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Forum: Private Flying
21st Aug 2015, 05:24
Replies: 1
Views: 1,146
Posted By freewheeler

Lapsed CAA PPL revalidation ?!

Hi all, I hold (or held) a CAA PPL achieved 1998, last PIC 2000, intermittent dual to 2012. I have emailed the Campaign Against Aviation about this, but would value feedback.... given the weakness of...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Aug 2011, 18:52
Replies: 26
Views: 3,559
Posted By freewheeler

black cars

thanx for taking the time. I'm involved with C series and L-85 at the production level huge investment going on here in Belfast with dry fibre RTI technology and I have been out to Mexico to try and...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Aug 2011, 19:09
Replies: 26
Views: 3,559
Posted By freewheeler

any fool can ask......

very grateful for your replies ! as an amoeba in aviation's food chain its great to hear from you all. I guess I have this thing with water as also interesting is water injection into piston engines...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Aug 2011, 18:59
Replies: 26
Views: 3,559
Posted By freewheeler

cheers all

food for thought then and yet more proof that what appears to be intuitively the case is not necessarily so. Thanx for taking the time, straight up .
Forum: Tech Log
7th Aug 2011, 20:16
Replies: 26
Views: 3,559
Posted By freewheeler

whats an OP ?

sounds like you have the answer ! could you share it with me ? I'm still confused with air and water supposedly acting in physics and aerodynamics as "liquids" but with different viscosities and...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Aug 2011, 03:24
Replies: 26
Views: 3,559
Posted By freewheeler

Density and moisture ?

What am I missing ? Given that the mass of a cubic metre of water is so much more than the same volume of air ; How is it the case that moist air is less dense than dry (or less moist) air ? is it a...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Aug 2007, 21:07
Replies: 0
Views: 650
Posted By freewheeler

LPG fuel

Back in the day the Mi-8 helicopter had a LPG/LNG variant with 2 tanks mounted above the u/c outriggers*. these were covered with a layer of resin-impregnated fibre windings to contain fragments if...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2007, 20:52
Replies: 2
Views: 812
Posted By freewheeler

Any rich philanthropists out there ??

If a naive, idealistic amoeba on the food chain of aviation might make so bold as to venture an observation.... given situations such as the disaster in Greece , the earthquake in Pakistan, floods...
Forum: African Aviation
5th Jun 2007, 12:05
Replies: 222
Views: 32,727
Posted By freewheeler

Give me reasons to be positive!

Greetings....can people in the know set me on the right track? I have a lapsed CAA PPL (last flew 2000) 150 hrs and always wanted to go to SA, because of the scenery and I heard they have similar...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Mar 2007, 21:42
Replies: 36
Views: 7,025
Posted By freewheeler

Fascinating stuff....I followed the wiki links to...

Fascinating stuff....I followed the wiki links to the Bear and was amazed!! and so much more food for thought as well; thanks!!:ok:
Forum: Tech Log
26th Mar 2007, 19:55
Replies: 14
Views: 2,905
Posted By freewheeler

Cheers, gents, interesting and illuminating!:ok:

Cheers, gents, interesting and illuminating!:ok:
Forum: Tech Log
16th Mar 2007, 12:23
Replies: 14
Views: 2,905
Posted By freewheeler

Question Water ingestion (jets)

Hello, and I'm wondering if anyone out there can help me understand how a jet engine can cope when flown into severe weather/precipitatation? I understand that a flame-out is possible in extremis,...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Mar 2007, 20:20
Replies: 36
Views: 7,025
Posted By freewheeler

Contra-rotating props and Bernoulli etc

I'm interested in how CR props work! On a mechanical level I can visualise some sort of planetary gear lash-up to effect reverse rotation off the crankshaft; but I am stumped by the thought of the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Dec 2004, 08:52
Replies: 0
Views: 491
Posted By freewheeler

The way forward?

Greetings to all, and all that. Thought I might unburden myself and get some info/opinions. I'm 36 and have spent the last 10 yrs in London in a large variety of poor to moderately poor abodes and...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th May 2004, 11:28
Replies: 3
Views: 579
Posted By freewheeler

I'm pretty sure that I'm not qualified to give an...

I'm pretty sure that I'm not qualified to give an answer, but it's my feeling that a helo pilot with military exp. and your time on the Gazelle should have a wide range of options, especially if you...
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