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Search: Posts Made By: Cat.S
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Forum: Private Flying
6th Aug 2011, 11:59
Replies: 134
Views: 37,971
Posted By Cat.S

@Shaggy Sheep Driver I don't think so, I'm...

@Shaggy Sheep Driver

I don't think so, I'm sure I heard "romeo mike". So it would be G-RVRM.

This website is reporting it as RF

ASN Aircraft accident 29-JUL-2011 Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk...
Forum: Private Flying
7th May 2011, 15:59
Replies: 14
Views: 3,017
Posted By Cat.S

A nice tribute to David here. Tributes to...

A nice tribute to David here.

Tributes to pilot killed in light plane crash (http://www.cumbria.police.uk/news/latest-news/tributes-to-pilot-killed-in-light-plane-crash)
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2011, 18:32
Replies: 14
Views: 3,017
Posted By Cat.S

I've known David for over 10 years as a member of...

I've known David for over 10 years as a member of IRC. We've lost a generous man who gave so much of his time for the benefit of others. R.I.P. from all in International Rescue Corps.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Mar 2011, 18:04
Replies: 92
Views: 29,712
Posted By Cat.S

The 'Longest Day' in the inside the Horsa shot...

The 'Longest Day' in the inside the Horsa shot approaching Pagasus Bridge, there is no bulkhead between cockpit and troops. Pity really, as they used the original plans to build the Horsas they used...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Mar 2011, 17:48
Replies: 34
Views: 7,602
Posted By Cat.S

I loved it. Far more shoulder room for me than...

I loved it. Far more shoulder room for me than either the 172 or the Warrior.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Mar 2010, 19:42
Replies: 162
Views: 66,665
Posted By Cat.S

"I think all the above negative comments are...

"I think all the above negative comments are probably right; but with a Sunderland factory nearby, and as aforesaid the attraction of a forced landing onto the lake ( by any aircraft type ) compared...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Mar 2010, 19:02
Replies: 45
Views: 36,188
Posted By Cat.S

Was used during WW2 to give some basic infantry...

Was used during WW2 to give some basic infantry training to RAF pilots being posted to the Glider Pilot Regiment as Horsa jockeys (usually against their will!!)
Forum: Private Flying
7th Mar 2010, 21:17
Replies: 20
Views: 6,732
Posted By Cat.S

Try Force 4. The Seago 4 man is £549 Seago...

Try Force 4. The Seago 4 man is £549

Seago Liferaft - 4 Man Valise - Only £549.00 - Force 4 Chandlery (http://www.force4.co.uk/169/Seago-Liferaft---4-Man-Valise.html)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jan 2010, 10:25
Replies: 45
Views: 8,069
Posted By Cat.S

Just an update on the sonar picture I posted...

Just an update on the sonar picture I posted above. Having exchanged e-mails with Pondskater, it's clear that the Sunderland is just local myth and nothing else, however hope to get some good sonar...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2009, 22:33
Replies: 45
Views: 8,069
Posted By Cat.S

Lost Windermere Sunderland (again!)

Over the years I've heard a number of stories about a Sunderland at the bottom of Windermere. The obviously faked pictures of three to four years ago did nothing to add veracity to this story and...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Aug 2009, 10:45
Replies: 8
Views: 1,357
Posted By Cat.S

Was actually 3 if you count the R44 which did a...

Was actually 3 if you count the R44 which did a circuit through the display area shortly after the display should have commenced. As 10W says, not illegal, but poor airmanship. I had the best...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jul 2009, 17:24
Replies: 12
Views: 2,030
Posted By Cat.S

There's always Haydock Race Course, which is 25...

There's always Haydock Race Course, which is 25 minutes away by car, but to be honest, by the time you actually get to LPL from wherever you land, the money saved by landing elsewhere will be eaten...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jan 2009, 16:19
Replies: 87
Views: 11,081
Posted By Cat.S

Done most of my flying on a PA 38, but had...

Done most of my flying on a PA 38, but had recently converted to a PA 28. As we crossed the coast, reached out for carb heat without looking, as distracted by ATC traffic message, pulled lever that...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Oct 2008, 21:07
Replies: 3
Views: 1,266
Posted By Cat.S

I too was taught fly right of centre, although I...

I too was taught fly right of centre, although I live in the LLR, about half a mile to the north of Haydock Race Course, and get a lot of traffic right overhead, going north and south and sometimes...
Forum: Private Flying
9th May 2007, 18:10
Replies: 9
Views: 1,712
Posted By Cat.S

That first one looks like Sleap to me.

That first one looks like Sleap to me.
Forum: Private Flying
13th Apr 2007, 21:42
Replies: 39
Views: 5,323
Posted By Cat.S

House martin on the climb out from Shobdon in a...

House martin on the climb out from Shobdon in a PA 38, dived down to avoid the prop, hit a wheel and the prop wash blew it into an elevator, putting a fist-sized dent in it.

Another club member...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Nov 2006, 15:36
Replies: 27
Views: 4,648
Posted By Cat.S

I've flown the LLR many times (I also live under...

I've flown the LLR many times (I also live under it) and have usually been talking to LPL at the time, finding them very helpful. There's not nearly as much traffic as you'd think, but some of it...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jun 2006, 07:56
Replies: 31
Views: 3,224
Posted By Cat.S

I learned to fly on seven different PA38s and...

I learned to fly on seven different PA38s and they all had their little idiosyncracies. Only one of the seven leaked and all had benign stalls, providing they weren't near or over MAUW, in which case...
Forum: Private Flying
29th May 2006, 17:14
Replies: 22
Views: 3,533
Posted By Cat.S

I never had any problem with extended hire at...

I never had any problem with extended hire at Ravenair, especially midweek. I've hired a PA38 for an all-day to Wellesborne and Gamston and paid air time (+10mins T/O LPL and 5 mins landing LPL)...
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2006, 07:46
Replies: 22
Views: 2,317
Posted By Cat.S

Why not hire an Iridium? You can get one for 9$ a...

Why not hire an Iridium? You can get one for 9$ a day from the company below- (They're based in UK, though charge in US $.)
http://www.mobalrental.com/satellite.asp
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jan 2006, 14:12
Replies: 30
Views: 3,694
Posted By Cat.S

Smile Hi Stu, Glad to see you made it. Did you try...

Hi Stu,
Glad to see you made it. Did you try the GPS?
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Sep 2005, 21:19
Replies: 48
Views: 4,978
Posted By Cat.S

The external lookout was an integral part of my...

The external lookout was an integral part of my training from the very first lesson and the school were very keen on it. I had five instructors over my PPL course (our instructors were very popular...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Sep 2005, 10:30
Replies: 13
Views: 4,025
Posted By Cat.S

Thumbs up Thanks Guys, I thought it had to be one of the...

Thanks Guys, I thought it had to be one of the still active fields in the South, but couldn't recognise it.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Sep 2005, 22:30
Replies: 13
Views: 4,025
Posted By Cat.S

Question Band of Brothers airfield

Anyone know which airfield they used when they were filming the C47s taking off for Normandy in the first episode?
Forum: Private Flying
12th Sep 2005, 17:08
Replies: 50
Views: 5,993
Posted By Cat.S

Had some time in a commercial 737-200 sim and...

Had some time in a commercial 737-200 sim and didn't find it too bad to land. If anything, I thought it was a bit more sensitive in pitch on the flare than the Warrior I'm used to, but I'll put that...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2005, 10:48
Replies: 52
Views: 17,963
Posted By Cat.S

I took a bird strike on takeoff from Shobdon. My...

I took a bird strike on takeoff from Shobdon. My passenger, who was a birdwatcher, assured me that it was a house martin, quite a small bird, but there was a hell of a bang, which I also felt through...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Aug 2005, 17:36
Replies: 52
Views: 17,963
Posted By Cat.S

Bird strike! Perhaps they were nesting at the...

Bird strike! Perhaps they were nesting at the time?
Forum: Private Flying
7th Aug 2005, 12:42
Replies: 27
Views: 4,808
Posted By Cat.S

Thumbs up As mad_jock said, the PA38 stall is okay if you...

As mad_jock said, the PA38 stall is okay if you use the rudder pedals for what they're intended for. Making sure you're nowhere near the MAOW is important though. My first stall was in an overweight...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Aug 2005, 08:19
Replies: 46
Views: 5,283
Posted By Cat.S

Thumbs up I too have a great fear of heights. I found...

I too have a great fear of heights. I found looking straight down at the ground out of the side window in a steep turn sometimes brought that 'feeling' of vertigo on. My cure was to look forwards for...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Aug 2005, 08:15
Replies: 27
Views: 4,808
Posted By Cat.S

Size matters! I just don't fit in a Cessna, but...

Size matters! I just don't fit in a Cessna, but find the Tomahawk very comfortable as the cabin is 4" wider then a PA28 and, if memory serves me correctly, 6" wider than a 152.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Jul 2005, 22:21
Replies: 51
Views: 10,144
Posted By Cat.S

Check your PMs Eurotraveller.

Check your PMs Eurotraveller.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2005, 16:59
Replies: 14
Views: 1,925
Posted By Cat.S

It's a miracle that no-one on the ground was...

It's a miracle that no-one on the ground was killed. I was there just four hours earlier and the area was heaving with tourists. The queue to go round the inside of the building was still several...
Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2005, 11:01
Replies: 50
Views: 10,754
Posted By Cat.S

1) Sleap (flown there over 50 times in the last...

1) Sleap (flown there over 50 times in the last five years)
2) Shobdon
3) Caernarfon (but not on a weekday when Valley route you not above 1200' through the Menai Straits- it's like flying through...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Apr 2005, 17:25
Replies: 31
Views: 3,816
Posted By Cat.S

Unhappy I've put enough weight on so I can't fly a PA38...

I've put enough weight on so I can't fly a PA38 with a passenger aboard, unless they weigh lessthan 38lbs, unless I only have an hour's fuel! Being tall and heavy is a bummer when it comes to GA. The...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Mar 2005, 17:23
Replies: 38
Views: 4,685
Posted By Cat.S

Talking I've been a member at Ravenair since 2000 and am...

I've been a member at Ravenair since 2000 and am perfectly happy with them.
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