Learning how to fly a complex aeroplane - The Flying Reporter 

Thanks Robin. There's quite a lot of new information to remember, but once you get passed that it's not so bad.

Haha! Thanks.

@@TheFlyingReporter Hi, great video. May I ask how do you know how far to put the prop and the mixture and throttle?

Thanks Hugh, and glad you survived this.

ccousinsr32 yeh the 182 is a fabulous aeroplane. It’s the only aeroplane in which I’ve left the ATZ through the TOP rather than laterally!!

Thanks Graeme

Thanks. Looking forward to putting my cruise performance to the test over long range.

11 imperial gals per hour? I know nothing about flying Arrows but my dad had a Comanche 180 and it would burn 8 gals per hour at 135 kts.

Very clean aircraft the Comanche. The Arrow non turbo is supposed to cruise at c140kts but I’ve never seen it. 125 to 130 is normal for a good, well maintained aircraft. I was flying back from Sywell the other day at 3500ft with a 25kt tailwind that had me at 152 ias and that was great! Still at 11 gal per hour though

Hello there!

Thank you!

Thanks.

He's good isn't he.

Thank you Tim.

Thanks Darren. Just that simple change has given me a new spark of interest in flying.

It's a sweet aeroplane.

Thanks David.

Thank you Ben. Started out in radio!

Thank you.

It's a garmin 530.

My hope to fly quite a number of types from Blackbushe eventually.

This conversion was about 1 hour ground school and 1 hour in-flight instruction.

Thanks for watching.

Or Bumpffich - Brakes, Undercarriage, Mixture, Prop, Fuel, Flaps, Instruments , Carb heat (if fitted) Hatches/harnesses

Thank you!

Cool. Don't let me stop you.

Hi Cylindrical, Apols for the slow response but here goes. It depends what you want from flying as a commercial pilot as the road to a job is long & hard especially just now. However BA offers a good mix of flying with a great route structure to match. Normal progression is shorthaul entry then a few years on the A320 series aircraft. From there it is largely up to you where you go as both lifestyles offer differenf things. Shorthaul is a lot a sectors with both long & short days,multi day tours with nightstops in some beautiful European cities as well as UK donestic ones. You could then go for command or bid to transfer onto the Longhaul fleet which will largely consist of B777/787 and A380/ A350 as the B747 will be gone soon. Rosters are constructed on a bid system as well as your leave. As you bulid more seniority you get better choices but initially it is take what you are given on both fleets. Yes the company is a good employer and had lots of fringe benefits like membership of the Aircrew sports and recreation club for a very small monthly sum which gives you access to all sorts of things sporting wise downroute. I very much enjoyed my time as cabin crew for the most part there and wanted to stay but in Flight Ops rather than crew for personal & professional reasons. The only real downside is the company is very bureaucratic and things can take a long time to happen which results in a lot of whinging & unecessary interdepartmental politics. Other than that i would definitelt say well worth joining if you can meet their demanding standards. If you want any further information please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn which is a much better platform under Sean McErlean. Otherwise good luck with all the training and hard work ahead. Best regards, Seàn

Sean McErlean Thanks for this insight. I am not the one who asked the question but I still found this information interesting.

@@boass you are welcome However that is all a moot point right about now with this virus.It has all changed overnight.Good luck though if this is what you would like to do.Seán

Sean McErlean Yeah I guess it really throws a wrench into the whole equation. However at the moment I am just a student pilot so I’m hoping all of this will have blown over by the time I get my ATPL. Until then I’m not really effected by the issue.

@@boassWell if i can be of help or advice to you(no charge)please feel free to let me know.Having done my licence originally back in 1993-1995 and joined BA as crew later that yeat i have a wealth of experience as well as good contacts. If you wish please come and find me on LinkedIn under Sean David McErlean(flight ops officer). I stress i am not an instructor(yet) but can give you sound assistance. Best of luck wherever you are training and most of all enjoy it because it is fum even when the learning gets stressful.

We're surviving - we've all been unwell, but are recovering.

@@TheFlyingReporter Good to hear your recovering. We'll all get through this.

Resonation is a bit of a problem at times. Sadly, the mount in this shareoplane does seem to resonate...my first flight in it, so you only discover these things from trial and error.

8th March, why?

@@TheFlyingReporter Just so I can find the vlog thank john keep up the good work

John what did you call the vlog?

Great to hear you're setting out on your training. I have an standard UK issued EASA PPL, with a night and IR(r) rating. In terms of tips, just expect to keep on learning. You never stop, and getting your license is the first step.

@@TheFlyingReporter thanks for the advice, and im sure i will never stop learning as well.👍

It's speed and endurance. 120-130 knots, 6 hours endurance with 72 gallon tanks, and copes better in gnarly winds on approach, because of its weight.

makes sense.

If you mean in the initial call why did I 'request basic service/traffic service' then the reason why it is stated in the initial call is because they will fill out a different coloured strip, depending on the service requested. By stating the service requested at the outset, then the correctly coloured strip is picked, and populated....ie saving time/controller workload.

Yes.

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Didn't need it - Cloud and Vis good, and often Farnborough can't give it.

The Flying Reporter I was interested as to why you asked for any service at all. It gives a small bit of additional safety, but then you’ve got all the radio calls of Farnborough constantly going off in your ear. Personal preference of course but for a local training flight like that when learning new skills I would have thought it was better to not get a service and then you can concentrate more fully on the task in hand.

Looking forward to the 07 approach.

Thanks for watching.

Cessna lover myself. Will be doing this on a C177 as soon as the lockdown is over.

Hi. I don't remember Brice telling me he compensated for the screens. Usually shooting 25fps is good enough, I haven't had them flicker on me before.

Can confirm all handheld shots were at 25fps 1/50. I believe the GoPros were on 25fps and their auto setting which defaults to 1/50 shutter.

Aren't they great!!

They're separate entities. However, I have used instructors from Blackbushe Aviation to do differences/checkouts in the group's aircraft.

@@TheFlyingReporter thanks!

I think keeping the gear down for touch and goes is a very good idea. Unless you're teaching the gear.

Thanks Auke!

And a bit more hardy.

Brice Munn.

Thanks for watching.

Thank you Lars. Having a lot of fun with the arrow.

Thanks Brian.

Thanks Joe.

Thanks - it's a bit like starting all over again! Even simple things like climbing and descending are taking extra thought. Working out the natural power settings for things, the engine sound etc.

@@TheFlyingReporter I can imagine. Did the SEP instructional flight in a 172 last week and the systems (flaps, lights, electrical) were almost alien despite me being comparatively current. Are we going to be seeing the Arrow in videos more regularly now?

Hi David, the nav lights would primarily be used for night flying so it dims the 3 greens to prevent dazzling you, it catches a few people out though who fly in the day with nav lights on!

@@danholley9087 Thanks, Dan!

Thanks Stewart!

Thanks. It's a good ep isn't it? And Steve is lovely!

@@TheFlyingReporter really good yes! 😉