You can get a student pilot licence at the age of 16. You would also have to sit for a Basic Aeronautical Knowledge [BAK] exam that is administered b...
You are spot on. Unless you are using a 145/6 TSO'd RNAV, you must have two navaids if you are going to operate in CTA. That applies to PVT, AWK and...
It is no longer above 20000 feet. That was the old rule. Now you cannot fly VFR in Class A airspace. Class A has a lower limit of 18000 feet within...
I think you will find that the wording of that question says that the empty weight and moment have already been adjusted for the removal of the seats....
The answer to that question has been changed to 'a climb in a high performance aircraft'. There is an errata on the web site to that effect. Current...
I don't have an actual Owner's Manual for the Cessna 172RG. But the manuals I have accessed via the web make no mention of the Mean Aerodynamic Chor...
VH-SIE was bought by a local LAME here at Redcliffe. She lives at Watt' Bridge, a CTAF 15 minutes west of Redcliffe. Watt's Bridge is the home of th...
My Pitts was just under 400kg BEW. With 200hp and a few 'mods' that squeezed a few bit more power out of it, it was great performer. Many people don...
The CAR says the CASA may grant permission for a non-crew member to occupy a control seat under certain conditions. Those conditions are to be found ...
Yes. the AIP has been amended since that question was written. The latest version of the IREX book reflects that. Those questions have been removed ...
Yes, the visibility in an S2 is much worse than in the S1. In fact, the instructor can see even less than the student - especially on late final. I ...
The AIP is a bit vague here [as it often is]. The missed approach is surveyed assuming the procedure is initiated from the missed approach point. Yo...
That PPL book will be OK. There haven't been any significant changes in the content of the PPL syllabus. If you want to know about the new licencing...
AH! The dear old S2. Many don't realise how much bigger it is to the S1. I reckon the S1 is actually easier to fly........