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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Apr 2024, 20:18
Replies: 10
Views: 4,016
Posted By First_Principal

Slightly more detail than the BBC here...

Slightly more detail than the BBC here (https://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/24274057.light-aircraft-crash-near-prestwick-airport-two-board/).
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Apr 2024, 20:47
Replies: 36
Views: 3,338
Posted By First_Principal

This cynical but amused user also suspects .... a...

This cynical but amused user also suspects .... a degree of mischief in leaving the post alive in order to see what transpired :}

FWIW one forum that I have noticed a distinct drop-off over the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Apr 2024, 22:04
Replies: 36
Views: 3,338
Posted By First_Principal

It's ok t-bird, this is not a test, it is in fact...

It's ok t-bird, this is not a test, it is in fact a TEST thread, an altogether different beast (esp in the Unix world ;)

What you probably didn't know is that it's part of a psychological...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Apr 2024, 19:09
Replies: 69
Views: 28,150
Posted By First_Principal

Keep that form up treadigraph, there's probably a...

Keep that form up treadigraph, there's probably a few of us on here that don't have anything to do with FB and would like to see the action! ;)

From what I saw I'd have thought the touch-down...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Mar 2024, 19:42
Replies: 16
Views: 2,005
Posted By First_Principal

It's probably worth reading the original story...

It's probably worth reading the original story here (https://sierrahotel.net/blogs/news/the-only-pilot-who-departed-in-a-mustang-and-came-back-in-a-focke-wulf), which says this:

"ADDENDUM: Sadly,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Mar 2024, 19:17
Replies: 32
Views: 10,350
Posted By First_Principal

Hopefully someone will post something better...

Hopefully someone will post something better shortly, in the meantime do I see the LH mains tucked up where they shouldn't be?:


...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Mar 2024, 18:55
Replies: 10
Views: 1,603
Posted By First_Principal

High Real mountains.. people who speak with a...

High Real mountains.. people who speak with a funny accent propah uxunt...

FTFY :}
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Feb 2024, 18:43
Replies: 20
Views: 3,347
Posted By First_Principal

FYI the report for this incident is here...

FYI the report for this incident is here (https://www.taic.org.nz/sites/default/files/inquiry/documents/09-004.pdf), not really the aircraft's design at fault: corrosion -> cracking -> failure! Also...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Feb 2024, 05:09
Replies: 691
Views: 300,402
Posted By First_Principal

Interesting to see that slope, although as you...

Interesting to see that slope, although as you say they were likely airborne thereabouts so it may not have had much input into what happened.

I should say that this particular horse, while rated,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Feb 2024, 20:38
Replies: 691
Views: 300,402
Posted By First_Principal

Thanks for the followup. It's very sad that the...

Thanks for the followup. It's very sad that the pilots weren't able to report their actual experience, but it would seem to me - as is often the case - the simplest explanation is most likely.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Feb 2024, 18:26
Replies: 691
Views: 300,402
Posted By First_Principal

Curious that experienced pilots would permit an...

Curious that experienced pilots would permit an aircraft to drag its wing along the ground for such an extended distance (let alone at all!).

Assuming an absence of weather conditions to explain...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Feb 2024, 19:48
Replies: 19
Views: 2,062
Posted By First_Principal

I understand your view, and it may well be true...

I understand your view, and it may well be true in some instances, but I doubt it's the the case for all. With Jim Croce, for example, the pilot was very experienced (over 14000 hrs, 2000 on type),...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2024, 18:50
Replies: 113
Views: 8,815
Posted By First_Principal

While it may be that regulations (if one is able...

While it may be that regulations (if one is able to penetrate them - Clinton's point is important) will determine that one person is ultimately responsible, it would seem to me that good CRM should...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Feb 2024, 18:38
Replies: 30
Views: 7,544
Posted By First_Principal

Yeah, it has a fairly solid look to it ;) ...

Yeah, it has a fairly solid look to it ;)



https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1980x1485/dscf2777_aa9a77067ba75e46df37e9f57073e39ce4414f86.jpg
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2024, 18:06
Replies: 27
Views: 13,960
Posted By First_Principal

:ok: (no 'like' available here...) Edited to...

:ok: (no 'like' available here...)

Edited to add that some years ago we needed a couple of new P&W T1830's for a venerable C-47 .. these were not permitted to be exported direct from the U.S. as...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Feb 2024, 18:57
Replies: 31
Views: 18,848
Posted By First_Principal

To answer the original question, here's the...

To answer the original question, here's the photograph:



https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1401x868/707_sans_starbd_ob_engine_b8e00f31c1c2024bf6f770d5bd7046ff5058db2e.png
Forum: Private Flying
11th Feb 2024, 19:21
Replies: 19
Views: 2,062
Posted By First_Principal

The report ...

The report (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Aircraft_Accident_Report_for_Buddy_Holly%27s_crash)on this accident makes for interesting reading as, to my mind, it seems somewhat flawed.

For a start...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2024, 18:57
Replies: 182
Views: 49,735
Posted By First_Principal

If not the Queenair, the Mini Moke certainly...

If not the Queenair, the Mini Moke certainly dates that picture - very cool :ok:
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Dec 2023, 19:31
Replies: 672
Views: 613,106
Posted By First_Principal

Thanks for the link to the report. Quick...

Thanks for the link to the report.

Quick overview:

No contributing mechanical issue with 'plane.

Two captains in the cockpit, one under training for the airport in question. PF ~6000hrs PM...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Dec 2023, 19:04
Replies: 125
Views: 73,076
Posted By First_Principal

Logged in to simply 'like' your response, but was...

Logged in to simply 'like' your response, but was thwarted as there's no facility on this forum. So a 'well said' comment will suffice I trust, no wish to derail the main conversation otherwise.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Dec 2023, 19:03
Replies: 409
Views: 112,119
Posted By First_Principal

I 'liked' JT's post because of the reasonable...

I 'liked' JT's post because of the reasonable request along with the restraint he showed. That said, given the subsequent post by one person, I think I'd also 'like' it if they had a little time on...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Dec 2023, 18:49
Replies: 69
Views: 28,150
Posted By First_Principal

At the risk of not contributing anything useful...

At the risk of not contributing anything useful to this thread, and with apologies to Richard, I have to say this was very funny! :D

(would have simply 'liked' the post, but seemingly not...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2023, 18:34
Replies: 8
Views: 1,918
Posted By First_Principal

Gee, Crab was just making a [useful] comment I...

Gee, Crab was just making a [useful] comment I thought, not even warm let alone flaming!

Hope things look better for you after that drink...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Nov 2023, 21:07
Replies: 147
Views: 53,741
Posted By First_Principal

Just a comment to support physicus' view on this....

Just a comment to support physicus' view on this.

Relevantly to (a), and as I've posted elsewhere on this site, I once inspected the code used by adsbexchange to provide its experience; at that...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2023, 20:20
Replies: 8
Views: 3,317
Posted By First_Principal

I've done my fair share of engineering work to...

I've done my fair share of engineering work to various aircraft, mostly in a workshop where the floor is predictable for a good distance around the machine and occasionally out in the field where...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Nov 2023, 19:40
Replies: 25
Views: 7,580
Posted By First_Principal

This is probably the video clip M4rtyman referred...

This is probably the video clip M4rtyman referred to:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0L4h6pHEDk
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2023, 19:31
Replies: 6
Views: 1,225
Posted By First_Principal

I don't know these people, and wish to be clear...

I don't know these people, and wish to be clear that I cast absolutely no aspersions, however your comment brought the following couple of quips from Dave Barry to mind:

'If you had to identify,...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Oct 2023, 20:50
Replies: 30
Views: 2,939
Posted By First_Principal

TOO has it. Whatever protocol is determined to be...

TOO has it. Whatever protocol is determined to be the best (let's say ADS-B) should be mandated as the only protocol, and it should be maintained as open-source with the technology available to all...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2023, 19:56
Replies: 120
Views: 68,305
Posted By First_Principal

Actually it was one of your Prime Ministers...

Actually it was one of your Prime Ministers (Disraeli) who remarked on the three kinds of lies, Clemens simply acknowledged this IIRC ;)

Apologies for the interlude, back to the music...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Oct 2023, 20:22
Replies: 691
Views: 300,402
Posted By First_Principal

For those moved by the story of Alan and Amelie...

For those moved by the story of Alan and Amelie Hanbury-Sparrow and their daughter Cristina the following may be of interest:

Lt Col Alan Arthur Hanbury-Sparrow's brother, Capt Brian...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Oct 2023, 19:19
Replies: 4
Views: 1,215
Posted By First_Principal

I wanted to find out more about "silicon carbide...

I wanted to find out more about "silicon carbide inverters which biodirectionally convert high-voltage DC into three phase AC" (my underlining) but the site failed to produce when I tried to download...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2023, 22:14
Replies: 14
Views: 6,526
Posted By First_Principal

I am not one of the authors and nor do I use this...

I am not one of the authors and nor do I use this software, however from what I can see GPXrouteConverter remains available on github (https://github.com/alus-it/GPXrouteConverter), 'Dave's' site is...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2023, 20:44
Replies: 8
Views: 1,279
Posted By First_Principal

FWIW in the event of engine fail here we're...

FWIW in the event of engine fail here we're taught to adopt Vbg 'till closer to chosen field and then fly a standard pattern as much as possible.

Once I was past my training and was able to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Sep 2023, 20:20
Replies: 15
Views: 7,912
Posted By First_Principal

I had to resort to the Interweb to determine what...

I had to resort to the Interweb to determine what a 'donga' was ... given this good news and your earlier positive attitude one would expect your accommodation to improve rapidly in the next few...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Sep 2023, 20:48
Replies: 68
Views: 10,213
Posted By First_Principal

Perhaps an unforseen bonus of this installation...

Perhaps an unforseen bonus of this installation is that the sign could be rewritten with "Turn around, you're on camera!" :E
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