Bob Tait
Bob Tait
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Re: 'Make Me Good at Performance' Questions

Your fuel as ballast calculation is spot on. No problems there. The forward limit formula is Present weight - 2360 [b][i][not 2630][/i][/b]x .27 + ...

15 years ago
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Re: ATPL

Paul We don't provide any material for the ATPL but we do work closely with Advanced Flight Theory in Maroochydore Qld. I suggest you check out th...

15 years ago
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Re: Howdy

WOW!! What a surprise! Gidday Alicia, fancy meeting you here. Nice to know you are keeping your eye on your old man. Please visit often, it's gr...

15 years ago
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Re: latest edition met book

I'm not sure exactly what question you are referring to in the QNH question but I have attached an extract from the latest print of the Met book that ...

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Re: G'day from Mars

GO THE MIGHTY CROWS!!! Peter, It's great to hear from you even if you are so far away. You are at the beginning of a great adventure and, judgi...

15 years ago
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Re: Mixture Control

Carambar Yes many modern engines do run at best economy at peak or even lean of peak. If this is the case it will be described in the aircraft's ha...

15 years ago
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Re: Watch out for aerodromes on the boundary of ARFORs

I suppose if an aerodrome was right in the boundary between two ARFOR areas, it would depend on the direction you are coming from. You must have to f...

15 years ago
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Re: latest edition met book

Yes it looks like you're correct. That is a boo-boo. I'm amazed that it has gone so long with nobody else mentioning it. I have changed the answer ...

15 years ago
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Re: 'Make Me Good at Performance' Questions

Yep, it looks like you're getting it!! Everything you have said above is correct. If you add what you can to the nose, there is no point adding any ...

15 years ago
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Re: Practise Exam NO.2 Questions

Well done David. Good to see you on the forums. All the best with the other two subjects. Keep in touch. Bob

15 years ago
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Re: Practise Exam NO.2 Questions

Congratulations Mick. A good solid mark. All that stuff about the 'ranges' and the 'slopes' is very open to interpretation isn't it. In most of ...

15 years ago
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Re: Quick questions!!!

Good one mate. Nothing wrong with that mark. Well done and good luck with MET.

15 years ago
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Re: 'Make Me Good at Performance' Questions

There is nothing wrong with the time you calculated. It would take you 98 mins to get to the ETP from the departure aerodrome. The 70 minutes to go ...

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Re: 'Make Me Good at Performance' Questions

Your ETP calcualtion is fine. Remember the proof for an ETP is to check the time from the ETP to the destination if you choose to go on. In this cas...

15 years ago
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Re: 2 questions for the forum

If a question specifies a charter flight then you certainly do need to include the variable reserve. The exam assumes you are complying with the reco...

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