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  1. Student Pilot
    Some of us have experienced navigation without GPS and any navigation aids 😁
  2. Student Pilot
    From the Wright flyer onwards canards have been toyed with, none seem to have made a big impact of commercial aviation?
  3. Student Pilot
    Yes there is some truth to what you say but it's not a critical as is made out. Just as an aside I held a CASA approval for OXY and TIG with both 4130 and aluminum. Never used it much and with having to sit the complete test at considerable cost every couple of years gave it up.
  4. Student Pilot
    Depends how it's welded, I've seen fuselages welded with TIG, not stress relived and had no problems. Oxy/Ace stress relives it as you go, with any process as long as you don't do full long welds in one hit. There's a few old wives tales about welding.
  5. Student Pilot
    Didn't know 737 had a splitter gearbox? https://www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/rex-pilot-apologises-to-passengers-for-repeatedly-stalling-as-hes-not-used-to-driving-boeing/?fbclid=IwAR1M8KXg4RwDTSH56kfUfq8cn76isF82A20YHB3ec85bjyQtdPz_2c1ZLKg
  6. Student Pilot
    They might have changed, it's been years since I've flown around there. The way things have deteriorated with flying freedoms I would think it would only get worse.
  7. Student Pilot
    Not in Australia Jerry, they go out of their way to exclude GA, even making large airspace exclusions going out to areas that might only be used a couple of times a year. A good example is trying to get clearance to transit Williamtown coastal, if they do decide to let you through they make it as hard as possible. Don't expect it to change anytime soon, aviation is only going backwards in Australia driven by a Federal government with an anti GA bent and CASA who it seems want to get all aircraft out of the air.
  8. Student Pilot
    Those are interesting, the Newcastle one especially
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  10. Student Pilot
    Depends on the individual aircraft, all different
  11. Student Pilot
    Try flying into Williamtown
  12. Student Pilot
    Trump is a lying cheating con man. He doesn't tell untruths he lies.........................................he has divided the US more, spewing hate and telling lies, he also lies. How can you lot defend him?
  13. Student Pilot
    Guido made a replica of that in Toowoomba
  14. Student Pilot
    Fokker
  15. Student Pilot
    Why did it take half an hour? As soon as you reached cruising height you would have checked GS on the GPS. Al this angst over a couple of knots or 250ml an hour difference in fuel flow seems unwarranted. Not as if you have a company on your back to minimize fuel flow and economy for maximum profits. The object is to go for a jaunt and enjoy the flight. If you constantly scanning graphs and charts to get optimum fuel flow and listening out for possible catastrophic failure about to appear your beloved pax might start to worry about your imminent demise instead of salivating over the seaside menu. You must be a joy to fly with 😁
  16. Student Pilot
    Or you could go on the ques you already have such as: Noise, slower you are the less noise Control pressure, slower you are the less pressure Control efficiency, slower you are less effective Angle of attack, position of the nose compared to normal flight All these things add up as total aircraft response, one alone can indicate All these things vary from aircraft to aircraft to some degree, to know the aircraft your flying is very important. If you only fly half a dozen times a year you are going to be more than rusty(Apologies to Rusty, I don't mean you 😁). A switched on experienced instructor should be able to teach these things. I do think a simple AA indicator in your line of sight would help you recognize all the other things that indicate slow flight. I'm not saying totally avoid looking at your airspeed indicator just listen to what the aircraft is telling you. After some practice you can approach without an airspeed indicator safely. Fire away!!!!!
  17. Student Pilot
    Of the estimated possible 400,000,000,000 airstrips in the world surely some sort of area should be included with the pic?
  18. Student Pilot
    He said the problem was not watching his airspeed so he stalled. It is important to know all the other pointers to airspeed, safe flight without an airspeed indicator is possible.
  19. Student Pilot
    You can land just as short with a tail low wheeler as a three pointer. Land and roll up to taxiway, no need to land on the end of the strip, pick where you are going to land and land there. A point where you will roll to the taxiway without heavy braking is where I usually land. Why would anybody be scared of doing a 3 point landing? Watch anybody who flies tailwheels for a living, they land tail low wheeler. That's not because they are scared of 3 pointers but usually to spare the tailwheel any grief and extra wear.
  20. Student Pilot
    Correct Captain Gazza, Sully has everyones respect. Anybody who defends or tries to legitimise Trump has no credibility
  21. Student Pilot
    Has he lost credibility now he's shaved his mustache off?
  22. Student Pilot
    Lots of theory here folks. Ultimately it's how you handle what wind there is, I have seen the likes of 182's and 185's landed in winds way in excess of quoted crosswind. Know your own and the aircraft capabilities.
  23. Student Pilot
    How goes it Gazza?
  24. Student Pilot
    The most basic form of flying for the most enjoyment
  25. Student Pilot
    I have been flying 40+ years, still have trouble at times finding the ground
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