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DoubleB

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  • Birthday 24/06/1960

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    Wagga Wagga
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    Australia

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  1. Terrible, I heard a bit of it as I was leaving the house, but the news report finished before I got the whole story. Condolences to the pilots family.
  2. Does anyone know anything about an accident near Albury today?
  3. Not much on the news to say if this was a local pilot or not. Very bad news in any case, thoughts go out to the family.
  4. What a trajedy. From what I have read here, I am wondering if it was not a case of get-there-itis, or get-there-or-else-itis, could pressure from a loved one have cause the pilots judgement to waiver, I know it can happen. In all of the entries I have read, the thoughts are similar, stick to the book/s and try to avoid these unesessary events. My codolences go out to their family and friends.
  5. I like the area where farri has his strips. Looks like great views in all directions
  6. In Wagga they often hold chopper training and you must do rh circirts on 23 for up to a month, but it is always in notams and can be good for practice in case of a forced landing whers yo don't get a choice of left or right.
  7. Hi guys, I finally past my nav and have only had one chance to fly unleashed, so I took my daughter for a spin over Tumbarumba and across to Tumut, great day for it, and blowering dam looks fantastic at around 80%. Planning on going that way again with another family member, just need the weather to clear up
  8. Nav Done Ready to fly
  9. Thanks all your input has been most helpful, I think it may be a case me over-thinking the problem, so back to e6b and practice.
  10. Thanks Oossie, the utube instruction is exactly how I have been using the wind side of the E6-B, however my drift is always opposite to what it should be. The dyson - holand nav instruction clearly states that the wind mark should be below the centre point and not above. I have cofirmed this with my instructor and he has agreed. I have also tested the theory and it works. I appreciate the comments and the effort you went to to upload the utube instruction thanks again.
  11. I am probably not the first nav student to spot this, but I thought it was worth a mention. I have an ASA E6-B Flight Computer (Metal), and on the wind correction side there are instruction at the top "For Ground Speed and True Heading" if you use this to calculate drift and magnetic heading, you will get opposite drift, (groundspeed as well). In point two it states "Mark Wind Velocity up from Centre Point" when in fact you need to mark the wind velocity down from the centre point to get the correct drift and groundspeed. If anyone has one of these Flight computers, can you give me some feedback, as I have been using it as written and wondering why I was reversing my drift etc. I will also make the point that in the Dyson-Holland nav instruction it does state to mark the wind velocity below the centre mark, but I did not spot the difference until I had re-read the nav instruction, because I thought I was doing something wrong. The heading "For Ground Speed and TRUE Heading" might be a clue but I was following the directions on a technical piece of proven equipment, so how could it lead me astray.
  12. Thanks David, I had not seen that announcment. I guess I will just have to read the April edition for the 100th time. Regards DB:bye:
  13. Hi David, Thanks for the advice regarding the charts. I guess my next question would be "Has anyone got their May magazine yet"?
  14. Hi all - Can anyone tell me if the magazine is free ongoing or do you have to pay for it after 12 month?? I am a member. More importantly can anyone tell me how to view an ERC low chart on line before I buy it. I don't want to buy one sight unseen but the online shops only seem to show the area but not an enlarged view?? Post moved to its own thread by Moderator
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