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Forum: ATC Issues
5th Oct 2012, 17:53
Replies: 21
Views: 8,274
Posted By BEXIL160

Never did it for real (the "cowshed" doesn't...

Never did it for real (the "cowshed" doesn't count) but using IAS in the diagram above doesn't seem quite right.

TAS might be ok, but you could be caught out with the wind.

Ground Speed (GS)...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2012, 19:50
Replies: 62
Views: 6,687
Posted By BEXIL160

Hmmm.... I'm not so sure that these are "movement...

Hmmm.... I'm not so sure that these are "movement slots".

As I understand it the "slots" are for IFR traffic only. London ATC capacity has been greatly expanded for the Olympic period, but...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jul 2011, 21:37
Replies: 14
Views: 2,105
Posted By BEXIL160

Possibly, but he alludes to the fact that some...

Possibly, but he alludes to the fact that some ATCUs have been "flexible".... and I know that some units not subject to MATS part 1 do (did?) have different guidance for helicopter departures.... and...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jul 2011, 19:51
Replies: 14
Views: 2,105
Posted By BEXIL160

Oh dear, A statement of the poster's...

Oh dear,



A statement of the poster's (a helicopter pilot) 30 years experience. Kind of relevant I would have thought and useful to the debate.

but...


... and this is based on?
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
18th Jun 2011, 22:21
Replies: 5
Views: 2,777
Posted By BEXIL160

Aha! Thanks all for the explanations. Speed tape...

Aha! Thanks all for the explanations. Speed tape it is then.

Cheers

BEX :ok::ok:
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
17th Jun 2011, 21:21
Replies: 5
Views: 2,777
Posted By BEXIL160

A320 Flap Question

Hello Engineering folks,

Just an Air Trafficker myself, but recently I flew on a BA A320 and saw what appeared to be duct tape on parts of a flap.

Pictures here

...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jun 2011, 12:01
Replies: 28
Views: 4,370
Posted By BEXIL160

Ok, Chapter and Verser from the MATS Part 1 ...

Ok, Chapter and Verser from the MATS Part 1



and....



Controlled airspace is defined as Classes A-D, Outside CAS is defined as F and G
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jun 2011, 08:07
Replies: 28
Views: 4,370
Posted By BEXIL160

Not sure that the above is true.... ...

Not sure that the above is true....



Really? References please where they are available in CAS. (of any class) MATS part one or whatever JSP is relevant.

and
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jun 2011, 17:20
Replies: 28
Views: 4,370
Posted By BEXIL160

I'm not confused. The ATC Service in Class D is a...

I'm not confused. The ATC Service in Class D is a Radar Control Service (or possibly a Procedural Service, unlikely, but possible).

RCS doesn't imply that you are going to get vectored all around...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2011, 21:10
Replies: 28
Views: 4,370
Posted By BEXIL160

The question was rhetorical. Class D...

The question was rhetorical.

Class D airspace is class D, as Chilli has explained. Outside the Class D, the mil are very good at ensuring that we both know what type of service I'm getting...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2011, 16:31
Replies: 28
Views: 4,370
Posted By BEXIL160

Radar Control Service.... So why, when I...

Radar Control Service....

So why, when I transit the Lyneham or Brize class D, do the mil insist on telling me to maintain VMC, rather than utter the words "Radar Control Service" as Solent etc...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Mar 2011, 20:57
Replies: 11
Views: 3,419
Posted By BEXIL160

.... or perhaps the interference from a certain...

.... or perhaps the interference from a certain Hillingdon Mini Cab firm is back?:confused:
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Feb 2011, 19:55
Replies: 10
Views: 1,704
Posted By BEXIL160

Forgot to add, you can find lots and lots of PPL...

Forgot to add, you can find lots and lots of PPL admin wisdom in the latest copy of the CAA's LASORS... google is your friend..;)
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Feb 2011, 19:52
Replies: 10
Views: 1,704
Posted By BEXIL160

As Chevvron points out, any MATZ is Class G, so...

As Chevvron points out, any MATZ is Class G, so no "clearance " is required... but good airmanship would dictate that you actually make some attempt to communicate with the "controlling" authority....
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Dec 2010, 17:20
Replies: 63
Views: 25,390
Posted By BEXIL160

Thanks Bren, So, as far as anyone can...

Thanks Bren,

So, as far as anyone can remember then (well, me and HD), EGLL hasn't been closed for an extended period since the Pea Souper days prior to CAT3

This would suggest that the current...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Dec 2010, 13:33
Replies: 63
Views: 25,390
Posted By BEXIL160

Which is all very well for airports in the North...

Which is all very well for airports in the North of the USA, or indeed anywhere that regularly has winter snowfall.

For the rest of the world where it is warmer and snowfall is a much rarer event,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2010, 19:13
Replies: 196
Views: 35,320
Posted By BEXIL160

First ever flight was rotary. Wessex HAS1...

First ever flight was rotary.

Wessex HAS1 from 771NAS at RNAS Culdrose in 1977 as a Sea Cadet on a Naval Aviation course. Spent a fun afternoon being winched in and out from various fields...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Nov 2010, 12:08
Replies: 10
Views: 4,826
Posted By BEXIL160

Not really parochial.... just didn't read where...

Not really parochial.... just didn't read where the questioner from, and did the usual cardinal sin of assumption. Apologies.

The ICAO docs are indeed the correct source, and CAP413 only applies...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Nov 2010, 07:57
Replies: 10
Views: 4,826
Posted By BEXIL160

Try here www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP413.PDF ...

Try here

www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP413.PDF

BEX
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2010, 10:14
Replies: 731
Views: 549,274
Posted By BEXIL160

I seem to recall a (successful) emergency landing...

I seem to recall a (successful) emergency landing in Scandinavia in the 1980s on an MD80 (?) after a serious smoke in the cockpit incident.

Biggest problems were communications between the two...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Jun 2010, 07:30
Replies: 10
Views: 2,028
Posted By BEXIL160

The Parrys: Pete (Father) and Gareth (Son) ...

The Parrys: Pete (Father) and Gareth (Son)

BEX
Forum: Private Flying
29th Apr 2010, 18:26
Replies: 190
Views: 128,178
Posted By BEXIL160

Maypole, Kent... Turn left out the gate,...

Maypole, Kent...

Turn left out the gate, 100yds. Pub.


BEX
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2009, 14:45
Replies: 21
Views: 5,048
Posted By BEXIL160

Wonder who they are then? Certainly not running...

Wonder who they are then? Certainly not running the place ATC wise.

Certified by who? Don't know anyone who would certify "Jersey Zone" as that's either a piece of airspace or a callsign.

And...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2009, 13:51
Replies: 21
Views: 5,048
Posted By BEXIL160

Since when? :ugh: As far as I know, the...

Since when? :ugh:

As far as I know, the States run the Area function of Jersey ATC themselves (as well as all the rest of the ATC at Jersey).

Nothing to do with NATS then (.... wouldn't mind a...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Sep 2009, 19:08
Replies: 45
Views: 16,199
Posted By BEXIL160

ooooooo! Digital DF! I seem to recall if...

ooooooo! Digital DF!

I seem to recall if you press the "lamp test", bottom right, the lights all light up in sequence but end at a random bearing..... DF roulette anyone?
:ok:

BEX
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Sep 2009, 18:24
Replies: 45
Views: 16,199
Posted By BEXIL160

Cardiff 1970s had a 424 and an AR1 (later some...

Cardiff 1970s had a 424 and an AR1 (later some EN4000 series thingy)

Glasgow two 264's (as noted above)

Farnborough, AR1, 232 and CR62

Exeter had a 430, replaced by the first civil Watchman...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Aug 2009, 17:01
Replies: 15
Views: 2,381
Posted By BEXIL160

Earlier versions of TCAS were particularly prone...

Earlier versions of TCAS were particularly prone to this sort of domino effect .... there were several incidents at Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) in the early days of ACAS, leading to it being dubbed the...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jul 2009, 19:12
Replies: 13
Views: 1,677
Posted By BEXIL160

What puzzles me, simple soul that I am, is that...

What puzzles me, simple soul that I am, is that Antibacterial alcohol gels may well be good at combating bacterial illness.... but colds and flu are Viral illnesses, are they not?...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jul 2009, 08:48
Replies: 25
Views: 6,386
Posted By BEXIL160

Slightly off topic, but wonder how many people...

Slightly off topic, but wonder how many people remember the instruction to??

BEX



oops, posted within minutes of teh above.... must be a few of us old bu... people, around.

i'll get me...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Jul 2009, 18:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,313
Posted By BEXIL160

Hmmm....... over AND out. All at the same time....

Hmmm....... over AND out. All at the same time. :rolleyes:

BEX
Forum: Private Flying
6th Jun 2009, 16:36
Replies: 28
Views: 5,286
Posted By BEXIL160

Not quite as many hours in noisy aeroplanes as...

Not quite as many hours in noisy aeroplanes as TREX, but I can also thoroughly recommend the Sennheiser ANRs.

They're also quite robust. I have had a pair of HMEC400s for the last 6 years and 600...
Forum: Private Flying
21st May 2009, 08:30
Replies: 22
Views: 5,644
Posted By BEXIL160

I was there yesterday. The airfield is in superb...

I was there yesterday. The airfield is in superb condition, they've done a lot of rolling and cutting and it shows.

The "Aviator" is still just a pile of breeze block footings, but I was told that...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Mar 2009, 15:04
Replies: 31
Views: 7,184
Posted By BEXIL160

Thing is, I still love my old straight tail...

Thing is, I still love my old straight tail C150... even when it wouldn't start :}

(got the new battery from Lasham, thanks for the advice Tim)

Oh, and it's parked next to Tim's RV

BEX :ok:
Forum: Private Flying
19th Nov 2008, 15:46
Replies: 71
Views: 39,952
Posted By BEXIL160

Ahem, there's more form the CAA about the use of...

Ahem, there's more form the CAA about the use of unleaded MogAS here

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/AN98C.pdf

and a very good saftey sense leaflet here
...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Nov 2008, 18:01
Replies: 71
Views: 39,952
Posted By BEXIL160

The UK CAA stance on MoGAS in Cessna 150s and...

The UK CAA stance on MoGAS in Cessna 150s and many other types is here

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/AN98.pdf

and here

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/AN98A.pdf

from which, under certain...
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