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Search: Posts Made By: Chuck Glider
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Forum: Private Flying
13th Aug 2020, 12:15
Replies: 35
Views: 8,640
Posted By Chuck Glider

Fl1ingfrog, washing up liquid is detergent not...

Fl1ingfrog, washing up liquid is detergent not soap. The benefit of soap for getting rid of covid 19 is in the fat it contains which binds to the virus so it can be washed down the drain. Washing up...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jul 2020, 06:31
Replies: 20
Views: 2,694
Posted By Chuck Glider

In the video blurb it says: "Being able to move...

In the video blurb it says: "Being able to move through the air so effortlessly without vibrations or noise".
Well I'm half deaf and I thought it pretty noisy. So what would this be classified as? A...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jun 2020, 07:04
Replies: 9
Views: 1,497
Posted By Chuck Glider

Another one: UK Airports and Airfields - A Guide...

Another one: UK Airports and Airfields - A Guide to the history of British flying sites within the United Kingdom (http://www.ukairfieldguide.net/)
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2020, 06:04
Replies: 10
Views: 3,480
Posted By Chuck Glider

Is that the Mekon in the back seat? :)

Is that the Mekon in the back seat? :)
Forum: Private Flying
10th Apr 2020, 06:04
Replies: 14
Views: 1,997
Posted By Chuck Glider

By that I presume you mean non 4-stroke-Rotax...

By that I presume you mean non 4-stroke-Rotax engined aircraft since Rotax also make 2-strokes, but is the reason for your ban because of noise? Not quibbling, it's your airfield, your rules but just...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Feb 2020, 19:09
Replies: 36
Views: 9,958
Posted By Chuck Glider

Not too sure about the importance of Oban,...

Not too sure about the importance of Oban, self-importance perhaps, but it certainly used to be a nice place to visit, back before the council got involved and it was regularly voted as a favourite...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jan 2020, 05:26
Replies: 41
Views: 8,087
Posted By Chuck Glider

As long as you use resumé, or even résumé, either...

As long as you use resumé, or even résumé, either of which I prefer to CV.
Forum: Private Flying
28th Dec 2019, 06:52
Replies: 28
Views: 3,422
Posted By Chuck Glider

For medical purposes post crash/forced landing a...

For medical purposes post crash/forced landing a roll of surgical tape would cover a lot of situations.
For survival purposes, a good knife.
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2019, 05:38
Replies: 22
Views: 6,427
Posted By Chuck Glider

No. I believe vihai is correct in asserting...

No.
I believe vihai is correct in asserting that cavitation only occurs in liquids, specifically incompressible liquids, like water, so cavitation is a factor with marine propellers but not aircraft...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2019, 05:29
Replies: 26
Views: 5,717
Posted By Chuck Glider

IMO join the syndicate and see how you get on...

IMO join the syndicate and see how you get on without a transponder. I rather expect you may enjoy the RF4 enough on its own to not worry much over the absence of SSR.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Oct 2019, 06:29
Replies: 11
Views: 7,749
Posted By Chuck Glider

I understood it was the No.4 engine, outboard,...

I understood it was the No.4 engine, outboard, not inboard. Not that that in itself should have brought the aircraft down.
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2019, 06:51
Replies: 47
Views: 10,727
Posted By Chuck Glider

Long ago I read somewhere that an engine failure...

Long ago I read somewhere that an engine failure very often occurred when changes were made to power settings, fuel tank changes etc. That was before I made my first water crossing, Mull of Kintyre...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Sep 2019, 06:11
Replies: 9
Views: 4,371
Posted By Chuck Glider

You think? Closest I ever came to a midair was...

You think?
Closest I ever came to a midair was joining downwind with full ATC. The pilot of a following a/c did not see me, later told me he thought I had landed despite my inbound calls and that he...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Sep 2019, 19:45
Replies: 30
Views: 9,279
Posted By Chuck Glider

Glorious day for it but heading south I was...

Glorious day for it but heading south I was astonished by the turbulence over the Grampians and the headwind component. 40+ kts being the worst of it.
Eventually gave up having burnt a quarter of my...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Sep 2019, 07:40
Replies: 16
Views: 2,419
Posted By Chuck Glider

Weeds, that first pic looks like something out of...

Weeds, that first pic looks like something out of 'ALIEN'!
Forum: Private Flying
31st Aug 2019, 07:08
Replies: 11
Views: 3,198
Posted By Chuck Glider

Have you had a word with the 'basket weavers' to...

Have you had a word with the 'basket weavers' to find out how they pulled it off?
Forum: Private Flying
16th May 2019, 05:29
Replies: 27
Views: 5,267
Posted By Chuck Glider

Maoraigh has a lot of experience in flying around...

Maoraigh has a lot of experience in flying around lumpy terrain and I have a little too, but I recall one flight North over the Grampians when the owner's voice from the rear seat of the Cub asked...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2019, 05:52
Replies: 24
Views: 12,822
Posted By Chuck Glider

The Sporty's page linked to by Cows getting...

The Sporty's page linked to by Cows getting bigger says it will receive but not transmit on 8.33.

I have a Yaesu 550 which so far has been satisfactory.
Forum: Private Flying
8th Dec 2018, 20:31
Replies: 15
Views: 4,071
Posted By Chuck Glider

IIRC before the millennium Inverness in their 10...

IIRC before the millennium Inverness in their 10 year look-ahead plan saw no GA there at all. They haven't achieved that yet but I'm sure they're still working on it.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2018, 21:03
Replies: 1,254
Views: 703,855
Posted By Chuck Glider

Decades ago I was on the MCP01 rig when a...

Decades ago I was on the MCP01 rig when a departing helicopter did just that, struck the comms mast and was immediately dumped back on to the helideck. It was several days before it was repaired...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Oct 2018, 20:25
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,501,645
Posted By Chuck Glider

Nor is it accurate in referring to a...

Nor is it accurate in referring to a circumnavigation for was the Stearman not crated and transported from continent to continent? In fairness that may have been the journalist getting a little over...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Oct 2018, 08:26
Replies: 451
Views: 85,826
Posted By Chuck Glider

One wonders if in the lead up to Tracey's Stewart...

One wonders if in the lead up to Tracey's Stewart Jackson proxy motion the LAA saw a spike in their new membership numbers.
You know, if this is all about money to be made off the film a few...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Oct 2018, 05:59
Replies: 451
Views: 85,826
Posted By Chuck Glider

Well we have a spare in the person of John Brady,...

Well we have a spare in the person of John Brady, in case anything happens to VP Jackson. :E
Forum: Private Flying
30th Sep 2018, 09:25
Replies: 451
Views: 85,826
Posted By Chuck Glider

[/left]Not according to this from Brian Hope...

[/left]Not according to this from Brian Hope editor of the LAA magazine Light Aviation.
Full post:- here...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Sep 2018, 15:38
Replies: 9
Views: 989
Posted By Chuck Glider

I believe your brother wins that one.

I believe your brother wins that one.
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2018, 08:07
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,501,645
Posted By Chuck Glider

Perhaps the change to the LAA voting that Ewald...

Perhaps the change to the LAA voting that Ewald mentions is this, quoted from Brian Hop's post (https://services.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=5&p=25740#p25740) on the LAA...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2018, 10:11
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,501,645
Posted By Chuck Glider

Perhaps she subscribes to the Tallulah Bankhead...

Perhaps she subscribes to the Tallulah Bankhead line: "I don’t care what they say as long as they talk about me."
Now if 'Celebrity' wasn't so darn lucrative we'd probably never have heard of her.
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jul 2018, 06:57
Replies: 22
Views: 3,747
Posted By Chuck Glider

One of my pet hates, those who seem to believe...

One of my pet hates, those who seem to believe that whatever is behind them is not their concern. Doesn't have to be the power check, can as often be the 180 blast around in the slot in which they...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2018, 07:06
Replies: 51
Views: 11,150
Posted By Chuck Glider

OK, it has flown so the engineering must be sound...

OK, it has flown so the engineering must be sound enough, I guess, but to my eye that Lilium thing just looks so unbalanced...but perhaps to a millennial it just looks cool.
Forum: Private Flying
6th Feb 2018, 06:44
Replies: 14
Views: 4,166
Posted By Chuck Glider

Frankly, the whole thing is daft. It's no more...

Frankly, the whole thing is daft. It's no more than a bureaucratic botch up to make life more complicated and expensive than it need be. The old brown ICAO PPL made no such artificial distinctions....
Forum: Private Flying
18th Dec 2017, 21:20
Replies: 60
Views: 15,649
Posted By Chuck Glider

Keep in mind that it's HIAL that operate Dundee....

Keep in mind that it's HIAL that operate Dundee. They'd be up for it.
Forum: Private Flying
18th Dec 2017, 21:18
Replies: 60
Views: 15,649
Posted By Chuck Glider

With exemptions, I believe.

With exemptions, I believe.
Forum: Private Flying
16th Dec 2017, 09:52
Replies: 60
Views: 15,649
Posted By Chuck Glider

From piperboy's link Has to? It's uncontrolled...

From piperboy's link
Has to? It's uncontrolled airspace FFS!
Forum: Private Flying
8th Dec 2017, 15:05
Replies: 28
Views: 10,993
Posted By Chuck Glider

I'm pretty sure the law of trespass is not...

I'm pretty sure the law of trespass is not uniform throughout the UK and that Scotland is different from England in that regard. Not sure about Wales or Ulster.
Forum: Private Flying
1st Dec 2017, 06:53
Replies: 29
Views: 6,923
Posted By Chuck Glider

Not sure exactly what you mean by "sweet spot"...

Not sure exactly what you mean by "sweet spot" but it's perhaps worthwhile knowing about 'Carson's speed'. https://www.flyingmag.com/very-best-speed-fly
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