R.weaverI will raise a glass to all the heavy drinking pilots, just remember leave your eight hours between drinking and flying, oh no im starting to sound like the CAA, what have I become?
3 pints later…….(Concludes after more beer,girls & the odd cuban)
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R.weaver
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R.weaverOriginally posted by Deano777
as I said in your last thread (which you have failed to respond to)
buy the PPL Confuser, it is a must, if you struggle with the exams then you have to buy this.During my training I often wondered about having my licence, I often wondered about doing my QCC, could I, would I ever achieve it, could I do it, it seems so close, yet so far away, but when the time comes you cope with it and you do it and you achieve.
Its the same with my CPL, Im starting my ATPL’s very soon and wonder if Im academically capable, I took an Open University Mathmatics course last year and passed with 95%, this was just to dampen my fear of failure, to me, at 30 years old failure is not an option, should I have done my ATPs when I was 18? hell yes, did I realise what I wasnt doing by not realising my dreams since I was 7 years old? hell no, I met my wife when I was 18, Im now 30 with a child on the way and a hefty mortgage, I have a PPL but it isnt enough, so is the path ahead going to be easy? is there going to be more ups than downs? hell no, but I dont wanna get to 45 years old and say to myself, DAMN I WISH I tried, Id ratehr be in a position to say to people who have failed (and I wish these to be few and far between) that Ive been there, done that, and got coffee stains on the tea-shirtD.
Yes I do have the PPL confuser and it does help, I have had it since day one, and it is helping me through my training, navagation is going quite well, so all I can do is study and pass and if I don’t I will eat my hat!
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R.weaver
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Am I capable yes, but am I rich enough to do the cpl………???
R.weaverI think that this could be a good idea, many G.A pilots like Sheffield just how it is and ever since commercial sceduled traffic has gone the airport has made up for its lack of commercial traffic, its a popular destination for many PPLS alike.
Ga traffic would cope with the runway being cut, some commercial traffic wont but then again many who are based there dont want commercial to come back.
Read the latest report in todays pilot about the airport.
Then again what do I know;)
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R.weaver
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R.weaverI dont find it exciting I just did not know if it was legal or not, I know better now I know the views on it and more importantly the rules.
One may not be grown up when they fly with a big grin on their face but how does your face change in an engine failure, I remember coming in on final when I came in much to slow, my face changed suddenly and so did my hand on the throttle?
Then again being confident is what this game is all about, and what is your $125,000 aircraft, do you want to share it? Have a good christmas all.
😉
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R.weaver
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R.weaverI know it does not all make sence does it my freind, I suppose it might of just been a lorry load I just guess it was light stuff, I dont know all the details, just stuff that has gone around.
Maybe it was a sports cat load,heeeeeeeee 🙂
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R.weaver
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R.weaverOriginally posted by SteveYoung
Not entirely sure I owe you one.You appear to be showing a great deal of naivety and immaturity by constantly looking for ways to buck the system. In addition to the above, may I refer you to this thread:
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18661
where you seem to be looking for ways of making money out of aviation without being legally licenced to do so? Or perhaps this thread:
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18386
where, again, you seem to be looking for ways of making money out of aviation without being legally licenced to do so?
You’ve already stated that you’ve done your first solo, therefore, if your flying school have anything about them, they will have ensured that you have at least taken and passed the Air Law exam before sending you solo.
Therefore YOU KNOW THE RULES. Pleading ignorance via the assertion that “I’m just a student pilot” doesn’t really cut the mustard does it?
I’m also a student pilot, and I also have aspirations within aviation, but unlike you, I’m not looking for a loophole, I’m not prepared to act illegally and jeopardise my chances of EVER being able to fly, and I certainly don’t feel that I need to issue an apology for maintaining that stance.
Grow up.
You seam to have a lot about you for a student pilot Steve, I have told you I am going for a CPL and I have told you that that’s the way at which im going, Im not trying to cut any loopholes, so this is how im spreading the mustard for you:
1) Withdraw your knife and stop being so bitter in a room that is for G.A and not silly little arguements.
2) As a student pilot you should get over yourself, hence the word student.
IM not trying to cause a stir here but this Is where the line must be drawn, I have been moderators on other online pilot forums and you would be surprised at how easily a silly little thing can start messing up a forum.
Let’s both just leave it at that Steve, or if you cant take the heat don’t reply to any of my messages. And I think any person who has flown a £100,000 aircraft solo is rather grown up. I know the rules and im not going to mess up by breaking them.
Think before you type my freind for your words will forever dictate your future and your opposers opinions will form.
Kind regards
R.weaver
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R.weaverOriginally posted by wysiwyg
Robert, I fully admire your keenness but in 10 minutes in aviation you are not going to legally beat a system whose roots are 100 years and 1 day old!As Steve quite rightly says, you are not the first person to look for a loophole, everyone has. Even if you were to find a legal loophole (which you won’t) it’ll be closed faster than your sphincter when the boys in blue descend on the airfield!
Commercial flying isn’t just about duty of care for your passengers but also duty of care for all the public you fly your aeroplane over. For this, the authorities require (amongst other things) stereo vision and I have to say they are quite correct. There are enough visual illusions (particularly at night) to confuse the fully sighted let alone mono vision. If you really want to make a legitimate (if low paid) living from aviation do some research into the medical requirements for becoming a professional microlight or gliding instructor. You may find what you are looking for there.
All the best
Ian (wys)
Thanks for the e-mail, you are very kind replying at such short notice, although I was just saying I dont want to do it im just saying about it, my goal is a FAA CPL, I want to be the best and fly commerical without doing ilegal things, I want to fly not get shot by the CAA
R.weaverI was not looking at doing it myself I was just saying that a person has been doing it and who how he has been doing it? Im going commercial one day that is my goal, I do not have any stupid plans like that, so why do you make these insults and stuff like that at me? Im just a studnet pilot and im trying to flind out some info, if I was looking at doing it I would say and anyway if I was going to do it I would have a CPL. So send that to the CAA if you like, I obay the rules!
An apology please: (Steve young)
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R.weaver
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Hence legal my freind!
Im not being rude and I dont want upset I was just saying 🙂
R.weaverNot that I would but why?
Your not charging for the flight?
Nothing in the air nav order says anything about it?
You are just hiring out the aircraft, im not making a arguement I just don’t see why. 🙂
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R.weaverOriginally posted by NTW
Thank You all thats a real help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wish me luck on sunday then!
Yes let’s hope the weather is nice and calm this weekend for lots of fun solo hour building time. And for your flight ofcourse.
Yepeeeeeeeee
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R.weaver
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R.weaverOriginally posted by SteveYoung
It’s not actually as daunting as you may think. While you’re on the ground taxiing, you’ll have plenty of time to think your calls through, and if you really are worried beforehand it’s probably best that you pitch up a bit earlier than planned and talk it through with your instructor.When you’re flying in the circuit, time is far more precious, so keep your transmissions to an absolute minimum. In the circuit, you’ll find there are usually just two calls which you need to make; downwind and final. Generally they’ll go:
Downwind – “G-ABCD downwind”, the response will be something like “G-ABCD, you are number one, report finals”, at which point you would reply “G-ABCD, number one, will report final”.
Final – “G-ABCD Final”, and all being well, Air Traffic’s response will be “G-ABCD clear to land”. You then reply “Clear to land, G-ABCD”
Main thing is to listen and understand what you hear, and then read it back so that Air Traffic know you’ve understood it.
I suggest that you try to get hold of the RT training cassette from Transair, best £8.50 I’ve spent this year! 😀
Good luck.
And try not to cut in front of others, I sometimes do it where there is a quite space between calls, you should see how wild my instucter goe’s:confused:
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R.weaver
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R.weaverOkey dokey
Originally posted by NTW
Hey, can anyone help me please. I’m doing my circuits at the moment and on Sunday i have to do all the radio calls to the tower, could anyone help me on what to say. It’d be great if you could give me a basic outline on what to say i know that the information can change but just an outline or anything, Please!Thanks
You give your ATIS and your hold.
Once in the air give your downwind.
On final give your final.
I can tell you what you need to know over my mobile if you like, give me a call if you want.
07900 248055
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R.weaver
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R.weaverRe: partial pass 🙁
Originally posted by lozhowlett
I hit the stumble in my flying career today.Having passed the upper airwork and general handling about a week I go, I gave the navigation ago today.
I failed 🙁
never mind!
I took off from sywell on route to over head Droitwich, via birmingham control zone.
Took off and got settled in. lovely. Tuned over to Brumm APP 118.05, and god were they busy! With a northen approach path, I was heading striaght for.
After listening into god knows how many big airlines, I got my little call in! And he read back so much stuff so quick I missed the keep clear of controlled airspace! D’oh.
As i was approaching the boundry my examiner asked me what I was doing. I knew at this point I had gone wrong, only 20 mins in! Bugger.
So at the point he told me, and of course he had to fail me on that section.
I am redoing it again next week, only hope the weather is as good as it is today! I must say I am gutted, no realising that I could have planned a route around the control zone. But i have learnt. And with any luck I will get it right next time.
The only thing now is that it will look bad on my record, if I go for sponsourship etc in my career. Not happy! You really need to be A Class ++ for the big airlines, and I now know I am not cut for it. Ohh well back to reality! I will bloody get my wings one day!
Its the first thing I have failed anyway. So not bad.
See ya
loz
At least you can navigate that is more than I can do, then again im just a teenage student, but im sure the day will come when I have to do it. Im doing my second solo tommorow which will be the 6/11/03 so I am going to have lots of fun doign my 2.5hrs solo flying.
Good luck with your Navagation
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R.weaver
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R.weaverRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hi, im new
Originally posted by Moggy C
Sorry,Not thinking. Thought you were trying to be a man of mystery, not just being sensible.
Fear not. All my predelictions tend towards 18 year old girls (On account of I’m trying to be a dirty old man 😉 )
I flew from The Green for a short while. Is Very Large Barry still an instructor there?
Moggy
I do not know a barry then again I do know lots of fat CFIS.
They get in that state and get a class one whist I have to fly on a PPL basis, and I stay fit.
Danm them fattos.
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R.weaver
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R.weavermy apologs
I did not know, sorry for any upset.
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