Bob Tait
Bob Tait
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PPL Practice Exams

It all depends on the definition of the word [i]'ambulatory'[/i]. An ambulatory passenger is one who CAN walk unassisted. A [i]non-ambulatory[/i] pa...

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daylight hours and transititon layer

The hours of daylight available are not at all affected by the flight you intend to do. BOD at the departure aerodrome and EOD at the destination wil...

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Climb gradient

It really doesn't matter what configuration the aircraft is in. The climb gradient of any thing that flies, including ducks and geese, is a function ...

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converting from RA to PPL to maybe CPL

You don't necessarily have to sit the PPL, but you must at least pass the BAK exam to be permitted to sit the CPL exams.

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Separation Minima from CB cloud?

VFR separation from cloud is specified in AIP ENR 1.2 para 2. Cumulonimbus is cloud so those separation requirements apply. There is no special requ...

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Hard question!!!!

The scale on the VOR goes from zero to 10°, either side of centre. When the AIP says half-scale deflection, it means half of the full-scale deflectio...

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Circling area

Yes, you have the right idea. However remember that by day, providing you have become visual and remain in the circling area, you can descend below t...

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IREX PASS

Congratulations Nick. What a great effort, you sure have a right to be proud of it. I did consider including some general met info in the IREX boo...

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Long radio instruction from tower

At the moment you are experiencing a fairly common problem which is due mainly to reduced spare mental capacity. You are still using a lot of your br...

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Calculating the distance when to start descending.

There's nothing wrong with your second method. Many pilots use a rule of thumb that goes like this. At 120 knots and 500 feet/minute rate of descent...

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PPL Exam Help - Comms Failure and '1 in 60' Nav

Regarding your first question, your choice [c] would be correct, however the voice modulated radio aid may not always be the NDB. It could sometimes ...

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Performance on fuel variable reserve.

The examiner does not have to say specifically whether to use a variable reserve or not. If he says it's a charter, then you should always carry a va...

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Take off Minima

Gidday Daryl If the pilot intends to land on RWY 06 if he/she has to return in the event of an engine failure in IMC after take-off, it would be qu...

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Hello all

Gidday Jim It's great to see here on the forums. As you know, the PIFR can be done without sitting the full IREX examination. You only need to si...

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Alternate Requirements

If you flew the approach to the circling minima there is nothing to stop you from carrying out a circling approach to land on the other runway once yo...

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