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   Bertie the Bunyip to Maxwell   
   Re: How does pilot get HALF a type ratin   
   17 Jan 09 18:06:31   
   
   XPost: rec.aviation.piloting, alt.usenet.kooks, rec.arts.poems   
   From: BtB@BB.not.aaaaaaa   
      
   "Maxwell" <#$$9#@%%%.^^^> wrote in news:GKocl.29953$H12.6282   
   @newsfe12.iad:   
      
   >   
   > "Bertie the Bunyip"  wrote in message   
   > news:Xns9B965D1D56D4Cpissupropeeh@208.90.168.18...   
   >> Stealth Pilot  wrote in   
   >> news:vmnom4hnro9celg3o6i1uoq4ktsb33260g@4ax.com:   
   >>   
   >>> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:20:32 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip   
      
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>Stealth Pilot  wrote in   
   >>>>news:v8jmm4do9b51ch1os18m33lc9k65vl8c1j@4ax.com:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:17:32 +0000, Flydive    
   >> wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>Stealth Pilot wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> well it is the case. do the calcs yourself on a whizwheel.   
   >>>>>>> 250 knots and a worst case of 10 knots from the side.   
   >>>>>>> remember that the calcs are for fuel burn and range the actual   
   >> flying   
   >>>>>>> being done with instrument assistance.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>You kidding right?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>At cruise levels you routinely see winds of 50, 100, or more   
   knots.   
   >>>>>>Cruise at 450 kts and factor a head wind of 100 kts and you'll see   
   >> it   
   >>>>>>makes a big difference on range.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>For t/o winds and temperature are always taken into account, again   
   >> can   
   >>>>>>make a big difference on load you can carry.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> no I'm not kidding. I'm referring to Pilatus PC9's in training   
   >> roles.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Yes, so? th eOP was talking about an airliner   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Bertie   
   >>>   
   >>> no. he was relating a comment made by a pilot which he thought was a   
   >>> flick off. I dont think it was.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Nope,   
   >>>   
   >>> ....havent we all got something better to do?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Not at the moment!   
   >> Standby..   
   >>   
   >> Bertie   
   >   
   > You never will!!!   
   >   
   >   
      
   Not as long as you're here, fjukktard.   
      
   Bertie   
      
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