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Search: Posts Made By: BlipOnTheRadar
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Forum: Medical & Health
13th Dec 2006, 17:34
Replies: 14
Views: 4,645
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Oh how I would love to have the opportunity to...

Oh how I would love to have the opportunity to lose a CAA class 1... the truth is though, those good doctors at Aviation House will not even allow me the dignity to fail one... it's my money, let me...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Jun 2004, 05:52
Replies: 11
Views: 4,617
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Thobson, Are you sure you'd fail the FAA...

Thobson,

Are you sure you'd fail the FAA class 1 medical?

The sight in my left, amblyopic eye is worse than 6/9 yet I passed the FAA class 1 without a problem. I do have the FAA issued...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd May 2003, 04:11
Replies: 67
Views: 9,470
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

I can see I have trodden on a few toes, that was...

I can see I have trodden on a few toes, that was not my intention. I have apologised in my previous post and I apologise once again, please accept it.

I am sorry. :(

BlipOnTheRadar
Forum: Private Flying
1st May 2003, 21:49
Replies: 67
Views: 9,470
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

I apologise to one and all ...for...

I apologise to one and all

...for suggesting that we should live in a crime-free society. I am deeply sorry.

Catching and imprisoning criminals is indeed a violation of their human rights. I...
Forum: Private Flying
1st May 2003, 04:46
Replies: 67
Views: 9,470
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

TKF Point taken, however the responsible,...

TKF

Point taken, however the responsible, well balanced, well behaved majority who respect other people and their property can always have a parent or guardian accompany or transport them. It is...
Forum: Private Flying
1st May 2003, 03:01
Replies: 67
Views: 9,470
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

FS I really sympathise with you. I cannot...

FS

I really sympathise with you. I cannot imagine what you felt when first seeing the result of this act of mindless vandalism.

I agree that the perpetrators should be hunted down and...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Apr 2003, 06:16
Replies: 21
Views: 2,517
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

I spent about nine and a half months at AAA and...

I spent about nine and a half months at AAA and flew all of their fleet. Most of the aircraft have had exciting lives. It is true N5100B did suffer a rather poor landing an was instantly turned into...
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Apr 2003, 05:38
Replies: 3
Views: 761
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

CAA getting much better.... .... at taking...

CAA getting much better....

.... at taking the P155

My longsightedness is +4.50, the 'nice' chap at the Belgrano said that only a drastic change in legislation would allow me to be granted a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Apr 2003, 07:23
Replies: 29
Views: 10,596
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

I thought it was the Bristol Centaurus that had...

I thought it was the Bristol Centaurus that had the sleeve valves?

There are many Sea Furies racing in the States, sadly most have been re-engined with Wright R-3350's I believe, and re-propped...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Apr 2003, 06:24
Replies: 48
Views: 6,211
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

I wipe the tears from my eyes as I write this :{...

I wipe the tears from my eyes as I write this :{ ... I too remember the Vulcan in her heyday (I have photos to prove it). I also remember the Victor and Valliant. I would dearly love to see all three...
Forum: Questions
25th Apr 2003, 02:37
Replies: 6
Views: 1,371
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Headset (never used in the UK as club aircraft...

Headset (never used in the UK as club aircraft have their own[note to myself: take batteries out of ENR pack before they eat the entire contents of my flight bag])
Big Maglite :- for night-time...
Forum: Questions
25th Apr 2003, 02:08
Replies: 14
Views: 1,602
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

T_richard remember the deHavilland Comet?...

T_richard

remember the deHavilland Comet? beautiful aircraft, nice large windows... the rest is history. :( shame.

BlipOnThe Radar
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2003, 05:10
Replies: 46
Views: 9,101
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

I'm another one for the "Clear Prop" call. If...

I'm another one for the "Clear Prop" call. If anyone I'm flying with doesn't like it... tough! I'd rather have an upset passenger than a dead pedestrian.

I spent about nine months in California,...
Forum: Medical & Health
8th Apr 2003, 04:52
Replies: 4
Views: 956
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Hi Lee I had my squint surgically...

Hi Lee

I had my squint surgically "corrected" when I was 18 months old... it was the worst thing I had ever had done to me! The doctors thought that it was the best way to treat the problem at the...
Forum: Medical & Health
8th Apr 2003, 03:56
Replies: 13
Views: 2,298
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Dan It has been my bitter experience that...

Dan

It has been my bitter experience that should you pass the intial JAA(UK) Class 1 medical, the CAA will do their best to ensure you keep it. As I mentioned in an earlier post, a captain that I...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Mar 2003, 09:51
Replies: 13
Views: 2,298
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Incidentally QDM Why a helicopter? As long...

Incidentally QDM

Why a helicopter? As long as you were moving through a landscape you get forced perspective. It would make little difference what vehicle you were in at the time. Although I can...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Mar 2003, 09:15
Replies: 13
Views: 2,298
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

QDM, If that were the case, it would be...

QDM,
If that were the case, it would be perfectly reasonable... however the CAA will not investigate it. My application was rejected outright!

Keendog, You are quite correct, the FAA will issue...
Forum: Medical & Health
19th Mar 2003, 22:47
Replies: 13
Views: 2,298
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Hi QDM, I have had amblyopia all my life so...

Hi QDM,

I have had amblyopia all my life so I really don't know any different. The CAA have made it known they share your concern that person without binocular vision cannot see...
Forum: Medical & Health
19th Mar 2003, 22:11
Replies: 13
Views: 2,298
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Hi there, I have amblyopia, in laymans terms...

Hi there,

I have amblyopia, in laymans terms "lazy eye" and at the moment the CAA will not issue me with a Class 1 and have said that had I not held a current Class 2 certificate, I would not pass...
Forum: Medical & Health
19th Mar 2003, 15:35
Replies: 1
Views: 586
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Vision & the short-sighted CAA

Does anyone know of a specialist in the field of optometry, who can verify a pilot as fit to fly, that the CAA will accept as "proof enough" that such a pilot is indeed "fit to fly"?

I have once...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Feb 2003, 21:43
Replies: 0
Views: 710
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Question Kemper Aviation

Greetings all,

I hope this post is in the correct forum. I was going to post it in "Wannabees" but decided not to after reading Scroggs' definition of the forum.

I have recently returned from a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Sep 2001, 22:43
Replies: 22
Views: 1,753
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Question Does anyone know what the score is with CAA/JAA...

Does anyone know what the score is with CAA/JAA ppl's wanting to train for the FAA cpl, with the current situation in America?

I had planned to go to California later this year to start a...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Aug 2001, 12:57
Replies: 17
Views: 500
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Post Also... don't seat slides happen at take-off?...

Also... don't seat slides happen at take-off? When the airframe vibrates as it accelerates over the ground, working things loose. Not after a flight of unknown duration as you're about to land?
...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Aug 2001, 12:51
Replies: 17
Views: 500
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Post In the Royal Flying Corps during the first world...

In the Royal Flying Corps during the first world war, pilots had to smother their faces with evil smelling fish oil to prevent them from getting frostbite at altitude. Failure to do so, resulting in...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Aug 2001, 12:00
Replies: 3
Views: 470
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Talking That's not an aeroplane... it's nirvana with...

That's not an aeroplane... it's nirvana with wings. :D

I've always wondered how you start up a multi-engined flying boat. When you start one engine the aircraft will begin turning, you'd need...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2001, 13:03
Replies: 14
Views: 3,550
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Post Why would a seat slide rearward when the aircraft...

Why would a seat slide rearward when the aircraft is decelerating? surley it would slide forward if the latches failed. Now that does contravene Newtons laws of physics

As previously stated...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Aug 2001, 12:14
Replies: 10
Views: 1,287
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Post WWW, could you please correct me, my welsh is not...

WWW, could you please correct me, my welsh is not up to much, I'm from Cardiff :D The closest I can get to Llyswen is Llysywen, which as you are aware means "eel"

I was educated in the period...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Aug 2001, 02:20
Replies: 10
Views: 644
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Post Thanks Bluebaron, it's nice to know not everyone...

Thanks Bluebaron, it's nice to know not everyone is sympathetic to the cause.

What's wrong with my attitude? I can see the CAA destroying our community and I want to stop it... is that wrong?
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Aug 2001, 00:21
Replies: 10
Views: 644
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Red face The CAA will not accept that I am not monocular. ...

The CAA will not accept that I am not monocular. There is an imbalance in the strenghts of my eyes, my left being extremely long sighted. As I only have "normal" vision through my right eye, the CAA...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Aug 2001, 23:10
Replies: 10
Views: 644
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Red face Because nobody wants to train me! I can't do...

Because nobody wants to train me!

I can't do the CPL/ATPL here in the UK because the CAA regulations are caved in stone... and somewhat misguided!

I've tried American schools, only had one...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Aug 2001, 22:29
Replies: 10
Views: 644
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Angry Just about had enough

You might think with the much hyped pilot shortage that flight training establishments would do what they could to attract new students. CPL/ATPL's do not come cheap and some would-be students cannot...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Aug 2001, 03:47
Replies: 77
Views: 4,660
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Cool Facts Not Fiction Pls, I thought my record...

Facts Not Fiction Pls,

I thought my record was bad :p

Were you caught under the same decade-long storm cloud as me? :eek:

Everything comes to he who waits!

Fly safely
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Aug 2001, 01:11
Replies: 77
Views: 4,660
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Smile 38 hours to solo 107 hours to PPL First...

38 hours to solo
107 hours to PPL

First flight 3rd March 1990
Last flight 22nd July 2001

Age 22 when I started, 32 at first solo and 33 now, waiting for license to land on my doormat :D
...
Forum: Questions
16th Aug 2001, 20:25
Replies: 0
Views: 802
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Smile Phoenix East Aviation??

Could any kindly soul out there tell me if Phoenix East Aviation (PEA) is still operating as a flight training establishment. I sent two e-mails in the past week and although their web site declares...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Aug 2001, 20:25
Replies: 97
Views: 45,811
Posted By BlipOnTheRadar

Smile Phoenix East Aviation??

Could any kindly soul out there tell me if Phoenix East Aviation (PEA) is still operating as a flight training establishment. I sent two e-mails in the past week and although their web site declares...
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