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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Apr 2024, 13:30
Replies: 61
Views: 14,704
Posted By Trossie

Ego?? Or do I spot 'envy'?!! What is this...

Ego?? Or do I spot 'envy'?!!


What is this clearing an aeroplane to land when the one that has just aborted a take-off is still on the runway?? Aborts (especially on a 'heavy'?) can lead to high...
Forum: African Aviation
31st Jan 2024, 15:13
Replies: 4
Views: 1,643
Posted By Trossie

Spot on!!

Spot on!!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Dec 2023, 09:51
Replies: 6
Views: 2,330
Posted By Trossie

Surely it was a "special landing...

Surely it was a "special landing operation"?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Dec 2023, 07:42
Replies: 20
Views: 6,703
Posted By Trossie

The lack of fire might point to that? Engine...

The lack of fire might point to that?
Engine failure: A situation that occurs when all fuel tanks become totally filled with air.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Dec 2023, 07:29
Replies: 125
Views: 75,210
Posted By Trossie

What a totally nonsense question! Where have I...

What a totally nonsense question! Where have I said anything about 'beards'??

While I am about it, let me correct your grammar for you:

Back to the topic, as has already been stated on here,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Dec 2023, 05:17
Replies: 125
Views: 75,210
Posted By Trossie

An important point to note:menekse is talking...

An important point to note:menekse is talking about its future.

Sad. But true.
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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Nov 2023, 08:19
Replies: 47
Views: 16,199
Posted By Trossie

I won't take that one seriously...!!! Poor...

I won't take that one seriously...!!!

Poor basic training. People are being taught to 'operate', not to fly.

I refer to this on Jet Blast recently:...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Oct 2023, 13:31
Replies: 241
Views: 157,715
Posted By Trossie

FL410 at 470kts groundspeed didn't look much like...

FL410 at 470kts groundspeed didn't look much like a "gear down ferry"!

Good to see an aeroplane (any aeroplane!) flying again.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
30th Oct 2023, 22:30
Replies: 241
Views: 157,715
Posted By Trossie

Now 1000Z on 31 October.

Now 1000Z on 31 October.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Oct 2023, 20:44
Replies: 241
Views: 157,715
Posted By Trossie

I dislike all the "smart Alecs" who have...

I dislike all the "smart Alecs" who have 'something to say'.

THAT is really unprofessional.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Oct 2023, 08:17
Replies: 241
Views: 157,715
Posted By Trossie

Very unlikely that any birds were flying at the...

Very unlikely that any birds were flying at the time with that weather!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2023, 18:01
Replies: 241
Views: 157,715
Posted By Trossie

The fact that this has not happened for a long,...

The fact that this has not happened for a long, long time says a lot for the skills of those who have flown into there for so long. It can be hard work! Rather than anyone think to criticise those...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2023, 17:46
Replies: 241
Views: 157,715
Posted By Trossie

Two people who have not flown into LBA.

Two people who have not flown into LBA.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2023, 17:44
Replies: 241
Views: 157,715
Posted By Trossie

Two posts from someone who has flown into LBA.

Two posts from someone who has flown into LBA.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2023, 16:43
Replies: 241
Views: 157,715
Posted By Trossie

LBA is not the same as LGW. Especially on a wet...

LBA is not the same as LGW. Especially on a wet and windy day.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Jul 2022, 12:04
Replies: 12
Views: 6,350
Posted By Trossie

Could someone say what aeroplane type is was?...

Could someone say what aeroplane type is was? Nothing that I have seen on news reports (-- but then I don't think that journalists would understand the concept of different types...).
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jul 2022, 08:18
Replies: 12
Views: 6,350
Posted By Trossie

Sad. I was briefing EFATOs earlier this week...

Sad.

I was briefing EFATOs earlier this week and emphasised that you do not turn back. In a gliding turn you loose 500 ft doing a 180 degree turn. And end up pretty much over the same place, just...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Aug 2021, 18:57
Replies: 132
Views: 68,025
Posted By Trossie

Hmmmmm! Are you sure?

Hmmmmm! Are you sure?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jun 2021, 19:09
Replies: 146
Views: 75,864
Posted By Trossie

How many pilots are "fairly current" right now? ...

How many pilots are "fairly current" right now?

I suspect that Delta Hotel is amongst the only lot at are anywhere near that!
Forum: African Aviation
27th Mar 2021, 11:38
Replies: 864
Views: 1,088,212
Posted By Trossie

A delightful story that I heard about Charlie...

A delightful story that I heard about Charlie from an 'old and bold' DC3 pilot who had flown Constellations from Sao Tome into Biafra during that war. All their ops were at night to avoid...
Forum: African Aviation
30th Sep 2020, 02:55
Replies: 67
Views: 50,320
Posted By Trossie

BBC 18:18 29 Sep South African Airways...

BBC

18:18 29 Sep

South African Airways operations suspended

Operations of South African Airways (SAA), the country's national carrier, have been suspended with immediate effect.

"This...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Sep 2020, 11:18
Replies: 202
Views: 284,405
Posted By Trossie

ALM -- I like it!! It appears that the...

ALM -- I like it!!

It appears that the disadvantage that pilots in English speaking countries might have had when language wouldn't have been a useful tool to filter out 'foreign' pilots might...
Forum: Questions
1st Sep 2020, 11:04
Replies: 63
Views: 22,746
Posted By Trossie

Regarding all those failed predictions, I clearly...

Regarding all those failed predictions, I clearly remember the predictions decades ago that TV was going to cause the imminent collapse of the cinema. This horrible virus is having a terrible effect...
Forum: Questions
31st Aug 2020, 04:20
Replies: 63
Views: 22,746
Posted By Trossie

About the Zoom, Skype, whatever - two family...

About the Zoom, Skype, whatever - two family members (separately) ended up working from home. Eventually they were 'screaming at the walls' wanting to get back into the office to be able to see...
Forum: African Aviation
30th Aug 2020, 11:35
Replies: 864
Views: 1,088,212
Posted By Trossie

Don't know when those days were, when I last flew...

Don't know when those days were, when I last flew out of FALA they had 24hr ATC and hence lighting 'when needed'. FALA and FAJS were the only two in the whole country with 24hr ATC. On a clear night,...
Forum: Questions
30th Aug 2020, 10:32
Replies: 63
Views: 22,746
Posted By Trossie

ericsson16 I fully agree and 'IMHO' I feel...

ericsson16

I fully agree and 'IMHO' I feel that polax52 has got it spot on.

Cautious measures now might appear painful, for a while, but if that is what is needed to get the domestic economy...
Forum: Questions
29th Aug 2020, 15:29
Replies: 63
Views: 22,746
Posted By Trossie

Stop blaming your local politicians. Look instead...

Stop blaming your local politicians. Look instead at the source of the real problem. Are you helping to 'feed' it? Or are you actively doing your bit to starve it? Or are you just sitting and...
Forum: African Aviation
25th Aug 2020, 19:41
Replies: 864
Views: 1,088,212
Posted By Trossie

Glad to see this Thread is back up and running....

Glad to see this Thread is back up and running. So I'll have to do my bit to keep it live. People have been mentioning airport lights...

Many years ago I flew a friend of mine (a PPL) and our...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Aug 2020, 06:49
Replies: 10
Views: 2,137
Posted By Trossie

One should expect entirely different concepts for...

One should expect entirely different concepts for "off season leave" over the next few years, methinks!
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2020, 10:07
Replies: 220
Views: 53,728
Posted By Trossie

Over 70 years ago, George Orwell predicted...

Over 70 years ago, George Orwell predicted exactly this sort of re-writing history, with facts that don't suit current political dogma being permanently deleted and then even the 'new' facts being...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2020, 06:41
Replies: 220
Views: 53,728
Posted By Trossie

1984 is coming to life. Winston Smith too. ...

1984 is coming to life. Winston Smith too.

The truth cannot be tolerated. History must be changed to suite the 'diktat' of the day. It will be changed again to suite the next 'diktat'.

Is that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2020, 10:44
Replies: 2,998
Views: 2,928,279
Posted By Trossie

You quoted my entire Post, but then only...

You quoted my entire Post, but then only commented on the last short sentence. (And while I am not condoning it, some might consider a £480 addition to the cost of a well needed holiday to be worth...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2020, 07:47
Replies: 2,998
Views: 2,928,279
Posted By Trossie

All the new outbreaks in Spain have been in the...

All the new outbreaks in Spain have been in the north (Galicia, Aragon and Catalonia). Spain is a big country. Surely the 'ScoGov' could have specified those areas for the quarantine list? Other...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Jul 2020, 17:44
Replies: 8
Views: 5,932
Posted By Trossie

Please justify that statement?

Please justify that statement?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jun 2020, 11:38
Replies: 298
Views: 175,257
Posted By Trossie

excrab, FlyingStone and PilotLZ are living in the...

excrab, FlyingStone and PilotLZ are living in the real world.
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