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 Topic: Renew license |
tegwin
Replies: 1
Views: 1693
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 Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:37 am Subject: Renew license |
Quick question fo those in the know.
Not flown for a year, medical, type rating and license have all expired.
Assuming I sort the medical and type rating how long would I have to wait for the ca ... |
| Topic: Licensing requirements |
tegwin
Replies: 1
Views: 1353
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:52 pm Subject: Licensing requirements |
Ok... I swear when I did all my groundschool for PPL(H) this sort of thing would have been useful to have been taught...
I did my PPL and now have around 250hrs P1. I then quit my job to become a ... |
| Topic: RC carbon quadcopter |
tegwin
Replies: 0
Views: 2570
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Forum: The Marketplace Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:54 pm Subject: RC carbon quadcopter |
| Firstly, for those who are not familiar with multicopters. They function much like a normal helicopter, but rather than having complicated single rotor systems they have 3 or more rotors each powered ... |
| Topic: FS: Inflatable boat with outboard |
tegwin
Replies: 3
Views: 3612
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Forum: The Marketplace Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 10:01 pm Subject: FS: Inflatable boat with outboard |
Sold 
Bought this a couple of months ago, having so much fun out on the water we have decided to get something a little bigger so we can do some waterskiing of an evening
Its a Zodiac hul ... |
| Topic: Calculating Lift and power needed |
tegwin
Replies: 1
Views: 1217
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:09 pm Subject: Calculating Lift and power needed |
I dont have my flight dynamics books here with me..
But as an engineer with experience of models and the real thing I would have to say that in theory something that size and weight would fly witho ... |
| Topic: LPC |
tegwin
Replies: 4
Views: 1898
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:03 pm Subject: LPC |
Does not make much difference provided you have flown sufficient hours in the last (2 years I believe).....
All of the LPCs I have done have been 3-4 months "over due date".... Simply because finan ... |
| Topic: Human Planet - BBC ONE Thursday 17th Feb, 2000 |
tegwin
Replies: 9
Views: 2840
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:57 am Subject: Human Planet - BBC ONE Thursday 17th Feb, 2000 |
Hmm... I really cant watch programs like this.... it just makes me want to go join them even more......  |
| Topic: Accident reports |
tegwin
Replies: 3
Views: 1559
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:02 pm Subject: Accident reports |
Yes, that is the incident I was reffering to.
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| Topic: Accident reports |
tegwin
Replies: 3
Views: 1559
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:47 am Subject: Accident reports |
Without going into to much detail, there was an incident in northern europe during the latter part of 2010 and a person for whom I have the upmost admiration for was killed.
I assume it was a G-reg ... |
| Topic: How long did it take........... |
tegwin
Replies: 35
Views: 16104
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:03 pm Subject: How long did it take........... |
well have been asked to go to fl150 to take pix from a 500 tomorrow  ! Could be minus 35 up there at the moment and they want the doors off !!!!!!!!!
If you need a co-pilot to hold her ste ... |
| Topic: Logbook detail |
tegwin
Replies: 10
Views: 4307
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:12 pm Subject: Logbook detail |
| I tend to note the name of the passenger, the weather, any "stops" along the way and any comments that might help me remeber the flight when I read the logbook again... |
| Topic: If only I had a few quid!!!! |
tegwin
Replies: 6
Views: 1876
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:05 pm Subject: If only I had a few quid!!!! |
Perfect... I need some aircraft for my aircraft carrier...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-11872743 |
| Topic: Landing somewhere random for fun |
tegwin
Replies: 24
Views: 7743
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:35 pm Subject: Landing somewhere random for fun |
You need to read the rules and make your own decisions about where its appropriate to land....
Go over to the dark side ... No.. I mean PPRUNe... in the rotorheads section there is a LOOOONG threa ... |
| Topic: Landing somewhere random for fun |
tegwin
Replies: 24
Views: 7743
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:53 pm Subject: Landing somewhere random for fun |
There are LOADS of hotels/pubs within easy flying distance of you that are well worth visiting.
I really enjoy Lake Vyrnwy near Balla. Quite an interesting landing spot, really good burgers and nic ... |
| Topic: Finding brave souls to go flying with? |
tegwin
Replies: 13
Views: 4174
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Forum: Torque, Chat, and Chill! Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:07 pm Subject: Finding brave souls to go flying with? |
My mother was very against it until she got dragged up kicking and screaming... she loved it!
I agree its much nicer to go fly with someone, can make it very hard focusing on doing "proper nav" if ... |
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