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Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2015, 13:30
Replies: 40
Views: 13,192
Posted By frontlefthamster

Just my private opinion: Regulators, and the UK...

Just my private opinion: Regulators, and the UK CAA in particular, seem to delight in making life as difficult as possible for small AOC operators just as much as they take pleasure in doing nothing...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2015, 21:19
Replies: 29
Views: 9,825
Posted By frontlefthamster

Well, you reopened the thread. And you posted. ...

Well, you reopened the thread. And you posted.

But you didn't explain.

Because you ranted about not being able to use certain aircraft, but you seemed to condone launching with less suitable...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2014, 21:10
Replies: 32
Views: 20,008
Posted By frontlefthamster

Streisand effect - Wikipedia, the free...

Streisand effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect)
Forum: Private Flying
13th Apr 2014, 11:58
Replies: 48
Views: 14,442
Posted By frontlefthamster

Mariner: From the first post: You...

Mariner:

From the first post:

You said:

So, yes, nothing wrong. Apart from red line oil pressure, rising temperature, and debris in the filter. (I haven't mentioned the...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
9th Apr 2014, 01:04
Replies: 13
Views: 4,461
Posted By frontlefthamster

Sadly no longer. The CAA had two test pilots,...

Sadly no longer. The CAA had two test pilots, one was made redundant and the other resigned. I am informed that there are no plans to replace them.
Forum: Private Flying
15th Sep 2013, 19:31
Replies: 413
Views: 229,620
Posted By frontlefthamster

Equally, it makes sense that if you have a...

Equally, it makes sense that if you have a licence, you would have been taught and examined on licence privileges and restrictions. Any instructors who talk about 'type ratings' on single-engine...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jul 2013, 20:45
Replies: 37
Views: 14,866
Posted By frontlefthamster

Hmmm, I think I would look much more kindly...

Hmmm,

I think I would look much more kindly on this if the flying club buildings there had seen some sort of care on my last visit (some while ago). Dirty, smelly, and too typical of flying clubs...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2013, 22:28
Replies: 38
Views: 24,778
Posted By frontlefthamster

The previous report makes mention, at least...

The previous report makes mention, at least twice, of the highly instinctive nature of the sidestick, and the highly cognitive nature of the priority push-button. Add that the aural sense is often...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2013, 20:04
Replies: 38
Views: 24,778
Posted By frontlefthamster

From one of their previous reports, Air Accidents...

From one of their previous reports, Air Accidents Investigation: Airbus A320, G-DHJZ (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/december_2008/airbus_a320__g_dhjz.cfm) well-beloved of all those...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2012, 20:35
Replies: 73
Views: 20,853
Posted By frontlefthamster

This event reminds me of a screaming horror of a...

This event reminds me of a screaming horror of a serious incident about a decade ago at BCN involving an easy 737, lined up to go on 25 as it then was, and a foreign aircraft which landed over the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Sep 2012, 22:25
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,190,965
Posted By frontlefthamster

With regard to my query above, I'm thinking it...

With regard to my query above, I'm thinking it might be Newcastle (EGNT)... However, the large mound or building in the distance is confusing...

Anyone else able to pitch in to help?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Sep 2012, 10:15
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,190,965
Posted By frontlefthamster

While someone comes up with a proper challenge,...

While someone comes up with a proper challenge, can I invite the cognsocenti to try to identify the aerodrome (and perhaps the specific aircraft) which appears a few times, most notably starting at...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jun 2012, 18:27
Replies: 223
Views: 54,207
Posted By frontlefthamster

The equipment under discussion, which is used by...

The equipment under discussion, which is used by Aerodrome Controllers in VCRs, is called an Aerodrome Traffic Monitor (ATM).

Peter wrote:



Here is the first paragraph in MATS Part 1...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2012, 21:39
Replies: 39
Views: 10,264
Posted By frontlefthamster

Errr, because we flew together, perhaps?

Errr, because we flew together, perhaps?
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2012, 21:33
Replies: 39
Views: 10,264
Posted By frontlefthamster

Peter, I've explained that I do try to mop...

Peter,

I've explained that I do try to mop up the detritus you leave behind with your ill-informed opinions and half-baked expertise.

In this case, you made a sweeping generalisation which my...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2012, 20:55
Replies: 39
Views: 10,264
Posted By frontlefthamster

Peter wrote: Well, two of the names in...

Peter wrote:



Well, two of the names in my log book are J. Travolta and T. Cruise. Both were very impressive, for hobby pilots; well up to professional standards.

And aeros with G. Numan...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
14th Jun 2012, 20:18
Replies: 38
Views: 7,068
Posted By frontlefthamster

On one occasion, I took some notable people...

On one occasion, I took some notable people somewhere in a very distinctive and classic big aircraft. Having parked up, I opened the DV window and relaxed into the turnaround chores before we went...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jun 2012, 17:55
Replies: 8,604
Views: 1,819,819
Posted By frontlefthamster

Gemini capsule? OH if correct...

Gemini capsule?

OH if correct...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th May 2012, 20:20
Replies: 19
Views: 5,074
Posted By frontlefthamster

Separation is not quite like pregnancy. It...

Separation is not quite like pregnancy. It depends upon circumstance.

The terms under which separation should be achieved are defined, and by those terms, it may be achieved.

There is a...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2012, 19:33
Replies: 28
Views: 7,868
Posted By frontlefthamster

Oh dear, Peter, you've done it again. We'll...

Oh dear, Peter, you've done it again.

We'll leave aside the 'fully established' thing because I think you're intelligent
enough to know what that means, but...

How many times do people have...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2012, 21:33
Replies: 88
Views: 22,020
Posted By frontlefthamster

John, Post 13 doesn't help. G-INFO doesn't...

John,

Post 13 doesn't help. G-INFO doesn't have a matching aircraft. Do you mean its reg ends in the letters SD?

There is no harm in posting an undoctored photograph here for all to see.
...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2012, 20:20
Replies: 88
Views: 22,020
Posted By frontlefthamster

From their website: Two things must ye...

From their website:



Two things must ye know about the Mad Jock...

The offence here may be endangerment but the pilot will, of course, get away with it.

Can the OP remember anything about...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2012, 20:24
Replies: 727
Views: 617,287
Posted By frontlefthamster

No, someone might update it. Perhaps you will. ...

No, someone might update it. Perhaps you will. I won't, because life is too short.

Wikipedia is not a group of people paid to be writing stuff, it's a place where you and I can post what we know...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
11th May 2012, 17:46
Replies: 8
Views: 2,642
Posted By frontlefthamster

challenger 604, you have a PM (Private Message) -...

challenger 604, you have a PM (Private Message) - you can log in and then click on 'your notifications' near the top right of the screen to see it (just mentioning this in case you're not familiar...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
10th May 2012, 21:28
Replies: 3
Views: 2,448
Posted By frontlefthamster

... I had the pleasure of doing a QGH recently...

... I had the pleasure of doing a QGH recently (in pretty poor weather) in a biz-jet... We were going to a UK military field for a meeting, and my chum and I in the front thought it would be fun,...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
4th May 2012, 10:10
Replies: 8
Views: 2,642
Posted By frontlefthamster

As a longer-term goal, you should plan to get rid...

As a longer-term goal, you should plan to get rid of your safety meetings.

By separating safety from 'normal' day-to-day operations, decisions, inter-action, you allow it to be compartmentalised...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Apr 2012, 21:49
Replies: 186
Views: 93,683
Posted By frontlefthamster

And of course, extending Boyo's logic, anyone who...

And of course, extending Boyo's logic, anyone who hasn't been binned by management has the right to act as they wish in the flight deck... 'Rights and responsibilities', anyone?

Extending the...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2012, 21:12
Replies: 88
Views: 10,120
Posted By frontlefthamster

Pure gold! Thank you so much. Haven't...

Pure gold!

Thank you so much. Haven't laughed so loud in ages. Good night!
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2012, 21:11
Replies: 88
Views: 10,120
Posted By frontlefthamster

Hook, line, sinker, subscription to the Angling...

Hook, line, sinker, subscription to the Angling Times.
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2012, 21:00
Replies: 88
Views: 10,120
Posted By frontlefthamster

I'm not talking about the FARs thank you. ...

I'm not talking about the FARs thank you. Neither was anyone else.

I hope you all understood my words 'strictly legitimate'. I think some of you are having real trouble there...

MJ, you are...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2012, 20:54
Replies: 88
Views: 10,120
Posted By frontlefthamster

...now that is: Oddly, that's...

...now that is:





Oddly, that's also a technique for everyone from radar controllers to ship-drivers. If you're both moving (and not straight towards each other), and one aims at the...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2012, 20:38
Replies: 88
Views: 10,120
Posted By frontlefthamster

How erudite. The OP asked about...

How erudite.

The OP asked about 'airworthiness' in respect of defects. That's what my answer dealt with, in formal terms which have not been contradicted.

As attractive as your thoughts may...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2012, 20:27
Replies: 88
Views: 10,120
Posted By frontlefthamster

Let's consider things from the fundamentals: ...

Let's consider things from the fundamentals:

A manufacturer builds an aircraft and provides a manual (let's call it the AFM) with it. The AFM makes no mention of operating with defects (this is...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2012, 18:54
Replies: 88
Views: 10,120
Posted By frontlefthamster

We seem to be moving in a more worthwhile...

We seem to be moving in a more worthwhile direction.

However,



does not reflect reality (is that a kinder way of putting it?).

I suspect the the regulators would, if questioned, say...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Mar 2012, 22:01
Replies: 88
Views: 10,120
Posted By frontlefthamster

No. Lots of people are confidently...

No.

Lots of people are confidently proclaiming that this, that, or the other, is hard fact. Very little of it is. The best answer is to challenge falsehoods.

Too much time is wasted by people...
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