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Forum: Medical & Health
22nd Apr 2024, 10:10
Replies: 1
Views: 374
Posted By Fostex

I think you have that slightly backwards, the...

I think you have that slightly backwards, the issue of your Class 1 medical does not required any licence to be held, you need a valid medical to exercise the privileges of a licence, not the other...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2023, 07:42
Replies: 161
Views: 18,695
Posted By Fostex

Somewhere for helicopter pilots to discuss Covid...

Somewhere for helicopter pilots to discuss Covid without those discussions being clouded by someone who actually knows what they are talking about. Somewhere where they can pull 'facts' from...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2022, 16:13
Replies: 161
Views: 18,695
Posted By Fostex

Why is a thread about aviation medical...

Why is a thread about aviation medical certification being discussed on Rotorheads then, with a variety of 'experts' weighing in with their expert opinions on virology, serology and cardiology?
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Sep 2022, 08:59
Replies: 10
Views: 3,777
Posted By Fostex

Alarming that they were under-taking aeros so low...

Alarming that they were under-taking aeros so low and close to a residential area.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Sep 2022, 14:54
Replies: 20
Views: 6,493
Posted By Fostex

Okay, stand corrected, but you would have to be...

Okay, stand corrected, but you would have to be flying a seriously low approach to clip those HIALS, low sun or not, and less of an excuse when the runway has APAPIs!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Sep 2022, 13:30
Replies: 20
Views: 6,493
Posted By Fostex

Flapless approach perhaps, it would be strange to...

Flapless approach perhaps, it would be strange to be that low on approach even with the sun straight in your eyes. Even stranger if it was a locally based aircraft.

EDIT - Presume they mean he hit...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2022, 18:35
Replies: 16
Views: 6,026
Posted By Fostex

Now official, starts Saturday am. ...

Now official, starts Saturday am.

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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Aug 2022, 21:10
Replies: 21
Views: 9,477
Posted By Fostex

The insurance claim will be big, it could have...

The insurance claim will be big, it could have been a lot lot lot bigger....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jul 2022, 18:50
Replies: 36
Views: 21,895
Posted By Fostex

Make mistakes yes, but not ones that can cause...

Make mistakes yes, but not ones that can cause danger to yourself or others.

Flying instruction should take the student up to the point of the mistake, allow them to recognise it and prevent the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jul 2022, 23:12
Replies: 36
Views: 21,895
Posted By Fostex

Basic common sense. Never, ever would I...

Basic common sense.

Never, ever would I place an item of luggage in the unoccupied footwell of an aircraft cockpit. To do so displays a staggering lack of judgement and inability to risk assess...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jul 2022, 16:08
Replies: 36
Views: 21,895
Posted By Fostex

Reading the report and seeing the tank of de-icer...

Reading the report and seeing the tank of de-icer in the RHS foot well I was lost for words.

What sort of idiot does that?!
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2022, 15:43
Replies: 82
Views: 45,107
Posted By Fostex

Flying is all energy management - most students...

Flying is all energy management - most students mess this bit up and will fly an approach with too much airspeed. They overshoot or try and force the aircraft down onto the runway when it still has...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Feb 2022, 14:40
Replies: 5
Views: 1,647
Posted By Fostex

Most of which is single pilot commercial, which...

Most of which is single pilot commercial, which you can't do with an OML.

You can however instruction to PPL level on a Class 2 which I assume is un-restricted.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2021, 07:34
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,306,565
Posted By Fostex

I am still disturbed by the 'CRM dance' of the PF...

I am still disturbed by the 'CRM dance' of the PF asking the PM for a course correction when a trusted crew member in the back has identified terrain ahead. Fair enough they are following their SOPs...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Nov 2021, 10:37
Replies: 15
Views: 2,625
Posted By Fostex

Strictly speaking, if you pay for part of a...

Strictly speaking, if you pay for part of a good/service with a credit card, the credit card company should cover you for the full value of the good/service if the seller/provider goes out of...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Sep 2021, 14:19
Replies: 8
Views: 3,697
Posted By Fostex

"Congratulations to our Senior Instructor Captain...

"Congratulations to our Senior Instructor Captain John Walton on providing top cover during today’s incident in Wexford. "

Hmmmmm :D

Atlantic Flight Training Academy reinforcing the opinion...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Aug 2021, 21:56
Replies: 10
Views: 2,131
Posted By Fostex

Yes, pre-brexit, 2012 if I recall. To have...

Yes, pre-brexit, 2012 if I recall.

To have the CPL issued by the UK CAA he would have needed to be examined by a UK CAA examiner or jumped through the following hoops with an IAA examiner. In...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Aug 2021, 13:06
Replies: 10
Views: 2,131
Posted By Fostex

Strictly speaking only one EASA member state...

Strictly speaking only one EASA member state should hold your records. So even if it renewed in another state that state of initial issue needs to be informed as you pointed out.

So if you want to...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Aug 2021, 11:34
Replies: 10
Views: 2,131
Posted By Fostex

Again, two points The state of initial...

Again, two points

The state of initial issue of a licence and the state issuing the pilots medical certificate must match (even within EASA)
The state issuing a medical certificate must hold...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Aug 2021, 10:25
Replies: 10
Views: 2,131
Posted By Fostex

Sorry, that isn't true. The whole point of EASA...

Sorry, that isn't true. The whole point of EASA is Part-Med, which are common standards across all member states, however records still need to be held by the state issuing the medical. I know...
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Aug 2021, 20:41
Replies: 10
Views: 2,131
Posted By Fostex

If the medical is revalidated as an IAA medical...

If the medical is revalidated as an IAA medical it is an EASA Part-Med Class 1 Medical, this is the case regardless of where the initial issue was carried out. I assume you now have a bit of paper...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Aug 2021, 13:35
Replies: 115
Views: 30,156
Posted By Fostex

and fit an auto-pilot with a wing leveller as a...

and fit an auto-pilot with a wing leveller as a minimum. That will decrease workload massively on entering IMC.
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Jul 2021, 10:41
Replies: 33
Views: 6,862
Posted By Fostex

As RadGirl points out, scrutinising and...

As RadGirl points out, scrutinising and critically appraising a paper or article is a skill. It requires knowledge of how studies are conducted, statistics and an understanding of the underlying...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
2nd Jul 2021, 10:27
Replies: 73
Views: 29,527
Posted By Fostex

In terms of holidays summer will recover very...

In terms of holidays summer will recover very quickly. The demand is definitely there and summer generally corresponds with a decreased incidence of Covid and other Coryzal type illnesses.

What...
Forum: Medical & Health
28th Jun 2021, 10:41
Replies: 33
Views: 6,862
Posted By Fostex

dns Quite alarming if you are willing to...

dns

Quite alarming if you are willing to accept a risk of 1 in 5000 of serious complications or sequelae from Covid-19 over the much lower risks of a vaccination.

I think I shall leave it at...
Forum: Medical & Health
28th Jun 2021, 08:24
Replies: 33
Views: 6,862
Posted By Fostex

dns If you are 39 as your profile suggests,...

dns

If you are 39 as your profile suggests, what you have stated is incorrect based on the surveillance of serious illness occurring as a result of Covid-19.
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Jun 2021, 07:15
Replies: 33
Views: 6,862
Posted By Fostex

Is it "not so bright after all" to have surgery,...

Is it "not so bright after all" to have surgery, to take antibiotics, to take oral birth control. All carry risks.

The truth is that ALL medical procedures carry some statistical risk, as does...
Forum: Medical & Health
17th Jun 2021, 09:39
Replies: 33
Views: 6,862
Posted By Fostex

dns Radgirl is correct and her comment is...

dns

Radgirl is correct and her comment is based on fact, yours is not.

GM crops are a completely different paradigm to a mRNA based vaccine.

The mRNA does not modify the host DNA, in fact it...
Forum: Medical & Health
31st May 2021, 19:01
Replies: 1
Views: 812
Posted By Fostex

Some airlines do, some don't. BA ask you to take...

Some airlines do, some don't. BA ask you to take a form to your GP on joining the company. On this form your GP is required to detail all significant medical history. Depression would fall under that...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd May 2021, 21:08
Replies: 36
Views: 21,895
Posted By Fostex

TKS comes in 20 litre can/cartons - 6 of those...

TKS comes in 20 litre can/cartons - 6 of those would be 120 litres or about 130kg. With a 70-80kg pilot alone in the front and 130kg in the back seats then the CG would be borderline, that is...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2021, 08:44
Replies: 58
Views: 29,081
Posted By Fostex

Not much (thankfully!) in the AAIB bulletin for...

Not much (thankfully!) in the AAIB bulletin for April as no flying - once Commercial and GA returns to normal levels the monthly bulletins will be the size of the yellow pages!

Actual AAIB article...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2021, 16:29
Replies: 7
Views: 3,451
Posted By Fostex

I wouldn't want to be in the vicinity filming...

I wouldn't want to be in the vicinity filming those contraptions. The person under the main disc is probably in the safest position should the main rotor shed bits. Until airborne of course. Then all...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jan 2021, 16:39
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,965
Posted By Fostex

One already carrie around a mobile phone that...

One already carrie around a mobile phone that accurately and uniquely identifies one's location on the planet. One pays electronically for goods that allow companies to know both one's purchasing and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Jan 2021, 10:21
Replies: 21
Views: 6,000
Posted By Fostex

Yup, minimum forward and vertical speed -...

Yup, minimum forward and vertical speed - important, remaining in control up to the point of impact - critical!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jan 2021, 14:07
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,965
Posted By Fostex

On Tuesday morning I will be attending the...

On Tuesday morning I will be attending the funeral of my 98 year old grandmother. She contracted Covid-19 in a care home prior to Christmas and was in good health prior to his. She died alone on...
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