Tristar troubles
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I hear there has been a hush hush pre accident report
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
There was a pre-accident report on a Lindholme Hastings once.
QFI and Staish were doing CT. After one approach at an away base the QFI told the Staish, if that was at Lindholme you would have hit the fence.
They returned to Lindholme and the Staish proved the QFI was right.
QFI and Staish were doing CT. After one approach at an away base the QFI told the Staish, if that was at Lindholme you would have hit the fence.
They returned to Lindholme and the Staish proved the QFI was right.
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More than just a rumour......watch this space.
Me thinks the civvie charter and C17 force will be very busy for the next 2 years supporting the airbridge and nothing else.
Me thinks the civvie charter and C17 force will be very busy for the next 2 years supporting the airbridge and nothing else.
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Maybe he means the rumour that the whole Tristar fleet is about to be grounded due to fatigue cracking on the wing/tail whatever.
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It's not a problem, simply tear the gubbins out of the MRA4's that are now lying all over the place doing naught and fit the Tristar seats........after all they are brand new 40 year old aircraft...... we could call it the Meteor Mk2..no, that's not right... erm.... I know.... The Comet Mk2
That should keep people in jobs for the next 15 years and cost Billions
That should keep people in jobs for the next 15 years and cost Billions
Surely Arfur Daley of that well-known Tab aviation company (who brought the glass cockpit TriShaw into service in record time....
) are on the case with speed tape and some tape, black, bodge?
Or is it time for the sucking-teeth, rolling-eye expression of the garage mechanic who tells you that he can't patch up your old heap to get it through the MoT any longer?
) are on the case with speed tape and some tape, black, bodge?Or is it time for the sucking-teeth, rolling-eye expression of the garage mechanic who tells you that he can't patch up your old heap to get it through the MoT any longer?
We've had one of those
No NUTLOOSE, we've had a Comet Mk 2. First flew in one in the autumn of 1958 (XK669).
It would have to be a 'Comet Mk 5' or even a 'Nimrod C5'.
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It would have to be a 'Comet Mk 5' or even a 'Nimrod C5'.
O-D
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"Maybe it could be named the Ci 5 Cowley
Those of you under the age of 35 will have to google that......"
As long as Bodie isn't the pilot.
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Those of you under the age of 35 will have to google that......"
As long as Bodie isn't the pilot.
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Saw 2 Tristars in the maintenance facility in Abu Dhabi last week - guess they were getting fatigue checked like the A321 I was picking up..?