Tim_A

Bit late this update, but we're continuing South from Portsmouth New Hampshire, past Boston and New York, to Charlotte North Carolina. Taking off from Portsmouth. Approaching the northern tip of Long Island. Southern Long island and Manhatten. Traffic below! It's hard to get used to seeing jet traffic "down there"... Passing over Manhatten. JFK La Guardia And final into Charlotte.

Sorry, I thought that was just a fill-in while waiting for you, Dai...

Just about to leave Palm Beach for the Bahamas...

Only one aircraft can be cleared to land at a time - because that aircraft then owns the runway. Think of the clearance as like the baton train drivers use over a single track stretch of railway line. You must not be *on* the runway. Over is not on. You must not land until you've been cleared, but flying above it at 1 foot is fine... You could still be number 3 on final though: --> "G-ABCD final" <-- "G-CD, "report short final, number 3" -->"Report short final, G-CD" --> "G-CD, short final" <-- "G-CD Continue approach, expect late clearance" --> "Continue, G-CD" <

Yes, back in 2006 I visited a friend in Sydney who rents an Arrow III based at Bankstown (Schofields, if anyone knows it), and one day we went out flying over the heads and down the coast (not forgetting the Tyne Bridge of course) This was kind of before the days of blogs, but I have a write up of it still on my old site: http://www.arnot.flyer.co.uk/id214.htm

There's a rule that the plane on the runway 'owns' the runway, and no other plane may enter or land until that plant has vacated or taken off. In Europe, a plane that has been cleared to land also 'owns' the runway, which is why landing clearances can be issued very late (even after you've crossed the threshold... "Golf Charlie Delta continue approach; expect late clearance..."). In America that is not the case, and landing clearances can be given to lots of planes at once and quite a long way out, but you have no guarantee that the runway will be free of other traffic. To help with potential

Mine's securely stashed in the back of a locked filing cabinet down in a disused basement, with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'...

You won't be surprised that this is a popular trip to fly RW (with some differences...), and it's usually combined with the "Victor 1" coastal route at not above 1000ft (I've flown that RW, and Bondi beach from 500ft is interesting! ) If you're interested, these are the RW procedures for flying around Sydney in a light aircraft: http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/pilots/download/sydney/sydney.pdf

It all depends on the airport and what taxiways are available. In the example, the only entrance to the runway is in the middle, so you would need to A. check there are no approaching aircraft on final (if there is a tower, atc might clear you onto the runway, but you should still check anyway. This is good airmanship. B. backtrack down the runway and turn around at the end. You'll see the runway is widened at the end to allow for the poor turning circle of most aircraft.

Well done John, that's a massive achievement! Just another 23,491 to go...

Good luck Alan, and stop chewing your elbows - you might need them one day...

So, Eddie becomes the airline's official logo...

I think pulling the 'chute because of a few clouds could be a bit drastic! (mind you, JFK Jr, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Rocky Marciano and others might disagree...)

No more Iron Maiden tours then

Option 1: Go somewhere else. Option 2: If there is nowhere else nearby that is open: * Ask yourself why is the airport closed. If it is because they don't have instrument facilities, then see option 1. * If you really must land there, & you are competent in IMC, just get on the radio and ask for the procedure. This effectively counts as a 'popup flight plan' * If you are not competent to fly in IMC, declare a Pan-pan, and they will talk you down. In the sim........ Turn off the radios and land anyway

It doesn't count if you taxi under the bridges...

These are the guys that did the Polish Airports series, which I reviewed a few months ago. And looking at where the island is on the map, I can see how they picked it

No.

Just add David Jason, Pam Ferris & Catherine Zeta-Jones and it'd be Perfick!

The Flying Show at the NEC Birmingham, 26/11/11 Spit1 has its first outing, clecos and all, although sans wings. The all new 'PulsR' flexwing, just unveiled today Gyrocopters have come a long way since 'Little Nellie'! You've no doubt seen the FSX Foxbat from Rick Piper. Well, it's evolved into the EuroFox, recently made available in the UK, and what a nice little plane it is. This is the tricycle version, but it's also available as a taildragger. And the panel. The RC fliers were netted off in a corner of the exhibition hall (and the net was catching a few planes t

Well, I managed to bet the 747 to go round and round on the ground for 10 minutes till me penny ran out, and blew some tyres in the process. I couldn't get it up though. So to speak. As it were. Next time I'll try plugging a joystick in. (oh dear, it gets worse!)

There are some comments over at Aerosoft saying it runs like a dog. I'll probably leave the download running in the background. It's unlikely I'll have a chance to play with it before Sunday anyhow.

Mine's running at about 3K/second. Started lunchtime yesterday, it might be finished tomorrow Unfortunately Micke's link is only for Windows, so it looks like I'm stuck

Good spot America has the day off, so I guess it's better to wait a while...

... or Patty Wagstaff, or Svetlana Kapanina, or Melissa Pemberton, or the many other female aerobatic pilots, presumably. I mean, what a crass thing to say!