Kamchatka crash: Both pilots drunk
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The mere fact they feel the need to test all crews before flight is enough of a worry for me. . . I did two Summer seasons with airBaltic (not so long ago part of the Soviet Union & still VERY much under the influence . . . Hic! of the Motherland ) & random alcohol tests were very much a normal day to day occurence there. . .the first company I have ever experienced this. . .why ? well, draw your own conclusions.
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six years fying in/out russia every week, I can tell you how much these guys can drink. I still remember my first night in Moscow.
F/A I have had flying with me came from different companies and toasting with Vodka for a save flight was item 1 before starting engines on the QRH and last item before leaving the aircraft. "Russian Standard" SOPīs.
BTW, all ex USSR countries share the same way of thinking and I still canīt get it.
F/A I have had flying with me came from different companies and toasting with Vodka for a save flight was item 1 before starting engines on the QRH and last item before leaving the aircraft. "Russian Standard" SOPīs.
BTW, all ex USSR countries share the same way of thinking and I still canīt get it.
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Biggest country in the world, some of the most difficult flying in the world, some of the worst equipment in the world. But they still get the job done, and mostly in a very professional way. we are still keeping these cold war opinions, they are nowadays absolutely incorrect and we should look more into our own plates, because not all of it is tasty.
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Yeah, but...
When I was fortunate enough to fly to Riga on vacations several yrs ago, I would go out of my way to fly DL to Moscow and catch the nightly TU-154 to Riga...
Never a problem...excellent service and the old 154 is built like the proverbial S.H...a great sense of security...
But to each their own...sorry Aeroflot retired the old bird...
When I was fortunate enough to fly to Riga on vacations several yrs ago, I would go out of my way to fly DL to Moscow and catch the nightly TU-154 to Riga...
Never a problem...excellent service and the old 154 is built like the proverbial S.H...a great sense of security...
But to each their own...sorry Aeroflot retired the old bird...
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Quote: Russian aviation is NOT unsafe in general
So why do they have so many crashes?
So why do they have so many crashes?
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A TV documentary shown in Aus in the late 90's on the ABC, possibly a BBC or Granada production, called Aeroplanski, had numerous references to pre & inflight imbibing.
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Crashing in Russia
I was in a helicopter crash on the Kola peninsular some years ago, eventually got back to flying after 7 months off sick.
It seemed to me, with a grand total of 2 hours flying helos, that we had a vortex ring encounter at about 100 ft on the approach in a MN2
The Russian investigator said ring vortex was not a Russian problem and the official account published in Flight Int had no similarity to our crash
On the pluss side the helo was very solidly built and survived cartwheeling down the strip intact which saved us all
It seemed to me, with a grand total of 2 hours flying helos, that we had a vortex ring encounter at about 100 ft on the approach in a MN2
The Russian investigator said ring vortex was not a Russian problem and the official account published in Flight Int had no similarity to our crash
On the pluss side the helo was very solidly built and survived cartwheeling down the strip intact which saved us all
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Biggest country in the world, some of the most difficult flying in the world, some of the worst equipment in the world. But they still get the job done, and mostly in a very professional way. we are still keeping these cold war opinions, they are nowadays absolutely incorrect and we should look more into our own plates, because not all of it is tasty.
And I reiterate, as a (former) 737 guy operating out of Russia, KZ, UZ and GE for 2 years (2004-2006) I think I have better experience than most.
Take it from me you don't want to know what the consequences would have been.
Edited as I made a mistake with dates (old age..)
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Imagine what Eastern European sailors are like....
At 0546 (UTC+1) on 15 February 2011, the feeder container vessel K-Wave (7170 gross tons) ran aground 13 miles east of Malaga on the south Spanish coast, while on passage from Algeciras to Valencia. At the time of the grounding she was proceeding at full speed, and the bridge was unmanned.
http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources...Web_Report.pdf
An extract from the report :
I have just once got drunk with Russians. Four pints of Guinness and a bottle of vodka each. I had a two-day hangover. The Russian "lady" could barely walk the next day as she was still drunk but she drove to work. Next morning the Russian guy appeared to be stone-cold sober and had no hangover - I later found out he drank a bottle of vodka three or four times a week.
At 0546 (UTC+1) on 15 February 2011, the feeder container vessel K-Wave (7170 gross tons) ran aground 13 miles east of Malaga on the south Spanish coast, while on passage from Algeciras to Valencia. At the time of the grounding she was proceeding at full speed, and the bridge was unmanned.
http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources...Web_Report.pdf
An extract from the report :
K-Wave steamed almost 50 miles, at full speed and with no one on the bridge, before grounding. While it was unlikely that this was the intended outcome when the party on the bridge started.....
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At the time of the grounding she was proceeding at full speed, and the bridge was unmanned.
Usually they put a ( sober ) dog on watch to bark in case of danger
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I have some nice sentences, to resume, if you have not been in Russia you have not seen anything:
"Welcome to former Soviet Union"
"-25šC OAT, fuel guy, I was former Pilot hunting submarines in Siberia, this is summer, itīs cold when below -40šC, you drink vodka then itīs hot"
"Itīs not my problem"
"itīs not my job"
"Itīs russian standard operation"
"Nasdarovia"
"You my friend, you drunk with me a lot last night"
On the other hand Iīm really impressed on how they designed aircrafts for their country, these guys were really smart, p.e: On the Tu-154 the APU exhaust hits both mail wheels boggies for defrozing
"Welcome to former Soviet Union"
"-25šC OAT, fuel guy, I was former Pilot hunting submarines in Siberia, this is summer, itīs cold when below -40šC, you drink vodka then itīs hot"
"Itīs not my problem"
"itīs not my job"
"Itīs russian standard operation"
"Nasdarovia"
"You my friend, you drunk with me a lot last night"
On the other hand Iīm really impressed on how they designed aircrafts for their country, these guys were really smart, p.e: On the Tu-154 the APU exhaust hits both mail wheels boggies for defrozing
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nazdorovie
The easiest way to tell that a person has no idea what he's talking about when he's talking about Russians is the mention of "nazdorovie" (any way you spell it) as a toast. Here's a news flash for you guys: Russians don't use "nazdorovie" ("на здоровье") as a toast. No matter what you've been told in cheap-ass spy novels, movies or TV series.
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The easiest way to tell that a person has no idea what he's talking about when he's talking about Russians is the mention of "nazdorovie" (any way you spell it) as a toast. Here's a news flash for you guys: Russians don't use "nazdorovie" ("на здоровье") as a toast. No matter what you've been told in cheap-ass spy novels, movies or TV series.
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In a small African town, a Russian/Ukrainian crew toasted with "for good weathers" or "for safe trip!" before dressing up and heading to their an-26...
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Oh, now I get it, you can not get toasts down there in KIAD... sorry mate, next time in ULLI or UUWW.
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Not sure why mod deleted my previous post since the thread touches upon culture of Russian/former soviet airlines. This link may also be deleted by mod since it has some offensive scenes in some cultures.
