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Forum: Private Flying
14th Feb 2003, 10:49
Replies: 18
Views: 1,437
Posted By khorne

Babies can't equalise the pressure very well and...

Babies can't equalise the pressure very well and so they need something to suck on during the ups and (particularly) during the downs if you get to any altitude. Otherwise they don't know that it...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jan 2003, 00:55
Replies: 25
Views: 5,550
Posted By khorne

Flying down a Fiord in Greenland at progressively...

Flying down a Fiord in Greenland at progressively lower and lower heights with severe icing above and the return airport below minimums just because we couldn't face another night in the god aweful...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jan 2003, 00:44
Replies: 45
Views: 6,768
Posted By khorne

I think that all the replies to this post have...

I think that all the replies to this post have failed to read the part where he says that he doesn't intend to land in France. Since you are not landing there is no need to worry about customs. ...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jan 2003, 09:29
Replies: 9
Views: 922
Posted By khorne

I can't see anything wrong with cutting the fuel...

I can't see anything wrong with cutting the fuel to show a student what happens when the prop stops. This is yet another example of things that should be considered, perhaps as some kind of...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jan 2003, 07:51
Replies: 9
Views: 922
Posted By khorne

Icing

Everyone on this post (and on any other post that mentions it) seems to say that you need to really avoid ice because it is "nasty stuff". Clearly it is better to stay out of ice if you can but I...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jan 2003, 13:58
Replies: 33
Views: 3,891
Posted By khorne

Some of the posts that are mentioning numbers of...

Some of the posts that are mentioning numbers of hours for FAA IR's in this thread are wrong. I would qualify that and say that the only guide is the FAR AIM and I am quoting from the 2002 edition...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jan 2003, 13:28
Replies: 40
Views: 6,947
Posted By khorne

It may not always be possible but the best idea...

It may not always be possible but the best idea is to try to fly so high as to stand a fair chance of gliding to an airfield. With a GPS you can get directly over an airfield without even being...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jan 2003, 13:07
Replies: 5
Views: 1,050
Posted By khorne

It is obviously true that you need moisture for...

It is obviously true that you need moisture for ice but it does not have to be above the freezing layer. If your temperature gauge is showing a very low temperature but not quite freezing, say 2...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jan 2003, 09:30
Replies: 6
Views: 731
Posted By khorne

I have bought many US and Canadian maps from...

I have bought many US and Canadian maps from Sportys in the US. It only takes a few days for them to arive and they can be Fedex'd if you are in a hurry. They have everything you might need. They...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Nov 2002, 09:55
Replies: 18
Views: 1,541
Posted By khorne

I was based at Turweston until about 2 years ago...

I was based at Turweston until about 2 years ago and can't think of a bad thing to say about the place (which is quite something for me). The circuits are strange and high in order to keep the...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2002, 16:55
Replies: 93
Views: 13,011
Posted By khorne

I subscribe to both Pilot and Flyer. I have no...

I subscribe to both Pilot and Flyer. I have no relationship with either other than as a reader. I have no idea what everyone is talking about as Pilot is by far the superior publication. I can...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Oct 2002, 12:18
Replies: 37
Views: 3,424
Posted By khorne

Lost?

It seems that this post was put up by accident from 1975.

Surely no-one has any excuse for getting lost in 2002! A simple GPS can be bought for not much more than an hours flying and one with...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2002, 08:42
Replies: 20
Views: 2,547
Posted By khorne

Reykjavik to Blackpool is my longest . I think...

Reykjavik to Blackpool is my longest . I think this is about 870 nm. There was a good tailwind and we were high up in good weather so we thought we would miss out the refuelling stops. Landed...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Aug 2002, 14:15
Replies: 43
Views: 4,413
Posted By khorne

Aircraft are for getting from A to B very fast. ...

Aircraft are for getting from A to B very fast. I no more feel like abird while flying than I feel like a horse while driving or feel like a whale when on a ferry.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jul 2002, 12:16
Replies: 16
Views: 964
Posted By khorne

Try this link ...

Try this link

http://www.av8r.co.uk/acatalog/av8r_co_uk_Flight_Suits_23.html

These people sell used gortex suits for £99. I got one which is very good but they took 3 weeks to send it and...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jul 2002, 10:56
Replies: 29
Views: 2,529
Posted By khorne

I recently flew to and from the USA in a single...

I recently flew to and from the USA in a single engine aircraft. The complete list of what we took is endless and certainly included not only immersion suits but layers of clothing underneath and a...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jul 2002, 09:38
Replies: 11
Views: 1,739
Posted By khorne

Dean, A previous post suggested that you will...

Dean, A previous post suggested that you will fly in an N Reg. If this is the case then you need another pilot when in VMC and under the hood. In IMC he will need an FAA IR and dual controls. ...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jul 2002, 09:05
Replies: 33
Views: 3,907
Posted By khorne

Flying in IMC can be very high workload. An...

Flying in IMC can be very high workload. An autopilot reduces that workload consierably. If you think there is something wrong with it then get rid of it otherwise allow it to free up brain...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jul 2002, 12:30
Replies: 5
Views: 859
Posted By khorne

French Security Checks

A few months ago my wife and I took a commercial flight and found that my wifes passport has run out 6 months earlier.

In those 6 months we had been to 3 european countries including at least...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2002, 09:37
Replies: 18
Views: 2,470
Posted By khorne

MATZ

I agree with a previous poster that they will generally prefer it if you route via their overhead at virtually all MATZ that I have been to. IN areas such as the Vale of York or through...
Forum: Private Flying
15th May 2002, 12:04
Replies: 11
Views: 1,493
Posted By khorne

VFR Minima

Is it only me that thinks that the entire system for VFR mimima and different types of airspace is completely bonkers?

Why can't we have a simple one line system such as:-

1. I can see my prop...
Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2002, 22:27
Replies: 19
Views: 1,236
Posted By khorne

US Immigration

I have one piece of advice - if you are considering leaving things such as headsets at home so as not to make it obvious you are on a flying holiday. Bear in mind that you go through immigration...
Forum: Private Flying
12th May 2002, 09:28
Replies: 32
Views: 3,492
Posted By khorne

Tips

My tip in response to your item 3 is not to call "clear". If you need to call anything it should be "vacated" as "clear" can be heard on the radio by someone and misheard as them being cleared to...
Forum: Private Flying
12th May 2002, 09:21
Replies: 5
Views: 846
Posted By khorne

FAA Licence in the UK

I have never done this myself but I believe it is easy. I believe that you do this through the FAA office at Heathrow. Even if this is not the case you can still ring them and ask them how you do...
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2002, 20:59
Replies: 39
Views: 4,627
Posted By khorne

VFR on Top

The previous post states, quite correctly, that it is illegal for a PPL to fly on top in France. Legal is one thing and common sense is another.

If you have an IMC rating you can fly on top in...
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2002, 09:25
Replies: 39
Views: 4,627
Posted By khorne

VFR in France

Legally you should fly only VFR in FRance, however ...

France is certainly the easiest place to fly. There seems to be lots of airspace but much of it you are not even obliged to be in radio...
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