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Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2016, 02:39
Replies: 83
Views: 30,521
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Having once stalled my T67M Mk-II with the CofG...

Having once stalled my T67M Mk-II with the CofG at (but not beyond) the aft limit, I can confirm that the behaviour is MASSIVELY different to even a few millimeters further forward, and I will not be...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jan 2008, 16:36
Replies: 57
Views: 8,891
Posted By ModernDinosaur

An interesting anecdote regarding GPS. One system...

An interesting anecdote regarding GPS. One system I used about three years ago had two GPS receivers and checked one against the other. One day, receiver 'A' reported no satellites were visible,...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Jan 2008, 08:49
Replies: 22
Views: 3,268
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Whoppity states: My conversations and emails...

Whoppity states:

My conversations and emails with the CAA indicate that this paragraph is not as clear as you might like for two reasons. First, it does not specify what TYPE of licence. TV...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
18th Jan 2008, 23:40
Replies: 22
Views: 3,268
Posted By ModernDinosaur

I have a CRI rating on my license, and I have a...

I have a CRI rating on my license, and I have a lot of time on the phone and writing emails to the CAA trying to work out what I can do and (more importantly) what I can't do with it. The long and...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Dec 2007, 00:30
Replies: 80
Views: 12,192
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Hear hear, JF. As always, an excellent post.

Hear hear, JF. As always, an excellent post.
Forum: Tech Log
15th Nov 2007, 20:55
Replies: 4
Views: 2,121
Posted By ModernDinosaur

I did exactly this DIY upgrade on an Avcom AC900...

I did exactly this DIY upgrade on an Avcom AC900 about five years ago and I've been very happy with it. You do need to be careful to get the modules in the right way round, and to always wear the...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Dec 2006, 15:46
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,454,062
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Similar callsigns

Nice one, WX Man - reminds me of a similar conversation I had a few years ago with Thames Radar while I was receiving a Flight Information Service as I was routing around their zone. Flying G-FA, I...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Aug 2004, 09:00
Replies: 107
Views: 10,655
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Sorry I'm going to miss you all today - I've...

Sorry I'm going to miss you all today - I've decided that flying with mild whip-lash after a minor car accident on Friday night isn't sensible. Hope you all have fun, and I'm sure I'll get to meet...
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Aug 2004, 21:43
Replies: 0
Views: 784
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Thank you Gatwick Director and Tower

Many, many thanks to all the people operating the Gatwick zone at 1810Z-ish tonight for clearing me through the zone enroute to Redhill. My apologies for being on the wrong half of the orbit to see...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Aug 2004, 11:39
Replies: 107
Views: 10,655
Posted By ModernDinosaur

August 29th? Wow - a date I can actually make! ...

August 29th? Wow - a date I can actually make! It's ages since I actually made it to a PPRuNe fly-in - am I still allowed?

Cheers,

MD.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
3rd Aug 2004, 07:33
Replies: 30
Views: 4,953
Posted By ModernDinosaur

I've only flown the AvGas DA40, not the AvTur...

I've only flown the AvGas DA40, not the AvTur DA40D, but I imagine the speeds are pretty similar. There is a huge variation, however, and from memory (hence subject to a few knots error):
...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jan 2004, 18:46
Replies: 16
Views: 3,632
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Jinkster, What FFF is absolutely correct, ...

Jinkster,

What FFF is absolutely correct, however in my experience a frighteningly large number of people have missed one vital step in the process. Whether you choose the "by experience" or...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2004, 04:51
Replies: 10
Views: 1,723
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Hey - I've got an idea! Let's make the world...

Hey - I've got an idea! Let's make the world would be a better place! Should be easy if all we need to do is lose a Dubya behind the Bush...

Sorry, couldn't resist.

MD.
Forum: ATC Issues
16th Jan 2004, 03:51
Replies: 23
Views: 2,155
Posted By ModernDinosaur

One comment and a question from a PPL... I...

One comment and a question from a PPL...

I was once flying with a FIS from Thames Radar in G-ABCD when I heard an exchange between another aircraft and the controller along the lines of:
...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2004, 16:02
Replies: 23
Views: 2,985
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Talking It's like the fog has lifted - once more I can...

It's like the fog has lifted - once more I can see whether any NOTAMs affect my proposed flight, and I can do so in seconds rather than half an hour. Thank you, Ian, for your work producing the...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jan 2004, 15:50
Replies: 22
Views: 2,524
Posted By ModernDinosaur

I flew in the US last year, and I had no trouble...

I flew in the US last year, and I had no trouble getting the FAA PPL issued on the basis of my UK PPL. Like Bluebeard Iwas told that although I didn't need a visa, one was advisable. Again like...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jan 2004, 02:47
Replies: 2
Views: 585
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Favourite: the 88-mile final (no, that's not a...

Favourite: the 88-mile final (no, that's not a typo) into RNAS Yeovilton (airfield in-sight from 22 miles) when I flew there to commemorate the first flight by the Wright brothers.

Shocking: ...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Dec 2003, 19:25
Replies: 55
Views: 4,612
Posted By ModernDinosaur

1) SR-71 Blackbird 2) Tucano 3) DA-40...

1) SR-71 Blackbird

2) Tucano

3) DA-40 Diamond Star / DA-42 TwinStar

Happy New Year!

MD
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2003, 19:12
Replies: 26
Views: 5,078
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Ok - another 2p... AFE - nice, very clear, ...

Ok - another 2p...

AFE - nice, very clear, but spiral bound only - I use a kneeboard with plastic wallets, so loose-leaf is prefered.

Pooleys - good if sometimes the print is a little too...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Dec 2003, 03:17
Replies: 46
Views: 3,797
Posted By ModernDinosaur

There's an entourage planning to fly in from...

There's an entourage planning to fly in from Redhill - currently six planes. One shame is that you can't PPR more than 24 hours in advance )-:

Cheers,

MD.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Dec 2003, 20:45
Replies: 10
Views: 1,589
Posted By ModernDinosaur

I noticed that Pooleys have produced some new PPL...

I noticed that Pooleys have produced some new PPL training books. There seem to be three volumes, covering PPL(A), PPL(H) and PPL(A) IMC, and each is available in both "personal study" and "full...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2003, 22:54
Replies: 30
Views: 2,736
Posted By ModernDinosaur

I do different things depending on the phase of...

I do different things depending on the phase of the flight...

* Below the transition altitude and outside the circuit, both are on QNH.

* Above the transition altitude, the "primary"...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Oct 2003, 03:29
Replies: 0
Views: 476
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Thanks Thames and Farnborough

Hi!

Just a quick note to all the controllers I've talked with over the past couple of weeks at both Thames Radar and Farnborough Radar. Thanks to your help slotting my flights in, I managed to...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Oct 2003, 01:31
Replies: 8
Views: 1,056
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Weather permitting, yes, me, with three...

Weather permitting, yes, me, with three (non-PPRuNe) passengers from Redhill.

Cheers,

MD.
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Sep 2003, 03:51
Replies: 34
Views: 6,421
Posted By ModernDinosaur

1261 has a copy of the ITU book! I wonder what...

1261 has a copy of the ITU book! I wonder what it says for the pronunciation of 'F'... I hear "Fox" with no "trot" almost all the time these days, so much so that I now do it myself except on the...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Sep 2003, 04:01
Replies: 223
Views: 25,573
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Another slight diversion from the core topic of...

Another slight diversion from the core topic of this thread, but in a part-answer to why aircraft fuel gauges are inaccurate compared to car gauges, it has something to do with the way the tanks...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Sep 2003, 05:26
Replies: 223
Views: 25,573
Posted By ModernDinosaur

All this talk of invisible fueltanks - how about...

All this talk of invisible fueltanks - how about the DA-40 then? This has four tanks in total, two in each wing, joined by tubes so the outboard tank always drains into the inboard tank...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Aug 2003, 22:43
Replies: 124
Views: 29,101
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Dunsfold is there and although it doesn't have...

Dunsfold is there and although it doesn't have any official recognition to my knowledge, the runway is very much in use. It is currently operating unlicensed and by invitation only - I was lucky...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2003, 22:40
Replies: 26
Views: 3,092
Posted By ModernDinosaur

It's perhaps worth noting that in some modern IFR...

It's perhaps worth noting that in some modern IFR aircraft, ALL of the primary gyro instruments (AI, DI and TC) are electric - there is NO vacuum system. This seems sensible to me as (in my...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Aug 2003, 23:40
Replies: 101
Views: 13,522
Posted By ModernDinosaur

MC said I trust the exchange was as per...

MC said

I trust the exchange was as per CAP413...!
MD
Forum: Private Flying
14th Aug 2003, 20:39
Replies: 130
Views: 15,072
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Rwy in Sight commented: I think the point...

Rwy in Sight commented:

I think the point most people are making is that by forcing people to wear a HiViz in all circumstances, you might actually make the situation less safe and cause the...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Aug 2003, 23:07
Replies: 22
Views: 2,303
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Redhill is always PPR, preferably by telephone. ...

Redhill is always PPR, preferably by telephone. Slots are not required to fly in, and the "closing" times for the airshow proper have been notified by NOTAM:


and

My reading is that you...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Aug 2003, 20:16
Replies: 5
Views: 2,701
Posted By ModernDinosaur

I've just purchased a GPSMap 196 with the...

I've just purchased a GPSMap 196 with the "International Atlantic" database (i.e. Europe) and it is great - by far the easiest GPS I've used, up to and including the GNS530. However, according to...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Aug 2003, 20:41
Replies: 163
Views: 23,779
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Gonzo asked: At least then we knew our tax...

Gonzo asked:

At least then we knew our tax money was going to provide a useful service. Now we have less idea where the money goes and a less useful service (not through any fault on the part of...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Aug 2003, 04:36
Replies: 163
Views: 23,779
Posted By ModernDinosaur

Pie Man replied to me: Perhaps we should...

Pie Man replied to me:

Perhaps we should treat the airspace above the UK as a national resource for the use of all, much like the roads are. Or at least as they used to be until the government...
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