John Heddles
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GNSS/DME arrival - missed approach

Several thoughts .. (a) it is not a good idea to have too many plans on the go, simultaneously. On the the approach for a straight in landing .. ...

8 years ago
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Circling vs straight in minima

Just to clarify; we are talking about 1.10.1d ? If so, there is no reference to the MDA in that subpara. The second clause provides for the tw...

8 years ago
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Circling vs straight in minima

[color=blue][i][b]I think the "black letter" interpretation of ENR 1.5 p 1.10(d) is quite clear. It effectively stops you from converting a S-I Approa...

8 years ago
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Circling vs straight in minima

Some important points to ponder here, methinks. [color=blue][i][b]Although descent to a 300ft clearance is a manouevre specified during circling, i...

8 years ago
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Circling vs straight in minima

It was not my intention to answer the specific questions .. I'll defer to Bob on that. Rather, I sought to put in some real world considerations for...

8 years ago
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Circling vs straight in minima

Austin, I presume that you are ramping up to your rating and don't have much/any I/F background to date. Never mind .. you'll learn the lessons alon...

8 years ago
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CAO- Civil Aviation ordinance

Perhaps you are making things harder than necessary for yourself.. Start at the CASA page. Then link to Rules and Regulations .. then Cur...

8 years ago
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Departures into IMC - takeoff minima

[color=blue][i][b]Had I known how dismal FAR23 aircraft performance was[/b][/i][/color] The problem is that the Standard covers a range of capabili...

8 years ago
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Departures into IMC - takeoff minima

First a question so I know where you might be coming from ... do you have any/much bugsmasher twin time ? [color=blue][i][b]From a practical point ...

8 years ago
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Departures into IMC - takeoff minima

[color=blue][i][b] I would suggest that entering IMC (on departure) at the procedure "alternate minima" does not provide any guarantee of landing from...

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Departures into IMC - takeoff minima

First, one needs to be pragmatic about the smaller CAR3/FAR23 twins ... they should be considered a bigger single split into a bit on each wing .. gen...

8 years ago
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Departures into IMC - takeoff minima

Further to Bob's observations .. [i]at least equal to[/i] indicates a line in the sand ... if conditions are better, that's a bonus. I suggest th...

8 years ago
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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

Good plan, that man. As with the previous sheet, we probably will run the answers over more than the one post to make the story a little more digest...

8 years ago
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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

Have had a look at the OEM site. Several Jabiru models. Do you have a preferred model for me to review or are you happy if I flip a coin a couple of...

8 years ago
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CPL Echo Fuel Tanks

I'd need the whole question to comment on your concerns there. However, so far as unusable fuel is concerned, that has always been included in the ...

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