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Search: Posts Made By: Molesworth 1
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Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2012, 14:16
Replies: 11
Views: 1,609
Posted By Molesworth 1

Questions are repeated. Please fix

Questions are repeated. Please fix
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2012, 14:02
Replies: 192
Views: 21,060
Posted By Molesworth 1

I was quite surprised to see this comment in...

I was quite surprised to see this comment in Clued Up as I read the AAIB report every month but I don't remember ever seeing "overuse of GPS" mentioned as a factor in any accident.
Forum: Private Flying
8th Apr 2011, 16:04
Replies: 8
Views: 2,192
Posted By Molesworth 1

I flew the route via KONAN last summer from...

I flew the route via KONAN last summer from Stapleford. Crossed Manston at 5000 feet but forced to descend to below 2000 feet just after KONAN. Along the Belgium coast you are in controlled airspace...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Nov 2010, 16:20
Replies: 113
Views: 13,202
Posted By Molesworth 1

My girlfriend was delighted to be flown to Ostend...

My girlfriend was delighted to be flown to Ostend but found the actual flying boring.

Try sitting in the right hand seat playing no piloting role whatsoever and I think you'll see her point!
Forum: Private Flying
12th Nov 2010, 13:35
Replies: 58
Views: 21,952
Posted By Molesworth 1

For added realism: Tie yourself down to...

For added realism:


Tie yourself down to the most uncomfortable chair you can find. Find a smelly oil can and place it on the desk next to the PC. Turn the speaker volume on until it deafens you....
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2010, 10:55
Replies: 44
Views: 4,475
Posted By Molesworth 1

what's the new one then?

what's the new one then?
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2010, 10:36
Replies: 44
Views: 4,475
Posted By Molesworth 1

Being able to deal emotionally and practically...

Being able to deal emotionally and practically with frustration and the ability to do mental arithmetic are the only two essential prerequisites to training to become a pilot. ;);):}
Forum: Private Flying
13th Oct 2010, 14:03
Replies: 25
Views: 7,695
Posted By Molesworth 1

It's not unfair criticism to point out that the...

It's not unfair criticism to point out that the aircraft was too high for the chosen field - it's just obvious and something from which to learn. As it happened a safe landing was made in any case -...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Oct 2010, 13:48
Replies: 77
Views: 19,623
Posted By Molesworth 1

I once was on a low cost carrier (which no longer...

I once was on a low cost carrier (which no longer exists) flight from Glasgow which had a number of Celtic fans on board. Their behaviour was an absolute disgrace and the pilot had to ask them...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Oct 2010, 20:29
Replies: 14
Views: 2,629
Posted By Molesworth 1

Very pleased with mine. The battery lasts less...

Very pleased with mine. The battery lasts less than an hour but with the PowerMoney I get about three and a half hours.

Don't rely on the altitude read out though. It was showing 6000+ feet when...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Oct 2010, 09:23
Replies: 34
Views: 9,329
Posted By Molesworth 1

Spitfire Women

Anybody else enjoy this on BBC (repeated last night)?

This was about women pilots who delivered new a/c in WWII.

Some highlights
- woman pilot who climbed out of a bomber and was asked...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Sep 2010, 21:53
Replies: 21
Views: 3,812
Posted By Molesworth 1

Pianorak I later thought that might be the...

Pianorak

I later thought that might be the reason but I hadn't heard about this previously. Thanks!
Forum: Private Flying
21st Sep 2010, 21:46
Replies: 21
Views: 3,812
Posted By Molesworth 1

Nick Don't know if you finally made it to...

Nick

Don't know if you finally made it to Ostend. I did for the first time on Sunday - not from White Waltham but from Stapleford... in a Cessna 152.

If the weather forecasts were to believed I...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Sep 2010, 08:11
Replies: 66
Views: 28,749
Posted By Molesworth 1

I love the conclusion

I love the conclusion
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2010, 20:54
Replies: 163
Views: 19,137
Posted By Molesworth 1

or are they trolls posing as pilots? Not so...

or are they trolls posing as pilots?

Not so newly qualified with not that much experience but enough to know that pilots with lots of experience also talk rubbish sometimes:E
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2010, 15:03
Replies: 30
Views: 6,748
Posted By Molesworth 1

I don't currently own a car but hire one from...

I don't currently own a car but hire one from time to time. Yes I do head straight for the motorway after not driving for a month or two. That's after negotiating my way out of London!

Do I think...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2010, 14:46
Replies: 163
Views: 19,137
Posted By Molesworth 1

Many of the more vicious and arrogant "expert"...

Many of the more vicious and arrogant "expert" posters seem to have given up which is not a bad thing. Fortunately many of the more helpful ones remain.

It takes a bit of creativity to start a...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2010, 14:29
Replies: 84
Views: 10,335
Posted By Molesworth 1

From experience I would agree with that. However...

From experience I would agree with that. However during training I would be jumped on if I moved the throttle one iota after turning base leg!

I was also told to put in full flap when turning...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2010, 14:20
Replies: 84
Views: 10,335
Posted By Molesworth 1

other day someone was speaking to Stapleford and...

other day someone was speaking to Stapleford and landing at Fowlmere (thinking they were talking to Duxford).

Conversely I have approached Stapleford while talking to Cranfield (who couldn't hear...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Sep 2010, 14:07
Replies: 30
Views: 6,748
Posted By Molesworth 1

My club has a 45 day rule. Go over that and it's...

My club has a 45 day rule. Go over that and it's a full hour with an instructor - PFLs, the works!

Definitely makes it worthwhile making the effort to head out to the airfield before then - even...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Sep 2010, 11:51
Replies: 21
Views: 3,812
Posted By Molesworth 1

I'm also planning to fly to Oostend in the next...

I'm also planning to fly to Oostend in the next few weeks. Never done it before.

Apparently you can get to Brugges by catching a bus to the station and then a short train journey. The thing to do...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Sep 2010, 18:30
Replies: 3
Views: 1,127
Posted By Molesworth 1

Flown past there many times but never landed....

Flown past there many times but never landed. Sounds like a good excuse to visit!

Another excuse I found after a bit of research is the Chatham Dockyard which is just down the road. Catch the 101...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Sep 2010, 18:26
Replies: 15
Views: 1,698
Posted By Molesworth 1

If you book a lesson a week it will probably work...

If you book a lesson a week it will probably work out about twice a month as about half will be cancelled due to weather or other reasons.

I did my PPL in 55 hours. I think that is about average.
Forum: Private Flying
4th Sep 2010, 16:01
Replies: 17
Views: 5,588
Posted By Molesworth 1

... but just think how long it would have taken...

... but just think how long it would have taken if you'd gone by car!:ooh:
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Sep 2010, 22:25
Replies: 20
Views: 4,093
Posted By Molesworth 1

I have on two occasions asked them to close my...

I have on two occasions asked them to close my flight plan which they were quite happy to do.

They wouldn't accept a delay or change, however. That I had to do via the Afpex app.

Maybe they...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Aug 2010, 11:45
Replies: 54
Views: 6,542
Posted By Molesworth 1

Methinks Mary is just using this thread as a good...

Methinks Mary is just using this thread as a good opportunity to plug her gliding club!:D
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2010, 21:35
Replies: 54
Views: 6,542
Posted By Molesworth 1

After being thoroughly messed around at one...

After being thoroughly messed around at one flying school for my first few lessons I transferred to another - had one excellent lady instructor and passed my skills test about 8 months later.
...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2010, 15:36
Replies: 54
Views: 6,542
Posted By Molesworth 1

One continues to get this after one has a PPL...

One continues to get this after one has a PPL with check rides. It's extremely annoying and frustrating. I suspect instructors generally are just too inexperienced / too immature and opinionated to...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2010, 19:56
Replies: 547
Views: 197,641
Posted By Molesworth 1

Red Sand fort in the Thames Estuary on Sunday ...

Red Sand fort in the Thames Estuary on Sunday

http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq182/DavidHoul52/DSCN6154cu.jpg

Foulness - Danger Area D138 not active!
...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Aug 2010, 14:46
Replies: 582
Views: 111,689
Posted By Molesworth 1

By strange coincidence the report has come out...

By strange coincidence the report has come out exactly one year to the day after the accident.
Forum: Private Flying
5th Aug 2010, 10:33
Replies: 198
Views: 43,296
Posted By Molesworth 1

Never heard of this in my life .. and I did all...

Never heard of this in my life .. and I did all my training in Surrey!
Forum: Private Flying
4th Aug 2010, 09:47
Replies: 100
Views: 26,577
Posted By Molesworth 1

Without the Assisted GPS the iphone/ipad GPS is...

Without the Assisted GPS the iphone/ipad GPS is pretty useless
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jul 2010, 09:32
Replies: 59
Views: 10,236
Posted By Molesworth 1

I had an absolute honey of an instructor - mostly...

I had an absolute honey of an instructor - mostly calm (to the extent of sometimes spending her time looking out of the side window making comments about the sheep), although not unknown to shout...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jul 2010, 11:01
Replies: 59
Views: 10,236
Posted By Molesworth 1

It's often possible to radically change your...

It's often possible to radically change your stress levels whilst in the air. If you are with an instructor don't beat yourself up every time they say you are doing something wrong. Instructors...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jul 2010, 10:49
Replies: 59
Views: 10,236
Posted By Molesworth 1

Could it be that most PPLs who chuck it in do so...

Could it be that most PPLs who chuck it in do so not from boredom but because of pressure from their partners and family?
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