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Forum: African Aviation
1st Dec 2009, 17:50
Replies: 14
Views: 3,985
Posted By White Shadow

Thumbs up All female crew

Not in Africa, but UK -
As SLF I flew back to Exeter after a holiday last summer. At the end of a looong final, from en-route cruise level all the way down to the runway threshold with engines...
Forum: Private Flying
5th May 2009, 19:39
Replies: 191
Views: 17,974
Posted By White Shadow

Spinning and the PPL course

Just as a comparison, checking my Flying Log Book, I see that at a RAF Elementary Flying Training School (quite a while ago!) my first Spinning exercise, in a Tiger Moth, was after 6 hrs flying, then...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Feb 2009, 12:58
Replies: 15
Views: 13,679
Posted By White Shadow

Streak Shadow

When I got interested in microlights as a change from light aircraft., I called on Fiona Luckhurst at the Shadow Flight Centre, Old Sarum, who was very friendly and helpful.
She had for sale a nice...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Feb 2009, 15:04
Replies: 175
Views: 45,668
Posted By White Shadow

Gliding Reminiscence

On returning from WW2 flying, I joined Cambridge University Gliding Club and did some gliding, and towing with the CU Flying Club's Tiger Moth (gaining height with the T31 on tow was a a long, slow...
Forum: ATC Issues
1st Jan 2009, 10:17
Replies: 13
Views: 1,399
Posted By White Shadow

Self-assessing R/T performance

Just a comment -
As a private pilot, (one-time RAF) I listen occasionally to EHAM Schiphol Amsterdam ATC.
Interesting and educational.
Very busy at peak times; professional, friendly and...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Aug 2008, 22:12
Replies: 71
Views: 5,464
Posted By White Shadow

pprune forums access

I'm finding no problems with access from my Mac computer right now. (23.12hrs)
WS
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jul 2008, 10:14
Replies: 62
Views: 11,326
Posted By White Shadow

TTH - No, we didn't think at the time about...

TTH -
No, we didn't think at the time about what we were doing with the stick and rudder, we just did it.
But we'd had lectures and tests on Theory Of Flight, and simulated circuits blind-folded,...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jul 2008, 18:41
Replies: 62
Views: 11,326
Posted By White Shadow

Tail Wheel Tips

Learning to fly in the R A F many many years ago, for a glide-approach landing (power approaches came later) my Tiger-moth instructor used to say through the earphone tubes -
"When you can see the...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jun 2008, 18:43
Replies: 31
Views: 3,303
Posted By White Shadow

Training on taildraggers

When I was learning to be an R A F pilot (quite a few years ago) we all, future SE and ME, did our EFTS training on Tiger Moths. That training served us well.
WS
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Feb 2008, 19:21
Replies: 44
Views: 6,908
Posted By White Shadow

Thumbs up Podgy Cabin Crew

As SLF, I look at cabin crews' face, catch their eye, and smile.
And usually get a nice smile back.
WS
Forum: Questions
22nd Dec 2007, 21:46
Replies: 23
Views: 6,142
Posted By White Shadow

Does anyone use there services

Where is there?
WS
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Nov 2007, 15:10
Replies: 23
Views: 6,333
Posted By White Shadow

Drift to Acronyms -

At EFTS (Don't ask me when...) for Tiger-Moth take-off vital-actions -
Tickle My P**** For Further Satisfaction
WS
Forum: Private Flying
13th Aug 2007, 17:32
Replies: 66
Views: 7,538
Posted By White Shadow

Joining on long final

Going back to the original thread title -
Usually, the time I join on long final (to an uncontrolled airfield) is on coming home after a cross-country, and when my course to the field is somewhere...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Aug 2007, 11:37
Replies: 66
Views: 7,538
Posted By White Shadow

Joining on long final

Fred.
Don't expect to at four miles. Just set up the approach, and continue until I can see downwind traffic clearly (good vis. only, remember)
WS
Forum: Private Flying
13th Aug 2007, 11:28
Replies: 66
Views: 7,538
Posted By White Shadow

Joining on long final

hfd -
Agreed. Maybe I should have said "if a SIA seems appropriate"
I was thinking - excellent visibility; easy to adjust speed to let them in first; not a busy circuit; someone on the ground...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Aug 2007, 10:40
Replies: 66
Views: 7,538
Posted By White Shadow

Joining on long final

At an uncontrolled airfield, if a straight-in approach seems useful, and there's traffic in the circuit, my radio call is - "G**** joining long final, two in sight downwind", eg.
(lets them know...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Apr 2004, 11:22
Replies: 13
Views: 1,524
Posted By White Shadow

One or two tips

(1) Before you start, decide -
* Who's going to be leader, who No.2, No3, etc and how you'll change.
* Where you'll join up, and where/when/how you'll break off.
* Signals. (Leader does all the RT...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Apr 2004, 10:39
Replies: 13
Views: 1,524
Posted By White Shadow

Training handbooks

The RAF's training bible used to be the Instructors' Handbooks of -
(1) Elementary Flying Training, AP 1732a, (Tiger Moth, originally) and
(2) Advanced Flying Training, AP 1732b, (Harvard/Oxford)
...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Apr 2004, 10:33
Replies: 51
Views: 4,613
Posted By White Shadow

Instrumantation

Horses for courses. Yes, indeed.

I tried out an expensive hot-ship microlight recently.
To save weight, instrumentation was a liquid-crystal display, with a row of buttons to bring up whatever...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Mar 2004, 10:51
Replies: 7
Views: 4,116
Posted By White Shadow

RF5B Sperber

Go for the RF5B "Sperber", made by Sportavia, Germany, if you can find one.
I flew group-owned G-KCIG based at Exeter about six years ago, and loved it

Folding wings (span 56ft/37 folded)....
Forum: Private Flying
28th Feb 2004, 02:32
Replies: 53
Views: 4,899
Posted By White Shadow

Constelation? Fournier RF4D? WS

Constelation?

Fournier RF4D?

WS
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
18th Oct 2003, 06:19
Replies: 5
Views: 931
Posted By White Shadow

A bit I remember vividly from an RAF low-flying...

A bit I remember vividly from an RAF low-flying exercise in a Tiger, was doing a close-in turn around a tree - allowing for wind speed/direction. Interesting.

Low-level X-countries (in designated...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2003, 18:50
Replies: 42
Views: 9,814
Posted By White Shadow

I was a pax on a A2000 B757 Verona-Gatwick...

I was a pax on a A2000 B757 Verona-Gatwick recently.
Lovely aeroplane, leapt off the ground, etc.
And excellent cabin service - but I felt sorry for the CC at the back, when reaching cruise level...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jul 2003, 18:52
Replies: 22
Views: 2,891
Posted By White Shadow

Some more comments on the PFA website...

Some more comments on the PFA website bulletin-board, Hangar Chat.
Had a lovely day myself, on Saturday, (Grass runway; the Hard looked a bit hairy at times).
PFA website is looking for...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jul 2003, 18:30
Replies: 21
Views: 3,506
Posted By White Shadow

This is sailplane-pilots weather. Wing bangs up...

This is sailplane-pilots weather.
Wing bangs up - bang it down again, tuck it down into a turn, and feel the
thermal push you up like a rocket, ROC needle winding clockwise, fast.
A good way of...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Jul 2003, 18:12
Replies: 49
Views: 6,550
Posted By White Shadow

Yes. Excellent ATC yesterday - including a swift...

Yes. Excellent ATC yesterday - including a swift follow-up to a call from someone behind me on base-leg, about 11.40, reporting a forlorne-looking Goldwing (I think it was) canard in a ploughed field...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2003, 16:06
Replies: 49
Views: 6,550
Posted By White Shadow

Kemble

White Shadow won't be in a white Shadow this year - someone else is now enjoying it. I'll be in somethimg called an X-air. (Genghis will know what that is). Yellow. G-CBCW.
Been a while since I met...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd May 2003, 04:09
Replies: 6
Views: 3,040
Posted By White Shadow

CFM Shadow

Lovely aircraft. Easy to fly; easy to maintain; climbs like rocket; lands on a sixpence (excellent slow-speed handling); cockpit like a sailplane - wonderful view; but back seat cramped.
Fiona...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Apr 2003, 02:29
Replies: 67
Views: 9,469
Posted By White Shadow

Oh, Fly Stim, that's awful. I had a flight in a...

Oh, Fly Stim, that's awful.
I had a flight in a CT yesterday. Can't believe anybody'd do that to a lovely aeroplane - or to any of the others.
Makes you weep.
Hope everything goes OK with the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Mar 2003, 11:10
Replies: 29
Views: 3,622
Posted By White Shadow

Slghtly off-topic

Glad the blind was there, on my flight back to UK from Tenerife on Friday.
Brand new Airbus (second passenger flight). Lovely aircraft, BUT, hideous Mytravel Airways colour scheme painted the...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jan 2003, 21:41
Replies: 72
Views: 7,248
Posted By White Shadow

Fourniers

Hello again, Aeros

Take a look at //cfi-ev.scram.de/
or search for Club Fournier International

Masses of information

WS

ps Just checked G-INFO UK Registrations Data
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jan 2003, 11:04
Replies: 72
Views: 7,248
Posted By White Shadow

Aeros - have you met the RF7 (RF4 with clipped...

Aeros - have you met the RF7 (RF4 with clipped wings and more horses - a little Spitfire...))
M. Fournier produced some lovely aircraft. The International Fournier Club in Germany have a superb...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jan 2003, 22:05
Replies: 72
Views: 7,248
Posted By White Shadow

"Different" aircraft

Glad Aeros has mentioned the little RF4.
A strap-the-wings-on-your-shoulders sort of aircraft.
Beautifully balanced controls - just think your way around the sky.
Wondrously graceful...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jan 2003, 21:24
Replies: 35
Views: 5,185
Posted By White Shadow

Harvard

Just looked at my old RAF logbook, out of curiosity. It shows -

First solo on Tiger Moth after 10 hrs dual, then a total of 74 hrs, dual & solo, (x-countries, aerobatics,...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Sep 2002, 20:53
Replies: 14
Views: 894
Posted By White Shadow

Lots of parachuting at Dunks, but no problem if...

Lots of parachuting at Dunks, but no problem if you listen out on the airfield frequency to hear what the jump-plane is doing. He calls when he's starting the run-in for each drop, and he'll be...
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