John Heddles
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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

Things are on the improve .. this sheet, at least, works. The design standard, though, remains quite poor. Specific comments - (a) re the refe...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

I note a reference to Bruce Clissold in the top RH margin. This certainly doesn't appear to be one of Bruce's sheets so I'll run a copy by him for c...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

Looks like you're having a run of bad luck there, mate. As for this document .. same, same, more or less. I wouldn't waste any more time playing...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[color=blue][i][b]Following on from post #25[/b][/i][/color] The principal fatal flaw with the document identifying itself as a trim sheet is that ...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[i](Post content continued from post #26)[/i] Next we tidy up the lines coming from the left hand fuel IU lookup grid (blue lines) [attachmen...

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Difference between 'Cleared Direct Approach' and 'Cleared Visual Approach'

I suspect that Stuart has the situation identified. However, if we are to resolve your question, specifically, we need you to identify the particula...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[i](Due to system limits, this post has too many graphic links for one post so it is spread over two posts to circumvent the limit).[/i] [color=b...

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Difference between 'Cleared Direct Approach' and 'Cleared Visual Approach'

While there exist numerous references to "visual approach" in the AIP, there appears to be no reference to "direct approach" or "cleared direct approa...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[color=blue][i][b]Ref post #23.[/b][/i][/color] [color=red][i][b]This document is a real worry[/b][/i][/color] Although it describes itself as a...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[color=blue][i][b]Ref post #22[/b][/i][/color] The sheet is a conventional trimsheet essentially following the AN/TN styles described earlier. ...

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Aerodynamics

Probably not terribly good questions ..There exist plenty of papers on the net and in the literature covering both areas and I recommend those more in...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

Some further answers. [color=blue][i][b]3. In your post number 17, in the second picture you make the statement that "if the datum is out to the no...

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Possible error? E-Text Review Quesions 3.2 Q9

It's just a point of grammar allied with each set of words coming from opposite directions, as it were. The AIP reference "and" requires both items...

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Landing charts and wind

I'm a tad out of touch with what the examiner's precise expectations might be .. Bob probably is the man of the day for that, I suggest. "Given" ...

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Landing charts and wind

The main driver for incorporating wind in the calculations has always been that old buzzword "commonsense". There used to be words in the rules abou...

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