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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Mar 2008, 22:53
Replies: 10
Views: 2,600
Posted By Bandit650

To be frank you are making a big deal out of...

To be frank you are making a big deal out of nothing, I used to worry about these things before soon realising that flying is not about mental arithmetic or supreme hand/eye co-ordination (unless you...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Mar 2008, 19:55
Replies: 25
Views: 7,875
Posted By Bandit650

Tpc / Wlac / Bafc

Just to add my 2p worth...I have over 230hrs and hired a/c from most of the FTO's metioned - extensively from WLAC and TPC as I live equi-distance between the two.

I can tell you now you will be...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Feb 2008, 16:57
Replies: 7
Views: 1,593
Posted By Bandit650

Indeed. Whatever the cause - the (both cabin and...

Indeed. Whatever the cause - the (both cabin and flight) crew's immediate handling of the situation avoided a terrible tragedy.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
31st Jan 2008, 22:55
Replies: 7
Views: 1,593
Posted By Bandit650

What a curious question. He must have,...

What a curious question.

He must have, fortunately, attended a niche FTO somewhere which specialises in low power/glide approaches in wide-bodied airliners from 600ft/2nm! :ugh:
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jan 2008, 08:59
Replies: 27
Views: 3,577
Posted By Bandit650

Bulldog

I learned to fly on the RAF Bulldog in the UAS. They're fantastic. Very responsive, aerobatic, yet stable enough to provide a sensible training/PPL platform. Variable pitch props = better performance...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd Nov 2007, 09:28
Replies: 7
Views: 1,368
Posted By Bandit650

I had the good fortune to be in a UAS whilst at...

I had the good fortune to be in a UAS whilst at university, and have commenced an ATPL recently. Attempting an ATPL at the same time as a degree is simply too much. Balancing UAS and degree was hard...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Oct 2007, 11:24
Replies: 63
Views: 11,218
Posted By Bandit650

I have an idea. How about OAT introduce velcro...

I have an idea. How about OAT introduce velcro attached squadron badges on their uniforms, so if one of their aircraft crashes behind enemy lines...say at CabAir Biggin Hill for example, the crew can...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Oct 2007, 09:01
Replies: 63
Views: 11,218
Posted By Bandit650

Beagle: You do not need a uniform to encourage a...

Beagle: You do not need a uniform to encourage a sense of professionalism and corporate identity - complete twoddle. You are referring to dressing smartly, which is a world away from wearing a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Oct 2007, 10:36
Replies: 63
Views: 11,218
Posted By Bandit650

Marketing is sales. Sex sells. Everyone in the...

Marketing is sales. Sex sells. Everyone in the sales & marketing industry plays to this almost without thinking.

Uniforms are sexy. Got to OAT, wear a uniform for a year and start getting laid...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Sep 2007, 15:45
Replies: 14
Views: 1,146
Posted By Bandit650

Isn't it all about to change over there though at...

Isn't it all about to change over there though at some point? I heard something about plans to charge for use of airspace and airfields being sold to the private sector etc? I think I read something...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2007, 15:14
Replies: 31
Views: 3,479
Posted By Bandit650

The book I read was "Think Like a Bird" by Alex...

The book I read was "Think Like a Bird" by Alex Kimbell. Couldn't put it down.
Certainly aroused my interest in getting in a Beaver asap (sigh, I thought I would be able to resist yet another...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2007, 09:36
Replies: 31
Views: 3,479
Posted By Bandit650

Just finished a superb book about a guy flying...

Just finished a superb book about a guy flying the DH Beaver for the army, it sounds like a truly wonderful aircraft.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Sep 2007, 09:28
Replies: 14
Views: 1,146
Posted By Bandit650

I really resent the premium us UK pilots have to...

I really resent the premium us UK pilots have to pay for the honour of flying above our land in training aircraft from schools/clubs, and the sound of some sort of "class action" (for want of a...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2007, 08:21
Replies: 31
Views: 3,479
Posted By Bandit650

whiowhio...

whiowhio (http://www.pprune.org/forums/member.php?u=103968) : Thanks for that link...no, I haven't seen it before. Very interesting...

To the recent posters re: Twin Beaver conversion. I'm afraid...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2007, 11:08
Replies: 31
Views: 3,479
Posted By Bandit650

Thanks all, half-expected the whole Beaver...

Thanks all, half-expected the whole Beaver double-entendre thing of course, but useful to learn it really is likley to be an unpractical ambition. Just an hour up front in one would do me for...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2007, 11:39
Replies: 31
Views: 3,479
Posted By Bandit650

Good thinking...thanks for that. I was unable to...

Good thinking...thanks for that. I was unable to find any mention of any UK FTOs with Beavers (of the aeronautical variety) on the web so suspected as much. Have to add a trip to Canada/Alasaka on my...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2007, 11:30
Replies: 31
Views: 3,479
Posted By Bandit650

Would consider a conversion in Brazil, so if...

Would consider a conversion in Brazil, so if anyone has had a go in a Brazilian Beaver recently pls let me know of their experiences, particularly how hairy they found it.

;)
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2007, 10:33
Replies: 31
Views: 3,479
Posted By Bandit650

:D I won't ask what she converted from. :eek:

:D I won't ask what she converted from. :eek:
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2007, 08:39
Replies: 31
Views: 3,479
Posted By Bandit650

Beaver Conversion

Hi all,
Anyone know of an FTO in the UK (pref. South) providing conversion courses on the Beaver, or even just famil flights?

Thanks in advance.
Forum: Private Flying
5th Sep 2007, 09:30
Replies: 91
Views: 9,963
Posted By Bandit650

Humble perspective

I first got an IMC rating 10 years ago and renewed it only once since.

Although I regret feeling this way, I really do, I can see some sense in the rating being retired...certainly given my...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Mar 2007, 14:29
Replies: 24
Views: 2,858
Posted By Bandit650

Jeez!!:\ Right well, I'll insist on a window...

Jeez!!:\
Right well, I'll insist on a window seat and keep my scan going on the holiday jets in future!!:eek:
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Mar 2007, 13:27
Replies: 24
Views: 2,858
Posted By Bandit650

throw_a_dyce: fascinating insight- cheers:ok:. ...

throw_a_dyce: fascinating insight- cheers:ok:.

But pls forgive me if I appear like a stuck record here..but I find it very hard to believe a controller would allow two radar returns to merge...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Mar 2007, 09:54
Replies: 24
Views: 2,858
Posted By Bandit650

Thats interesting. All these PPL infringements...

Thats interesting. All these PPL infringements getting attention, yet these military jet jockeys zipping around in and out of CAS in IMC...that has got to be a bigger threat to safety..given the...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Mar 2007, 15:43
Replies: 24
Views: 2,858
Posted By Bandit650

So, if an non-squawking, or just Mode A, aircraft...

So, if an non-squawking, or just Mode A, aircraft inadvertently climbed into CAS from underneath, the controller would assume it was still underneath and would not instruct the IFR traffic to take...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Mar 2007, 12:43
Replies: 24
Views: 2,858
Posted By Bandit650

Yep. I got my modes mixed up. Mode C = ALT...

Yep. I got my modes mixed up. Mode C = ALT encoding, Mode A code only...thanks for pointing that out. Have clarified original post.
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Mar 2007, 12:07
Replies: 24
Views: 2,858
Posted By Bandit650

Interesting. I regularly fly across the...

Interesting.

I regularly fly across the very very extended centreline of EGLL 09L/09R under the CTA, which at that point is 2500' (over Henley area). So the controller would see converging blips...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Mar 2007, 11:38
Replies: 24
Views: 2,858
Posted By Bandit650

Mode C under a CTA

How do controllers maintain seperation between IFR traffic inside a controlled zone/airway and traffic under the area but not squawking.

Surely it has to be assumed the uncontrolled traffic is...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Mar 2007, 06:20
Replies: 217
Views: 31,234
Posted By Bandit650

Hi m4x Check out this thread on the subject...

Hi m4x

Check out this thread on the subject I started a while ago:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=267998

I would ignore any disheartening comments, there is nothing unsual about...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Mar 2007, 09:30
Replies: 239
Views: 46,945
Posted By Bandit650

Question re: OAT CPL/IR/MCC

Can anyone who has done the full-time CPL/MEIR package at OAT recently give me an idea of how many hours per day flying is done? I've heard its one trip a day ... that correct???
Forum: Private Flying
19th Mar 2007, 13:41
Replies: 19
Views: 2,180
Posted By Bandit650

Update

Tried on a number of headsets in the shop last week. By far, the X11 were the most comfortable. So bought them on condition I could return them if wasn't happy with them in flight.

Tried them on...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Mar 2007, 13:33
Replies: 24
Views: 3,320
Posted By Bandit650

Very interesting responses - thanks all so...

Very interesting responses - thanks all so far.:ok: We have had a development this very weekend:):)...son asked me to have a go on my X-plane setup:eek:, although he's rejected flying the C172 as...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Mar 2007, 09:42
Replies: 24
Views: 3,320
Posted By Bandit650

Son not interested!!

Hi All,

Another question for the community of pprune..

My 5yr old son is showing zilch interest in things aeronautical :(, and I must admit I feel slightly dissapointed. I mean, how can...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Mar 2007, 06:38
Replies: 239
Views: 46,945
Posted By Bandit650

Seems to me that a lot of people are...

Seems to me that a lot of people are fundamentally misguided in their expectations frankly. I read time and time again "they did nothing for me...I was on my own" well, wake up and smell the coffee....
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Mar 2007, 10:39
Replies: 239
Views: 46,945
Posted By Bandit650

"The Right Stuff" (according to OAT)

Does anyone have an idea what this airline recommendation board (or whatever it is) at OAT actually regard as being recommendable?

Very high theory grades, exceptional flying ability, jolly good...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Mar 2007, 14:18
Replies: 217
Views: 31,234
Posted By Bandit650

ATPL Theory / Full-time Work

Question for anyone who has done ATPL theory whilst in full-time employment...how many hours study per weekday did you average?

Just looking for a frame of reference with which to guage my own...
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