Readback: January 2022

IFR Staff

Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 09:33 AM ET

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Photo Courtesy of Rolls-Royce

Key Takeaways:

Aviation clarifications confirm the Rolls-Royce electric airplane is based on a Nemesis NXT airframe and that GPS is a legal method for identifying missed approach points on VHF-nav approaches, resolving prior ambiguities.
The scientific rationale behind the six-month IFR currency requirement is largely undocumented, with its origins likely tied to early instrument flight development and military practices rather than definitive research.
The 1944 Chicago Convention for ICAO was not signed by Germany, Italy, or Japan until well after WWII, as they were admitted later under specific conditions, and ICAO functions as a standards body rather than a regulatory authority.
An unusual "turkeys on/vicinity of airport" note on Jeppesen charts is a real safety warning, highlighting Jeppesen's practice of directly placing important information from the Chart Supplement onto airport diagrams.

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Looks Like … Or Is?

In the November Briefing segment about the Rolls-Royce electric airplane, Russ Niles states it “…bears resemblance to the Relentless unlimited racer at the Reno Air Races.” I’m sure Russ is aware that the Relentless Racing airplane was built from a Nemesis NXT kit which is also what Rolls-Royce used as the basis for their airplane. I wish Rolls-Royce had given credit for the airframe by referring to it as an electric-powered Nemesis NXT, but I guess that wouldn’t have fit the needed corporate image.