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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 16:07
Replies: 10,325
Views: 4,609,723
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Putin's MAGAtt allies in the House are winning...

Putin's MAGAtt allies in the House are winning the war for him:mad:
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 17:19
Replies: 10,325
Views: 4,609,723
Posted By RatherBeFlying

If the US soldier fighting for the Russians is...

If the US soldier fighting for the Russians is not wearing a MAGA patch, will Trump send him one?

Suggestion for the 300kg explosive kamikaze drone operators: How about landing on the runway and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Apr 2024, 16:43
Replies: 4
Views: 1,893
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Truckee airport has a litany of accidents from...

Truckee airport has a litany of accidents from gliders up to jets. A steep drop before a runway can trigger downdrafts and rotors. A shallow approach can get you caught.

Does a 3° glideslope keep...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 14:39
Replies: 1,217
Views: 415,653
Posted By RatherBeFlying

It's one thing to assassinate individuals and...

It's one thing to assassinate individuals and quite another to crater an entire embassy. Iran likely doesn't have the capability to carry out an air strike against an Israeli embassy in a country...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Mar 2024, 16:34
Replies: 13
Views: 6,502
Posted By RatherBeFlying

The Insecurity of going through Security

I normally offload metallic objects, jackets ad nauseum into the trays.

However at YVR the detector is ultra sensitive and security surprised me by asking me to put my passport and wallet into yet...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Mar 2024, 14:59
Replies: 11
Views: 4,229
Posted By RatherBeFlying

How well lit, or not, is the fuel selector? ...

How well lit, or not, is the fuel selector?

Could it could be inadvertently moved by a passenger or loose items?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2024, 17:25
Replies: 66
Views: 32,395
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Don't be giving the medical authorities any...

Don't be giving the medical authorities any ideas. We might end up with medicals being suspended during divorce proceedings for who knows how long :eek:​​​​​​​
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2024, 17:24
Replies: 29
Views: 3,303
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Beware the sloping cloud ceiling. It might look...

Beware the sloping cloud ceiling. It might look level until it starts becoming misty and you might have to do a 180 on instruments.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Mar 2024, 16:31
Replies: 11
Views: 4,229
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Family identified ...

Family identified

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/nashville-canadians-plane-crash-1.7135793
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Feb 2024, 16:23
Replies: 195
Views: 85,554
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Thumbs up Cabin Attendant Saved Three Lives

Kudos to cabin attendant and designers who put in the extra door.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Feb 2024, 03:16
Replies: 3
Views: 1,077
Posted By RatherBeFlying

B-52 Flight without a Fin

https://youtu.be/BEeROJixl6A?si=q-1IIntUq4cX_kjQ
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Feb 2024, 17:18
Replies: 11
Views: 2,431
Posted By RatherBeFlying

The last few years, I've had high BP readings in...

The last few years, I've had high BP readings in doctors' offices compared to much lower readings at pharmacies. The pharmacy BP machines were shut down early on in the pandemic; so I bought my own...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Feb 2024, 01:07
Replies: 195
Views: 85,554
Posted By RatherBeFlying

As for the median, we would need to know the...

As for the median, we would need to know the depth, width and slope to determine whether a wingtip would contact before the gear. One wingtip contacting before the other would trigger high yaw and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Feb 2024, 23:21
Replies: 195
Views: 85,554
Posted By RatherBeFlying

SW of the I-75 interchange North of the crash...

SW of the I-75 interchange North of the crash site is a rectangular pond some 700 metres or ½ mile long by 150m wide:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/94AUrvacQ7QYkx4t7

There are a few aerators that are...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 19:48
Replies: 10,325
Views: 4,609,723
Posted By RatherBeFlying

How Ukraine’s crop exports rebounded from war’s devastation

The strategy behind Ukraine's attacks on Russian warships and marine facilities and radars.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ukraine-grain-exports-agriculture-black-sea/
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Feb 2024, 18:06
Replies: 195
Views: 85,554
Posted By RatherBeFlying

YMMV

Swimming with Casper the alligator
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Feb 2024, 05:50
Replies: 195
Views: 85,554
Posted By RatherBeFlying

I eagerly await enlightenment from your...

I eagerly await enlightenment from your knowledgeable explanation.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Feb 2024, 01:58
Replies: 195
Views: 85,554
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Google Maps coupled with 20/20 hindsight shows a...

Google Maps coupled with 20/20 hindsight shows a number of lagoons in the area, two quite sizable to the NE & SW of the I-74 interchange to the North of the crash location, that may have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 17:00
Replies: 10,325
Views: 4,609,723
Posted By RatherBeFlying

I have earlier remarked that the side that runs...

I have earlier remarked that the side that runs out first loses. But my thought then was on ammo, missiles, fuel and vehicles.

When you are the small guy, you will run out of meat before the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2024, 02:20
Replies: 1,950
Views: 929,116
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Plugs, Doors, Emergency Exits

Nomenclature has been a subject of vigorous debate.


Doors are regularly opened in service and securely latched shut with a handle.
Emergency exits are periodically opened for inspection and...
Forum: Medical & Health
24th Jan 2024, 02:15
Replies: 1
Views: 481
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Cataract Lens Selection?

Many PPRuNers have had cataract ops and I would like to hear their experiences from a pilot's view.

My ophthalmologist has been muttering about cataracts for the last decade and lately oncoming...
Forum: Medical & Health
19th Jan 2024, 18:10
Replies: 6
Views: 1,359
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Here in Canada it seems the aviation medical...

Here in Canada it seems the aviation medical authorities are dismissive of optometrists as they are not MDs. It wouldn't surprise me if the same attitudes are prevalent in other jurisdictions.
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Jan 2024, 16:42
Replies: 14
Views: 3,788
Posted By RatherBeFlying

These days in Canada a prop contact with the...

These days in Canada a prop contact with the ground or object requires a teardown. That's what had to be done when the wingtip of a landing glider got in front of a taxiing towplane. Fortunately it...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 16:10
Replies: 1,217
Views: 415,653
Posted By RatherBeFlying

It's a nasty neighborhood. Israel and the US have...

It's a nasty neighborhood. Israel and the US have the habit of striking targets in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen and Pakistan. Turkiye strikes targets in Syria and Iraq. Iran and the Houthis have joined...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2024, 22:14
Replies: 8
Views: 1,068
Posted By RatherBeFlying

DC-7 AA NYC to LAX

This is a mid 50s promo showing old technology that has passed on. Interestingly the crew decided to change to VFR once at cruising altitude of 20,000. There was also a speed brake option where the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Jan 2024, 02:55
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,302
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Other videos show fire under the A350 while...

Other videos show fire under the A350 while travelling down the runway after the collision. Possibly the source was the center wing box of the CH3 with engines, props and gear jammed underneath along...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Jan 2024, 23:37
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,302
Posted By RatherBeFlying

ANNewsCH has praiseworthily assembled a number of...

ANNewsCH has praiseworthily assembled a number of passenger videos, all in Japanese including extensive transcripts in Japanese. Hopefully the transcripts can be translated.
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Jan 2024, 01:29
Replies: 1,950
Views: 929,116
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Brady's video really helps understanding of the...

Brady's video really helps understanding of the mechanism.

Speculation: If all four bolts are missing, the odd thumped on landing with minimal if any pressurisation could allow the springs to push...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2024, 17:46
Replies: 31
Views: 17,967
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Aluminum vs Carbon Fiber Epoxy in Fire Aluminum...

Aluminum vs Carbon Fiber Epoxy in Fire Aluminum has a low melting point compared to many other metals; so offers little shielding to fuselage components. Carbon fiber with epoxy in this case seems...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Jan 2024, 20:08
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,302
Posted By RatherBeFlying

CG Crew Duty Time We do not yet how much the crew...

CG Crew Duty Time We do not yet how much the crew was on duty over the last few days.

+Confirmation Bias The CG crew may have been accustomed to being cleared direct to the runway. Fatigue from...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jan 2024, 20:59
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,302
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Much more credit to Airbus than JAL that the fuse...

Much more credit to Airbus than JAL that the fuse remained survivable for the extra 8 minutes the crew was conferring which exits were safe to use. This is definitely a necessary task, but 8 minutes...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 20:54
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,302
Posted By RatherBeFlying

The DHC-8 props may have added to the A350 damage...

The DHC-8 props may have added to the A350 damage by severing lines. Let's be grateful that the hydraulics to the brakes were still working and that the crew were not incapacitated. They could have...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 17:16
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,302
Posted By RatherBeFlying

The Air Canada Gimli Glider 767 lost its nose...

The Air Canada Gimli Glider 767 lost its nose gear resulting in the rear slides hanging straight down. A number of passengers who took the rear slides were permanently disabled with spinal injuries. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2023, 16:53
Replies: 10,325
Views: 4,609,723
Posted By RatherBeFlying

Ukraine simply can't afford the same scale of...

Ukraine simply can't afford the same scale of personnel losses as Russia. I would much prefer to know that Ukraine is husbanding their forces. Fog of war and the first casualty, truth, prevents us...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2023, 01:30
Replies: 5
Views: 1,218
Posted By RatherBeFlying

I suspect each blast does a certain amount of...

I suspect each blast does a certain amount of damage, much like concussions from football, hockey and boxing.

Eventually the cumulative damage manifests itself in impaired function and emotional...
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