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Forum: Private Flying
2nd Aug 2007, 06:24
Replies: 14
Views: 11,317
Posted By dmjw01

In short, yes. If the total fuel on board was...

In short, yes. If the total fuel on board was adequate then you'd have been fine. It is very common on high-wing Cessnas for one tank to initially drain faster than the other, but there does come a...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Aug 2007, 06:14
Replies: 26
Views: 7,412
Posted By dmjw01

It never ceases to amaze me how much utter...

It never ceases to amaze me how much utter claptrap is spoken about this subject. Flaps being "ripped off"? Perlease....

There is only one correct answer to this: Look in the POH for your...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Jan 2007, 14:13
Replies: 7
Views: 2,819
Posted By dmjw01

Yes - ours has an autopilot as well, although I...

Yes - ours has an autopilot as well, although I believe it doesn't work (though I must confess I haven't actually tried it).
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jan 2007, 17:08
Replies: 7
Views: 2,819
Posted By dmjw01

You might also like to have a look at this site,...

You might also like to have a look at this site, about an HR100 of which a friend of mine is a share holder. Theirs is a Lycoming-powered one...

http://www.vsi.flyer.co.uk/index.htm
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jan 2007, 16:56
Replies: 7
Views: 2,819
Posted By dmjw01

Indeed - the one I fly is a Continental powered...

Indeed - the one I fly is a Continental powered one, but I don't imagine the performance figures are very different. The 6-cylinder TCM IO-360 is lovely and smooth though!

I'm fairly new to the...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Aug 2006, 06:28
Replies: 20
Views: 3,649
Posted By dmjw01

What type of licence, what ratings does it...

What type of licence, what ratings does it contain, and are you talking about the 5-yearly re-issue?

For the 5-yearly re-issue of a simple PPL containing an SEP rating, there's no need for the CAA...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jul 2006, 22:38
Replies: 44
Views: 16,443
Posted By dmjw01

At the risk of going off-topic, it's surprising...

At the risk of going off-topic, it's surprising how few people really know how to get the best out of Google.

Searching for "plane shares" (without the double-quotes) will return pages containing...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2006, 22:06
Replies: 10
Views: 1,381
Posted By dmjw01

You missed out a few words there. It's just...

You missed out a few words there.

It's just a cynical, pointless, revenue-generating paperwork exercise.
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jul 2006, 07:28
Replies: 15
Views: 3,182
Posted By dmjw01

It's been a while since I've looked at a 152 POH,...

It's been a while since I've looked at a 152 POH, but my suspicion is the 23 litres per hour figure is for a correctly leaned engine. If that's the case, then you will not achieve that figure if...
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2006, 05:56
Replies: 9
Views: 1,763
Posted By dmjw01

I recently made the mistake of borrowing a...

I recently made the mistake of borrowing a friend's Bose-X headset after my own ANR had stopped working (probably due to condensation forming in it during a flight to Svalbard). I wore the Bose-X for...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Mar 2006, 06:20
Replies: 42
Views: 6,880
Posted By dmjw01

My bet is that it doesn't say that at all, or...

My bet is that it doesn't say that at all, or that it's been written by somebody who has misunderstood the engine manufacturer's recommendations. The Lycoming advice has always been that you must...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2006, 09:27
Replies: 56
Views: 7,068
Posted By dmjw01

Re: Log Book entries

No.
You need at least 6 hours PIC. The other six can be PUT, but they don't need to be. You only need one hour with an instructor.
See Irv Lee's FAQ here...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jul 2005, 15:44
Replies: 41
Views: 5,054
Posted By dmjw01

Checking the night before is a helluva lot better...

Checking the night before is a helluva lot better than what many people do - which is nothing.

You do occasionally get "pop-up" NOTAMs for things like police investigations that happen suddenly -...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jul 2005, 11:56
Replies: 21
Views: 2,424
Posted By dmjw01

These discussions can get very confusing if...

These discussions can get very confusing if you're not using the correct terminology. The official terminology uses two very similar words ("renew" and "revalidate") to mean distinctly different...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jul 2005, 13:31
Replies: 41
Views: 7,479
Posted By dmjw01

If I had 121.5 already on the standby frequency...

If I had 121.5 already on the standby frequency (and if not, why not?) then I too would be very tempted to cut the middle-man and go straight to the chaps at D&D. Otherwise, I wouldn't faff around...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jun 2005, 08:33
Replies: 20
Views: 2,000
Posted By dmjw01

What's equally peculiar is why he feels the...

What's equally peculiar is why he feels the engine benefits from a "rest" and a "cool down". Attributing anthropomorphic qualities like that to an engine is often wrong. An engine is at its...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2005, 14:55
Replies: 34
Views: 4,642
Posted By dmjw01

I hear people say this a lot about Solent, and it...

I hear people say this a lot about Solent, and it really puzzles me. I've lost count of the number of transits they've given me, and not once have they refused. Yep, that's a 100% success rate!
...
Forum: Private Flying
17th May 2005, 12:04
Replies: 59
Views: 6,529
Posted By dmjw01

I fly a 1959 C172, and the POH does contain a...

I fly a 1959 C172, and the POH does contain a prohibition on slipping with FULL flap (which is 40 degrees in this aircraft). I'm therefore perfectly happy to sideslip with up to 30 degrees of flap,...
Forum: Private Flying
10th May 2005, 20:01
Replies: 49
Views: 4,450
Posted By dmjw01

It's incredible that this thread has developed...

It's incredible that this thread has developed into this!

I don't understand those who keep trotting out the irrelevant statement that "the inside of a CB is not a place you want to be". Well,...
Forum: Private Flying
9th May 2005, 12:01
Replies: 49
Views: 4,450
Posted By dmjw01

And of course, if you do find yourself in a tight...

And of course, if you do find yourself in a tight class G corridor needing to avoid a CB, and the "only" option is to turn around and go home, there's actually one easily-overlooked option that might...
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2005, 20:04
Replies: 49
Views: 4,450
Posted By dmjw01

IMHO, that's nonsense! :) Obviously I'm not...

IMHO, that's nonsense! :)

Obviously I'm not suggesting that you grossly exceed your limits, but if you use your understanding of the weather, and you think about your alternatives, and you're...
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2005, 19:36
Replies: 49
Views: 4,450
Posted By dmjw01

It's not really a question of "getting it right"...

It's not really a question of "getting it right" or "getting it wrong".

I say again: the TAF is a forecast for the immediate vicinity of the airfield. What the PROB30 is really saying is there's a...
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2005, 19:28
Replies: 49
Views: 4,450
Posted By dmjw01

IMHO, Skyseeker is making the classic mistake of...

IMHO, Skyseeker is making the classic mistake of reading the TAFs to the exclusion of other sources of weather data. It's a mistake I used to make too.

Two things are important to know about TAFs:...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Apr 2005, 14:32
Replies: 7
Views: 1,483
Posted By dmjw01

Didn't he say "cheap"?

Didn't he say "cheap"?
Forum: Private Flying
31st Dec 2004, 16:42
Replies: 5
Views: 1,007
Posted By dmjw01

With apologies for repeating myself from previous...

With apologies for repeating myself from previous threads, but this question has no correct answer.

It depends how you fly the aircraft. What power setting do you use? Do you lean the engine, and...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Dec 2004, 20:48
Replies: 47
Views: 25,387
Posted By dmjw01

No it isn't. It might be one of the tenets of...

No it isn't. It might be one of the tenets of airmanship, though. ;)
Forum: Private Flying
1st Dec 2004, 16:20
Replies: 29
Views: 3,088
Posted By dmjw01

The latest outage was preceded by something...

The latest outage was preceded by something rather odd. I was browsing at lunchtime, and it spontaneously started tripping the company's page that says "naughty boy - you're not allowed to look at...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Nov 2004, 20:35
Replies: 10
Views: 4,899
Posted By dmjw01

If you did, then you concealed it well! :p ...

If you did, then you concealed it well! :p

You gave lots of figures that may be relevant to the 152's that you have flown, but without saying exactly what your leaning technique is. So all your...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Nov 2004, 20:14
Replies: 10
Views: 4,899
Posted By dmjw01

In my opinion, too few pilots know what their...

In my opinion, too few pilots know what their exact fuel-burn is. There really is no point anybody saying "a 152 burns xx litres per hour", because it depends on how you fly it.

Crucially:

What...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2004, 15:57
Replies: 16
Views: 1,299
Posted By dmjw01

That's about right, except that you definitely...

That's about right, except that you definitely should not push forward on the control column. It's more a case that you should release a bit of the back pressure.
Forum: Private Flying
11th Oct 2004, 12:05
Replies: 5
Views: 888
Posted By dmjw01

This thread...

This thread (http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=9315) on another forum appears to answer your question. Let's all hope this is true!
Forum: Private Flying
26th Aug 2004, 11:31
Replies: 16
Views: 1,628
Posted By dmjw01

No. Microlights are much more reliable.

No. Microlights are much more reliable.
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jun 2004, 21:59
Replies: 12
Views: 1,530
Posted By dmjw01

I'm with QNH 1013 on this. The prop almost...

I'm with QNH 1013 on this. The prop almost certainly won't stop, so if you pull the mixture to ICO in flight the engine is still turning, and the mags are still sparking the plugs. All that's missing...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jun 2004, 11:51
Replies: 4
Views: 6,924
Posted By dmjw01

(NB: All this assumes we're talking about a...

(NB: All this assumes we're talking about a fixed-pitch prop with a non-turbo engine)

The important thing to understand is that when the POH talks about "percentage power", they mean a percentage...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2004, 18:45
Replies: 16
Views: 1,360
Posted By dmjw01

I "ummed" and "arrred" a lot before eventually...

I "ummed" and "arrred" a lot before eventually buying a 196. I preferred the slightly larger screen, and the speed of redraw is far better. Never regretted it.
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