Light Aircraft Association

Do certain wires transmit a signal at certain altitudes? Can I establish that because the reading is 500 ft too high then the blue wire for instance is a bad connection? I would like to replace the connectors that go in the back of the rack but do not know what they are called or where to get them. ...

I have just installed a second hand King KT76A transponder and a new Ameri-King AK-350 encoder. Today I asked Farnborough radar for a test whilst at 2000ft on the local QNH. They reported having me at 2500 ft. Is this likely to be due to a bad wiring connection, or does the encoder need calibrating?...

I went into Amiens last year in the lunch hours and got a b********g from the Customs gendarme for landing on the hard and for speaking english on the radio!
He then proceeded to inspect everything, including my spare glasses, but didn't ask to see our passports. C'est la vie!

My understanding is that we will be putting up a building that we own, but which is surrounded by land that we do not own and relying on facilities that we do not own( a runway etc.) , on an airfield with movement restraints. Have I got this wrong? Our CEO's response seems to suggest that we may be ...

Well Done! I haven't seen any mention of a successful conclusion in the mag. Have I missed it?

Further to my earlier post regarding the means of questioning our CEO,and my curiosity as to the status of our planning application at Turweston, I am hoping that he might be able to tell us: 1. How much the LAA has spent so far on legal,planning and design fees for our new HQ 2. What is the status ...

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Is my memory playing up, or did we have the opportunity to question our CEO on the old bulletin board?
I have a question to ask.

cheers
john

I have just bought a lowrance 2000c gps unit. All the airfields are displayed using their ICAO designators.
Is it possible to get the airfield names displayed instead?

thanks

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I have heard various stories of the time to get a test permit. Are there any tips for a speedy issue, and what sort of wait should I expect please?

Hi I have just completed a sportcruiser with a vp prop. Do I need vp difference training? If I do then presumably someone else is going to need to do the test flying. Or can I get an instructor to take me up to do the training in the test period. And finally as a 300 hour pilot, would the LAA consid...

thanks for the help.
Dave Charlesworth of Invicta Aviation Services has mailed me to offer his services for £100. He is in Kent.

Also it has been pointed out to me that the motor racing fraternity use scales to weigh each corner.

cheers
john

i agree however my inspector wants to see a more formal approach. I have tried some plant hire shops but they don't do scales. When i used to do kart racing they sometimes used portable digital scales but I don't know where to get them from. If there is anyone else in my area looking to weigh their ...

Hi I need to get my new plane weighed and have been quoted £235 by Planeweighs, which to me seems overweight. My inspector is of the understandable opinion that bathroom scales are not adequate. I have not found anyone who hires scales out. Is there anyone else who works in the Horsham, W Sussex are...

thanks Steve

you obviously know what you are doing. that makes one of us!
My understanding is that the only number pins( as opposed to letter pins) that I use if I do not have a dimmer switch are:
1 GND
11 Power

Am I misunderstanding things?

Hi I have acquired a KT76A transponder that I wish to install but do not have a pin out diagram. I have found one at http://www.aeroelectric.com/Installation_Data/KT76A-76C-78A.pdf but there are 12 pins on the top and the bottom is listed as A - N. Unless my maths is dodgy there are 14 letters up to...