about Preflight check

[motzartmerv]

Nezzie, how would "the best pilot" know anything about her capabilities??... unless he had flown with her and was an instructor and qualified to give advice to a student??...Someone elses student i might add...

 

cheers

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

Nice use of coloured fonts there

 

 

[GraemeK]

Hi DS

 

On my preflight today I noticed that the RH brake was slipping - so got the L2 to have a look and fix it before we went up.

 

So you gotta be vigilant!

 

BTW, today took a lazy tour around the training area to see all the boundaries, nice and relaxing after circuits. 36L is pretty cut up and muddy - not ideal for touch and goes ATM.

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

Hey there Graeme,

 

How do you tell if it's slipping? I just look to see if the brakes are worn by seeing if the pad is scratched etc...

 

I guess there are some perils with a grass runway! Is 36R open again yet, or are they still trying to grow grass on it?

 

I bet it was a nice break from circuits. I'm just starting to learn the circuit route, it's handy to have the golf course there really!

 

Can't wait to fly next week, hopefully it'll be good weather :)

 

 

[GraemeK]

How do you tell if it's slipping?

When I pushed it back and forth to check the suspension bolts, the wheel rotated ...

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

haha, fair enough

 

 

[GraemeK]

Out at YLIL this evening - lots of fog about, hope it clears by tomorrow morning .....

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

I've been looking at the radar images all night and hoping...

 

 

[GraemeK]

I went to the CASA safety briefing - lots of stuff on VFR into IMC. On the way back, lots of fog on the road so I practised my instrument scans :thumb_up:.

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

hahahahahahaha, good plan. Practicing in the car is good stuff. :thumb_up: I've had to tell myself to not call clear prop when starting my car a few times at uni...

 

 

[GraemeK]

You might be a pilot if:

 

You describe the weather in METAR code in casual conversation.

 

You cause a traffic slowdown passing the airport because you’re scanning for traffic and identifying departing and arriving aircraft.

 

You perform a flow check when starting your car.

 

You read back your fast food order at the drive-through and end it with your license plate number.

 

You’ve ever missed an anniversary, the birth of a child, or a spouse’s birthday because the ceiling had finally come up to 1,500 AGL.

 

You preflight your car.

 

You’ve ever inadvertently slammed on the brakes in your car because you intended to command left rudder.

 

You bring taxiway diagrams, en route charts, and approach plates along as a passenger on a commercial flight so you can follow along.

 

On the highway on-ramp, you think of yourself as joining Victor whatever and resuming own navigation.

 

You gauge the all income and expense in terms of flight hours represented.

 

You've told everyone you know that the only gift you want for Christmas, birthday, Father's Day, etc. is flight time.

 

You secretly enjoy telling your boss “roger” instead of “wilco.”

 

You'd look up at the sound of an engine overhead even if your guy was on one knee proposing.

 

If you've ever popped the clutch on you car causing the engine to “quit.”

 

The GPS Velcro-ed to your car dash weighs more than five pounds and contains FBO data.

 

You do a GUMPS check while turning final. Into the driveway.

 

If you refer to your car by the last three characters of the license plate (e.g. the Ford is “three niner golf”)

 

You have only two expressions for weather. VMC and IMC.

 

You’ve gotten a flight briefing using the speakerphone in your office hoping that your coworkers would overhear and be impressed.

 

You’ve ever used the phonetic alphabet while making a restaurant reservation.

 

You have more than three spare flashlights on your person.

 

You plan a road trip with a nav log, a plotter, and an E6B.

 

You’ve ever identified your highway exit and then contemplated which STAR will take you into town.

 

You've ever tried to slow your car by pulling on the steering wheel.

 

You've ever unconsciously started to drive down the road with the yellow line under the middle of your car.

 

You “go on the gauges” when you hit a rain squall while driving.

 

You go to accelerate in the car and reach for the centre console.

 

You want an altitude readout in the car's GPS, speed trends, and distance to stop calculated in real time.

 

You call the local ASOS or AWOS for weather, flying or not.

 

You use “niner” in everyday speech.

 

You bring your headset to the showroom when shopping for a new car . . . and leave when there are no phone jacks in the panel . . .

 

You complain when the spoiler on the car can't move up and down.

 

When you go to start the car, you roll down the window and shout “CLEAR PROP!”

 

You’ve ever been on a rough road and called the state police road-condition hotline to ask for higher.

 

You spend rainy days listening to live ATC feeds on liveATC.net

 

You get someone in an orange vest to guide you into and out of your driveway.

 

You hit speed-limit on the freeway and call out 'Rotation Speed' although quietly.

 

You use the cruise-control up/down in your car and think you are trimming your ride.

 

You take your leg off the gas pedal few blocks from home, and check whether you can make it to your drive-way in a 'simulated engine failure' scenario.

 

You actually say 'Cruise control ON' before turning on the cruise control in your car.

 

You hold steady your steering at constant bank in a 'circular' on-ramp.

 

If you rearrange the groceries to the best weight and balance for your car's specs.

 

You give your address using VOR radials and distances.

 

 

[storchy neil]

:thumb_up:hi dark that melb wheather aint all that bad got the storch out off donnybrock this afternoon:thumb_up::thumb_up: going to darwin :thumb_up: to deliver plane want my flight hrs:sorry: just keep at it and it will all come together neil

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

Oh dear Graeme, I am definitely doing an increasing number of those things! :big_grin:

 

 

[GraemeK]

Hate that Melbourne fog ......

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

You were cancelled too? I couldn't get another mission until the 22nd, totally bummed

 

 

[Guest Mad Dave]

Was everyone supposed to be there today? Stupid weather!

 

 

[GraemeK]

Was half way there, and tempted to turn up anyway (couple of times I've done that, and waited until the weather cleared about 12, so got a lesson anyway). But the area forecast didn't look like the fog would clear until afternoon, so gave up.

 

My next booking is 19th.

 

 

[Guest Mad Dave]

And the weather after the fog cleared was not too promising any way!

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

Someone told me there are weather issues in summer too, because the runway gets too hard to land on because of lack of rain.....true?

 

 

[Guest Mad Dave]

Gets a bit bumpy, but can still be used.

 

 

[GraemeK]

Main weather issue I've found in summer is more turbulence due to unstable air - plus it's surprising how much runway you eat up before you get off the ground (choosing yourself a nice light instructor helps!).

 

The runway does tend to get a bit bumpy, but usable.

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

As long as I can fly I'm happy. And I don't think I'll speculate on the weight of my instructor...I'll just wait and see how long it takes to take off in summer :P

 

 

[Guest Mad Dave]

You'll have no problems, the runways are plenty long enough!

 

 

[shags_j]

My god graeme, half of that list I swear I do. That's so sad.

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

I've only been flying about 2 months and already I'm doing about half of them!