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Forum: Private Flying
12th Mar 2020, 23:55
Replies: 30
Views: 5,557
Posted By SlipSlider

I found the same when replacing my reliable old...

I found the same when replacing my reliable old IC A-20 with a new 8.33 IC A6. Range with the former was easily 15+ miles, with the latter I struggled to make myself understood at my home-base ATZ...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2018, 12:00
Replies: 16
Views: 7,039
Posted By SlipSlider

That website is full of drivel about sport! Quote...

That website is full of drivel about sport! Quote from the Homepage:
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jul 2017, 08:02
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,502,070
Posted By SlipSlider

Odd to see this stated in what is a current press...

Odd to see this stated in what is a current press release, as it is incorrect and has not been the case for quite some time.
Forum: Private Flying
19th Apr 2017, 07:43
Replies: 61
Views: 11,297
Posted By SlipSlider

https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/stampe-sv4c-modifi...

https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/stampe-sv4c-modified-g-bepc-5-april-2009

I was a close witness to the above, which reduced a pristine biplane to a wreck. Scary as hell as it rotated it's way...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Nov 2016, 13:46
Replies: 40
Views: 18,784
Posted By SlipSlider

If you have reservations about the C42 as a...

If you have reservations about the C42 as a tourer, a locally based pilot flew his from Goodwood to Capetown and back to Goodwood. Google "Flight of Ikarus". Quite a trip to say the least.

I have...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2016, 20:01
Replies: 60
Views: 11,956
Posted By SlipSlider

When the first two replies appeared, I was so p'd...

When the first two replies appeared, I was so p'd off by them that I decided to defer posting until I'd calmed down. Pleased to see that in the meantime others have posted their more measured views...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2016, 22:40
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,502,070
Posted By SlipSlider

It seems from the College website that this...

It seems from the College website that this appearance by TC-T did indeed take place.

However the talk by TC-T to the members of a local AeroClub planned for this Thursday has been cancelled, and...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd May 2016, 08:48
Replies: 13
Views: 3,243
Posted By SlipSlider

An update ... as of last Thursday the Sandown...

An update ... as of last Thursday the Sandown runway is open although there are some advisory limitations due to condition (PPR recommended). Unfortunately due to illness the cafe was not staffed; on...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Feb 2016, 08:55
Replies: 13
Views: 3,243
Posted By SlipSlider

Sandown's website status today is "closed", and...

Sandown's website status today is "closed", and has been so for some time (since Christmas?). Goodwood has been unlicenced and indeed closed to fixed-wing more often than not in the same period, and...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2015, 09:13
Replies: 26
Views: 4,465
Posted By SlipSlider

Fleet Flyer Sorry to be pedantic but to...

Fleet Flyer

Sorry to be pedantic but to clarify: in the UK there are Cessna 120s on LAA Permits, but no Cessna 140s which are all on CofA. And as things stand, no more Cessna 120s can be added to...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Oct 2014, 13:44
Replies: 64
Views: 12,107
Posted By SlipSlider

There is no such thing in the UK as a tailwheel...

There is no such thing in the UK as a tailwheel rating. You need differences training and sign-off by an instructor; a rating would perhaps imply a prescribed syllabus, which is not the case for...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Oct 2014, 18:27
Replies: 15
Views: 2,641
Posted By SlipSlider

FWIW and bearing in mind it was some years ago so...

FWIW and bearing in mind it was some years ago so the regs may have changed, I have towed on their own undercarriage at least three different Evans VP1s and one VP2, on several occasions the longest...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jul 2014, 21:26
Replies: 9
Views: 2,423
Posted By SlipSlider

This is a favourite local bimble for me. I...

This is a favourite local bimble for me. I subscribe to the keep-quiet-and-enjoy-the-view philosophy, and I don't have a transponder. If you feel the need, dial 120.225 and set 0011 listening squawk...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jan 2014, 15:29
Replies: 15
Views: 2,730
Posted By SlipSlider

HJ, in case you don't already know, and IIRC ......

HJ, in case you don't already know, and IIRC ... within the last few years Pilot magazine published an article about a Stinson HW-75 - one of only two examples in the UK, and I suspect you may be...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jan 2014, 10:01
Replies: 15
Views: 4,745
Posted By SlipSlider

Rubbish. Try Googling "Nathan Doidge"

Rubbish. Try Googling "Nathan Doidge"
Forum: Private Flying
25th Nov 2013, 19:53
Replies: 10
Views: 1,615
Posted By SlipSlider

Could it be a misprint for "Auger" ? ... a tool...

Could it be a misprint for "Auger" ? ... a tool resembling a large corkscrew .... and possibly something to do with the screwjack fitting that trims the stabilator on Cubs?
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jul 2013, 12:12
Replies: 25
Views: 5,244
Posted By SlipSlider

So he's not yet 17 years old, but has almost...

So he's not yet 17 years old, but has almost finished a science degree.

Right ....

:ugh:
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2012, 19:08
Replies: 21
Views: 7,856
Posted By SlipSlider

TORA > LDA (displaced threshold, as shown)

TORA > LDA (displaced threshold, as shown)
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2012, 18:48
Replies: 137
Views: 27,386
Posted By SlipSlider

Clareprop wrote: For the avoidance of...

Clareprop wrote:



For the avoidance of doubt I am Slipslider and I am not a mod, not a frequent poster, not anything to do with this right royal c@ckup!

Re-instate GtE! One of the good guys,...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Aug 2012, 11:50
Replies: 16
Views: 2,569
Posted By SlipSlider

you have a pm Slip

you have a pm
Slip
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jun 2012, 22:06
Replies: 82
Views: 18,724
Posted By SlipSlider

If you are getting your pricing from the Gwd...

If you are getting your pricing from the Gwd website, that tariff list is for the 2011 event calculated at £55 per seat (nb not per p-o-b.) and contains a number of anomalies ... such as the PA30...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jan 2012, 19:54
Replies: 57
Views: 7,360
Posted By SlipSlider

PPR is just one of those slightly irritating...

PPR is just one of those slightly irritating factors in flying that simply have to be endured, certainly in the UK. Irritating not least for the inconsistency of expected method of obtaining "PPR":...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jan 2012, 19:16
Replies: 18
Views: 2,085
Posted By SlipSlider

Have alook at the last display pilot listed here...

Have alook at the last display pilot listed here ("the team") and his mount G-BUKH: Turb Team Home (http://www.turbteam.com/)

With two exceptions, all the Rollason built Turbs that survive have...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jan 2012, 09:44
Replies: 18
Views: 2,085
Posted By SlipSlider

Absolutely. For instance if a Piper Cub is...

Absolutely. For instance if a Piper Cub is subject to a bare frame rebuild, it's still a Piper Cub. In the UK, for sure.

My understanding agrees with Chuffers ie that a single-seater on a PtF...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jan 2012, 21:38
Replies: 35
Views: 4,801
Posted By SlipSlider

airpolice, as captain of the aircraft that's your...

airpolice, as captain of the aircraft that's your prerogative, of course.

Personally I enjoy seeing the look on a non-flying passengers face in the back seat of my tandem tailwheeler (front seat...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2011, 13:11
Replies: 18
Views: 3,484
Posted By SlipSlider

Ok, sad anorak posting follows... :8 Jack...

Ok, sad anorak posting follows... :8

Jack Parham's Aeronca was actually G-ABHE an Aeronca C2, which in 2008 was actually restored to the register by the current owner of the Aeronca C3 G-AEFT...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Nov 2011, 09:58
Replies: 18
Views: 2,697
Posted By SlipSlider

Precisely! ... and that's no different to many of...

Precisely! ... and that's no different to many of the rules in aviation. So why take a pointless risk for the sake of a few £s?
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2011, 21:42
Replies: 18
Views: 2,697
Posted By SlipSlider

The Air Navigation Order in CAP393 (pages 202/3...

The Air Navigation Order in CAP393 (pages 202/3 of 480) appears to be pertinent.

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP393.pdf

Part 34 Public Transport and Aerial Work Articles 267: exceptions - cost...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2011, 19:58
Replies: 18
Views: 2,697
Posted By SlipSlider

I cannot quote chapter and verse, but my...

I cannot quote chapter and verse, but my understanding has always been that it doesn't (work, that is). For a G-reg private owner only the costs incurred operating that flight can be used in the...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Oct 2011, 19:48
Replies: 57
Views: 17,309
Posted By SlipSlider

Please do not infer anything from the CofA...

Please do not infer anything from the CofA validity date on G-INFO, lest the press go off on one.

That date information on G-INFO is simply not reliable; a few years ago my own aircraft's permit...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Oct 2011, 21:44
Replies: 19
Views: 3,470
Posted By SlipSlider

UV: No, that is the 1/2 mil chart VG refers to...

UV: No, that is the 1/2 mil chart VG refers to that was issued some years ago as a short-lived alternative to the full airspace chart, and which left out all airspace above 5,000ft. IIRC it had LOW...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jul 2011, 20:59
Replies: 35
Views: 4,904
Posted By SlipSlider

RemotecUK, if you are a current student, as you...

RemotecUK, if you are a current student, as you imply, you should still be aware that neither of the above statements are correct - since 12th March 2009 neither RAS nor FIS exist as Air Traffic...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jun 2011, 13:36
Replies: 25
Views: 3,852
Posted By SlipSlider

As UA said there is an exception re Turbs for...

As UA said there is an exception re Turbs for hire on a permit to fly, but even those have to be the Rollason factory-built examples; homebuilt examples are not eligible.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jun 2011, 14:13
Replies: 69
Views: 8,784
Posted By SlipSlider

Patowalker, spot on. One of the main drawbacks of...

Patowalker, spot on. One of the main drawbacks of SafetyCom is that it is one frequency that is potentially used at perhaps hundreds of locations in the UK. Agreed that those locations should by...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jun 2011, 12:04
Replies: 69
Views: 8,784
Posted By SlipSlider

Jan I have no desire to enter in to a fruitless...

Jan I have no desire to enter in to a fruitless debate with you, because if you seriously believe that pilots are quite entitled to clog up an active ATS frequency with pilot to pilot calls, then...
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