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Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2015, 08:12
Replies: 918
Views: 1,117,740
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Air spaces

How do they keep rainwater out of air spaces in components, and still allow them to breath?
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2015, 06:50
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,584,297
Posted By Bill G Kerr

If only 25% of US pilots obey the 2 in the...

If only 25% of US pilots obey the 2 in the cockpit rule..... it still seems to work!
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2015, 19:08
Replies: 748
Views: 713,431
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Glasgow, Scotland

Wrong engine shut off before fatal air crash

12:01AM BST 31 Jul 2001
MISLEADING instrument readings may have led an experienced captain to take action against an engine working normally moments...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Mar 2012, 23:14
Replies: 68
Views: 23,394
Posted By Bill G Kerr

I can imagine a reason for having the winglets...

I can imagine a reason for having the winglets pointing up, (avoidance of the runway surface perhaps) but would they be more effective if they pointed down? ie containing the higher pressure.
I...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Oct 2011, 10:37
Replies: 1,688
Views: 406,074
Posted By Bill G Kerr

3 ...nothing new under the sun.

3 ...nothing new under the sun.
Forum: Tech Log
8th Aug 2011, 14:40
Replies: 1,998
Views: 509,537
Posted By Bill G Kerr

stall indicator

I'm having a problem keeping up with the volume of posts, but I don't expect anyone has suggested this:
Hang glider pilots often tie a ribbon to the down-tube.
Maybe something that could be seen...
Forum: Tech Log
29th May 2011, 19:13
Replies: 2,070
Views: 612,798
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Wake up call

How about putting a stall warning horn in the rest quarters?
Forum: Tech Log
29th May 2011, 08:00
Replies: 2,070
Views: 612,798
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Sound asleep? Smooth ride?

If the pilot resting had to be called to the flight deck by the PNF, does this infer that the plane wasn't doing anything abnormal, at that point, that would have alerted the sleeping pilot?
Forum: Tech Log
16th May 2011, 10:36
Replies: 2,546
Views: 932,328
Posted By Bill G Kerr

That's good news about the recorders! A couple...

That's good news about the recorders!
A couple of questions that I haven't seen addressed:
1. Does the damage to the engines indicate that they were running at impact?
2. A friend has an iPhone...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Apr 2011, 13:53
Replies: 7
Views: 2,004
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Condensation trails

Maybe a pilots' site isn't the best to ask this question, since you, of all folks, never see your own! But here goes anyway.

Speaking from a land-lubber's perspective.... Although I do fly (a...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2010, 16:21
Replies: 1,543
Views: 855,586
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Sun in your eyes

I drive east to work, and return home to the west.
Living in the west of Scotland, this is most days quite comfortable.
But when the sun shines, I'm going in the wrong direction both morning and ...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2010, 22:53
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,086
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Would you have been pleased or otherwise if they...

Would you have been pleased or otherwise if they had used green?
:-)
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 12:19
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,086
Posted By Bill G Kerr

posting times????

Why is the timestamp on one post - 1540 - 13:04
and the next one, on 1541 05:04?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 08:13
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,086
Posted By Bill G Kerr

depleted population?

Quote: #849
For example, in the UK, around 3,000 people die in road accidents caused by motor cars each day....

That is about a million per year. We just can't sustain that loss!

You meant...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2010, 21:15
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,086
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Quote: Imagine circling over Heathrow in your...

Quote:
Imagine circling over Heathrow in your para glider?

Well, I was circling over a bit of Scotland tonight in my paramotor. I got to 6700+ feet before I gave up with the motor missing due to...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2010, 15:17
Replies: 147
Views: 90,745
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Maybe Peter Burkill should be reading this thread...

Maybe Peter Burkill should be reading this thread .....
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2010, 12:11
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,135,825
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Peter's book

Me too!
Where can it be ordered?
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2010, 21:31
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,135,825
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Anyone know how 'the poor bloke with the gear in...

Anyone know how 'the poor bloke with the gear in his leg' is faring?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Dec 2009, 10:55
Replies: 7
Views: 3,199
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Air France and EL-AL (No danger? No chance! ))

An El-Al passenger jet bound for New York nearly collided with an Air France airliner over the skies of Belgrade on Monday, Channel 2 revealed on Tuesday evening.

From: Channel 2: El Al, Air...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2009, 13:16
Replies: 298
Views: 167,710
Posted By Bill G Kerr

from AP: Col. Ismael Daho in charge of the...

from AP:
Col. Ismael Daho in charge of the Comoran crisis unit set up to deal with the crash says the plane's voice recorder was recovered Saturday. The data recorder was recovered on Friday.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2009, 11:03
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,262
Posted By Bill G Kerr

Quote: "Modern Airbus have 3 electrical...

Quote:
"Modern Airbus have 3 electrical systems referred to as the Green, Blue and Yellow systems"

The original poster of this info added a correction to amend 'Electrical' to 'Hydraulic'
...
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