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Forum: Rumours & News
14th Oct 2014, 17:18
Replies: 258
Views: 124,658
Posted By hambleoldboy

The cause of this incident was the crew's...

The cause of this incident was the crew's incompetence in not checking or understanding their FMAs.

The FMA is the pilot's interface with the flight systems and must be anticipated, understood...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Apr 2014, 17:52
Replies: 31
Views: 4,986
Posted By hambleoldboy

"No landing fees at Fair Isle or indeed most of...

"No landing fees at Fair Isle or indeed most of the other small islands."

False.

Contrary to the fees list on the Fair Isle web page the landing fee is now £20 and will be gleefully pocketed by...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Dec 2013, 18:00
Replies: 611
Views: 144,238
Posted By hambleoldboy

Same experience for me. Ordered an item that...

Same experience for me.

Ordered an item that was shown as 'in stock' on 20th September, payed by Paypal and the money was taken the same day.

Then it started: a series of platitudes, excuses,...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Aug 2013, 02:45
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,424
Posted By hambleoldboy

This incident impressed me nearly 40 years ago......

This incident impressed me nearly 40 years ago...

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/10-1977%20G-AWNC.pdf

(British Airways B747 hit trees on approach Kuala Lumpur)

Interesting...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st May 2013, 20:47
Replies: 992
Views: 1,010,782
Posted By hambleoldboy

Idle Thrust (and Blind Pew):Re Swissair 111 ...

Idle Thrust (and Blind Pew):Re Swissair 111

Wrong.

Read the TSB Canada report Refs 2.20.3. and 2.20.4

Nothing the pilots could have done would have saved the aircraft.

Slandering deceased...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2013, 14:54
Replies: 213
Views: 117,702
Posted By hambleoldboy

Re: G-ARPI BEA Trident accident at Staines. ...

Re: G-ARPI BEA Trident accident at Staines.

The book can be downloaded if you have an Amazon Kindle account, cost is£3.50.

Is it allowed to provide a link here to the publisher or is that...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Nov 2011, 10:13
Replies: 57
Views: 17,309
Posted By hambleoldboy

Another crash in the Swiss fog... ...

Another crash in the Swiss fog...

http://www.flightforum.ch/forum/showthread.php?t=87189

Navaho, HB-LOT, trying to get out of the fog at Fribourg/Ecuvillens.
Forum: Private Flying
18th Sep 2011, 14:49
Replies: 458
Views: 157,878
Posted By hambleoldboy

It's not smoke visible on the underside of the...

It's not smoke visible on the underside of the aircraft, it's steam, this article has some interesting information about the aircraft's cooling system:

A Ghost Story - How We Almost Made Reno |...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Sep 2011, 09:14
Replies: 458
Views: 157,878
Posted By hambleoldboy

Quote: 'Does anyone know if pilots are required...

Quote:
'Does anyone know if pilots are required to wear G suits for this class of race? I hear there is a G suit specifically designed for racing named G-race. I believe it is used at Red Bull air...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2011, 08:54
Replies: 458
Views: 157,878
Posted By hambleoldboy

Pure speculation, but here is a possible...

Pure speculation, but here is a possible scenario, after all this is a rumour network...

Elevator trim tab failure at high speed causes extreme high 'g' pitch up, pilot blacks out, slumps...
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2011, 15:29
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,674
Posted By hambleoldboy

I would think that the FPV symbols are generated...

I would think that the FPV symbols are generated by the IRU's therefore unaffected by unreliable air data inputs...?

In an upset they must surely be an essential indication as they show exactly...
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2011, 15:07
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,674
Posted By hambleoldboy

So in my opinion the solution to the situation...

So in my opinion the solution to the situation these two pilots found themselves in was:

- Nail the attitude at 2 degrees nose up

- Fix the throttles at the known cruise EPR

- Switch to FPV...
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2011, 15:03
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,674
Posted By hambleoldboy

Angle of attack can be displayed in a modern EFIS...

Angle of attack can be displayed in a modern EFIS equipped airliner.

It's the difference in vertical degrees between the ADI pitch reference datum and the Flight Path Vector symbol.
Forum: Private Flying
28th Feb 2011, 11:05
Replies: 33
Views: 4,695
Posted By hambleoldboy

I think this only affects: -Graz -Insbruck...

I think this only affects:

-Graz
-Insbruck
-Klagenfurt
-Linz
-Salzburg
-Wien

according to an email from EAS Switzerland, after speaking to 'Amstdirektor' Bartel in Vienna.
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2011, 21:10
Replies: 11
Views: 1,698
Posted By hambleoldboy

I fly often in France visiting remote strips, so...

I fly often in France visiting remote strips, so take a good supply of Mogas with me. Last year I was met at my customs entrance airfield in SE France by the rummage squad. The maximum volume one can...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Feb 2011, 16:56
Replies: 118
Views: 19,519
Posted By hambleoldboy

Another crash today, this time a helicopter, near...

Another crash today, this time a helicopter, near Les Diablerets. 6 on board, 4 seriously injured, no fatalities:

Sechs Verletzte: Helikopter-Absturz bei Les Diablerets - Schweiz - News - Blick.ch...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Feb 2011, 21:11
Replies: 118
Views: 19,519
Posted By hambleoldboy

I don't think that the aircraft ran out of fuel,...

I don't think that the aircraft ran out of fuel, the preliminary report here:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-GDS.pdf

states that it had only been airborne for less than 30 minutes and...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2011, 20:31
Replies: 118
Views: 19,519
Posted By hambleoldboy

I reckon the crash site is on the ridge running...

I reckon the crash site is on the ridge running to the north from the Forcletta pass to the peak 'Le Boudri'.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/scalesoarer/forcletta.jpg

The village...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2011, 11:38
Replies: 118
Views: 19,519
Posted By hambleoldboy

I was flying VFR SEP in Switzerland on the day of...

I was flying VFR SEP in Switzerland on the day of the accident, I'm based and was flying in the eastern part but have a good look at the weather and particularly winds for the whole of the country...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2009, 19:33
Replies: 15
Views: 3,958
Posted By hambleoldboy

Is that a Jepp chart? It's certainly well...

Is that a Jepp chart? It's certainly well cluttered and difficult to interpret. The Skyguide Swiss half mill ICAO chart is much easier to read. For example the approach stubs into Locarno are...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2009, 15:47
Replies: 15
Views: 3,958
Posted By hambleoldboy

As it says on the chart, just call Zurich Info on...

As it says on the chart, just call Zurich Info on 124.70, they will radar identify you, warn and/or guide you around controlled airspace/restricted areas and give you conflicting traffic information...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Nov 2008, 11:28
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,158
Posted By hambleoldboy

According to eyewitness reports from a group of...

According to eyewitness reports from a group of surfers as detailed in the local newspaper MidiLibre.com the aircraft pitched up and down violently before diving in vertically.

Remember the A330...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2008, 19:06
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,138,456
Posted By hambleoldboy

777fly - I was the first to mention this...

777fly - I was the first to mention this possibility at thread #300...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2008, 09:09
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,138,456
Posted By hambleoldboy

Me too Bob, trouble is on overstretched aircraft...

Me too Bob, trouble is on overstretched aircraft like MD's the Stab Trim 'Green Band' can be moved as well...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Aug 2008, 08:33
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,138,456
Posted By hambleoldboy

Possible scenario: Tech problem, aircraft...

Possible scenario:

Tech problem, aircraft returns to gate - delay, duty time, industrial situation distracting crew etc etc...

Fault in aircraft warning systems but departure allowed.
...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jun 2008, 20:59
Replies: 1,533
Views: 3,409,620
Posted By hambleoldboy

Was at Coll and Colonsay recently. No,...

Was at Coll and Colonsay recently.

No, there is no gravel or any other area for aircraft to be parked outside the circular apron at both airfields. At Colonsay there is a small fenced off area on...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Jan 2008, 11:03
Replies: 182
Views: 28,329
Posted By hambleoldboy

I was awarded an RAF Flying Scholarship in 1968...

I was awarded an RAF Flying Scholarship in 1968 at White Waltham and flew my first solo aged 17 and 2 weeks. I later graduated from the College of Air Training Hamble aged 19 and went straight onto...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jun 2006, 04:43
Replies: 547
Views: 197,294
Posted By hambleoldboy

Scotland June 2006

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/scalesoarer/DSCF0606.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/scalesoarer/DSCF0459.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/scalesoarer/DSCF0423.jpg...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
16th May 2006, 08:03
Replies: 58
Views: 11,504
Posted By hambleoldboy

Or in the case of the MD11 with 'Dial-a-flap' an...

Or in the case of the MD11 with 'Dial-a-flap' an infinite number of flap settings for takeoff...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
15th May 2006, 18:32
Replies: 58
Views: 11,504
Posted By hambleoldboy

You youngsters don't know how lucky you are - my...

You youngsters don't know how lucky you are - my first aircraft was the Boeing 707-400, which had such poor performance that we made the first configuration change on leaving the second segment and...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Apr 2006, 18:42
Replies: 23
Views: 3,185
Posted By hambleoldboy

Was there last Sunday, had the 'Breakfast Pizza...

Was there last Sunday, had the 'Breakfast Pizza (not for the faint hearted!)' and a pot of tea. Absolutely delicious, good fast and friendly service, clean tables and the gents was ok. The manager...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Mar 2006, 09:46
Replies: 547
Views: 197,294
Posted By hambleoldboy

Trying to find Compton Abbas!

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/scalesoarer/IMGP0629.jpg
Fovant badges


http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e143/scalesoarer/IMGP0617.jpg
All these ridges look very similar

...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Mar 2006, 18:18
Replies: 2
Views: 1,295
Posted By hambleoldboy

It's run by the French, which could pose problems...

It's run by the French, which could pose problems in the present industrial climate in that country!
There are VFR routes in and out, charts available on the French SIA website, some noise...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2006, 01:13
Replies: 19
Views: 1,277
Posted By hambleoldboy

Yard House, Long Beach - choice of around 250...

Yard House, Long Beach - choice of around 250 beers, great food, view, waitresses etc... Stick it in google and you'll find it.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jan 2006, 18:09
Replies: 53
Views: 4,174
Posted By hambleoldboy

2 people please for Sunday. Can offer a lift for...

2 people please for Sunday. Can offer a lift for 2 on the Hamble-Bursledon-Swanwick route.
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