough, but people are all...

Hi



Fair enough, but people are all different, no? I imagine that many of the decisions I've made in the last ten years or so would have been different if I didn't have children. But I do and,...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Oct 2006, 10:50
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Hi Well, I've flown ten hours now,...

Hi



Well, I've flown ten hours now, which is the point at which I told myself I would have to make a go/no-go decision on this flying lark. I think I've improved a bit but, because I'm flying...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Oct 2006, 08:13
Replies: 88
Views: 14,767
Posted By mad_bear

I agree. It is at least possible that the...

I agree. It is at least possible that the availability of insurance cover is partly responsible for this decision. It certainly won't be the first time in legal history that a court decision has been...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2006, 19:11
Replies: 10
Views: 1,392
Posted By mad_bear

Doh! I had a hard day yesterday. What an...

Doh! I had a hard day yesterday. What an embarrassing mistake :\ Sorry.
Forum: Private Flying
13th Oct 2006, 07:15
Replies: 10
Views: 1,392
Posted By mad_bear

I was taught: At 1000 ft: Add 20% and 20...

I was taught:

At 1000 ft: Add 20% and 20 degrees
At 2000 ft: add 50% and 25 degrees

These, FWIW, are the figures that the PPL confuser uses. Of course, if you're cruising at around 100 kt,...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Oct 2006, 08:38
Replies: 17
Views: 1,770
Posted By mad_bear

Another vote for X-Plane, which has the...

Another vote for X-Plane, which has the inestimable benefit of a Linux version :)
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2006, 16:38
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Sure. This is my problem in a nutshell. If I were...

Sure. This is my problem in a nutshell. If I were to `chill out' properly, I would just fly once a month, which I can afford to do without too much hardship, and spend the money I budgeted for...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2006, 09:25
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Hi OK, I live in Kings Langley, which is on...

Hi

OK, I live in Kings Langley, which is on the remote fringes of North London, and about a 15 minute drive from Elstree, which is where I fly from.

I've had another hour in the air since my...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2006, 12:53
Replies: 6
Views: 1,402
Posted By mad_bear

Looking at the way the figures are expressed in...

Looking at the way the figures are expressed in the ads, sure, 24dB is better than 22dB. What's more, the 24dB set is cheaper :) But I'd be amazed if anyone could tell the difference between 22dB and...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2006, 12:28
Replies: 6
Views: 1,402
Posted By mad_bear

If this is expressed in terms of `24dB reduction'...

If this is expressed in terms of `24dB reduction' and `20dB reduction', then 24dB reduction is a greater amount of noise reduction than 20dB and, theoretically, superior.

Or have I misunderstood...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2006, 07:24
Replies: 22
Views: 3,068
Posted By mad_bear

True; but it isn't terribly difficult to learn,...

True; but it isn't terribly difficult to learn, to the standard needed to be able to read a navaid ident in morse. After all, they only transmit at about on letter per second, don't they? In my...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2006, 08:21
Replies: 67
Views: 6,691
Posted By mad_bear

Thanks for the advice. I didn't realise you could...

Thanks for the advice. I didn't realise you could tilt the view in Google Earth. This is a major step forward :)
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2006, 08:14
Replies: 22
Views: 6,221
Posted By mad_bear

Water vapour (i.e., water in the gaseous state)...

Water vapour (i.e., water in the gaseous state) is lighter than air. A mixture of, say, 50% air to 50% water vapour is therefore lighter than 100% air. So it rises.

The problem comes when people...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Oct 2006, 07:25
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Thanks for asking; I think it went a lot better...

Thanks for asking; I think it went a lot better than the previous ones. At least the instructor didn't look green with motion sickness by the end of it. I was able to either fly in a reasonably...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Sep 2006, 07:56
Replies: 22
Views: 3,238
Posted By mad_bear

I can see that the medical requirements are less...

I can see that the medical requirements are less stringent, and obviously that's going to suit some people.

But my real concern is with cost. I can't fly microlights, etc., because I'm too tall...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2006, 13:17
Replies: 26
Views: 2,461
Posted By mad_bear

I don't think that the idea that there is a thing...

I don't think that the idea that there is a thing called `aptitude', and that it should be of a particular standard, would necessarily be unpopular.

The problem, surely, lies in determining what...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2006, 12:54
Replies: 37
Views: 3,437
Posted By mad_bear

Yes, I agree that this is off topic. But the...

Yes, I agree that this is off topic. But the coporate proxy that I am using right now does not keep logs. With seven million transactions a day, where would it keep them? And even if it did, it would...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2006, 11:55
Replies: 26
Views: 2,461
Posted By mad_bear

Well, you won't hear me arguing for a PPL...

Well, you won't hear me arguing for a PPL confuser on every desk, as I've said. I am rather uneasy about such things.

On the other hand, I've been involved in higher education for ten years, and...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2006, 11:14
Replies: 67
Views: 6,691
Posted By mad_bear

Thanks for the replies. As other have said,...

Thanks for the replies.

As other have said, with my limited experience flying the plane requires 100% of my meagre brain-power, so I have little left for navigation. But I'm not really trying to...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2006, 08:33
Replies: 37
Views: 3,437
Posted By mad_bear

Or from a workplace, college, or school with a...

Or from a workplace, college, or school with a shared outbound HTTP proxy. Or a home DSL service that uses dynamic IP allocation. Or a dial-up modem pool. The IP number I am currently using is shared...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2006, 08:24
Replies: 67
Views: 6,691
Posted By mad_bear

VFR navigation question

Hi folks

I've just discovered that, although I've lived in North London for several decades, I don't recognize any of it from the air. I haven't been flying for long, and of course my flying...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2006, 08:16
Replies: 26
Views: 2,461
Posted By mad_bear

I respectfully suggest that quite a lot of the...

I respectfully suggest that quite a lot of the Air Law subject is not really common sense. For example, the rules regarding terrain clearance are not common sense. It's common sense that the minimum...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2006, 07:59
Replies: 22
Views: 3,238
Posted By mad_bear

I can see why the NPPL would appeal to microlight...

I can see why the NPPL would appeal to microlight pilots. For fixed-wing flying, however, it seems to me that there are only cost savings to be made if

(a) you qualify in close to the minimum 32...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2006, 12:43
Replies: 22
Views: 3,238
Posted By mad_bear

Anybody got NPPL?

I'm sorry that this is a sort of variation of a question I asked last week, but I didn't get much of a response, probably because I didn't word it very well.

I am interested in knowing how many...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2006, 12:36
Replies: 26
Views: 2,461
Posted By mad_bear

I don't think we're allowed (by the CAA) to...

I don't think we're allowed (by the CAA) to discuss the contents of the exams but, having just taken Air Law, I can confirm that the questions are sufficiently broad as to cover most of the content...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2006, 10:29
Replies: 69
Views: 13,258
Posted By mad_bear

I'm not much of a pilot, but I know a bit about...

I'm not much of a pilot, but I know a bit about how engines work, and I've got a Cessna 172 POH on my desk :)

Looking at the carb icing probability chart, it says that in an environment where...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2006, 21:44
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Thanks to everyone for the advice, which I...

Thanks to everyone for the advice, which I appreciate very much :)
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2006, 22:12
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Wow! Have we met? This certainly sounds like me....

Wow! Have we met? This certainly sounds like me. My normal reaction when things don't go as planned is to curse roundly, thump something, and try again with gritted teeth. While this approach has...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2006, 13:19
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

I don't think I'm making assumptions -- I'm aware...

I don't think I'm making assumptions -- I'm aware that there are microlights that can carry 30st or so. I'm just not sure how to begin a conversation with a microlighting instructor: ``Hi. How much...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2006, 13:07
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

I wish :) Like most people my age, I have...

I wish :) Like most people my age, I have substantial outgoings -- the mortgage company takes most of my earnings and the kids (bless 'em) take the rest. All my expenditure has to be approved by the...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2006, 11:20
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Thanks to everybody for the advice, which is much...

Thanks to everybody for the advice, which is much appreciated.

I did consider microlights, etc., but I suspect I'm too tall, to wide, and too heavy. I'm 6'5'' tall, 3 feet wide, and weight about...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2006, 21:01
Replies: 124
Views: 15,189
Posted By mad_bear

Thank you for the advice, which I appreciate,...

Thank you for the advice, which I appreciate, although it isn't what I wanted to hear :)

The plain fact is that I want to, but can't really afford to. I'm flying now because I realize that,...
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