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Forum: Rumours & News
2nd May 2006, 23:23
Replies: 29
Views: 5,595
Posted By kabz

Beautiful

Fabulous. Looked like a shuttle landing. Nosewheel on the centerline all the way. Awesome.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd May 2006, 22:29
Replies: 29
Views: 5,595
Posted By kabz

Not go-arounds, fly-bys. Plane circling IAH,...

Not go-arounds, fly-bys. Plane circling IAH, burning off fuel now. Best wishes with the pilot.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Nov 2005, 02:50
Replies: 13
Views: 1,371
Posted By kabz

Yeah, see your point. Then the policy is also...

Yeah, see your point. Then the policy is also lame. It's a shame because BA is a decent airline, though probably not the 'world's favourite' anymore.

I think this shows up one point, which is that...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Nov 2005, 16:34
Replies: 13
Views: 1,371
Posted By kabz

BA Website is Lame

Well, I really think I've had it with travelling on BA. I've been living in the States for the last nine years, and have become used to actually having some limited power over where I sit on planes....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th May 2004, 13:02
Replies: 0
Views: 359
Posted By kabz

PPRuNe Mail Performance Dragging ???

The free PPRuNe mail seems to have been dragging terribly and failing to get to my inbox over the last few days.

Has anyone else noticed any problems ?

Everything else is fine on my machine.
...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Apr 2004, 15:32
Replies: 28
Views: 2,853
Posted By kabz

I drove a Kubota tractor with a mowing attachment...

I drove a Kubota tractor with a mowing attachment to do the mowing at my local gider field. Easy peasy. No worries aerbabe. Maybe you should go ask a local farmer or something.

Just a couple of...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th Mar 2004, 21:36
Replies: 27
Views: 4,571
Posted By kabz

Rob, I'm a software engineer, and 'user cp' means...

Rob, I'm a software engineer, and 'user cp' means absolutely nothing to me, and I would suspect, nothing to most other people.

'my settings' or 'my pprune account' would be clearer.

I...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Mar 2004, 17:08
Replies: 63
Views: 8,991
Posted By kabz

I took my daughter (age 7) up and she loved it,...

I took my daughter (age 7) up and she loved it, though she kept trying to hurry me through the runup and pre-takeoff checks.

Once in the air, despite my attempts to level off smoothly, loud...
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Feb 2004, 10:15
Replies: 17
Views: 2,034
Posted By kabz

I used to cut my warts out with a penknife .......

I used to cut my warts out with a penknife .... ick
Forum: Questions
12th Jan 2004, 01:14
Replies: 4
Views: 1,265
Posted By kabz

On the blanik gliders (the only plane I've ever...

On the blanik gliders (the only plane I've ever helped take apart), two metal 'tongues' (wing spars I think) are pinned into a box section in the fusilage. The pins are not that large (about 6 in...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
9th Jan 2004, 11:57
Replies: 5
Views: 601
Posted By kabz

What kind of uncomfortable position ? :E ...

What kind of uncomfortable position ? :E

I'll get my coat .... :(
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jan 2004, 05:40
Replies: 65
Views: 4,008
Posted By kabz

One of the best things a school can have is its...

One of the best things a school can have is its own mechanics. My local school has 5 planes (2 twins, 3 singles) and 2 mechanics that keep them running and working for near 100% uptime.

In...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Jan 2004, 00:36
Replies: 4
Views: 605
Posted By kabz

Isn't the 150/152 becoming (sadly) less popular...

Isn't the 150/152 becoming (sadly) less popular due to the ability of flight schools to charge more for instruction in 172s ?

Not to mention all the PA28 variants out there used for flight...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2003, 01:19
Replies: 55
Views: 4,607
Posted By kabz

personally a 152 would be cool by me. simple,...

personally a 152 would be cool by me. simple, easy to fly. lots of fun.

stepping up a bit, a bonanza would be nice, or a baron, if I was allowed a twin.

totally dreaming, I'd love to fly a King...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
27th Dec 2003, 09:19
Replies: 49
Views: 9,375
Posted By kabz

Just one point, a full shutdown of one engine at...

Just one point, a full shutdown of one engine at altitude is a part of the faa multi ride.

On my private, this was done with the fuel selector.

On my commercial, I had to remind the examiner to...
Forum: Questions
26th Dec 2003, 04:28
Replies: 16
Views: 5,144
Posted By kabz

Tinny, if the flightpath is angled up at say 5...

Tinny, if the flightpath is angled up at say 5 degrees in a climb, then some of the lift from the wing acts backwards. In the US, we call that the rearward component of lift, and it adds a little to...
Forum: Questions
25th Dec 2003, 20:33
Replies: 16
Views: 5,144
Posted By kabz

Ok, I think I have grasped what needs to be in...

Ok, I think I have grasped what needs to be in the explanation ....

Consider an aircraft in a steady unaccelerated climb or descent ....

1. The vertical component of lift MUST balance weight or...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Dec 2003, 20:22
Replies: 5
Views: 1,194
Posted By kabz

Yeah, I used to have an old Citroen GS, aircooled...

Yeah, I used to have an old Citroen GS, aircooled boxer 4 engine. Like a 152 without wings...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Dec 2003, 10:41
Replies: 4
Views: 635
Posted By kabz

hehehe, the exhaust muff heaters on 172's and the...

hehehe, the exhaust muff heaters on 172's and the like often seem to smell terrible. I've been told this is normal .... can anyone else verify ?

Did you find if there was anything actually wrong...
Forum: Questions
22nd Dec 2003, 06:13
Replies: 16
Views: 5,144
Posted By kabz

Remember that the rearward component of lift also...

Remember that the rearward component of lift also acts as drag.

Saw a great thing on Discovery wings ... some of the airshow acro pilots in prop planes can just about hang vertically on the prop...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
21st Dec 2003, 03:07
Replies: 49
Views: 9,375
Posted By kabz

Just a few moments I've had as a student, but...

Just a few moments I've had as a student, but hopefully gonna be an MEI quite soon :

- Nearly ran one off the runway on the very first takeoff. Instructor hadn't warned me he was going to cut the...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Dec 2003, 11:19
Replies: 48
Views: 3,994
Posted By kabz

Achievements during 2003 : = got faa private...

Achievements during 2003 :

= got faa private multi ir (possibly the highpoint of my flying abilities)
= did nothing
= leave of absence from job
= did nothing
= did some multi
= did nothing
=...
Forum: North America
10th Dec 2003, 23:35
Replies: 22
Views: 2,232
Posted By kabz

Yep, been flying in US since 2001. Just got multi...

Yep, been flying in US since 2001. Just got multi and single commercial. I am from UK, but eligable for work, and planning to flight instruct next year and hopefully find some charter work also.
Forum: Private Flying
9th Dec 2003, 03:37
Replies: 19
Views: 1,424
Posted By kabz

Know the airplane systems well. Have at...

Know the airplane systems well.

Have at least a rough idea of takeoff and landing rolls. See how close to the published figures you can get.

Takeoff with full tanks, and check your estimated...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Dec 2003, 02:33
Replies: 3
Views: 801
Posted By kabz

Cool New Commercial Pilot

Well not sure it has sunk in fully yet, but I have the bit of paper saying 'commercial pilot multiengine land single engine land instrument airplane'. Another commercial pilot is born !!!

My rides...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Dec 2003, 02:19
Replies: 3
Views: 3,393
Posted By kabz

What 3rd document must be carried ? A: photo...

What 3rd document must be carried ?
A: photo id. New in 2004 FARs.

Whats you max permitted flying as a comm pilot ?
A: 8 hours in day. Rest is 10 hours.

Some other misc stuff about part 121...
Forum: Medical & Health
9th Dec 2003, 02:10
Replies: 34
Views: 12,100
Posted By kabz

as a brief postscript to my previous post, I was...

as a brief postscript to my previous post, I was just laid off from work, and just this morning, adopted a mood of not giving a crap (just fly like I know how) and passed my commercial multi and...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th Dec 2003, 22:57
Replies: 34
Views: 12,100
Posted By kabz

Man, you really have my sympathy. Yesterday saw...

Man, you really have my sympathy. Yesterday saw me sitting my commercial multi ride, legs shaking like hell as I started up the twin. It was also freezing cold and windy as hell, so that didn't help....
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2003, 10:45
Replies: 19
Views: 1,731
Posted By kabz

I like the checkmate laminated checklists. They...

I like the checkmate laminated checklists. They usually include a bunch of POH stuff like speeds and such, and are easy to handle in the cockpit.

Personally, I like to use them as a CHECK list (at...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2003, 10:30
Replies: 33
Views: 3,018
Posted By kabz

I always like to check the caps and drains after...

I always like to check the caps and drains after being fuelled, and it seems sensible to check how much you get fuelled with after a flight, so you can get a rough fuel burn.

Example: the twin I...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2003, 10:01
Replies: 8
Views: 1,474
Posted By kabz

Flew a 172M (1976 150 HP model) the other day....

Flew a 172M (1976 150 HP model) the other day. Back of a fag packet performance was :


1000 fpm climb solo (155 lbs of pilot)
700 fpm with instructor (+ 220 pounds of instructor)

Full fuel...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Dec 2003, 02:43
Replies: 9
Views: 1,542
Posted By kabz

I've heard it flies oil parts between houston and...

I've heard it flies oil parts between houston and Russia. I watched it take off once, with almost no lights, and looking very heavy, kinda scary looking.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
28th Nov 2003, 01:12
Replies: 6
Views: 12,098
Posted By kabz

I'm in the states, and I'd regard legally...

I'm in the states, and I'd regard legally established as ...

'when established (within 1/2 scale deflection) on a segment of the published approach.'

So if the IAF is at some fix, followed by...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Nov 2003, 22:59
Replies: 24
Views: 2,293
Posted By kabz

My local airport (KAXH) conforms to the...

My local airport (KAXH) conforms to the following, and employs directly about 4 people. There are 3 flight schools and about 3 maintenance setups on the field.

- published nav approaches so people...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Nov 2003, 11:09
Replies: 22
Views: 3,293
Posted By kabz

172 do like to float ... fly the speeds and it'll...

172 do like to float ... fly the speeds and it'll be ok ...
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