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Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
9th May 2003, 00:39
Replies: 4
Views: 443
Posted By Don D Cake

Unhappy Deleted profiles - deleted files - HELP

I use Win 98 2nd edition. I set up user profiles so me and the missus could use different settings etc. This proved more trouble than it was worth so I just deleted them. And I just deleted 6...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Apr 2003, 19:58
Replies: 11
Views: 1,085
Posted By Don D Cake

Will this help? ...

Will this help?

http://www.airways.com/java/coordcalc.html

:)
Forum: Private Flying
14th Feb 2003, 15:13
Replies: 105
Views: 10,240
Posted By Don D Cake

QDM, a run and break is described in the Mil...

QDM, a run and break is described in the Mil forum here Run & break (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=81454)

The North Weald accident is here...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2003, 15:40
Replies: 9
Views: 1,283
Posted By Don D Cake

I could be completely wrong cos it's a long time since I studied this but....

First of all I should mention that it's illegal to drive a car at the speed of light, even on the autobahns in Germany.

Secondly it's impossible to travel at the speed of light because your mass...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jan 2003, 10:13
Replies: 9
Views: 1,017
Posted By Don D Cake

Temperature and dewpoint are stated in METARS and...

Temperature and dewpoint are stated in METARS and ATIS (if available). On the horizontal axis of the Carb Icing chart is temperature, on the vertical axis dewpoint.

Therefore using temperature,...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jan 2003, 15:50
Replies: 17
Views: 2,057
Posted By Don D Cake

I would have to say that falling snow would...

I would have to say that falling snow would attenuate an HF signal but to what extent I couldn't say. A heavy fall of large flakes of wet snow would be a lot worse than that fine dusty stuff.

How...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jan 2003, 11:41
Replies: 17
Views: 2,057
Posted By Don D Cake

I'm not an avionics engineer but I've been an RF...

I'm not an avionics engineer but I've been an RF electronics engineer for a few years now. You are correct in saying that precipitation is too small to cause reflections (or scattering) of low...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jan 2003, 16:09
Replies: 17
Views: 1,558
Posted By Don D Cake

AM or FM?

In a nutshell....

FM - good signal to noise at a penalty of high bandwith

AM - low bandwidth at a penalty of poor signal to noise

You pays your money....

By the way, even a lousy...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jan 2003, 11:21
Replies: 17
Views: 1,558
Posted By Don D Cake

Reflection of radio waves is significant and can...

Reflection of radio waves is significant and can cause reception problems known as "multipath", although it can also enable reception when out of "line of sight" as I mentioned earlier. Most...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2003, 16:00
Replies: 17
Views: 1,558
Posted By Don D Cake

Radio waves are reflected and refracted by...

Radio waves are reflected and refracted by objects such as buildings so you can still receive even if you cannot "see" the transmitter. Kind of think of it as not being plunged into total darkness...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th Dec 2002, 10:11
Replies: 12
Views: 861
Posted By Don D Cake

origin of the name "bluetooth"....

“Bluetooth” was named after a Viking who was a Danish King-Harald Blatand. Blatand was loosely translated into “Bluetooth” But what could an ancient king name got to do with the wireless transferring...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Dec 2002, 15:07
Replies: 21
Views: 4,317
Posted By Don D Cake

Think about it.... where does the additional...

Think about it.... where does the additional moisture come from?
Forum: Private Flying
31st Oct 2002, 09:42
Replies: 24
Views: 3,051
Posted By Don D Cake

There's no way I could use up all my annual leave...

There's no way I could use up all my annual leave to learn to fly in the USA and still remain married. Therefore I have to learn to fly by taking a lesson in the UK every 2-3 weeks, even that...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Oct 2002, 13:08
Replies: 23
Views: 2,068
Posted By Don D Cake

problem is that you would have to train for about...

problem is that you would have to train for about three years before you could even think about being a ship's third officer....

also £12K per annum for a first officer is lousy, you should expect...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Oct 2002, 16:13
Replies: 18
Views: 1,629
Posted By Don D Cake

According to the "Student and private pilot's...

According to the "Student and private pilot's handbook" by H.H. Edwards, reprinted in 1964, the requirements for night flying are:
1) navigation lights
2) Aldis lamp or signal pistol
3) cockpit...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Oct 2002, 11:06
Replies: 9
Views: 776
Posted By Don D Cake

This site has loads of stuff including 120 hour...

This site has loads of stuff including 120 hour surface pressure charts from the Met Office and 144 hour surface pressure/precipitation charts from the FNMOC

PHD (http://www.phd.nl/aviation/wx/) ...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Oct 2002, 20:44
Replies: 38
Views: 10,205
Posted By Don D Cake

An absolute nutter passed over my house this...

An absolute nutter passed over my house this lunchtime at about 2000ft in a SE light aircraft. The trees at the bottom of my garden were bent over double at the time :eek:. Couldn't identify the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Oct 2002, 15:51
Replies: 23
Views: 2,068
Posted By Don D Cake

do they test you at the interview to see if...

do they test you at the interview to see if you're a virgin?
Forum: Questions
25th Oct 2002, 15:49
Replies: 6
Views: 18,226
Posted By Don D Cake

I don't think you missed the point it's just that...

I don't think you missed the point it's just that air pressure doesn't decrease by exactly 1mB per 30ft. It's a good approximation though, perhaps I'm being to picky....
Forum: Questions
25th Oct 2002, 15:17
Replies: 6
Views: 18,226
Posted By Don D Cake

calculating pressure altitude

I'm doing a flight planning speadsheet, more of an exercise in learning about flight planning and spreadsheets than anything else. Anyway, can anyone tell me if either or both of the following...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2002, 14:28
Replies: 28
Views: 2,635
Posted By Don D Cake

weather not good

Stansted's 18 hour TAF is forecasting TEMPO 0912 27023G38KT for tomorrow morning :(
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2002, 10:35
Replies: 80
Views: 6,041
Posted By Don D Cake

I'm on for joining you for a Creme de Menthe and...

I'm on for joining you for a Creme de Menthe and Pineapple or two. Could do either date although the 7th is probably better as I'll be most likely panic shopping on the 21st.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2002, 08:35
Replies: 13
Views: 827
Posted By Don D Cake

Brilliant. Well done. Keep reading that Nav...

Brilliant. Well done. Keep reading that Nav book, you're going to need to know that stuff soon....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
22nd Oct 2002, 16:06
Replies: 6
Views: 698
Posted By Don D Cake

try this then....

I've been playing around and the only way I get get my browsers (IE5 and Opera) to not display the full URL in the address bar is by using "pprune.com". However by using "pprune.org" to access the...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Oct 2002, 11:38
Replies: 55
Views: 5,169
Posted By Don D Cake

can't add any more to brockenspectre's report

except to say thanks to BRL and vintage ATCO for organising a great afternoon. Nice to put some faces to names too.
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Oct 2002, 11:29
Replies: 16
Views: 994
Posted By Don D Cake

depends on the weather

if it's okay, you'll probably do a couple of dual check circuits followed by a few solo circuits. If not (ie crosswind) you may do some more dual stuff.

After a few rounds of solo circuit...
Forum: Questions
21st Oct 2002, 16:26
Replies: 9
Views: 1,190
Posted By Don D Cake

CR2.... I guess that the use of the name...

CR2....

I guess that the use of the name "plate" comes from printing parlance ie

Plate -

A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Oct 2002, 15:51
Replies: 25
Views: 1,884
Posted By Don D Cake

I fear that your biggest problem will be finding...

I fear that your biggest problem will be finding a syndicate that is willing to accept a student that wants to use their aircraft for training.
Forum: Private Flying
15th Oct 2002, 10:11
Replies: 11
Views: 1,298
Posted By Don D Cake

A few days before my R/T exam, I sat down with me...

A few days before my R/T exam, I sat down with me pen, paper and copy of the Confuser to give myself a mock test. Arrgghh, no R/T questions! Panic, what am I going to do? I suspect you recently...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2002, 13:35
Replies: 4
Views: 722
Posted By Don D Cake

Fear not Pengy, you have two years after the...

Fear not Pengy, you have two years after the completion of your last exam to finish your training....
Forum: Private Flying
10th Oct 2002, 11:16
Replies: 21
Views: 2,278
Posted By Don D Cake

Keep 'em coming, they make good reading...

Keep 'em coming, they make good reading especially as I might be allowed to wander away from the circuit and try to find my way back next lesson. :eek: Now how does it go? QDM, QDM, QDM....
Forum: Private Flying
10th Oct 2002, 10:51
Replies: 11
Views: 1,298
Posted By Don D Cake

Read the Thom or Pratt book (or both)and do the...

Read the Thom or Pratt book (or both)and do the questions in them. Read CAP413 too and you should be okay. I just got 28/30 by doing this.

Unless you're planning on spending your time doing...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Oct 2002, 08:53
Replies: 55
Views: 5,169
Posted By Don D Cake

Me too please. I fly out of Luton so it would be...

Me too please. I fly out of Luton so it would be interesting to meet the people I have been talking to over the last year.
Forum: Private Flying
1st Oct 2002, 13:15
Replies: 19
Views: 1,572
Posted By Don D Cake

Documedia sell CAA publications on behalf of the...

Documedia sell CAA publications on behalf of the CAA but as I mentioned they haven't got any CAP413s (their contact details are on the CAA website). They told me to call back in a couple of weeks.
...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Oct 2002, 13:02
Replies: 23
Views: 2,288
Posted By Don D Cake

Mine was an initial examination for a 40 year old...

Mine was an initial examination for a 40 year old so it included the lot....
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