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Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jul 2019, 18:06
Replies: 21
Views: 5,676
Posted By Johnm

There has never been a requirement for paper...

There has never been a requirement for paper charts per se, the wording requires you have the appropriate tools and information to conduct the flight safely.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Sep 2018, 17:19
Replies: 1
Views: 1,080
Posted By Johnm

No they aren’t though Tizzy is operating a CAP 10...

No they aren’t though Tizzy is operating a CAP 10 on an independent basis.
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jul 2018, 21:41
Replies: 8
Views: 1,804
Posted By Johnm

You followed my rule of 3. If 3 things go pear...

You followed my rule of 3. If 3 things go pear shaped i’m Probably not going. I have 1500 hours and an IR. If your confidence is iffy why not fly with a more experienced pilot? If you join AOPA you...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Jun 2018, 20:24
Replies: 106
Views: 33,504
Posted By Johnm

homebuilders and their supply chains

homebuilders and their supply chains
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jun 2018, 11:11
Replies: 106
Views: 33,504
Posted By Johnm

typical of the modern U.K. to be celebrating the...

typical of the modern U.K. to be celebrating the amateur in a shed when everybody else is building factories :-)
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jun 2018, 18:05
Replies: 106
Views: 33,504
Posted By Johnm

it’s because the FAA made instrument rating more...

it’s because the FAA made instrument rating more accessible, the U.K. ended up with a fudge called the IMCR because the CAA wouldn’t budge on the loony European IR requirements and other European...
Forum: Private Flying
4th May 2018, 09:15
Replies: 6
Views: 1,221
Posted By Johnm

If your aircraft is on a C of A make sure you do...

If your aircraft is on a C of A make sure you do use a properly qualified aircraft upholsterer or you’ll end up in a world of pain
Forum: Private Flying
3rd May 2018, 15:58
Replies: 6
Views: 1,221
Posted By Johnm

John Jones at Gloucestershire airport has done...

John Jones at Gloucestershire airport has done good work for us.
Forum: Private Flying
1st May 2018, 15:36
Replies: 67
Views: 11,413
Posted By Johnm

JAR and later EASA were established primarily to...

JAR and later EASA were established primarily to support CAT across the EU and a few neighbouring states who wanted to join the party. The goal was to ensure that, for example, a pilot with a German...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2018, 21:14
Replies: 67
Views: 11,413
Posted By Johnm

i am not afraid of change I’ve spent the last 50...

i am not afraid of change I’ve spent the last 50 years causing it to happen in a wide range of contexts. However I’ve always done that on the basis of a simple risk reward equation. How risky and...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2018, 19:41
Replies: 67
Views: 11,413
Posted By Johnm

Surely no-one thinks the history of U.K. CAA was...

Surely no-one thinks the history of U.K. CAA was GA friendly do they. My whole point is that neither CAA nor EASA have been without fault, but the CAA under Andrew Haines made substantial...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2018, 18:31
Replies: 67
Views: 11,413
Posted By Johnm

For those who think BREXIT implies Britain...

For those who think BREXIT implies Britain governed for the British I advise a look at how many international agreements across aviation and countless other fields affect our sovereignty and ability...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2018, 15:20
Replies: 67
Views: 11,413
Posted By Johnm

Even North Korea has twigged that in the age of...

Even North Korea has twigged that in the age of global travel and economics regulation is by consensus amongst nations. EASA didn't ban the IMCR it faced up to trying to get national ratings sorted...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2018, 13:06
Replies: 67
Views: 11,413
Posted By Johnm

Contrary to popular opinion the EU does NOT need...

Contrary to popular opinion the EU does NOT need the UK, the converse is arguable and it's easy to get the relevant figures for imports and exports. The problem in many cases is that we have inward...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Apr 2018, 19:17
Replies: 67
Views: 11,413
Posted By Johnm

One of the most fascinating aspects of this...

One of the most fascinating aspects of this discussion and many like it is the notion that the EU institutions impose things on the U.K. Oddly enough we’re an influential full member of the EU up to...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Apr 2018, 16:05
Replies: 8
Views: 2,975
Posted By Johnm

Why not ask for a traffic service as the other...

Why not ask for a traffic service as the other aircraft apparently had...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2018, 16:19
Replies: 13
Views: 2,231
Posted By Johnm

I rarely use the Metoffice data, it’s poorly...

I rarely use the Metoffice data, it’s poorly presented and the idea I might pay for it is laughable.
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jan 2018, 21:09
Replies: 106
Views: 33,504
Posted By Johnm

Uproarous round of applause from most pilots,...

Uproarous round of applause from most pilots, engineers, ATCOs and other aviation professionals*

Not from this pilot and aircraft operator, while it is true the early days of EASA gold plated by...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2017, 15:35
Replies: 75
Views: 21,590
Posted By Johnm

Old technology issue. File on line and it’s there...

Old technology issue. File on line and it’s there instantly if no slot required you should be able to go pretty much anytime.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Dec 2017, 19:15
Replies: 10
Views: 4,608
Posted By Johnm

It’s an active aerodrome but privately owned and...

It’s an active aerodrome but privately owned and not for visitors, except those invited by the operator. Chedworth is long gone though many traces remain. Both a few miles up the road from my house
Forum: Private Flying
1st Dec 2017, 17:02
Replies: 15
Views: 3,398
Posted By Johnm

The problem is that we haven’t been able to get...

The problem is that we haven’t been able to get an effective European mechanism for frequency allocation. The EU only gets to organise stuff the member nations sign up to under the Treaties and thus...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Nov 2017, 14:42
Replies: 76
Views: 20,007
Posted By Johnm

No chance of that approach working in the London...

No chance of that approach working in the London TMA!
Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2017, 09:01
Replies: 76
Views: 20,007
Posted By Johnm

I’m over 70, I don’t have an up to date paper...

I’m over 70, I don’t have an up to date paper chart for anywhere. I have skydemon on iPad with all the plates and maps for most of Europe and a Garmin 650 in the panel. I fly IFR and VFR all over...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Sep 2017, 10:40
Replies: 62
Views: 17,214
Posted By Johnm

Collected a black backed gull on climb out into...

Collected a black backed gull on climb out into IMC, splattered windscreen made getting back in interesting. Prop chipped small pits in the screen, due chemical content of gull, and bits smeared over...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Sep 2017, 18:14
Replies: 17
Views: 3,031
Posted By Johnm

Drawback of duty but not VAT is available for...

Drawback of duty but not VAT is available for whatever is in the tanks when you leave the mainland. From Compton Abbas you can pretty much route direct to Alderney. If Plymouth military are working...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2017, 17:15
Replies: 10
Views: 1,744
Posted By Johnm

If going on a weekend you'll need PPR and you'll...

If going on a weekend you'll need PPR and you'll need to fill in the customs form at least 24 hours ahead

The customs form is on the airport website http://caen-airport.com/customs

PPR from...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Aug 2017, 21:28
Replies: 5
Views: 2,244
Posted By Johnm

The abbreviated flight plan is more usually known...

The abbreviated flight plan is more usually known as "booking out" and if your class D airfield supports that then it works fine unless you need to formally file a flight plan as you would in the...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Aug 2017, 19:13
Replies: 5
Views: 2,244
Posted By Johnm

Pick a route that includes IFR waypoints close to...

Pick a route that includes IFR waypoints close to departure and arrival. Pick an altitude ideally in line with the semicircular rule or 3000 ft or below

File I

An example could be Gloucester...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Aug 2017, 18:09
Replies: 112
Views: 12,988
Posted By Johnm

If departing IFR from a class d aerodrome file IFR

If departing IFR from a class d aerodrome file IFR
Forum: Private Flying
9th Aug 2017, 16:47
Replies: 2
Views: 791
Posted By Johnm

You could have come across one of the increasing...

You could have come across one of the increasing number of ADS -B outputting aircraft
Forum: Private Flying
7th Aug 2017, 15:59
Replies: 26
Views: 3,074
Posted By Johnm

I'd been flying my grandson since he was a babe...

I'd been flying my grandson since he was a babe in arms, he's now three and just drops off to sleep. To him it's no different to a car.
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Aug 2017, 18:30
Replies: 28
Views: 6,020
Posted By Johnm

Actually EASA is significantly less onerous than...

Actually EASA is significantly less onerous than CAA or JAA and improving steadily.
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jul 2017, 19:33
Replies: 57
Views: 13,211
Posted By Johnm

Why would I expect a delay? I'll accept a level...

Why would I expect a delay? I'll accept a level and vectors and that should easily keep me out of the path of arriving and departing traffic. As it happens I can transit Glasgow area above their...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jul 2017, 16:56
Replies: 57
Views: 13,211
Posted By Johnm

To openly declare that we are second class...

To openly declare that we are second class citizens is frankly outrageous. We spend a fortune on kit so we can comply with rules in controlled airspace, we pay a fortune in VAT and fuel duty and...
Forum: Private Flying
1st May 2017, 18:10
Replies: 25
Views: 6,848
Posted By Johnm

No, AIAA are a weird anachronism. Area of Intense...

No, AIAA are a weird anachronism. Area of Intense Aerial Activity, but generally quiet and peaceful
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