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Forum: Private Flying

24th Aug 2009, 19:52

Replies: 18

Going North to Kirkwall

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Posted By polar57

Going all the way up the coast past Aberdeen...

Going all the way up the coast past Aberdeen could be a pain as all the heli trafic comes back down the coast that way(quiet at weekends tho). Inbound heli VFR traffic will either be at 1000 or 1500....

Forum: Private Flying

25th May 2009, 18:57

Replies: 9

Right airfield... wrong radio

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Posted By polar57

I remember years ago a student out of Bodmin flew...

I remember years ago a student out of Bodmin flew up an down St. Mawgan (RAF Base I think) main runway while talking to Landsend (grass). The phone line between got a bit warm, :=

Another aircraft...

Forum: Private Flying

30th Mar 2009, 21:01

Replies: 16

biannual instructor signature

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Posted By polar57

Thanks for all the info. I agree "biannual" is...

Thanks for all the info. I agree "biannual" is poor wording, glad everyone got the idea anyway. Well spotted about the Aberdeen thing, no club here any more, the £200 covered driving/flying to...

Forum: Private Flying

29th Mar 2009, 20:06

Replies: 16

biannual instructor signature

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Posted By polar57

Thanks for the help. I was hoping the couple of...

Thanks for the help. I was hoping the couple of hundred pounds on an hour in a PA28 burning holes etc could be saved for later. There is a fair chance I might be joining the queue at the job center...

Forum: Private Flying

29th Mar 2009, 15:52

Replies: 16

biannual instructor signature

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Posted By polar57

biannual instructor signature

Could someone clarify for me who is allowed to sign my PPL(A). I regularly fly with instructors on multi pilot helicopters and was wondering if they could sign the PPL(A) biannual. I have completed...

Forum: Rotorheads

12th Mar 2009, 17:56

Replies: 11

Work / Life Balance

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Posted By polar57

I find the "life" part over rated anyway :ugh:. ...

I find the "life" part over rated anyway :ugh:.

Seriously you will either live full time somewhere you don't want to be, but have a reasonable amount of pay / and time off, or do rotation...

Forum: Rotorheads

12th Mar 2009, 17:39

Replies: 25

Super puma Bose

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Posted By polar57

Also Converted my Bose X to take the CEP, works...

Also Converted my Bose X to take the CEP, works great for me too.

I even did a brief "How to convert bose" post on here somewhere.

Without doubt the best solution by miles, I have tried most...

Forum: Rotorheads

5th Mar 2009, 08:59

Replies: 46

CEP-Communication Ear Protection

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Posted By polar57

I got my CEP from www.cep-usa.com...

I got my CEP from www.cep-usa.com (http://www.pprune.org/www.cep-usa.com) .They didn’t do online shopping with credit cards so had to send a money order, which worked out in the end.

Please...

Forum: Rotorheads

4th Mar 2009, 19:11

Replies: 46

CEP-Communication Ear Protection

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Posted By polar57

I use CEP with a Bose and find it very good. The...

I use CEP with a Bose and find it very good. The Bose is great at removing low freq noise, but I would rate it as poor for hi freq. If you fly piston the Bose is fantastic. In the Puma types I fly...

Forum: Private Flying

13th Nov 2008, 21:00

Replies: 2

Whiterashes

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Posted By polar57

I'm based there, if you want more current info...

I'm based there, if you want more current info let me know. Only the first bit of the westerly runway (400m or so) is actually usable for most of the year. So westerly wind is essential if you...

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