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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st May 2015, 12:59
Replies: 109
Views: 27,330
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Not sure I follow your reasoning, Pace ... 6 x...

Not sure I follow your reasoning, Pace ... 6 x 90° = 540°, so you would then be landing on runway 18, would you not? The easiest way to join in this case would surely be to approach on the dead-side,...
Forum: Medical & Health
11th Feb 2015, 13:54
Replies: 2
Views: 4,372
Posted By Jumbo Driver

CAA letter requesting personal medical data

There is a thread on Private Flying (here (http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/556118-caa-medical-records-lost-so-being-audited.html)) about a rather strange letter which has been sent out recently...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Dec 2013, 22:49
Replies: 16
Views: 6,974
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Surely the 600m limit pre-dated JAR-OPS by about...

Surely the 600m limit pre-dated JAR-OPS by about 30 years ... ?

Or maybe even more ...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Nov 2013, 22:02
Replies: 7
Views: 1,610
Posted By Jumbo Driver

I expect it was a typo, SawMan, but I think you...

I expect it was a typo, SawMan, but I think you mean 2182KHz, don't you ?

JD
:)
Forum: Private Flying
25th Nov 2013, 13:32
Replies: 12
Views: 7,591
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Level Attitude, with the greatest respect, I...

Level Attitude, with the greatest respect, I believe that this is rubbish.

If you hold an ATPL (I do), then you will know that it includes the privileges of both a CPL and a PPL. To exercise the...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
15th Sep 2013, 18:33
Replies: 4
Views: 2,307
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Correct - both IMC and Night Ratings. ...

Correct - both IMC and Night Ratings.



The only correct response from the CAA is to include a current IRR, with an expiry date which is 25 months from the date of issue of the new licence. This...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2013, 22:52
Replies: 399
Views: 192,030
Posted By Jumbo Driver

The Sim terrain model was certainly mounted...

The Sim terrain model was certainly mounted vertically.

Also, I seem to recall that the camera itself was "pendulous". This meant that when you banked left, the camera swung initially out to the...
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Apr 2012, 09:06
Replies: 177
Views: 47,643
Posted By Jumbo Driver

I agree. After the merger to BA in 1974, I...

I agree.

After the merger to BA in 1974, I recall that BEA were always "Bealine" or "Shuttle", while we in BOAC retained our treasured "Speedbird" callsign.

Latterly, of course, "Bealine"...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Dec 2011, 20:42
Replies: 59
Views: 17,305
Posted By Jumbo Driver

While this comment may (or may not) be correct...

While this comment may (or may not) be correct for the C172, it is certainly not true for the general case. At the very least, it will depend (for normally aspirated engines) on the carburettor /...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2011, 20:05
Replies: 69
Views: 9,465
Posted By Jumbo Driver

... and there are also cowboys ... JD :hmm:

... and there are also cowboys ...

JD
:hmm:
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2011, 19:59
Replies: 69
Views: 9,465
Posted By Jumbo Driver

There are old pilots ... and there are bold...

There are old pilots ... and there are bold pilots ...

JD
:)
Forum: Private Flying
4th Dec 2011, 11:06
Replies: 69
Views: 9,465
Posted By Jumbo Driver

IMHO this thread is beginning to degenerate from...

IMHO this thread is beginning to degenerate from what is safe or not safe towards a potentially dangerous set of "what-you-can-get-away-with" opinions.

The Summary on the final page of the Safety...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Nov 2011, 15:43
Replies: 8
Views: 6,825
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Thank you again, NorthSouth. I have now...

Thank you again, NorthSouth.

I have now found and have been browsing the MAA website and this link...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Nov 2011, 15:10
Replies: 8
Views: 6,825
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Thank you for those replies, NorthSouth,...

Thank you for those replies, NorthSouth, including the link.

I have now downloaded MMATM (JSP552).

So why is JSP318 not similarly accessible? Or, can we perhaps expect it to be re-issued as the...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Nov 2011, 14:39
Replies: 8
Views: 6,825
Posted By Jumbo Driver

A useful link - but such access would appear to...

A useful link - but such access would appear to be only by subscription (minimum £100 p.m.) for non-military personnel.

Why cannot I have access to publications like JSP318, JSP552 (which are, as...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Nov 2011, 17:37
Replies: 6
Views: 1,234
Posted By Jumbo Driver

In UK, it is a requirement of the AIP under ENR...

In UK, it is a requirement of the AIP under ENR 1.6.2 - SSR OPERATING PROCEDURES, para. 2.1 (e), which reads:

2.1 Some Mode A codes are reserved internationally for special purposes and should be...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
25th Nov 2011, 17:28
Replies: 1
Views: 1,206
Posted By Jumbo Driver

I second that !! JD :)

I second that !!


JD
:)
Forum: Private Flying
25th Nov 2011, 08:59
Replies: 24
Views: 7,827
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Further to my post above, of course any trim...

Further to my post above, of course any trim settings required by the POH/FM for the specific take-off conditions should be used, modified if necessary by any relevant Tech Log entry.

In...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Nov 2011, 08:09
Replies: 24
Views: 7,827
Posted By Jumbo Driver

This is all very well, provided you don't...

This is all very well, provided you don't subsequently discover that the aircraft flies wings level, but with the balance ball displaced to the left because of crossed controls as a result of trim...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Nov 2011, 07:38
Replies: 28
Views: 5,478
Posted By Jumbo Driver

B737-2 ... ? Aaahh, yes - I recall we often had...

B737-2 ... ? Aaahh, yes - I recall we often had one or two of those doing circuits in our Aft Cargo Hold on Ultra Long Haul sectors ... ;)


JD
:)
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Nov 2011, 18:19
Replies: 28
Views: 5,478
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Mmmmm ... I started professional flying in 1970...

Mmmmm ... I started professional flying in 1970 but I don't recall ever seeing a "Pitot Struck by Lightning" Check List ...

JD
;)
Forum: Private Flying
17th Oct 2011, 21:38
Replies: 44
Views: 5,808
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Gosh !! By my reckoning, that was when Clodius...

Gosh !! By my reckoning, that was when Clodius Albinus was Governor of Roman Britain ... that must be really worth something ... :D

JD
;)
Forum: Private Flying
17th Oct 2011, 11:18
Replies: 78
Views: 15,523
Posted By Jumbo Driver

No, BillieBob, he was not a professional pilot as...

No, BillieBob, he was not a professional pilot as you are implying, although he had plenty of experience. Neither was he remotely current when he took his NPPL a few years ago. He had retired from...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Oct 2011, 08:44
Replies: 78
Views: 15,523
Posted By Jumbo Driver

PPL in a Twin

Yes, you can obtain a JAR-PPL with just an MEP rating and a good ex-military friend of mine did just that.

Having left the military many years ago, he came into civilian flying by obtaining an...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2011, 14:53
Replies: 34
Views: 5,921
Posted By Jumbo Driver

rusty sparrow, there is another performance...

rusty sparrow, there is another performance factor you may wish to consider - and I am rather surprised that nobody has mentioned it so far.

Meteorologically speaking, in the Northern Hemisphere,...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2011, 18:59
Replies: 19
Views: 2,434
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Strobe lights………….do you think they are essential?

No, IMHO strobe lights are NOT essential.

I think strobes may sometimes improve visibility in the air for light aircraft. However the down side is the extra weight and expense involved, which some...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jul 2011, 12:41
Replies: 26
Views: 4,087
Posted By Jumbo Driver

To fly in Class A airspace, you require either an...

To fly in Class A airspace, you require either an Instrument Rating (for IFR) - and of course an IFR-equipped aircraft - or a Special VFR clearance for VFR.

This Airspace Classification Chart...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jul 2011, 11:49
Replies: 26
Views: 4,087
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Special VFR flight relates only to flight in a...

Special VFR flight relates only to flight in a Control Zone, not airways, viz

2.1 Clearance for Special VFR flight in the UK is an authorization by ATC for a pilot to fly within a Control Zone...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jul 2011, 10:28
Replies: 26
Views: 4,087
Posted By Jumbo Driver

RemotecUK, why not try looking at the definitive...

RemotecUK, why not try looking at the definitive UK AIP on this subject at ENR 1.7 Altimeter Setting Procedures (http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/pamslight/pdf/4e415453/EG/C/EN/AIP/ENR/EG_ENR_1_7_en) ?...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jun 2011, 20:30
Replies: 20
Views: 2,855
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Language Proficiency

I have been level 6 since October 2008 and have had no written acknowledgement from the CAA. It seems to me that it is a matter only of their internal record.

Incidentally, I rather think this...
Forum: Medical & Health
17th Mar 2011, 08:02
Replies: 3
Views: 1,650
Posted By Jumbo Driver

4015, have you checked here ...

4015, have you checked here (http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=49&pagetype=90&pageid=526)?

If this doesn't answer your questions, I suggest you ring or e-mail the CAA Medical Department - I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Feb 2011, 18:34
Replies: 112
Views: 22,417
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Oh dear ... I blame the teachers ... JD ...

Oh dear ... I blame the teachers ...


JD
:ugh:
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Feb 2011, 21:02
Replies: 13
Views: 29,755
Posted By Jumbo Driver

STBYRUD, it is my belief that there is no...

STBYRUD, it is my belief that there is no prohibition on flying with antibiotics per se. However, some guidance on this and other medication and ailments is to be found in AIC 99/2004...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Feb 2011, 09:03
Replies: 11
Views: 3,719
Posted By Jumbo Driver

Certainly "distracting" - and, more importantly,...

Certainly "distracting" - and, more importantly, contrary to SOPs I would have thought.

JD
:)
Forum: Tech Log
8th Feb 2011, 10:45
Replies: 11
Views: 3,719
Posted By Jumbo Driver

For UK, the nearest correct answer is 1. ...

For UK, the nearest correct answer is 1.

With a 3-altimeter aircraft, the two primary altimeters would be set to Standard (1013.25) when initially cleared to a FL or, if intermediate altitude...
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