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Forum: Private Flying
20th Aug 2007, 23:48
Replies: 12
Views: 1,740
Posted By wonko the sane

I think a C172 is easier for me to get into and...

I think a C172 is easier for me to get into and out of (6ft, overweight and not as flexible as I used to be) but a lot of that is due to practice. Getting inexperienced passengers into a C172 is...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Aug 2007, 23:38
Replies: 33
Views: 11,916
Posted By wonko the sane

Very subjective opinion. I find the PA28 throttle...

Very subjective opinion. I find the PA28 throttle awkward, uncomfortable and just, well, wrong - but that's after climbing into a PA28 cockpit new after 180 hours in C172. Like a lot of ergonomics -...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
29th Nov 2005, 11:30
Replies: 34
Views: 3,065
Posted By wonko the sane

> e.g. 30 hours still unable to get around the...

> e.g. 30 hours still unable to get around the circuit safely and land ??
> let's not waste any more time and money.

Interesting opinion.

I was one of those students who took more than 30...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Dec 2004, 23:52
Replies: 21
Views: 2,799
Posted By wonko the sane

Well, when read it, I said "Jesus...". So, sort...

Well, when read it, I said "Jesus...". So, sort of Christmassy there.

Very lucky.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Dec 2004, 23:48
Replies: 14
Views: 1,844
Posted By wonko the sane

Normally a market and car park at the weekend....

Normally a market and car park at the weekend. Definitely no longer used for it's originally intended purpose.
Forum: Private Flying
15th Dec 2004, 21:59
Replies: 10
Views: 4,605
Posted By wonko the sane

> Obviously not a UK news report, it's missing...

> Obviously not a UK news report, it's missing phrases like:

When it may actually have merited that kind of of reaction.

Unless it was on it's way into or out of an aerodrome, why was a single...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2004, 20:47
Replies: 13
Views: 1,991
Posted By wonko the sane

All a bit odd. I was just on the east side...

All a bit odd.

I was just on the east side of Tower Bridge, and saw the DC-3's- 6:00 on the dot, and very nice they were too.

However, from what I saw, they didn't make it as far as London...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Aug 2004, 14:06
Replies: 25
Views: 8,061
Posted By wonko the sane

Roy Hudd said: "Most terrorists in fact have been...

Roy Hudd said: "Most terrorists in fact have been from the Middle East in the last few years. fact.".

I could be wrong, but I think that most terror acts in the USA in the last 15 years have been...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
2nd Jul 2004, 09:29
Replies: 17
Views: 1,630
Posted By wonko the sane

> wonko, very surprised to hear your instructor...

> wonko, very surprised to hear your instructor sent you solo without a map

Yes. I think he was too. He went a little pale when I mentioned it to him. In everyones defense (sort of) I was...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
30th Jun 2004, 23:03
Replies: 17
Views: 1,630
Posted By wonko the sane

Here we go: it was my second ever solo circuit...

Here we go: it was my second ever solo circuit flight. My first solo - a couple of weeks before - had only been a single circuit. Just making my third approach, when the FISO announces that the...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jun 2004, 13:34
Replies: 27
Views: 4,205
Posted By wonko the sane

"but someone has raised the idea of parking up on...

"but someone has raised the idea of parking up on any handy aircraft carriers that happen to be in town. Nifty."

Well, that's the first time I've been cross posted to a whole other site!
Forum: Private Flying
25th May 2004, 21:46
Replies: 47
Views: 4,164
Posted By wonko the sane

Angry Throwing in me pennies worth... I went for a...

Throwing in me pennies worth...

I went for a very pleasant walk and picnic at Bewl water, Kent on Sunday. Nice place.

Now, there's an airstrip just to the North by a couple of miles, and,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Apr 2004, 22:51
Replies: 24
Views: 3,049
Posted By wonko the sane

Hmmm. Well as a Cessna pilot, this thread...

Hmmm. Well as a Cessna pilot, this thread interested me enough to post on PPrune (only about my 3rd post in 2 years!).

Going around in a C172 is pretty straightforward. I didn't learn to land in a...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Mar 2004, 00:11
Replies: 6
Views: 737
Posted By wonko the sane

Although the AFE book had some use, I found it...

Although the AFE book had some use, I found it had so many errors, that it was just very frustrating to use. Coupled with the fact that the "explanations" it provided were usually references to books...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Nov 2003, 06:16
Replies: 33
Views: 4,962
Posted By wonko the sane

Young Paul says : "How many people would grumble...

Young Paul says : "How many people would grumble about aircraft noise further east than the houses of Parliament?!"

Wonko Says : Lots. This has been debated to death before, but I assure you there...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2003, 17:26
Replies: 18
Views: 1,327
Posted By wonko the sane

I'm still in training, but I made myself a...

I'm still in training, but I made myself a promise that I wouldn't take passengers up myself until I've done some kind of full spinning - maybe even a little bit of aerobatics. I was planning on...
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