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Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 16:19
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

Fair point I have only had issues with the...

Fair point I have only had issues with the 59-65's so far.

A reaction time test in the medical 55 plus would do the trick.

Agree it shouldn't be an age thing it should be a capability thing,...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 16:04
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

I ain't so sure about the 60-65 band. Some...

I ain't so sure about the 60-65 band.

Some are great, some not so. I have seen a couple that have gone down hill in a relatively short period ( ie under a month) reaction times drop off, mental...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 15:36
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

They will have been checked by company examiners....

They will have been checked by company examiners. Looks like they are getting it again on a sim thats rudder pedals work with authority examiners.

And you never know it could be because of this...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 14:14
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

I am one of those types. And I know for myself if...

I am one of those types. And I know for myself if I haven't flown in the RHS for a few weeks its takes a few sectors for the hands to know where they are going with the same instinctiveness as I...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 13:55
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

The FO I read was a Captain on holiday who got...

The FO I read was a Captain on holiday who got called into cover some sectors.

Which was the reason why I made the comment that jumping into the RHS when you haven't flown in it for a while can...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 13:07
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

To be fair I don't actually think getting all the...

To be fair I don't actually think getting all the pilots to go through a skills test with external examiners is neither unfair or a over reaction.

I have seen quite a few auld boys get signed off...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2015, 12:58
Replies: 54
Views: 8,018
Posted By mad_jock

there was a certain trilander Captain in the CI...

there was a certain trilander Captain in the CI that used to smoke a pipe.

His habit was to knock it out on the side of the plane in flight.

One day the bowl came off and went into the prop...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 09:20
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

if its true and EASA approved the TRTO should get...

if its true and EASA approved the TRTO should get its approval removed as well.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 08:08
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

there will be something in the aircraft design...

there will be something in the aircraft design which means it needs to do it to fulfil some design requirement.

Possibly the Vmca 1.1 requirement. If they didn't do it the Vr possibly would go...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2015, 07:33
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

Type and which authority your under I suspect. ...

Type and which authority your under I suspect.

In fact I think I will add into my lots next sim cycle.

Might as well use a similar profile to this.

Gear up through acceleration and fail...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Feb 2015, 07:10
Replies: 19
Views: 10,988
Posted By mad_jock

Alot of it is to do with school image. Especially...

Alot of it is to do with school image. Especially when showing the next batch round.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2015, 05:47
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

Does anyone have plates for the airport? ...

Does anyone have plates for the airport?


If so does it have a noise procedure?

Or is it SOP for the company to always fly one?


And with those hours quoted for the jump seat pax I am...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2015, 05:04
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

Seems they need to read Tims prose as well. ...

Seems they need to read Tims prose as well.

Or maybe they only have experence of turbo fans.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 23:00
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

If it was 1.3 Vs that would give it a stall speed...

If it was 1.3 Vs that would give it a stall speed of about 85 knts.

I presume it has a stick shaker at 1.1 Vs and push at 1.05 Vs ?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2015, 22:47
Replies: 17
Views: 5,057
Posted By mad_jock

So it all the dash 8 variations? Even...

So it all the dash 8 variations?

Even bigger ouch
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 22:38
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

Its the higher of 1.3 Vs or 1.1 Vmca So it...

Its the higher of 1.3 Vs or 1.1 Vmca

So it could be less than 98 and the Vr is limited by the Stall speed.

They way you can tell is if the Vr decreases with temp above ISA its Vmca limited.
Forum: Private Flying
5th Feb 2015, 22:35
Replies: 54
Views: 8,018
Posted By mad_jock

You must be joking about the expert bit. ...

You must be joking about the expert bit.

First did it when I was hour building for Cpl.

Then had to do heaps of it while flying instructor mainly to stop the punter from barfing.

And the...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 22:10
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

I don't think Vmcl is appropriate as they didn't...

I don't think Vmcl is appropriate as they didn't have the gear down. Gear down reduces it. And I don't think they had both engines working





I don't think it is, in fact I think it should...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2015, 22:00
Replies: 17
Views: 5,057
Posted By mad_jock

Q400's use them as well. What do the A400's...

Q400's use them as well.

What do the A400's use?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 21:51
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

They are free turbine engines so they are never...

They are free turbine engines so they are never coupled.

The L/D ration only works with both engines secure and your at the best speed.

The only thing that can be inferred is they had...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Feb 2015, 21:48
Replies: 9
Views: 4,868
Posted By mad_jock

They exist but its extremely rare you ever go...

They exist but its extremely rare you ever go through one unless its on a STAR or SID.

its still handy to have an occasional one anyway purely because it gives us a fixed point to do a fuel check...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 20:35
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

To me as a twin TP pilot of a barely enough...

To me as a twin TP pilot of a barely enough powered auld heap.

Apart from the speeds which some are interpreting as airspeeds which I believe are ground speeds it seems to be not to bad.

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2015, 20:18
Replies: 17
Views: 5,057
Posted By mad_jock

Dowty props to become rocking horse poo.

BBC News - Dowty fire: Gloucestershire factory 'severely damaged' (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-31144128)

Just for info for the ginger beer types.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
5th Feb 2015, 20:16
Replies: 3
Views: 5,261
Posted By mad_jock

Not just them, this is going to cause a whole...

Not just them, this is going to cause a whole heap of problems in the turbo prop world.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 19:53
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

I looked at the temps on the day and they were...

I looked at the temps on the day and they were within 5 deg of ISA.

Vmca increases with temperature decreasing. It also increases when you put the gear up.

The book Vmca's are only valid in...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Feb 2015, 19:38
Replies: 9
Views: 4,868
Posted By mad_jock

Sweden and Ireland definitely for at least the...

Sweden and Ireland definitely for at least the last 5 years.

Only time they will keep you on a route is when there is mil areas active but as soon as your clear of it you go direct.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 19:31
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

It all comes down to the prop on the failed being...

It all comes down to the prop on the failed being secured.

On one engine with the prop secured your down to 40-45% effective power performance.

If your zero thrust torque is 15-20% on an...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 19:10
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

that's where the line training theory comes from....

that's where the line training theory comes from. Or maybe line check
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 18:56
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

I fly a similar profile wing and it gets draggy...

I fly a similar profile wing and it gets draggy as hell below 160knts. Sweet spot is about 180-190 depending on weight.

S & L clean you will use the same power at 130 knts as you do at 165knts. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 18:40
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

Do the props not go to feathered anyway when the...

Do the props not go to feathered anyway when the oil pressure drops?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Feb 2015, 16:44
Replies: 19
Views: 6,389
Posted By mad_jock

In my day under JAR you had to show your pass...

In my day under JAR you had to show your pass cert for MEP before sitting the IR. You didn't need to have it installed on any license.

But you are correct that its very unlikely that most will...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Feb 2015, 10:56
Replies: 19
Views: 6,389
Posted By mad_jock

How can they issue a SPA-ME-IR when you don't...

How can they issue a SPA-ME-IR when you don't hold a ME class?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 10:35
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

It may stall depending the reason why you are...

It may stall depending the reason why you are hitting Vmca

But it certainly doesn't have to stall. Its the yaw which causes the roll not loosing lift.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 10:10
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

the inner wing doesn't stall. You run out...

the inner wing doesn't stall.

You run out of rudder the aircraft continues to yaw. The wing starts lifting you hit full cross controls and it continues to yaw into the failed engine and the wing...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2015, 07:47
Replies: 748
Views: 713,785
Posted By mad_jock

Well the other TP drivers will have seen the...

Well the other TP drivers will have seen the coming in of heavy jet guys to regional TP due to lifestyle reasons.

Sometimes its not pretty.

Quite a few don't make it past type rating.

So...
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