Bob Tait
Bob Tait
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Alternate requirements for airfields with no instrument approach and no TAF

I agree. It's an absolutely ridiculous rule. It means that if you go to an aerodrome with no nav aids you can take advantage of the VMC rule, but if...

7 years ago
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Alternate requirements for airfields with no instrument approach and no TAF

Good question James 11.7.3.2 refers to an aerodrome 'which is not served by a radio navigation aid'. Some people interpret that as meaning that if a...

7 years ago
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Linear Variation

AFT LIMIT: You can always use the formula (flow chart) for any problem on the aft limit since the aft limit is fixed. FORWARD LIMIT: You can us...

7 years ago
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Question - TTF and PROB - alternate planning

That's correct. A TTF has a validity of only three hours and is replaced every hour. It's not much use trying to give a probability of variations ov...

7 years ago
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Height/ altitude/elevation

I like to stress to classes that pressure height is a measure of pressure - not height. It is the height in ISA where the air has the same PRESSURE a...

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Standard Instrument Arrival

I didn't include anything specific about STARS because they are really just the same idea as SIDs. However, you have a good point so I'll consider do...

7 years ago
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CIR revision questions set 4 Q9

You seem to have misread that rule. If the aircraft is equipped with two independent ILS receivers, it qualifies for the special ALTERNATE minima. T...

7 years ago
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How to get the CPL Air Law extract

The extract is up to date. The helicopter air law is almost a carbon copy of the fixed-wing air law except for helicopter landing areas and helicopte...

7 years ago
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Interpolation accuracy in PEXO Performance exam

The good news is that the examiner has given up on interpolations. A question that requires a TAS, for example, will simply give you a TAS to be used...

7 years ago
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Done and done!

WOW! That's great news hpound. What a great mark to finish with as well. It's been a pleasure working with you throughout and I'm glad that you can...

7 years ago
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Variable Reserve on Holding & Alternative Fuel

There have been changes to the fuel reserves. What used to be called 'flight fuel' is now called 'trip fuel' and it no longer applies to the flight t...

7 years ago
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Navigation and wind

The GPWT chart is so ridiculous as to be operationally useless. I'd like CASA or BOM to give me a demo of how you are supposed to use it to get a sen...

7 years ago
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Weight & Balance - Adding Weight

John hits the nail on the head. We get carried away with being arithmetically perfect and ignore the fact that much of the starting data is approxima...

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Weight & Balance - Adding Weight

On page 165 of the CPL Performance Book I have demonstrated a mathematical solution for weight to shift and weight to add or subtract. It can't be us...

7 years ago
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ADF To/from Track

There's one simple rule concerning the movement of the ADF needle. Providing you hold a constant heading, the ADF needle will always move from the no...

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