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Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
30th Sep 2008, 21:45
Replies: 292
Views: 45,966
Posted By bfato

The cynic in me smells a cleverly worded press...

The cynic in me smells a cleverly worded press release. 12 hours a day across the whole fleet, not per aircraft?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
19th Aug 2008, 14:12
Replies: 14
Views: 10,394
Posted By bfato

Anyone here experienced both the HMEC-25 and the...

Anyone here experienced both the HMEC-25 and the Telex 850 in a Citation?

Wondering how hey compare for comfort and noise reduction. And if either have compatibility issues when the other guy...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
15th Aug 2008, 10:30
Replies: 6
Views: 830
Posted By bfato

No wonder your girlfriend's in a fury if you keep...

No wonder your girlfriend's in a fury if you keep calling her a dog ;)

cost of living index based on New York = 100 (http://www.mercer.com/costofliving#Cost_of_living_top_50_cities) Might give a...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
14th Aug 2008, 13:30
Replies: 6
Views: 2,057
Posted By bfato

Sorry, no experience to pass on but dug up this...

Sorry, no experience to pass on but dug up this thread on Direct Flight (http://www.pprune.org/forums/biz-jets-ag-flying-ga-etc/53656-uk-fisheries-patrols.html) a while back whilst searching for...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
31st Jul 2008, 07:52
Replies: 31
Views: 3,257
Posted By bfato

Can't think of any except Eurocontrol airways...

Can't think of any except Eurocontrol airways charges and FBO handling fees.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
22nd Jul 2008, 08:12
Replies: 12
Views: 8,522
Posted By bfato

Someone used to operate a 501 into Elstree... ...

Someone used to operate a 501 into Elstree...

..until http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/cms_resources/dft_avsafety_pdf_502396.pdf

The offical report notwithstanding, airfield witnesses describe it as...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jun 2008, 18:41
Replies: 9
Views: 4,609
Posted By bfato

It's a brake temperature thing. When brakes get...

It's a brake temperature thing. When brakes get too hot they won't work so well, which could spoil your day if you have to reject a take off just before V1.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jun 2008, 18:27
Replies: 9
Views: 4,609
Posted By bfato

They're Thrust "Attenuators". They don't...

They're Thrust "Attenuators".

They don't produce any forward thrust, they just reduce the amount of reward thrust at idle. For use whilst taxying.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
30th Apr 2008, 17:17
Replies: 41
Views: 4,687
Posted By bfato

Is this a continuation of another thread? Has...

Is this a continuation of another thread? Has anyone mentioned insurance?

I get the impression you're hoping to buy a cheap Citation, get yourself a rating and go fly it.

$12k may get you...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
23rd Apr 2008, 10:21
Replies: 29
Views: 5,453
Posted By bfato

For 3k you'll just be doing 4 circuits in an...

For 3k you'll just be doing 4 circuits in an aircraft. Be aware that many operators' insurance policies require the copilot to have attended a proper simulator based course at FSI, Simuflite or...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Apr 2008, 15:11
Replies: 4
Views: 1,657
Posted By bfato

When you say a "GA flight" do you mean a pleasure...

When you say a "GA flight" do you mean a pleasure flight in a little piston-engined 2 seater? If so, the pilot may not mind if he's asked beforehand but you and your wife will struggle to hear...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
2nd Apr 2008, 10:22
Replies: 166
Views: 20,243
Posted By bfato

The best place to go for advice is surely the...

The best place to go for advice is surely the CAA. I'd send the SRG an email asking for their interpretation of the law.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
15th Mar 2008, 20:21
Replies: 292
Views: 45,966
Posted By bfato

Fair do's. For what it's worth, I've found...

Fair do's.

For what it's worth, I've found aviation a very pleasant place so far but if I went onto pprune's airline section and started telling them bizjet crews could do their jobs better than...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
15th Mar 2008, 17:30
Replies: 292
Views: 45,966
Posted By bfato

I've been away working but left this thread with...

I've been away working but left this thread with the impression our protagonist wasn't a pilot, but rather a 20-something year-old who'd bought into a Blink salesman's hype.

Now that I'm back and...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
12th Mar 2008, 18:16
Replies: 292
Views: 45,966
Posted By bfato

I thought it had Garmin G1000. Like the G1000 in...

I thought it had Garmin G1000. Like the G1000 in a PPL's new 172. Even a lowly 500 hour Citation FO like me is quite at home with Primus 1000 and Proline 21 these days. If the avionics are too...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
6th Mar 2008, 19:29
Replies: 18
Views: 1,793
Posted By bfato

Don't know either but is it because you can't run...

Don't know either but is it because you can't run the aircon on the ramp without an APU?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
6th Mar 2008, 18:15
Replies: 2
Views: 657
Posted By bfato

Can you get the type rating without the MCC?

Can you get the type rating without the MCC?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
14th Dec 2007, 09:27
Replies: 7
Views: 911
Posted By bfato

Has anyone tried buying two one way tickets...

Has anyone tried buying two one way tickets instead of a return? The ticket out being the cheapest available but the ticket home being the fully refundable sort, to be cancelled at some point after...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
15th Nov 2007, 10:17
Replies: 9
Views: 2,156
Posted By bfato

Did the CE-500 SiC TR in the US last month. To...

Did the CE-500 SiC TR in the US last month. To expand on the above:

The full course minus the full check ride but with a minimum of three take-offs and three full stop landings as sole...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Jul 2007, 20:28
Replies: 7
Views: 2,068
Posted By bfato

StressFree, you are a gent. :ok:

StressFree, you are a gent. :ok:
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Jul 2007, 20:17
Replies: 7
Views: 2,068
Posted By bfato

groan Maybe it's Missed Approach Point...

groan

Maybe it's Missed Approach Point Coffee Order. You don't become visual in time and you know it's going take 5 minutes to be vectored back on to the localiser so you may as well knock back...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Jul 2007, 19:15
Replies: 7
Views: 2,068
Posted By bfato

Aha, so that's what it is! Ta. What's MAPCO...

Aha, so that's what it is! Ta. What's MAPCO stand for then?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Jul 2007, 18:01
Replies: 7
Views: 2,068
Posted By bfato

What's a MAPCO?

Question for you experts:

On a Citation there is a MAPCO light switch, in the cabin behind the LHS.

From Googling it seems a MAPCO is something to do with the refreshment centre. But what? ...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Jun 2006, 19:03
Replies: 237
Views: 36,753
Posted By bfato

Pretty much the same here as potkettleblack. PoF...

Pretty much the same here as potkettleblack. PoF and Met were the hardest for me, due to having to actually understand rather than learn.

Perf was a struggle to get to grips at first but all...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Apr 2006, 07:49
Replies: 65
Views: 54,343
Posted By bfato

London Metropolitan University, City of London ...

London Metropolitan University, City of London
website: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/bssm/aviation/courses/prof/mcc.cfm
pdf: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/library/u83482_3.pdf
cost: GBP2,250...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Apr 2006, 07:22
Replies: 217
Views: 31,161
Posted By bfato

Sorry mate, obviously I didn't RTFQ! I've...

Sorry mate, obviously I didn't RTFQ!

I've heard electronic nav computers are emphatically not allowed but I haven't seen anything written down. Bear in mind that whatever calculator you take in...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Apr 2006, 06:08
Replies: 217
Views: 31,161
Posted By bfato

Electronic calculators are allowed,...

Electronic calculators are allowed, non-programmable and non-alphabetic.

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/175/srg_fcl_examination_briefing.pdf
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Apr 2006, 08:52
Replies: 155
Views: 23,280
Posted By bfato

That's 2.26 if you're buying Sterling probably. ...

That's 2.26 if you're buying Sterling probably. It's 2.02 spot, so maybe 1.8-1.9 if you buy Canadian on the high street.

Anyone know the theory requirement for the Canadian CPL/IR? Presumably...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Apr 2006, 17:18
Replies: 12
Views: 1,349
Posted By bfato

Ulv, I think you're confusing two different...

Ulv, I think you're confusing two different things.

i). Doing an ICAO IR (eg FAA) and then converting it to JAA
ii). Doing a JAA IR from scratch in a country other than the UK.

The original...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Apr 2006, 08:45
Replies: 42
Views: 10,036
Posted By bfato

and here is the other one ...

and here is the other one

http://www.tfc-kaeufer.de/angebot.html

isn't Google wonderful?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Apr 2006, 08:39
Replies: 42
Views: 10,036
Posted By bfato

www.flugschule-berlin.de/mcc_e.htm Couldn't...

www.flugschule-berlin.de/mcc_e.htm

Couldn't see any mention of a King Air based MCC or of prices though.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Apr 2006, 13:46
Replies: 217
Views: 31,161
Posted By bfato

Not quite, AHMC. For each module, it's two...

Not quite, AHMC.

For each module, it's two weeks of cramming at Cheddar (including mock exams) plus a week of real exams at a CAA exam venue. A total of three weeks per module.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Apr 2006, 13:02
Replies: 12
Views: 1,349
Posted By bfato

Just out of interest, is there any difference in...

Just out of interest, is there any difference in the details written in your licence if you convert from an ICAO IR rather than do a JAA IR from scratch? Can anyone tell from looking at the "ratings...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Apr 2006, 09:36
Replies: 77
Views: 7,919
Posted By bfato

femalewannabe, does your leave entitlement run on...

femalewannabe, does your leave entitlement run on calendar years? Then Start the distance learning in summer of year 1, finish it in summer of year 2. You'd keep HR happy by only taking three weeks...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Apr 2006, 20:58
Replies: 9
Views: 1,158
Posted By bfato

No replys so looks like you have the pprune...

No replys so looks like you have the pprune wannabes record delay!

Hope you're able to keep sharp whilst you wait. Which test centre is it?
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