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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Aug 2017, 15:11
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

The drift is the heading error. It is due to...

The drift is the heading error.
It is due to two things :
- earth rotation
- moving along a parallel of latitude
You've got here :
1.7h * 15°/h = 25.5°
8° of longitude variation
Multiply that...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Jun 2017, 21:03
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Hey, Having just completed my 14th test a...

Hey,

Having just completed my 14th test a few days ago, I'd like to provide you with some feedback.
I started with a French School in mid december, so it took me a grand total of 6 months and one...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd May 2017, 20:26
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Ahah, it's look like i've found someone more...

Ahah, it's look like i've found someone more mathematical than me !
You're seriously interested in coming up with an equation to describe this kind of curve ?
I'm sure you would be familiar with...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd May 2017, 11:13
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Oh, I thought that questions about INS were old,...

Oh, I thought that questions about INS were old, I stand corrected :p
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th May 2017, 21:27
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Can anybody explain this ? ...

Can anybody explain this ?
https://i.gyazo.com/735e4490a9888a169dd1dcddc5296a5f.png

I'm doubting this is the correct answer.. I don't see why it would be desirable to spiral towards the NDB
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th May 2017, 20:01
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Selfin, you seem very knowledgeable :) ...

Selfin, you seem very knowledgeable :)

Another question or two about gen nav :
Why would twilight be shorter at the equator ? It seems logical to me that in winter, twilight should be longer and...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd May 2017, 17:58
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

To clarify : I'm assuming the geodetic...

To clarify :

I'm assuming the geodetic coordinate axes at point P on the surface of the earth are :
- The perpendicular to the plane of tangency at P (up or down)
- On the plane of tangency a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd May 2017, 20:33
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Could anyone explain the difference in the...

Could anyone explain the difference in the usefulness of geocentric and geodetic (or geographic) latitude ?
I have remembered the 11.6 minutes maximum difference due to earth being oblate, and the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Apr 2017, 14:13
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Well yes but the wording is a bit confusing :p ...

Well yes but the wording is a bit confusing :p
Adding a simple how does it change *over time* would be much clearer.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Apr 2017, 20:39
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

5 minutes was higher than the 5% in this case. ...

5 minutes was higher than the 5% in this case.
And the question included the lower value (5%)

So should we disregard what the question indicates ?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Apr 2017, 13:05
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

I pass 33, 81 and 21 this morning. However,...

I pass 33, 81 and 21 this morning.

However, there was an inconsistency in flight planning.

It said that contingency fuel should be 5% of the trip fuel, in the question.
However, we were given...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Apr 2017, 19:34
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Yes, we finally come to a very good agreement ! ...

Yes, we finally come to a very good agreement !

To ask a very strange EASA ATPL question :)
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Apr 2017, 18:45
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Sorry for having overcomplicated things in the...

Sorry for having overcomplicated things in the following messages...

First of all, I don't know why you're saying air would be uncompressible ? It is very much compressible when you squeeze it...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Apr 2017, 11:13
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Nothing prevents you from calculating a mach...

Nothing prevents you from calculating a mach number, from speed and temperature, even in an incompressible flow.
Nothing would prevent you from building a machmeter which would would exactly compute...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Apr 2017, 23:40
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

It isn't the first surprise EASA offers :ugh:

It isn't the first surprise EASA offers :ugh:
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Apr 2017, 13:18
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Regarding this 480kt vs 450kt wierdness: ...

Regarding this 480kt vs 450kt wierdness:
https://i.gyazo.com/0401a1f0cda2db361a379b7f0ffe4008.png

I put the question's numbers in the system, and TAS is indeed given as 480kt.
And, if you...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Apr 2017, 16:04
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

About aviation exam, 33 (flight planning) Could...

About aviation exam, 33 (flight planning)
Could anyone confirm that many questions (even types of question) are completely absent ?
For example, I saw no question about which route to choose...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Mar 2017, 20:09
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Learn by heart the answer.. It will fly out as...

Learn by heart the answer..
It will fly out as soon as the test is passed.

Or you could get an australian friend and call them regularly and see how many times per year they're really worried...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Mar 2017, 21:34
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Hello, I passed 3 out of 4 subjects today. ...

Hello,
I passed 3 out of 4 subjects today.

Please be reassured, I haven't failed the fourth one, but there was no time to take it today, tomorrow then (as planned). Mass and balance so no...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Mar 2017, 16:05
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

"Maybe after studying performance people feel...

"Maybe after studying performance people feel insulted by such a simple question that they have to change it around so as to try and show off. It seems to me that this question comes straight out of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Mar 2017, 15:53
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

B is certain, C depends on the wording I guess...

B is certain, C depends on the wording I guess (ASDR before or after the new assumption of reducing thrust)
You sir are entirely right, all answers could be correct, depending on the situation.
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Mar 2017, 21:13
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Sorry but I don't see the point. V1 must be...

Sorry but I don't see the point.

V1 must be higher than Vmcg is a correct statement.

If the balanced value of V1 is lower than Vmcg, just increase V1 up to Vmcg !!
Then if the ASD is still...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Mar 2017, 14:34
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Thanks Keith ! I will be passing (not taking...

Thanks Keith !

I will be passing (not taking :p) instruments, meteorology, performance and mass and balance next week.
My books were read and all AvExam questions are answered, so my method...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Mar 2017, 20:04
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Could someone please explain ? ...

Could someone please explain ?

https://i.gyazo.com/76c101cae12e601f9756ca777c79108f.png

Obviously, V1 can't be lower than Vmcg.
But who says one has to choose a balanced V1 ?

In this case,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Feb 2017, 21:13
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Alex : thanks RBGMW : You might want to...

Alex : thanks

RBGMW : You might want to derive a simplified flight mechanics formula
The rolling moment equation is (simplified)
Inertia*φ'' =(Cldl*dl + Clp pb/2v) * QSb

Any answer to a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Feb 2017, 22:53
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Hello I just started performance Could...

Hello

I just started performance
Could someone please confirm that the entire CAP698 document will be available during the exam ?
My book says things like : "this is included in CAP698 so it...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Feb 2017, 17:07
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

RedBullGaveMeWings It seems like you could just...

RedBullGaveMeWings
It seems like you could just translate flight path mode into outer loop and then you would be completely all right


The ATPL exams are not included in the French education...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
17th Feb 2017, 20:40
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

There were indeed questions that I suspect were...

There were indeed questions that I suspect were new.
Nothing terrible.. I was uncertain about some answers but got my 75% in all exams.

Real score might be lost in the French DGAC system forever...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Feb 2017, 17:32
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

So, I am taking my first exams in Toulouse the...

So, I am taking my first exams in Toulouse the day after tomorrow.
Air Law, ops proc, communications, and I am consistently scoring 90-100% on aviation exam.

Could I encounter many new questions...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Feb 2017, 20:48
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Could someone tell me the truth about NAT time...

Could someone tell me the truth about NAT time periods ?
I know the numbers : daytime is Europe to America and is from 1130 to 1900 UTC, crossing 30W
From Paris to 30W there is about 2300km which...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Feb 2017, 17:48
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

Well, onto your question now. You can visualise...

Well, onto your question now.
You can visualise that a perfect gyro will remain in a constant direction. When you move parallel to the direction of this gyro, the earth surface will actually curve...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Feb 2017, 16:40
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

I recommend using google earth for this kind of...

I recommend using google earth for this kind of questions.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Feb 2017, 12:57
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

I suggest we just forget about the usefulness of...

I suggest we just forget about the usefulness of this question in any serious flying context.. I've flown once with a directional gyro failure. At this time, I had no idea about compass errors but...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Feb 2017, 20:59
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

https://i.gyazo.com/a2658fc2c278618ab06bd716ebb829...

https://i.gyazo.com/a2658fc2c278618ab06bd716ebb829d0.png
Doesn't it rather depend on the latitude for which the compass was made ?

By the way, suppose I buy a compass for 45N and go use it at 45S...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Jan 2017, 23:22
Replies: 1,315
Views: 914,909
Posted By KayPam

And now that I have finished comms, ops, air law...

And now that I have finished comms, ops, air law and half of instruments questions on avexam, I do realise that it is actually possible to learn the answers to the questions.

I could not believe...
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