John Heddles
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C FPL Exam questions

[color=blue][i][b]How much margin does the examiner give for the 'correct' answer?[/b][/i][/color] Perhaps we should go have a cup or three of coff...

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C FPL Exam questions

Some things to consider - (a) the slope question comes up periodically for discussion so you might like to spend some time in the Search function t...

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AOSA

I presume this is your question repeated here - linked for the benefit of other readers.

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Forces in Climbing and Descending Turns

Some initial comments - [i][b]what is lift compared to weight in a climbing turn?[/b][/i] How long is a piece of string ? The answer depends o...

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SID Gradient requirement

Try AIP ENR 1.5.8.1.4 at page ENR 1.5-41.

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AGK

One still needs the information I alluded to previously. Without that, there is not enough information to answer the question without a lot of added...

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AGK

Presumably your supply was 100 rather than 100LL ? See (a) did you check the release note specification to make sure that the paperwork and th...

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TODA

Answer back from the CASA airports engineering guru - [color=blue][i]Firstly, the comment in the current MOS 139, para 5.2.2.1 (b) about stopway no...

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TODA

Ah, thanks for that, very much ... I don't recall having seen that report before. I'll have a read tomorrow over coffee. [i](How fine to see tha...

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TODA

Again - caveat - I am not an aerodromes expert, although I have 50-odd years of playing in the Industry. Some observations - (a) have sent a que...

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TODA

[color=blue][i][b]To my mind, the local rule (MOS 5.2.2.1 b) only applies when a "stopway is not involved".[/b][/i][/color] .. even if it explicitl...

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TODA

[The legislation links are not working at the moment so I'm having to rely on memory, so there may be some minor details to change ..] (a) MOS 139 ...

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TODA

[i][b][color=blue]but the last sentence of that same paragraph goes on to say[/color][/b][/i] One could write a book identifying all the inconsiste...

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TODA

Have another look at 5.2.2.1.(b) - the stopway, necessarily, HAS to be included in the bit between the TORA head (end of the runway, generally) and EO...

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TODA

[color=blue][i][b]A simple answer to a vague question.[/b][/i][/color] Indeed .. but, necessarily, must be incorrect as it is inconsistent with the...

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