The hardest part of GA

By: BlueRobin - 29th August 2007 at 10:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

With the recent CPL/IR, I've taken to bolting mine down with bulldog clips. Force over form. :)

By: mike currill - 30th August 2007 at 09:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Well, that's it for another year.

I've folded my half-mill chart :)

Moggy

Or until they bring out an interim updat for some spurious reason like swelling the CAA's coffers:D

By: low'n'slow - 30th August 2007 at 10:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

For those like me, who've never mastered the art (my half mil looks like its was used for wrapping last week;s fish and chips), here's a useful link:

http://www.rochesterairport.flyer.co.uk/chartfld.htm

By: BlueRobin - 30th August 2007 at 10:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

...which is the McKillop fold.

I found that I could never get the training area on the chart without running into folds. Halfpenny Green for some reason always ends up near a fold! So I resorted to force. By the way red clips go top and bottom on the left, green clips on the right. I have to know which way port and starboard are ;)

By: Propstrike - 30th August 2007 at 13:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Anyone who has neat folds in their map is a fop and a dandy and probably irons their jeans.

Real pilots screw charts into a large ball, or stretch them over their (open) cockpits in inclement weather. A spiffy up-to-date map is the first sign of a ' new bug '. I am proud to say my one still has Croydon, Hanwell and the Great West Aerodrome.

By: Chiefy - 31st August 2007 at 11:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Propstrike,
Luxury! That is far too new! Mine was actually delivered as a plain piece of paper, a quill and a note to 'Please fill it in as you fly'. Try telling that to the young pilots today.....(apologies to Monty Python and a bit of Blackadder)

By: Keble Martin - 31st August 2007 at 11:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

The hardest part of GA

Having to scroll down through umpteen "Stickies" that should have been binned years ago. And the same ones get repeated on page 2.... And page 3.... :mad:

By: Propstrike - 31st August 2007 at 13:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Chiefy,

NOBODY calls my map new. Roman hill forts are still marked as danger areas, and on the edge it says ''Beyond here there be dragons! '' If you want to see it , I will be flying into Cricklewood aerodrome this weekend.

By: Joe Petroni - 31st August 2007 at 17:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

When you fly an Auster a 1/4 mil is adequate.....

By: RobL - 1st September 2007 at 01:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Swap it for a Taylorcraft, the US version, not the Rearsby type. You'll never look back.:D

By: flyernzl - 2nd September 2007 at 09:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Personally, I've always found that writing out the cheques is the hardest part of aviation.

"I know that there is money in aviation - because I've put it there".

By: Joe Petroni - 2nd September 2007 at 10:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Swap it for a Taylorcraft, the US version, not the Rearsby type. You'll never look back.:D

Good idea, I can do away with a map altogether then. :D

By: Auster Fan - 3rd September 2007 at 15:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

True.

I'm a great believer in the McKillop fold. It takes some time to do, but does save a lot of in-flight faffing.

Duncan himself folded the first example for me :)

Moggy

My CFI did mine for me - who am I to complain?;)

By: BlueRobin - 3rd September 2007 at 21:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

...dear boy ;)

By: Auster Fan - 4th September 2007 at 10:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Wouldn't have happened in my day ;)

Rob P

Well, you did tell me before I started that he was a top bloke..........:)

By: wessex boy - 7th September 2007 at 14:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I used to be in the luxurious position of just going over to the Ops room and selecting the maps I needed for that day's sortie. I would cut and glue them to the right shape (with diversions obviously) fastidiously apply all notams and amendments followed by expert fablon-ing to give them a bit of strength/water resistance when you had the door open.

Of course you'd do all that and march proudly back to the squadron only to be told that plans had been changed........:mad:

By: mike currill - 23rd September 2007 at 06:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Having to scroll down through umpteen "Stickies" that should have been binned years ago. And the same ones get repeated on page 2.... And page 3.... :mad:

Yes, I agree