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Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2005, 17:57
Replies: 34
Views: 3,737
Posted By cubflyer

Yes FFF you are correct, given the exact wording...

Yes FFF you are correct, given the exact wording of the question. However given that a lot of pilots in the UK seem to be confused regarding the status of the person answering on the radio, treating...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Dec 2005, 14:14
Replies: 34
Views: 3,737
Posted By cubflyer

Back to the original question from DP. The first...

Back to the original question from DP. The first advice given by FFF is only correct for those airfields in class G which have an Air Traffic Control Service. These are perhaps a minority of...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Dec 2005, 21:46
Replies: 19
Views: 1,482
Posted By cubflyer

Not sure why the quality of US magazines has...

Not sure why the quality of US magazines has anything to do with the % of IFR pilots! I know a lot of US pilots, many airline pilots, but none who ever fly IFR on their days off!
Personally I dont...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Nov 2005, 18:33
Replies: 3
Views: 854
Posted By cubflyer

You can rent aircraft or buy an aircraft in the...

You can rent aircraft or buy an aircraft in the UK and fly it on your FAA PPL. You would need a checkout on a rental aircraft and insurance if you buy an aircraft, but other than that I believe you...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Nov 2005, 15:39
Replies: 53
Views: 10,878
Posted By cubflyer

I read the AAIB report prior to reading this...

I read the AAIB report prior to reading this thread. It is interesting that several people have the same impression as me, that this report was not the best ever researched and written by someone in...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Nov 2005, 14:53
Replies: 50
Views: 6,044
Posted By cubflyer

Missed flying over all the fog this weekend, but...

Missed flying over all the fog this weekend, but it looks like I'll have the chance in the next few days still!
Great fun, but as others have said you need to be careful to make sure you know where...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2005, 21:29
Replies: 23
Views: 3,231
Posted By cubflyer

BEagle, A "PFA aircraft" is an aircraft...

BEagle,
A "PFA aircraft" is an aircraft operated on a PFA Permit to fly.

As Rod has pointed out it is possible to learn to fly on a PFA aircraft, but currently only if you are the sole owner of...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Nov 2005, 21:01
Replies: 4
Views: 757
Posted By cubflyer

Havent been to blagnac for a while, but they were...

Havent been to blagnac for a while, but they were always helpful before.
If you want somewhere cheaper and easier, why not try Muret to the Southwest, or Lasbordes to the east. Both friendly places...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2005, 18:45
Replies: 4
Views: 1,917
Posted By cubflyer

damn Lawyers! Piltdown man said it exactly. ...

damn Lawyers!
Piltdown man said it exactly.
It amazes me that a respected professional body can carry out an accident investigation, but then the lawyers and court totally disregard the report and...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2005, 17:51
Replies: 5
Views: 1,002
Posted By cubflyer

Id guess you could get insurance for a 150 for...

Id guess you could get insurance for a 150 for around £1000 per year on a group aircraft. Maybe more with low hours. Ive got a J3 Cub that would be similar value thats £800.

As for running costs,...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Nov 2005, 10:09
Replies: 26
Views: 2,819
Posted By cubflyer

I dont like having to pay landing fees at fly-ins...

I dont like having to pay landing fees at fly-ins if its just a small fly-in at a regular airfield, particularly where the airfield is benefitting a lot by extra custom, fuel sales restaurant sales,...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Nov 2005, 16:22
Replies: 26
Views: 2,819
Posted By cubflyer

G-APDK you do a great job within the limitations...

G-APDK you do a great job within the limitations that you have!

Here is what I would like

Absolutely no slots! I dont like them but more to the point is that lots of the owners of interesting...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Oct 2005, 21:02
Replies: 15
Views: 2,427
Posted By cubflyer

Ive flown a Navion a couple of times in the US a...

Ive flown a Navion a couple of times in the US a few years back, a friend has one.very comfortable, great visibility, nice handling, particularly for an aircraft with a yoke rather than a stick. Gets...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Oct 2005, 20:47
Replies: 4
Views: 585
Posted By cubflyer

Looks like a complete whitewash. They have listed...

Looks like a complete whitewash. They have listed the comments, given a few answers, many invalid or missing the point and then changed virtually nothing from their original proposals.
Will the...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Oct 2005, 20:29
Replies: 16
Views: 1,396
Posted By cubflyer

All this talk of the ATPL exams having some...

All this talk of the ATPL exams having some relevance to commercial flying is misplaced. I can only comment about the CAA exams that I did just before it changed to JAA, the JAA ones might be better!...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Oct 2005, 21:18
Replies: 16
Views: 2,011
Posted By cubflyer

Why not also check out Leicester, not that far...

Why not also check out Leicester, not that far away from Coventry. Very friendly club, lots going on, good airfield with 3 hard and 3 grass runways, friendly instructors.
Also no problems with...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Oct 2005, 19:04
Replies: 60
Views: 8,205
Posted By cubflyer

Problem is that if Archant hadnt made the changes...

Problem is that if Archant hadnt made the changes they did when they took over Pilot, then it would be a much better magazine today, so they wouldnt need to make more changes!
I see that Flyer is...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Oct 2005, 21:20
Replies: 108
Views: 9,877
Posted By cubflyer

I think GPS is great and use one with a moving...

I think GPS is great and use one with a moving map display in one of my aircraft. Its not a very fancy one, a Pilot GPS III. I only know how to do "GOTO" havent bothered looking for anything more...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Oct 2005, 17:16
Replies: 12
Views: 1,591
Posted By cubflyer

The L39 in the Bond film was at Peyrosourde, in...

The L39 in the Bond film was at Peyrosourde, in the Pyrenees, a much smaller strip than Courcheval, at 5200ft on the side of the mountain, great fun.
But the L39 came in and went by road, didnt take...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2005, 19:06
Replies: 5
Views: 1,232
Posted By cubflyer

Private hours flown in aircraft below a certain...

Private hours flown in aircraft below a certain weight (dont know what, but higher than most light aircraft!) dont count towards any flighttime limitations. You can do what you like.
As for...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Sep 2005, 19:30
Replies: 4
Views: 802
Posted By cubflyer

There is a superb aviation museum at the military...

There is a superb aviation museum at the military base at Kbely and across the road from this is a grass airfield where there was a big club with a lot of aircraft to fly. I havent been there for...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Sep 2005, 19:26
Replies: 3
Views: 714
Posted By cubflyer

Very few Super Cubs available for hire in the UK....

Very few Super Cubs available for hire in the UK. I doubt if there are any in yorkshire. At Sherburn there is (or was ) a Cessna 140 and CAP 10 available for hire with the aeroclub, cant think of...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2005, 22:29
Replies: 15
Views: 4,323
Posted By cubflyer

A couple of other things to think about. What...

A couple of other things to think about.
What "time" are you actually paying for? Take-off to touchdown, take-off to touchdown plus x minutes ( 5-10 minutes added on for taxi time, or hour meter...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Aug 2005, 10:48
Replies: 32
Views: 6,133
Posted By cubflyer

MAB, Gigha Island may be suitable, but I think...

MAB,
Gigha Island may be suitable, but I think the runway is a bit better maintained than Lundy.
Ginge, I wouldnt even think about going to Lundy until you have a lot more experience of flying into...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Aug 2005, 10:37
Replies: 18
Views: 6,808
Posted By cubflyer

Long Ez type aircraft retract the nosegear when...

Long Ez type aircraft retract the nosegear when parked so they are less prone to tip over backwards when parked without the wieght of a person or two in the cockpit. You have to get out first and you...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Aug 2005, 20:41
Replies: 18
Views: 1,562
Posted By cubflyer

I know of someone who bailed out of an aerobatic...

I know of someone who bailed out of an aerobatic aircraft with a control jam a couple of years ago in France, I think it was a CAP 232.
Surely the jettesonable canopy in the Robin 2160 is just for...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Jul 2005, 09:57
Replies: 119
Views: 10,539
Posted By cubflyer

Surely the meaning of a weather diversion in this...

Surely the meaning of a weather diversion in this context, is that the weather is too bad to continue, thus you needed to land at the nearest airfield rather than press on. Then you might expect them...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jul 2005, 23:20
Replies: 60
Views: 8,118
Posted By cubflyer

Robin, it may well be possible to have some...

Robin,
it may well be possible to have some kind of link to something at the booking in tent. But there are no telephone lines within a few hundred meters. I guess some knid of wirelesslink might...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jul 2005, 23:08
Replies: 15
Views: 1,947
Posted By cubflyer

2D, yes there were a few very optimistic pilots...

2D, yes there were a few very optimistic pilots departing into the crud on Friday afternoon, most of them came back again. Problem was that others seemed to think that aircraft were still departing...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jul 2005, 20:07
Replies: 15
Views: 1,947
Posted By cubflyer

Alex, the AIC says "turn left onto base leg...

Alex,
the AIC says "turn left onto base leg after the railway, then onto final keeping south of Kemble village", but of course if aircraft infront of you have had to extend downwind to fit in with...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jul 2005, 19:52
Replies: 31
Views: 3,268
Posted By cubflyer

Glide approaches are a good idea to be practised...

Glide approaches are a good idea to be practised often and can of course be considered a "normal" approach, just as dragging it in under power can also be called a "normal" approach. Both are...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jul 2005, 13:59
Replies: 60
Views: 8,118
Posted By cubflyer

Had a great 4 days at the Rally, pity the weather...

Had a great 4 days at the Rally, pity the weather cut the attendance but still almost 1200 aircraft was pretty good and lots of interest to see.
ZA if you wanted the Kemble weather you could always...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jun 2005, 10:32
Replies: 20
Views: 4,240
Posted By cubflyer

Kazakstan, if you were PIC you should have...

Kazakstan,

if you were PIC you should have been looking out of the window to check where you were going and surely seen Stapleford or at least the M25!!
But at least you learned the lesson....
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jun 2005, 10:15
Replies: 4
Views: 805
Posted By cubflyer

squak 2650, good to hear that Solent have...

squak 2650,

good to hear that Solent have been helpful clearing people through at 2000ft.
I tried to go through at 2000ft early Sunday morning on my way to Sandown. Solent radar were helpful, but...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jun 2005, 11:52
Replies: 60
Views: 8,118
Posted By cubflyer

Topcat, yes you have interpreted the AIC...

Topcat,
yes you have interpreted the AIC correctly, except if you need to go around one of the "holds" then the recommended height is 1500ft to 3000ft QNH for the Malmesbury assembly area for the...
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