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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Jun 2022, 07:19
Replies: 45
Views: 19,061
Posted By Midnight Blue

Pretty quick evacuation...

Pretty quick evacuation...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Dec 2016, 18:18
Replies: 65
Views: 74,905
Posted By Midnight Blue

I was flying ATR 42/72 in the old (-300/200/212)...

I was flying ATR 42/72 in the old (-300/200/212) and the new (-500) version from 1997 to 2004.
Crossing the Alps we had to do driftdown-calculation, especially for the ATR 72-200 in the summer for...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
10th Oct 2012, 23:16
Replies: 21
Views: 5,975
Posted By Midnight Blue

Unhappy The job of the Turks is to provoke Syria to do...

The job of the Turks is to provoke Syria to do some move, that the NATO finally can invade the country and create a second Iraq-scenario. (Kill the dictator and leave the country in chaos)
Too bad,...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2012, 22:51
Replies: 130
Views: 39,476
Posted By Midnight Blue

@ Willard Whyte: My political proclivity...

@ Willard Whyte:


My political proclivity is, to avoid war. So I oppose people (or states), that want to own the right to start a war at any place of the world they want (Irak, Lebanon, Libya...)...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2012, 23:13
Replies: 130
Views: 39,476
Posted By Midnight Blue

I am just remembering this incident (link), and...

I am just remembering this incident (link), and watching now, how the US government, that did not even apologizes in 1988 for shooting down a civilian airplane in international airspace, behaves...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2012, 08:29
Replies: 130
Views: 39,476
Posted By Midnight Blue

nah, I am with you. I prefer a solution, where...

nah, I am with you. I prefer a solution, where the Turks take a Syrian excuse, maybe bash them verbally, as long as the incident really happened in international airspace and not over Syria.

I...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2012, 23:50
Replies: 130
Views: 39,476
Posted By Midnight Blue

Why didnt the Turks respond decisively in 2010,...

Why didnt the Turks respond decisively in 2010, when Israel Military killed 9 Turks in International waters on a civilian ship?

Bloody Israeli raid on flotilla sparks crisis - World news -...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
23rd Aug 2010, 07:58
Replies: 4
Views: 3,166
Posted By Midnight Blue

Starwings?

The post adress, they use, is the same used by the Eurowings AG. Since EW plans to move to Dusseldorf with all personal, maybe it is a kind of follow up company? Even the employees of EW do not know...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2010, 17:59
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,587,327
Posted By Midnight Blue

Angry In southern Germany this afternoon even Gliders...

In southern Germany this afternoon even Gliders were no longer permitted to fly! :{ I would like to have someone to explain to me, what harm volcanic ash can do to a glider???
:confused:The DFS...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2009, 16:59
Replies: 2,015
Views: 713,916
Posted By Midnight Blue

Arrow My speculation would be "Tailplane Icing", since...

My speculation would be "Tailplane Icing", since everybody speculates.
Nose diving after changing configuration? Hard to recover if you do not expect it.

Anyway, lets wait for the FDRs.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jun 2004, 23:33
Replies: 10
Views: 3,151
Posted By Midnight Blue

I did not read anything in the news, yet, but I...

I did not read anything in the news, yet, but I was caught in the ROKIL-holding pattern for half an hour during approach from the north at 22.15loc
ATC gave us the information: southern runway is...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2004, 02:20
Replies: 94
Views: 43,094
Posted By Midnight Blue

Just for information: Both engines did not...

Just for information:
Both engines did not develop the problem at the same time. The second engine lost power due to ingested "ice prevention tray" at less than 6DME. After this they could not stay...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Aug 2002, 13:22
Replies: 23
Views: 3,373
Posted By Midnight Blue

Thumbs down Sorry propjockey, that my answer is a little bit...

Sorry propjockey, that my answer is a little bit sarcastic, but it seems, the safety of commercial flight operation is more impaired by flight crew, that are in possession of nail scissors and bottle...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2002, 23:14
Replies: 15
Views: 4,014
Posted By Midnight Blue

Take Off Abort?

Event was at 19.10 local time. Airplane was 4R-ALA A 330 Sri Lankan. Firebrigade reported at least one tire on fire, others very hot. The plane came to stop on rwy 16 about 300-400m before...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Aug 2002, 15:55
Replies: 63
Views: 11,121
Posted By Midnight Blue

ETOPS 773, you are probably talking about the Tu...

ETOPS 773, you are probably talking about the Tu 144, the "Concordsky" ;)
I mean the Tu 154M with 3 Engines, T-Tail able for softfield landings (as the gear looks like...)
1000+ airframes were...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Aug 2002, 23:44
Replies: 63
Views: 11,121
Posted By Midnight Blue

Question Tu 154M?

Why is nobody talking about the Tupolev 154M?
It is still in production and might cruise a bit faster than M .85...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Jul 2002, 19:02
Replies: 73
Views: 17,853
Posted By Midnight Blue

@ simfly: To answer your question, if very...

@ simfly:

To answer your question, if very high AoA could lead to an engine stall in a SU-27:

Look at the "Cobra" Maneuvre, if you have seen one at TV or in real life at an airshow. I have only...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jul 2002, 16:41
Replies: 74
Views: 20,531
Posted By Midnight Blue

@ atakacs: I think it was stated, that the crew...

@ atakacs:
I think it was stated, that the crew took 45min extrafuel with them, and after landing they had 480kg left in the tanks, which is around 28min flighttime. I am relating to previous posts.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jul 2002, 16:38
Replies: 74
Views: 20,531
Posted By Midnight Blue

Ok, I got the wording from EWG FOM 8.1.7.1.1 e) -...

Ok, I got the wording from EWG FOM 8.1.7.1.1 e) - the definition of final reserve fuel:

"Final reserve fuel must be the fuel to hold for 30min (45min, if planning without destination alternate) at...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2002, 21:05
Replies: 15
Views: 5,306
Posted By Midnight Blue

Arrow I can imagine, that a lightning strike can cause...

I can imagine, that a lightning strike can cause a lot of problems to any airplane. There were a lot of thunderstorms in the area that day.
But this is only speculation. Since nobody was hurt...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2002, 20:54
Replies: 74
Views: 20,531
Posted By Midnight Blue

legal fuel

Not really correct.
You fly from a to b.
b is closed due to weather.
Now you are going from b to c, your alternate.
Unfortunately the runway of c is closed due to a weird party.
You spend 30min...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jul 2002, 17:42
Replies: 15
Views: 5,306
Posted By Midnight Blue

Do it with seavessels? Okay, it needs longer, but...

Do it with seavessels? Okay, it needs longer, but you can bring larger quantities for less money. And if you organize the supply long enough before a (necessary?) war far off your country, it will be...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jul 2002, 17:10
Replies: 15
Views: 5,306
Posted By Midnight Blue

In fact this aircraft was given a temporary USAF...

In fact this aircraft was given a temporary USAF serial for this purpose. The Captain denied any information about his cargo to Frankfurt Tower "due to military reasons" while he was approaching the...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jul 2002, 15:24
Replies: 15
Views: 5,306
Posted By Midnight Blue

Thumbs down It was an Polar Air Cargo B 747-100. Load was...

It was an Polar Air Cargo B 747-100. Load was apparently rockets with liquid and solid fuel, lots of explosives.
It is forbidden (at least) in Germany by law to haul this kind of load in civil...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2002, 15:18
Replies: 74
Views: 20,531
Posted By Midnight Blue

Unhappy unusable part of runway

Alpine Flyer, the Saab Pilot had no 4900 ft for landing because he tried the 08. As the whole runway was not lighted, and is was short before becoming dark, he aimed for the 2950 ft unusable westerly...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th May 2002, 18:06
Replies: 6
Views: 3,168
Posted By Midnight Blue

Post I just travelled by in a crewbus to the FOC in...

I just travelled by in a crewbus to the FOC in MUC, when BY 201, a 767 landed on rwy 26L in MUC. Aircraft was declaring emergency before, departing traffic was stopped, arriving traffic went into...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Apr 2002, 22:25
Replies: 43
Views: 13,335
Posted By Midnight Blue

Here are just my two cents to the idea of...

Here are just my two cents to the idea of committing suicide in an airplane. - Why should he fly to Milano to do this instead of flying into one of the many mountains surrounding Locarno?
Forum: Private Flying
18th Apr 2002, 18:39
Replies: 43
Views: 13,335
Posted By Midnight Blue

Thats, what I thought, too. But maybe the plane...

Thats, what I thought, too. But maybe the plane didnīt hit straight, but more from the side. When I saw the hole in TV, I thought more about an airliner of the Dornier 328 size.

Think about the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Mar 2002, 05:54
Replies: 53
Views: 6,614
Posted By Midnight Blue

Post Eurowings, Germany:. .. .115 days OFF per year at...

Eurowings, Germany:. .. .115 days OFF per year at your homebase, at least 9 days per month. .42 days annual leave
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Jan 2002, 04:34
Replies: 1
Views: 385
Posted By Midnight Blue

Cool Hiyas, the happy new year is now 107min old, at...

Hiyas, the happy new year is now 107min old, at least at my place, and I have to go sleeping due to 1st Jan duty... I wish you the very best for 2002!

Midnight Blue

P.S.: looks like the Pprune...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2001, 01:40
Replies: 100
Views: 20,288
Posted By Midnight Blue

Thumbs down Quote Marshall: He pointed to a 1985 incident...

Quote Marshall:
He pointed to a 1985 incident where a Japanese Boeing 747 with the vertical tail assembly completely torn away continued to fly in large circles for over half an hour before hitting...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Dec 2001, 22:56
Replies: 11
Views: 485
Posted By Midnight Blue

Red face Perhaps you could post, HOW LONG it takes to...

Perhaps you could post, HOW LONG it takes to load? I lost patience after 4MBs... It looked like I got 25% of it.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2001, 22:56
Replies: 5
Views: 664
Posted By Midnight Blue

Red face Perhaps you could post, HOW LONG it takes to...

Perhaps you could post, HOW LONG it takes to load? I lost patience after 4MBs... It looked like I got 25% of it.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2001, 02:39
Replies: 99
Views: 8,863
Posted By Midnight Blue

Question This looks like very old data... I have the...

This looks like very old data...
I have the Jepp LSZH 13-2 in front of me from 10 NOV 00.
DME 8.0: 4000 (2584)
DME 6.0: 3360 (1944)
DME 2.0: 2390 (974) the MDA and MAP

KLO is 114.85 not...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2001, 02:00
Replies: 9
Views: 924
Posted By Midnight Blue

Angry Quote: The pilot of the smaller aircraft had...

Quote:
The pilot of the smaller aircraft had failed to follow the instructions from the control tower and taxied in completely the wrong direction.

End Quote


As I know, the two German pilots...
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