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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 15:09
Replies: 1,950
Views: 925,821
Posted By Fright Level

I often read comms transcripts from US events and...

I often read comms transcripts from US events and there seems a reluctance to use ICAO standard phraseology. "We are an emergency" doesn't have the gravitas of a mayday call which I thought was what...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Jun 2020, 17:43
Replies: 98
Views: 33,392
Posted By Fright Level

I'm sure in the mid 80's you could land one of...

I'm sure in the mid 80's you could land one of the BA Flying Club's planes at LHR on Christmas Day for £50 inc handling. I never did it, so not sure if it is true. Also heard they flew their fleet of...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Mar 2011, 22:20
Replies: 68
Views: 7,000
Posted By Fright Level

With fuel gone out of only one wing with a...

With fuel gone out of only one wing with a gravity feed and typically being "topped off" before each flight, you surely have some flying time left before the other tank is dry? Halve the original...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2010, 12:19
Replies: 16
Views: 2,435
Posted By Fright Level

talks about various publications which one should...

talks about various publications which one should familiarise with

I think this is the point you should be concentrating on. I think it's important that you should be able to know where to find...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Nov 2010, 13:56
Replies: 31
Views: 3,952
Posted By Fright Level

I just flew the other way round (S>N) today and...

I just flew the other way round (S>N) today and the wind from 5,000 feet up is westerly at 50/60kts and it's IMC all the way up to FL300 with freezing level around 5-6,000 feet. A bit lumpy at lower...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jul 2010, 17:20
Replies: 20
Views: 3,286
Posted By Fright Level

Tigger Too, I had exactly the same problem, filed...

Tigger Too, I had exactly the same problem, filed IFR out of Lille into Fairoaks with a change to VFR over BIG so I could get a service from London for a descent to 2400 over BIG then VFR into...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jul 2010, 16:26
Replies: 13
Views: 8,621
Posted By Fright Level

Is this perhaps the clean up after the Erinaceous...

Is this perhaps the clean up after the Erinaceous fiasco (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/supportservices/2788190/The-Erinaceous-fairytale-comes-to-unhappy-end.html) a couple of years...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Jun 2010, 21:38
Replies: 11
Views: 1,588
Posted By Fright Level

Add KATHY in there if you want also. It's near to...

Add KATHY in there if you want also. It's near to St Catherines Point. Alternative is to fly the VFR route at FL100 from KATHY to MP, descending to FL95 at the French FIR.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jun 2010, 09:41
Replies: 41
Views: 4,300
Posted By Fright Level

Contacttower did Gatwick for £874.12 - see this...

Contacttower did Gatwick for £874.12 - see this thread (http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/298339-light-single-into-gatwick.html).
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jun 2010, 08:25
Replies: 3
Views: 785
Posted By Fright Level

I've used two places in Miami - Airborne Systems...

I've used two places in Miami - Airborne Systems at Fort Lauderdale Exec (http://airbornesystems.net/) and Pelican at North Perry (http://www.pelican-airways.com/new/generalinformation.htm).

Very...
Forum: Tech Log
5th May 2010, 16:14
Replies: 84
Views: 29,240
Posted By Fright Level

A go around?

A go around?
Forum: Private Flying
4th May 2010, 11:24
Replies: 67
Views: 10,293
Posted By Fright Level

I've flown IFR many times from the Channel...

I've flown IFR many times from the Channel Islands and neighbouring France (Dinard, Deauville, La Rochelle) into the UK and never been booted out of controlled airspace, always a handover to London...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Apr 2010, 19:31
Replies: 7
Views: 3,117
Posted By Fright Level

If you haven't been near a SEP in that long its...

If you haven't been near a SEP in that long its going to cost you serious amounts of money

What 2 years? I was away from SEP flying for almost 15 years and spent just 1.5 hours refreshing then...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
28th Apr 2010, 17:46
Replies: 137
Views: 35,787
Posted By Fright Level

I flew an Airfast HS748 in the early 90's and...

I flew an Airfast HS748 in the early 90's and remember their Dak in the pre dawn at Seletar with a foot of blue flame from each engine. A beautiful sight. The plane hardly flew except for the...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Apr 2010, 08:43
Replies: 288
Views: 63,263
Posted By Fright Level

Is VFR still possible in France/Belgium?

I may have to rescue a couple of mates stranded in Europe tomorrow. Is VFR flight still permitted across to say Lille or Kortrijk?
Forum: Private Flying
16th Apr 2010, 08:08
Replies: 288
Views: 63,263
Posted By Fright Level

Cessna 172 asking for a cross country clearance...

Cessna 172 asking for a cross country clearance via the Heathrow overhead at 1500 feet!

Was going to go up and ask for one of those myself today until I saw this thread. I'd planned a low approach...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Mar 2010, 19:39
Replies: 36
Views: 5,724
Posted By Fright Level

Never did know why they closed the cross runway ...

Never did know why they closed the cross runway

One of the staff there told me it was because the mayor lived under the approach for the old runway and he wanted to sort out the noise issue once...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Mar 2010, 18:04
Replies: 34
Views: 10,032
Posted By Fright Level

If the sound you heard was like a barking dog,...

If the sound you heard was like a barking dog, then it was the hydraulic Power Transfer Unit (PTU). When one engine is running and the other not, the opposite hydraulic system is pressurised via the...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Mar 2010, 14:44
Replies: 16
Views: 2,232
Posted By Fright Level

one reason why there are no flying clubs in Gib,...

one reason why there are no flying clubs in Gib, as there would be nowhere to go (except round and round the island)

Singapore manage yet you can't even go round and round the island, only round...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Mar 2010, 22:12
Replies: 20
Views: 6,727
Posted By Fright Level

Seago Liferaft - 4 Man Valise - Only £549.00 -...

Seago Liferaft - 4 Man Valise - Only £549.00 - Force 4 Chandlery

I bought one of these last year after thinking the same thing. I sent it back after trying to move it around. It is very densely...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jan 2010, 09:21
Replies: 15
Views: 3,470
Posted By Fright Level

You're in Amsterdam :} ??? v v v v v v v v v...

You're in Amsterdam :} ???

v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2010, 12:21
Replies: 7
Views: 1,535
Posted By Fright Level

why can't I (or can I) ask for a deconfliction...

why can't I (or can I) ask for a deconfliction service in VMC and practice my instrument flying without a safety pilot

Because the controller will not be able to see anything made of plastic.
...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jan 2010, 23:05
Replies: 21
Views: 3,665
Posted By Fright Level

You'll need to do it in the USA if you want a...

You'll need to do it in the USA if you want a private pilots license :}
Forum: Private Flying
29th Dec 2009, 13:34
Replies: 14
Views: 2,860
Posted By Fright Level

> can you incline/decline the back of the seat ...

> can you incline/decline the back of the seat

No.

> get some extra headroom

There is an approved mod to lower the pilots seat for this purpose.
Forum: Private Flying
4th Dec 2009, 12:39
Replies: 94
Views: 12,817
Posted By Fright Level

skydriller said Fright Level, Gorrilla, and all...

skydriller said Fright Level, Gorrilla, and all those who keep talking about CDG, Orly or Africa....You are discussing a whole different thing

I was simply countering the OP's post that said "I am...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Dec 2009, 09:19
Replies: 94
Views: 12,817
Posted By Fright Level

If we're talking arrogance in flying then let's...

If we're talking arrogance in flying then let's not forget the near ubiquitous use of French on the R/T by French airline pilots flying into CDG and their ATC colleagues, meaning all foreign airline...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Nov 2009, 15:33
Replies: 21
Views: 3,901
Posted By Fright Level

Edited to add - you can only post comments about...

Edited to add - you can only post comments about Stansted on this thread if you know how to spell it correctly http://www.pprune.org/forums/images/smilies2/eusa_wall.gif
Forum: Private Flying
20th Nov 2009, 14:17
Replies: 14
Views: 2,283
Posted By Fright Level

Lille also has a Christmas market worth...

Lille also has a Christmas market worth considering and it's a very easy flight across from the UK.

Lille Christmas Market (http://www.noel-a-lille.com/index_anglais.html)
Forum: Private Flying
30th Sep 2009, 21:36
Replies: 9
Views: 6,210
Posted By Fright Level

heading beacon outbound to intercept the...

heading beacon outbound to intercept the localiser

Are the charts really drawn that accurately in terms of beacon outbound track? The base turn is only pictorial as you tend never to fly the...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Sep 2009, 19:53
Replies: 8
Views: 2,703
Posted By Fright Level

One thing that concerns me is that the intercom...

One thing that concerns me is that the intercom output will over load the recorders mic input

It will, the posts here are assuming a line level input. Don't plug a headphone level signal into a...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Sep 2009, 14:03
Replies: 2
Views: 1,118
Posted By Fright Level

And when filling in a drawback form remember you...

And when filling in a drawback form remember you can only claim the rate at which the fuel was purchased, not the date you went foreign, so you may need to split rates if you bought any of the fuel...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jun 2009, 08:24
Replies: 20
Views: 4,489
Posted By Fright Level

I always understood nimbus to be rain bearing,...

I always understood nimbus to be rain bearing, not rain producing. Although rain may not be falling from the bottom (the upcurrents holding the water in place for the time being), fly through it and...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jun 2009, 08:39
Replies: 5
Views: 1,483
Posted By Fright Level

Fright Level's explanation would have been...

Fright Level's explanation would have been correct ten years ago, but that was before the introduction of RVSM between FL290 and FL410

Yep, which is why I said "All old theory now as much of the...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jun 2009, 22:05
Replies: 5
Views: 1,483
Posted By Fright Level

Level separation goes to 2,000 feet above 290...

Level separation goes to 2,000 feet above 290 hence the gap then "missing" levels you mention. I guess it was to allow for altimeter errors in older aircraft. All old theory now as much of the world...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jun 2009, 10:31
Replies: 20
Views: 8,671
Posted By Fright Level

I'd wait a while until Icom release an 8.33...

I'd wait a while until Icom release an 8.33 channel spaced version. My old A6 is a bit limiting as many frequencies in Europe are now 8.33 frequencies.
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