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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Apr 2024, 01:53
Replies: 16
Views: 7,506
Posted By TowerDog

Well said. I learned from the Tenerife disaster...

Well said.
I learned from the Tenerife disaster and many other accidents:
The difference between monkey and man: A monkey learns from his own mistakes, man learns from other’s mistakes.
I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Apr 2024, 01:45
Replies: 36
Views: 3,173
Posted By TowerDog

Late to the party, did I pass the test? :sad:

Late to the party, did I pass the test? :sad:
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
1st Mar 2024, 03:20
Replies: 10
Views: 1,019
Posted By TowerDog

I had the HP Instant Ink for a few years, it...

I had the HP Instant Ink for a few years, it looked good initially but never got the credit they promised and if you cancel when you want to
HP use the internet to sabotage and make useless the ink...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Feb 2024, 10:36
Replies: 150
Views: 75,856
Posted By TowerDog

The fatality was a female nurse in her 60s.

The fatality was a female nurse in her 60s.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Jan 2024, 00:40
Replies: 61
Views: 8,598
Posted By TowerDog

Ouch..

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/540x537/img_2403_10f66fea8a0a171854f321ba2866e867c9da6599.jpeg
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 17:29
Replies: 12
Views: 6,570
Posted By TowerDog

Yeah, there was some problems with the Vikings. ...

Yeah, there was some problems with the Vikings.
I worked for an FBO in Florida who specialized in service and repairs of the Vikings. I was one of the guys who took them up for test flights before...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 03:31
Replies: 12
Views: 6,570
Posted By TowerDog

A Bellanca Viking, the wooden wing spar...

A Bellanca Viking, the wooden wing spar plane.:ooh:

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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jan 2024, 20:21
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,552
Posted By TowerDog

Wow, 8 minutes while the plane was on fire? ...

Wow, 8 minutes while the plane was on fire?
Not 8 seconds…? :sad:​​​​​​​
Forum: Tech Log
21st Dec 2022, 20:09
Replies: 9
Views: 1,914
Posted By TowerDog

I had a birdstrike right at 100 knots on an empty...

I had a birdstrike right at 100 knots on an empty 747-200 once, in Dhaka, Bangladesh:
Out of the left corner of my eyes I saw a huge bird, the size of a Piper Cherokee, at low speed and low altitude...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
21st Dec 2022, 19:27
Replies: 1
Views: 634
Posted By TowerDog

How long in the penalty box...?

Banned from JetBlast for life? :sad:
Got plenty seniority down there, I miss the abuse,
So what did I do wrong, tell the truth..? :confused:

...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Nov 2022, 02:04
Replies: 20
Views: 6,545
Posted By TowerDog

85, 000 customers are without power, both...

85, 000 customers are without power, both occupants in the airplane are alive.:sad:
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2022, 16:43
Replies: 17
Views: 3,796
Posted By TowerDog

I had it done in the US: Combined cataracts...

I had it done in the US: Combined cataracts surgery and lens implants.
Total cost about $14,000 but it was worth it, no more spectacles, colors are bright again and my night vision improved.
The...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2022, 07:03
Replies: 6
Views: 4,095
Posted By TowerDog

A local newspaper reported the pilot was alert...

A local newspaper reported the pilot was alert after the crash and called the office to report the accident.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Nov 2022, 13:41
Replies: 6
Views: 4,095
Posted By TowerDog

This is the same helicopter earlier this year. ...

This is the same helicopter earlier this year.


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Forum: Rotorheads
1st Nov 2022, 13:27
Replies: 6
Views: 4,095
Posted By TowerDog

Helicopter crash in Norway today

2 pax killed, another person hospitalized.
The company is MidtNorsk Helikopterservice AS.
...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Oct 2022, 01:45
Replies: 24
Views: 4,962
Posted By TowerDog

On the 747-200, when heavy, we flew around M....

On the 747-200, when heavy, we flew around M. 0.845, if memory serves right.
No flight computers, no digital nothing, but we had fast fingers with pocket calculators checking fuel remaining over...
Forum: North America
16th Oct 2022, 00:42
Replies: 18
Views: 2,764
Posted By TowerDog

Any Major US airline job would be like winning...

Any Major US airline job would be like winning Lotto. (Called Legacy Carriers these days, Majors 30 years ago)
Don't focus too much on where you would like to live, bases come and go and you can...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2022, 12:06
Replies: 22
Views: 4,151
Posted By TowerDog

Hmm, I am in the wrong business then, youtube...

Hmm, I am in the wrong business then, youtube next..:E
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2022, 11:51
Replies: 22
Views: 4,151
Posted By TowerDog

Can it be used for any commercial flying?...

Can it be used for any commercial flying? (Civilan certification)
If not, expensive toy, but hat off to buyer for thinking big.:cool:
Forum: Private Flying
11th Sep 2022, 21:27
Replies: 20
Views: 2,461
Posted By TowerDog

Oh dear. You must be new to flying? Just like...

Oh dear.
You must be new to flying?
Just like it is not a good idea to buy the cheapest parachute you can find, it may not be smart to buy scattered airplane pieces and try make them fit :ooh:
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Sep 2022, 23:01
Replies: 24
Views: 9,619
Posted By TowerDog

According to Flight Radar the plane came down at...

According to Flight Radar the plane came down at almost 8,000 feet per minute, from 1,500 feet that would be about 12 seconds.
IF that is the case something important must have fallen off the Otter....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Sep 2022, 03:36
Replies: 32
Views: 10,403
Posted By TowerDog

Yes of course.. Cooking a hot section was the...

Yes of course..
Cooking a hot section was the least of his worries.
My comment was rather that any monkey could get an engine started but it may be useless in the near future.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Sep 2022, 21:18
Replies: 32
Views: 10,403
Posted By TowerDog

Yeah, start the PT-6, but cook the engine while...

Yeah, start the PT-6, but cook the engine while you do it?
I seem to remember the max EGT 1080 degrees for 2 seconds on start, or was it less? :ooh:
I still have an occasional dream about not...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Sep 2022, 14:51
Replies: 32
Views: 10,403
Posted By TowerDog

He will probably be shot down by a couple of...

He will probably be shot down by a couple of F-15s real soon..:ooh:
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2022, 22:53
Replies: 327
Views: 79,413
Posted By TowerDog

Everything is ok now: We got a black female...

Everything is ok now: We got a black female Barbie doll in a wheel chair:
Nobody left out, all good.:sad:

...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2022, 22:58
Replies: 327
Views: 79,413
Posted By TowerDog

Oh, well it was a good story, almost as...

Oh, well it was a good story, almost as unbelievable as a rumor that the good old RAF will be recruiting aircrew based on what they have in their pants, (or not) or based on the shades of the tan of...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2022, 10:38
Replies: 327
Views: 79,413
Posted By TowerDog

Maybe this is the one? ...

Maybe this is the one?

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1680x1436/d99041ec_4e99_4fff_a038_ec762f8877e7_8140990c0cfa48d0b8b457da5a99387eef823f7f.jpeg
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2022, 22:26
Replies: 24
Views: 11,870
Posted By TowerDog

How about about having lav entry directly from...

How about about having lav entry directly from the cockpit, with 2 armed doors: 1 door from the cabin to the lav and 1 door from the cockpit to the lav with remote locking..?
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jul 2022, 01:35
Replies: 4
Views: 2,444
Posted By TowerDog

Painful reading..:ooh:

Painful reading..:ooh:
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Jun 2022, 09:06
Replies: 20
Views: 6,112
Posted By TowerDog

Damn.....:ooh:

Damn.....:ooh:
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2022, 13:13
Replies: 82
Views: 45,059
Posted By TowerDog

Not hard if you know how. For a pax with no...

Not hard if you know how.
For a pax with no flying experience and no ground training it can be hard.
If indeed this person had no aviation background or training, he or she did great.:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2022, 15:32
Replies: 10
Views: 2,609
Posted By TowerDog

I saw 3 "episodes", can't find any more. Bad...

I saw 3 "episodes", can't find any more. Bad omen..? :sad:
Forum: Questions
7th May 2022, 16:58
Replies: 17
Views: 4,744
Posted By TowerDog

Short answer: I flew long hauls for 28 years,...

Short answer:
I flew long hauls for 28 years, always carried US Dollars around in small bills for tip and such.
Most hotels have free internet, never worried about roaming and cell phones.
The...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2022, 23:51
Replies: 39
Views: 5,984
Posted By TowerDog

No doubt Ms. Megan.: I have flown with femmes...

No doubt Ms. Megan.:
I have flown with femmes who has more balls and more skills than me any day.
I married my Flight Instructor way back in the 80s.
Invited my family to the wedding in Alaska,...
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