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Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2012, 22:07
Replies: 45
Views: 5,080
Posted By niceday2700classic

When it comes to the old 'up or down' in iffy...

When it comes to the old 'up or down' in iffy weather conditions, I've always thought that it's not often I'd rather fly into a mountain than a cloud...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
25th Sep 2012, 10:39
Replies: 43
Views: 12,993
Posted By niceday2700classic

Bad things: Not teaching students how (and...

Bad things:

Not teaching students how (and why you should) lean the mixture.

Not fixing anything that goes INOP unless the failure actually grounds the aircraft.

Telling students never to...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Aug 2012, 17:19
Replies: 16
Views: 3,517
Posted By niceday2700classic

Yes, but only because of the R112.

Yes, but only because of the R112.
Forum: Private Flying
14th Aug 2012, 11:13
Replies: 40
Views: 5,467
Posted By niceday2700classic

None of us would tolerate this sort of shambolic...

None of us would tolerate this sort of shambolic performance in any other facet of life. Especially not when paying so much.

Sadly, this is aviation. The normal rules don't apply I'm afraid.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Aug 2012, 10:48
Replies: 16
Views: 3,517
Posted By niceday2700classic

Late clearance as you steam towards controlled airspace...

Hello,

Just wanted to ask something.

On the weekend I was heading south west over Basingstoke, on a clearance from Farnborough to transit the temporary class D that they have for the Olympics....
Forum: Private Flying
6th Jul 2012, 10:27
Replies: 51
Views: 28,928
Posted By niceday2700classic

The thing that gets me about these type of shows...

The thing that gets me about these type of shows is how little actual content there is.

After every commercial break (or even after just a change in subject on the show) the viewer is given a...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jul 2012, 12:47
Replies: 192
Views: 20,978
Posted By niceday2700classic

Rough vs accurate position report

I know what you mean about genuine spacial awareness and knowledge of the terrain over which you're flying as opposed to just reading back a piece of information when requested..... but.....

If I...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Jun 2012, 12:49
Replies: 22
Views: 4,800
Posted By niceday2700classic

Manston puts you within a short taxi ride of...

Manston puts you within a short taxi ride of Royal St George's, Prince's, and Royal Cinque Ports. All have hosted the Open Championship at some point in their history, George's is obviously still on...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2012, 15:30
Replies: 11
Views: 1,127
Posted By niceday2700classic

Single, so will require higher...

Single, so will require higher...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2012, 14:37
Replies: 11
Views: 1,127
Posted By niceday2700classic

Sorry just a typo, I'm aware that it's VFR rather...

Sorry just a typo, I'm aware that it's VFR rather than VRF!!! :-)
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2012, 14:20
Replies: 11
Views: 1,127
Posted By niceday2700classic

Likelihood of clearance overhead Belfast

Ladies and Gents,

What's the likelihood of a VFR clearance direct from the IOM VOR to EGAE, overhead Belfast?

At relatively low level, it's all class D and E. So in theory fine, but the reality...
Forum: Private Flying
15th May 2012, 15:30
Replies: 55
Views: 9,610
Posted By niceday2700classic

Reckon Peter has it about right. There is no...

Reckon Peter has it about right.

There is no reason why you shouldn't be doing it (ignore those who tell you that you need 1,000 hrs before you do anything meaningful with an aeroplane), but at...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jan 2012, 17:42
Replies: 25
Views: 5,229
Posted By niceday2700classic

Using solvents to remove perm pen marks from your...

Using solvents to remove perm pen marks from your chart?

Don't you just scratch them off using the corner of your ruler?
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jan 2012, 17:13
Replies: 56
Views: 6,633
Posted By niceday2700classic

I was always taught that it was a good idea to...

I was always taught that it was a good idea to keep the number of take-offs and landings in your logbook the same ;-)

If you change PIC in the air...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jan 2012, 09:25
Replies: 61
Views: 7,848
Posted By niceday2700classic

Being treated like a customer who's spending the...

Being treated like a customer who's spending the thick end of £200 an hour??!!

That'd be nice. Of course, things change in the briefing room/aeroplane and at that point the 'customer' becomes a...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jan 2012, 09:00
Replies: 18
Views: 2,699
Posted By niceday2700classic

Simple definition of DR?

I was at position A, I'm going in direction X at speed Y and the wind is doing Z, therefore the laws of physics dictate that after T minutes I arrive at position B.

Check map against what I can...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Oct 2011, 09:53
Replies: 19
Views: 3,358
Posted By niceday2700classic

Read their website, you'll see what the score is....

Read their website, you'll see what the score is. Some days they get very busy due a to a new training contract that one of the heli firms has won.

So they've gone to AFIS during what you might...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Oct 2011, 13:00
Replies: 17
Views: 2,929
Posted By niceday2700classic

Thanks. Guess it's just a vocab thing then - I...

Thanks. Guess it's just a vocab thing then - I wasn't aware the military referred to 'arriving' as 'recovering'.
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Oct 2011, 12:05
Replies: 17
Views: 2,929
Posted By niceday2700classic

EGTK, and did so.

EGTK, and did so.
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Oct 2011, 10:32
Replies: 17
Views: 2,929
Posted By niceday2700classic

State your recovery...

Yesterday whilst en-route, Brize Radar asked me to "state my recovery".

As I wasn't hearing them especially well I asked them to repeat, and satisfied myself that was what they were indeed saying....
Forum: Private Flying
11th Oct 2011, 14:56
Replies: 104
Views: 19,375
Posted By niceday2700classic

So it seems it could easily have been cleared up...

So it seems it could easily have been cleared up by a quick phone call along the lines of:

"Bob, the CAA say your FE has expired and accordingly they've rejected my licence application. Must be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Oct 2011, 09:18
Replies: 42
Views: 14,966
Posted By niceday2700classic

Because the LU kit and infrastructure is ancient...

Because the LU kit and infrastructure is ancient and needs constant human intervention to keep it going.

A big part of a tube driver's job is figuring out what has caused the train to stop moving...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Oct 2011, 15:49
Replies: 84
Views: 23,727
Posted By niceday2700classic

I didn't say that. I said the numbers didn't...

I didn't say that. I said the numbers didn't stack up. To make the business profitable, either the takings need to go up or the costs need to go down. The solution is generally a combination of the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Oct 2011, 10:30
Replies: 84
Views: 23,727
Posted By niceday2700classic

Someone else hit the nail on the head - the...

Someone else hit the nail on the head - the tickets are too cheap and the cost base is too high.

The customer end of the business involves filling planes with passengers paying $50 - 500 each for...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2011, 14:25
Replies: 42
Views: 5,550
Posted By niceday2700classic

Unfortunately the CAA gets no government funding....

Unfortunately the CAA gets no government funding. So it has to cover all costs from the fees it charges. If the DVLA didn't get a budget from the taxpayer, imagine how much your driving license would...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2011, 13:57
Replies: 28
Views: 3,265
Posted By niceday2700classic

@ arut If a Flying Club charges an annual...

@ arut

If a Flying Club charges an annual fee for membership and then you get charged for home landings on top of this, then you kind of have to wonder what you're actually getting for your annual...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2011, 13:46
Replies: 28
Views: 3,265
Posted By niceday2700classic

I'm sure Biggin is a lovely place to fly. I may...

I'm sure Biggin is a lovely place to fly. I may have had the details wrong but training at an airport of that sort you will, on a regular basis, be asked to sit doing nothing on the ground (paying...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2011, 09:24
Replies: 28
Views: 3,265
Posted By niceday2700classic

I finished my PPL recently and would...

I finished my PPL recently and would wholeheartedly recommend EGLM if you can stand driving that far. Three long grass runways (never a problem with crosswind limits) which drain well, although they...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2011, 09:05
Replies: 35
Views: 4,462
Posted By niceday2700classic

I'd say whilst flying VFR the risk is so minimal...

I'd say whilst flying VFR the risk is so minimal as to be non-existent. No-one seems to have been able to demonstrate any sort of interference, but even if there was some small effect then it...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2011, 09:07
Replies: 37
Views: 10,077
Posted By niceday2700classic

Wow, you have to book exams? Is it not just...

Wow, you have to book exams?

Is it not just a case of finding an instructor and saying "do you have 5 minutes to set me an exam please?"

Then when done you hand it back to any other instructor...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Sep 2011, 13:48
Replies: 42
Views: 5,550
Posted By niceday2700classic

If you can keep a tabs on your nerves to the...

If you can keep a tabs on your nerves to the extent that you're able to fly roughly to the same sort of standard you did in the latter half of your training, then you'll be absolutely fine.

In my...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Aug 2011, 19:56
Replies: 38
Views: 5,205
Posted By niceday2700classic

mad_jock - it wasn't an airport with a colour in...

mad_jock - it wasn't an airport with a colour in the name. If you really want to know where it was then PM me (I'd expect discretion) - I just don't think it is right to make it public when, as 2...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Aug 2011, 14:15
Replies: 38
Views: 5,205
Posted By niceday2700classic

He didn't apologise, she did. Also, I'd be...

He didn't apologise, she did.

Also, I'd be very surprised if P1 had :mad: to squeeze.

"enough people die inside the ATZ this year".... you sound like you know where this happened?


Can...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Aug 2011, 13:31
Replies: 38
Views: 5,205
Posted By niceday2700classic

Clearance by 2 miles??!!! If I went around when a...

Clearance by 2 miles??!!! If I went around when a clearance wasn't given before 2 miles then I'd never land.....

Let's just clarify that this was a little bird rather than a big bird.

The...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Aug 2011, 12:11
Replies: 38
Views: 5,205
Posted By niceday2700classic

I wasn't P1 but I was PF. Is it my place to...

I wasn't P1 but I was PF. Is it my place to report?
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