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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 09:28
Replies: 30
Views: 11,942
Posted By Troy McClure

Loss of autopilot, alternate law, loss of...

Loss of autopilot, alternate law, loss of ailerons, ‘half’ the elevator, some spoilers, manual gear extension then direct law, slow flaps, no slats, flap 3 landing, only one reverser, alternate...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Sep 2021, 08:08
Replies: 9
Views: 8,834
Posted By Troy McClure

Broke two golden rules - turned back and...

Broke two golden rules - turned back and stretched the glide?
Forum: Private Flying
16th Dec 2009, 14:31
Replies: 106
Views: 35,450
Posted By Troy McClure

Also heard on 121.5. She sounded remarkably calm....

Also heard on 121.5. She sounded remarkably calm. Glad she's ok. Reg was G-AN (missed the full callsign).

Like the IOM Today news report that mentions the aircraft type - just because an oil rig's...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
15th Oct 2009, 19:17
Replies: 1,035
Views: 721,743
Posted By Troy McClure

Flying Pikey, loving the attitude. Make the...

Flying Pikey, loving the attitude.

Make the most of it, keep flying. Only a lucky few have an easy ride.

I finally got my break last January and started an airline job through CTC ATP. This was...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jun 2009, 15:58
Replies: 129
Views: 54,396
Posted By Troy McClure

Yes, a non-event, but: Would I be happy if...

Yes, a non-event, but:

Would I be happy if the captain died and I had to land the aeroplane? No.
Could I do it? Yes
Would I do it? Yes
Would I have checked if any other crew were on board...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
19th Mar 2009, 20:58
Replies: 1,552
Views: 428,522
Posted By Troy McClure

Stavros, Assuming you mean Dale Farm, a...

Stavros,

Assuming you mean Dale Farm, a couple of points.

1. There's a potentially muddy track to negotiate to get to the main road, so you may want to put your good shoes in your bag.

2....
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2009, 11:02
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,448,184
Posted By Troy McClure

Most airlines will stipulate that PF must keep...

Most airlines will stipulate that PF must keep his hands on the thrust levers and control column below MSA at all times, other than briefly to alter Heading Bug etc. In gusty conditions (not...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2009, 21:51
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,542
Posted By Troy McClure

ChristiaanJ - with regard to trying on a life...

ChristiaanJ - with regard to trying on a life jacket for real, have a quiet word with the cabin crew when they're not busy - no reason they can't let you try on the demo one after everyone else has...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2009, 21:44
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,542
Posted By Troy McClure

Chris Yates, an 'aviation expert' interviewed on...

Chris Yates, an 'aviation expert' interviewed on BBC News just said that an A320 in the take off phase can't get airborne on one engine. So what are all those V1 cuts I've been practicing in the sim?...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
29th Oct 2008, 13:50
Replies: 22
Views: 5,921
Posted By Troy McClure

Equilibrium is where thrust=drag and lift=weight....

Equilibrium is where thrust=drag and lift=weight. Not magic, physics.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
28th Oct 2008, 17:26
Replies: 22
Views: 5,921
Posted By Troy McClure

If there's a sudden increase in headwind, you get...

If there's a sudden increase in headwind, you get an increase in lift and drag. The drag reduces the airspeed to equilibrium and the performance increase disappears. The opposite happens when there's...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
22nd Oct 2008, 15:54
Replies: 33
Views: 6,034
Posted By Troy McClure

I always found slow flight (or at least slower...

I always found slow flight (or at least slower than normal - say 60-70 knots) useful for students in quite early stages who were struggling with straight and level. Taking it from them, accelerating...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
13th Oct 2008, 13:59
Replies: 50
Views: 26,981
Posted By Troy McClure

Ok, fair point: adverse yaw is the secondary...

Ok, fair point: adverse yaw is the secondary effect of aileron, not of roll.

I still maintain that a slip leading to yaw is a result of angle of bank, not of roll. For example. if you're rolling...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
10th Oct 2008, 17:00
Replies: 50
Views: 26,981
Posted By Troy McClure

Adverse aileron yaw is the secondary effect of...

Adverse aileron yaw is the secondary effect of roll.

Rolling and then watching the nose drop sideways is the primary effect of gravity with a forward C of G, or if you like the secondary effect of...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
10th Oct 2008, 15:41
Replies: 64
Views: 8,349
Posted By Troy McClure

WWW - Christ, I think I'm you, just a year...

WWW - Christ, I think I'm you, just a year behind. I Dooon't belieeve it....

:)
Forum: Tech Log
10th Oct 2008, 15:19
Replies: 35
Views: 7,038
Posted By Troy McClure

Trimmed aeroplane: Pitch nose down,...

Trimmed aeroplane:

Pitch nose down, increased (negative) AofA on tailplane = more downforce on tail, nose pitches up.

Pitch nose up, decreased (negative) AofA on tailplane = less downforce on...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Oct 2008, 12:47
Replies: 7
Views: 1,534
Posted By Troy McClure

What I've always wondered about - how come in the...

What I've always wondered about - how come in the most critical phases of take-off and landing are the aeroplane systems not affected at all by flying near or even over mobile phone transmitter masts...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Oct 2008, 10:44
Replies: 35
Views: 11,644
Posted By Troy McClure

Nice to see that the media completely passed this...

Nice to see that the media completely passed this one by, no doubt helped by the repeated use of the phrase 'non-event' in this very thread.

No 'death plunge' bullsh!t on BBC News, and no further...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
25th Sep 2008, 13:22
Replies: 125
Views: 23,408
Posted By Troy McClure

According to an Easyjet TRE, a lot of these ATP...

According to an Easyjet TRE, a lot of these ATP guys are failing their type ratings. ATP only care about the money, and if they do any form of selection (other than cashing the cheque), their tests...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
18th Sep 2008, 16:52
Replies: 13
Views: 1,714
Posted By Troy McClure

You can't fly for hire or reward on a PPL. ...

You can't fly for hire or reward on a PPL.

You'll need a CPL (and realistically an Instructor's Rating and/or Instrument Rating and Multi-Crew Co-operation Course) before you can get a flying job.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Sep 2008, 13:12
Replies: 9
Views: 1,758
Posted By Troy McClure

Someone on the TV was moaning that another...

Someone on the TV was moaning that another carrier had increased the price of it's flights back from Florida for £300 to £1000 in half an hour. Surely it's simply the fact that the cheaper seats have...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
12th Sep 2008, 12:32
Replies: 14
Views: 5,967
Posted By Troy McClure

I was in a similar position in 2006 waiting for a...

I was in a similar position in 2006 waiting for a call from BA Citiexpress. Kept a trickle of instructing/survey work going to keep current, but for too long I put off applying for other jobs and...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2008, 13:13
Replies: 410
Views: 84,249
Posted By Troy McClure

As itsresidualmate said, no need to tug on the...

As itsresidualmate said, no need to tug on the mask. Unless you're 12 feet tall you'll need to pull the mask down to reach your face. This action alone pulls out the pin to start the chemical oxygen...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Aug 2008, 15:35
Replies: 53
Views: 10,724
Posted By Troy McClure

East Midlands has given me transits hundreds of...

East Midlands has given me transits hundreds of times (I was based there admittedly) -maybe 1 in 10 refused and valid reason given.

Birmingham offered me a transit once when I didn't ask, as did...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
31st Jul 2008, 20:10
Replies: 86
Views: 39,509
Posted By Troy McClure

Hold pool was BA Cityexpress (Connect). Turned...

Hold pool was BA Cityexpress (Connect). Turned down Airmed and FRA. E145 was Flybe... No regrets.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2008, 16:01
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,002
Posted By Troy McClure

Not familiar with the 747, but on the 737-700 I...

Not familiar with the 747, but on the 737-700 I fly (and don't ask me why....) I paid particular attention to the equivalent fairings on my last walk-round. They're placarded with the words:...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
28th Jul 2008, 15:37
Replies: 86
Views: 39,509
Posted By Troy McClure

Lots of parallels with my journey there. Chuck in...

Lots of parallels with my journey there. Chuck in a few years instructing and scratching a living flying twins as a survey pilot, a failed sim ride, a hold pool that never led to a job, two...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Jul 2008, 17:48
Replies: 306
Views: 84,053
Posted By Troy McClure

Will depend on your experience: jet time etc. I...

Will depend on your experience: jet time etc. I had plenty of multi-engine, but only piston. Expect sim to be the Alteon Embraer 145 in Manchester (Didsbury area?).

In my case, training captain...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
29th Jun 2008, 13:04
Replies: 45
Views: 7,135
Posted By Troy McClure

From Easyjet's internal communications: ...

From Easyjet's internal communications:

Airline Training Partnership (ATP)

There has been much rumour and speculation these past few months about a recent initiative we have embarked upon with...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jun 2008, 14:36
Replies: 21
Views: 1,599
Posted By Troy McClure

As with all such things, it's a damn sight easier...

As with all such things, it's a damn sight easier to do than it is to write down.

Has worked for many of my students who were struggling with their landings with previous instructors, but I didn't...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jun 2008, 19:26
Replies: 21
Views: 1,599
Posted By Troy McClure

Modified from a post I wrote last year: Look...

Modified from a post I wrote last year:

Look as far ahead as you can.

By looking at 'infinity', your eyes diverge so you gain peripheral vision.

When the runway edge 'touches' the bottom of...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
26th Feb 2008, 20:32
Replies: 13
Views: 3,712
Posted By Troy McClure

In my ATPLs, I used wind up to calculate heading...

In my ATPLs, I used wind up to calculate heading from track/wind (the one you want most often in real life).

For the odd question where you had to work out something useless like wind from track...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
26th Feb 2008, 20:28
Replies: 34
Views: 4,548
Posted By Troy McClure

Need CPL theory as a bare minimum, plus there's...

Need CPL theory as a bare minimum, plus there's an hours requirement. Need a CPL/IMC and an FIC as a minimum to get paid to instruct. Budget on around £20,000.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Feb 2008, 20:23
Replies: 5
Views: 1,073
Posted By Troy McClure

My MEP expired last summer when I renewed my IR...

My MEP expired last summer when I renewed my IR in a sim to save a few pennies. Half way through 737 type rating now without problems. ME IR is all you need to keep current. It's in LASORS somewhere....
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
22nd Feb 2008, 13:40
Replies: 37
Views: 5,325
Posted By Troy McClure

Got a couple of mates who are ex students. One...

Got a couple of mates who are ex students. One who got his PPL, the other where I moved on and he's still training, and he still asks my advice.

On the other hand, have also been teaching a (long...
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