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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2015, 16:39
Replies: 49
Views: 29,661
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Any chance visitors can fly in on the day?

Any chance visitors can fly in on the day?
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jul 2014, 18:24
Replies: 45
Views: 7,710
Posted By CaptainChairborne

I've mentioned a couple above but here is one: it...

I've mentioned a couple above but here is one: it might stop you flying altogether.

I have a limited flying budget, I don't want to spend that following a magenta line or flying in cloud. The...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jul 2014, 21:28
Replies: 45
Views: 7,710
Posted By CaptainChairborne

OK, I'm going to put the case against: Are...

OK, I'm going to put the case against:

Are you planning to use it regularly? If not (and I haven't got one so I don't know) is it safe to fly IFR when you are not current? As a 'get out of jail...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Jun 2014, 18:55
Replies: 73
Views: 13,346
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Have you seen the sort of cars that people learn...

Have you seen the sort of cars that people learn to drive in? The crappiest, cheapest box on wheels the driving school will trust them with.




We really are doomed if we expect the main...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jun 2014, 20:29
Replies: 73
Views: 13,346
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Steam? Magic telly? Surely you mostly look out...

Steam? Magic telly? Surely you mostly look out of the window? I mean I check my level and heading from time to time, but what's the point in flying if your head is inside the cockpit?
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2014, 21:55
Replies: 177
Views: 51,977
Posted By CaptainChairborne

I'll criticize his airmanship. The pilot had 90...

I'll criticize his airmanship. The pilot had 90 hours accrued between January 2005 and and May 2013, and as I read it, hadn't revalidated/renewed his licence which had lost its validity on 14th...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Jun 2014, 21:10
Replies: 36
Views: 6,287
Posted By CaptainChairborne

I love flying. My social life is elsewhere. ...

I love flying. My social life is elsewhere. When I go flying it is to be in the air, not to be chatting and socialising. If I wanted that I would have taken up golf or something. My ideal day is...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Mar 2014, 21:42
Replies: 190
Views: 17,556
Posted By CaptainChairborne

... but in fact the situation is the exact...

... but in fact the situation is the exact opposite. As tired, complacent old farts and their dodgy aircraft drop out of the pool of GA we see higher standards of safety and airmanship. The number...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Mar 2014, 20:55
Replies: 190
Views: 17,556
Posted By CaptainChairborne

That is the most sensible thing on this thread so...

That is the most sensible thing on this thread so far




Get a kick out of being a skygod with that one Chuck? Sorry to break the bad news but half the pilots in the world are below average!!!...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Dec 2013, 23:53
Replies: 113
Views: 13,082
Posted By CaptainChairborne

So you come to ask for advice and when you get it...

So you come to ask for advice and when you get it and it disagrees with your opinion you rubbish it. I notice that you've had the same advice here and on Flyer, and still you think it is because the...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Dec 2013, 17:59
Replies: 113
Views: 13,082
Posted By CaptainChairborne

But wait a minute, that link contains the...

But wait a minute, that link contains the following:

I'm not sure how that supports your case? As I suggested earlier; landing accidents are unlikely to widow your wife and orphan your children
Forum: Private Flying
21st Dec 2013, 17:07
Replies: 113
Views: 13,082
Posted By CaptainChairborne

They really, really don't. What they do is much...

They really, really don't. What they do is much more demanding, complicated and difficult, but it is also completely different. Would you take a truck driver's advice on which small car to buy if...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Dec 2013, 15:22
Replies: 113
Views: 13,082
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Do the commercial pilots have much time in...

Do the commercial pilots have much time in microlights? There is a huge difference between clicking on the AP and AT in big iron and hand flying a microlight, experience on one doesn't necessarily...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Dec 2013, 12:16
Replies: 113
Views: 13,082
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Hi Andre It's difficult to know what to make...

Hi Andre

It's difficult to know what to make of your original post. It reads as though you are obsessed with the dangers of flying and are trying to use statistics to rationalise a way to...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Nov 2013, 19:35
Replies: 29
Views: 4,737
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Look folks, him and his generation are going to...

Look folks, him and his generation are going to be paying for your pensions, healthcare and care homes soon. We need to invest in his generation now so that they pay enough tax to keep us in the...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2013, 22:39
Replies: 29
Views: 4,737
Posted By CaptainChairborne

It's a bargain! Some kid is brought to this...

It's a bargain!

Some kid is brought to this country and dumped, through no fault of his, by his father. He's brought up in care and now has the chance to get a profession, be paid well above the...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Sep 2013, 18:20
Replies: 17
Views: 2,512
Posted By CaptainChairborne

OK Jim, I'll rephrase that: I only ever go...

OK Jim, I'll rephrase that:

I only ever go flying if there is a good view. Going anywhere near clouds doesn't interest me.

I'm not going to get the rating, I'm not interested in getting...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2013, 20:00
Replies: 17
Views: 2,512
Posted By CaptainChairborne

I only ever go flying if there is a good view. ...

I only ever go flying if there is a good view. Clouds from the inside don't interest me
Forum: Private Flying
28th May 2013, 18:12
Replies: 18
Views: 9,937
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Callum is part of the future of GA in this...

Callum is part of the future of GA in this country and we have done a poor job of welcoming him to it. He struggled with a subject, found a way of getting 100% in an exam, fgs, and we do the...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Apr 2013, 21:20
Replies: 31
Views: 6,452
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Could? Will! I've got some bad news...

Could?

Will!

I've got some bad news for you mate, you are going to die someday. You, everyone you know and everyone you are related to. Doesn't matter how curt or terse someone is on an...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Apr 2013, 13:41
Replies: 15
Views: 14,112
Posted By CaptainChairborne

I'm pretty sure the pass mark is 75%

I'm pretty sure the pass mark is 75%
Forum: Private Flying
10th Apr 2013, 18:59
Replies: 48
Views: 8,683
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Roooob, don't do it. The expense starts...

Roooob, don't do it.

The expense starts with lessons and just gets worse. If you have to fly you'll find a way. It's a drug. Driving an hour and spending money you can afford is the least of...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2013, 18:03
Replies: 94
Views: 10,184
Posted By CaptainChairborne

The price of avgas has gone through the roof,...

The price of avgas has gone through the roof, airspace in the UK gets more and more complicated, the number of exams has gone from six to seven and will soon be nine, the minimum time to get a PPL...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2012, 22:33
Replies: 17
Views: 2,736
Posted By CaptainChairborne

<oldjoke> Me: doctor, it hurts when I do this ...

<oldjoke>
Me: doctor, it hurts when I do this
Doctor: Well don't do that then
</oldjoke>

I'd suggest going back to the 172
Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2011, 23:23
Replies: 14
Views: 2,264
Posted By CaptainChairborne

Pylon? Wots a pylon? Shurely these are...

Pylon? Wots a pylon? Shurely these are transmission towers?

Isn't there an international convention (that everyone has signed up to except the UK) that towers and similar aviation-threatening...
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