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Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2024, 20:13
Replies: 889
Views: 333,359
Posted By MCR01

Such a shame the video audio effectively ends at...

Such a shame the video audio effectively ends at 6 minutes; it would have been so good to hear the exchanges between the pilot during the flight. A fascinating video even for a simple fixed wing...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2021, 20:22
Replies: 18
Views: 6,573
Posted By MCR01

RAF cameras/aircraft at the Falklands?

Recently seen a nice photo of one of the Vendee Globe yachts (Apivia) taken somewhere near the Falklands, apparently by an RAF aircraft. Just wondered what A/C were stationed there and what camera...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Aug 2020, 13:46
Replies: 50
Views: 69,170
Posted By MCR01

Certainly a grim video. As someone who has...

Certainly a grim video.
As someone who has never flown a twin I have a naive question:-
The pilots evidently never had this under control; would a twin pilot ever consider shutting down (both)...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2020, 13:16
Replies: 29
Views: 12,743
Posted By MCR01

Thanks; I am agreeably surprised that the success...

Thanks; I am agreeably surprised that the success rate is so high.
So do pilots actually train for this eventuality in the simulator, or are simulators too simple to allow such training?
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2020, 11:55
Replies: 29
Views: 12,743
Posted By MCR01

So "off airport landing" might be interpreted as...

So "off airport landing" might be interpreted as a crash by Joe Public.
How many big jets have successfully pulled off an "off airport landing", presumably you'd only try this if all engines had...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jan 2020, 18:37
Replies: 28
Views: 17,720
Posted By MCR01

Well it's evolving technology so problems will...

Well it's evolving technology so problems will continue to appear.
I do fly a Li-Ion powered self launch glider; I used to fly a gasoline powered self launch. Having 22 litres of petrol inches from...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Dec 2019, 14:52
Replies: 65
Views: 45,008
Posted By MCR01

Smoking instructors and instructor "age" are not...

Smoking instructors and instructor "age" are not related. I did my PPL(SLMG) at a central UK motor glider school, the instructor was about my age, maybe younger, he routinely smoked in the back of a...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Oct 2019, 09:49
Replies: 6
Views: 3,072
Posted By MCR01

Didn't some versions of the two-stroke powered...

Didn't some versions of the two-stroke powered "Silent" ULM self launch motor glider have just one prop? It was touted as more efficient than a conventional two blade prop. It also had the advantage...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Sep 2019, 15:33
Replies: 15
Views: 2,115
Posted By MCR01

Bergerac does have a rather indifferent cafe; a...

Bergerac does have a rather indifferent cafe; a shame to fly to France and choose to eat there. If you have to go to Bergerac try the L'Imparfait in the old town centre; booking advised, it can be...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2019, 14:28
Replies: 8
Views: 4,615
Posted By MCR01

Interesting, but "no". No engine parts visible...

Interesting, but "no".
No engine parts visible and I think the glazed areas of the cockpit different too?
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2019, 13:32
Replies: 8
Views: 4,615
Posted By MCR01

Name this helicopter?

Twin seat, side by side, turbine powered (yellow) helicopter at Sisteron (LFNS) French Alps, a few days ago, with NO registration markings.
Uninformed speculation that it was a modified Rotorway?...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jan 2019, 17:04
Replies: 29
Views: 10,444
Posted By MCR01

Jolly stories; this one is a little more grim....

Jolly stories; this one is a little more grim. Having gone solo in gliders at Dunstable, many years ago, a friend and I decided to check out the then new motor glider school at Enstone, run by...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Sep 2018, 21:26
Replies: 84
Views: 69,107
Posted By MCR01

Interesting speculations. To return to the...

Interesting speculations.
To return to the original posters question. As a UK national with a UK issued EASA licence, living permanently in France, flying a D reg sailplane has anyone any actual...
Forum: French Forum
16th Feb 2018, 21:07
Replies: 20
Views: 9,242
Posted By MCR01

Bidule asked why am I living in France. I think...

Bidule asked why am I living in France. I think I've partially answered that - "The plus sides: better weather and food and an incomparably better health service." Also the Alps is a very good place...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Feb 2018, 20:42
Replies: 51
Views: 11,239
Posted By MCR01

I don't know about being worried by "smallish...

I don't know about being worried by "smallish boxes storing huge amounts of energy" (presumably you're thinking of Lithium ion batteries?). Just try calculating the energy in two 20L jerrycans of...
Forum: French Forum
27th Jan 2018, 21:59
Replies: 20
Views: 9,242
Posted By MCR01

In French terms that would be quite a well paid...

In French terms that would be quite a well paid job. I would not be surprised if the taxman didn't want 40%. France has a proper socialist economy; it's great place to live if you are dirt poor. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2017, 17:29
Replies: 69
Views: 21,139
Posted By MCR01

I'm under R46N; usually no military jets at the...

I'm under R46N; usually no military jets at the weekend and rarely on Friday; this might explain the odd Alphajet whizzing over eastward on a Friday and westward on a Sunday?
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd Jun 2016, 08:42
Replies: 7
Views: 4,906
Posted By MCR01

Interesting stuff. Anyone got a recommendation...

Interesting stuff. Anyone got a recommendation for a boroscope that they really would consider useful for A/C inspection?
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Jan 2016, 11:02
Replies: 3
Views: 3,035
Posted By MCR01

Thanks; have tried to move to an alternative...

Thanks; have tried to move to an alternative channel but the Livebox router seems to be "intelligent" and swops itself back to the original channel, un-commanded (so back to same channel as...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Jan 2016, 16:59
Replies: 3
Views: 3,035
Posted By MCR01

MacBook: can I disable neighbours connection

MacBook Air, in France, constantly dropping my internet connection (even though it is within 3m of my Livebox) and asking me to join my neighbours connection (Orange). I know neighbours have a...
Forum: French Forum
14th Dec 2015, 18:41
Replies: 3
Views: 2,331
Posted By MCR01

Hi, yes thanks, have got that document but the...

Hi, yes thanks, have got that document but the DRIAL (ex DRIRE) has produced a form which seems to need Box J1 (I think this should have REM in this box) and Box J3 (but there doesn't seem to be a...
Forum: French Forum
14th Dec 2015, 11:45
Replies: 3
Views: 2,331
Posted By MCR01

Planeur remorque Carte Grise???

Sorry to post in English! Trying to get (German) Anschau glider trailer into the French system, (to get a Carte Grise).
I need to know what is in: -

Box J1 and Box J3

on a French glider...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
29th Aug 2013, 20:56
Replies: 5
Views: 2,254
Posted By MCR01

UPDATE: Tried various suggestions; then as...

UPDATE: Tried various suggestions; then as suggested by MM (see above) I left AVG Free in place, went into Safe Mode and ran Rkill, Hitmanpro, then tried to run Combofix - this caused the system to...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th Aug 2013, 19:13
Replies: 5
Views: 2,254
Posted By MCR01

AVG Free in August in France?

Traditionally nothing much works very fast in France in August, has my AVG Free joined in?
I'm running a Dell laptop, Pentium (R)M ,1.5GB RAM, Mozilla, Windows XP Professional 2002 vesion 3 and run...
Forum: French Forum
17th Jan 2013, 18:59
Replies: 9
Views: 3,161
Posted By MCR01

Glider pilot licence question

Est-ce que c'est possible pour les pilots avec un licence de pilot planeur Francaise a piloter des planeurs avec un moteur (DG400; DG800; Ventus CM etc)?
Ou est-ce que il faut que ces pilots ont un...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2012, 11:14
Replies: 19
Views: 7,696
Posted By MCR01

I'd like to second the posts bt Pace and Rod!

I'd like to second the posts bt Pace and Rod!
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Apr 2012, 22:18
Replies: 11
Views: 1,526
Posted By MCR01

Thanks for the advice, have changed DNS as...

Thanks for the advice, have changed DNS as advised above but to no effect so have left it on automatic.
Here's a solution (probably not the best solution but at least web site access is now not...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st Mar 2012, 20:01
Replies: 11
Views: 1,526
Posted By MCR01

Erratic web site access????

I am using latest Firefox version in France on an old Dell Latitude running Windows XP Professional, this worked fine till I changed from one Orange package to another. With the new Orange "Livebox"...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th Feb 2012, 21:45
Replies: 1,259
Views: 189,345
Posted By MCR01

Thanks NR; already done all that; "itunes" still...

Thanks NR; already done all that; "itunes" still in French though! Any other ideas? Will turning off "Location Services" help?
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th Feb 2012, 19:59
Replies: 1,259
Views: 189,345
Posted By MCR01

iPAD stuck in French!

iPad purchased and having (unfortunately) registered my French address during the "Set-up" procedure the iTunes (and much else) assumes I am fluent in French. How do I either re-register or change...
Forum: Private Flying
11th May 2010, 17:27
Replies: 73
Views: 24,290
Posted By MCR01

twheeler I suggest you stop posting and use...

twheeler
I suggest you stop posting and use your time to actually read the AAIB report on the earlier UK MCR01 accident.
Incidentally the MCR01 series aircraft are not "LSA types".
The MCR01...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2010, 19:12
Replies: 73
Views: 24,290
Posted By MCR01

The crash A/C was G-TOOT a Dyn'Aero MCR01 VLA...

The crash A/C was G-TOOT a Dyn'Aero MCR01 VLA version; 100hp Rotax engined. This type does not have a history of tailplane failure; there are hundreds of MCR01 flying on the continent with no known...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Mar 2009, 22:50
Replies: 7
Views: 1,560
Posted By MCR01

One advantage of the 2 hour (1200 - 1400) lunch...

One advantage of the 2 hour (1200 - 1400) lunch break in France is that most French pilots will be on the ground at that time and (at smaller airfields) the tower will be closed too; this actually...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Feb 2009, 20:21
Replies: 31
Views: 8,259
Posted By MCR01

They used to tow gliders with Pilatus Porters at...

They used to tow gliders with Pilatus Porters at Gap-Tallard, France; even with a full load of parachutists climb rate was spectacular - probably like the fuel burn!
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jan 2009, 20:15
Replies: 45
Views: 6,190
Posted By MCR01

Helihound Assuming you can drag yourself away...

Helihound
Assuming you can drag yourself away from helicopters I think you can fly a French Microlight without a medical. Some of these two seat "microlights" do 130+knots cruise at 15L/hour Mogas....
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