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Forum: Private Flying
19th Jan 2020, 22:34
Replies: 41
Views: 8,148
Posted By FREDAcheck

A quick mention in a list of leisure activities...

A quick mention in a list of leisure activities may be good (provided it's not the only leisure activity), but don't put it on tinder/grindr.

"How do you know when you're half way through your...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jul 2019, 17:31
Replies: 5
Views: 1,743
Posted By FREDAcheck

That's a good idea. It should also collate the...

That's a good idea. It should also collate the output for download on a PC as a spreadsheet (CSV) for accounting and engine logs.

And of course, there would have to be both Android and ios...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Apr 2018, 11:31
Replies: 93
Views: 28,221
Posted By FREDAcheck

There are slight restrictions on Class G...

There are slight restrictions on Class G (including a MATZ) being uncontrolled.

If you are in communication with a controller (including for a Basic Service) then controllers can issue...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Mar 2018, 16:59
Replies: 16
Views: 2,478
Posted By FREDAcheck

Or get a Pooleys or AFE VFR guide. The entries...

Or get a Pooleys or AFE VFR guide. The entries are generally more readable than the official AIP documents.

Or see http://www.fairoaksairport.com/pilot-airfield-information and get the...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Mar 2018, 11:18
Replies: 16
Views: 2,478
Posted By FREDAcheck

For a newcomer flying around London, my...

For a newcomer flying around London, my suggestions:

Talk to Farnborough LARS (check the appropriate frequency - one of three depending on where you approach London). If you squawk Mode C (or S)...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Mar 2018, 10:46
Replies: 16
Views: 2,478
Posted By FREDAcheck

So you can get away from it as fast as possible?

So you can get away from it as fast as possible?
Forum: Private Flying
12th Mar 2018, 14:59
Replies: 13
Views: 2,237
Posted By FREDAcheck

I think it is important to have someone looking...

I think it is important to have someone looking at the user experience (by talking to users) separate from the system designers and coders.

When the designers/coders talk to users, they tend to...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2018, 09:05
Replies: 14
Views: 2,982
Posted By FREDAcheck

Wot others say: NATS EasyVFR Basic: free...

Wot others say:

NATS EasyVFR Basic: free and will keep you out of where you shouldn't be. Works on Android, think it works on ipad
Skydemon for planning and navigation. Costs, but superb. ...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Aug 2017, 21:52
Replies: 67
Views: 15,707
Posted By FREDAcheck

You mentioned sun in your eyes. What can be...

You mentioned sun in your eyes.

What can be scary for a newish pilot (certainly was for me) is to be flying in good vis late in the afternoon, then turn towards the sun and find you can't see a...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Aug 2017, 09:51
Replies: 199
Views: 48,576
Posted By FREDAcheck

There's a difference between clothing worn for...

There's a difference between clothing worn for safety or convenience to the task in hand, and a uniform.
Forum: Private Flying
27th Aug 2017, 09:50
Replies: 199
Views: 48,576
Posted By FREDAcheck

No, not really. The term "commander" is simply...

No, not really. The term "commander" is simply used to describe the person in charge of the vessel. It does not imply that the commander should have any particular title or wear bars. Titles and...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Aug 2017, 16:39
Replies: 199
Views: 48,576
Posted By FREDAcheck

I don't think "Captain" refers to how many people...

I don't think "Captain" refers to how many people you can kill. It is a rank used in military organisations, and a title used in civil organisations. It goes with the uniform that those...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Aug 2017, 11:07
Replies: 199
Views: 48,576
Posted By FREDAcheck

Well I don't think I've quite lost my mind yet,...

Well I don't think I've quite lost my mind yet, and I'm not in the slightest outraged by whatever people wear. People have a perfect right to wear what they want. And I have a perfect right to...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2017, 14:47
Replies: 199
Views: 48,576
Posted By FREDAcheck

Wow! I didn't know wearing gold bars stopped you...

Wow! I didn't know wearing gold bars stopped you bending metal and infringing. I'll order some right away.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2017, 14:25
Replies: 199
Views: 48,576
Posted By FREDAcheck

I'll take your word for that, but in small strips...

I'll take your word for that, but in small strips in the UK it won't do you any good. When I landed at a strip somewhere I'd not been before I asked if I need to wear hi-viz and they said no, but...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Apr 2016, 12:27
Replies: 89
Views: 16,479
Posted By FREDAcheck

Commercially WRONG or morally WRONG? Or indeed...

Commercially WRONG or morally WRONG? Or indeed is there even a difference? As there is a commercial arrangement with the existing customer, does that imply a moral obligation to be nice to them,...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Apr 2016, 10:47
Replies: 89
Views: 16,479
Posted By FREDAcheck

Well, that "Ladder of Loyalty" makes it pretty...

Well, that "Ladder of Loyalty" makes it pretty clear why a street-smart, savvy business will realise that a prospect is not commercially deserving of much courtesy.

Milton Friedman famously said...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Apr 2016, 20:38
Replies: 89
Views: 16,479
Posted By FREDAcheck

I'm a little disappointed to hear people...

I'm a little disappointed to hear people defending discourteous behaviour from flying schools on the justification that courtesy is to be granted on the basis of potential profit. If they’re not...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2016, 17:27
Replies: 201
Views: 35,419
Posted By FREDAcheck

Footwear? No way. But watches, now there's the...

Footwear? No way. But watches, now there's the thing. Real pilots wear Proper (i.e. expensive) Pilot Watches.

Me, I have a cheapo watch and a digital stopwatch (£5 from Argos - yes, I admit...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Feb 2016, 21:51
Replies: 201
Views: 35,419
Posted By FREDAcheck

Yes! (and another line of rubbish to make...

Yes!

(and another line of rubbish to make the message more than 10 characters, or PPRUNE won't post it)
Forum: Private Flying
12th Feb 2016, 13:16
Replies: 201
Views: 35,419
Posted By FREDAcheck

More accurately, I think: pilots like to think...

More accurately, I think: pilots like to think that chicks love that stuff.

Typical jokes told by women about pilots:

How do you know when you're half way through your first date with a pilot? ...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Oct 2015, 10:15
Replies: 6
Views: 2,756
Posted By FREDAcheck

Or to find it on the NATS site: NATS | AIS -...

Or to find it on the NATS site:
NATS | AIS - Home (http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php.html)

Then click AIP, "Aerodrame Index - Specific", then "Manchester", then "AD 2-EGCC-4-1".
Forum: Private Flying
16th Sep 2015, 15:21
Replies: 19
Views: 5,021
Posted By FREDAcheck

I have SD on a Tesco Hudl 2, but also run it on a...

I have SD on a Tesco Hudl 2, but also run it on a Samsung smartphone in my pocket as a backup. A smartphone is smaller than ideal, but way way better than nothing and fine for a backup.



I...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Sep 2015, 23:18
Replies: 19
Views: 5,021
Posted By FREDAcheck

I tried it as a drinks mat, but my gin and tonic...

I tried it as a drinks mat, but my gin and tonic slips off the screen.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Aug 2015, 22:58
Replies: 26
Views: 4,362
Posted By FREDAcheck

Not sure why people are recommending an iPad with...

Not sure why people are recommending an iPad with an external GPS.

With all the tablets and phones I've used (mainly but not exclusively Android rather than Apple) the built-in GPS has been fine. ...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Aug 2015, 10:49
Replies: 97
Views: 24,082
Posted By FREDAcheck

+1 Nothing wrong with expensive toys. But...

+1

Nothing wrong with expensive toys. But buy them because you want them, because it gives you pleasure using them, or just pleasure in owning them.

But to say you just need that expensive...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Aug 2015, 15:16
Replies: 97
Views: 24,082
Posted By FREDAcheck

Real Pilots need proper watches. I recommend...

Real Pilots need proper watches. I recommend this one:

http://www.ablogtowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/MR2129a.jpg

I believe it comes with 4-bar gold epaulettes.

I've never...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jun 2015, 08:35
Replies: 91
Views: 18,934
Posted By FREDAcheck

Yes, agreed, it could work. Good luck trying...

Yes, agreed, it could work.

Good luck trying to change it!
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jun 2015, 08:10
Replies: 91
Views: 18,934
Posted By FREDAcheck

Yes, that would work. If ATC say "Request"...

Yes, that would work.

If ATC say "Request" then I would think they've got to wait for the pilot to confirm whether or not they're going to do it. I would have thought giving an instruction and...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jun 2015, 06:59
Replies: 91
Views: 18,934
Posted By FREDAcheck

I did read what you said, but it's not efficient...

I did read what you said, but it's not efficient to negotiate every time whether the pilot is happy to co-operate.

The present system is fine IMHO. ATC gives you and instruction. If you don't...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jun 2015, 17:07
Replies: 91
Views: 18,934
Posted By FREDAcheck

Which would you rather: co-operate voluntarily...

Which would you rather: co-operate voluntarily with ATC in Class G, or get Class D imposed on you so you have to do what you're told?

Places like Norwich have very little commercial traffic, but...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jun 2015, 14:10
Replies: 91
Views: 18,934
Posted By FREDAcheck

I think some people get overly concerned about...

I think some people get overly concerned about ATS units issuing instructions to aircraft in Class G airspace. It's clear in several places in CAP493 that they're entitled to do so. This is not...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Jan 2015, 11:46
Replies: 28
Views: 6,498
Posted By FREDAcheck

And see Take a guided tour of UK skies | NATS...

And see Take a guided tour of UK skies | NATS Blog (http://nats.aero/blog/2014/11/take-guided-tour-uk-skies/) for an idea of how much is wizzing around just above you! I love the bit showing...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jan 2015, 00:16
Replies: 28
Views: 6,498
Posted By FREDAcheck

Well, I did find flying round London a bit scary...

Well, I did find flying round London a bit scary the first time. Many years ago now, but I was glad to have another PPL next to me.

Ideally I'd make the first trip in good clear weather so...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Nov 2014, 11:45
Replies: 17
Views: 2,228
Posted By FREDAcheck

Echoing some previous points: Beware lack...

Echoing some previous points:

Beware lack of currency. If you haven't flown much for a few months, take a check-ride, then fly on your own until you're sure you on top form.
Flying with a...
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