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Last seen: Oct 27, 2026
you are welcome, I just hope CASA is as forgiving re the box charts. As a doctor, Ive learnt much from flying and so much of flying relates to mitigat...
thank you again, yes i will need a pictorial representation and then Ill be fine. I might look into a trigonometry book and see if I can re jig it for...
@john-heddles Thank you I have seen in the Bob Tait exam book on using the 2 difference computers re the derivation of the ground speed and therefo...
@john-heddles Amazing advice as always. The only way Im going to afford flying is through medicine so much as Id like to, Im going to have to stick wi...
@john-heddles Thank you again, I agree that adding balasts into the wings confers no real advantage over fuel, but the question was very specific when...
Respected all, the question asked for the minimum fuel for ballast. You still have, 110 -80 kg so 30 more kg could be added to the wings as hard balla...
Thank you here is the screen shot of the page. Hence turning at 180 degrees, I would have thought that the magnitude would be the same, just the vecto...
@john-heddles , thanks John, agreed, yes, Im finding it very difficult to simplify. Will certainly try however Appreciate your support. Ive studied ...
Hi John, apologies, yes quite busy interspersed with flying and exams. Did a flight to Cooinda in Kakadu from Darwin the other day, very nice. Im ab...
Here is how I understand it. Negative G force means more blood is going to the head ( opposite to a +ve G ) There is a pressure sensor in the art...