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Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
29th Jan 2011, 16:51
Replies: 41
Views: 42,579
Posted By dscartwright

The PA-38 stalls just fine

>Tomahawk "tomasa" in my country and one Piper 28 with unless 160 HP.
>I never have flied one Tomasa but I think is a dangerous airplane to show
>STALL. Piper 28 for me inside is not very...
Forum: Cabin Crew
25th Jul 2009, 18:24
Replies: 32
Views: 8,026
Posted By dscartwright

I currently fly weekly from JER to LGW, and the...

I currently fly weekly from JER to LGW, and the standard of checks on the ground varies widely from week to week. Sometimes you arrive at the JER boarding gate and have your boarding card and photo...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Jul 2009, 22:31
Replies: 22
Views: 3,363
Posted By dscartwright

What are the rules for landing separation?

Hi all,

As a PPL who learned to fly at an airfield with a nice long runway I'm used to "Land After" clearances.

However, I was sat at a holding point at Gatwick as SLF the other week, just...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jan 2009, 13:08
Replies: 20
Views: 1,805
Posted By dscartwright

Well, I did Norwich-Edinburgh-Jersey a few times...

Well, I did Norwich-Edinburgh-Jersey a few times for my weekly commute when FlyMaybe killed the Norwich-Jersey route.

The oddest I did was Norwich-Amsterdam-Detroit-Miami, just for the sake of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jan 2009, 13:04
Replies: 46
Views: 17,944
Posted By dscartwright

I get a chance to travel Club World once a year...

I get a chance to travel Club World once a year with BA, and I always choose upstairs on the B744 (four of us travel together and we always specify upstairs at the time of booking to avoid...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
11th Jan 2009, 10:30
Replies: 4
Views: 819
Posted By dscartwright

Information, information - just tell the pax what's happening

Gate staff have a terribly difficult job managing the SLF in the event of a last minute problem (a late incoming flight, or one that arrives on time but has developed a fault that needs to be...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2008, 13:58
Replies: 56
Views: 25,046
Posted By dscartwright

>Not only possible but not unknown: 4.46 deg at...

>Not only possible but not unknown: 4.46 deg at CMF for example.

As others have said, LCY is 5.5 degrees - and only certain aircraft are certified to do this, including the F50 and the BAe146....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Dec 2007, 20:06
Replies: 692
Views: 151,523
Posted By dscartwright

Norwich-JER in January 08?

Hi all,

I'm very confused about FlyBe's timetable between NWI and JER for the beginning of 2008 - it seems to have changed!

Apparently they're running flights on Mon/Wed/Fri from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Dec 2007, 21:44
Replies: 2
VLM
Views: 1,103
Posted By dscartwright

VLM

Anyone else flown VLM recently? I never even knew they existed until a colleague told me she used them for JER-LCY. So I've started using them for the same trip on Friday evenings.

What a super...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Dec 2007, 21:39
Replies: 1,158
Views: 266,851
Posted By dscartwright

>Sorry but that just made me chuckle.......The...

>Sorry but that just made me chuckle.......The E195 is far more comfortable for >both passengers and crew so I am sure the travelling public in Inverness will be >pleased to see its arrival when ever...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
13th Nov 2007, 07:10
Replies: 43
Views: 6,452
Posted By dscartwright

Sorry RvB, but I think you've come to the wrong...

Sorry RvB, but I think you've come to the wrong conclusion by artificially tightening the specification of the problem.

It's definitely true that when certain men and certain women are made to...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Nov 2007, 18:28
Replies: 20
Views: 3,497
Posted By dscartwright

>And one that really gets my goat.... when an A/C...

>And one that really gets my goat.... when an A/C on departure calls me up and >I tell it to 'squawk ident'.... I want a verbal acknowledgment (it is an SSR >operating instruction) as well as...
Forum: Cabin Crew
17th Oct 2007, 19:08
Replies: 1,224
Views: 1,316,179
Posted By dscartwright

>I still love when the pax go to the bathroom,...

>I still love when the pax go to the bathroom, and they look at the door in a state of confusion and
>try opening the door with the ashtray, or lifting the door handle up. I roll my eyes every...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Aug 2007, 00:39
Replies: 12
Views: 2,727
Posted By dscartwright

>Speaking as an a tower and approach/radar...

>Speaking as an a tower and approach/radar controller, in my experience the
>request for a call of 'field in sight' (just to offer another variation in
>phraseology) is used for any or all of the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Jul 2007, 21:36
Replies: 66
Views: 58,394
Posted By dscartwright

>At easy doors without steps must be closed. ...

>At easy doors without steps must be closed.

That was my experience on Saturday morning when I got back as SLF from IBZ to STN. Two sets of steps approached; the front set got attached, and...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Jul 2007, 21:32
Replies: 0
Views: 674
Posted By dscartwright

Getting past the gate

Sincere apologies if I'm being dim, but in the absence of a forum concerning those who deal with the SLF in the part of the world between duty-free and the aircraft, I figured this was probably the...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jul 2007, 11:04
Replies: 52
Views: 16,935
Posted By dscartwright

I had a couple of intriguing ATC moments a few...

I had a couple of intriguing ATC moments a few years back, both in a PA-28 in RAF Marham's MATZ, as it happens.

On one of them, I'd got my MATZ crossing clearance, was squawking whatever code...
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jul 2007, 10:33
Replies: 147
Views: 22,856
Posted By dscartwright

As with many incidents (and "nearly incidents")...

As with many incidents (and "nearly incidents") it seems to me that this incident was one of those where no single occurrence was the underlying cause, but perhaps one single thing being done...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Jul 2007, 12:20
Replies: 55
Views: 7,057
Posted By dscartwright

With regard to the "Traffic XXX feet above/below...

With regard to the "Traffic XXX feet above/below you", the useful part of it for VMC flight is the "above/below". Over the years I've had plenty of controllers say: "Traffic below you in your 10...
Forum: Flight Testing
26th May 2007, 09:17
Replies: 22
Views: 8,517
Posted By dscartwright

>Incidentally, only the English speaking world...

>Incidentally, only the English speaking world called it Concordski,
>the French called it Concordska, which is surely more appropriate -
>most aeroplanes have female personalities
I have a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Jan 2007, 10:15
Replies: 1,224
Views: 1,316,179
Posted By dscartwright

A couple of years ago, a travel agent booked me a...

A couple of years ago, a travel agent booked me a three-leg flight that had a VERY tight connection at Amsterdam. So we arrived at Amsterdam from Detroit with about 20 minutes to get to the far end...
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Jan 2007, 10:04
Replies: 1,224
Views: 1,316,179
Posted By dscartwright

Smoking in the loo

I can't help thinking of the announcement on a Virgin Atlantic flight (LHR/LGW, can't remember which, but going to Miami). "Smoking is NOT permitted anywhere on this flight, not even in the toilets....
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Jan 2007, 09:59
Replies: 1,224
Views: 1,316,179
Posted By dscartwright

Reassuring the nervous ones

I had something a little bit like this (but regarding a nervous passenger, not a snotty one) a while ago flying from Norwich into Manchester on a little twin-prop thingy (Eastern Airlines, I think it...
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Nov 2006, 20:26
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,370
Posted By dscartwright

CAA also administer the Holmes Wright, and from...

CAA also administer the Holmes Wright, and from my experience it's a complete farce (I failed the Ishihara Plates but fancied getting a Night Rating for my PPL, so I went for the H-W). I paid my fee,...
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Nov 2006, 19:41
Replies: 11
Views: 1,915
Posted By dscartwright

It's sometimes referred to as "white coat...

It's sometimes referred to as "white coat syndrome" - your blood pressure rises significantly when faced with someone (often in a white coat) about to measure it. A relative of mine has this problem...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Oct 2006, 17:32
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,452,822
Posted By dscartwright

>ATC: G-BSSC use full callsign, two similar...

>ATC: G-BSSC use full callsign, two similar callsigns on frequency.
>Flight Information Service you have.
>G-BSSC: Use full callsign, G-SC
Spooky - G-BSSC is a PA28 I've been known to fly on...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2004, 10:52
Replies: 657
Views: 47,199
Posted By dscartwright

Moses said: "The Farnsworth Lantern I would...

Moses said:

"The Farnsworth Lantern I would suspect is more aviation/practical than the Holmes Wright - but I wonder how both compares to the real flying environment?"

Frankly the Holmes Wright...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Dec 2004, 10:52
Replies: 554
Views: 89,310
Posted By dscartwright

Moses said: "The Farnsworth Lantern I would...

Moses said:

"The Farnsworth Lantern I would suspect is more aviation/practical than the Holmes Wright - but I wonder how both compares to the real flying environment?"

Frankly the Holmes Wright...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Dec 2004, 10:40
Replies: 3
Views: 1,221
Posted By dscartwright

There isn't specifically a night vision test, but...

There isn't specifically a night vision test, but do bear in mind that if you have a colour vision deficiency, you won't be allowed to fly at night.

I'm in this situation - I have a JAR PPL with...
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