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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 19:49
Replies: 38
Views: 5,267
Posted By Easy Street

Where are they? I can't see them... the green and...

Where are they? I can't see them... the green and brown one is particularly invisible ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2024, 14:01
Replies: 1,800
Views: 3,071,071
Posted By Easy Street

That whole post is quite extraordinary (and...

That whole post is quite extraordinary (and worrying) but to pick out the two points above:

1) Aerobatics (in particular, barrel rolls), spins and test flying are hazardous activities where risk...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 19:44
Replies: 38
Views: 5,267
Posted By Easy Street

Denzil Jenkins - tracesofwar.com...

Denzil Jenkins - tracesofwar.com (https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/62319/Jenkins-Denzil-Plummer.htm)

Flight sergeant to squadron commander in less than one year: "meteoric" even by wartime...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2024, 11:22
Replies: 1,800
Views: 3,071,071
Posted By Easy Street

In a two-pilot operation, keeping within P2's...

In a two-pilot operation, keeping within P2's limitations is just as much part of the captain's responsibility as keeping within the aircraft's limitations. This captain failed in his responsibility...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2024, 19:59
Replies: 1,800
Views: 3,071,071
Posted By Easy Street

I think it's far too kind to the captain to point...

I think it's far too kind to the captain to point to the critical errors made by the FO from short finals on the first approach as somehow absolving the captain of primary responsibility. The way the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 12:56
Replies: 1,217
Views: 415,534
Posted By Easy Street

I don't think it's that fine a balance for them...

I don't think it's that fine a balance for them to strike in this instance. The principle of sovereignty would allow them to down any Iranian weapons over their territory while maintaining a neutral...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 11:39
Replies: 1,217
Views: 415,534
Posted By Easy Street

Relevant (and probably secret) bits of...

Relevant (and probably secret) bits of information needed to answer this include the proportion of those 60 available for operations; the number of CAPs deemed necessary to guard* against Iranian...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 17:55
Replies: 5
Views: 1,683
Posted By Easy Street

Correction: you are owed tax on the balance. The...

Correction: you are owed tax on the balance. The amount in your calculation is indeed what you put in the tax return but it is an "allowable business expense" and will be deducted from your taxable...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 17:51
Replies: 5
Views: 1,683
Posted By Easy Street

I don't know about WFH expenses, but I have made...

I don't know about WFH expenses, but I have made 2 types of mileage related claim in the past. Neither is worth giving a claims service a cut of your cash for.

1) You can reclaim income tax paid...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 16:00
Replies: 431
Views: 194,357
Posted By Easy Street

Bingo. It was a few days in India enroute back...

Bingo. It was a few days in India enroute back from some east Asian exercise; they only had the kit which could be transported on the tanker, and if memory serves correctly even that was effectively...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2024, 03:40
Replies: 122
Views: 18,463
Posted By Easy Street

I've got no time for either of the extremes in...

I've got no time for either of the extremes in this debate. One of them routinely gets a hard time: it's easy to criticise reactionary old duffers, and the likes of Sir Humphrey will gladly knock out...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2024, 17:41
Replies: 117
Views: 39,046
Posted By Easy Street

The neutral word prescribed by the MAA is...

The neutral word prescribed by the MAA is "occurrence", encompassing what used to be called "incidents" and "accidents" plus also some of what used to be "hazard observations". Reports will sometimes...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 10:39
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,779
Posted By Easy Street

As Chug says, this is not thread drift. The...

As Chug says, this is not thread drift. The vulnerability of our courts to being duped by expert witnesses is precisely on point to this thread. While your attention may only have been drawn to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 08:49
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,779
Posted By Easy Street

I completely agree. The Gnat pilot not only had...

I completely agree. The Gnat pilot not only had inadequate currency but woefully inadequate total experience, having been medically discharged from the RAF while still a student at Valley. He, along...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 21:55
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,779
Posted By Easy Street

Interesting time to be arguing that. I tend to...

Interesting time to be arguing that. I tend to think that the Post Office scandal has made clear just how vulnerable our courts are to being misled by bulls*** presented as fact by expert witnesses....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 00:59
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,779
Posted By Easy Street

That is why military display flying has had such...

That is why military display flying has had such rigorous workup, qualification, supervision and currency requirements for a long time now - much longer ago than Shoreham. And that stringency is why...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Jan 2024, 10:31
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,864
Posted By Easy Street

I am not sure this can be said with certainty. On...

I am not sure this can be said with certainty. On the ground, sure, the door plug will be held firmly against the bolts by spring pressure. However, perhaps not so in flight. Look at the inner faces...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 06:28
Replies: 75
Views: 20,678
Posted By Easy Street

It would not have been politically wise to have...

It would not have been politically wise to have overflown Israel for this purpose even if permission were (undoubtedly) forthcoming. Egypt has a very obvious incentive to approve, nay encourage...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Jan 2024, 09:31
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,864
Posted By Easy Street

Could the explanation be that the springs are...

Could the explanation be that the springs are needed to keep the door plug engaged firmly with the restraining bolts, and therefore less likely to rattle under conditions of low differential...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2024, 11:17
Replies: 36
Views: 7,686
Posted By Easy Street

Emergency descent after depressurisation is a...

Emergency descent after depressurisation is a good example of when a MAYDAY broadcast serves a vital purpose in alerting other pilots to listen carefully to the message which follows, as they may...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Jan 2024, 19:26
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,990
Posted By Easy Street

I am struggling a bit with the debate about use...

I am struggling a bit with the debate about use of "number one". Its inclusion in a transmission surely indicates that the aircraft is *not* cleared to enter the runway. Think about it: why would...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 10:14
Replies: 31
Views: 5,541
Posted By Easy Street

How about "TEN DEAD, SCORES BRAIN DAMAGED AND...

How about "TEN DEAD, SCORES BRAIN DAMAGED AND DISABLED AFTER PILOTS FAIL TO GAIN PERMISSION FOR DESCENT AFTER CABIN AIR PRESSURE FAILURE"? That would not be great either. We treat certainties ahead...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 09:03
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,990
Posted By Easy Street

Westerners (such as myself) need to be much more...

Westerners (such as myself) need to be much more self aware before casting cultural aspersions around. In recent memory we have the Shoreham display accident pilot who relied on an exceptionally...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 01:52
Replies: 31
Views: 5,541
Posted By Easy Street

Are you proposing here that aircraft should...

Are you proposing here that aircraft should remain at their cleared level while depressurised and communicate with ATC before initiating emergency descent, working from the idea that emergency oxygen...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 00:01
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,864
Posted By Easy Street

That's a weak response considering that...

That's a weak response considering that professionals understand very well how customers choose their engine manufacturer and have their engines supported independently of the airframer.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 21:03
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,990
Posted By Easy Street

I believe your point should be addressed to me,...

I believe your point should be addressed to me, because Flying Roland updated his diagrams based upon my comments. Here is the evidence which I based them on. This is a compound image made up of...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jan 2024, 14:47
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,990
Posted By Easy Street

I think the maximum possible lateral offset...

I think the maximum possible lateral offset between the aircraft was 1.2m (calculations in my earlier post based on DH3 wingspan vs A350 engine spacing) and if so, with the A350 fuselage being 6m...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jan 2024, 01:01
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,990
Posted By Easy Street

I agree with all of this. Indeed I think the only...

I agree with all of this. Indeed I think the only way which the Dash 8's wings could have damaged the engine nacelles in such a symmetric fashion is if the forward fuselage of the A350 passed over...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Jan 2024, 09:24
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,990
Posted By Easy Street

The TDZ lighting extends well past C5/C6, there...

The TDZ lighting extends well past C5/C6, there is an airport lighting diagram much further up thread showing its extent (the 500ft touchdown aiming point is only just before C5) so there's no way...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Jan 2024, 09:14
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,990
Posted By Easy Street

There is video evidence much further up thread (I...

There is video evidence much further up thread (I think around post #130) taken from an aircraft taxiing past C5, showing that the A350 main gear was firmly on the ground at the moment of impact....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jan 2024, 13:31
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,990
Posted By Easy Street

That would only be true if collision avoidance...

That would only be true if collision avoidance systems didn't filter out signals from aircraft on the ground. I presume the Dash-8 would have had its Mode S transponder on, especially as the crew...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2023, 00:59
Replies: 256
Views: 98,609
Posted By Easy Street

English defamation laws are some of the most...

English defamation laws are some of the most favourable in the world to those seeking redress. Truth is a valid defence, but it has to be proven, and the burden of proof falls onto the defendant (ie...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2023, 00:44
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,779
Posted By Easy Street

I wonder how Mr Hill intends to approach the...

I wonder how Mr Hill intends to approach the matter of his susceptibility to, ahem, "cognitive impairment" when asked by the AMO during his renewal examination. After building his criminal defence...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2023, 22:37
Replies: 38
Views: 5,072
Posted By Easy Street

Because the F35 squadrons are busily trying to...

Because the F35 squadrons are busily trying to train new pilots and instructors for a growing force, while maintaining readiness for ops. And at least as importantly, as the inquiry into the QE...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2023, 19:40
Replies: 15
Views: 3,119
Posted By Easy Street

Four. Lajes-Bermuda for the US exercise season....

Four. Lajes-Bermuda for the US exercise season. It's been a long while since I've flown it myself but I seem to remember there being little scope to move the second bracket around to suit the weather...
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