Bob Tait
Bob Tait
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Transition Level depth

There is no such thing a the depth of the transition level. The transition level is the lowest flight level available for a particular flight. If yo...

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CAO 48.1 Appendix 4 Claus 3.2

It looks like you have got it. You would still need to be given the four hour split duty rest period but, for the purpose of calculating the next off...

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TAF UTC to EST time converstion and validity period

I encourage students to draw a diagram. Turn your page sideways and use the blue lines as hour markers. [attachment=1150]UTC:EST.png[/attachment]

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Overshooting/Undershoot on final

Firstly, you should consult your flying instructor for techniques to use to control the final approach. If your approaches are consistently either to...

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Study and exam reference material

The CAR/CASR/CAO extracts that are available for download from our web page have been approved by CASA and may be used in the exam room. The conditio...

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Practice test one

The question actually says you are planning a flight to an off-shore island. The AIP says that the distance from land must not exceed 25nm. So, if a...

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Passing over a station.

This extract from the IREX book might help also. [attachment=1149]Pages from IREX all.pdf[/attachment]

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Do I have to re-purchase the books if I have the old ones already?

It depends on how old they are. You should get by with Nav and Performance but you will need to check our errata page for changes in those publicatio...

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Re: Difference between Gradient and Actual wind

Thanks for your detailed reply Ben. For everybody's information, the definition of gusts and squalls can be found the the Bureau of Meteorology's Avi...

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Answer Discrepancy

Actually from the feed-back I've had the wording of the question is often "The maximum weight of fuel that can now be placed in the auxiliary tanks[i]...

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cir set 2

There is a big difference between an RNAV/GNSS Approach and a GNSS or DME Arrival procedure. You do not need recency on an RNAV/GNSS Approach to use ...

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Air in the Stratosphere

That was a typo in the explained answers. Temperature in the stratosphere no longer decreases with increased height. It has already been changed in ...

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Vso

You have made a valid point when it comes to the definition of Vso. I will include the phrase 'landing configuration' in the print of the text. In e...

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Adf intercepts

You are assuming that the reason why you were left of the required track was because of the wind. It is not necessarily the wind that puts you on a tr...

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Prerequisites for the formation of a thunderstorm (TS) [PPL 2014, Ex GM5, q.4]

Also, an isothermal layer is an indication of extreme stability - not instability. The environmental lapse rate in an isothermal layer is zero. That...

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