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Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone in the circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration I have ever experienced!  SignatureCessna172 > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I > was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone > in the circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration > I have ever experienced! Keep death off the road!! (Drive in the sir.) Well done, Ray. May all your landings be soft ones. "Brimstone" <brimstone@hotmail.com> wrote in news:dkv7md$rld$1 @nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com: >> Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I >> was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Well done, Ray. May all your landings be soft ones. Thank you - I am flying on Saturday for an hour doing circuits all alone. If your near Elstree between 12 and 2pm, look up and give me a wave - I am a learner though so don't distract me for too long! SignatureCessna172 > "Brimstone" <brimstone@hotmail.com> wrote in news:dkv7md$rld$1 > @nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > alone. If your near Elstree between 12 and 2pm, look up and give me a > wave - I am a learner though so don't distract me for too long! I'm well away from Elstree (looks to the heavens, gives thanks.). > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I was > ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone in the > circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration I have ever > experienced! Well done! Hope you used your indicators correctly turning onto finals... James. >> Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I was >> ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone in the >> circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration I have ever >> experienced! > >Well done! Hope you used your indicators correctly turning onto finals... Only if there was other traffic visible, of course... SignatureIan >>> Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said >>> I was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Only if there was other traffic visible, of course... LOL! Elstree is a strange place for traffic. Only Cabair and Firecrest are allowed in the circuit. All other arriving traffic has to get onto finals 4 miles out and fly straight in (noise issues). Circuit traffic has to give way to traffic on long finals, so at least half of my circuits end up in a go around off base leg! So, its listen out for traffic, try to spot them and make a decision on whether to go around or cut in front! SignatureCessna172 "Cessna172" wrote in message > > Elstree is a strange place for traffic. Only Cabair and Firecrest are > allowed in the circuit. All other arriving traffic has to get onto finals [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > So, its listen out for traffic, try to spot them and make a decision on > whether to go around or cut in front! I have approached a runway to land with two other aircraft at the same time. Fixed wing to the runway, two helicopters in left and right circuits alongside the runway. No problem if everyone knows what they are doing. Ian > I have approached a runway to land with two other aircraft at the same time. > Fixed wing to the runway, two helicopters in left and right circuits > alongside the runway. No problem if everyone knows what they are doing. I used to fly gliders from an airfield in France which had gliding, helicopter, power flying and parachuting going on simultaneously. It taught look out very well. On one of my first flights there (I had ten hours' solo time) I was the thirteenth glider in a row to land. That gets interesting. Ian > I was the thirteenth glider in a row to land. That gets interesting. Nah. You can always go around. ;-) Christian. > > I was the thirteenth glider in a row to land. That gets interesting. > > Nah. You can always go around. ;-) We glider pilots have to know that if a control tower shows you a flashing red light they mean "Don't land here." Accepted response is to land and give 'em a quick physics lesson... Ian >>>> Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said >>>> I was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > So, its listen out for traffic, try to spot them and make a decision > on whether to go around or cut in front! Sounds just like the M25!! > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I was > ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone in the > circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration I have ever > experienced! Congratulations! I can still remember both of my first solos: Cave Street - Iffley Road (Herald 13/60) and once round Rufforth Airfield (Schleicher K7m) ... Ian > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I > was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone > in the circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration > I have ever experienced! Congratulations! Sounds amazing! "Cessna172" wrote in message > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I was > ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone in the > circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration I have ever > experienced! Well done. How many hours did it take you? Ian > "Cessna172" wrote in message >> Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Ian I did 13 hours to solo. SignatureCessna172 > I did 13 hours to solo. You'll find that all pilots claim that "normal" is about an hour longer than they took, just as hi-fi enthusiasts always define "hi-fi" as starting at fifty quid less than they themselves paid... Ian "81 flights - 90 is normal" J "Ian Johnston" <ian.groups@btinternet.com> wrote in news:dzZo7CxomoOm-pn2- bbEvqg2Ld7E7@localhost: >> I did 13 hours to solo. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ian "81 flights - 90 is normal" J I have no idea what is the "normal" time to Solo. Another chap at my school went solo after 12 hours but others not until 15. SignatureCessna172 > "Ian Johnston" <ian.groups@btinternet.com> wrote in news:dzZo7CxomoOm-pn2- > bbEvqg2Ld7E7@localhost: > > You'll find that all pilots claim that "normal" is about an hour > > longer than they took, just as hi-fi enthusiasts always define "hi-fi" [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I have no idea what is the "normal" time to Solo. Another chap at my school > went solo after 12 hours but others not until 15. I suppose there is an average time, but it's meaningless. In gliding, people who learn at winch launch sites tend to go solo earlier (in hours) because they have lots of take off and landing practice, but they then take ages to get the up air work abilities of aerotowed learners. There are just too many variables of weather, site, personal strengths/weaknesses and aircraft to take into account. But once again, many congratulations. Life will never be two-dimensional again! Ian "Cessna172" wrote in message > "Ian Johnston" wrote in > >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > school > went solo after 12 hours but others not until 15. During WW2 it was about 7 hours from first flight to frontline I understand. But the pilots weren't expected to live very long. Ian > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I was > ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone in the > circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration I have ever > experienced! Did he bring or chute, or wait for you to land. SignatureCarl Robson Car PC Build starts again. http://smallr.com/rz Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I was > ready and he was getting out! Was that at 5000ft with a parachute on? :-p SignatureConor "You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras. Cessna172 presented the following explanation : > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I was > ready and he was getting out! Hope you were on the ground when he got out :-) SignatureRegards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk Be still! and revere Harry Bloomfield, who blessed us with their presence on 10 Nov 2005... > Cessna172 presented the following explanation : >> Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I >> was ready and he was getting out! > > Hope you were on the ground when he got out :-) You fiend! How dare you reply to an article that is off topic! Signature1> Peter Parsnip 2> Compliance 3> Further compliance 4> At the limit of compliance 5> Non-compliant. As always. > Be still! and revere Harry Bloomfield, who blessed us with their > presence on 10 Nov 2005... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > You fiend! How dare you reply to an article that is off topic! Have him exiled to yahoogroups. SignaturePhil Kyle™ http://philkyle2003.reachme.at/ "The truly racist person is one Helene Rudlin, who admits it." - Neil Barker <MPG.1c47999866a4baf798976c@127.0.0.1> "I wonder - is there perhaps some form of cosmetic surgery we can pay for, so that Helene can actually become a coon ?" - Neil Barker <MPG.1c479b87e7a43ce989770@127.0.0.1> Congratulations. You'll never forget that first solo. Well done mate. david g4yvm > Be still! and revere Harry Bloomfield, who blessed us with their presence > on 10 Nov 2005... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > You fiend! How dare you reply to an article that is off topic! > Congratulations. You'll never forget that first solo. Well done mate. Unless you're Harry Bloomfield. SignaturePhil Kyle™ http://philkyle2003.reachme.at/ "The truly racist person is one Helene Rudlin, who admits it." - Neil Barker <MPG.1c47999866a4baf798976c@127.0.0.1> "I wonder - is there perhaps some form of cosmetic surgery we can pay for, so that Helene can actually become a coon ?" - Neil Barker <MPG.1c479b87e7a43ce989770@127.0.0.1> Be still! and revere david, who blessed us with their presence on 13 Nov 2005... > Congratulations. You'll never forget that first solo. Well done mate. You're not wrong! Sheer ecstasy. Signature1> Baron Peter Parsnip of Formaldehyde 2> Newly Ennobled 13th November 2005 3> Cost of Nobility: £150,000 4> Contact T. Blair of 10 Downing Street 5> for further details > Be still! and revere david, who blessed us with their presence on 13 Nov > 2005... > >> Congratulations. You'll never forget that first solo. Well done mate. > > You're not wrong! Sheer ecstasy. I don't think he means guitar solos. SignaturePhil Kyle™ http://philkyle2003.reachme.at/ "The truly racist person is one Helene Rudlin, who admits it." - Neil Barker <MPG.1c47999866a4baf798976c@127.0.0.1> "I wonder - is there perhaps some form of cosmetic surgery we can pay for, so that Helene can actually become a coon ?" - Neil Barker <MPG.1c479b87e7a43ce989770@127.0.0.1> Be still! and revere Phillip Kyle, who blessed us with their presence on 14 Nov 2005... >> Be still! and revere david, who blessed us with their presence on 13 Nov >> 2005... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I don't think he means guitar solos. Neither did I. Signature1> Baron Peter Parsnip of Formaldehyde 2> Newly Ennobled 13th November 2005 3> Cost of Nobility: £150,000 4> Contact T. Blair of 10 Downing Street 5> for further details > Be still! and revere Phillip Kyle, who blessed us with their presence on > 14 Nov 2005... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Neither did I. FILTH! SignaturePhil Kyle™ http://philkyle2003.reachme.at/ "The truly racist person is one Helene Rudlin, who admits it." - Neil Barker <MPG.1c47999866a4baf798976c@127.0.0.1> "I wonder - is there perhaps some form of cosmetic surgery we can pay for, so that Helene can actually become a coon ?" - Neil Barker <MPG.1c479b87e7a43ce989770@127.0.0.1> > Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I > was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone > in the circuit - the approach and landing was the most concentration > I have ever experienced! Was he in the air when he said he was getting out? Just that you kinda come across as a Frank Spencer type of guy Ray... McKev >> Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I >> was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > McKev Oh thanks! SignatureCessna172 >>> Off topic, but after my third circuit yesterday the instructor said I >>> was ready and he was getting out! Incredible feeling of being alone [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Oh thanks! Well i didnt mean it in a nasty sort of way Ray, I meant it as sometimes you come across as focusing on the minor and sometiems trivial aspects and forget the bigger picture. Sometimes. McKev |
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