Lesson #2...

Hi,

In article ,
John wrote:
If you don't mind me asking, what happens with braking?

If memory serves, his aircraft doesn't have toe brakes.

Andy

Hi Andy,

I wonder which aircraft Phil is learning on, then?

I wasn't sure which stage Phil is up to, as I wasn't sure whether he
actually meant "night", or "evening".

I can't fly at all, in real life, so I'm naturally in awe of Phil's
experiences to date, and would love to hear more about them, the same as we
are hearing from a few other blokes here who are currently undertaking
flying training.

Not being pedantic at all, mate, I just try to learn as much as possible
here on this news group, so whenever a question strikes me, I simply ask it.
:-)

I reckon there are hundreds of blokes here who would love to learn more
from Phil, and about his experiences so far...

Regards,
John Ward
"Andy Hawkins" wrote in message
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Hi,

In article ,
John wrote:
If you don't mind me asking, what happens with braking?

If memory serves, his aircraft doesn't have toe brakes.

Andy

Hi,

In article ,
John wrote:
I wonder which aircraft Phil is learning on, then?

I *think* it's one of the more sophisticated (i.e. 3 axis) microlights?

I wasn't sure which stage Phil is up to, as I wasn't sure whether he
actually meant "night", or "evening".

Fairly sure he's just doing his initial PPL.

I can't fly at all, in real life, so I'm naturally in awe of Phil's
experiences to date, and would love to hear more about them, the same as we
are hearing from a few other blokes here who are currently undertaking
flying training.

As am I. If you're bored then take a look at my blog of my experiences thus
far:

http://adhawkins.wordpress.com

Any comments welcome!

Not being pedantic at all, mate, I just try to learn as much as possible
here on this news group, so whenever a question strikes me, I simply ask it.
:-)

That's what it's here for. Stupid questions are allowed. It's people that
think they know all the answers when they don't that aren't!

I reckon there are hundreds of blokes here who would love to learn more
from Phil, and about his experiences so far...

I'm sure you're correct. That's why everyone is here I'm sure.

Andy

Hi Andy,

Strewth, you're not having much luck with the weather, and other things,
mate!

What's the Human Performance exam concerned with?

Regards,
John Ward
"Andy Hawkins" wrote in message
...
Hi,

In article ,
John wrote:
I wonder which aircraft Phil is learning on, then?

I *think* it's one of the more sophisticated (i.e. 3 axis) microlights?

I wasn't sure which stage Phil is up to, as I wasn't sure whether he
actually meant "night", or "evening".

Fairly sure he's just doing his initial PPL.

I can't fly at all, in real life, so I'm naturally in awe of Phil's
experiences to date, and would love to hear more about them, the same as
we
are hearing from a few other blokes here who are currently undertaking
flying training.

As am I. If you're bored then take a look at my blog of my experiences
thus
far:

http://adhawkins.wordpress.com

Any comments welcome!

Not being pedantic at all, mate, I just try to learn as much as
possible
here on this news group, so whenever a question strikes me, I simply ask
it.
:-)

That's what it's here for. Stupid questions are allowed. It's people that
think they know all the answers when they don't that aren't!

I reckon there are hundreds of blokes here who would love to learn
more
from Phil, and about his experiences so far...

I'm sure you're correct. That's why everyone is here I'm sure.

Andy

Hi,

In article ,
John wrote:
Strewth, you're not having much luck with the weather, and other things,
mate!

That's the UK for you! And I'm considering a change of school to get around
the problems with instructor availability.

What's the Human Performance exam concerned with?

Recognising the body's limits, and any potential causes for errors due to
optical illusions, confusing physical sensations and the like. It's a bit
'woolly' to be honest, but I got 95% in it so I'm happy!

Andy

Hi Andy,

That change of school might be the way to go, mate - you're the one
who's paying, and who has a time-frame/schedule-of-costs, in mind.

They instruct, regardless......

Regards,
John Ward
"Andy Hawkins" wrote in message
...
Hi,

In article ,
John wrote:
Strewth, you're not having much luck with the weather, and other
things,
mate!

That's the UK for you! And I'm considering a change of school to get
around
the problems with instructor availability.

What's the Human Performance exam concerned with?

Recognising the body's limits, and any potential causes for errors due to
optical illusions, confusing physical sensations and the like. It's a bit
'woolly' to be honest, but I got 95% in it so I'm happy!

Andy

Hi,

In article ,
John wrote:
That change of school might be the way to go, mate - you're the one
who's paying, and who has a time-frame/schedule-of-costs, in mind.

They instruct, regardless......

Yeah, I know. I like the idea of a 'small' school. I'm the kind of person
that likes to really immerse themselves in the whole atmosphere when I
decide to do something.

Also (obviously) I liked the idea of saving 50% of the cost of most flying
schools!

I reckon it's gonna cost me an extra £2000 or so to go to this new school
(their rates are £43 an hour more, but the also charge Brakes on to Brakes
off rather than tacho), but if I don't then it's easily going to be the
middle of next year before I get towards the end of my PPL. When I first
started I had dreams of finishing by now!

Was supposed to have a lesson with the new school yesterday, but got
weathered off, so now trying to do it next Saturday. They're also about to
upgrade their fleet to Diamon DA40s, which looks like a nice plane!

Andy

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:40:07 GMT, Andy Hawkins wrote:

take a look at my blog of my experiences thus far:
http://adhawkins.wordpress.com

Hey Andy, I've got a question for ya... you said:

"Annoyingly it was one of the ones I thought I had answered correctly! It
was a question regarding how you would approach a runway that was narrower
than you were expecting."

I'm in flight school here in the States and that question/topic has never
come up. I would have no idea how to answer that question other to say you
should know exactly how wide the runway before you land on it and make sure
you land on the centerline.

So, what was the answer?


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Dallas

On Sep 23, 3:00 pm, Dallas wrote:
On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:40:07 GMT, Andy Hawkins wrote:
take a look at my blog of my experiences thus far:
http://adhawkins.wordpress.com

Hey Andy, I've got a question for ya... you said:

"Annoyingly it was one of the ones I thought I had answered correctly! It
was a question regarding how you would approach a runway that was narrower
than you were expecting."

I'm in flight school here in the States and that question/topic has never
come up. I would have no idea how to answer that question other to say you
should know exactly how wide the runway before you land on it and make sure
you land on the centerline.

So, what was the answer?

--
Dallas

A skinny runway introduces illusions. It can appear to be
longer than you're used to, and you'll tend to approach higher and
maybe faster. We see it all the time here, with students who train on
200-foot-wide runways, then go on cross-countries to our 75' wide
strip. They get awfully close to the end of the runway in the rollout,
after touching down way too late and too fast. They leave lots of tire
tread on the pavement.

Dan

On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:28:00 -0700, wrote:

A skinny runway introduces illusions. It can appear to be
longer than you're used to, and you'll tend to approach higher and
maybe faster.

Ah, yes... I do recall that subject under Human Factors now, especially
with reference to night flying. It's not something found in the FAA's
tests, but then we don't have to take 5 tests like you do.

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Dallas