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Forum: Private Flying
7th Apr 2020, 21:47
Replies: 14
Views: 2,006
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Hi Tobster, The only worthwhile answer will...

Hi Tobster,

The only worthwhile answer will come from the LAA, anything else is guess work. Rans S6 comes in two basic flavours, the ES (Extended Span) variety with 153 sq/ft wing and the 116...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2020, 20:20
Replies: 41
Views: 12,373
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Like many posters on here I’m happy to let...

Like many posters on here I’m happy to let passengers have a go if they wish, with the usual caveats of ‘not near the ground’ etc. Like BackPacker I do an annual charity flying day (Starlight at...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2019, 21:25
Replies: 12
Views: 2,613
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Rans ASI Fun

I’ve had similar issues with the Rans S6 Pitot / Static system over the years.

Seeing a good airspeed while not moving happened after re-skinning the fuselage. The Static side of the ASI vented at...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jan 2019, 19:22
Replies: 28
Views: 6,746
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Observed on a Breezey that used to attend the St....

Observed on a Breezey that used to attend the St. Omer fly-ins.
Assumed to fulfill the requirement for Mode S in certain airspace.
...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Nov 2018, 20:14
Replies: 21
Views: 5,971
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

The track away from the NDB is irrelevant, the...

The track away from the NDB is irrelevant, the RBI display would be showing 180 degrees if there was no drift. As there is a 5 degree drift to starboard, this will be added to the RBI indication,...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Feb 2018, 18:34
Replies: 51
Views: 11,237
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

I always thought electric propulsion, assuming...

I always thought electric propulsion, assuming enough power was available, would be good for aerobatic flight. Short duration with time on the ground in between sequences. No problems of inverted...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jul 2017, 22:15
Replies: 32
Views: 6,010
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

A see-through Cessna

Talking of a miss-identified Cessna, a story from the early days of Rans aircraft in the UK.

Rans S6 on final to land at Southampton when a BA turbo prop airliner calls joining the circuit:

...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Dec 2016, 21:51
Replies: 12
Views: 1,825
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Pets on board

Remember to allow your pets to complete their walk around before departure...

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Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2016, 22:09
Replies: 11
Views: 4,200
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Ask Irv....

Hi Sherwood,

You will find answers to most of your questions on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page of Irv Lee's website Higherplane. (http://www.higherplane.co.uk/faq.html)

FAQ 9 will...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jun 2016, 07:21
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,807
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

TCT on BBC R4 Midweek 9am today (15/6/16)

The good lady is on BBC Radio 4 Midweek program from 9am today. From the accompanying piece on the R4 website there is no mention of 'solo'.

BBC R4 Midweek website:
Tracey Curtis-Taylor is a...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jun 2016, 08:01
Replies: 22
Views: 5,098
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

“Calm Watchfulness” – Don’t waggle the controls...

“Calm Watchfulness” – Don’t waggle the controls around just because you feel you should be doing something, but be ready for anything.
Forum: Private Flying
11th Apr 2016, 11:33
Replies: 89
Views: 16,462
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Student are the best Sales People

It’s good to know that some things don’t change at Shoreham. It sounds very like my first attempt to get flight training in 1991. Despite the big friendly sign outside the school door, no one...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2016, 08:58
Replies: 16
Views: 6,453
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Immersion suits are always a compromise. A suit...

Immersion suits are always a compromise. A suit that will keep you alive in cold water will be too bulky to allow convenient operation of the aircraft. Having spent quite a bit of time in the back of...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Mar 2016, 13:00
Replies: 53
Views: 19,550
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

123.45 - better than Safetycomm for air to air

Although of somewhat dubious legality, 123.450 Mhz has become the de facto air to air frequency for the ‘same way / same day’ type formation flying. As mentioned above, the range of VHF signals can...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Mar 2016, 14:06
Replies: 31
Views: 7,209
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

PFA Rallies of old

I have a great affection for the ‘Old’ PFA Rallies, there again I can see how they grew financially to an overwhelming cost / liability for the PFA /LAA. This was also before we became so aware of...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Dec 2015, 07:55
Replies: 3
Views: 1,183
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Lots of stuff, WX permitting

There are quite a few fly-ins, Stow Maries might be within taxi distance.
Royal Aero Club list of events. (http://events.royalaeroclub.org/eventuk.htm)

Popham New Year Fly-in 01256-397733...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Dec 2015, 10:44
Replies: 9
Views: 5,364
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Alternative Military Aviation Chart

I thought this was the one the Military used....

Aircrew Map of Great Britain (http://ccgi.piers.plus.com/ball/aircrew_map_of_uk.pdf)
Forum: Private Flying
4th Oct 2015, 18:44
Replies: 7
Views: 3,125
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Topping & Tailing

I understand that ‘Topping & Tailing’ (adding the airfield at the end of the call as well as at the start) to Safetycom calls will be included in the next update of CAP413. It’s becoming common usage...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Jun 2015, 19:50
Replies: 12
Views: 2,403
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Seems fairly straight forward

http://aviationhumor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Just_frame_with_GoPro_camera.jpg
Forum: Private Flying
31st May 2015, 12:17
Replies: 10
Views: 1,680
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Certainly Do-able

Hi BNI,

Welcome to the Forum.

Flying to Sweden in a single engined aircraft armed only with a PPL is certainly quite do-able. It might also provide useful motivation for some of the more turgid...
Forum: Private Flying
31st May 2015, 10:37
Replies: 3
Views: 1,177
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

A nice video on his F'book page

Would seem to be a Druine Turbulent, which one would expect for a Frenchman.




https://www.facebook.com/urlachair
Forum: Private Flying
29th May 2015, 21:44
Replies: 46
Views: 8,285
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Hi Ferny, I’m hoping to fly in tomorrow...

Hi Ferny,

I’m hoping to fly in tomorrow (Saturday). Can you confirm A22, as the info for Hall A on the Aero Expo list of exhibitors only goes up to A21?

Hope to catch up.

WKW

Edited:...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Mar 2015, 08:11
Replies: 26
Views: 3,867
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Gatwick ATIS yesterday

There was plenty of icing around yesterday. After flying around in generally ‘claggy’ conditions I didn’t actually pick any up, but Gatwick ATIS was giving ‘moderate icing between 1,000’ and FL 070’.
Forum: Private Flying
7th Mar 2015, 18:54
Replies: 25
Views: 5,324
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

The Blue Book

Hi Pilot 2013,

The good news is that your shiny new EASA PPL will be valid for life (as mentioned above) so that particular five yearly cost won’t come around again.

One quick warning, if you...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Mar 2015, 06:54
Replies: 46
Views: 11,858
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Doctors confused by tandem seating

That's because Doctors only fly Beechcraft Bonanzas (aka the Doctor Killer) and think that anyone in a rear seat is pax.....
Forum: Private Flying
5th Mar 2015, 18:25
Replies: 25
Views: 5,324
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Keeping going (on the cheap)

Hi,

Things don’t sound too wonderful for you at the moment, but hopefully it will improve. If your licence is a ‘poo brown’ CAA PPL (and not a JAR FCL licence) then it’s for life and you can pick...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2015, 09:19
Replies: 14
Views: 2,317
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Flying High with SND

Yesterday while wandering around the south of England I heard Southend having fun with someone’s transponder.

SND: “Please can you set your transponder to Standby? It’s showing an altitude of over...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Feb 2015, 21:09
Replies: 2
Views: 1,157
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Higherplane and other info.

Welcome to the wonderful world of EASA, which has taken over from JAR. Things are in a state of flux at the moment, but there is help at hand. As well as the above-mentioned CAP 804, there is a lot...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Feb 2015, 18:21
Replies: 13
Views: 2,272
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Fly-ins etc

Congratulations on getting your licence.

Hopefully during the learning process you have identified the bits you enjoy, Local Bimbling – A to B Navigation – Aeros – Instrument Flying etc. The...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Feb 2015, 20:11
Replies: 67
Views: 8,566
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Avoid Airspace with AirspaceAvoid

If you have a smartphone with GPS you could use Airspace Avoid (http://www.pocketfms.com/AirspaceAVOID/indexUKAA.asp), a freebie app from the PocketFMS folks. That may help ease tension while in the...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jan 2015, 22:02
Replies: 12
Views: 1,599
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

From another Forum

Cheating a bit with a Copy / Paste:

Andersen, B To Fly And Fight
Anon, (Ed. By Springs, E War Birds – diary of an unknown aviator
Ashton, J Norman Only Birds & Fools: Flight Engineer, Avro...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Oct 2014, 21:43
Replies: 11
Views: 1,540
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

It looks as if the Safetycom Top & Tail hasn’t...

It looks as if the Safetycom Top & Tail hasn’t made it in to the latest version of CAP413.

This may be because they have included Safetycom in the section on Unattended Aerodromes. Obviously...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Oct 2014, 16:10
Replies: 11
Views: 1,540
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Like Cusco, I have been topping and tailing from...

Like Cusco, I have been topping and tailing from day one.

In the consultation following the introduction of Safetycom, I suggested adding the location at the end of the call. At that stage it was...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Oct 2014, 10:31
Replies: 11
Views: 1,540
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

Safetycom Top & Tail

Apologies to baleares if this turns out to be a bit of a 'thread hijack'.

Magpienja,

I wrote the letter pasted below to the UK Operations and Phraseology Working Group, who apparently rule on...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Oct 2014, 10:17
Replies: 11
Views: 1,540
Posted By Whiskey Kilo Wanderer

PPRuNe ATC Humour

For a less official approach to aeronautical radio communication you could look in the esteemed PPRuNe ATC Humour (http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/59309-atc-humour-merged.html) section. Be prepared...
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