Hiya,

All the hours count as far as I know. I recently gained my PPL and included in my hours was a 1 hour introduction flight from over 5 years ago. Any exams you took will not still be curent and will have to be taken again.

Best regards

Keith

Very well done! It sounded like you done very well certainly above the requirement for QXC. My QXC was not quite as exciting as yours but I remember the weather being far from perfect and flying above the scattered clouds at 2000ft about 200ft above the tops just about remaining in sight of the ground between the gaps. I could not see Southend from about 3 miles out due to cloud but took the advise of a fellow aviator and followed the pier decending which led straight to the overhead. My QXC was Shoreham-Manston-Southend.

Well Done!

keith

Hiya,

I would suggest sending a letter and CV to airlines opperating from your local regional airport. I know a couple of guys who have gained work experience via this route. One guy done a week as a dispatcher at EGLL and the other done two weeks with opps at EGCC including a couple of jumpseat flights.

Good Luck

Keith

Yeah I had a quick go on the “turn the aircraft around” and scored 2600 with about 1:30 delay. Its actually quite good fun!

Best regards

Keith

Hiya,

I only have a mere 70 or so hours flying but during that time I have never once used or looked at the fuel gauges in my aircraft as they are so inacurate. In fact during my training I dont ever recall the instructor making any other points about fuel gauges apart from not to use them. It realy is pretty poor that such an important instrument is so badly regulated. The technology of today deserves far better, you can jump in a old Ford Escort Ghia say “1987” and the trip computer will tell you how much fuel you have, your consumption and range and with todays technology fitting this sort of sytem in a GA aircraft would not involve major costs. I dont know if anyone has followed the story of G-OMAR the twin piloted by a brain surgeon that ran out of fuel and demolished a house near Shoreham but it just happens that the flying club I fly with hired G-OMAR and my CFI was called to court to testify so fuel calcs are very strict down here at the moment. I have spent long considering the case as the guy was charged with endangering life as he “chose to force land on a residential area” but I very much doubt the pilot chose to force land on a house or run out of fuel. The odds where staked against the pilot right from the start with an inacurrate tech log confounded by human error of incorrectly converting US to IMP gallons. The local papers down here wanted the guy hanged but I actually felt a little bit sorry for him. Anyway the guy got away with the charge of endangering life but I leave the case for you guys to decide if he should have got away with it.

Best Regards

Keith