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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2023, 17:03
Replies: 82
Views: 48,383
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Yebbut time zone is not an issue for Joburg,...

Yebbut time zone is not an issue for Joburg, Kaapstad etc.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2022, 16:24
Replies: 155
Views: 50,485
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Angel SAA 707 LHR - JNB 1970 Packed solid. Struggling...

SAA 707 LHR - JNB 1970
Packed solid. Struggling into the air after refuelling at Ilha da Sal, climbing out due to the curvature of the earth.
Those were the days.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Nov 2022, 01:13
Replies: 19
Views: 1,973
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Reported groundspeed is GPS derived speed.

Reported groundspeed is GPS derived speed.
Forum: Private Flying
26th Apr 2022, 00:44
Replies: 96
Views: 8,755
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Without major advances in battery technology...

Without major advances in battery technology which is unlikely to happen soon the energy/weight factor makes practical endurance/range aircraft impractical.
Hydrogen is a lot more promising but will...
Forum: African Aviation
19th Mar 2022, 01:11
Replies: 13
Views: 2,248
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Or a Twotter.

Or a Twotter.
Forum: Private Flying
10th Mar 2022, 16:54
Replies: 63
Views: 18,282
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Spin training is a compromise. Records show...

Spin training is a compromise.
Records show that more people have died during spin training than from accidental spins so the decision was made to limit PPL training to incipient spins. This leads...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2022, 16:23
Replies: 49
Views: 40,540
Posted By The Ancient Geek

It would fit if it had the same number of teeth...

It would fit if it had the same number of teeth per inch. Just loosely.
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Nov 2021, 22:51
Replies: 97
Views: 14,083
Posted By The Ancient Geek

My 582 has a water heated entrance ring to the...

My 582 has a water heated entrance ring to the carbs. This warming ring is always on, fed by the engine cooling water.
AFAIK this is standard fitting for the 582.
Forum: Private Flying
16th Sep 2021, 16:08
Replies: 39
Views: 7,238
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Dont just ask if a field has hangar space, also...

Dont just ask if a field has hangar space, also ask if you could build a T hangar there.
It will cost you around 8000 but you can get that back easily when you sell so its an investment.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2021, 15:21
Replies: 60
Views: 30,119
Posted By The Ancient Geek

The BA Joburg pilot had no real chance of...

The BA Joburg pilot had no real chance of avoiding the incident, He was given an unfamiliar taxiway which had faulty lights. The taxiway took a left turn but the centre lights at the turn were out so...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Apr 2021, 23:29
Replies: 7
Views: 2,641
Posted By The Ancient Geek

No, Article 7 is an EASA document and the UK has...

No, Article 7 is an EASA document and the UK has left EASA and the EU.
UK licences are available and you will not need the 100 hours. The licence type (UK PPL, NPPL, etc) and exact requirements have...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2021, 12:45
Replies: 15
Views: 2,543
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Turn right. "approaching head on or...

Turn right.
"approaching head on or approximately so"
The rule is simple - always go right.
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jan 2021, 15:18
Replies: 36
Views: 7,820
Posted By The Ancient Geek

A loooonnnng time ago but when I did my PPL I...

A loooonnnng time ago but when I did my PPL I needed an intensive week to master landings.
This is the one part of training where continuity is important. Five solid days of circuit bashing had me...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Oct 2020, 16:21
Replies: 27
Views: 12,326
Posted By The Ancient Geek

The Instrument Rating is a requirement for a CPL...

The Instrument Rating is a requirement for a CPL to fly IFR. Note that you can have a CPL without an instument rating but the commercial flying opportunities are somewhat limited. There are a fair...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Oct 2020, 15:28
Replies: 9
Views: 4,829
Posted By The Ancient Geek

The required regular inspection is not expensive....

The required regular inspection is not expensive. The cracking is rare but dangerous, very few aircraft will need expensive work.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Oct 2020, 09:37
Replies: 38
Views: 23,400
Posted By The Ancient Geek

BA do not have the monopoly that you think, KLM...

BA do not have the monopoly that you think, KLM have shuttle flights to most UK regional airports and many pax (including myself) prefer the local connection via AMS to the problems of getting to...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2020, 14:37
Replies: 38
Views: 23,400
Posted By The Ancient Geek

There is a very good reason for taking off in the...

There is a very good reason for taking off in the dark hours.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2020, 08:16
Replies: 38
Views: 23,400
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Sadly inevitable like so many state owned...

Sadly inevitable like so many state owned airlines in africa. Overstaffed with nepotism and political jobs for the boys.
The writing has been on the wall for many years.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2020, 10:13
Replies: 38
Views: 23,400
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Angry SAA suspending operations

BBC is reporting that South African Airways has suspended all operations and been put into "care and maintenance" by receivers due to the government not providing a promised bailout....
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2020, 09:07
Replies: 13
Views: 5,683
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Why not ask the LAA ?

Why not ask the LAA ?
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jul 2020, 10:33
Replies: 10
Views: 2,520
Posted By The Ancient Geek

My Streak Shadow is on the LAA register because...

My Streak Shadow is on the LAA register because the shorter wings meant that the Streak did not meet stall speed specification so they were group A. It is now a microlight thanks to a simple...
Forum: Private Flying
15th May 2020, 09:44
Replies: 12
Views: 2,514
Posted By The Ancient Geek

There is no way to keep a good distance between...

There is no way to keep a good distance between instructor and student in a small aircraft but if used properly masks and gloves as well as carefull cleaning should bring the risks down to reasonable...
Forum: African Aviation
20th Apr 2020, 11:12
Replies: 67
Views: 50,409
Posted By The Ancient Geek

The fundamental problem is that SAA is massively...

The fundamental problem is that SAA is massively overstaffed with political appointees and jobs for the boys. The politicians will not allow them to fire their brothers, cousins, friends etc who are...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2020, 20:01
Replies: 14
Views: 2,008
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Nonsense - just take a look at how fast a Shadow...

Nonsense - just take a look at how fast a Shadow with a bluetop 582 sells.
There is nowt wrong with 2 strokes, they are more reliable and cheaper to maintain than 4 stroke provided that the owner...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2020, 19:50
Replies: 28
Views: 11,843
Posted By The Ancient Geek

They spent millions on a white elephant of an...

They spent millions on a white elephant of an airport with the runway at 90 degrees to the prevailing wind and built in windshear from the nearby cliffs.
Flights from Windhoek had just enough range...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Apr 2020, 15:31
Replies: 70
Views: 13,024
Posted By The Ancient Geek

The chute is for use when the aircraft is...

The chute is for use when the aircraft is uncontrollable, probably due to structural issues.
Some have been deployed when the pilot has managed to get into IMC, this should not have happened to...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Apr 2020, 00:28
Replies: 70
Views: 13,024
Posted By The Ancient Geek

In still air the parachute will be directly above...

In still air the parachute will be directly above the aircraft and both will go straight down.
In a wind the parachute will above and ahead of the aircraft and both will decend at an angle. There...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2020, 00:38
Replies: 56
Views: 10,541
Posted By The Ancient Geek

It depends on the layout of the hangar and the...

It depends on the layout of the hangar and the way that aircraft are often crammed in. Poor layout and too many aircraft are both recepies for hangar rash. Sadly the high costs of hangarage and the...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Mar 2020, 12:48
Replies: 7
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Views: 1,309
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Yebbut you would have burned as much or more...

Yebbut you would have burned as much or more making the same journey by road.
Probably more because leftpondians tend to drive gas guzlers.
Forum: Private Flying
8th Mar 2020, 10:38
Replies: 5
Views: 1,200
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Nothing is certain yet but if we actually leave...

Nothing is certain yet but if we actually leave EASA it will make licencing much simpler. The NPPL and UK/EASA PPL will merge into a single UK PPL, simplifying medical requirements and getting rid of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jan 2020, 13:53
Replies: 355
Views: 312,928
Posted By The Ancient Geek

We have no idea of the causes at this stage but...

We have no idea of the causes at this stage but stuctural issues would not surprise me, low level water bombing involves a lot of rough manoevering while heavily loaded which must put a lot of...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jan 2020, 14:20
Replies: 35
Views: 6,970
Posted By The Ancient Geek

The figures in the book are for a level hard...

The figures in the book are for a level hard runway. Add a third for short dry grass and another third for longer grass.
If the ground is wet/soft put the aircraft back in the hangar.
Forum: African Aviation
8th Jan 2020, 16:50
Replies: 3
Views: 982
Posted By The Ancient Geek

What licence are they training for ?. You need to...

What licence are they training for ?. You need to get either FAA or EASA for wide acceptance.
Make up your mind before you start on exactly where you would like to fly and therefore which licence to...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2020, 16:11
Replies: 29
Views: 26,025
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Hmmm - there cant be many 727s with aux tanks...

Hmmm - there cant be many 727s with aux tanks still flying and the've not blown yet in many years of service.
Sounds like a storm in a teacup.
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Dec 2019, 22:14
Replies: 46
Views: 20,254
Posted By The Ancient Geek

Why all of the posts about peanuts when there is...

Why all of the posts about peanuts when there is no evidence to suggest this as the cause.
Cardiac arrest can have many causes and peanuts are waaaaaayyyy down the list.
Where are the FACTS ?
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