Bob Tait
Bob Tait
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Joined: Feb 5, 2010
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Altimetry Rates

1° change in temperature equating to 12O ft change in height is also an approximation. As far as I know, it has no mathematical basis but rather is t...

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Pressure height

I agree that 'drawing a picture' is far better than using a formula. I fact, I recommend that at the BAK/PPL level, the picture is definitely the bes...

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AGK Internal vs External Supercharging

Actually, I have deleted reference to external or internal superchargers. I have found conflicting definitions and, in any case, external supercharge...

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Exam Prep Circling Question

When that question was written, Narrandera did not have AWIS. It does now so your answer is correct. Thanks for your feedback. I have made the nece...

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Weight and Balance

Hi Dave. If you are shifting weight to place the centre of gravity on the forward limit, a simple equation can solve the problem because, if you shif...

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Wake Turbulence

Once they are formed, wingtip vortices become part of the air mas. So they behave exactly like smoke. They drift with the wind. The worst case woul...

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Passed Performance!

Well done. Congratulations on a great mark. Thanks for your very thorough debrief as well. Great effort- you should be proud of that!! Bob

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Max fuel add to mains

As you put fuel in the mains, the centre of gravity moves forward, but the forward limit moves back. You hit the forward limit with 93kg in the mains...

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Max cargo to be loaded

Yes, the empty aircraft, pilot and passengers weigh 2410. Since you are zero fuel weight limited in this case, the actual fuel on board doesn't affec...

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Passed IREX - Exam rundown

Congratulations Dave Good luck with your ATPL studies. You did the right thing getting IREX out of the way before attempting ATPL. Obviously, ATPL ...

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Max cargo to be loaded

I have amended that question in the question bank. Thanks for your feedback.

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Mogas fuel colour

These colors have changed in recent times. The color of mogas now changes with the grade. Regular is bluish/greenish, Midgrade is yellowish and Prem...

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FWD Limit question

The question assumed that the gross weight at take-off would be well above 2360kg. I have changed the wording to say "the gross weight at take-off is...

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LSALT tolerance area

You can be sure that in a CASA exam, the question will make it clear whether or not to include the 5nm buffer. Remember that if the question asks for...

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Practice exam question

OK. I've checked it out. There's nothing wrong with the question, but it is a tricky one. While it is true that adding fuel to the aux tanks will...

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