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Forum: Private Flying
10th Oct 2012, 07:34
Replies: 19
Views: 4,642
Posted By Flylogical

Yes, the IMC rating can get you out of jail, but...

Yes, the IMC rating can get you out of jail, but only if you are current in flying in IMC. If not, it is dangerous. Also, your IMC rating doesn't help to melt the ice on the airframe or windscreen....
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2012, 19:35
Replies: 19
Views: 4,642
Posted By Flylogical

I'm based at EGNS with my Bulldog...

I'm based at EGNS with my Bulldog (single-engne-piston). I've flown all the routes you mention, many times. In my opinion, always best to minimize the water-crossing. That suggests coasting-out from...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2012, 14:19
Replies: 22
Views: 5,752
Posted By Flylogical

Satisfaction survey now on line

Given the strong and generally negative comments regarding the current Bulldog TRA situation, I've created an online survey here (http://bit.ly/SPhYhj) . If you are a Bulldog owner/operator and you...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Sep 2012, 18:51
Replies: 22
Views: 5,752
Posted By Flylogical

rod1 Reasons why a Bulldog on a permit has...

rod1

Reasons why a Bulldog on a permit has less value to me, and therefore, I would expect, to many others:

No night flying
No IFR or IMC
No commercial use
Restrictions on flying abroad
...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Sep 2012, 15:09
Replies: 22
Views: 5,752
Posted By Flylogical

Penny Washers says: As Big Sand noted,...

Penny Washers says:



As Big Sand noted, DHSL will have certainly known about the impending "fiscal cliff" many years ago. The original contract from BAE will undoubtedly have had a finite term...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2012, 15:03
Replies: 22
Views: 5,752
Posted By Flylogical

You do not need to join TRA until CofA expires!!!

I asked the CAA that very question. The answer is definitive: there is no requirement to join TRA until your current CofA expires. DHSL are misrepresenting the facts if they say otherwise. DO NOT...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2012, 11:44
Replies: 22
Views: 5,752
Posted By Flylogical

Bulldog TRA: Are you satisfied ?

It's been almost six months since the shocker of DHSL unilaterally dropping their TCH for the (Scottish Aviation Bulldog), then announcing days later that we need to pay them (approx ) GBP 800 plus...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Sep 2012, 07:59
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

mad_jock, your comment about 'Mode S' raises an...

mad_jock, your comment about 'Mode S' raises an interesting question: Instead of a VFR flight plan (given the uncertainties reflected in the various responses in this thread -- especially for the...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Aug 2012, 07:01
Replies: 4
Views: 1,107
Posted By Flylogical

The Kindle device is a bit weak in cockpit for...

The Kindle device is a bit weak in cockpit for reasons stated by others. However, I find the Kindle app on Android and iOS to be an excellent addition to my cockpit kit as doc reader since it keeps...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2012, 07:32
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

reportyourlevel says This is how I always...

reportyourlevel says

This is how I always thought the system would work, hence I always filed VFR FPLs, safe in the knowledge.... But reading the posts, it seems, in reality, this is rather...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 22:10
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

Thank you dublinpilot and peterh337. I think...

Thank you dublinpilot and peterh337.

I think I know much better where I stand now vis-a-vis Flight plans in UK. Not very prominently !

OK. Seems the best lesson from this is to make sure one is...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 21:08
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

Thanks peterh337 for your comprehensive response....

Thanks peterh337 for your comprehensive response.

I'm glad I asked this question. It has sobered me up (in a manner of speaking) about the utility or otherwise of filing VFR Flight Plans in the...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 20:59
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

Thanks dublinpilot. You say which...

Thanks dublinpilot.

You say



which comes to me as mild shock, I must say. That cosy feeling I got when I had filed my VFR Flight Plan across the Irish Sea, safe in the knowledge that "they...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 20:15
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

OK, I was a bit slack there. Let's say I have...

OK, I was a bit slack there. Let's say I have successfully departed as per the VFR Flight Plan, thereby activating it. Here's the key question: if I then fail to show up at the destination, and have...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 18:00
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

...thanks mad_jock but if the arrival ATC has...

...thanks mad_jock but if the arrival ATC has indeed been informed of my intentions (via my VFR flight plan), and if I then don't show up within the planned half-hour (?) window noted on the plan,...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 17:49
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

Interesting. In a nutshell, then, could this be...

Interesting. In a nutshell, then, could this be summarised by saying that the VFR Flight Plan would be used re-actively rather than pro-actively in the case of an emergency / triggering-SAR response...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 17:19
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

Thanks, ShyTorque If I read between the...

Thanks, ShyTorque

If I read between the lines of your response correctly, is it in fact the case that filing a VFR Flight Plan does not guarantee any reliable extent of "flight following" from...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 16:46
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

Yes, barne_as, I agree that the filing of a...

Yes, barne_as, I agree that the filing of a flight plan certainly seems to trigger the chain of handovers such that the destination ATC is expecting you to show up. For example, in my case, Blackpool...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 16:24
Replies: 64
Views: 15,237
Posted By Flylogical

VFR Flight Plans: Are they worth filing ?

Based on the IOM (EGNS), I got in to the habit of filing a VFR flight plan every time I flew to the mainland, due to (approx) 50 nm Irish Sea crossing, under the assumption that "the helicopter will...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 10:48
Replies: 87
Views: 42,511
Posted By Flylogical

Jep e-charts pricing etc

PiperArcher, you are welcome.

For what it's worth, although expensive, in my opinion the Jep TC charts on the iPad are well worth it in terms of minimising hassle -- especially with the updates....
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 10:12
Replies: 87
Views: 42,511
Posted By Flylogical

Jep IFR charts for iPad UK

PiperArcher, this is a bit disorganised/confusing on the part of Jeppesen. Here's what I ordered last year, then renewed this year. It gives me IFR charts for UK and Ireland on my iPad (via Jep TC)....
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2012, 09:40
Replies: 87
Views: 42,511
Posted By Flylogical

Paper not a requirement ? Great !

I'm pleased (and pleasantly surprised) to learn from peterh337 that paper plates are not a a legal requirement. Is the requirement (for private, non-commercial IFR) only that I am carrying the most...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Aug 2012, 21:47
Replies: 87
Views: 42,511
Posted By Flylogical

iPad for in-flight nav

My collection of thoughts on this topic based on a few months of experience:

1) iPad 2 not stable enough to be considered as a truly solid piece of avionics kit. Irrespective of the software...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Apr 2012, 10:16
Replies: 21
Views: 2,448
Posted By Flylogical

Peterh337: On your comment "although it...

Peterh337:

On your comment "although it would be more useful if one could get tafs and metars and a notam narrow route briefing by email, by specifying airport codes and a route in say the subject...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2012, 22:37
Replies: 21
Views: 2,448
Posted By Flylogical

CharlieDeltaUK I agree that the wind vector...

CharlieDeltaUK

I agree that the wind vector side of the wheel is fine and intuitive. It's the circular slide-rule (reverse side) of the wheel that I find obtuse and unmemorable.

I'm not "in the...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2012, 22:01
Replies: 21
Views: 2,448
Posted By Flylogical

Madlandrover Yes, there was actually no...

Madlandrover

Yes, there was actually no problem from the Examiner when I checked my calcs via email/software/app (see my response to Genghis, the "toilet" bit was meant as a joke, I'm afraid that...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2012, 21:48
Replies: 21
Views: 2,448
Posted By Flylogical

Genghis I wrote the software that does all...

Genghis

I wrote the software that does all the calculations on the principle that you should never do twice what you can train a computer to do once. It was the mechanical wizzy wheel that I had...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2012, 18:56
Replies: 47
Views: 5,687
Posted By Flylogical

Genghis Being able to swim is not the point....

Genghis

Being able to swim is not the point. Surviving a ditching (especially in the cold waters around the UK) is more about being able to deal with "swim shock" -- fighting the urge to breath...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2012, 18:24
Replies: 21
Views: 2,448
Posted By Flylogical

Obi Wan As I said to Genghis, I would be...

Obi Wan

As I said to Genghis, I would be impressed with anyone who can use the reverse side of their wizzy wheel on the fly without any practice or refresher. I don't think it is simple in...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2012, 18:18
Replies: 21
Views: 2,448
Posted By Flylogical

Genghis I'm fortunate I got you on a good...

Genghis

I'm fortunate I got you on a good day ! Apologies if I caused any upset, not the intention.

On the wizzy wheel calcs, as I said to chipmeisterc, my point was pertaining to the...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2012, 18:00
Replies: 21
Views: 2,448
Posted By Flylogical

chipmeisterc On the source of wind and met...

chipmeisterc

On the source of wind and met data, I use the US Gov NOAA source since (i) it is provided free of charge for non-commercial purposes; (ii) they provide a straightforward programming...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Apr 2012, 14:08
Replies: 21
Views: 2,448
Posted By Flylogical

Nav planning by email...

Thought you might find this app helpful. Saved me the other day on an SEP revalidation where I had to plan a navex at zero notice (not just a GH sortie as I had wrongly anticipated). CAA Examiner...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Apr 2012, 12:05
Replies: 5
Views: 1,239
Posted By Flylogical

Dark Helmet: Note: for sharing your routes...

Dark Helmet:

Note: for sharing your routes (for your fly out) you can either set them as PUBLIC (everyone can see them), or you can share with individual named users (by specifying their...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Apr 2012, 11:58
Replies: 5
Views: 1,239
Posted By Flylogical

Let me know how it works out

Let me know how it works out
Forum: Private Flying
20th Apr 2012, 08:55
Replies: 5
Views: 1,239
Posted By Flylogical

STORING YOUR NAV ROUTES IN THE CLOUD

Greetings

The assorted nav planning and moving-map software available these days all have their pros and cons, and you will probably find, like me, that you appreciate specific functionality from...
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