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Forum: Private Flying
22nd Oct 2018, 18:53
Replies: 451
Views: 85,806
Posted By worrab

I suspect it's more a case of wanting to leave...

I suspect it's more a case of wanting to leave this sad, sorry saga behind and get on with more important stuff.
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2017, 17:24
Replies: 42
Views: 9,041
Posted By worrab

Looks like this is the second series: ...

Looks like this is the second series:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=Puirt-adhair
Forum: Private Flying
4th Sep 2017, 14:11
Replies: 67
Views: 15,574
Posted By worrab

1.5km is standard inasmuch as it is legal in the...

1.5km is standard inasmuch as it is legal in the UK. The original question was about the legality of flight and the possibility of loss of licence. The fact is, it is legal to fly VFR with...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Sep 2017, 23:26
Replies: 67
Views: 15,574
Posted By worrab

Nope. I mean 5x the legal minimum of 1.5km...

Nope. I mean 5x the legal minimum of 1.5km flying in class G, in the UK and under 140kt.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Sep 2017, 13:52
Replies: 67
Views: 15,574
Posted By worrab

They say later in the vid that visibility is...

They say later in the vid that visibility is around 5 miles - 5x UK legal minimum.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Sep 2017, 12:22
Replies: 67
Views: 15,574
Posted By worrab

Perhaps a decent rule of thumb is that when you...

Perhaps a decent rule of thumb is that when you struggle to see the ground over the nose of the aircraft in level flight it's getting "marginal". Frankly, I find that trying to do navigation by...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Aug 2017, 11:43
Replies: 67
Views: 15,574
Posted By worrab

I agree completely. But we were talking about...

I agree completely. But we were talking about the legalities as much as the practicalities. Like it or not, the legal visibility limit in the UK is under a mile.

Personally I'd hope to be...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Aug 2017, 10:40
Replies: 67
Views: 15,574
Posted By worrab

Only 1½km vis required (in the UK) in class G at...

Only 1½km vis required (in the UK) in class G at less than 140kt.
Forum: Private Flying
29th Aug 2017, 15:20
Replies: 67
Views: 15,574
Posted By worrab

Are you travelling in the daytime at less than...

Are you travelling in the daytime at less than 140kt in class G and in sight of the surface?

I thought the lower limit under these circumstances is 1.5km in the UK.

(Though personally I'd be...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2017, 18:31
Replies: 71
Views: 19,073
Posted By worrab

Final landing check: Carb heat in correct...

Final landing check:

Carb heat in correct position
Runway clear (and cleared to land)
Approach satisfactory
Propeller fine

:8
Forum: Private Flying
21st Mar 2017, 15:31
Replies: 52
Views: 8,514
Posted By worrab

I read the question as one of getting the best...

I read the question as one of getting the best out of LARS.

So when do VFR folk ask for a traffic service? Sure as eggs is eggs, if everyone in my neck of the woods asked for traffic it would be...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Mar 2017, 20:27
Replies: 16
Views: 2,993
Posted By worrab

A whopping ~30kg!

A whopping ~30kg!
Forum: Private Flying
15th Feb 2017, 15:12
Replies: 214
Views: 27,985
Posted By worrab

Still on my to-do list is to fly backwards. ...

Still on my to-do list is to fly backwards. Looking out might be a bit tricky.
There are rumours of someone having done a take-off into a strong wind, reduced throttle, flew backwards and then...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Feb 2017, 12:21
Replies: 214
Views: 27,985
Posted By worrab

... though if you touch down at 45 knots into a...

... though if you touch down at 45 knots into a 45 knot headwind you will have zero kinetic energy :) .

Kinetic energy is of course proportional to Velocity squared so even a 10kt headwind will...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2017, 16:33
Replies: 214
Views: 27,985
Posted By worrab

I suspect that if the aircraft had a mesh...

I suspect that if the aircraft had a mesh fuselage it would actually decrease the load on the aeroplane and as long as the birds remained out of contact with the airframe it would perform as if...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2017, 12:22
Replies: 214
Views: 27,985
Posted By worrab

Crikey! Isn't Physics wonderful that its laws...

Crikey! Isn't Physics wonderful that its laws apply to boats and aircraft.

The boat displaces its own weight in water (the Eureka! thing). An aqueduct typically isn't an enclosed space so if you...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Feb 2017, 19:58
Replies: 214
Views: 27,985
Posted By worrab

Yes, and yes. The shuttle direction change...

Yes, and yes.

The shuttle direction change is an acceleration which requires force. The astronauts must have some force applied for them to stay with the shuttle's new direction.

Zero G occurs...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Feb 2017, 12:46
Replies: 214
Views: 27,985
Posted By worrab

There seems to be some confusion between speed...

There seems to be some confusion between speed and velocity - the latter being speed in a particular direction. To change velocity requires a force. If you apply a force to a mass it accelerates.
...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Jan 2017, 18:58
Replies: 12
Views: 3,993
Posted By worrab

There's a Windyty app as well (at least on...

There's a Windyty app as well (at least on Android)
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jul 2016, 17:47
Replies: 15
Views: 3,195
Posted By worrab

Air pressure drops as you get higher so an...

Air pressure drops as you get higher so an altimeter will show a higher reading as the air pressure drops. If you're maintaining a constant height as measured by your altimeter you will find...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jul 2016, 22:47
Replies: 14
Views: 3,062
Posted By worrab

A more efficient use of spectrum is to use...

A more efficient use of spectrum is to use digital - as happened with mobile phones and TV. I do wonder whether there is a digital plan in someone's pocket which will render 8.33 obsolete.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Jun 2016, 19:54
Replies: 20
Views: 4,264
Posted By worrab

Perhaps because Newcastle CAS extends just beyond...

Perhaps because Newcastle CAS extends just beyond the coast?
Forum: Private Flying
21st Nov 2015, 10:24
Replies: 22
Views: 9,526
Posted By worrab

...There may be some refurbs available at tesco...

...There may be some refurbs available at tesco online.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Nov 2015, 23:06
Replies: 22
Views: 9,526
Posted By worrab

Yes, Hudl 2 has GPS: Sensors GPS, 3-axis...

Yes, Hudl 2 has GPS:

Sensors
GPS, 3-axis Accelerometer, e-Compass, Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor

Battery life is not brilliant so a USB supply would be desireable



Hudl 2 ? The...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Nov 2015, 21:09
Replies: 22
Views: 9,526
Posted By worrab

Tesco Hudl "Free" with £50 of Tesco...

Tesco Hudl "Free" with £50 of Tesco tokens
Forum: Private Flying
20th Oct 2015, 14:44
Replies: 60
Views: 18,565
Posted By worrab

Angel I think you missed the tongue-in-cheek smiley. ...

I think you missed the tongue-in-cheek smiley.

P1 or Pu/t

Not sure whether this is anyone else's experience, but our insurer is only interested in total hours. Other than revalidation (and...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2015, 13:36
Replies: 55
Views: 8,590
Posted By worrab

Nobody's mentioned the Left Hand Seat yet - only...

Nobody's mentioned the Left Hand Seat yet - only a matter of time. Pity there isn't a Groundhog Smiley. :ugh:
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2015, 16:20
Replies: 24
Views: 5,116
Posted By worrab

:= You haven't got the hang of this EASA...

:=

You haven't got the hang of this EASA lark have you.
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2015, 14:11
Replies: 41
Views: 5,400
Posted By worrab

Unfortunately circling doesn't always provide...

Unfortunately circling doesn't always provide anything valuable. Extensive green fields, minor roads and villages aren't much help. If you're near controlled airspace, call up. There are a number...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Oct 2015, 23:22
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,029,261
Posted By worrab

I'm sure I'm not alone in viewing with dismay the...

I'm sure I'm not alone in viewing with dismay the admission of an AAIB report as evidence in a court of law. There have been a number of accidents over the years where if the pilot had done...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Oct 2015, 22:57
Replies: 35
Views: 9,968
Posted By worrab

Congratulations on thread resurrection. ...

Congratulations on thread resurrection.



Are you referring to flying solo post skill-test and pre licence arrival? You can fly solo - but only with the say-so of a flying instructor who must...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2015, 23:05
Replies: 41
Views: 5,400
Posted By worrab

:) I got Fenland for my QXC. Having "got lost"...

:) I got Fenland for my QXC. Having "got lost" with my instructor the week before I pored over Google Earth to the nth degree to identify some ground-features and managed to spot it on the day. :)
...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2015, 22:01
Replies: 41
Views: 5,400
Posted By worrab

How much experience do you have?

How much experience do you have?
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2015, 13:48
Replies: 19
Views: 2,579
Posted By worrab

Not any more (recent SERA change).

Not any more (recent SERA change).
Forum: Private Flying
11th Sep 2015, 19:19
Replies: 103
Views: 15,650
Posted By worrab

A lovely thing about flying is that it really...

A lovely thing about flying is that it really isn't "one size fits all". I suspect that were one to attempt a one-wheeled landing on say a Chevron it could well end in tears, but equally if it were...
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