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Forum: Private Flying
24th Jan 2012, 13:51
Replies: 115
Views: 24,493
Posted By poetpilot

No such thing as VFR On Top ! VFR rules...

No such thing as VFR On Top !

VFR rules above 3k feet and below FL100...

... in Class B, C, D, E, F & G airspace...

Cloud clearance 1000 feet vertically, 1500 m horizontally, min viz 5K.
...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jan 2012, 23:52
Replies: 115
Views: 24,493
Posted By poetpilot

I'm only posting 'cos I don't want you to think...

I'm only posting 'cos I don't want you to think I've posted a contentious post and not answered it. But Stik and the others have made the arguments I would have put forward, so no point in labouring...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jan 2012, 21:58
Replies: 115
Views: 24,493
Posted By poetpilot

OK, critics, name and identify the incidences of...

OK, critics, name and identify the incidences of bad airmanship, rather than slagging it off in generic, Daily Mail terminology.

Either that or go and take up chess (but for goodness sake, please...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Apr 2009, 08:07
Replies: 25
Views: 11,139
Posted By poetpilot

Names now released on BBC. Mark and Rex were...

Names now released on BBC.

Mark and Rex were well-known to me, and Mark in particular introduced me to the local flying crowd at Eastbach Spence when we moved to Gloucestershire 2 years back....
Forum: Private Flying
20th Nov 2008, 11:38
Replies: 86
Views: 7,890
Posted By poetpilot

Well said Mark. Apologies for missing the...

Well said Mark.

Apologies for missing the references to practice in previous posts.

On another occasion, practice EFATOs whilst on microlight AFI course, we experienced precisely what Mark...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Nov 2008, 13:50
Replies: 86
Views: 7,890
Posted By poetpilot

I'm surprised no one has mentioned practice - at...

I'm surprised no one has mentioned practice - at safe altitude - in your individual aircraft as a means of determining aircraft performance, response, perspective, glide rate (the real picture, not...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Oct 2008, 08:53
Replies: 3
Views: 717
Posted By poetpilot

Hi James, yes, as Rod has kindly mentioned, I...

Hi James, yes, as Rod has kindly mentioned, I train folk on Eurostar G-SHMI at Cotswold Aero Club at Gloucestershire Airport (EGBJ), Staverton.

Take a look on the club's website www....
Forum: Private Flying
24th Dec 2007, 10:10
Replies: 12
Views: 1,951
Posted By poetpilot

I'd endorse Rod's comments. My first shared...

I'd endorse Rod's comments. My first shared aircraft was a Jodel 112. We went all over the place in it, had a million adventures and loved it. There are still many, many places to go where you...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Dec 2005, 12:20
Replies: 63
Views: 10,353
Posted By poetpilot

G-BEZZ lives opposite our Citabria in Hangar 2...

G-BEZZ lives opposite our Citabria in Hangar 2 and appears to still be shabby but much loved. I had a share in this aircraft from 1970 through to 1987. Fantastic little beast, many very enjoyable...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Sep 2004, 16:30
Replies: 26
Views: 5,128
Posted By poetpilot

Rule No.1 - Dont give huge wads of cash to anyone...

Rule No.1 - Dont give huge wads of cash to anyone up front to learn to fly. Many have been bitten by this tactic.
Forum: Private Flying
12th Sep 2004, 16:25
Replies: 28
Views: 3,895
Posted By poetpilot

That's interesting. Where did you get this...

That's interesting. Where did you get this information from?

1. 50+ staff don't work in the clubhouse and/or the hangar.

2. The majority of the staff work in the Engineering facility, Flight...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jun 2004, 06:42
Replies: 11
Views: 1,061
Posted By poetpilot

Thanks for the plug, guys! :D SSD is...

Thanks for the plug, guys! :D


SSD is right. I don't want to speculate on the reasons why Barton turned it down, but their loss is Liverpool Flying School's gain!

Yup, it's available at LFS...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Mar 2004, 11:38
Replies: 13
Views: 1,248
Posted By poetpilot

Maybe it's my taste buds that have got more...

Maybe it's my taste buds that have got more accustomed to it.... oir maybe it's because I have the cappucino these days... whatever it comes from a machine rather than that horrendous stuff they used...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Mar 2004, 21:01
Replies: 13
Views: 1,248
Posted By poetpilot

'E's reet you know (Sir George). Barton's your...

'E's reet you know (Sir George). Barton's your best bet. Haydock Park racecourse has an E-W strip, but very much PPR & usually only on race days. There is/was a microlight strip up near Blackburn...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Mar 2004, 13:46
Replies: 20
Views: 3,080
Posted By poetpilot

Glad you're enjoying it Freefall ! Once you're...

Glad you're enjoying it Freefall ! Once you're cleared though, you should be able to take her away and land at some cheaper places. Have you done any grass stuff with her yet? PM me if you...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Mar 2004, 00:50
Replies: 20
Views: 3,080
Posted By poetpilot

Evo I'm guessing the oop north Citabria is...

Evo

I'm guessing the oop north Citabria is the aircraft I bought, G-BFHP, which is now being cosseted and flown out og Liverpool Flying School. If it's any consolation, I love it to bits!

...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Dec 2003, 17:11
Replies: 4
Views: 1,154
Posted By poetpilot

http://www.southend.gov.uk/content.asp?content=282...

http://www.southend.gov.uk/content.asp?content=2824
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2003, 20:55
Replies: 23
Views: 2,635
Posted By poetpilot

Whilst I understand and agree with you DFC,...

Whilst I understand and agree with you DFC, possibly another cause for such queries from relatively inexperienced pilots is simply the fact that Pprune (and other forums) are there, and people get...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2003, 20:47
Replies: 11
Views: 1,714
Posted By poetpilot

Thanks all for the answers and the laughs:O ...

Thanks all for the answers and the laughs:O

It's a friend of a friend who is after one, as opposed to moi (I used to have a share in the most powerful (65hp) Luton Minor G-AYSK at Barton).
...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Oct 2003, 03:45
Replies: 11
Views: 1,714
Posted By poetpilot

Luton Minor wanted

If anyone knows of a Luton Minor for sale, please can they email me at [email protected]
Ta
Forum: Private Flying
30th Oct 2003, 22:48
Replies: 23
Views: 2,635
Posted By poetpilot

Dial up their ATIS 124.325 on you way up, before...

Dial up their ATIS 124.325 on you way up, before you call them on APP.

It will give you all the pressure settings, wind, runway in use, etc. plus a code letter, so when you call 'em for the...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2003, 01:48
Replies: 15
Views: 1,212
Posted By poetpilot

Another daft comment was on Radio 5 around...

Another daft comment was on Radio 5 around lunchtime.

I was driving so I cant quote what was said verbatim, but a lady newsreader commented that "it might be quite difficult to catch a glimpse...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Oct 2003, 21:22
Replies: 2
Views: 720
Posted By poetpilot

I gained my gliding Bronze C (2 x flights of more...

I gained my gliding Bronze C (2 x flights of more than 30 mins duration) thanks to a burning field at halesland (Cheddar Gorge). Where there are downdrafts, there are also updrafts! Bumpy ride but...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2003, 06:11
Replies: 6
Views: 975
Posted By poetpilot

From my old gliding days.... "Thumb in bum...

From my old gliding days....

"Thumb in bum and brain in neutral"

Or

"Having set a low standard, he failed to maintain it"
Forum: Private Flying
15th Sep 2003, 01:41
Replies: 13
Views: 868
Posted By poetpilot

A Big Thank you to Bob, Mrs Bob, Wendy, Mr Wendy,...

A Big Thank you to Bob, Mrs Bob, Wendy, Mr Wendy, Sue, Janet, the Barbeque Ladies, the Man In The Tower, and everyone else who helped to make it such a brilliant day.

I hope you made a decent...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2003, 16:42
Replies: 30
Views: 3,596
Posted By poetpilot

Circuit Basher, I use a similar technique for...

Circuit Basher, I use a similar technique for cold starting the Archer which I fly occasionally from Barton.

It has a rather lazy starter(engineers have looked at it & the battery many times but...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2003, 03:56
Replies: 26
Views: 2,338
Posted By poetpilot

So sorry to repeat something I posted on That...

So sorry to repeat something I posted on That Other Thread but I'm going to anyway....

There are plenty of accident reports where pilots/pax have suffered head injuries in spamcans when they came...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2003, 19:31
Replies: 18
Views: 3,366
Posted By poetpilot

Winging our way through piles of claggy weather...

Winging our way through piles of claggy weather (me, scud run? never !) a mate and myself amused ourselves by counting the Klingons on the starboard bow.

Well, it seemed funny at the time.

At...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2003, 19:21
Replies: 130
Views: 15,087
Posted By poetpilot

He's spot on SSD. The joiner's business round by...

He's spot on SSD. The joiner's business round by the fuel pumps has to have access for itself & customers, which necessitates going airside. There are probably other aspects of the Barton site...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2003, 16:30
Replies: 130
Views: 15,087
Posted By poetpilot

Good points Knobby. Maybe there is a case for...

Good points Knobby. Maybe there is a case for us pilots putting forward an alternative proposal to make airside more secure - but (and I'm trying not to moan, but just being realistically cynical)...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2003, 04:20
Replies: 12
Views: 2,202
Posted By poetpilot

The management at MIA have a mission to improve...

The management at MIA have a mission to improve profits at all costs. This has resulted in a strategy for steadily reducing permanent staff wages.

They were recently trying to recruit a...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2003, 04:06
Replies: 130
Views: 15,087
Posted By poetpilot

SSD, as I understand it from A Horses Mouth (mind...

SSD, as I understand it from A Horses Mouth (mind you, with my ageing eyes it could have been the other end of the Horse), the missive arose out of an airfield inspection by the CAA. They...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2003, 02:05
Replies: 4
Views: 1,110
Posted By poetpilot

Hunter down in Wales

Reported on NW news last night (Friday), that a Hunter lost power at 20,000 crossing back from Ireland and crashed in Wales. Pilot (Bae test pilot) ejected safely, got interviewed on TV so obviously...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2003, 01:56
Replies: 130
Views: 15,087
Posted By poetpilot

Wonderful. Perhaps someone should also...

Wonderful.


Perhaps someone should also explain to him (the Air Traffic Man) that a flapping ungainly hi-viz vest is a danger to life and limb whilst clambering around an aeroplane. Can get...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Aug 2003, 01:18
Replies: 130
Views: 15,087
Posted By poetpilot

Talking So was that classed as a a Hi Vest Viz then Windy...

So was that classed as a a Hi Vest Viz then Windy ?
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