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Forum: Tech Log
8th Nov 2009, 16:23
Replies: 9
Views: 4,883
Posted By FlapsFive

Ah the way it's written in the book makes sense...

Ah the way it's written in the book makes sense now! So "Bank Angle" is the only mandatory callout in 6B, but the rad alt callouts are essentially configurable/optional.

Thanks for the help!!...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Nov 2009, 14:52
Replies: 9
Views: 4,883
Posted By FlapsFive

GPWS Mode 6B

Studying Warning and Recording in Instruments for my ATPL's at the moment and I've come across a little odity.

According to the books, GPWS is only active between 50 and 2450 feet. Fine.
...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Aug 2009, 19:10
Replies: 15
Views: 2,499
Posted By FlapsFive

Can I just appologise for that post which was...

Can I just appologise for that post which was apparently made by me yesterday. (I have since deleted it.)

Unfortunately that's apparently what happens if you leave your computer logged in to...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
6th Jul 2009, 20:35
Replies: 67
Views: 35,135
Posted By FlapsFive

The telephone is more of a vocal medium though,...

The telephone is more of a vocal medium though, is it not, Beer Hunter?
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Jul 2009, 12:58
Replies: 19
Views: 4,357
Posted By FlapsFive

Fair enough :ok: Even less reason to be...

Fair enough :ok:

Even less reason to be concerned about it! haha

FF

Edit: okay MVE, must admit I wasn't sure about that, but I'm not the argumentative type (normally :})

:ok:
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Jul 2009, 17:36
Replies: 4
Views: 722
Posted By FlapsFive

There's always European Pilot Selection &...

There's always European Pilot Selection & Training, IPAS England (http://www.epst.com/com/ipas.htm)

I only used that to give me an indication, along with improving my mental maths and it got me...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th Jul 2009, 17:34
Replies: 19
Views: 4,357
Posted By FlapsFive

Right, forget your own opinion on the MPL for...

Right, forget your own opinion on the MPL for just a moment, here are some facts:

MPL is transferable between airlines and aircraft with simple conversion course (no different to CPL/IR or ATPL)
...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st Jul 2009, 22:07
Replies: 29
Views: 6,098
Posted By FlapsFive

Well I don't know about you, Lazy George, but I'm...

Well I don't know about you, Lazy George, but I'm through to the final round, aka stage 3.

Which day/time did you choose?

FF
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2009, 22:00
Replies: 9
Views: 2,226
Posted By FlapsFive

If you want to take a moral from my skills test,...

If you want to take a moral from my skills test, then bascially just do everything wrong, over and over again and you'll still pass :}

Seriously though, I know people who have busted airspace,...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jun 2009, 18:32
Replies: 39
Views: 4,616
Posted By FlapsFive

I use SPLIT on takeoff: Strobes... ON ...

I use SPLIT on takeoff:
Strobes... ON
Pitot... ON (or not)
Landing Light... ON
Instruments... Check (yet to find out what to do with that to be honest)
Transponder... Mode Charlie

Then for...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jun 2009, 11:46
Replies: 39
Views: 4,616
Posted By FlapsFive

I had the same thing - different instructors with...

I had the same thing - different instructors with different opinions (and 10 times worse when it came to pitot heat!)

Basically I've come to the conclusion that I use it in the circuit (as per...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Jun 2009, 13:53
Replies: 43
Views: 2,717
Posted By FlapsFive

Right, well basically my funding is something...

Right, well basically my funding is something like this:

eBay - buying and selling at a higher price... not to be taken lightly but it works if you pick the right things

I own/run my own...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Jun 2009, 20:46
Replies: 1
Views: 468
Posted By FlapsFive

If you're going for the JAR PPL, go straight for...

If you're going for the JAR PPL, go straight for it. No matter which way you do it, the requirements for the PPL are the same, so by doing the NPPL you are just wasting money on skills tests, licence...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Jun 2009, 11:02
Replies: 43
Views: 2,717
Posted By FlapsFive

I take the rest of your points on board, GBB, but...

I take the rest of your points on board, GBB, but to be honest I find that last one a bit insulting.

I'm not the oldest person on these forums but I can handle money and comprehend its...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
31st May 2009, 10:16
Replies: 43
Views: 2,717
Posted By FlapsFive

What is it with this assumption that "Mum and...

What is it with this assumption that "Mum and Dad" are always the ones paying for integrated?

Relatively small percentage it actually applies to.

markieboy1234: Good luck - I'm starting there...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th May 2009, 15:10
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

Well it's not an aptitude book as such, but I...

Well it's not an aptitude book as such, but I still recommend "Speed Mathematics" by Bill Handley.

As for the rest of it - good GCSE Physics and reasonable hand-eye co-ordination will see you...
Forum: Private Flying
26th May 2009, 12:11
Replies: 27
Views: 4,297
Posted By FlapsFive

Lydd is a 13 feet according to an out-of-date...

Lydd is a 13 feet according to an out-of-date 1-in-half-million I have to hand...

Fenland, as someone mentioned earlier must be pretty close to the mark (6 feet according to this), but with sea...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th May 2009, 22:46
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

Unfortunately this is the way things work - no...

Unfortunately this is the way things work - no one ever knows what's going to happen and we won't know until we try.

You can minimise risk but you can never completely dissolve it!

Why...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th May 2009, 22:28
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

I'm not denying it's a big huge gamble - the...

I'm not denying it's a big huge gamble - the box-standard fATPL is though, to be fair - and possibly even more so, because then there is no guarantee of employment from anyone!

And in answer to...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th May 2009, 22:06
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

No need to keep an MPL current - if it's not with...

No need to keep an MPL current - if it's not with FlyBE, it becomes a CPL/IR - that's part of the agreement.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th May 2009, 21:26
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

My total calculated cost is £87,000 all...

My total calculated cost is £87,000 all inclusive. I have budgetted for higher fuel prices, high accomodation costs, have used current students information on living expenses, have added 5 and 10%...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th May 2009, 21:30
Replies: 7
Views: 717
Posted By FlapsFive

Google do their own - havn't given it a proper go...

Google do their own - havn't given it a proper go yet but I quite like the look of it

Google SketchUp (http://sketchup.google.com/)

FF
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th May 2009, 20:03
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

Similar here... in answer to your question... the...

Similar here... in answer to your question... the mosquitoes!! Although to be fair they havn't been too bad this year, thank goodness! :)

FF
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th May 2009, 19:07
Replies: 31
Views: 7,032
Posted By FlapsFive

From what I've heard from people at BA, they are...

From what I've heard from people at BA, they are trying to keep as many people as possible (i.e. all flight/cabin crew at the very least) so that when the upturn does happen, they can accelerate out...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th May 2009, 19:03
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

It's £71k... £20k comes from OAA and FlyBE...

It's £71k...

£20k comes from OAA and FlyBE themselves and the rest is made up of a Bank Loan and whatever else one can scrape together.

Don't let this become a lecture on the pros and cons of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd May 2009, 17:05
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

Well, they run from the 8th to the 19th, so...

Well, they run from the 8th to the 19th, so that's 10 assessment days - if they run at normal capacity, that's 12 per two days with a 1 day overlap, so 12 times 9 is 108... so there's my guess :8
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd May 2009, 16:25
Replies: 115
Views: 12,551
Posted By FlapsFive

Congrats guys! I'm into stage 2 as well, but...

Congrats guys!

I'm into stage 2 as well, but I've already passed my OAA assessment (back in January) so I'll find out same day as you whether or not I'm through to Stage 3!

Fingers crossed......
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2009, 16:57
Replies: 7
Views: 994
Posted By FlapsFive

Congratulations!! I got my licence through...

Congratulations!!

I got my licence through the post day before yesterday... it's a beautiful colour!! :}

I remember my skills test after the Nav (which couldn't have gone better), I proceeded...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
18th May 2009, 18:50
Replies: 32
Views: 6,046
Posted By FlapsFive

Flybe are doing MPL schemes with OAA and FTE -...

Flybe are doing MPL schemes with OAA and FTE - don't know if they will do anything with Cabair.

FF
Forum: Tech Log
13th May 2009, 18:08
Replies: 29
Views: 4,829
Posted By FlapsFive

'Twas, but thought I'd fiddle with it as I was...

'Twas, but thought I'd fiddle with it as I was going past an NDB at the time :}

FF
Forum: Tech Log
12th May 2009, 21:04
Replies: 29
Views: 4,829
Posted By FlapsFive

On one of our club C152's (probably slightly...

On one of our club C152's (probably slightly different type of aircraft to what you are refering :ok:) the aircraft was struck by lightning and from that day on the ADF pointed exact 180 degrees...
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2009, 19:16
Replies: 16
Views: 5,000
Posted By FlapsFive

I did Wycombe to Gloucester a couple of months...

I did Wycombe to Gloucester a couple of months back - Contacted Benson for MATZ & Basic, then as soon as i got near Oxford (City) contact Brize... they just gave me traffic service and allowed me to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Apr 2009, 13:27
Replies: 48
Views: 5,107
Posted By FlapsFive

Problem is that I don't think it would be a case...

Problem is that I don't think it would be a case of just another £20 or £30 - you've got all that extra metal (or carbon fibre if you will) - then you need the extra lift, so larger wings, then more...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Apr 2009, 13:19
Replies: 48
Views: 5,107
Posted By FlapsFive

No, this means that these other animals have...

No, this means that these other animals have neither the means nor the intelligence to deal with the problems - they either cope with it or die out - you can't say that if an elephant doesn't make...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2009, 20:28
Replies: 48
Views: 8,245
Posted By FlapsFive

I read this in Flight International I think it...

I read this in Flight International I think it was and they said that it could even be used instead of the flight control surfaces during normal operations as it would reduce aerodynamic drag due to...
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