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Forum: Private Flying
26th Aug 2010, 14:03
Replies: 10
Views: 1,995
Posted By brisl

I attended the same session. I have no doubt...

I attended the same session.

I have no doubt that if I ever have to ditch in the sea and I survive the experience, said survival will be entirely due to this session.
For my cross channel trips I...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Aug 2008, 09:07
Replies: 41
Views: 5,809
Posted By brisl

So if, as seems likely from the posts on this...

So if, as seems likely from the posts on this thread, VFR AFPEx flight plans are regularly causing difficulty/confusion for UK departure airfields/controllers, has anybody any experience of using...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Aug 2008, 11:52
Replies: 41
Views: 5,809
Posted By brisl

Made my first attempt at using AFPEX for a VFR...

Made my first attempt at using AFPEX for a VFR flight from a UK regional airport to the channel islands last weekend. All properly addressed as far as I could tell. Result was a worried phone call...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Aug 2007, 16:25
Replies: 51
Views: 6,613
Posted By brisl

Since we mentioned Brizzel...

SN - were you there the day a CAT pilot (might even have been EZY) announced on the cabin PA that they were ready early and were going to "bully" ATC into an early departure? Shame he had COM...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Aug 2007, 13:35
Replies: 23
Views: 4,685
Posted By brisl

You have PM (nm)

You have PM.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Mar 2006, 15:59
Replies: 50
Views: 13,708
Posted By brisl

Following a radio failure, got home into a class...

Following a radio failure, got home into a class D airspace quite happily using an ICOM portable. No external aerial, but I did have the headset adapter, which I reckon is pretty much essential to...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2005, 16:40
Replies: 16
Views: 1,660
Posted By brisl

And it works the other way round...

P2 in cockpit fiddling with headsets etc., head down...

P1 outside waggling ailerons...

Result = P2 broken nose (really!).

Now always yell "Clear nose":O
Forum: Private Flying
13th Nov 2003, 21:14
Replies: 40
Views: 4,244
Posted By brisl

FS - I'm another who learnt at Bristol...

FS -

I'm another who learnt at Bristol (PAPI's nearly always on unless you ask) and at the time I really couldn't tell whether I was relying on the PAPI's or not, although with hindsight I think I...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Oct 2003, 02:09
Replies: 52
Views: 5,743
Posted By brisl

Talking Bounces

Airdog

It may cheer you up to watch the films of today's Concorde landings at Heathrow. Especially number 2 I think :ok:
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2003, 21:54
Replies: 22
Views: 2,510
Posted By brisl

If they haven't been in a light aircraft before,...

If they haven't been in a light aircraft before, they probably haven't been on an airfield either, so:

Watch out for invisible props, hover-taxying helicopters etc. Stay close to me...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2003, 22:42
Replies: 4
Views: 775
Posted By brisl

...or other toys?

Off topic I know, but approaching the end of my PPL training, I too went shopping for a GPS (got a Garmin GPS III Pilot at the time, but that's not my point). At about the same time I also bought a...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2003, 18:30
Replies: 4
Views: 1,444
Posted By brisl

GPS Pilot III Upgrades

I've had a GPS PIlot III for several years and its excellent. Still the best value hand-held GPS for a pilot IMHO.

There are three things in the memory of a GPS PIlot III that you need to...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Dec 2001, 20:25
Replies: 41
Views: 2,580
Posted By brisl

Post In response to the original post - you can end up...

In response to the original post - you can end up doing your QXC again even if you don't "muck it up".

After two legs of my QXC a phone call home revealed that the crosswind had blown up to...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Oct 2001, 16:52
Replies: 13
Views: 3,097
Posted By brisl

Post I too spent a long time learning to "fly" a...

I too spent a long time learning to "fly" a landing rather than just following a recipe that usually ended somewhere near touchdown.

However, you really must look at the POH as well. Apart from...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Sep 2001, 23:53
Replies: 8
Views: 589
Posted By brisl

Talking Had two lovely examples of A/G radio (one good,...

Had two lovely examples of A/G radio (one good, one not so) on the same day recently.

The first was cheerfully "clearing" takeoffs and landings, including ours - a shame about the aircraft stopped...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Sep 2001, 16:36
Replies: 12
Views: 459
Posted By brisl

Thumbs up I waited a day or so to consider my reply and...

I waited a day or so to consider my reply and everyone else has said what I would have done by now. I'd just add:

1) Flying is all about learning. You are learning now and you will continue to...
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