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Andy Hawkins wrote in
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Hi,

In article ,
Bertie the wrote:

No, nothing like that. This has definite benefits.
Tell you waht, you try them and the next time you fly with your
instructor after that see if he doesn't notice how much smoother you
are.

Ok. My next session will be regaining my solo currency, and then
following that I'm supposed to do a few sessions of Solo General
Handling, so I'll try and include a few of these in there somewhere.

OK, jsut had lunch with a UK QFI as it happens.
We chatted abou tthis very thing since it was on my mind. He thinks they
sound like a great idea and he's going to try them next time he does
some lightplane flying.
So if your instructor shows you these next time out you'll know it was
down to me.

Haven't tried it. Maybe I'll give it a go on the sim.

(big grin implied there by the way!)

One thing it is definitely 100% useless for.

Yep. That was definitely a tongue in cheek momeny there!

Yeah good idea. Do them at about 1,000 ft agl. Ideally it should be
lower, but you might upset the neighbors and the CAA if you do.



Don't want to upset the CAA before I even get my license!


He had a good idea for that. H e reckons one of the idsused airfields
that England is littered with is perfect for this.


Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote:
Dallas writes:

Yeah, just ask Jerry Lewis.

Why?

If it is not in Microsoft Flight Simulator or on a Wiki page, you are
really clueless, aren't you?

--
Jim Pennino

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Dallas writes:

Yeah, just ask Jerry Lewis.

Why?


He'd like you.


Bertie

wrote in message ...
Mxsmanic wrote:
Dallas writes:

Yeah, just ask Jerry Lewis.

Why?

If it is not in Microsoft Flight Simulator or on a Wiki page, you are
really clueless, aren't you?

Scrath the Wiki page part - he was clueless on their definition of outer space.

"Dallas" wrote

As much as we hate government involvement in general, I think it would be
fair to say that the U.S. subsides GA to encourage it's existence.


Disclaimer:
(But, I'm a new pilot... I don't know how fair that statement is.)

I don't think so, and here are my reasons.

Most airports that get federal funding, are there just like roads are there
to make access to transportation of an enhanced means such as flying
possible. If you call that subsidized, oh well, but I disagree with that.

Runways wear out because of weather and time, and because of loading cycles
of large planes landing on them. The single engine piston airplanes do not
contribute to stressing the pavement of the runways and taxiways, at all.

Control towers and instrument landing equipment is at larger airports to
serve the larger GA types, which are mostly business transportation, and
that is a cost of a region keeping good business in the area, and a good tax
base and employer giving jobs to the people of the area.

Charging an additional landing fee for using assets that would be there with
or without the "little guy" put-putting along in his C-150 (or larger) makes
no sense to me. It only places an unfair burden on an already expensive
hobby.
--
Jim in NC

In article ,
Dallas wrote:

As much as we hate government involvement in general, I think it would be
fair to say that the U.S. subsides GA to encourage it's existence.

What subsidies?

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
Dallas writes:

Yeah, just ask Jerry Lewis.

Why?

It's a pilot thing, you wouldn't understand.

"Dylan Smith" wrote

I have no idea, it's not useful to calculate the cost of a car per hour.
What's your point?

Holden Commodore (GM Opal), 12 l/hr @ 100 km/hr
Piper Warrior II, 22 l/hr @ 160 km/hr,

No point but still fun :-)


David Varidel


"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on
my shoulders."
-- David Wright

Hi,

In article ,
Bertie the wrote:
OK, jsut had lunch with a UK QFI as it happens.
We chatted abou tthis very thing since it was on my mind. He thinks they
sound like a great idea and he's going to try them next time he does
some lightplane flying.
So if your instructor shows you these next time out you'll know it was
down to me.



I have several instructors because of the way our school works. If one of
them springs this on me then I'll have you to thank!

He had a good idea for that. H e reckons one of the idsused airfields
that England is littered with is perfect for this.

Yeah, we've got lots of them near us. Sad really. Oh well.

Andy

Andy Hawkins wrote in
:

Hi,

In article ,
Bertie the wrote:
OK, jsut had lunch with a UK QFI as it happens.
We chatted abou tthis very thing since it was on my mind. He thinks
they sound like a great idea and he's going to try them next time he
does some lightplane flying.
So if your instructor shows you these next time out you'll know it
was down to me.



I have several instructors because of the way our school works. If one
of them springs this on me then I'll have you to thank!

He had a good idea for that. H e reckons one of the idsused airfields
that England is littered with is perfect for this.

Yeah, we've got lots of them near us. Sad really. Oh well.

I think a few are used for gliderports, and of course a few are used
commercially (Stansted, I think) and others are used for the RAF. There
were an awful lot of themm.