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Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 08:54
by adysmith
ARGO completed, DC4 will be completed this afternoon.
They are both a nightmare to land, on approach the runway dissapears above the top of the cockpit window cutoff until the last hundred feet or so, OK with an ILS to follow on autopilot but a bit of a problem on a visual approach ( see my hard landings!)
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 17:05
by blanston12
Hi Adrian, I gave you the full DC-4 TR in anticipation of you completing your currently booked flight.
I have done a few flights in the DC-4, relocating four of them to there base in Liverpool. For me landing has not been too bad, but then I have used different version of the DC=4/6/7 a lot over the years. Biggest issue I have had with the FR DC-4 in landing is that when you turn on ILS Approach it will turn in the direction of the runway but it will not descend to stay on the glide path, so once its time to descend I have to turn off the AP and hand fly it down, not a huge problem.
I just got the Argo on sale from FSPilotShop so hope to get a few of those flights under by belt soon to compare it.
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 20:20
by simondix
I always seem to remember DC props in my youth coming into land with a nose down attitude. I have the Flight Replicas Argo and D-4 and always hand land them. There are a few videos on Youtube of real ones landing etc
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 14 Apr 2018, 17:55
by panthomas
Hello,
can I go for the TR on the Bristol Britannia please.
Thank you
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 14 Apr 2018, 19:28
by blanston12
panthomas wrote: ↑14 Apr 2018, 17:55
Hello,
can I go for the TR on the Bristol Britannia please.
Thank you
Granted
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 16 Apr 2018, 16:20
by panthomas
Hello,
I've complete the 4 TR flights with Bristol Britannia
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 16 Apr 2018, 17:46
by blanston12
panthomas wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 16:20
Hello,
I've complete the 4 TR flights with Bristol Britannia
Good job! Full TR granted.
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 28 Apr 2018, 21:45
by simondix
Can you put the SC7 flights up so I can re-qualify please
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 29 Apr 2018, 06:04
by blanston12
simondix wrote: ↑28 Apr 2018, 21:45
Can you put the SC7 flights up so I can re-qualify please
Skyvan training rating granted.
Re: Gaining and maintaining Type ratings
Posted: 29 Apr 2018, 11:00
by simondix
Thankyou.