kgwilson

Medical self declarations have been around in the UK for PPL since 2015. I have not heard of any adverse issues.

My first was a Seagull 3 an original battenless full Rogallo wing early 76. Terrible L/D but easy to fly. This is what I learned to fly in. There were no instructors or schools. It was just have a go. I bent it several times but not myself luckily. Next came a Lancer 1, made by Pacific Kites in Auckland NZ, smaller wing higher aspect ratio fully battened single surface. Flew well but did not have a great reputation, mainly I think because some who bought them never adjusted to the different characteristics of a higher performance wing. Next the Chevron followed by the Skytrek Bandit 30%er. Broke my radius & crushed the wrist in the NZ Nationals at Coronet Peak in December 1980. At the time I was President on the NZHGA & there was a TV crew in the landing paddock following me in. A dust devil caught me under the RH wing at about 30 feet & flying slow to get to the bulls eye & I went in hitting the ground with the nose & LH upright at the same time. It was on the news that night but I never got to see it. Next and last was a Vampyre full aerofoil with floating crossbar & variable geometry nose angle. I sold it in 1990. We started flat land towing behind cars but I never got away in any thermals from towing. I flew a few home built trikes an Easy Riser Bi-plane and a mates Fledge plus lots of other gliders when I'd swap with friends. In the mid to late 80s I flew a few rag & tube microlights including a very early weight shift Quicksilver. By then though I'd got my PPL so drifted away from the seat of the pants flying to eventually building my Morgan Sierra starting in 2011 with first flight in 2015 & still going with it. I doubt that I will ever own another aircraft given I will be 74 in a week or so but I'll keep flying the Sierra till something warns me it is time to fold my wings for good. Hopefully that will happen when I am on the ground.

Mine was in a Skytrek Bandit 30%er a beautifully balanced glider with light controls. My previous glider was one of Steve Cohens which was also a great handling Glider called a Chevron purchased in June 78. it had a V keel instead of luff lines and no blowdowns.

Back in the late 70s/early 80s manufacturers began adding luff lines from the king post to the trailing edge of the inner battens and adding a dive tube at the wingtip that would prevent the tip inverting. These mods were to prevent the sail inverting or luffing after a major stall at altitude so the wing would pull out of the dive. before this the glider could just descend vertically with the sail luffing until it hit the ground. We were in our 20s then and bullet proof. After returning from the NZ national champs at Coronet peak near Queenstown where I'd got right in to 120 deg wingovers, I ended up stalling at the top of a more than 120 deg wingover and the wing ended upside down with me crashing in to the hang point (CG). I was still hanging on to the A frame base, got my feet out of the harness & stood on the cross bar. The glider spun upside down & then flipped over & I landed. It all happened in a few seconds but felt like eternity. The funny thing was that it didn't bother me at the time. It was only later that I started shaking and getting everything muddled realising I'd had the shit scared out of me. I never did another wingover again ever.

The layout ergonomics of a Jabiru are awful but this isn't limited to Jabirus. A lot of aircraft have things in weird places and all are different. The simple option is to replace the 3 way switch with momentary/off/on with the on for raising flaps. You may need a microswitch on the flap travel mechanism to make sure the motor stops at the extremes of travel.

Agreed but maybe it was the way I read the post. If its gusty & strong headwind I like a bit of throttle but idle once the runway is assured.

This was in response to Pleuseys post & Bredan said this is how he has been taught too.

Why do you need throttle at all on very short final. Keeping some on right till almost touchdown must increase your landing speed. You should be fully stalled at touchdown

There seem to be too many idiots in this world. Read the instructions FFS. A bloke at our aerodrome got one and complained to me it didn't work. He hadn't applied for a hex code nor did he realise to see other ADSB equipped aircraft he needed an app linked via WiFI. Also he had nowhere to mount it with the suction cup so put it in the side door pocket. These people exist and they somehow managed to get a pilot certificate or licence.

What a ridiculous statement. There are thousands of aircraft all over Australia in public and private hangars, tied down at ALAs or private strips in the open so any of them could get pinched by the radicalised nut job who is somehow able to start the aircraft and has miraculously learned to fly and become a kamikaze. I haven't done a risk anaylsis on the likelihood of this happening but at a guess I'd say it is infinitesimally small. So how would having an ASIC have any bearing at all on this.

Every large city is within a few minutes of an airport. What has that got to do with the requirement for ASICs at small regional aerodromes and radicalised nut jobs.

So he was a couple of hundred feet too high. What has that got to do with anything except accuracy. A stall turn is virtually ruled out due to air & ground speed. I'm still thinking mechanical or airframe issue. Whether it was signed out recently or not doesn't matter. No Lame is perfect and things can go undetected for years even with all the right maintenance. These may be very rare but can and do happen.

A first solo is one circuit only. Some instructors may approve more I don't know but one is normal. This however was not a first solo, it was just a first solo on type. This was though on the first circuit solo for this person in this type.. i do hope that the cause is established as from data provided so far it was not the classic stall turn on to base or final. I reckon it is more likely to be a mechanical or some airframe issue than something the pilot did.

I've had a C172 seat rail give way on me nearly 30 years ago & that was on climb out so the seat just went straight back. I was lucky. I grabbed at the padded part of the panel & managed to get the nose down. in this case I can't see this as a cause given he was turning on to base so would be S&L or even descending.

So what has this got to do with ASICs. Politics and demonstrations and the Palestinian Israeli conflict do not belong in this forum.

It has now been confirmed that Boeing staff in Renton Washington improperly re-installed the door plug that blew out which at least exonerates the actual manufacturers of the fuselage Spirit AeroSystems of Wichita Kansas. Calhoun will have his henchmen looking hard for the Boeing Whistle blower who has leaked this to the press but I think this time they will be hard pressed to smooth it over and not fire the person or at lease pay him/her out a healthy severance package. Even then they have a lot of fixing to do. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/new-report-indicates-boeing-reinstalled-alaska-airlines-door-plug/?MailingID=FLY240124011&utm_campaign=avwebflash&utm_medium=newsletter&oly_enc_id=1805F8483078G8F

And the title shows a RAF Comet 4 with Roger Miller - Boeing Boeing 707 written on it.

You wouldn't intentionally be using AP & the student would not have even been shown how to activate it. He may have inadvertently activated it but that seems pretty unlikely, but then anything is possible.

And according to 9 it was taking off and one of the "INFLATABLE PARTS BURST". Are these reporters stupid or what?

Some will not like change but that is normal. I use a PC with 26 inch screen & rarely use a mobile or tablet to view or comment in forums but realise that many do. Keeping up with technology and user interface trends won't suit everyone but we will get used to it even if we don't like it at first. Usually though over time it will prove better even if some won't admit it.

Compared to the aircraft he had previously flown the C172 has very heavy controls but a bit lighter without the instructor. Maybe he was lulled into a false sense of security & it sounds like a classic stall turn on to base flying too slow. Poor kid & such a waste. I can't imagine how his family feel at this time. Condolences to them & ftiends.

Well that is one terrible quality management system that does not require the bolts to be inspected when the door is opened and then closed again. It can't be opened without removing the bolts so it is obviously easy to not put them back in place. Since the incident Alaska has found many loose bolts & so far has only inspected 40 aircraft out of 171 & are waiting for FAA to release the others. For what reason they have not said & no-one seems to know when this will happen. In the meantime Boeing are having a quality management day with all staff. What that will achieve when their quality management systems are clearly poor in this instance is virtually nothing except put some publicity out that they are doing something. The buck still stops with Calhoun, one of the main architects of the cost based philosophy over quality and engineering. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/alaska-ceo-says-many-loose-bolts-found-in-max-9-door-plugs/?MailingID=FLY240123010&utm_campaign=avwebflash&utm_medium=newsletter&oly_enc_id=1805F8483078G8F

Not much left there. It will be miraculous if anyone survived that.

I have 2 Rec Flying headsets bought in 2014 & have been used constantly & still working perfectly. One set used constantly & the other only when I have a passenger. I purchased a new head band from you that looks the same as the one in the photos above as the other lost its padding ability. The new one is better by far. I have replaced both sets of ear seals due to age & the gel coming out. Highly recommended headsets, better than most other PNR headsets on the market.

Suits was an American soap opera. The dialogue is fast and pleasing to the ear, the plots are engaging without being too complex and the people are pretty and they have pretty people problems. Aimed at an American Audience that don't want to actually think about anything but look at lawyers that always win and have a lifestyle that they will never get to emulate. John Travolta nominated Prince Harry for the award which is just another Hollywood extravaganza among many others. The awards night was also attended by Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, who received the Elling Halvorson Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award for her founding of an aerial film and production company. Prince Harry joins other celebrity recipients of the award, including Bezos, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, and Elon Musk. However, the award has also caused some controversy among military figures. Admiral Lord West, a former First Sea Lord, said: “He is not a living legend. There are lots of people who deserve to be called this but not Prince Harry.“ I find it extraordinary he has been picked. He didn’t carry off any great exciting feat of amazing flying skill while flying for the Army.” Col Richard Kemp, a retired British Army officer, said the ceremony was about “celebrities massaging each other’s egos”. The ceremony in Beverly Hills is hosted annually, and costs up to US$1600 (NZ$2600) for a table of six guests. A ticket to the after party is US$600 (NZ$980). You can become a legend for having money and forming a film and production company. Pathetic.