Bob Tait
Bob Tait
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The first steps...

Welcome Bosi72! I'm sure you will not regret your decision to enter the aviation world. You are obviously committed and enthusiastic, so I'm sure yo...

6 years ago
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What to expect in PPL exam

The book closely follows the syllabus. Our feedback indicates that if you know the book well, you have a good chance of getting through. Good luck...

6 years ago
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Cpl ady

If you want to glide the greatest distance, the last thing you want is to extend flap. Flap extension will always spoil the lift/drag ratio and there...

6 years ago
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Litres Of Fuel After Refuelling Need To Multiply Specific Gravity?

Yes. Make sure that the fuel has been converted to litres. If you multiply by the specific gravity you will get the number of kg that many litres wo...

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Weather alternate requirement

The alternate minima for VFR flights is 1500ft and 8km. [i] (AIP ENR 1.1 para 11.7.2.14)[/i] An alternate must be provided if the conditions are [i][...

6 years ago
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Reciprocating loads

To put it as simply as possible, reciprocating loads are loads resulting from any rapid 'back and forth' motion such as a piston moving rapidly down ...

6 years ago
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CPL Performance Book pg 38 ISA Temp Calculation

If the chart doesn't have a density height entry argument and the question gives you a density height as part of the data do the following. If necess...

6 years ago
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P charts and slopes

This comes from CAO 20.7.4 where it says ignore the slope if it is less than1%. I have spent years wondering about that and, for the life of me, I ca...

6 years ago
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Exercise 5.10 in November Edn of book

The thing to remember here is that the two questions asked - the ballast fuel required and the minimum fuel required for the trip are completely unrel...

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AIP reference

Most certainly. For for the IFR pilot class E is considered the same as any other controlled airspace. You will need an airways clearance to enter c...

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AIP reference

I don't think you will find a specific reference to that situation. However, a VFR aircraft may choose to operate in Class E airspace without a clear...

6 years ago
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The difference between holding fuel and search fuel

That's really a matter of company fuel policy and it would have to be made clear in the wording of the question whether or not a variable reserve is t...

6 years ago
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CPL air law flight duty times

The 'old' CAO 48.0 is no longer examined and the 'new' CAO 48.1 instrument 2013 has been replaced with the current CAO 48.1 instrument 2019. We were ...

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