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Forum: Private Flying
3rd Feb 2023, 15:21
Replies: 9
Views: 2,915
Posted By gondukin

I have a photocopy of a T61F Mk2 manual prepared...

I have a photocopy of a T61F Mk2 manual prepared by Air Cadets Central Gliding School. I've had a look and it does permit loops, but no other aerobatics.
Forum: Private Flying
15th Nov 2018, 12:08
Replies: 59
Views: 9,536
Posted By gondukin

1. What licence do you have, or are you working...

1. What licence do you have, or are you working towards?
GPL + Silver C, NPPL(SLMG), LAPL(A) TMG, currently working towards upgrading to a full PPL(A)
2. How many hours do you have in your log...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Apr 2018, 16:19
Replies: 23
Views: 3,723
Posted By gondukin

Llandegley International may be worth...

Llandegley International may be worth considering. Although it's a bit further south-east, they offer a rotary air taxi service to your destination if you can stretch to it. Open 24 hours, the...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2018, 17:12
Replies: 6
Views: 2,642
Posted By gondukin

I spoke to the CAA today to check the status of...

I spoke to the CAA today to check the status of an NPPL application they have had for just over the 10 working days now, with no communication or payment taken. They told me they are currently...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2018, 16:36
Replies: 6
Views: 2,642
Posted By gondukin

The LAA turned around my NPPL SLMG application...

The LAA turned around my NPPL SLMG application same day and forwarded it to the CAA on Monday 12th. We're not far off the 10 working days now and as of this morning it doesn't look as if it's been...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Feb 2018, 17:34
Replies: 14
Views: 4,206
Posted By gondukin

Thanks for the advice :) I mentioned to OSF when...

Thanks for the advice :) I mentioned to OSF when I started I was looking to do the SSEA and am planning to speak to the CFI this week. I passed the GST for SLMG yesterday and am moving as quickly...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Feb 2018, 21:29
Replies: 14
Views: 4,206
Posted By gondukin

I've just done my NPPL SLMG with OSF at Enstone...

I've just done my NPPL SLMG with OSF at Enstone using the BGA cross credit and stumbled across this thread. I have never seen it mentioned before that you can do a PPL(A) on TMG but sure enough...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Dec 2017, 06:31
Replies: 6
Views: 2,795
Posted By gondukin

This is lifted from CAP 804 (my emphasis). ...

This is lifted from CAP 804 (my emphasis). Although it has now been rescinded, I can't find anything that contradicts the document or indicates the conversion requirements have changed since issue...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Nov 2017, 21:31
Replies: 26
Views: 5,852
Posted By gondukin

I'm trying to think what I've invested in... ...

I'm trying to think what I've invested in...

From gliding, I have sunglasses (about my 10th pair at the rate i break them), a hat, a cheap digital wristwatch, a chart, some pens for the chart, a...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Feb 2017, 17:42
Replies: 214
Views: 28,149
Posted By gondukin

In gliding though we're taught that a well banked...

In gliding though we're taught that a well banked turn increases the stall speed but decreases the spin risk. It reduces the speed differential between the wing tips, and the pilot is less able to...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2017, 13:58
Replies: 214
Views: 28,149
Posted By gondukin

The discussion so far has mostly focussed on...

The discussion so far has mostly focussed on still air, or a parcel of air moving at a consistent speed. The advice that in these conditions turning up or downwind makes no difference would tie up...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jan 2017, 20:07
Replies: 214
Views: 28,149
Posted By gondukin

When I started gliding, it made sense to me that...

When I started gliding, it made sense to me that my airspeed is relative to the air, so surely by and large I would be carried along with any fluctuations. All this talk of wind gradients didn't...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Aug 2016, 16:42
Replies: 10
Views: 1,757
Posted By gondukin

Thanks for the feedback :) The tug was in sink...

Thanks for the feedback :) The tug was in sink as opposed to us deliberately descending. By the time I abandoned the launch, the tug was in fact climbing again and was moving up the canopy fairly...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Aug 2016, 13:58
Replies: 10
Views: 1,757
Posted By gondukin

Techniques for maintaining vertical positioning on aerotow

My usual "technique" for maintaining position on aerotow easing the stick forward or back to maintain vertical position as best as possible. In the case when the tug is descending relative to me,...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Apr 2016, 19:33
Replies: 12
Views: 6,366
Posted By gondukin

Thanks very much for all your advice. I'd heard...

Thanks very much for all your advice. I'd heard the BGA were becoming an ATO, but it sounds like that's still on the horizon.

From what I can understand then, I should get my Bronze + XC. With...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Apr 2016, 21:06
Replies: 12
Views: 6,366
Posted By gondukin

Routes to PPL(A) with gliding

For a long time, I've wanted to do a PPL and have had some trial flights. My brother advised me to take up gliding instead and convert further down the line if I still wanted to.

I'm now an early...
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