THIS comment is for Brendan.
Not called for. Pal. Regardless of your opinion of ME how about putting this STUFF on SOCIAL Australia where it belongs for the sake of the Forum. . and stop going for the Person. It's NOT NICE.
Red, I don't "DO" selective out of context Quotes but will attempt to address a response to the Particular person where it's not clear, or someone asks me to clarify. , Nev
Some always want the Latest when the Price is Highest. The Ones I used with my Crystal set in the 50'a still work and my 90's David Clarks are fine. Nev
Airports exploit their Monopoly. You are on valuable Land. Supply & Demand . User Pays for the added convenience. Would you like a Communist state? Nev
spacey, you don't pay and Pay again unless your luggage weight is above a certain figure. and sometimes even fuel is loaded at a more limiting figure to permit the operation. It still has to meet the legal reserves so ACTUAL weight is often a limiting factor in taking off and ranging as well.. You use fuel to carry fuel. IF you're heavy you can't make a high cruising level till later in the flight so you then burn more fuel. Cargo is Cargo even the self-loading kind and more dangerous than the inert stuff. Them's the facts. Who do you think should pay for YOUR excess baggage? A lighter plane will use significantly LESS fuel on any sector than a Max weight one. Nev
That's an "Intuative" answer. In Practice it might work out differently. 50 Hours on a Basic type? Unnecessarily restrictive IMHO. Don't get in a rut where anything different throws you. Landings in the same plane can be different. Don't do anything by numbers.. Fly to the conditions. . An aeroplane at max Wt. is a lot different to when it's light. Nev