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    You can't slow down till the wheels are on the ground and the spoilers raised.. Nev
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    3,000 feet at 10 Nm. Nev
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    This is what you are paid for. Management these days would not have a clue. Nev
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    Tyres heat up with prolonged taxiing. Abort a take off at V1 and you will probably blow the thermal plugs or even have a brake fire. Some brakes are fitted with cooling fans The Usual brake resembles a multiplate clutch. It all absorbs a large amount of kinetic energy. Take a very hot brake into the air and you risk an ij flight fire in the wheel well.. Brake overheat is shown on the Panel usually associated with a "Ding". Nev
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    Quoi, Mon Dieu.. Nev
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    As your altitude increases the dashpot will rise less and less the higher you go.. This matches the fuel flow (Tapered needle) with the reduced air volume going into the engine. There's always a drop in pressure through the area of the dashpot similar to a venturi.. Nev
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    When you cut fuel hose there is always the chance a sliver of rubber will lodge in the hole and not be detected. A CV carb should cope with sharp throttle applications better than most other types but It's still not good practice.. Quite a few people don't really understand HOW they work. The dashpot only rises if enough suction is applied above it to raise it up (open) Before the new diaphragm is finally tightened the dashpot should be manually lifted all the way UP a few times and then fully tightened. The choke only works when the throttle is closed or nearly so. IF you left it on you'd only affect very low power settings. Nev
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    Tyre wear has never been a problem if you are easy on the brakes and don't Use high speed exits at high speeds. Anti skid is mandatory. Retread tyres are not that good. Usually the Max rated tyre speed is reduced with more retreading. Max speeds are rated around 170 Knots. Shed treads can enter rear mounted engines. Before you land you should have a good idea which taxiway you will turn off at. Not put everyone on the back of the seats in front of them to NOT make a taxiway and then have to add power to taxi to the NEXT one, with brakes so hot you risk a brake fire. Nev
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    Good luck with your Venture. The "scene" needs people like you Nev
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    Now the "REAL"learning starts and it never ends. As an Instructor I'd never send someone solo in worsening condition. it's an extra risk and there's NO real rush to solo. Flying in fairly bad conditions MUST be part of it. Your Instructor is supposed to have good flying ability and judgement so use their skills. You won't get through a flying life without some "Testing" weather events unless you stop early. Nev
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    You fly at low level on take-off ,landing and go arounds. We all need competence in this Phase of flight. I always say you don't really know exactly WHAT happened in most cases.. We don't want it to happen . . It's unlikely the plane was overloaded. There are many variables possible. I've had Gazelles that we trained in when you would take ages to get to 4,000 ft. on warm days with "larger" people on board. I had a 6 cyl Continental have one hydraulic lifter fail and it wouldn't climb at 400 ft. Luckily it came good saving me from settling into a field of large tree stumps that would have ruined my day for sure. Nev
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    Blankets the rudder on a B 727. Nev
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    On shorter runways with harder braking tyre wear will be faster. . Nev
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    Make "positive "touchdown on a measurable depth of water. Some runways are grooved in the touchdown zones When you really aquaplane you only have rudder to keep you in the centre of the runway. Nev
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    Check the dashpot is moving freely and rubber diaphragm in good order and correct position. (small lug in place). Nev
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    Thanks Brendan. Nev
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    "Pilot Error" is an expression that has NOT been used by investigators for quite a while. It actually gets you nowhere. There's ALWAYs some reason, why? Investigation is justified as being a way of improving safety Not just apportioning blame. A convenient answer as there's always a pilot at the scene of the crash. Yes Pilots are human and to err is human. . We must reduce the Frequency of these so called human error crashes. HOW is the hard part. Zero accidents is not possible but to not try to reduce them is dereliction of responsibility.. No one goes flying expecting to end up dead. That's obvious. We also think it only happens to others. Safety has to be an ethic. IF you're not sure check it again. Look again. don't show off. Don't be distracted. Fly to the conditions and your and the Planes Limits.. I'd hate to injure anyone or have a student prang because of something he wasn't taught in a situation I've supervised or been a party to. Set a good example to others. Everyone has a part in it. Nev
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    In turbulence, a stable aircraft is not always best. It's better to have a more NEUTRAL plane . Stays where it is. Dutch roll is an example of too strong a reaction to slipping. (Big Tail and wing sweep back.) The Gazelle is the easiest plane to fly that I've EVER flown. Do NOT allow it to SPIRAL. Nev
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    The only engines I know of with a fairly low design life were Prewar Auro Union and Mercedes Race engines. It doesn't mean they were JUNK. Gardner diesels were not used even though they last a lot longer. They were used in trawlers and small coastal boats. Horses for Courses. Nev
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    The engines used in Russian Drones appear to be mostly based on a Limbach L-155 motor German designed Produced in Russia , Iran and China by sone manufacturer other than the Rotax copy firm. Nev
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    Not exactly There was a quite good Enfield-McCulloch two stroke fairly widely used in autogyros and maybe Flying Fleas.( Pou de Ciel) by Heni Mignot. in the early 30's In the USA towards the end of the 20's competitions using motorcycle engines were conducted in the USA The engines used were 4 strokes and HP between 18 and 25 were used one notable a Henderson 4 was specifically developed as a Heath_Henderson . The planes were probably in the ultralight category at todays weights . Later in the Heyday of "Popular Mechanics "magazines various designs almost universally used converted VW motors . IN Australia Various two stroke Lawnmower engines were used most of which were not much good till the smaller air cooled 447 etc Rotax came along and gave more certainty to the whole operation. Nev
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    I wouldn't recommend increasing the Power on the engine of a Gazelle for the average operator. 85 Knots is about as fast as that wing should go. Nev
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    You can have a Commercial licence at 18. Nev
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    Turbulence and/or control inputs create extra drag as well as banking. Ground effect can help if you are not above 1/2 wingspan from a fairly level surface. (Not trees). This is general comment. We don't really know what happened here except 3 young people's lives were lost. Nev
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    You CAN fly a plane WITHOUT an ASI indication. IF the ASI is incorrect it will not fly as it should at lower airspeeds .. IF you float when flaring you have excess speed. If it lands firmly with the stick well back with a sharp flare, you are too slow.. Everyone should carry a margin of extra speed depending on the conditions. Sometimes those conditions CHANGE without warning requiring quickly applied corrective actions. We are probably not using POWER as an extra control enough. It's often actively discouraged in U/L flying training, If these events get to the stage of being "another Boring event" we are not doing enough about OUR techniques and skills training. They MUST become more RARE. Nev
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