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Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2020, 12:11
Replies: 42
Views: 18,876
Posted By Captain Calamity

Extract from the Board of Inquiry report relating...

Extract from the Board of Inquiry report relating to the crash of Vulcan XM604:

"The aircraft had rolled to port through at least 90 degrees but not more than 120 degrees, with a nose down angle...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2020, 12:49
Replies: 115
Views: 27,726
Posted By Captain Calamity

+1 from me too. Bear in mind that Extinction...

+1 from me too. Bear in mind that Extinction Rebellion are not one big group, there isn't a membership and anyone can take action in their name - remember the plonker that climbed on the roof of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2016, 17:06
Replies: 13
Views: 10,197
Posted By Captain Calamity

I stand corrected on the runways used :uhoh: TY...

I stand corrected on the runways used :uhoh: TY folks.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2016, 14:35
Replies: 13
Views: 10,197
Posted By Captain Calamity

Am I the only one who is slightly uncomfortable...

Am I the only one who is slightly uncomfortable that the 787 with the deflated tyre indication was allowed to land ahead of the El Al jet on the grounds that they didn't *think* that they would need...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2016, 20:37
Replies: 128
Views: 48,685
Posted By Captain Calamity

I agree, have done all along, just tried to show...

I agree, have done all along, just tried to show the physiology and why some mask types work and some don't as altitude increases.

I think that we are both saying the same thing.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2016, 20:08
Replies: 128
Views: 48,685
Posted By Captain Calamity

Wanabee, the chart that you yourself posted shows...

Wanabee, the chart that you yourself posted shows the useful ceiling of a rebreather type mask is 25,000 feet, so no - a pilot couldn't use a rebreather mask at 41,000 feet.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2016, 17:39
Replies: 128
Views: 48,685
Posted By Captain Calamity

From a breathing point of view the pilot will...

From a breathing point of view the pilot will remain conscious using any of the above systems provided they deliver a gas mix with a sufficient partial pressure of oxygen. The quantity of oxygen...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2016, 14:08
Replies: 128
Views: 48,685
Posted By Captain Calamity

As mentioned earlier it is the partial pressure...

As mentioned earlier it is the partial pressure of oxygen that matters.

At the surface we breathe air at roughly 1 bar ambient pressure, so 21% oxygen multiplied by 1 bar gives a partial pressure...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Sep 2015, 08:42
Replies: 10
Views: 2,822
Posted By Captain Calamity

Most of us VFR only pilots know fully well that...

Most of us VFR only pilots know fully well that flying into IMC without IFR training and currency carries a very real risk of becoming a dead pilot.

Me, I'd be doing a 180, descending or doing...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2013, 11:58
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,219,774
Posted By Captain Calamity

What dreadful luck if it turns out that the crew...

What dreadful luck if it turns out that the crew survived a low altitude night autorotation only to perish as the roof caved in shortly afterwards.

I recall that there used to be Lynx at Portland...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2013, 18:32
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,195,726
Posted By Captain Calamity

Given that this particular A/C was successfully...

Given that this particular A/C was successfully evacuated despite people taking their luggage with them, maybe a separate thread on evacuations and luggage would be helpful?

Clearly simply wiring...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2013, 12:54
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,195,726
Posted By Captain Calamity

With every year that passes people seem to get...

With every year that passes people seem to get ruder, greedier and more selfish.

I can't see this situation changing any time soon, and even here on this thread we have people saying "but what...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2012, 19:07
Replies: 17
Views: 15,216
Posted By Captain Calamity

This really worries me too. The energy...

This really worries me too.

The energy density of modern lithium batteries is massive, and as a result they are being used more and more in modern electrical goods. Google "lithium polymer" and...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2009, 11:20
Replies: 142
Views: 68,992
Posted By Captain Calamity

I have never seen a system such as TiiberiusKirk...

I have never seen a system such as TiiberiusKirk proposes. I'd have thought it would be very cheap to produce and may be of real value. CAA may, of course, want their cut for certicication.

It...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jun 2009, 10:16
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,282,673
Posted By Captain Calamity

So it seems the best guess at the moment is that...

So it seems the best guess at the moment is that probe icing caused all the ADCs to fail leaving the pilots with degraded flight controls and little instrumentation whilst flying through an area of...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2009, 17:10
Replies: 2,015
Views: 714,386
Posted By Captain Calamity

What if the flight crew suspected tail plane...

What if the flight crew suspected tail plane icing - could the reduced airspeed have been a deliberate, but badly thought out, plan to reduce the chances of tail plane stall?

If the PF was "tail...
Forum: Cabin Crew
20th Sep 2008, 10:34
Replies: 1,224
Views: 1,316,005
Posted By Captain Calamity

The things (some) cabin crew say...

Before I share my story with you all, let me make it clear that I fly enough to realise that not all CC are like this individual.

I was sat on the back row of a 738 flight back from Sharm el...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2008, 17:37
Replies: 51
Views: 23,575
Posted By Captain Calamity

Skydiving

Skydiving usually causes no problem (i've never even noticed my ears pop, and that's descending from 13,000 odd feet to 3000 feet in thirty seconds or so).

The one time I had a problem was...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2007, 18:37
Replies: 63
Views: 21,868
Posted By Captain Calamity

Some thoughts as a technical diver, rather than a...

Some thoughts as a technical diver, rather than a pilot.

Breathing the wrong gas has killed plenty of divers. Cylinder markings, colour, labels etc don't make any difference.

At the end of...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jan 2007, 20:14
Replies: 11
Views: 2,506
Posted By Captain Calamity

What the bag does

Similar bags are used in systems to deliver high flow oxygen in a healthcare setting.

During inspiration air flows into the lungs very quickly, usually at several hundred litres/minute. When...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2006, 02:26
Replies: 255
Views: 150,118
Posted By Captain Calamity

Whilst I am not a professional pilot, I do work...

Whilst I am not a professional pilot, I do work in a profession which has problems with drink and drug abuse (I am a family doctor). Sadly I have witnessed this many times both in my colleagues and...
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