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Een erg handig instrument voor piloten in de General Aviation die onregelmatig of zelden vliegen.

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The use of a Personal Minimums Checklist is one method for identifying and managing risks when you fly. It’s an excellent starting point for considering risks, especially for low-time pilots. If you have thousands of hours of experience, it’s possible you didn’t learn about Personal Minimums when you got your license years ago. To have survived this long, however, you have probably developed your own routine for managing risk, or have just been lucky. Rather than waiting for the luck to run out, take the time now to develop your own Personal Minimums.

 

 

In the Pilot category, you might set the minimum number of hours of sleep that you’ll always require before making a flight. In the Aircraft category, you might set your minimum fuel reserves at 1 hour in the daytime and 1-1/2 hours at night. That is double the legal minimums but, when you consider that 11 percent of   accidents are fuel related and mostly preventable, it makes sense to carry extra fuel. (bron: FAAsafety.gov)

 

In the Environment category, you might choose to fly with at least 5 or 6 miles of visibility in the daytime, which, again, is double the legal minimum visibility of 3 miles. Or, although it is legal to take off IFR with zero visibility, you might decide to always require a ceiling and visibility that allow you to return IFR to your departure airport if you encounter a problem after takeoff.

 

Also, consider unconventional minimums that you will not find on the list. For example, because most night accidents occur when the moon is not in the sky or it is obscured by clouds, you might decide to not fly at night, unless at least a quarter moon is visible. Or, because fatigue is an accident factor, you might decidenever to fly after 11 p.m., or after you’ve had a combined workday and flying time of, for example, 10 hours. Be creative in selecting personal minimums that fit your knowledge of yourself and known accident factors. Then, never violate the minimums you have established, regardless of the internal or external pressures you may experience to complete a flight.

Mijn neefke Tom gaat verhuizen en stelt zijn woning te koop...
Rudy

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Adres: Haakstuk 31, Kontich

Totale oppervlakte: 200m²

Gelijkvloers:
        * twee autostaanplaatsen voor de woning
        * ruime garage (met toegang tot tuin) & wasplaats
        * vernieuwde inkomhall met nieuwe voordeur, nieuwe vloer,... (2008)

1ste verdieping:
        * volledig vernieuwd toilet (2005)
        * woonkamer met goed onderhouden parket
        * volledig vernieuwde keuken, schuifdeur naar terras met trap naar de tuin (2004)

2de verdieping:
        * drie slaapkamers: (4,50 x 3,70; 3,70 x 3,30; 3,30 x 1,90)
        * badkamer

Andere kenmerken:
        * Rolluiken in heel de woning
        * Aangelegde zuidtuin
        * Terras (deels overdekt)
        * Aardgas
        * Gunstige ligging:
                * E19
                * op 100m openbaar vervoer (bus)
                * Kontich station (NMBS).         
 

Vraagprijs: 229.000 EUR
Contact: Tom Lierman (GSM 0478 807 888)

Southwest Airlines began testing onboard Wi-Fi Internet connectivity in conjunction with Row 44 yesterday, deploying the technology on one 737. It also is partnering with Yahoo! to offer an inflight homepage. Service will be free during the test period, which will last "the next few months" and include three more aircraft that SWA is in the process of equipping. US Federal Communications Commission has not given approval for permanent inflight use and SWA said it will wait to evaluate the trial period before deciding whether to move forward with fleetwide equipage. (ATW-online 11/02/09)

 

Ik vraag me af of we in de cockpit ook ontvangst zullen hebben???