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  1. So, do we say "to" and "four". If most people say "to" and "four" and a few people stop saying it, then that could cause more problems that people just saying "to" and "for". It seems to me that this might be the reason that people say "two thousand four hundred" instead of "two four hundred". Conclusions anyone?
  2. Find the left most edge of the horizon on the AH. Just above that is a blue box. (Assuming not rhetorical question.) 3 mph's
  3. So the ND8 is makes everything darker, so the exposure is longer, so the prob blades are more blurred? Good idea.
  4. Downloading the app = endorsing Scomo's lies (to me). So, no.
  5. I thought it could matter a lot. If someone was 200 feet high in the circuit and someone was 200 ft low overflying, then they could collide. Also, if planes in the circuit are not at the same height then it will make collisions more possible, especially as two planes that have not seen each other are approaching the threshold. Disclaimer: I have 50 hours.
  6. I'm with Nev on this one. Thinking this through is not overthinking at all. It is important so that you know not to use ground speed as a proxy for airspeed.
  7. P.S. You can also use the removable sticky tape to sticky tape shut the bits of the map that I was not going to need. Apart from that, I was just using the standard sheet with the headings and times, and a couple of checklists, especially the clear off checklist.
  8. I managed to pass my nav flight, so I thought I would share some of my tricks - some of which came from here. I used removable sticky tape to write colour-coded cues for radio frequencies, altitudes, radio calls and transponder/ATIS/QNR and pre-landing checks. I drew five mile circles around all the aerodromes, and five and 10 mile circles around the aerodrome that I intended to land at. That prompted me to notify aerodromes when I was passing close to their pattern, and do landing checks (five miles) and do approach calls where I was landing (10 miles). By doing the call at exactly 10 miles, ETA = T + 7, in my plane. I also coloured the border of the different maps with different highlighters. That enabled me to get the correct side of the correct map easily. For my destination airport, I wrote the elevation, circuit height and overflying height, CTAF, runway names, and if the circuit was left or right (S or Z - shaped) so I could picture the runway names and dead side as I approached the aerodrome to overfly it. With the heights all written down, I would not have to do maths under pressure. I must say, none of this info is presented this way on electronic displays, so at the moment, I plan on using paper maps for navigation and GPS just to confirm my position. All comments welcome, and the more critical the better - negative feedback is valuable.
  9. It’s all propaganda. All you ever hear about is how great bees are. Turns out they’re idiots.
  10. I would try and get my money back. If you can't, then wait and see.
  11. My A5 knee pad has a couple of transparent plastic sleeves that can contain checklists. I *love* the transparent plastic sleeves. And the pockets hold a wizz wheel and protractor/ruler and pens and pencils.
  12. What I have taken from this discussion is *highlighter tape*. It is not at office works, but transparent, removable sticky tape is. So, I will be able to write on my chart in different colours of permanent marker, and then remove them after the flight! (I will continue with the PPPPPPPPPPPPP, writing on the map, and writing on the flight plan) Thanks! Highlighter tape is on Amazon.
  13. Good points. PPPPPPPPP, marking on the map, marking on the flight plan. Thanks!
  14. Hi. I have done about four LSA navs so far. I keep forgetting when to change the frequencies. Possible solutions that I can think off is to do the CLEAROFF check every couple of mintues and marking on the map in advance when to change to what frequency, or putting it on the flight plan where you mark down your altitudes and headings. Ideas? (CLEAROFF, in case you use a different acronym, is C Compass: DG L Log: ETA, ETD, SAR E Engine gauges A Altitude: QNH, plan, cloud R Radio frequency O Orientation (location) F Fuel: amount and tank F Forced landing spot)??
  15. I think that what Turbo is saying is that if you just follow the magenta line, you will not have a clue when your fuel will run out, if you are in controlled airspace or what frequency you should be on.
  16. Yeah, but he actually wasn't a complete idiot. And he still did something idiotic.
  17. I read horror stories about people improving on the factory design of fuel systems. Disclaimer: my engineering experience is that I once built a treehouse.
  18. You can be as certified as you want but that won't keep you safe in fog in a helicopter in hills, as someone else implied. I think that celebrities need to understand that people get star struck and turn into idiots. It should not be the case, but it looks like it is that case, that celebrities sometimes have to be the one to say "no" to pilots. We can all be idiots.
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