Last seen: Jun 12, 2026
Some comments on Va in the other thread ..
Another point I overlooked first time around. You made a comment earlier[color=blue][i] .. says that the Vso is 32 kts. Page 20 says to do a short f...
[color=blue][b][i]Respect for one's betters can be viewed as one cause of the Tenerife disaster[/i][/b][/color] I think you need to read up a bit m...
[color=blue][i][b]By attempting to pick holes in them, and getting egg on my face, I have learnt valuable stuff about definitions.[/b][/i][/color] ...
First, I'll offer a few comments on previous posts, and then Va and, finally, we can have a look at why one should reduce Va at weights below the maxi...
[color=blue][i][b]I'm still looking for a dip-stick that is calibrated to tenths of litres[/b][/i][/color] Please do permit me to tell a related ta...
[color=blue][i][b]what is your take on the Va question[/b][/i][/color] Again, you are trapping yourself within the "simplified" pilot training stor...
[color=blue][b][i]the echo is in fact a completely unrealistic aircraft[/i][/b][/color] Not at all unrealistic .. why do you assert so ? [color=...
There are lots of strange quasi-definitions around regarding aspects of certification. Usually, this is a well-intentioned aim to make things a litt...
As I don't have the original documents for reference, better if Bob responds to the specific question. However, as a sideline note - You refer ...
An interesting report. It suggests quite strongly that the pilot's training was more than rather inadequate in some areas .. one hopes that this is ...
First, if the examiner, either in the exam or in an exam-related text on the CASA site, specifies a conversion factor, then that is the one to use, qu...
LSA certification is not a specific area in my engineering background. However, from what I am aware, for this class of aircraft, the whole shoo...
Now, let's have a look at the J170-D. On a general basis, I have comments similar to the J160s. However, the trimsheet has one quite serious and...
Now let's have a look at the J160-D trimsheet. Comments for this sheet are much the same as for the J160-C - both the POH and the trimsheet really ...