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Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2016, 05:39
Replies: 36
Views: 25,239
Posted By MTOW

Exactly this same situation happened in my old...

Exactly this same situation happened in my old airline some decades ago. He was sacked, (and I don't think there was a single pilot in the company who'd flown with the man who disagreed with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2016, 20:01
Replies: 33
Views: 22,204
Posted By MTOW

Quite a few years ago, a very similar situation...

Quite a few years ago, a very similar situation arose on a Qantas flight on departure from Sydney for a multi day flight, with the CSD being rather more rude towards the captain than described above....
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2015, 07:37
Replies: 42
Views: 28,343
Posted By MTOW

Back in the days of the Litton 9 waypoint INS,...

Back in the days of the Litton 9 waypoint INS, (where the crew had to insert subsequent WPTS manually as earlier WPTS were passed), I was told by someone who should know that (let's leave the company...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2015, 10:28
Replies: 7
Views: 5,430
Posted By MTOW

The Yanks tried that back in the 1950s. Was it...

The Yanks tried that back in the 1950s. Was it Fairchild? A big weight penalty with all the required attachment points, but probably not as critical today with modern engines as it was with a couple...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2015, 20:06
Replies: 17
Views: 9,504
Posted By MTOW

The Vanity Fair article on the Air France Airbus...

The Vanity Fair article on the Air France Airbus that crashed in the South Atlantic (I think it was the Nov 2014 edition) was one of the best pieces I have ever read on an aviation topic in the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Sep 2015, 07:03
Replies: 17
Views: 8,613
Posted By MTOW

It will "interesting" (to put it mildly) to see...

It will "interesting" (to put it mildly) to see where people allocated one of these "desirable" seats place themselves after they get to their seat but boarding continues. And what happens after...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2015, 10:48
Replies: 918
Views: 1,118,230
Posted By MTOW

It all seems to have gone very quiet from the...

It all seems to have gone very quiet from the officials in France who are examining the flaperon. Or have I missed something?
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2015, 23:34
Replies: 918
Views: 1,118,230
Posted By MTOW

I can't answer that, but if the question was "Who...

I can't answer that, but if the question was "Who pays for it?" (the search, at least), the answer would seem to be Australia.

Why is totally beyond me. Both China (with by far the largest number...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2015, 23:28
Replies: 10
Views: 3,932
Posted By MTOW

Nothing to do with lasers, but in East Malaysia,...

Nothing to do with lasers, but in East Malaysia, it's considered a major coup by the local teenage (and younger) boys if they can snag their kite string on an airliner on approach. (And it's not...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2015, 21:45
Replies: 26
Views: 27,985
Posted By MTOW

No excuse, I know, but some here might not be...

No excuse, I know, but some here might not be aware that you can't see the wingtip on a 777 from the cockpit.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2015, 01:04
Replies: 26
Views: 27,985
Posted By MTOW

It's been a while since I visited Lagos, but I...

It's been a while since I visited Lagos, but I remember that armed police in a 4WD had to follow each aircraft out to the threshold for a while because gangs in pick up trucks were opening the aft...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2015, 00:09
Replies: 25
Views: 20,657
Posted By MTOW

Step Turn, a B model Herc would have seating for...

Step Turn, a B model Herc would have seating for 96 pax. That involves back to back webbing seats down the middle of the cargo compartment and a row along both walls. Five crew on top of that.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2015, 11:34
Replies: 61
Views: 28,387
Posted By MTOW

Years ago? When I operated into that Godawful...

Years ago? When I operated into that Godawful place only a few years ago, a security van with armed police had to follow each aircraft out to the threshold to stop the gangs of thieves from opening...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
19th Apr 2015, 21:31
Replies: 196
Views: 71,871
Posted By MTOW

That comment brings back memories of my (long ago...

That comment brings back memories of my (long ago now) time on the 737-300. Doing an ILS on the miniscule standby AI, which is waaay the buggery over almost on the centre of the instrument panel and...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
19th Apr 2015, 03:13
Replies: 196
Views: 71,871
Posted By MTOW

iceman, as someone who has flown both Airbus and...

iceman, as someone who has flown both Airbus and Boeing, I stand by my comment that it's far easier to see that the other pilot is making an input with interconnected yokes than with sidesticks. In...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
18th Apr 2015, 23:04
Replies: 196
Views: 71,871
Posted By MTOW

A little bit like young men going off to war...

A little bit like young men going off to war believing that it will be the other bloke who gets killed rather than him, I think that in every pilot's heart of hearts, he/she thinks that he/she would...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
18th Apr 2015, 08:45
Replies: 196
Views: 71,871
Posted By MTOW

I did a sim. session some years ago where the...

I did a sim. session some years ago where the instructor failed all the goodies, leaving us with what amounted to a 300 tonne Cessna 150. No speed tape, no flight director, no envelope protection,...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
14th Apr 2015, 11:25
Replies: 196
Views: 71,871
Posted By MTOW

I have to agree with your comment about 2 engine...

I have to agree with your comment about 2 engine missed approaches, Rat5. What's even more surprising is how many pax react to them as some sort of major emergency. (See any TV news report or...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 03:39
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,216,443
Posted By MTOW

The terror organisations recognise that the sure...

The terror organisations recognise that the sure way to win the current war they're waging against the West is to use the Ronald Reagan ploy of making the war simply too expensive for the other side...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2014, 18:19
Replies: 2
Views: 1,297
Posted By MTOW

This Date.....1945....Cabanatuan Rescue of POW's

The untold story is the raid that literally never quite got off the ground to rescue up to 6000 British and Australian POWs from Sandakan in Borneo, all but six (six!) of whom died on a series of...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Sep 2013, 01:41
Replies: 187
Views: 45,096
Posted By MTOW

A question: if, as it would appear, the lower...

A question: if, as it would appear, the lower aircraft requested a climb and that request was approved, surely to God (if the TCAS was serviceable) the lower aircraft's crew had a TCAS readout of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2013, 01:56
Replies: 124
Views: 29,822
Posted By MTOW

Am I the only one who thinks that the move to...

Am I the only one who thinks that the move to chop might have more legs this year than in the past?

I mean, if you were one of Their Airships and you were given the choice - the Arrows or...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2012, 23:32
Replies: 83
Views: 20,006
Posted By MTOW

Except for a few (damn near empty*) empires that...

Except for a few (damn near empty*) empires that would disappear, and a higher initial cost (in all pilots competing 2FTS), I can't see a single argument against having every pilot in the ADF...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2012, 23:29
Replies: 83
Views: 20,006
Posted By MTOW

You missed the "/sarc" or funny icon following...

You missed the "/sarc" or funny icon following that mine-laden comment. If it ever was to happen, it'll be the bunfight of all time.

I have heard that the Army (or at least someone in the Army)...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2012, 04:25
Replies: 83
Views: 20,006
Posted By MTOW

I read somewhere in the last few days that AAVN...

I read somewhere in the last few days that AAVN is actively recruiting Brit Army Apache pilots, and we've read here of at least one US Army helo pilot joining AAVN.

I appreciate the need for a...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2012, 03:57
Replies: 30
Views: 5,041
Posted By MTOW

71 years ago today...

A sad anniversary today. 71 - (and not 70, as I originally stated) - years to the day since the loss of HMS 'Repulse' and HMS 'Prince of Wales' off the east coast of the Malay Peninsula.

After...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2012, 23:08
Replies: 134
Views: 31,228
Posted By MTOW

This is how world wars start. Something happens...

This is how world wars start. Something happens that makes one party "just a little bit pregnant".
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2012, 00:05
Replies: 752
Views: 348,086
Posted By MTOW

'The Gun - the Story of the AK-47' by C.J....

'The Gun - the Story of the AK-47' by C.J. Chivers. ISBN 978-141-02063-1

This was a very pleasant surprise, possibly because it is misnamed. Not just a history of the AK, but a very readable...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2012, 23:09
Replies: 752
Views: 348,086
Posted By MTOW

Concur 110% - but I never ceased to be amazed how...

Concur 110% - but I never ceased to be amazed how many of the younger generation of FOs have never heard of it.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 04:52
Replies: 27
Views: 12,089
Posted By MTOW

See:...

See: http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/420273-aussie-mrh-90-a.html

"Flawed" would be considered a gross understatement by many on the West Island.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2012, 06:06
Replies: 459
Views: 104,077
Posted By MTOW

If the AAVN blokes are getting as little flying...

If the AAVN blokes are getting as little flying as I'm told they are, what in the hell do they do with themselves all day? And how scary is it for all concerned when 2Lt Bloggs gets his/her knees on...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2012, 03:35
Replies: 197
Views: 61,507
Posted By MTOW

It seems to me that that is EXACTLY what the ADF...

It seems to me that that is EXACTLY what the ADF is doing with their future rotary wing force (both in troop lift and gunship/recce) - that's when they can get either one of them to work.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2012, 03:12
Replies: 592
Views: 117,002
Posted By MTOW

You just proved your point, rh. Apostrophe...

You just proved your point, rh. Apostrophe required, I'm afraid.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2012, 23:49
Replies: 30
Views: 6,088
Posted By MTOW

The Japanese propensity, (even many of the very...

The Japanese propensity, (even many of the very badly wounded ones), for attempting to take one last enemy with them as they 'surrendered' might have had something to do with the Australians'...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2012, 23:05
Replies: 30
Views: 6,088
Posted By MTOW

Re Bushranger71's post: it would seem from some...

Re Bushranger71's post: it would seem from some of the posts here that the 1974 plan he refers to has been by and large successful.
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