Bob Tait
Bob Tait
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On Finals: Your airfields

WOW! Fancy having all that to yourself. Looks like a great facility.

13 years ago
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CPL NAV EXAM..........

I can't get my head around this one. If you are on the Greenwich Meridian how can you also be on 170° East and 170° West? That's like saying that ...

13 years ago
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Glider pilot

Hello Cath Welcome to the forums. I've always admired glider pilots for their in-depth knowledge of micro meteorology. I often use gliding scenari...

13 years ago
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Question 19 page 7.31 Operational Met

Yes, the new reference in the AIP says that AIRMET messages refer to phenomena below FL185. It was 10,000 feet once but it has been changed. The lat...

13 years ago
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CTAF & CTAF(R)

Are they? If that is the case that's disgusting! I'll get onto Canberra right away and check it out. Thanks for the feed-back. Bob

13 years ago
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CTAF & CTAF(R)

Yes, you are correct. There is no such thing as CTAF[ R] any more. It used to be a CTAF where the carriage of radio is mandatory, but now all CTAFs ...

13 years ago
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Protractor

You can be sure that any of those track-measuring devices [usually plastic] will be OK. Sometimes they are combined with a distance scale - they're 0...

13 years ago
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Recency and Alternates

If you do an instrument straight-in approach that is designed for a particular runway, there is no rule that says you MUST land on that runway. Provi...

13 years ago
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Recency and Alternates

Firstly, if you have done an instrument approach in IMC in the last 90 days [35 days for ILS or LOC], you would have automatically met the recency req...

13 years ago
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DAP's

Archerfield is certainly in the current DAP. I have had no feedback from others on this. How old is your copy of the book? When you get a chance, c...

13 years ago
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TTF Decode

Yep. You've got it. Also the next TTF will be out at 2400, and it will replace the current TTF and the TAF for the next three hours i.e. until 0300

13 years ago
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TTF Decode

The TTF that is issued at 0900 replaces the TAF until 1200 [three hours]. Anyone arriving between 0900 and 1200 must plan according to that TTF and i...

13 years ago
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blocked static vent??

Yes, that's a point often made and I guess you could argue that the altimeter is under reading. However my view is that an altimeter that is stuck at...

13 years ago
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INtroduction

Gidday Greg It's great to have you on board. Facing up to the CPL theory exams is always a bit of a challenge but I'm sure your extensive experien...

13 years ago
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406 Mhz ELT / PLB vs 121.5 or 243 Mhz signalling

Gidday Brook Thanks for the feed-back. The reference to ELT frequencies does indeed need amendment. I'll attend to that right away. It's good to...

13 years ago
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