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Forum: Private Flying
25th Apr 2011, 21:28
Replies: 9
Views: 10,694
Posted By sandbagsteve

Thanks Mono... We found that starting and...

Thanks Mono... We found that starting and stopping on one mag helped - and cold starts were always better with a booster battery connected. This example is in a skyranger - but we're still in the...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Apr 2011, 19:55
Replies: 9
Views: 10,694
Posted By sandbagsteve

Rotax 912 ULS Slipper Clutch Necessary?

I'm looking at buying a plane with a 912 ULS fitted that is nearly new. The seller has made the statement that the slipper clutch adds another couple of kilos, and isn't actually necessary (provided...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jan 2011, 21:12
Replies: 3
Views: 882
Posted By sandbagsteve

Cockpit video and audio recording setups

Hi,

I know this topic has been touched on here and there, but I'd be interested to know what everyone uses to create their footage. I've been using a mini DV recorder for a while, but recently got...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jan 2011, 21:04
Replies: 40
Views: 8,872
Posted By sandbagsteve

This is more like a blog - but things have moved...

This is more like a blog - but things have moved on... October 2010 saw me passing my GST!!! Since then I've enjoyed many happy hours flying solo, and with friends/family - what an amazing journey!...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2010, 11:09
Replies: 19
Views: 2,809
Posted By sandbagsteve

Thanks Fenland :-) I haven't added to my old...

Thanks Fenland :-) I haven't added to my old "anxious flyer" thread - but might do, just to encourage anyone else who has had agoraphobia not to give up with chasing their dreams :)
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2010, 20:50
Replies: 19
Views: 2,809
Posted By sandbagsteve

Yeah, I'm feeling a bit of a "NPPL is a poor...

Yeah, I'm feeling a bit of a "NPPL is a poor man's PPL" vibe here.

The reason I posted this thread, is that every other NPPL I know got theirs in the brown wallet thingy.
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2010, 19:44
Replies: 19
Views: 2,809
Posted By sandbagsteve

I feel cheated

I feel cheated
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2010, 18:09
Replies: 19
Views: 2,809
Posted By sandbagsteve

Question No poo coloured license wallet?

OK, after 13 months of living on bread and water (ok, that's an exaggeration) to get my NPPL, I was chuffed to bits today to finally receive those bits of paper from the CAA that let me go flying and...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2010, 17:00
Replies: 40
Views: 8,872
Posted By sandbagsteve

Must be great Alan... The young man (17ish) who...

Must be great Alan... The young man (17ish) who introduced me to fixed wing microlighting just posted a video on youtube of his first flight taking his dad up for a ride a week or so after getting...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2010, 15:10
Replies: 40
Views: 8,872
Posted By sandbagsteve

Well, it's been a few weeks, or months since my...

Well, it's been a few weeks, or months since my last post here. As the title suggests, I have had a long struggle with sociophobia/agoraphobia throughout my life, which coupled with a burning desire...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Feb 2010, 22:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,272
Posted By sandbagsteve

All I could do is offer them free web hosting......

All I could do is offer them free web hosting... PM me.

If I won the lottery, places like this would never have to worry - what a fantastic organisation.

Sorry to rant, but I truly have...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jan 2010, 21:03
Replies: 46
Views: 5,473
Posted By sandbagsteve

Devil Odd signals area

Had to post this... spotted over a well known midlands air museum... Not in the signals square, I wonder what this runway marking indicates?
...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Nov 2009, 20:31
Replies: 6
Views: 2,804
Posted By sandbagsteve

Gotchya. Obviously why crankcases have breathers...

Gotchya. Obviously why crankcases have breathers on cars... well, when I was a lad they did anyway... Currently all fingers crossed that the weather is flyable tomorrow, so I can practice my new...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Nov 2009, 14:33
Replies: 6
Views: 2,804
Posted By sandbagsteve

Interesting... watching the video explaining the...

Interesting... watching the video explaining the oil level check procedure, the narrator says the pressurisation occurs due to gasses passing by the piston rings. I always understood this was a bad...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Nov 2009, 18:16
Replies: 6
Views: 2,804
Posted By sandbagsteve

Rotax 912 oil scavenge system

Coming from a motorsport background, I assumed the 912 had a mechanical scavenge pump, so I always turned the thing round quite enthusiastically before it ever gurgled.. Then my instructor explained...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Nov 2009, 21:38
Replies: 13
Views: 1,728
Posted By sandbagsteve

another vote for the DC 13.4's Was using the...

another vote for the DC 13.4's

Was using the schools Sennheisers but didn't like them due to my big ears... The 13.4's fit my big lugs nice, and despite having a large head, I don't find them too...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2009, 22:00
Replies: 109
Views: 15,774
Posted By sandbagsteve

don't want to hijack, but if this was titled...

don't want to hijack, but if this was titled "what's the most cheesy line in an aviation film"...

You can be my wingman anytime??? :ugh:
Forum: Private Flying
17th Nov 2009, 21:50
Replies: 40
Views: 8,872
Posted By sandbagsteve

Thumbs up hehe Batninth, I suspect this chap with the...

hehe Batninth, I suspect this chap with the poorly maintained bird does indeed haunt the virtual airways to add a bit of interest...

To be honest, the unique and amusing accent employed by the...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2009, 18:49
Replies: 40
Views: 8,872
Posted By sandbagsteve

Living in land locked Midlands, I think it may be...

Living in land locked Midlands, I think it may be a while before I go over water... certainly a large enough body to warrant a raft - but wise words nonetheless.

Well, today's RT practical exam...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Nov 2009, 22:19
Replies: 40
Views: 8,872
Posted By sandbagsteve

Yeah, I learnt that bit good and proper. I'll not...

Yeah, I learnt that bit good and proper. I'll not say that again to brickman without the prescribed three weetabix.

I suppose it's a telling sign that I'm more anxious about fiddling with a make...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
13th Nov 2009, 21:39
Replies: 4
Views: 2,704
Posted By sandbagsteve

I'm only an NPPL student but I use x-plane a lot...

I'm only an NPPL student but I use x-plane a lot (on Mac)... what's the disappointment/problem?
Forum: Private Flying
13th Nov 2009, 21:29
Replies: 40
Views: 8,872
Posted By sandbagsteve

If my engine fails now, I'm in the sh1t is...

If my engine fails now, I'm in the sh1t is something thats passed through my mind on occasion. Now at 11hrs total (all say ooooohh!) and have started doing glide approaches. Mr instructor threw a...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Nov 2009, 18:32
Replies: 26
Views: 4,795
Posted By sandbagsteve

I hope you can find a way to remain aloft a while...

I hope you can find a way to remain aloft a while longer, funfly. I remember you replying to my post about anxiety/agoraphobia, which was very encouraging. I'm now at 11hrs towards my NPPL, and...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2009, 18:48
Replies: 24
Views: 6,753
Posted By sandbagsteve

I think the new 3gs does have a proper compass,...

I think the new 3gs does have a proper compass, yes. GPS derived speed, and heading is maybe usable as a last resort backup on the iphone... but using any kind of AI derived from the iPhone's...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Nov 2009, 18:24
Replies: 24
Views: 6,753
Posted By sandbagsteve

hmmm interesting responses. Thanks. I've never...

hmmm interesting responses. Thanks. I've never jailbroke my phone - not really had time to look into it, and never really felt the need yet as I've managed to do what I needed without it. I used an...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Nov 2009, 17:29
Replies: 16
Views: 5,989
Posted By sandbagsteve

Is this real? I don't see it on the major news...

Is this real? I don't see it on the major news networks... maybe I've spent too much time looking at fabricated footage, but some of these sequences don't look right at all.
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2009, 22:25
Replies: 24
Views: 6,753
Posted By sandbagsteve

Anyone tried iPhone GPS aloft?

I've just been trying to record the paths of my circuits with an app on my iPhone... the results have been pretty abysmal (not my circuits mind you, just the data recorded by the iPhone).

It's...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2009, 20:10
Replies: 7
Views: 1,222
Posted By sandbagsteve

not sure about intensive courses, but...

not sure about intensive courses, but hadair.co.uk (http://www.hadair.co.uk) at Wolverhampton Airport do the NPPL with onsite exams... They run Ikarus C42 fixed and flex wings as well (if you're into...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2009, 18:43
Replies: 39
Views: 4,583
Posted By sandbagsteve

Mike, I only wish I knew as firmly as you do, at...

Mike, I only wish I knew as firmly as you do, at your age, what you want to do with your life... hell, I just passed 40 and only really got a firm grip on aviation in the past year.

It made me...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2009, 18:19
Replies: 23
Views: 3,105
Posted By sandbagsteve

join the club :ok: I have all but given up...

join the club :ok:

I have all but given up flying model planes due to the weather, and my microlight training is only slightly less affected!

Stick at it... as has already been said, winter can...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Oct 2009, 21:16
Replies: 18
Views: 2,152
Posted By sandbagsteve

now my heads spinning a bit... where are all...

now my heads spinning a bit... where are all those frequencies written down all official like?
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Oct 2009, 17:27
Replies: 17
Views: 1,455
Posted By sandbagsteve

As a previously avid simmer, I would agree with...

As a previously avid simmer, I would agree with madjock... If you are going to play with a sim, then only cover the areas of flight you have been exposed to in real life.

The big problem is that...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2009, 14:32
Replies: 29
Views: 16,246
Posted By sandbagsteve

VHF Line of sight maths explanation

Can someone explain how on earth this formula was derived for the horizon ray distance (in Nm) from an airborne station? A mate gave it to me and said it came off one of the CD based training...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2009, 14:14
Replies: 18
Views: 2,152
Posted By sandbagsteve

*I* might do that, but what about the other guy?...

*I* might do that, but what about the other guy? :}
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2009, 13:06
Replies: 18
Views: 2,152
Posted By sandbagsteve

Well, just reading the course material now, and...

Well, just reading the course material now, and it does seem a bit daunting considering I'll only be using a small part of it regularly. But as you say, it's better to be prepared and not need it...
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