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Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
10th Jun 2010, 14:06
Replies: 3
Views: 1,473
Posted By carb

Question FAA High Performance endorsement

Anyone know of FAA instructors in the southern UK who have a suitable airplane (>200hp singe engine or per engine twin) and are able to give the high performance endorsement?
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Apr 2010, 19:05
Replies: 6
Views: 918
Posted By carb

If you ask around, plenty places have at least...

If you ask around, plenty places have at least one dual rated FI and will do BFRs and IPCs for normal dual training rates, and no special sign-off fees - North London Flying School at Panshanger...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Oct 2009, 09:41
Replies: 3
Views: 1,086
Posted By carb

or North London Flying School at Panshanger......

or North London Flying School at Panshanger... had another fATPL guy getting an SEP last week... I was surprised you can go through an entire integrated training course and they never give you an SEP...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Mar 2009, 09:47
Replies: 38
Views: 10,046
Posted By carb

You can do an FAA BFR or IPC at Panshanger...

You can do an FAA BFR or IPC at Panshanger Airfield (EGLG), contact North London Flying School and ask for Colin, no special fee, normal dual training rates apply
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Feb 2005, 17:10
Replies: 14
Views: 2,110
Posted By carb

I deal with a lot of fanatics outside of aviation...

I deal with a lot of fanatics outside of aviation but this is pretty funny. These past personality/financial issues don't seem of any interest or relevance to people choosing a school but you two...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Nov 2004, 11:48
Replies: 68
Views: 11,508
Posted By carb

Something that seems missing from this thread is...

Something that seems missing from this thread is the fact that there's been a new exam venue in use for the past few months, LGU/London Met Uni, at their Tower Hill campus in central London, which...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Nov 2004, 12:35
Replies: 237
Views: 46,702
Posted By carb

Facilities are good though there are all the...

Facilities are good though there are all the distractions of city life. Cost of living for me was £500/month including rent, bills and travelcard. The aviation groundschool is opposite the Tower of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Jul 2004, 12:38
Replies: 12
Views: 4,166
Posted By carb

Interesting stats! When I took Met in April...

Interesting stats!

When I took Met in April it was a walk in the park - half of it straight from feedback, and another big block of marks for the taking simply for reading stuff off weather...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Jul 2004, 10:11
Replies: 12
Views: 4,166
Posted By carb

The exams can be wildly inconsistent in...

The exams can be wildly inconsistent in difficulty and content. I'd like to see the pass rate stats broken down by subject, and groundschool...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Jul 2004, 21:01
Replies: 217
Views: 31,150
Posted By carb

Instruments can be hard but I sat it today and...

Instruments can be hard but I sat it today and there were only about 3 Qs on gyros/compasses and nearly 30 on flight directors and GPWS - nice! Almost as easy as Comms.

Airframes/Systems is a huge...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Jul 2004, 19:44
Replies: 43
Views: 5,816
Posted By carb

Their accounts show an £8m loss last year to be...

Their accounts show an £8m loss last year to be made up by an £8m hand-out from the DfT specifically in respect of their Kemble St property cost, so they are taking as much notice of HM Gov't as they...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Jul 2004, 14:39
Replies: 43
Views: 5,816
Posted By carb

Yes, when you do the maths on fees and on the...

Yes, when you do the maths on fees and on the minimal resources being deployed on licensing/examinations it's plain to see that we are actually subsidising some of the CAA's other activities. We...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Jun 2004, 23:24
Replies: 2
Views: 624
Posted By carb

Working for the CAA, though, does get you access...

Working for the CAA, though, does get you access to subsidised flying, or so I heard from a former employee... it's to encourage them to get PPLs... and of course yet another way of spending our...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st Apr 2004, 15:45
Replies: 33
Views: 3,915
Posted By carb

Is there a good reason that anyone knows of why...

Is there a good reason that anyone knows of why the scheme of charges, both Private and Professional, have mostly gone up by around 10%? :* Have they been frozen for the past few years, perhaps?
...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2003, 06:28
Replies: 52
Views: 6,227
Posted By carb

If you do the BFR quiz in the pilot lounge you...

If you do the BFR quiz in the pilot lounge you can just ask everyone else for the answers - I tihnk it's supposed to be open-book afterall ;)

As for getting to LA FSDO, if you have to, you can...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
20th May 2003, 23:25
Replies: 12
Views: 5,835
Posted By carb

There is already an Iraqi Airways, with a fleet...

There is already an Iraqi Airways, with a fleet of 727s and 707s parked in Jordan and elsewhere, and lots of qualified and experienced pilots, plus many more working in exile. They have an...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2003, 21:26
Replies: 5
Views: 1,209
Posted By carb

Yeah, looks cool to me, though maybe I'm being...

Yeah, looks cool to me, though maybe I'm being told porkies about the fine weather.
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2003, 09:31
Replies: 5
Views: 1,209
Posted By carb

Alaska hour building

Anyone done some VFR flying anyplace in Alaska? Or right over the state even?

I've just been told, by a former resident, that the weather is actually OK throughout the summer, and that's it's the...
Forum: Private Flying
9th May 2003, 09:59
Replies: 11
Views: 884
Posted By carb

There is an increasing trend now for many FBOs to...

There is an increasing trend now for many FBOs to charge a handling or ramp fee even for light singles, almost always waived if you buy some fuel but the markup is gonna cost you a tenner on average....
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2003, 07:09
Replies: 272
Views: 53,522
Posted By carb

Was good entertainment seeing Rod Eddington...

Was good entertainment seeing Rod Eddington ambushed on Question Time - not just on Concorde but on age 55 retirement! - not surprising and makes me wonder whether it was inept or just arrogant of BA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th May 2003, 06:54
Replies: 16
Views: 2,012
Posted By carb

I think that is what makes Branson and a lot of...

I think that is what makes Branson and a lot of the media and public (check out Rod Eddington getting ambushed on Question Time earlier this evening!!) all the more determined to make a fuss - we're...
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2003, 22:44
Replies: 22
Views: 3,352
Posted By carb

You can, however, log the time as "super...

You can, however, log the time as "super numerary" pilot if I read the CAA's PDF guide to logging time correctly. This is for pilots who are on board an aircraft for which we're qualified to fly, but...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2003, 05:51
Replies: 21
Views: 2,517
Posted By carb

Rainbow Air are pleasant and their newer 172s are...

Rainbow Air are pleasant and their newer 172s are cool except for missing the wheel cover thingies, which makes 5 knots of a difference in cruise I think?

Flight following around there is great...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Mar 2003, 07:06
Replies: 15
Views: 2,071
Posted By carb

I agree training in a controlled environment is a...

I agree training in a controlled environment is a good thing, but in respect of taking 10 hours of extra dual flying after an intensive course in the US, I think it depends where in the US you went...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Mar 2003, 06:49
Replies: 17
Views: 1,356
Posted By carb

All this advice seems like such a lot of hassle;...

All this advice seems like such a lot of hassle; vibration from holding it against the airframe would certainly cause the problem but otherwise, I think you simply need to get a different camera, and...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Mar 2003, 00:34
Replies: 27
Views: 2,811
Posted By carb

I've flown 152s and latterly PA-28s and the main...

I've flown 152s and latterly PA-28s and the main difference I noticed was not the wing position (other than cosmetically) or cabin room (ergonomic) or fuel system (procedural) but the handling...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2003, 13:24
Replies: 16
Views: 1,848
Posted By carb

I also trained at UKFT but for me it was an...

I also trained at UKFT but for me it was an excellent course and I learned loads, completed on schedule and up to standard, and seemed to experience every hazard imaginable - it very much depends on...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
24th Mar 2003, 12:20
Replies: 14
Views: 3,981
Posted By carb

I would hand-write the "Dear blah" and "Yours...

I would hand-write the "Dear blah" and "Yours blah blah" bits, makes the letter look more personal.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Mar 2003, 00:03
Replies: 5
Views: 680
Posted By carb

Devil What are you guys thinking? :confused:

What are you guys thinking? :confused:
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Mar 2003, 21:30
Replies: 653
Views: 125,703
Posted By carb

Aye, they probably took care to tell you the...

Aye, they probably took care to tell you the actual charge because I had complained. I didn't say they weren't otherwise helpful, though, with advice on how to get there and other overnight options...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Mar 2003, 20:58
Replies: 653
Views: 125,703
Posted By carb

They will also add VAT to whatever they say they...

They will also add VAT to whatever they say they will charge for staying at Dibden - that's if you're told they'll be a charge at all (I wasn't when I first called to fix up).

There are some B&Bs...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Mar 2003, 20:20
Replies: 53
Views: 8,521
Posted By carb

What you posted refers to change of visa status....

What you posted refers to change of visa status. Sir Digby Spode stated that he was on a visa waiver. The law is full of nuances, but it is all crystal clear if read in full, and with care.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Mar 2003, 16:50
Replies: 11
Views: 3,742
Posted By carb

Good read, and well done & congrats, but,...

Good read, and well done & congrats, but, regarding some of the raving comments above, sorry people, where's the inspiring part? Bloke is able to pay for his training, and then finds himself in the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Mar 2003, 11:42
Replies: 15
Views: 1,316
Posted By carb

I think frankly they've got a bit of a cheek...

I think frankly they've got a bit of a cheek offering to charge us for selection for a scheme that may well not exist. Win-win situation for Cabair.

I can cope with travelling at my expense to do...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Mar 2003, 20:45
Replies: 53
Views: 8,521
Posted By carb

Ah, but the trouble is that all the propoganda...

Ah, but the trouble is that all the propoganda saying you *do* need a visa, originated from FTOs with visa approval, some of whom also appeared to be lobbying gov't agencies to back them up on that....
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