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Forum: Private Flying
14th Apr 2015, 09:19
Replies: 3
Views: 1,477
Posted By baldwinm

Oh yes it is

It significantly lowers the base of the controlled airspace to the north of the zone in an area of high terrain, significantly reducing the possibility of a safe passage without clearance within this...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Oct 2014, 19:05
Replies: 59
Views: 11,020
Posted By baldwinm

Lost the flexible end of a jerry can filler pipe...

Lost the flexible end of a jerry can filler pipe in a Jodel fuel tank. Got it out using one of the flexible claw tools with a small web cam taped to it. Drained the tank first.
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jun 2014, 07:50
Replies: 9
Views: 3,448
Posted By baldwinm

Mystery forced landing

Did this actually happen? There are no details forthcoming and no one in the local area seems to know anything about it.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Feb 2014, 12:48
Replies: 413
Views: 230,232
Posted By baldwinm

I'm a bit worried about the 60 minute flying...

I'm a bit worried about the 60 minute flying lesson
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jul 2013, 12:13
Replies: 25
Views: 4,109
Posted By baldwinm

Fair enough... but as I say I've never seen...

Fair enough...

but as I say I've never seen one. I've seen a lot of turbines.
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jul 2013, 11:14
Replies: 25
Views: 4,109
Posted By baldwinm

I have never seen a turbine that faces downwind,...

I have never seen a turbine that faces downwind, there may be some. Either way any turbulence is going to be downwind of the turbine.



Have a look at this photo of wind turbines in fog
...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jul 2013, 21:32
Replies: 7
Views: 1,358
Posted By baldwinm

I spoke to the guy who runs St Michaels at a...

I spoke to the guy who runs St Michaels at a party once - he seemed perfectly amenable to a suitable SEP flying in.

Brook Farm and Tarn Farm/Rossall are nearer Lancaster. Several SEPs are based at...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jul 2013, 08:40
Replies: 7
Views: 1,358
Posted By baldwinm

Another option would be Brook Farm near Pilling ...

Another option would be Brook Farm near Pilling

Brook Farm (http://airfieldcards.com/php/results.php?id=359)
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2013, 12:30
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

Fair enough -but some of us on here are doing...

Fair enough -but some of us on here are doing this for a hobby you know :)

Having said that when I started gliding in my teens a good b***ocking seemed to be par for the course for any minor...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jun 2013, 10:33
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

Sound advice - give yourself chance to calm down,...

Sound advice - give yourself chance to calm down, get yourself orientated and "re-brief" yourself on the approach before doing anything else.
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2013, 17:52
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

Jonzarno, May have been. Definitely was...

Jonzarno,

May have been. Definitely was vectors. Can't remember whether it was an STEC or avidyne autoplilot as was in a group with both. Did the same thing a few days earlier and it worked fine,...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2013, 15:42
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

That is sad. I had to do an 8 hour...

That is sad.



I had to do an 8 hour conversion course but I think more ground school would have been useful. I made sure I read all the documentation available - there is a lot.

I would...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2013, 14:45
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

It probably was - I never managed to reproduce...

It probably was - I never managed to reproduce it. I have been known to make errors, have "finger trouble" or have the odd "senior moment", unlike some of the sky gods who frequent this forum :)....
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2013, 14:35
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

I used to fly a Cirrus. I did read all the...

I used to fly a Cirrus. I did read all the manuals. There is a lot of redundancy in the electrical system, it is very complicated, far too much to commit to memory. The system can generate a myriad...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2013, 13:39
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

The backup horizon is electric as well. Hopefully...

The backup horizon is electric as well. Hopefully that's not winding down. If you have an STEC autopilot that's driven by a (hidden) electric turn coordinator. If you have the Avidyne autopilot or...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2013, 12:24
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

Commercial air traffic has an excellent safety...

Commercial air traffic has an excellent safety record, no doubt in part to the level of automation involved, but when things start to go wrong with the technology it can be hard for the pilots to...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Jun 2013, 14:50
Replies: 379
Views: 47,637
Posted By baldwinm

I think he is about 10 years younger - and his...

I think he is about 10 years younger - and his Cirrus has a two-tone colour scheme IIRC
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2013, 17:39
Replies: 177
Views: 52,256
Posted By baldwinm

Wind turbines

Sorry to bang on about the wind turbines again but I think it is slightly more on topic than recent posts:)

I note with interest that on a thread about the proposed wind farm near Popham that the...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2013, 10:42
Replies: 8
Views: 3,312
Posted By baldwinm

I have flown in a 150 and a 172, I think the...

I have flown in a 150 and a 172, I think the strip was east-west. That was back in the eighties though so things might have changed:)
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2013, 10:36
Replies: 177
Views: 52,256
Posted By baldwinm

How about pilot incapacitation (e.g. heart...

How about pilot incapacitation (e.g. heart attack, stroke) plus a whole load of factors previously mentioned.

The logical conclusion of your argument seems to be that no properly flown aeroplane...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2013, 14:16
Replies: 177
Views: 52,256
Posted By baldwinm

Wind turbine

I think it unlikely too, and yet there is a nagging doubt at the back of my mind.

From the CAA document I referenced previously

"It is recognised that aircraft wake vortices can be hazardous to...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2013, 13:28
Replies: 177
Views: 52,256
Posted By baldwinm

I hope the AAIB do a thorough investigation that...

I hope the AAIB do a thorough investigation that excludes (or otherwise) the possibility that the wind turbines situated on the airfield could in any way have contributed to the accident through wind...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2013, 18:47
Replies: 177
Views: 52,256
Posted By baldwinm

Where did you read that? Have a look at ...

Where did you read that?

Have a look at

CAP 764: CAA Policy and Guidelines on Wind Turbines (http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=33&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=2358)

In...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Nov 2012, 08:25
Replies: 218
Views: 23,536
Posted By baldwinm

Non equity Cirrus

I was in the Cirrus group at Blackpool since it was formed (I was in the Piper Archer III group before that) until earlier this year.

A quick calculation, including the monthly fee, and it has...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jul 2012, 12:55
Replies: 12
Views: 2,520
Posted By baldwinm

Sorry - meant North Weald

Sorry - meant North Weald
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jul 2012, 08:06
Replies: 12
Views: 2,520
Posted By baldwinm

PA28 to SR20 conversion

I converted from the PA28 to the SR20 at Flight Academy Blackpool. It wasn't particularly difficult and I like the handling of the Cirrus (although I've only flown the G3 version). I wasn't hours...
Forum: Private Flying
18th May 2012, 08:35
Replies: 15
Views: 1,464
Posted By baldwinm

Hotels in le Touquet

Personally I would only book ahead hotels with a late cancellation policy e.g the Accor (?) one on the sea front and the Holiday Inn due to the vaguaries of the English/Northern France weather.
...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2011, 08:53
Replies: 317
Views: 88,489
Posted By baldwinm

Cirrus ab initio training

Sorry, I fly from Blackpool with a related organisation (who do PPL training in the Cirrus) so I assumed they would.
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2011, 09:02
Replies: 317
Views: 88,489
Posted By baldwinm

Cirrus ab-initio training

How about JPM Aviation - Home (http://www.jmflying.com) at North Weald?
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Sep 2011, 09:10
Replies: 27
Views: 15,596
Posted By baldwinm

Garmin trainer on Windows 7 works fine for me

The Garmin 400-500W series trainer works absolutely fine for me on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Service Pack 1. Doesn't need XP mode - if you look at the system requirements its says it runs on XP...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jun 2011, 11:26
Replies: 33
Views: 4,775
Posted By baldwinm

Notam - correct day?

The air display appears to be notamed on the Saturday (25th) not Sunday
Forum: Private Flying
28th Dec 2010, 16:03
Replies: 17
Views: 1,945
Posted By baldwinm

Converting to NPPL from glider

According to Welcome to the British Gliding Association (http://www.gliding.co.uk) you would need a minimum of 10 hours instruction before taking the flying test to convert to a NPPL. You would need...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Dec 2010, 11:39
Replies: 17
Views: 1,945
Posted By baldwinm

Suggestion

Toby,

here is a suggestion for you.

as you are so near, join the gliding club at Walney Island - make getting your Glider Pilots licence your first goal - this will be a lot more affordable...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Dec 2010, 14:36
Replies: 17
Views: 1,945
Posted By baldwinm

Good luck to you - it won't be easy but it can...

Good luck to you - it won't be easy but it can done!

Let us know how you get on.
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Dec 2010, 12:21
Replies: 17
Views: 1,945
Posted By baldwinm

Walney Island to Blackpool

'bout 2 hours to Carlisle as well I'm afraid. Walney sometimes let us do circuit practice there in the week so maybe they would pick you up for the odd lesson - it would push up the hourly cost...
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