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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jan 2020, 09:43
Replies: 53
Views: 14,691
Posted By rubik101

Sydney? Plus 11 from UTC.

Sydney? Plus 11 from UTC.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2019, 02:34
Replies: 23
Views: 22,367
Posted By rubik101

maybe still born and stillborn mean the opposite!

maybe still born and stillborn mean the opposite!
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2019, 02:54
Replies: 42
Views: 25,434
Posted By rubik101

All about attitude.

RIP Cpt Haynes. Just after the accident, I posted my opinion, which was roundly condemned by most but not everyone, thankfully. I made the point that Iowa is a largely flat state. I suggested that...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd May 2019, 09:40
Replies: 908
Views: 1,097,837
Posted By rubik101

I posted in the other thread re:Ethiopian...

I posted in the other thread re:Ethiopian aircraft down. This thread seems better suited to my point. So, I repeat; Pitch-power-speed is the go-to mantra for most of us who learned to fly with an...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd May 2019, 09:21
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,258,516
Posted By rubik101

I confess I have not read ALL the previous posts....

I confess I have not read ALL the previous posts. I trust I am not treading on anyone's toes here. Pitch-power-speed is the go-to mantra for most of us who learned to fly with an AVGAS engine, a...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Dec 2018, 01:44
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,897
Posted By rubik101

What was wrong with the old system? :cool:

What was wrong with the old system? :cool:
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2012, 05:26
Replies: 48
Views: 26,026
Posted By rubik101

Fog?

In Phuket? No such thing.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2012, 15:22
Replies: 86
Views: 35,547
Posted By rubik101

There will no doubt be an option on the pax...

There will no doubt be an option on the pax console to select the cockpit video, and why not? I foresee Captains sporting their Breitlings on their right wrist, checking the time every five minutes,...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2012, 11:03
Replies: 727
Views: 618,934
Posted By rubik101

A little more here.

Russian Plane in Jakarta Disappears from Radar Screen | Russia | RIA Novosti (http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120509/173333864.html)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Jan 2012, 04:07
Replies: 12
Views: 8,716
Posted By rubik101

I have a Rishworth contract in front of me. I...

I have a Rishworth contract in front of me. I signed it after the offer of a job, a ground school in London and the purchase of an Indian Visa (£300.00). Our expenses for the ground school would be...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Oct 2011, 06:13
Replies: 91
Views: 18,095
Posted By rubik101

an analogy: when kanetoads sets off in his car,...

an analogy: when kanetoads sets off in his car, he floors the accelerator, lays rubber and makes smoke, achieving his top speed within a few seconds of brakes release.
I prefer to gently accelerate,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Oct 2011, 04:23
Replies: 5
Views: 3,847
Posted By rubik101

Loaded Guns at LAX

Loaded guns in checked bags aren't on TSA's radar - latimes.com (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gun-luggage-20111026,0,5644060.story)
Security officials at LAX fail to detect loaded gun in...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Oct 2011, 14:09
Replies: 16
Views: 4,249
Posted By rubik101

Would you care to explain why you wrote that the...

Would you care to explain why you wrote that the point is bull****, and please don't say, 'because it is' which is pretty much what your post amounts to at the moment.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Oct 2011, 05:47
Replies: 16
Views: 4,249
Posted By rubik101

What short memories some of you have! BA had a...

What short memories some of you have! BA had a short haul low-cost for a few years not very long ago, called GO. So that is not likely to happen again soon.

Iberia is the name of a peninsula, not...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Oct 2011, 11:13
Replies: 131
Views: 98,616
Posted By rubik101

The low-tech solution posted earlier on another...

The low-tech solution posted earlier on another thread is still relevant so I apologise only to those who have already seen it.
Pilot wishing to leave the flight deck calls the FAs and waits until...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Sep 2011, 07:43
Replies: 12
Views: 1,922
Posted By rubik101

A display similar that on the MS flight sim which...

A display similar that on the MS flight sim which shows an outside view of the aircraft would be a cool idea. This could depict the attitude, the position of the flight controls together with basic...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Sep 2011, 08:49
Replies: 5
Views: 2,566
Posted By rubik101

Maybe, going on the fact that he's in Malaysia,...

Maybe, going on the fact that he's in Malaysia, he works there and is telling it because it's his own opinion. After all, the OP did ask!
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Sep 2011, 08:25
Replies: 11
Views: 9,400
Posted By rubik101

I think broomstick's original post is about as...

I think broomstick's original post is about as simple as you can get it. I understood it and I have only an O level in sums.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Sep 2011, 08:02
Replies: 1,107
Views: 420,596
Posted By rubik101

I have to assume Teddy Robinson works for, or has...

I have to assume Teddy Robinson works for, or has worked for, Ryanair to be able to assert such things. How's the working roster at McDonalds then Teddy?
Forum: Tech Log
15th Sep 2011, 12:10
Replies: 131
Views: 98,616
Posted By rubik101

I'm not sure if UK019 is in the same company but...

I'm not sure if UK019 is in the same company but the system is the same for us and it works. Peeing pilot is replaced by an F/A. Flirting-chit chat goes on for a few minutes. Peeing pilot returns,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2011, 07:47
Replies: 2,654
Views: 650,943
Posted By rubik101

101 years from now? Probably not.

101 years from now? Probably not.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2011, 04:49
Replies: 2,654
Views: 650,943
Posted By rubik101

This is not the first time Monarch has ordered...

This is not the first time Monarch has ordered aircraft only to sell on the option to another carrier, generally at some profit to Monarch.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
8th Sep 2011, 03:10
Replies: 3
Views: 1,986
Posted By rubik101

IATA speaks? Whatever next?

This in today's Gruinard, and others:
After 9/11: airports 'wasting billions' on needless security checks for passengers | World news | guardian.co.uk...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Aug 2011, 15:12
Replies: 10
Views: 1,971
Posted By rubik101

Some years ago in FRA, queuing for rwy 18 in...

Some years ago in FRA, queuing for rwy 18 in freezing conditions, we noticed the aircraft in front of us appeared to be accumulating a heavy layer of ice on the trailing edge of the inner portion of...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Aug 2011, 14:56
Replies: 24
Views: 5,713
Posted By rubik101

Continuing flight with only a single source of...

Continuing flight with only a single source of supply on any system is not a good idea. If you are down to one of any of the following, Hyd, Air, Elec, Eng (on a twin) then the land ASAP is a fairly...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Aug 2011, 14:43
Replies: 25
Views: 7,551
Posted By rubik101

The lift generated by the wings at high speed is...

The lift generated by the wings at high speed is enormous. The aircraft is literally ready to fly!

Really? The wing generates no lift at all until it is rotated to a positive angle relative to...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Aug 2011, 04:04
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,594
Posted By rubik101

IMHO, and FWIW, I lay the blame for the crash...

IMHO, and FWIW, I lay the blame for the crash into the sea on the shoulders of the pilot, for not doing the correct stall recovery drill, i.e. unload or drop the nose to recover the airspeed and at...
Forum: Freight Dogs
1st Aug 2011, 03:56
Replies: 152
Views: 99,241
Posted By rubik101

Conspiracy?

Sorry if this is thread drift, butas the subject has arisen...Some years ago, a colleague of mine in his late 40s took out LOL Insurance, paid one premium and then went for his bi-annual medical....
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jun 2011, 16:20
Replies: 9
Views: 2,521
Posted By rubik101

If you do the recovery with the engines at idle...

If you do the recovery with the engines at idle or close to it then you will almost certainly need to hold the nose where it is and then apply some forward pressure to prevent excessive pitch up and...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2011, 15:51
Replies: 108
Views: 76,882
Posted By rubik101

Nothing new there then!

Many years ago, at a well known training school in Oxfordshire, I had the misfortune to be positioning back to said school in the back of a Seneca. We touched down on the tarmac runway with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2011, 15:31
Replies: 19
Views: 10,966
Posted By rubik101

Just a note:

Once again, these two are used where only one should suffice.....call me pedantic if you really must........

Systemic refers to something that is spread throughout, system-wide, affecting a group...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2011, 15:21
Replies: 117
Views: 30,119
Posted By rubik101

It's a fuel saving trick. Cover the windows with...

It's a fuel saving trick. Cover the windows with paper to reduce the incoming long wave radiation so reducing the demand on the air-con to cool the cockpit, hence reducing fuel consumption. If every...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2011, 04:12
Replies: 188
Views: 46,135
Posted By rubik101

This subject has been raised many times. As a...

This subject has been raised many times. As a member of the Flight Safety Committee of two airlines, I raised the purely hypothetical scenario of an aircraft stopping in a hurry after some sort of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Jan 2011, 07:54
Replies: 54
Views: 22,212
Posted By rubik101

WHBM states : Why do you assume that there MUST...

WHBM states : Why do you assume that there MUST be queues, of large numbers of people in close proximity ? The ONLY reason for queues is providing insufficient staff for security, immigration checks,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Jan 2011, 02:49
Replies: 54
Views: 22,212
Posted By rubik101

Not very long after 9/11 a thread was running, as...

Not very long after 9/11 a thread was running, as you can well imagine, which discussed in detail the vulnerability of the passengers waiting to check-in and also queuing to go through security. Many...
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