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Forum: Private Flying
11th Oct 2017, 21:16
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By PompeyPaul

Thanks Joe 90. I'm still making computer games...

Thanks Joe 90. I'm still making computer games and this video always struck me as having lots of video game material in it. Have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to go back and raid it.
Forum: Private Flying
10th Oct 2017, 15:44
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By PompeyPaul

And finally. I managed to find it: ...

And finally. I managed to find it:

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Forum: Private Flying
10th Oct 2017, 15:36
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By PompeyPaul

Trying to locate an old helicopter flying video

Hello

Been quite a few years since i've been here! I saw a video on here, years and years ago, which involved a pilot flying a helicopter, in the 60s / 70s, in I think Brazil?

It shows him...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Nov 2015, 19:39
Replies: 7
Views: 2,628
Posted By PompeyPaul

They are brilliant

I flew with them for quite a while and had a great time there. Highly recommended.
Forum: Private Flying
29th Nov 2015, 19:35
Replies: 120
Views: 15,586
Posted By PompeyPaul

Love the replies!

Recreational flying in a few decades?

- EASA might have come to some sort of consensus about the IMC

- The PPL will still be predominately WW2 based (shooting flare guns at towers) but might,...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Aug 2015, 21:05
Replies: 5
Views: 10,665
Posted By PompeyPaul

Wow

Joe 90. You're now a moderator on here?!!? Only gone a few months and everything changes.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Dec 2014, 19:29
Replies: 81
Views: 22,710
Posted By PompeyPaul

Wow

It made me smile to see this post. As I posted a while ago I'm taking a break from flying for a while, maybe a few years, whilst my son (2 in January) grows up a bit and the Cirrus come down in...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jun 2014, 12:48
Replies: 21
Views: 4,935
Posted By PompeyPaul

Sad times

That's a shame. It was the only good thing about going to the CAA.
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jun 2014, 05:39
Replies: 21
Views: 4,935
Posted By PompeyPaul

Full English?

You forgot to mention the delights of the full English in the cafe there? It was always a spectacle to see rows of suited middle age men gnashing down on heaps of bacon.

Just thinking about it now...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jun 2014, 12:08
Replies: 36
Views: 6,284
Posted By PompeyPaul

Wow

I didn't want to take my son flying until he could safely open the door and exit the plane himself. I was thinking 4 or 5 years old. 3 months?!?
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jun 2014, 21:04
Replies: 24
Views: 7,667
Posted By PompeyPaul

Need to stop a dog barking fast? Quality Street...

Need to stop a dog barking fast? Quality Street Toffee Penny does it instantly.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4015/4393566284_6a7130b279_m.jpg
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jun 2014, 18:06
Replies: 73
Views: 20,527
Posted By PompeyPaul

I started the thread simply because that's where...

I started the thread simply because that's where I was with my flying. I was wondering if anybody else had been there and if so what did they do?

When I first started my training I bought my...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2014, 12:23
Replies: 73
Views: 20,527
Posted By PompeyPaul

Thanks

Thanks for all of the advice and tips.

I did actually go cold on my flying once before but then watched a Christmas special of "some ,others do 'av 'em" and thought 'I really need to get back to...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2014, 21:19
Replies: 73
Views: 20,527
Posted By PompeyPaul

Why I (may) quit flying

In August 2007 I completed my skills test and got my shiny new PPL. Exciting times. I wondered why anybody would be nuts enough to get rid of their PPL afterwards. I'm now at that position where I...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 23:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,375,861
Posted By PompeyPaul

Heading to the South Pole

Apparently

BBC News - New clues in search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26654975)
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jan 2014, 17:17
Replies: 34
Views: 6,363
Posted By PompeyPaul

Survival in North Sea around 5 mins?

I was always led to believe a ditch into the north sea would be rapidly fatal. Was reading this article about a lady who fell off of a ferry and survived in the water, at night, for 30 mins.

BBC...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Nov 2013, 07:45
Replies: 29
Views: 4,831
Posted By PompeyPaul

Political correctness gone mad

Agree.

There's this foreign family got given a massive house in London for free by th tax payer. They also get loads of money in benefits and so hardly have to work. They have loads of kids all...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Oct 2013, 17:42
Replies: 24
Views: 3,904
Posted By PompeyPaul

Taxi drivers

Is it just me? In the back of a cab on the way home and the taxi driver got into a radio conversation about a pick up. Two at a time transmitting so the conversation went on and on as they repeatedly...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2013, 18:45
Replies: 54
Views: 17,724
Posted By PompeyPaul

Come on?! What's happening here? This isn'tthe...

Come on?! What's happening here? This isn'tthe PPrune of old?

Surely the key story here is how the passenger was unlicensed, without a valid medical and a damn nuisance to himself and everyone...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Aug 2013, 20:28
Replies: 24
Views: 14,401
Posted By PompeyPaul

Great

Thanks for all of the info. I'll have a go at navigating the EASA mine field again soon.

Had a slight panic about the 12 take off & landings too but the log book shows I did an hour of circuits so...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2013, 09:52
Replies: 24
Views: 14,401
Posted By PompeyPaul

PPL EASA SEP Renewal

Hello,

I have almost completed the 11 hours flying + 1 hour with instructor flying so I can renew my rating. With my EASA license do I simply get an instructor / examiner to sign my EASA license?...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jul 2013, 21:18
Replies: 47
Views: 20,549
Posted By PompeyPaul

No need

No need for her to fly solo. I will happily fly with her.
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jul 2013, 20:34
Replies: 29
Views: 6,183
Posted By PompeyPaul

I agree but

I agree but it would stand to reason a pictorial NOTAM system, as opposed to the current text systems, would often make understanding that message more intuitive and thus fewer mistakes made by large...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jul 2013, 12:10
Replies: 29
Views: 6,183
Posted By PompeyPaul

Imho

IMHO, from somebody who works in an extremely fast moving tech industry, the thing that surprises me about PPL & Aviation is how resistant to change it is. The cultural resistance permeates...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jul 2013, 11:28
Replies: 2
Views: 664
Posted By PompeyPaul

Home weather station

I have recently purchased a home weather station, the Sunartis THB367 (http://bit.ly/153skCi). It works quite well but I'm now thinking I'd like something a bit better. Ideally something that has...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2013, 14:53
Replies: 25
Views: 4,093
Posted By PompeyPaul

Thanks

Thanks for the info! Snappy title.

Flew it today, no problems. I think now at 150 hours I feel confident in flying the plane, RT, navigation & procedures etc (I can even park reliably now!). I...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2013, 08:50
Replies: 25
Views: 4,093
Posted By PompeyPaul

Awesome

Great info thanks, I'll try that. Out of interest, where is that information published? I tried looking through the Notams & AIPs but couldn't see it anywhere? Is it like "BR Tracking" i.e. tribal...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2013, 17:11
Replies: 25
Views: 4,093
Posted By PompeyPaul

Call me an old duffer but I'd rather have the...

Call me an old duffer but I'd rather have the land below me and the coast on my left. Simply my old fashioned ways though!



So presumably you call them up, asked for a Basic service and zone...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2013, 16:39
Replies: 25
Views: 4,093
Posted By PompeyPaul

Class D

Are Solent usually happy to give access to their Class D if on a basic service? Or is it a polite F Off to GA?
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2013, 16:05
Replies: 25
Views: 4,093
Posted By PompeyPaul

Clockwise orbit of the Isle of Wight

Presumably this is a case of contacting Solent Radar, asking for basic service and then doing the orbit?
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2013, 20:41
Replies: 82
Views: 25,156
Posted By PompeyPaul

When I was at the CAA....

...the lady expressly told me NOT to cut up the license as it invalidates it. I then looked at the license and realised why she thought to mention it :eek:

The rules for flying are so archaic, so...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2013, 15:27
Replies: 17
Views: 2,175
Posted By PompeyPaul

Pilot culture - counter safety?

I heard an interesting exchange between Farnborough Radar and an aircraft on Sunday morning. It went something like:

FR: G-XXXX you are very close to Solent's zone
G-XXXX: We are only going to...
Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2013, 23:03
Replies: 63
Views: 8,770
Posted By PompeyPaul

Great idea

If the one show are looking for something to rival "Big Brother" in terms of general bitching, politics & tittle tattle then there are some incredible clubs I've been involved in then would be...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Mar 2013, 09:24
Replies: 29
Views: 6,183
Posted By PompeyPaul

Obvious

The reason to obfuscate NOTAMs is to give me an advantage over the lowly ground based Luddite. Otherwise why bother spending 45 hours doing a PPL if it was all in plain English and easy to...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Feb 2013, 17:44
Replies: 10
Views: 1,246
Posted By PompeyPaul

Computer simulation - flight physics

Hello,

I'm working on some new software to simulate aircraft - light C172 types.

I've found this website that describes the lift equation:

Modern Lift Equation...
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