John Heddles
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PNR question.

Keep in mind that it helps greatly (especially for dumbos like me) to draw a sketch or picture of what the story is. That way you can see the tale a...

11 months ago
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PNR question.

If I may throw in a couple of extra thoughts - (a) [color=blue]Rather strange wording[/color] .. and then some. (b) the winds don't gel so eit...

11 months ago
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finding the actual wind in flight.

[color=blue] I'll clarify that on the TAS/ETAS topic the instructions for the CR also use ETAS[/color] So long as you keep in mind that the approxi...

11 months ago
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finding the actual wind in flight.

[color=blue]nor have I ever met anyone who has[/color] There are various tales, no doubt some apocryphal, which address this topic. My favourit...

11 months ago
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finding the actual wind in flight.

[color=blue]Is there a rule of thumb that you use to differentiate the two, for example greater than 30kts xwind convert the tas to etas??[/color] ...

11 months ago
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Need urgent answer please for a CPL Performance Aeroplane question

(To save some effort in retyping, my answer from Nick's original question posted in PPE) Some thoughts, if I may .... [color=blue]Part 61 MOS. ...

11 months ago
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Multi-leg PNR Calculation

You are trying to do too much at once .. which makes for excessive amounts of stress and heartache. The secret is to keep things simple. Try this ...

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Review Questions Set 1 Q6

Too easy. Page 20 in the CASA workbook. Wind grid right hand side bottom. TOW given down the left hand side. Read across to the right hand...

12 months ago
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Aerodynamics Fails

[color=blue]I just had my second attempt and my score got worse.[/color] Happens on occasion. I would need to sit down with you over coffee to es...

12 months ago
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CFPA - Fuel caluclation rouding related.

An additional comment - make full use of your calculator's accumulator (memory) function. Saves lots of effort and carries the calculation through i...

1 year ago
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RPLA Flight Test

While there will be a bit of variation amongst examiners, they are following CASA guidelines. If you approach the pre-flight oral brief as being a v...

1 year ago
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pointers and tips

Ravi, Great to see that you are managing to fit in the flying stuff in amongst the demands of your day job. Welcome to the wonderful world o...

1 year ago
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Wind to use for P charts CFPA

[color=blue]If a P chart question provides only density height (e.g. DH = 4000 ft) with no temperature, Bob Tait suggests using ISA temperature for th...

1 year ago
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Wind to use for P charts CFPA

And a good question, it is. [color=blue]If actual wind / ambient wind / given W/V is provided, should we use that for both takeoff and landing char...

1 year ago
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CPL Performance. Final Test. Question 18. Day VFR from Ceduna to Forest.

[color=blue]From the CR3 manual, if the drift is more than 10ยบ then Effective TAS must be considered, otherwise it is ignored.[/color] Just a sidel...

1 year ago
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