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Forum: Private Flying
11th Feb 2014, 21:54
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

Over here on this side of the pond we lost one of...

Over here on this side of the pond we lost one of the best airways marker systems ever invented sometime around 1960 when they shut down the airway marker beacons that were put there for the early...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Feb 2014, 00:20
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

My difficulty with understanding the focus on a "...

My difficulty with understanding the focus on a " Scan " mad_jock comes from the way I was trained to fly by reference to instruments only.

We were not taught a " Scan " we were taught to control...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2014, 23:35
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

I could never quite wrap my mind around this "...

I could never quite wrap my mind around this " Scan " thing.

What is the time frame between interrupting your scan to look at something not directly in front of you..??...Will the airplane...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2014, 23:07
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

I am reasonably sure that some inner voice has...

I am reasonably sure that some inner voice has compelled me to take a certain course of action on several occasions during my flying career Gertrude because there really is no other explanation...
...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2014, 21:08
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

In Canada the arctic starts at 60 degrees of Lat....

In Canada the arctic starts at 60 degrees of Lat.

We always referred to the high Arctic as anywhere north of the mainland ....the Arctic Islands.
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2014, 17:44
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

Or better still get GNS back. I don't know...

Or better still get GNS back.

I don't know of you read this story I wrote a long time ago but what the hell here it is again.

Arcturus, Missing Hours and Fate - By Chuck Ellsworth

Finally...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Feb 2014, 17:12
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

However the accuracy of the information an ADF...

However the accuracy of the information an ADF can give you can be very inaccurate.

On long oceanic trips the least valuable aids we had were the ADF and HF transceivers.

We maybe should wring...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2014, 16:48
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

For sure the older ones worked best, especially...

For sure the older ones worked best, especially the ones with a B.F.O. function.
Forum: Private Flying
8th Feb 2014, 15:55
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

There are many places on this earth where being...

There are many places on this earth where being armed can mean the difference between survival and death.....

....back to the ADF Johnm, did you find the use of the BFO position on the ADF to be a...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Feb 2014, 00:36
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

I am presently in the beginning stage of building...

I am presently in the beginning stage of building a Thatcher CX4 as a time building rental for young pilots between their PPL and CPL.

Here is my choice for the instrument panel.

Dynon Avionics...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2014, 18:46
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

For sure. But the basic laws of physics and...

For sure.

But the basic laws of physics and aerodynamics remain the same and the use of flight controls to fly remain the same.

Has the gradual move to glass cockpits really improved the flying...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2014, 17:42
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

Yes I understand where you are cumming from and I...

Yes I understand where you are cumming from and I was not specific enough in my post...so..

I did not take into consideration the use of an autopilot or a flight director as aids in the approach...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2014, 17:24
Replies: 146
Views: 18,190
Posted By Chuck Ellsworth

Archaic?? Given a choice of all the...

Archaic??

Given a choice of all the approaches I did in the past I would take the PAR over any of the others for ease of workload and more important accuracy.

Note:::

I am not including...
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