Power is the pilot's first concern. The instant the pilot decides to go around, full or maximum allowable takeoff power must be applied smoothly and without hesitation, and held until flying speed and controllability are restored. Applying only partial power in a go-around is never appropriate.

The pilot must be aware of the degree of inertia that must be overcome, before an airplane that is settling towards the ground can regain sufficient airspeed to become fully controllable and capable of turning safely or climbing. The application of power should be smooth as well as positive. Abrupt movements of the throttle in some airplanes will cause the engine to falter. Carburetor heat should be turned off for maximum power.

Something different this time !

Three questions. The answer to number 3. I do not actually know - maybe you do ?

1. What model of aircraft would you find this item in ?

2. What is its function ?

3 What type/model of flying machine did it originally come off.

Paris – Podgorica flights booked out

The first group of tourists from France came last night to Montenegro’s capital Podgorica after flying with Montenegro Airlines’ shiny new Embraer 195 aircraft. With a total of 113 passengers onboard, the aircraft was operating with full capacity. It landed at Podgorica Airport after which the French tourists proceeded towards Petrovac where they are staying in the hotel “Palas”. The tourists were welcomed by Rajko Uskoković, the Montenegro Airlines manager of the Paris office. On this occasion, he pointed out that this arrival of French tourists marks the beginning of a successful cooperation between Montenegro Airlines and tour operators from France. “Groups of tourists from France will be coming to Montenegro by scheduled flights of Montenegro Airlines until the end of October 2009. During the month of May the Montenegrin national carrier carry out 23 flights from Paris to Montenegro and this indicates the high interest of French tour operators for Montenegro Airlines flights”, Uskoković emphasised.

Despite the fact that this year has been marked as the year of crisis, Uskoković said that they managed to reach a deal with one of the most important tour operators. “From April 10, 2009 until the end of October 2009, tour operator “Prodintour” will have a certain number of seats reserved under the fixed rental on Montenegro Airlines flights. Montenegro Airlines has put in effort into making its scheduled flights competitive on the market when compared to airline companies in the region “, Uskoković said. He explained that the Montenegrin carrier will have three flights per week to Paris until the middle of June when a fourth flight will be introduced. “By the end of this year, we intend to carry out 152 flights from Paris and thus transport more than 1.400 passengers which will be a new record for the airline”, Uskoković concluded.

Montenegro Airlines’ main competitor on the Podgorica to Paris line is Jat Airways via Belgrade.

Taranaki based Robinson R44 ZK-HLB was tied down in a corner on the airport. It seemed to be fitted with a signficant array of electronic equipment (internally) and may have been employed on power line survey activity which had been conducted in the Drury area earlier in the day.

Registered to a Helensville address, Piper PA28RT Arrow ZK-PAE arrived at Ardmore in company with Vans RV7A ZK-VII, both arriving from the north and taxiing to the Flightline hanger. ZK-VII was constructed at Cromwell, Central Otago, and remains registered to its builder however appears to reside at North Shore/Dairy Flat. Smart looking machine!

In the last post we covered up all the previous knowledge we had shared through this blog of rc jets. I can ascertain that many of the readers of this blog by now may have been doing great maneuvers with their rc airplanes and some might have reached and finished their skills to the level of flying rc jets. There will be some of you who might have become experts in doing some awesome maneuvers but there are some who need to learn them and that is why I thought to write some posts for how to do some advanced maneuvers with your rc jet. For today we all take a look into some very known aerobatic move made by all rc jet lovers, those fighter jet planes out there which carry real human pilots use the same technique to perform this move, you must have seen them doing this move in real at some air show or in television. Let me tell you something which I have never shared and that is if it was not for this cool move of real fighter jet plane I saw in an air show back then when I was 8 year old, I might not have been in the hobby of rc jet planes. The great move of rolling loop was made by the pilot so immaculately while passing by the main center of the ground that it got its deep impression on my brain. Okay enough of rambling, now let’s take a look at how the rolling loop aerobatic move can be achieved with your rc jet:

The rolling loop is very cool when you see it performed by any rc jet. To perform this cool move you must know how to do it precisely so you may not lose your rc jet. To be safe and as a rule of thumb, you should take your rc jet at a high altitude before trying to learn any new maneuver on your rc jet. This rolling loop move can be done on your park flyer, your electric rc jet, scale rc jet and model rc jet. Taking your rc jet to a sufficient height/ altitude ensures that recovering time from any mistake made is in your hands. You should try this move in the direction in which feel most comfortable, after doing it for few times. Follow this step by step guide to perform the move:

- Make your rc jet plane into the wind and remember that your scale rc jet is on high altitude.

- Rolling loop is achieving a vertical circle while rolling your rc jet simultaneously.

- For making a round vertical loop with your plane of reference, while making a 360 roll, give full throttle and begin climbing the altitude more.

- You would want to use a little rudder to up hold rc jet in a vertical position while climbing the altitude.

- Up elevation and aileron is to be used to make rc jet roll while climbing.

- You want to watch the climb with respect to the roll rate carefully as wings need to be at horizontal level when rc jet is at the top of the vertical loop.

- When your rc model plane is at the top you should decrease the rudder input, this is to make your plane descend from the top of the loop.

- At this point you should decrease the throttle but continue to use aileron with rudder input to make rc jet maintain its rolling with a constant rate.

- From the top of the loop where you started descending your rc jet till the cardinal point (from where you initiated the vertical climb) your plane should complete one more 360 roll and achieve its horizontal reference level upon reaching the cardinal point.

- In other words your rc jet makes 2 rolls of 360, each on half of its way completing the vertical 360 loop.

Was that difficult? I don’t think so (well only in reading :) ) when you will practically go doing it will take a little time in mastering it. This rolling loop move is more difficult to perform on rc jet planes as they are faster than rc airplanes and other rc model airplanes. Doing it on scale models look cooler as they give the feel of making a real jet rolling in a loop. Try roll looping your rc jet plane in an open ground so you can perform it with ease with the stress of getting into electric wires, buildings and towers.

Whenever landing conditions are not satisfactory, a go-around is warranted. There are many factors that can contribute to unsatisfactory landing conditions. Situations such as air traffic control requirements, unexpected appearance of hazards on the runway, overtaking another airplane, wind shear, wake turbulence, mechanical failure and/or an unstabilized approach are all examples of reasons to discontinue a landing approach and make another approach under more favorable conditions . The assumption that an aborted landing is invariably the consequence of a poor approach, which in turn is due to insufficient experience or skill, is a fallacy. The go-around is not strictly an emergency procedure. It is a normal maneuver that may at times be used in an
emergency situation. Like any other normal maneuver, the go-around must be practiced and perfected. The flight instructor should emphasize early on, and the student pilot should be made to understand, that the go-around maneuver is an alternative to any approach and/or landing.

Although the need to discontinue a landing may arise at any point in the landing process, the most critical go-around will be one started when very close to the ground. Therefore, the earlier a condition that warrants a go-around is recognized, the safer the go-around/rejected landing will be. The go-around maneuver is not inherently dangerous in itself. It becomes dangerous only when delayed unduly or executed improperly. Delay in initiating the go-around normally stems from two sources: (1) landing expectancy, or set—the anticipatory belief that conditions are not as threatening as they are and that the approach will surely be terminated with a safe landing, and (2) pride—the mistaken belief that the act of going around is an admission of failure—failure to execute the approach properly. The improper execution of the go-around maneuver stems from a lack of familiarity with the three cardinal principles of the procedure: power, attitude, and configuration.

Soon in 7 more European cities

Nearly a month after the 2009 summer schedule flights have begun, B&H Airlines has published that it will be introducing a total of 7 new destinations, all of which will be launched in May. The new services have been made possible after it was agreed for Bosnia’s national carrier to receive a Boeing B737-400 from its new owners, Turkish Airlines. This will be the airline’s first jet engine aircraft which will join the existing fleet of 2 ATR72s. The new aircraft will be mostly deployed to Scandinavian services. The 7 new destinations are Vienna, Copenhagen, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Prague. This adds a total of 18 weekly flights to the existing schedule. Out of these destinations Vienna will enjoy the most visits on behalf of B&H with a total of 5 weekly flights operated by an ATR72. Services to Copenhagen will operate twice a week with the Boeing 737-400, as will flights to Dusseldorf and Gothenburg. Flights to Berlin Tegel Airport will also be served twice a week but with the ATR72. Flights to Copenhagen will only be served once a week with B&H’s new fleet member while services to Prague will operate a total of 4 times per week with the ATR72. The new Boeing fleet member will finally see BH achieve its goal of commencing services to Scandinavia where there is a significant Bosnian Diaspora.

The carrier has also announced a regional expansion with services to Zagreb, Podgorica and Skopje. The Skopje service would operate via Podgorica. However, these flights have not been listed in the reservation system and timetable. It remains to be seen how successful the new routes will be.

All flight details can be found in the new route launches section on the right hand side.