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Forum: Private Flying
19th Jun 2003, 17:09
Replies: 8
Views: 4,409
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

FormationFlyer You are absolutely right...

FormationFlyer

You are absolutely right about it being possible to hold a heading precisely; the difference is that on an ILS you only have to do it for a few minutes at most, and you have done...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jun 2003, 17:00
Replies: 79
Views: 6,532
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

flyingfemme Interestingly, I have an email...

flyingfemme

Interestingly, I have an email from the CAA confirming that the IMC Rating is not restricted to a G-reg plane.

There is a proviso: that the country of aircraft registration does not...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jun 2003, 05:30
Replies: 8
Views: 4,409
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Pilot16 Hopefully what you are looking for...

Pilot16

Hopefully what you are looking for is the rule of thumb that the max drift will be about half the wind, so if e.g. you have a 20kt crosswind component, the drift will be 10 degrees.
...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jun 2003, 23:19
Replies: 79
Views: 6,532
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

slim_slag Forcing N-reg owners to be...

slim_slag

Forcing N-reg owners to be US-based would upset an awful lot more than private pilots; there are many N-reg commercial (cargo etc) operations all over the world, plus Caribbean passenger...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jun 2003, 07:38
Replies: 79
Views: 6,532
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Red Chilli Sounds very good, but as Keef...

Red Chilli

Sounds very good, but as Keef points out, all the time there is the N-reg alternative (available to UK residents) few prospective UK PPL/IR pilots will take the time to support it.
...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jun 2003, 01:49
Replies: 79
Views: 6,532
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

2Donkeys I think that a PPL/IR will have a...

2Donkeys

I think that a PPL/IR will have a different reason to do it from someone doing a CPL/IR or ATPL. Most likely it will be for intensive leisure flying and/or for business travel. And the...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jun 2003, 23:42
Replies: 79
Views: 6,532
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

2Donkeys The real question, I think, is...

2Donkeys

The real question, I think, is which is more applicable to a *PPL* / IR type of flight.

For the UK, I find the IMC Rating entirely adequate for private and business flight. Unless you...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jun 2003, 20:09
Replies: 11
Views: 2,243
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Charlie Fox AIUI, when flying to France one...

Charlie Fox

AIUI, when flying to France one needs to land at a Customs airfield (possibly one where the Customs aren't always present but can turn up if they want to).

Presumably your comment...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jun 2003, 00:52
Replies: 17
Views: 2,127
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

What is a "max rate turn" - is it 60 degrees? I...

What is a "max rate turn" - is it 60 degrees? I don't recall ever hearing this expression in the PPL.
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jun 2003, 00:48
Replies: 25
Views: 2,071
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Whirly There's one thing which should make...

Whirly

There's one thing which should make women much better pilots than men: women can TALK (constantly if necessary) WHILE doing something else, e.g. flying a plane :O

I enjoy flying with a...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2003, 15:15
Replies: 30
Views: 3,710
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

MLS-12D One may not need glass slippers :O...

MLS-12D

One may not need glass slippers :O but what IS needed is modern-looking aircraft (by which I don't mean new Cessnas) because Joe Public's perception of this business is getting close to a...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2003, 15:03
Replies: 25
Views: 2,071
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Flyin'Dutch' I think a part of the problem...

Flyin'Dutch'

I think a part of the problem with longer trips is that most schools want to make money out of everything possible, and long trips work out very expensive on the self fly hire +...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2003, 04:24
Replies: 30
Views: 3,710
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

MLS-12D & KCDW There isn't a shortage of new...

MLS-12D & KCDW

There isn't a shortage of new planes; in fact quite a number of interesting and "sexy" designs have appeared recently, note the 4-seater DA40 for example and too many 2-seater...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2003, 04:13
Replies: 25
Views: 2,071
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

I think the most important thing a flying school...

I think the most important thing a flying school ("flying club") could do is to allow PPL STUDENTS to fly with non-instructor pilots.

The student obviously can't log it, and most may not want to...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Jun 2003, 01:47
Replies: 15
Views: 1,324
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

It's probably difficult to silence an engine (to...

It's probably difficult to silence an engine (to the effectiveness we are used to in cars) when it develops its peak power at only say 2500rpm. Of course you can do it but the silencer is...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2003, 17:10
Replies: 79
Views: 6,532
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Englishal By knowing a trusted person who is...

Englishal

By knowing a trusted person who is a US citizen and who can own the plane, you have solved the #1 drawback of N-reg ownership :O

Got for it!
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2003, 17:06
Replies: 30
Views: 3,710
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

MLS-12D This is an interminable argument,...

MLS-12D

This is an interminable argument, between those who have enough money and those who don't.

I'd like a Jag XKR (though would settle for an XK8) but instead drive a 20 year old Jap...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jun 2003, 20:16
Replies: 27
Views: 3,184
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

How about everyone here moving to Usenet? ...

How about everyone here moving to Usenet?

Discuss :O
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jun 2003, 20:10
Replies: 22
Views: 2,083
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

If you buy into a group, it is the group (and not...

If you buy into a group, it is the group (and not you personally) who will pay the insurance. Their insurer will stipulate the minimum pilot requirements, which could be just a fresh PPL for a C150,...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jun 2003, 19:53
Replies: 79
Views: 6,532
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

If you want a PPL/IR, and it is possible to use...

If you want a PPL/IR, and it is possible to use an N-reg plane, a far better route is an FAA PPL and FAA IR.

Easier to do, you get credit for previous instrument training (up to 25 hrs IIRC), you...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jun 2003, 23:06
Replies: 61
Views: 6,504
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

routechecker Certainly the site seems to be...

routechecker

Certainly the site seems to be improving.

BTW you need broadband just to use THIS website, unless you have the patience of a monk!!!! I wish this whole edifice was moved to Usenet,...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jun 2003, 23:02
Replies: 22
Views: 2,083
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Fred R It's a great idea to get into a...

Fred R

It's a great idea to get into a syndicate (a group share) ASAP because if you fly any reasonable number of hours, it will make flying a lot cheaper than self fly hire.

The plane must be...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jun 2003, 17:43
Replies: 4
Views: 831
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

You can rent out an N-reg in the UK under an...

You can rent out an N-reg in the UK under an arrangement called a "dry lease".

I don't have more details (fly a G-reg presently) but the N-reg registration agent who handles the reg for you...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Jun 2003, 17:19
Replies: 15
Views: 2,997
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Keef OK, DME-DME fixing makes sense, it is...

Keef

OK, DME-DME fixing makes sense, it is the most accurate of ground based navaids anyway. But we then have to buy yet more kit... is there anything for GA which gives a moving map, driven by...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Jun 2003, 00:36
Replies: 13
Views: 1,112
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Another factor is ability to go into grass...

Another factor is ability to go into grass airfields. With a retractable single this might be something to think about anyway, and most twins are not really (according to owners I have spoken to)...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Jun 2003, 00:31
Replies: 15
Views: 2,997
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Gerund Do you have a reference for phasing...

Gerund

Do you have a reference for phasing out of NDBs? Here in the UK they are used almost entirely only as beacons in IAPs - you fly over the top of them and after the beacon you maintain the...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jun 2003, 14:39
Replies: 70
Views: 7,859
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Rustle I agree that the stuff needs to be...

Rustle

I agree that the stuff needs to be learnt. My point was merely that there is a lot in the syllabus which is antiquated and the time spent learning that (just for the exam) could be better...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jun 2003, 17:05
Replies: 30
Views: 4,288
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

You HAVE to trust the last engineer who looked at...

You HAVE to trust the last engineer who looked at it. The usual pre-flight checks will only pick up obvious things, or obvious cases of malicious damage.

Most engineers are very good. On any...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jun 2003, 16:57
Replies: 70
Views: 7,859
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

CpilotUK Do you have supporting evidence for...

CpilotUK

Do you have supporting evidence for

"a huge percentage of fatal air accidents are down to pilots sometimes blatantly ignoring the rules of the air " ?

Most deaths are caused by...
Forum: Private Flying
31st May 2003, 15:48
Replies: 34
Views: 6,526
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Beagle, "Direction Indicator: If...

Beagle,

"Direction Indicator: If unserviceable, the aircraft may be flown on dual local flights in day VMC only."

I am sorry to ask this but does this mean that some instructor would still take...
Forum: Private Flying
31st May 2003, 15:39
Replies: 7
Views: 1,038
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

The things one needs to know to pass the exams......

The things one needs to know to pass the exams... I doubt my £35,000 autopilot, fed off a £12,000 slaved HSI, can fly a specified numeric heading to an ACCURACY of 2 degrees. When will these people...
Forum: Private Flying
30th May 2003, 22:55
Replies: 94
Views: 17,681
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Judging from the % floor area allocated to...

Judging from the % floor area allocated to "airline" clothing in the Transair shop, I am sure they make as much out of it as a windsurf shop makes out of selling swimwear (quite a lot).
Forum: Private Flying
30th May 2003, 22:47
Replies: 23
Views: 3,852
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

I've been to Welshpool very recently a few times...

I've been to Welshpool very recently a few times - a very nice friendly place every time, so don't knock it.

A hard runway big enough for me to see and land on, easy parking on tarmac (no getting...
Forum: Private Flying
30th May 2003, 22:38
Replies: 20
Views: 2,300
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

Keef The 2 out of 3 rule is correct but it...

Keef

The 2 out of 3 rule is correct but it applies to Licenses (i.e. a PPL/CPL) but not to Ratings (e.g. IR).

To *automatically* get the full privileges of a Rating worldwide you need the...
Forum: Private Flying
27th May 2003, 17:26
Replies: 22
Views: 1,516
Posted By IO540-C4D5D

charlie-india-mike I believe you are...

charlie-india-mike

I believe you are technically correct; however

a) I think that the radio license which you must get as part of your PPL course covers the operation of whatever radio you have...
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