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PPL skills test today. Managed to get 3 hours sleep last night. 
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One of the most incredibly awesome things about flying in the UK is you can't fly* until you actually have your license. I passed my PPL skills test in mid-December, and am still waiting for my license to arrive. They finally took payment today, so maybe soon I will be allowed to fly planes. * You can still fly solo with an instructor sign-off, or dual as a student, but no passengers.
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Jan 12, 2015 18:35
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Captain Apollo posted:No temporaries??? quote:What if the bureaucracy loses your payment or paperwork?
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Jan 13, 2015 09:07
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e.pilot posted:My club has some DA20s for 99/hr Where?
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Mar 19, 2015 08:59
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Captain Apollo posted:Can anybody confirm or deny? I thought the UK and Australia were similar to us in the USA. How did the Germans get it so wrong? I paid my flight instructors £36/hour in the UK. Sounds like he got a pretty good deal.
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May 8, 2015 04:33
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helno posted:I also just bought an airplane and am not going to make you wait like Apollo. Very cool. What are your recurring costs to run it? What does the hourly rate work out as?
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Jun 17, 2015 15:25
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Hauldren Collider posted:My trick is to only be 5'5" tall. My trick is to fly low-wing planes
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Jul 12, 2015 20:57
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DNova posted:I had no idea there was a particular oil level that the engine "likes"... what exactly does that mean and how do you figure it out? It'll be in the aircraft's manual. Here's a page from a DA20-C1's AFM (after a page listing approved oil brands/types): 
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Jul 31, 2015 06:50
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overdesigned posted:So this happened, I guess. I didn't see it mentioned here yet? ATC vectored a Bonanza with an engine failure to Bethpage Airport, which hasn't existed since like the late 90's. That's sad. Normally runways stick around for a while after an airport closes, but from Google Earth's historical imagery it looks like they erased it pretty quickly. It's like 4nm from another, active airport though.
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Aug 28, 2015 07:49
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jjones posted:Still flying my Skyranger I've always wanted to go to "Little Snoring". I spent a few hours getting checked out in a 172 at San Carlos. As a pretty new British PPL who learnt exclusively in the DA20, it took a while to get used to just about everything. Turns out I wasn't coordinating my turns, and landing in a 172 feels totally different. The radio is surprisingly quite different in America too. All that, and I only managed one solo flight to Modesto before my trip ended. What's up with being cleared to land in America? How can you be clear to land when you're downwind and there's a plane on the runway? Over here they'd tell you to "continue" until the runway is actually clear. And landing clearance usually happens only once you've reported final.
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Oct 23, 2015 08:29
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Stupid Post Maker posted:I was doing survey work at 10,000ft so I'll keep the power at the bottom of the green arc and lean it out pretty well. Switched tanks every 45 minutes so when one ran dry I knew it was time to head back Survey work, eh? You're one of those shady Cessnas they have circling urban areas perhaps?
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Dec 12, 2015 13:21
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The Locator posted:Given the airport, this one was somewhat more in mind: Ugh, that sucks. I feel so bad for that controller too. He was harsh on the pilot and now he has to live with it.
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Jun 16, 2016 13:46
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PT6A posted:I know Disney and all that stuff is there, but I guess I just thought it wouldn't be that popular as to merit several direct flights from the UK. It really is that popular. Growing up in the UK, everyone you know goes to Orlando.
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Feb 5, 2017 12:38
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