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Re: Thermals

Postby expat » Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:30 pm

The worst thing is to have your CFI tell you off..
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I would have been driving the winch for a long time, not to mention the new one he would have drilled in me. I was a newb back then, I am older wiser and very respectful of those big white soft fuzzy things. Fozzer is quite correct, minimum distance....20 miles ;)

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Thermals

Postby Fozzer » Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:04 pm

As well as the dangers of clouds, another useful thing to remember is the danger of "wake turbulence" from other aircraft...
Take off: From the same spot as preceding aeroplane allow 2 minutes.
From any intermediate part of the runway between the preceding aeroplane's start point on that runway and its lift off allow 3 minutes.

Landing approach:
Heavy aircraft:
Weight:  >160,000 kg.
Time:4 minutes.
Separation: 8 nautical miles.
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Medium aircraft:
Weight: >40,000 kg.
Time: 3 minutes.
Separation: 6 nautical miles.
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Small Aircraft:
Weight: >17,000 kg.
Time: 2 minutes.
Separation: 4 nautical miles.

It's amazing how often we forget/ignore these life-saving rules when we fly in Multiplayer...;)...!

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keep well away from HELICOPTERS at all times...!!!
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Re: Thermals

Postby expat » Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:10 pm

keep well away from HELICOPTERS at all times...!!!



If they stayed on the ground, would not be a problem. Helicopters only fly because they don't know that they should not. They should just naturally screw themselves into the ground, though I did once here that they are so dam ugly, the earth repels them.

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Thermals

Postby Alphajet_Enthusiast » Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:11 pm

As well as the dangers of clouds, another useful thing to remember is the danger of "wake turbulence" from other aircraft...


Wow Fozzer, you hit another nail on the head!
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Lets see some wake turbulence in FSX!
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Re: Thermals

Postby Fozzer » Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:15 pm



If they stayed on the ground, would not be a problem. Helicopters only fly because they don't know that they should not. They should just naturally screw themselves into the ground, though I did once here that they are so dam ugly, the earth repels them.

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