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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Apr 2020, 19:09
Replies: 3
Views: 765
Posted By Black Jake

Ok, take a PA-28 and stand it on its tail...

Ok, take a PA-28 and stand it on its tail pointing straight up. Put an engine and prop combination up front that can generate enough thrust (or force) to overcome the aircraft weight (plus any drag...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
7th Apr 2020, 17:33
Replies: 9
Views: 1,282
Posted By Black Jake

As a student I was crap at instrument flying,...

As a student I was crap at instrument flying, failed three instrument rating flight checks at the first attempt (one each on the Jet Provost, Hawk and Phantom) and barely scraped through flying...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
7th Apr 2020, 15:18
Replies: 24
Views: 9,080
Posted By Black Jake

And if you're considering doing your Fi...

And if you're considering doing your Fi certificate in the UK, or with a CAA authorised examiner - try downloading CAA Standards Document 10(A) plus the theoretical knowledge appendix (question bank)...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Apr 2020, 18:38
Replies: 200
Views: 97,011
Posted By Black Jake

Newby pilot with no experience in next couple of...

Newby pilot with no experience in next couple of years? Seriously? Suggest you invest your parent's savings in a trade likely to be needed - how about undertaker?
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
26th Nov 2015, 20:03
Replies: 41
Views: 10,464
Posted By Black Jake

Is he related to Jonathan Livingston Seagull? Now...

Is he related to Jonathan Livingston Seagull? Now that is someone (some bird) with credibility regarding aeronautics! :)
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
25th Nov 2015, 21:23
Replies: 41
Views: 10,464
Posted By Black Jake

Angry Good thing you experts are all in agreement....

Good thing you experts are all in agreement. Makes it easier for the inexperienced pilot or indeed instructor to work out...........or not!
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
17th Jul 2013, 20:48
Replies: 9
Views: 5,499
Posted By Black Jake

Lomcovac, Try looking at CAA Information...

Lomcovac,

Try looking at CAA Information Notice 2012/146
IN-2012/146: Changes to Instructor and Examiner Qualifications for Single Pilot Aeroplanes | Publications | About the CAA...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2012, 23:45
Replies: 301
Views: 132,971
Posted By Black Jake

Easy S: The basic argument is this: "I have...

Easy S:

The basic argument is this: "I have been trained by the military to do X, I have been assessed (by military assessment criteria) as competent to do X and I have been doing X for a certain...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2012, 22:04
Replies: 301
Views: 132,971
Posted By Black Jake

Blind Thingy Again, I refer you to my post...

Blind Thingy
Again, I refer you to my post #233.
BJ
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2012, 21:13
Replies: 301
Views: 132,971
Posted By Black Jake

This is a response to BW's posts 226 & 228....

This is a response to BW's posts 226 & 228. Things seem to have moved on since then.

Of course you could always turn the argument the other way around. How dare civilian flight instructors think...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Dec 2011, 06:52
Replies: 60
Views: 6,116
Posted By Black Jake

FBM Please accept my apologies - I misread your...

FBM
Please accept my apologies - I misread your post.

Peter is obviously seeking to clarify some of the things that happened and/or things that were debriefed by his examiner during a recent IR...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Dec 2011, 20:18
Replies: 60
Views: 6,116
Posted By Black Jake

FBM and B-X, Apart from your own self...

FBM and B-X,
Apart from your own self gratification, self aggrandization or a personal vendetta, what is the point of mocking Peter's posts?
Forgive my ignorance, but I would like to have thought...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
29th Sep 2011, 19:06
Replies: 18
Views: 2,655
Posted By Black Jake

How about this: Air in motion in the...

How about this:

Air in motion in the atmosphere will try to go the shortest way from high to low pressure. Thus it will follow a great circle track across the Earth. With the exception of the...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Mar 2011, 22:55
Replies: 76
Views: 9,004
Posted By Black Jake

Just one more thought before I go to bed....

Just one more thought before I go to bed. Rotorfossil made a point about a small number of pilots making most of the kills in WW2, presumably due to some inbuilt SA in their psyche.

Anyone seen...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Mar 2011, 20:48
Replies: 76
Views: 9,004
Posted By Black Jake

Pace, I think your last post is somewhat...

Pace,
I think your last post is somewhat contradictory. The question is whether you can teach SA as a skill, which you seem to deny is possible. Firstly you say that you can't teach people to do...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Mar 2011, 21:06
Replies: 76
Views: 9,004
Posted By Black Jake

Re: single pilot CRM. If I was clever enough I'd...

Re: single pilot CRM. If I was clever enough I'd write stuff like this. But I'm not, so I'll leave that to the folk at NASA Ames and just try to learn from it.
...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Mar 2011, 11:22
Replies: 76
Views: 9,004
Posted By Black Jake

Quote: By far the best tool for situational...

Quote:
By far the best tool for situational awareness is a GPS with a big screen (not 4") running the real VFR chart (not some Garmin/Jepp representation).

I would slightly amend this statement...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Dec 2010, 17:59
Replies: 154
Views: 19,306
Posted By Black Jake

I had an Alsation/German Shepherd cross (sadly...

I had an Alsation/German Shepherd cross (sadly passed away) that was black and called Jake. Simples!
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jan 2010, 07:57
Replies: 62
Views: 10,023
Posted By Black Jake

Mao 1 I think the vacuum failure ASI...

Mao 1

I think the vacuum failure ASI incident must have been confused with the day he/she had a pitot static problem. On that occasion the DI and AI were all over the place and it was impossible...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
23rd Jul 2009, 21:21
Replies: 36
Views: 7,896
Posted By Black Jake

How about starting by considering it, not as an...

How about starting by considering it, not as an entirely new skill set, but merely an extension of straight and level flight, with occasional reference to a map.
In still air, if you start at a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Mar 2009, 19:31
Replies: 7
Views: 1,065
Posted By Black Jake

MJ You mean something like this? ...

MJ

You mean something like this?

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/Stds%20Doc%2010%20v5%2009%20+%20Supplement%20v1.pdf

Try question 19
;)
BJ
Forum: Private Flying
28th Feb 2009, 07:55
Replies: 126
Views: 13,654
Posted By Black Jake

Here's a thought for those at FTOs or flying...

Here's a thought for those at FTOs or flying clubs, or even syndicates at farm strips, for a practical way to (possibly?) improve the chances of a successful outcome should the elastic band driving...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
5th Jun 2008, 20:34
Replies: 44
Views: 3,984
Posted By Black Jake

Still waiting for a reply from someone who knows...

Still waiting for a reply from someone who knows what they're talking about, rather than someone who thinks they do.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
5th Jun 2008, 19:34
Replies: 44
Views: 3,984
Posted By Black Jake

Bose, If you care to re-read my post you might...

Bose, If you care to re-read my post you might notice that nowhere do I imply that a CPL holder is a more skilled pilot than a PPL holder. I simply stated that the instructor course should be about...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
4th Jun 2008, 20:58
Replies: 44
Views: 3,984
Posted By Black Jake

Surely the FI course (and CRI course) is about...

Surely the FI course (and CRI course) is about learning how to teach, not a refresher on some of the basic handling skills as Mr Bose suggests? If you don't have the basic handling skills yourself...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th May 2008, 20:24
Replies: 25
Views: 2,426
Posted By Black Jake

Is it best to go integrated or modular?

Is it best to go integrated or modular?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th May 2008, 19:27
Replies: 39
Views: 4,860
Posted By Black Jake

The 170 is a certificate of course completion and...

The 170 is a certificate of course completion and competence, it is not an exam. It's purpose is to inform the examiner who does your CPL or IR skill test that you have completed an approved course,...
Forum: Private Flying
8th May 2008, 14:40
Replies: 14
Views: 7,196
Posted By Black Jake

Try this as an explanation. Air moving over the...

Try this as an explanation. Air moving over the planet will follow the shortest route = a great circle. With the exception of the equator, all great circles have a North South component. Therefore...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Oct 2007, 09:33
Replies: 7
Views: 2,863
Posted By Black Jake

Thrust is a force, a "push" or a "pull". If you...

Thrust is a force, a "push" or a "pull". If you push or pull something and it moves you are doing work. The rate at which you are doing work, ie how long it takes you to push or pull an object to...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2007, 19:53
Replies: 8
Views: 2,241
Posted By Black Jake

What is the purpose of obtaining an IMC rating?...

What is the purpose of obtaining an IMC rating? Presumably it's to enable you to remove some of the restrictions placed on a basic PPL such as flight in less than 3k visibility and flight out of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st May 2004, 07:56
Replies: 13
Views: 1,125
Posted By Black Jake

Reassuring to know that there are potential...

Reassuring to know that there are potential professional pilots out there who think it's a neat trick to cheat the system. Why bother to knuckle down and actually learn this stuff when everyone knows...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Feb 2004, 02:48
Replies: 9
Views: 1,296
Posted By Black Jake

This site is notorious for dis-information and...

This site is notorious for dis-information and this thread is obviously no exception. I recommend you download the source document from the CAA website (Standards Document 3, whichever version was...
Forum: Private Flying
17th May 2002, 12:59
Replies: 32
Views: 3,472
Posted By Black Jake

Just thought of another top tip. Don't go...

Just thought of another top tip.
Don't go spinning when the weather is +RA BKN025 OVC040!:)
Forum: Private Flying
17th May 2002, 12:34
Replies: 32
Views: 3,472
Posted By Black Jake

Lightbulb Ghengis et al, How about using the sun for...

Ghengis et al, How about using the sun for orientation? It doesn't need batteries and cannot come lose and get thrown about in the cockpit!:)
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