Bob Tait
Bob Tait
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Intercepts with the VOR - outbound track "to" the VOR?

I can't find that wording in any example in the current book. It could be that your copy is out of date and any such wording has been fixed. Clearly...

5 years ago
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How do we calculate cloud base?

Rising unsaturated air cools at about 3° per thousand feet and dew point temperature lapses at about 0.5° per thousand feet. So the difference betwee...

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VOR/CDI

That wasn't what was intended. I'll change the wording to indicate that the edge of the circle is 2° from the centre, and each dot is a further 2°.

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Grid vs Route LSALT in IREX Practice Exam

Grid lowest safe is valid providing you are established within the grid. Route LSALT as published on the ERC is only available if the aircraft is RNP...

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Flaps and landing distance

The landing chart has been designed based on full flap settings. So the figures you obtain by using the chart assume you are landing with full flap. ...

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Auxiliary fuel burn and CofG

For the Echo you wouldn't have any fuel in the auxiliaries unless the mains were full. It's very unlikely that the aircraft would weigh less than 240...

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Left zero ammeter question - another one

My guess would be that the battery is not accepting its charge (maybe a crook cell) and the battery voltage is remaining well below the system voltage...

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Least amount of trip fuel req

Minimum trip fuel is achieved by flying at the power setting that gives the best ground nautical miles per gallon. If you divide the ground speed by ...

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Magnitude of Drag with relation to angle of attack

There is a big difference between the magnitude of drag when considering an aerofoil in a wind tunnel and the behaviour of the drag acting on an aircr...

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Are CAR/CAO/CASR/AIP regulations quoted in CASA exams?

No. The exam questions will not provide you with references. The reason I have given references in the early part of the book is to allow students t...

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CPL Performance Final Test - Question 39

I checked that one out. The answer had been amended after the introduction of the new CAAP that says variable reserve does not apply to the trip to t...

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SARWATCH

SARTIME must be cancelled an any aerodrome. But the SARWATCH for an IFR flight is the responsibility of the ATC unit you are communicating with. If ...

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EXERCISE GK1/39

That's odd. Thanks for your feed-back. It is appreciated. Bob

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Icing in thick altostratus at -2°C

Clear ice would be correct. If that is one of my questions, can you let me know where you found it. Bob

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EXERCISE GK1/39

The wording you have indicated is not the same as that of the question in the book. Choice (b) in the book says. "the inlet valve closes during th...

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