Last seen: Jun 12, 2026
Sophie, you're tending to overthink this a little, methinks. First, a useful little mnemonic - which appears to date back to the quite early days o...
If you want to be a little bit clever and save time, providing that you use a Jeppesen CR style computer, the whizz wheel gives you the numbers quicke...
[color=blue][i][b]I'll have a look at this one and see how accurate the original work might have been.[/b][/i][/color] I've checked a few points. ...
Ah, Bosi has saved me the trouble - well done. The only practical comment to emphasise, is that, as part of the intercept of the final, desired tra...
We need to keep in mind that the AIP relates to all aircraft and its primary interest tends more to heavy aircraft rather than the light GA fraternity...
I haven't forgotten this one, Sophie. Been a tad busy elsewhere. Will try to finalise a response tonight.
I think you really must start paying more attention to what you read, detail and housekeeping. From several of your threads what comes across, very ...
You may be interested in looking at an ultimate load certification test on the net. The following link shows the B777 test program. Notice just ho...
So, where does this leave us as pilots ? First, min Va is not an unrestricted “yank and bank” speed limit as the old style military would have it -...
[b]Manoeuvring Speed Considerations – some background thoughts[/b] Design manoeuvring speed dates back a long way and hasn’t changed to any extent ...
Don't fuss too much. Just make sure that you tuck the lesson away and don't make the same mistake again .... [color=blue][i][b]During previous t...
Yes, but point (c) is the important one ?
Several questions/points. (a) minor point. How did you arrive at 145 kt G/S out ? (b) [color=blue][i][b]However considering a crosswind of 27kt...
Be relaxed. We all make mistakes. Secret is to catch them and correct them before they cause any problems. As you progress things get better a...
Ah, the dreaded V[sub]a[/sub]. Probably the most misunderstood concept in the GA training fraternity. I think that the testing officer was a bit ...