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Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2015, 19:16
Replies: 26
Views: 6,142
Posted By Pronto

@Zulu Alpha: I'm assiduously watching eBay at the...

@Zulu Alpha: I'm assiduously watching eBay at the moment :ok:

@A and C: Thanks for your input. There's a (rather costly) set of ANR converted DCs on eBay at the moment but for possibly rather more...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Apr 2015, 18:07
Replies: 26
Views: 6,142
Posted By Pronto

Thanks for the input everyone. @Dan Dare,...

Thanks for the input everyone.

@Dan Dare, the necessary part -- a replacement microphone and boom -- is available but is nearly £74 with VAT. I don't know if it's a screw connection internally or...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Apr 2015, 21:26
Replies: 76
Views: 15,367
Posted By Pronto

Not an old wives' tale at all - see CEMA 1979,...

Not an old wives' tale at all - see CEMA 1979, s33(3):

"(3) The person in control of an aerodrome licensed under any enactment relating to air navigation and, if so required by the Commissioners,...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Apr 2015, 18:34
Replies: 26
Views: 6,142
Posted By Pronto

Headset Recommendations Sought

After nearly a quarter of a century my trusty Peltor 7003 has just failed on me in that the plastic surround which holds the microphone to the boom has broken up. Headset Services at Shoreham have...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Apr 2015, 18:32
Replies: 76
Views: 15,367
Posted By Pronto

I'm fairly sure that A and C (whose comment is on...

I'm fairly sure that A and C (whose comment is on the preceding page) is correct and that it is, or was, a customs requirement to sign in and out. The Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 gave...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jul 2009, 12:29
Replies: 19
Views: 1,601
Posted By Pronto

I'd be careful buying a headset off ebay. I did...

I'd be careful buying a headset off ebay. I did so once, and it turned out to be an ex-helicopter headset which needed to be rebuilt before it would work with my other (identical, I thought) headset....
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jul 2009, 21:47
Replies: 17
Views: 6,659
Posted By Pronto

Very sad news. John checked me out when I joined...

Very sad news. John checked me out when I joined my current club, and did so again when I checked out about two years later on another type the club operated. A very friendly and knowledgeable man...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2009, 14:08
Replies: 14
Views: 1,686
Posted By Pronto

Bose-X, that was exactly where I started! I got...

Bose-X, that was exactly where I started! I got the letter from the CAA the day before I was due to fly a 2-year instructional flight. The instructor is a CRI who said - and it seems correctly - he...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2009, 13:49
Replies: 15
Views: 6,171
Posted By Pronto

It's worth bearing in mind that the Wallop ATZ is...

It's worth bearing in mind that the Wallop ATZ is active H24, irrespective of whether ATC is active.

MW is closed most weekends, but there are still movements of AAC aircraft and a number of other...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2009, 13:24
Replies: 14
Views: 1,686
Posted By Pronto

Language Qualification At Level 6

Apologies if this one has already done to death but ...

Has anyone successfully obtained the Level 6 language qualification?

I've been trying for a year and a bit, ever since the letter from...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2009, 11:56
Replies: 14
Views: 1,181
Posted By Pronto

When I last flew a floatplane (a Cub), it had a...

When I last flew a floatplane (a Cub), it had a length of wire rope running between the toes of the floats. The idea, said the instructor, was that you shuffled across the wire rope (using the prop...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Mar 2007, 15:16
Replies: 16
Views: 1,439
Posted By Pronto

Thanks for the replies so far. We also have a...

Thanks for the replies so far. We also have a currency rule. At my last club (the one with no annual check requirement), it was IIRC, 28 days, and no set down format for the handling check which was...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Mar 2007, 12:08
Replies: 16
Views: 1,439
Posted By Pronto

Check flights

I’ve recently changed flying club and find that my new club requires every pilot to have an annual check flight. On the second year, this doubles-up with the bi-annual revalidation training flight of...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Aug 2006, 11:35
Replies: 40
Views: 4,401
Posted By Pronto

My old club, where I flew for 15 years, had four...

My old club, where I flew for 15 years, had four Warriors (of varying models, specifications and ages) and an Archer. I flew each of the Warriors at one time or another. In the POH for one of these...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Aug 2006, 13:28
Replies: 3
Views: 3,664
Posted By Pronto

I suspect that The Odd One has hit the nail on...

I suspect that The Odd One has hit the nail on the head. It's not the fuel pump you want turned on, it's the fuel tap. I've (accidentally) tried to strain the forward gascolator on a PA28 (the one...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jun 2006, 12:07
Replies: 23
Views: 5,883
Posted By Pronto

http://www.heathrow-airport-guide.co.uk/history.ht...

http://www.heathrow-airport-guide.co.uk/history.html gives this:

"What is now the world's busiest international airport started life as a small grass airfield. Privately owned, the Great Western...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd May 2006, 13:27
Replies: 17
Views: 2,243
Posted By Pronto

If you haven't already seen it, this set of pages...

If you haven't already seen it, this set of pages from the IX Squadron Association website describes Lancaster crewing and operations.

http://www.association.9sqn.co.uk/lancaster.htm


P.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd May 2006, 12:19
Replies: 17
Views: 2,243
Posted By Pronto

You might also like to have a look at the...

You might also like to have a look at the Squadron Operational Record Book which is available on microfilm in the Public Record Office Reading Room. This may well add some details and it can make...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2006, 20:52
Replies: 181
Views: 79,314
Posted By Pronto

Mr Grubby mentioned a Tim Merritt. I met a chap...

Mr Grubby mentioned a Tim Merritt. I met a chap of that name running a club at Cranfield in 1989. Converted my SLMG PPL to a full Group A with his club. He had an Auster which was forever being...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2006, 11:42
Replies: 8
Views: 1,107
Posted By Pronto

Has your lad asked the Army Air Corps Museum at...

Has your lad asked the Army Air Corps Museum at Middle Wallop? They have one outside the museum and there is the one with the AAC Historical Flight - as per Mike Jenvey's post.

Regards

P
Forum: Private Flying
7th Apr 2006, 11:42
Replies: 46
Views: 6,178
Posted By Pronto

I like your description of what this guy did as...

I like your description of what this guy did as being "minor". What, I wonder, counts as a serious offence in Norfolk?
Forum: Private Flying
5th Apr 2006, 11:21
Replies: 34
Views: 5,239
Posted By Pronto

I can't help with information on the T67M - all...

I can't help with information on the T67M - all of my T67 time was on a B model. That also had very nice handling. However, the one minus side was that the seats were a simple metal tray with a thin...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Mar 2006, 19:34
Replies: 9
Views: 1,529
Posted By Pronto

So far as torches are concerned, the Mini-Maglite...

So far as torches are concerned, the Mini-Maglite wins for me. While they’re not the cheapest on the market, they’re robust and reliable. What you loose in the initial purchase cost may well be saved...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Mar 2006, 19:18
Replies: 8
Views: 1,305
Posted By Pronto

A little late to be contributing here, but I've...

A little late to be contributing here, but I've looked out my glider logbook and can say that I began training for a glider pilot's certificate at the age of 24, with no flying experience other than...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2006, 11:24
Replies: 16
Views: 2,038
Posted By Pronto

I always understood that Biggin Hill was in the...

I always understood that Biggin Hill was in the London Borough of Bromley, part of the Metropolitan Police District, and thus policed by the Met, not the Kent force. That may account for the...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2006, 11:38
Replies: 4
Views: 745
Posted By Pronto

The question of taking animals abroad by air has...

The question of taking animals abroad by air has come up several times on this forum.

You might like to have a look at this thread: http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=157900.
Part of...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2006, 11:18
Replies: 10
Views: 1,264
Posted By Pronto

My club uses the services of e-allocator for...

My club uses the services of e-allocator for aircraft bookings. It's quick and - on the basis of a years experience - reliable. It's not quite what you were looking for - it's entirely online.

I'm...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jan 2006, 12:42
Replies: 6
Views: 1,765
Posted By Pronto

IIRC, the Airfields of the Eighth mentioned...

IIRC, the Airfields of the Eighth mentioned earlier is published by After the Battle Publications, not Janes.
Forum: Private Flying
13th Jan 2006, 11:48
Replies: 18
Views: 2,212
Posted By Pronto

Re: Le Touquet & Passports

As the UK is not a "Schengen" country, any concessions granted to those countries are not available to UK citizens. Accordingly, you require a passport (or other acceptable document) to enter France....
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Dec 2005, 12:06
Replies: 17
Views: 1,793
Posted By Pronto

On the last Piper type I flew (PA20-151) the...

On the last Piper type I flew (PA20-151) the transponder antenna was in a low drag fairing on the underside.

So far as the other questions - pumps and colour of the hydraulic oil - are concerned,...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Nov 2005, 11:31
Replies: 18
Views: 2,089
Posted By Pronto

Just returning to WhiskeyDelta's question about...

Just returning to WhiskeyDelta's question about the adjustment system on the Peltor. I bought a 7003 model headset just after converting my SLMG PPL to full Group A (as was) in 1989. I've now done...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Oct 2005, 12:15
Replies: 1
Views: 1,102
Posted By Pronto

Great shame to see G-LP like that. Did quite a...

Great shame to see G-LP like that. Did quite a few hours in her about 10 years ago.

Funnily enough, the seller's got it wrong, G-BLLP is a T67B, not an A as stated.

Hope she goes to a good...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
6th Oct 2005, 11:49
Replies: 23
Views: 4,789
Posted By Pronto

Many moons ago, when I did my PPL, it was with a...

Many moons ago, when I did my PPL, it was with a club where the aircraft maintenance standard was such that the examiner refused to fly in the bulk of the fleet. Fortuitously, perhaps, the club is no...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Sep 2005, 11:24
Replies: 29
Views: 40,477
Posted By Pronto

Just one thing to add. I was taught the same...

Just one thing to add. I was taught the same method as Dublinpilot (but using 10 nm either side of track, not 5). I saw mention a few years ago that when calculating MSA in mountainous areas, you...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
29th Sep 2005, 11:32
Replies: 2
Views: 885
Posted By Pronto

Some years ago I got a "picture buckle" from a...

Some years ago I got a "picture buckle" from a market stall. It's brass (I think) and the motif is a screaming eagle with the words "I'd rather be flying" on it.

It's made by The Great American...
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