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by solar
Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:55 am
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: AOPA tries to stop flight training at unlicensed airfields
Replies: 11
Views: 13464

Steve I posted on the 10th from out here (Far East) which should have been the 9th in the UK. Maybe they closed early due to influx or sadly lack of interest. One question I had was if they do eventually allow training at unlicensed fields would this mean that training would be allowed at a licensed...
by solar
Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:30 am
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: AOPA tries to stop flight training at unlicensed airfields
Replies: 11
Views: 13464

AOPA

I attempted to reply to John's initial request to the email address supplied in support of unlicensed airfield training and also at my disapointment in AOPA's stance as I am also an AOPA member but it was returned as undeliverable. In light of what I have been reading I may want to reconsider my AOP...
by solar
Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:16 am
Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
Topic: A theoretical question. Filter blockages and engine power.
Replies: 17
Views: 21893

Hope the guys or at least the journos on PPrune spectulating on the 777 crash at Heathrow don't make yet another meal out of this, "China, Fuel, Contamination". I would have thought that as Pete says it takes a lot of gunge to block a filter and unless it was a sudden mass of gunge I would expect th...
by solar
Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:59 am
Forum: Hangar Chat
Topic: LAA membership - mandatory for Permit a/c owners?
Replies: 68
Views: 59055

Agree with Brian regarding the morality but intensely dislike the way this is going.
Can't see how it will benefit the LAA.
It should be an organisation people want to join not forced to under certain criteria.

I think Pete has a point as well. :(