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Forum: Medical & Health
18th Mar 2002, 17:39
Replies: 8
Views: 802
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Protect your hearing. Wear earplugs when doing...

Protect your hearing. Wear earplugs when doing walkarounds. Don't fly in noisy SEP a/c as a PPL without wearing ear protection. Don't think you are invincible in this area. I used to walk around...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
11th Mar 2002, 21:30
Replies: 10
Views: 800
Posted By A7E Driver

Post This is kind of humorous. No one can say what...

This is kind of humorous. No one can say what the acronym really stands for. I live in France -- and speak fluent French, but I'll be damned if I can figure out its origin in French.. .. .Meteo...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
10th Mar 2002, 20:16
Replies: 10
Views: 800
Posted By A7E Driver

Post All of these suggestions/speculations (or...

All of these suggestions/speculations (or variations thereon) are what I get at the hangar too. Can anyone cite an official document that says what the letters stand for? I have seen one that seems...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
9th Mar 2002, 22:17
Replies: 10
Views: 800
Posted By A7E Driver

Post METAR

Someone asked me today what the letters METAR stand for. Is anyone's memory bank better than mine? (Please don't explain to me what a METAR is ---- what do the letters stand for?)
Forum: Private Flying
18th Feb 2002, 16:07
Replies: 17
Views: 750
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Some specific advice instead of motherhood. ...

Some specific advice instead of motherhood.

Don't just look at the far horizon --- as you start the flare BRING THE FRONT COWLING UP TO MATCH THE LEVEL OF THE HORIZON LINE. The first couple of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Feb 2002, 12:18
Replies: 24
Views: 1,580
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Cheshire ... "10th most qualified pilot in...

Cheshire ... "10th most qualified pilot in UK...."

What nonsense.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Feb 2002, 16:29
Replies: 277
Views: 50,938
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Flight Safety Boeing might --- not sure. GECAT...

Flight Safety Boeing might --- not sure. GECAT does a 737 rating at Gatwick.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Jan 2002, 14:31
Replies: 8
Views: 552
Posted By A7E Driver

Post I think one of the best ways to improve your...

I think one of the best ways to improve your flying --- and avoid picking up bad habits --- is to fly with other pilots as much as you can. Rent a plane with a pilot friend -- you fly one leg -- he...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2001, 00:54
Replies: 22
Views: 3,879
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Was there any mention of taking off over max...

Was there any mention of taking off over max gross? Or of the FE shutting down a little too quickly?
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2001, 12:02
Replies: 65
Views: 6,426
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Beagle -- I don't know which is better as a...

Beagle -- I don't know which is better as a tanker -- Boeing or Airbus --- but I don't buy your rationale "the Airbus carries too much fuel." As a former fighter pilot, I never plugged a Texaco with...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2001, 21:42
Replies: 65
Views: 6,426
Posted By A7E Driver

Post The contract for the tanker will not be awarded...

The contract for the tanker will not be awarded until 2nd half next year -- with the competition being an Airbus 330. ????
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2001, 18:50
Replies: 29
Views: 2,007
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Andre is a great guy, and like Moritz, grew up in...

Andre is a great guy, and like Moritz, grew up in a cockpit rather than a banker's conference room. If anyone can make it work, it is him. I hope the crews of LX and SR will support him in trying...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2001, 21:53
Replies: 52
Views: 6,456
Posted By A7E Driver

Post In the French Navy, they used to have NCO fighter...

In the French Navy, they used to have NCO fighter pilots. Without exception, they were far superior in flying skills/judgement than the officers (of whom I was one). The reason being that the...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Nov 2001, 20:42
Replies: 42
Views: 3,034
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Just a quick word of advice on taking up people...

Just a quick word of advice on taking up people for the first time when you are relatively low time (or even vey experienced). They will be nervous -- and so will you. Keep the the flight short...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Nov 2001, 13:06
Replies: 7
Views: 597
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Someone already mentioned Oxford and Humberside. ...

Someone already mentioned Oxford and Humberside. I know you can also do it at Bournemouth, and Gloucester. I know a couple places in France where they have FAA CFIs as well if that will help you.
Forum: Private Flying
16th Nov 2001, 16:03
Replies: 25
Views: 2,091
Posted By A7E Driver

Post I've got a pocket full of ratings/licences and...

I've got a pocket full of ratings/licences and while Yaks and helos are fun, if I had to do it over again, I'd go for the instrument rating as soon as possible. It will really make you a much...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2001, 11:56
Replies: 19
Views: 700
Posted By A7E Driver

Post You tell Johnny to leave it to the pros ---- but...

You tell Johnny to leave it to the pros ---- but another pro on the ground pointed out something clearly abnormal which was disregarded by the crew. Not the call I would have made ........
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2001, 11:36
Replies: 9
Views: 645
Posted By A7E Driver

Post OK -- Sorry guys -- a foreigner on a layover in...

OK -- Sorry guys -- a foreigner on a layover in London didn't realize that Channel 4 is not part of the BBC. Nevertheless, you seem to have completely missed the point --- that whoever owns Channel...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2001, 12:02
Replies: 9
Views: 645
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Treason By The BBC

Did you see Channel 4 News Sunday night? A Caravan (?) was filmed landing at a strip in Afghanistan in the afternoon. Alex Thomson then decided to 1) give the number of westerners that debarked, 2)...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Oct 2001, 00:20
Replies: 10
Views: 1,280
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Does the 15K include base training? VAT?

Does the 15K include base training? VAT?
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2001, 23:01
Replies: 26
Views: 1,874
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Unfortuantely, the news from Midway and...

Unfortuantely, the news from Midway and Continental is probably just the start of a long series of similar announcements on both sides of the pond. Thanks Osama. Hope one lands right in you lap.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2001, 16:42
Replies: 11
Views: 918
Posted By A7E Driver

Post A news blackout --- in America? It doesn't work...

A news blackout --- in America? It doesn't work that way guys.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Sep 2001, 00:42
Replies: 325
Views: 64,650
Posted By A7E Driver

Post My wife loves dragging me to see musicals in...

My wife loves dragging me to see musicals in London. You think airline seat pitch is bad .... try sitting through 3 hours of Les Mis in those wretched theatre seats. I can feel a musical DVT...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Sep 2001, 11:46
Replies: 20
Views: 3,922
Posted By A7E Driver

Post I take your point Intruder --- If you can hold...

I take your point Intruder --- If you can hold the slope one high or low without correcting to center, that will dictate where you land.

On the other hand, I will stick with my belief that the...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Sep 2001, 00:26
Replies: 21
Views: 1,695
Posted By A7E Driver

Post While it's difficult to defend such poor service...

While it's difficult to defend such poor service from ATC, in fairness to them, even though the freq you are working may not be too busy, he/she may also be covering other much busier sectors/freqs. ...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Sep 2001, 00:17
Replies: 20
Views: 3,922
Posted By A7E Driver

Post During landings on the aircraft carrier, if you...

During landings on the aircraft carrier, if you flew a consistently high approach (one ball/dot high), you would inevitably land short catching the first wire (not good) ---- as you would be...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2001, 20:41
Replies: 22
Views: 1,872
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Is it Basel or Bale? ;-)

Is it Basel or Bale? ;-)
Forum: Private Flying
29th Aug 2001, 14:56
Replies: 53
Views: 2,975
Posted By A7E Driver

Post I think you may have missed the point Southern...

I think you may have missed the point Southern Cross. Unfortunately, spin training acutally increased the number of accidents. I think Moth has a better idea --- for those really interested, create...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Aug 2001, 11:16
Replies: 53
Views: 2,975
Posted By A7E Driver

Post In the US, spin training used to be part of the...

In the US, spin training used to be part of the PPL syllabus, but there were more accidents during the training than in real life --- so a change in philosophy to "stall avoidance" was...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Aug 2001, 19:28
Replies: 4
Views: 503
Posted By A7E Driver

Post I'd be tempted to get the ticket --- but at...

I'd be tempted to get the ticket --- but at almost 2000 FF / £200 / hr --- it costs a small fortune. I'm told fixed wing pilots can get the license in 40 hours whereas non-flyers take 45 (minimum)....
Forum: Private Flying
28th Aug 2001, 15:36
Replies: 4
Views: 503
Posted By A7E Driver

Post Flying Encounters of the Third Kind

After 26 years of avoiding it like the plague, and repeating every tired joke that you have ever heard about it, I finally gave in this weekend and flew a helo for the first time.

Great fun ---...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2001, 23:26
Replies: 105
Views: 9,923
Posted By A7E Driver

Post While the text books say crash land rather than...

While the text books say crash land rather than stall --- I think I would have tried to make Le Bourget also --- even it it meant exploring the upper limits of AOA. They had a full load of fuel and...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Aug 2001, 21:04
Replies: 57
Views: 3,368
Posted By A7E Driver

Post TW -- while I admit that the vast majority of my...

TW -- while I admit that the vast majority of my time is in turbine aircraft --- I am also proud of the fact that I remember where I started and continue to fly GA aircraft. Indeed, I own an Arrow...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Aug 2001, 14:35
Replies: 57
Views: 3,368
Posted By A7E Driver

Post My comments were directed at the 95% of GA pilots...

My comments were directed at the 95% of GA pilots who spend their time in standard Cessnas and Pipers at the majority of airfields in the Uk (or elsewhere).

It is concerning, however, that an...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2001, 14:25
Replies: 34
Views: 2,685
Posted By A7E Driver

Post I stand by my comment. Based on what I saw and...

I stand by my comment. Based on what I saw and heard --- I'd hire her tomorrow.
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