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Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2017, 16:45
Replies: 13
Views: 8,805
Posted By Dave's brother

Wrong airline, wrong type of plane, wrong...

Wrong airline, wrong type of plane, wrong continent. At least it's a plane.

TBH, however, I suspect this may be a situation where MSN can't use the right photograph for copyright reasons (ie they...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2016, 18:55
Replies: 1,758
Views: 2,136,109
Posted By Dave's brother

Arguably the wisest dozen words on this website,...

Arguably the wisest dozen words on this website, Bergerie1.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2016, 09:07
Replies: 918
Views: 1,120,034
Posted By Dave's brother

"MH370 was flown into water, says Canadian air crash expert"

This from the BBC website this morning, reporting an Australian news programme interview.

MH370 was flown into water, says Canadian air crash expert - BBC News...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jun 2016, 10:51
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,632,719
Posted By Dave's brother

link: EgyptAir crash: Second black box...

link: EgyptAir crash: Second black box 'recovered' - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36557134)
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jun 2016, 13:23
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,632,719
Posted By Dave's brother

Cockpit voice recorder found, reports the BBC. ...

Cockpit voice recorder found, reports the BBC.

No details, but this link should update as more information emerges.

EgyptAir plane's voice recorder found - BBC News...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2016, 13:28
Replies: 255
Views: 127,205
Posted By Dave's brother

BBC reporting that a USAF F-15 crew out of RAF...

BBC reporting that a USAF F-15 crew out of RAF Lakenheath was "disorientated" by a laser.

US F-15 Lakenheath crew 'disorientated' after laser targeting - BBC News...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2016, 14:57
Replies: 72
Views: 64,841
Posted By Dave's brother

I was interested to learn that Malaysia is where...

I was interested to learn that Malaysia is where Malaysian Airlines is based.

Who says CNN's journalism is crap?
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Feb 2016, 08:58
Replies: 106
Views: 41,021
Posted By Dave's brother

I'm shocked that the flight attendant thought it...

I'm shocked that the flight attendant thought it more important to try to stop a passenger from filming rather than dealing with the real and serious situation. In fact, he should have been welcoming...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2016, 10:05
Replies: 4
Views: 5,132
Posted By Dave's brother

This from the news story: True, that....

This from the news story:

True, that. Clipping the tail of one plane with the winglet of another could have been a whole lot messier in the air - a pretty impressive piece of precision flying,...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2016, 14:43
Replies: 9
Views: 5,190
Posted By Dave's brother

Sounds a little warm, no? We never cook up a...

Sounds a little warm, no? We never cook up a Tesco ready-meal any higher than around 220 (though I admit we rarely try to cook 30 meals at a time).

I'm reminded of the Ray Bradbury book,...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Feb 2016, 07:07
Replies: 255
Views: 127,205
Posted By Dave's brother

Rubbish. All you have to do if you're a...

Rubbish. All you have to do if you're a thrill-seeking kid is waggle it about. They're not trying to shoot it out of the sky like they're in a James Bond film.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2016, 17:59
Replies: 255
Views: 127,205
Posted By Dave's brother

Gouli, surely you're not saying that, because no...

Gouli, surely you're not saying that, because no one has died yet, laser attacks are not dangerous. Please tell me you're not even suggesting that as a possible argument.



Sorry, but I don't...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2015, 09:15
Replies: 35
Views: 26,764
Posted By Dave's brother

At least someone had an ounce of common sense.

At least someone had an ounce of common sense.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2015, 11:45
Replies: 92
Views: 45,665
Posted By Dave's brother

... putting the lives of passengers and millions...

... putting the lives of passengers and millions of people under the flight-path at risk. :rolleyes:

A more balanced view from the BBC, which actually manages to use some of the correct...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2015, 08:14
Replies: 92
Views: 45,665
Posted By Dave's brother

A terribly sad moment, of course, and very...

A terribly sad moment, of course, and very upsetting for the family, crew, colleagues and passengers, so I'm sorry if this sounds like I'm making an inappropriately trivial point - but I couldn't let...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2015, 12:56
Replies: 746
Views: 792,885
Posted By Dave's brother

Trossie (and others), you aren't going to solve...

Trossie (and others), you aren't going to solve the problem until you understand it. I don't understand it either - but I strongly suspect it's a lot more complex than people thinking that their...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2015, 07:15
Replies: 746
Views: 792,885
Posted By Dave's brother

In defence of SLF...

A lot is being written yet again about how stupid passengers are who grab their hand luggage during an emergency evacuation. Well, yes, but only up to a point, in my view.

Despite the regular...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2015, 11:31
Replies: 90
Views: 79,881
Posted By Dave's brother

Is that to encourage people to lay off the boobs...

Is that to encourage people to lay off the boobs - er, booze? :}
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2015, 19:48
Replies: 8
Views: 5,962
Posted By Dave's brother

"after"?

Gee, I dunno. You'd think most planes would divert before running out of fuel. But it's in the Daily Mail so it must be right.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Aug 2015, 19:03
Replies: 51
Views: 40,601
Posted By Dave's brother

V cool! Well spotted, PrivtPilotRadarTech! :D

V cool! Well spotted, PrivtPilotRadarTech! :D
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2015, 07:50
Replies: 748
Views: 714,855
Posted By Dave's brother

Here's a link to the press release, which...

Here's a link to the press release, which contains much more detail on the cockpit conversation, as well as links to some of the published reports.

...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Apr 2015, 08:12
Replies: 23
Views: 9,042
Posted By Dave's brother

Forgot his passport? KL1277 - Flights...

Forgot his passport?


KL1277 - Flights list - Flightradar24 (http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/kl1277/#61d964b)
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 15:47
Replies: 473
Views: 479,521
Posted By Dave's brother

Oh, for goodness sake. Why so precious about the...

Oh, for goodness sake. Why so precious about the semantics? You can crash while taxiing, you can crash on take-off, you can crash in mid-air - and you can crash on landing. QED, a crash landing.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2014, 13:15
Replies: 66
Views: 48,026
Posted By Dave's brother

Presumably trying to watch for any 9/11-style...

Presumably trying to watch for any 9/11-style disturbance on board?
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 13:18
Replies: 153
Views: 141,075
Posted By Dave's brother

Hand luggage

The fact is that pilots and cabin crew train for these sorts of situations. SLF do not. I know there's a safety briefing and they have a safety card to read but that is not the same as the sort of...
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Mar 2014, 10:58
Replies: 9
Views: 5,243
Posted By Dave's brother

Fantastic NATS video

Okay, it's not really news, but I'm sure pilots (and others) will get a kick out of this new video by National Air Traffic Control Service. Put it on 'Full screen' and enjoy...

NATS - YouTube...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2013, 06:10
Replies: 79
Views: 10,445
Posted By Dave's brother

Not a cogent argument, perhaps, but a start... ...

Not a cogent argument, perhaps, but a start...
1 - Go-around, especially by crew inexperienced at a longitudinally-twinned runway and/or confused/pre-occupied by an emergency.
2 - Landing long...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Dec 2013, 08:13
Replies: 79
Views: 10,445
Posted By Dave's brother

Plan for a dual-use 6,000-metre runway at LHR?

This sounds nuts to me. Does anyone know of any instance anywhere in the world where such an idea has worked?

The Davies Commission looking at options for extra capacity in London has shortlisted...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
13th Jul 2013, 00:14
Replies: 1,150
Views: 732,240
Posted By Dave's brother

Nose dive?

Ye Olde Pilot, a share price that goes from $107.50 down to $100, recovers to $104 then settles at $102 isn't exactly a great day on Wall Street - but it's no nose dive.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jun 2013, 14:46
Replies: 46
Views: 19,895
Posted By Dave's brother

Northeast Airlines?

I have to say I'd never heard of a British airline called Northeast. For half a minute, there, I thought you were referring to this American classic, 'Yellowbird', which became part of Delta in the...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Mar 2013, 16:56
Replies: 8
Views: 8,319
Posted By Dave's brother

This from an African aviation website, reporting...

This from an African aviation website, reporting Congo radio.

• The African Aviation Tribune •: ► CONGO (KINSHASA): CAA Fokker 50 crashes on landing in Goma; many casualties....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Feb 2011, 21:35
Replies: 39
Views: 6,811
Posted By Dave's brother

No biggie???

The above comes from the document that 'cough' refers to. Doesn't sound to me like this definition of an engine surge is, as Yellow Pen allegedly "correctly" put it, "no biggie"!!!
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Feb 2011, 07:04
Replies: 39
Views: 6,811
Posted By Dave's brother

BA 057 - rejected takeoff at LHR with "flames"?

Anyone know anything about a BA flight last night (13 Feb) from Heathrow to Johannesburg believed to be BA057. Several hours late departing (about 2300), then noisily and somewhat dramatically...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2010, 18:25
Replies: 1,964
Views: 1,339,963
Posted By Dave's brother

Hey, rbraitz - Read: then get a clue!

If you'd read what I wrote properly and looked at the link you'd have found out that I was referring tongue-in-cheek to a Sky News report in which footage of a twin-engined, single deck Airbus (or,...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2010, 06:12
Replies: 1,964
Views: 1,339,963
Posted By Dave's brother

Wrong Bus

According to the video in this report, it's worse than we thought. The A380 completely lost two engines - and an entire passenger deck. Either that or they're showing the wrong kind of Airbus...
...
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