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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Jun 2017, 19:30
Replies: 634
Views: 303,444
Posted By fchan

According to the Yahoo video recently posted here...

According to the Yahoo video recently posted here this may not be a good strategy. It’s introducing so much complexity that it may reduce reliability, especially if you consider the extra...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Jun 2017, 19:16
Replies: 634
Views: 303,444
Posted By fchan

At the Kegworth incident engine X lost power due...

At the Kegworth incident engine X lost power due to mechanical failure. Pilot looked at the poorly designed instruments and decided engine Y was the culprit so shut it down. Later, realising the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st May 2017, 11:38
Replies: 634
Views: 303,444
Posted By fchan

Exactly same thing happened in my old company....

Exactly same thing happened in my old company. Fortunately the room was only a small part of overall ops and was backed up.

Another time a maintainer tried to shut down one poorly performing...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th May 2017, 19:24
Replies: 634
Views: 303,444
Posted By fchan

The link says "On Saturday morning, shortly after...

The link says "On Saturday morning, shortly after 8.30am, power to Boadicea House through its UPS was shut down - the reasons for which are not yet known.

Under normal circumstances, power would...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th May 2017, 19:08
Replies: 634
Views: 303,444
Posted By fchan

If there is a silver lining to this IT cloud,...

If there is a silver lining to this IT cloud, next time ATC has an outage it can tell its major shareholder BA that at least it was only a couple of hours disruption to some BA flights, unlike their...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th May 2017, 10:04
Replies: 634
Views: 303,444
Posted By fchan

I can’t now find it here but someone mentioned...

I can’t now find it here but someone mentioned the BA problem as possibly a network router one. I was involved in a high integrity centre where part of it crashed despite its very high integrity on...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th May 2017, 09:48
Replies: 634
Views: 303,444
Posted By fchan

One thing I can’t understand in this scenario is...

One thing I can’t understand in this scenario is that it was reported that everything went down for hours last Saturday, even PA in Terminal 5. That may not be true. Surely a good IT architecture is...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th May 2017, 08:28
Replies: 634
Views: 303,444
Posted By fchan

I worked 40 years in safety and reliability in...

I worked 40 years in safety and reliability in transportation industries, laterally with ATC. I could tell many stories of power supply disasters in so called very resistant systems. In the Far East...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2016, 08:53
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,632,600
Posted By fchan

Are you referring to the air to ground direction...

Are you referring to the air to ground direction here too because, if so, any mayday call may not have been picked up.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Dec 2015, 13:33
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,487,618
Posted By fchan

Lead free solder

I am surprised the official report does not tell us what sort of solder it was that cracked. It is well known that lead free solder is brittle and more easily cracks under fatigue loading than the...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Aug 2013, 09:51
Replies: 51
Views: 22,617
Posted By fchan

"Now I am aware that the driver does also have...

"Now I am aware that the driver does also have partial responsibility for what happened but in this morning's paper was the amusing fact that our railway system is going to be upgraded with a newer...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Apr 2013, 13:00
Replies: 414
Views: 285,321
Posted By fchan

PK-MAJ

#319

Date: 23 JUL 1979
Type: GAF Nomad N.22B
Operator: Missionary Aviation Fellowship - MAF
Registration: PK-MAJ

Met an air crash investigator in Irian Jaya in 1979 who was investigating...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2012, 11:59
Replies: 56
Views: 40,599
Posted By fchan

Bird strike is entirely plausible. I once was in...

Bird strike is entirely plausible. I once was in Nepal for 2 months and if you look up at any one time you almost always see one of more birds of prey. It’s on many bird migratory routes so rich in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Aug 2012, 09:03
Replies: 3
Views: 3,223
Posted By fchan

Thanks for info. It is a BA(HI)5 effective data 9...

Thanks for info. It is a BA(HI)5 effective data 9 Sep 76. It is not in pristine condition but probably has not seen a cockpit in its life or else it maybe would be more worn.

No idea where my...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2012, 13:22
Replies: 12
Views: 4,156
Posted By fchan

What is the ceiling of a Mi-24? Some of the press...

What is the ceiling of a Mi-24? Some of the press reports were talking about finding a crash site >12,000 feet up. In situations like this is it not prudent to turn 180 degrees and head back the way...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2012, 17:09
Replies: 12
Views: 4,156
Posted By fchan

Picture at THE FIRST IMAGES of Uganda helicopter...

Picture at THE FIRST IMAGES of Uganda helicopter crash have been release... on Twitpic (http://www.twitpic.com/aizr01) . Looks like the pilot who is reported to have back injuries . All the other 7...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Aug 2012, 15:13
Replies: 3
Views: 3,223
Posted By fchan

Concorde Enroute Chart

Does a Jepco Avigation Enroute Chart for Concorde on London, Paris, Washington routes have an interest/value to anyone? Looks as if BA were giving them out in 1976 as freebies. This isn't the version...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Feb 2011, 08:47
Replies: 746
Views: 210,667
Posted By fchan

Anyone know the answer to this from Flying Lid?...

Anyone know the answer to this from Flying Lid? As a former resident of Singapore I am just interested.

The first time I flew out of Changi the BA 747 had a contained engine failure on climb...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2010, 15:38
Replies: 1,964
Views: 1,339,910
Posted By fchan

Earlier in this posting (or somewhere on pprune I...

Earlier in this posting (or somewhere on pprune I thought) someone said it would have to be flown back to Toulouse for a wing replacement due to spar damage making a local repair inadequately safe,...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2010, 14:31
Replies: 1,964
Views: 1,339,910
Posted By fchan

What is the latest on whether this a/c can be...

What is the latest on whether this a/c can be recovered to France for wing replacement and whether the others are back in service?
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2010, 14:29
Replies: 1,964
Views: 1,339,910
Posted By fchan

Did this from the Herald Sun get posted? ...

Did this from the Herald Sun get posted?

FEARS of fuel gushing from ruptured tanks gripped the pilots of the crippled Qantas A380jumbo.
In the first account by a member of the flight crew, senior...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2010, 21:04
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,018
Posted By fchan

NOTAMs

Regarding airbubba’s NOTAM, with such a complicated NOTAM what is the chance of the wrong safe or not safe areas being given to the pilot? Consider the possible data chain between the volcano and the...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Mar 2010, 10:04
Replies: 15
Views: 3,613
Posted By fchan

Whilst regrettable the delay was about 30 mins...

Whilst regrettable the delay was about 30 mins and NATS induced delays are on average well below historic levels and well below its own target. Unite has more effect on schedules.

The one is a...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2010, 21:25
Replies: 296
Views: 61,473
Posted By fchan

Single biggest blow to ATCO pay ever. If a child...

Single biggest blow to ATCO pay ever. If a child can do it why do we need expensive ATCOs, especially in Spain? Not what I believe but maybe Jo Public might.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2010, 10:54
Replies: 51
Views: 18,677
Posted By fchan

As a guess, even if you pacify and handcuff the...

As a guess, even if you pacify and handcuff the culprit you are not certain that there isn’t a silent accomplice about to spring into action.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2010, 10:43
Replies: 51
Views: 18,677
Posted By fchan

A women tried to break into the cockpit.

A women tried to break into the cockpit.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2010, 13:27
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,138,985
Posted By fchan

Blythy, when asked about increasing the...

Blythy, when asked about increasing the glideslope, admittedly mainly for noise reasons, one airline manager said, “The short answer to that is no, the aircraft is stable at 3 degrees in that...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Jul 2009, 17:12
Replies: 91
Views: 39,741
Posted By fchan

Codlair, you statement is misleading. Whilst the...

Codlair, you statement is misleading. Whilst the report says they exist, it says they are not caused by a foreign nation or an extraterresial, but rather something like a plasma caused by unknown...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2009, 16:33
Replies: 21
Views: 9,124
Posted By fchan

Max Tow, I spotted it on fleabay before you...

Max Tow, I spotted it on fleabay before you mentioned it and won the bidding. Apologies to anyone here who may have bid and lost against me but all’s fair in love and bidding.

It’s the first one...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Jul 2009, 13:57
Replies: 6
Views: 2,014
Posted By fchan

Having now talked to some ATCOs they think that...

Having now talked to some ATCOs they think that the Southampton Tower is allowing crossing traffic across the approach route 6 miles from the threshold and I have certainly seen quite a few cross...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2009, 10:48
Replies: 21
Views: 9,124
Posted By fchan

Sorry, I scraped all of the paint off mine when I...

Sorry, I scraped all of the paint off mine when I was 10 years old. Seemed a good idea at the time. The foolishness of youth! So it won’t make a very good picture! That is why I want to get another.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jul 2009, 13:47
Replies: 21
Views: 9,124
Posted By fchan

Thanks for the info. Don’t suppose you collect...

Thanks for the info. Don’t suppose you collect Bradex first aid tins do you? I have one I want to sell from 50s/60s, complete with original contents.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2009, 22:25
Replies: 21
Views: 9,124
Posted By fchan

BOAC collectibles - tin box with VC10 picture

In the early 1960s BOAC gave out rectangular tin boxes with sweets in to children on flights. I have an old very battered one with a VC10 pic on lid given to me on a Nairobi to London VC10, but would...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2009, 13:50
Replies: 47
Views: 27,420
Posted By fchan

CargoOne. yes most airfields around there are...

CargoOne. yes most airfields around there are demanding due to mountains or jungle. I am not a pilot but as pax, I went to Sentani/Jayapurea, Wamena and a jungle strip south of Wamena. The latter...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2009, 13:35
Replies: 47
Views: 27,420
Posted By fchan

In 1979 I was at Sentani airport in West Papua. I...

In 1979 I was at Sentani airport in West Papua. I watched Merpati land a medium sized jet (something like a 737 size). His approach was way too high 1/2 mile or so from threshold but, instead of...
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