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Forum: Private Flying
6th Mar 2024, 07:09
Replies: 30
Views: 2,226
Posted By jonkster

There are 2 concepts to think about,...

There are 2 concepts to think about, controllability (how easy is it for pilot to change the aircrafts pitch) and stability (how the aircraft resists/reacts to changes in pitch).

An aircraft that...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Feb 2024, 20:55
Replies: 28
Views: 2,685
Posted By jonkster

I may be wrong but I think there were (are?)...

I may be wrong but I think there were (are?) differences in terminology between Commonwealth countries and the US

I believe "Course" and "Heading" meant the same thing in Commonwealth countries...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2024, 20:53
Replies: 18
Views: 1,428
Posted By jonkster

This may or may not be relevant - I cannot speak...

This may or may not be relevant - I cannot speak about the Mosquito but with the Lancaster it was referred to as the "carburettor air-intake heat control"

All 4 engines were controlled by a single...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2023, 06:17
Replies: 59
Views: 13,410
Posted By jonkster

maybe it could be called E flat. Or D sharp?

maybe it could be called E flat. Or D sharp?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Nov 2023, 01:00
Replies: 409
Views: 113,044
Posted By jonkster

I have always understood you call mayday for your...

I have always understood you call mayday for your own aircraft not another. For another aircraft in distress the call would be a pan call. Has that changed or am I remembering this wrongly?

(To...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Nov 2023, 07:56
Replies: 59
Views: 13,410
Posted By jonkster

All the early ab-initio lessons are all outside...

All the early ab-initio lessons are all outside of the circuit area:

effects of controls,
straight and level,
climbing and descending,
turning
stalling.

Following that are circuits but...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2023, 01:06
Replies: 22
Views: 3,183
Posted By jonkster

My father did his flight training in Australia in...

My father did his flight training in Australia in WW2 and then was shipped to Britain and flew for RAF Bomber command. He had a navigator and most of it was at night. Plus he had spent a fair bit...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Nov 2023, 05:06
Replies: 59
Views: 13,410
Posted By jonkster

Smile I wonder if the major development plans mentioned...

I wonder if the major development plans mentioned above are like the previously released Master Development Plans?

These appear every 5 years.

I understand (assuming the previous 2010, 2015 and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Oct 2023, 04:04
Replies: 59
Views: 13,410
Posted By jonkster

From the EIS To mitigate the impact...

From the EIS



To mitigate the impact the strategy will be



1. Assuming their estimates are valid, my reading is they are saying the costs passed on to ab initio training will be of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Oct 2023, 10:25
Replies: 259
Views: 81,274
Posted By jonkster

I may be wrong but strongly suspect that most...

I may be wrong but strongly suspect that most inadvertant spin entries occur at low level where even if you know the correct spin recovery technique you are unlikely to recover before impacting the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Oct 2023, 06:42
Replies: 259
Views: 81,274
Posted By jonkster

With full forward stick in a spin there may also...

With full forward stick in a spin there may also be the possiblity of the spin crossing over to inverted (not saying it would just it would seem the full spin behaviour of the aircraft has never been...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Oct 2023, 19:30
Replies: 259
Views: 81,274
Posted By jonkster

was that testing only incipient spin recovery or...

was that testing only incipient spin recovery or fully developed spins?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Oct 2023, 05:13
Replies: 32
Views: 4,766
Posted By jonkster

[Rant on] I was recently involved in helping...

[Rant on]

I was recently involved in helping prepare a qualified G3 (who had completed his rating at a VET school but had not done any work after graduating) for his first rating renewal because,...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Sep 2023, 05:15
Replies: 23
Views: 2,802
Posted By jonkster

The most likely (but not definitive) cause of...

The most likely (but not definitive) cause of smoke in the cockpit would be an electrical issue.

Some questions that may possibly be worth asking to get a fuller picture:

1. Was there any smell...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Sep 2023, 00:05
Replies: 188
Views: 70,940
Posted By jonkster

Whilst I generally agree with that and am not...

Whilst I generally agree with that and am not meaning to dismiss your comment, there can be (what I belive are valid) reasons for not doing this at times.
The tug would have been towing a cable, so...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Sep 2023, 06:41
Replies: 14
Views: 3,171
Posted By jonkster

corrected it for you

corrected it for you
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2023, 22:10
Replies: 365
Views: 54,634
Posted By jonkster

Given his experience he may make a great GA...

Given his experience he may make a great GA instructor but there are differences (as others above have mentioned).


Typical ab-initio students coming in off the street in GA are usually a...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jul 2023, 01:22
Replies: 11
Views: 1,052
Posted By jonkster

How I describe it as a dumb pilot. Avoid trying...

How I describe it as a dumb pilot. Avoid trying to explain why it happens, focus on what happens.

An aerofoil is efficient at deflecting air below it as it moves through it.

An appropriately...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th May 2023, 23:43
Replies: 141
Views: 36,046
Posted By jonkster

Angry A problem I see with people doing the FEE help...

A problem I see with people doing the FEE help courses is they may be quite unsuited to becoming a pilot.

This is not applicable to all people going this path but what I have seen first hand is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2023, 22:50
Replies: 4
Views: 1,533
Posted By jonkster

Getting a job as a fresh G3 is hard. For...

Getting a job as a fresh G3 is hard.

For folks looking at doing a G3 instructor rating I would suggest (this all my opinion only, others may offer different advice)

1. Ask why you are doing it...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2023, 02:44
Replies: 26
Views: 5,553
Posted By jonkster

100 out of 25,000? 1. we have 25,000 pilots?...

100 out of 25,000?

1. we have 25,000 pilots? I guess the number must include ATC as well?

2. I must come across a lot of pilots as I personally know of 2 of these hundred who have had it happen...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Feb 2023, 00:24
Replies: 8
Views: 1,095
Posted By jonkster

I know you are looking more at advantages and...

I know you are looking more at advantages and disadvantages of high/low wings on air transport aircraft in your question but some incidental comments on the bits I quoted above (NB I am just a dumb...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Jan 2023, 21:40
Replies: 8
Views: 3,595
Posted By jonkster

or maybe aviation generally. US nationwide...

or maybe aviation generally.

US nationwide shutdown due NOTAM computer failure, Multiple German ATC "technical failures" last year causing delays and cancellations across Europe, Sydney shutdown...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Oct 2022, 23:07
Replies: 74
Views: 10,438
Posted By jonkster

LB for me there is a difference between reading...

LB for me there is a difference between reading back "standby" (the controller is using it to specifically ask you to not reply) and reading back the QNH which has a safety implication if this is not...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Oct 2022, 12:10
Replies: 74
Views: 10,438
Posted By jonkster

I dunno, still feels like storm in teacup to me. ...

I dunno, still feels like storm in teacup to me.

"sixthousand AlphaBravoCharlie"

or

"sixthousand QNH1015 AlphaBravoCharlie"

How much extra does that add? about a second? two maybe? Some...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
3rd Sep 2022, 00:00
Replies: 22
Views: 1,690
Posted By jonkster

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/261x394/compass_correction_card_afm_51_37_figure_1_15_63daa9c7018ace6bd8e59a4d1b6a79f7e64b75e3.png
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Aug 2022, 02:23
Replies: 43
Views: 5,577
Posted By jonkster

Too many PPLs seem to think ATC are the police...

Too many PPLs seem to think ATC are the police and get scared to talk to them (sometimes when it would be wise that they did or better they sought their assistance).

They are just people doing...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Aug 2022, 23:44
Replies: 69
Views: 15,198
Posted By jonkster

I have always been curious about the Citabria and...

I have always been curious about the Citabria and Decathlon POH's (at least the old ones I have). In the POH they state it should be placarded for the spin recovery technique and the placard...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Aug 2022, 23:24
Replies: 43
Views: 5,577
Posted By jonkster

Minor embarrassment to you that ATC may remind...

Minor embarrassment to you that ATC may remind you that you didn't check the NOTAMs (big deal - after 10 minutes no one will remember the radio exchange) but reporting a potential safety (or...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Aug 2022, 22:52
Replies: 74
Views: 10,438
Posted By jonkster

Sheesh. Angels dancing on the head of a...

Sheesh.

Angels dancing on the head of a pin...

If they say standby they don't want me to respond and to wait until they can get back to me.

If they give me a QNH even though I have ATIS, I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Aug 2022, 07:15
Replies: 11
Views: 3,039
Posted By jonkster

As mentioned by @Bosi72, the PPL will cover you...

As mentioned by @Bosi72, the PPL will cover you for RPL.

Anecdotally the RPL exam seems to have some harder questions than the PPL despite it covering less of the syllabus and that the material...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jul 2022, 03:11
Replies: 45
Views: 4,653
Posted By jonkster

Somewhat off topic but I thought a beautiful...

Somewhat off topic but I thought a beautiful demonstration of air flow from a real wing is in part of the video below (around about 35 seconds in)
...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2022, 23:25
Replies: 45
Views: 4,653
Posted By jonkster

Devil Now, hold the paper so it hangs vertically. Blow...

Now, hold the paper so it hangs vertically. Blow down over one side (ie same experiment but twisted 90 degress so paper hangs down,). Shouldn't the paper curl to the side you blow?

Try it! Very...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Jul 2022, 03:47
Replies: 10
Views: 3,113
Posted By jonkster

All 25 souls survived a textbook ditching...

All 25 souls survived a textbook ditching immediately following low level EFATO in an old aircraft, I recall only one person suffered injury - flight attendant (broken arm?), PIC was last to leave...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st May 2022, 05:12
Replies: 24
Views: 6,443
Posted By jonkster

have a look at Paul Bertorelli's video where he...

have a look at Paul Bertorelli's video where he does the stats on ditching. Gear doesn't seem to be that much of an issue.https://youtu.be/0LwGYBBhTss
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