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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Nov 2010, 15:56
Replies: 2
Views: 4,232
Posted By SteveSmith

Helicopters landing upwind - why?

Why do helicopters land and take off into the wind? It's a no-brainer for fixed-wing aircraft, in order to maximise airspeed over the wing, and therefore lift, but surely on a helicopter the wing is...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Sep 2010, 17:59
Replies: 2
Views: 724
Posted By SteveSmith

Fast jet at Filton?

From my lounge windows this afternoon (18th September), I was watching a fast jet doing aeros over Filton. We occasionally see the Spitfire there, but rarely anything more recent. Anyone know what...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
31st Aug 2010, 14:05
Replies: 11
Views: 4,869
Posted By SteveSmith

That'll be a "no" then! Thanks, that gave...

That'll be a "no" then!

Thanks, that gave me a giggle on a dull day. :D

Steve.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Aug 2010, 17:18
Replies: 11
Views: 4,869
Posted By SteveSmith

James May book - landing an A330

Apologies if this is in the wrong place, or just too frivolous, but the extract I've pasted below was published in the Telegraph this weekend, from James May's new book "How to land and A330...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Jun 2008, 11:34
Replies: 8
Views: 811
Posted By SteveSmith

Thanks. I was going to say that I thought it...

Thanks. I was going to say that I thought it looked like a spitfire, but I thought that would sound a bit silly! Didn't know there was one based there.

Steve.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Jun 2008, 11:35
Replies: 8
Views: 811
Posted By SteveSmith

Aerobatics at Filton

I spotted what looked like an aerobatics plane doing some fairly harsh looking manoevres (steep climbs / dives and tight turns) around and overhead Filton on Saturday morning. I have seen a similar...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st May 2008, 10:12
Replies: 10
Views: 1,690
Posted By SteveSmith

Climb with negative pitch

I'm not a pilot (unless you count MS Flight Sim, which of course you don't:)), so forgive me if this is a stupid question, it's just a random thought that occured to me on a long motorway journey.
...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Sep 2007, 11:51
Replies: 5
Views: 1,354
Posted By SteveSmith

This might be a silly question, but...

There've been various reports in the press recently about russian bombers encroaching on British airspace. Does this have any impact on ATC? Do they enter controlled airspace, or even know / care...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Apr 2007, 16:40
Replies: 227
Views: 44,040
Posted By SteveSmith

B737 tech delay

I'm sat at gate 19 at NCL at the moment, waiting for a technical delay on my flight home to Bristol (EZ569). It's a 737 (not sure which type), registration ending JP.

As the crew went onto the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Feb 2007, 10:28
Replies: 4
Views: 967
Posted By SteveSmith

Thanks very much. Steve.

Thanks very much.

Steve.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Feb 2007, 12:46
Replies: 4
Views: 967
Posted By SteveSmith

Bristol SIDs / STARs

I am a regular pax in and out of Bristol, and in a quiet moment at work today, I was looking on AIS to find the routes in and out of the airport that I normally go on.

Looking at the SIDs, I...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Feb 2007, 13:52
Replies: 10
Views: 1,826
Posted By SteveSmith

Talking through a landing?

I was just reading the thread on R&N about armed pilots and hikacking, and it got me thinking.

In all the movies, when an aircraft is left with no flight crew on board, a total amateur manages to...
Forum: Questions
8th Jan 2007, 13:19
Replies: 21
Views: 5,086
Posted By SteveSmith

Excellent, thanks very much for taking the time. ...

Excellent, thanks very much for taking the time.

Steve.
Forum: Questions
8th Jan 2007, 10:53
Replies: 21
Views: 5,086
Posted By SteveSmith

Thanks for that. Let me see if I've got it...

Thanks for that. Let me see if I've got it straight. First, as you go westbound into the OCA, you get a clearance from Shanwick Control (at Prestwick), to enter the OCA, and fly a certain...
Forum: Questions
8th Jan 2007, 08:33
Replies: 21
Views: 5,086
Posted By SteveSmith

Oceanic Navigation

Somebody on another thread mentioned flying off-airways during long oceanic sectors, crossing or paralleling airways. This brought a couple of questions to mind :

1) Am I right in thinking that...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
7th Dec 2006, 12:47
Replies: 15
Views: 2,885
Posted By SteveSmith

As slf, but one who knows a bit more than nothing...

As slf, but one who knows a bit more than nothing about aviation, I'm not sure I'd be happy with that. I'd rather know a bit more about what it is that's gone wrong, which would allow me to make my...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Nov 2006, 16:06
Replies: 4
Views: 1,114
Posted By SteveSmith

Blackbushe

On the way into Gatwick yesterday morning, flyong over what I think was Blackbushe (as far as I can tell from Google Earth), there was some kind of large aircraft parked on the end of runway 26. It...
Forum: Questions
20th Nov 2006, 10:55
Replies: 2
Views: 852
Posted By SteveSmith

Yes. Thanks very much.:)

Yes. Thanks very much.:)
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Nov 2006, 13:22
Replies: 62
Views: 13,381
Posted By SteveSmith

I'd rather that than sit behind a pilot who was...

I'd rather that than sit behind a pilot who was at a party last night, thinks s/he may be "a little bit over", but turned up to fly the plane anyway!

Steve.
Forum: Questions
16th Nov 2006, 12:22
Replies: 2
Views: 852
Posted By SteveSmith

Monthly safety magazine

Hi, hope this is the right thread to post this in, apologies if not.

I remember reading a website a while ago which is a monthly magazine where pilots, and others involved in aviation anonymously...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th Oct 2006, 15:39
Replies: 5
Views: 979
Posted By SteveSmith

Right hand doors

This is the kind of thing that occurs to me on the silly o'clock morning flight.:rolleyes:

I've only ever boarded and de-boarded aircraft on the left, and it seems to be the case at every...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Oct 2006, 13:23
Replies: 5
Views: 3,570
Posted By SteveSmith

No ID checks on BA Domestic flights?

On a few occasions recently, I've boarded BA domestic flights having checked in online, and not had any ID checked at any point. I could have used anybody's name (or anybody could have used mine) to...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2006, 12:41
Replies: 110
Views: 54,816
Posted By SteveSmith

As another interested non-pilot, I think that...

As another interested non-pilot, I think that perhaps a voluntary code of conduct might be a good way to start. Perhaps members could all be asked to categorise themselves as pilot, atc, engineer,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Oct 2006, 14:30
Replies: 12
Views: 1,852
Posted By SteveSmith

I just want to be treated like an intelligent...

I just want to be treated like an intelligent human being, not like cattle.

That means that I want to check in online, drop my baggage off quickly if I have any, get through security quickly (I...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2006, 10:29
Replies: 97
Views: 40,967
Posted By SteveSmith

Question from a non-pilot - would it have been an...

Question from a non-pilot - would it have been an option for a FO in these circumstances to switch seats and fly from the LHS, either in flight, or after stopping on the runway in order to taxi the...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Oct 2006, 15:49
Replies: 2
Views: 1,532
Posted By SteveSmith

Wow!

Fantastic! Sorry to bring it up again.

Steve.
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Oct 2006, 13:40
Replies: 2
Views: 1,532
Posted By SteveSmith

Google Earth

Does anybody have, or have links to Google Earth .kml files showing the locations of things like airfields, navaids, reporting points, airspace, airways, etc?

Thanks,

Steve.
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Oct 2006, 16:14
Replies: 3
Views: 1,529
Posted By SteveSmith

Cool! Any plans to add voice recording as well,...

Cool! Any plans to add voice recording as well, so that you can tie up what you're seeing to RT conversations?

Steve.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Oct 2006, 10:26
Replies: 17
Views: 12,148
Posted By SteveSmith

Don't walk under the wing - why not?

When getting off via the back door of an aircraft in the UK, there's always an announcement asking pax not to walk under the wing on the way to the terminal, and usually barriers, or a person...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Sep 2006, 09:17
Replies: 6
Views: 1,335
Posted By SteveSmith

Thanks for the info. You both mention flying...

Thanks for the info. You both mention flying along "airways". As I understand it, these are basically straight lines along certain VOR radials, is this right? Presumably there are an infinite...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Sep 2006, 16:36
Replies: 10
Views: 1,236
Posted By SteveSmith

Is this why on domestic BA flights, I can check...

Is this why on domestic BA flights, I can check in online, get through security with my home-printed boarding pass, and then board, past human operators at the gate, without anyone looking at my ID?...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Sep 2006, 09:53
Replies: 38
Views: 6,155
Posted By SteveSmith

What's a greaser? Thanks, Steve.

What's a greaser?

Thanks,

Steve.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Sep 2006, 08:35
Replies: 6
Views: 1,335
Posted By SteveSmith

Routes and ATC

I know this is probably a fairly simple question with a very complicated answer, but it's something I've often wondered about.

How much say do you as a pilot have in the route you take to get to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Sep 2006, 12:06
Replies: 10
Views: 1,464
Posted By SteveSmith

Thanks for the responses. I like the "dogs...

Thanks for the responses. I like the "dogs barking" and "clapped out mini" descriptions!

Steve.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Sep 2006, 08:35
Replies: 10
Views: 1,464
Posted By SteveSmith

Easy A319 noises after pushing back

Hi,

I commute regularly BRS-EDI on Easyjet's A319s. I've noticed there's always a really weird noise that happens after pushing back, and as we start to taxi for takeoff.

It's hard to...
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