John Heddles
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Normal Axis Terminology

If it helps you get your head around things, that's great.

1 year ago
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Normal Axis Terminology

Alan, Full marks to you for asking the question. A lot of folks would just roll their eyes up, shake their head a bit in shell shock ..... and ke...

1 year ago
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ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS

"Established" relates to tracking the LLZ. It is poor practice to intercept the GS other than from below so the usual story is that we track in usin...

1 year ago
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ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS

[color=blue]Full scale deflection of the Localiser[/color] FSD doesn't help at all as you could be anywhere outside the LLZ. Until you come off F...

1 year ago
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What does cruise level A075 mean? (seems like a stupid question I know)

[color=blue]Sorry if this a stupid question[/color] There are no stupid questions. There are, however, silly people who are reticent to ask a que...

1 year ago
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Question 51 in practice test (RPL/PPL Vol 2, p404)

[color=blue] you use the subscale to the right of the TAS.[/color] Perhaps you intended "to the left" ? Either way you have fallen trap to a ver...

1 year ago
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Why not ETAS in this problem?

The cited question contains two typos. (a) answer (a) should read 158 nm - just finger trouble which was corrected towards the bottom of the soluti...

1 year ago
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ETAS - lost at sea

I'm not sure that I follow your points precisely. However, if my comments are not specifically relevant, please do post again and I'll try a second ...

2 years ago
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ETAS - lost at sea

I hadn't seen that previously, Bob, rather cute. However, not much value unless the student has a go, himself/herself, with pencil etc. and a sheet...

2 years ago
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ETAS - lost at sea

If we mark up the previous graphic with the various quantities, it becomes a bit easier to follow – [attachment=2483]man triangle marked up.JPG[/...

2 years ago
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ETAS - lost at sea

Some thoughts, pending further post information from the OP. [color=blue]I'm using an E6B.[/color] First, nothing much wrong with the E6B (Dalto...

2 years ago
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ETAS - lost at sea

The OP hasn't been on site for a while. I will need to make up some graphics in the next little while and then I will address such of his questions...

2 years ago
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Crosswind question

Quite so. However, might we enquire as to the reasoning behind your choice ?

2 years ago
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Crosswind question

If that's the worst thing which happens today, I don't think I will worry too much. Main thing is that we answer questions so that your knowledge ba...

2 years ago
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Crosswind question

Wind is a bit like airflow over a wing - as you get closer to the surface, you get into a boundary layer situation where the wind velocity reduces. ...

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