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Forum: Private Flying
15th Dec 2011, 11:37
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Pawl Shanley / Couzens mugshot

BEagle: Yes, that's Pawl Shanley / Couzens.
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2009, 19:05
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

The Caroline web-site

Well isn't that interesting? All of the presenters on this now-defunct station have real (or plausible) names, except one. All of the presenters (not unreasonably) show their faces for the camera,...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2009, 18:52
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Oh boy...

Well, I wasn't there, but this is 100% characteristic straight-down-the-line Pawl Shanley behaviour. Including changing the spelling of his name. The episode with the moped is particularly...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2009, 22:04
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

No, I don't agree: people on this thread are...

No, I don't agree: people on this thread are quite normal. There is maybe a tendency to overuse emoticons, but this fashion is general, not just on this web-site. The reason is that we have all been...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2009, 15:55
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Don't bother — you know what the answer will be....

Don't bother — you know what the answer will be. It looks as though the good Captain has the situation in hand.
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jan 2009, 18:10
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Well well...

I suspect that Liam Kelly is a victim of fate. Anyone whose dreams are shot down simply because they found themselves in the same office as Pawl Shanley deserves sympathy. But it does look as though...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Nov 2008, 18:38
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

And another thing

Liam, make sure you get a solicitor and an accountant to check over all of the paperwork you inherited from PS. Everything. Get them to go back as far as possible. It'll be worth the expense, believe...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Nov 2008, 16:38
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Oh no...

Liam —

It must have come as a shock to read this thread. But perhaps, having read it, you can appreciate how and why it came into being.

I hope you do well with your business and keep your...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2008, 16:39
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn aussiepax #988

Are you trying to outdo me for over-reaction? :)

Actually I am British, and fully versed in Monty Python. Your right to a view is something I would chain my self to an oxy cylinder to defend.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2008, 20:25
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn Aussiepax

Apologies for the thread-drift, but



Activities that do not cause annoyance or danger are none of your business.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2008, 20:19
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Belated reply: Kansasw #927

No, sorry, but there won't be a 'slight' failure. If there is any flaw in the structure of the bottle at all, the bottle will disintegrate because of the tremendous pressure within. So we'll always...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2008, 01:47
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Re. post 922

‘Just wondering - is there any significant thermal implication of discharging 1850 psi oxygen bottles ?! I gather it should provide some cool into that cargo bay, but anything that could impact the...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2008, 00:06
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Pick-up comparison

The fact that a Hilux is not designed to be pressurised is beside the point. Leakage of window- and door-seals when the world outside goes low-pressure is something that you experience over a matter...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2008, 23:44
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn. Pacplyer post 830

Glad someone reads my posts!! I'd go further, actually. I think the top fitting of the bottle failed when the bottle was held in position. Why? Because the valve travelled on a vertical trajectory....
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2008, 12:17
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn. Pacplyer re. 781

Yes, it's possible that Li grease + O2 in fair concentration could give you a fire.

There seems to be a drift towards the idea that the tank 'pushed' its way through the hull by jet propulsion,...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2008, 19:22
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn. glhcarl

‘The lap joints are bonded as will as riveted, so a lap joint has more than twice the tensile strength as the skin alone.’

Apologies. An important point.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2008, 12:55
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn. Rottenray

‘What if the bottle blew in the direction of the pressure vessel (fuselage) and caused a failure which allowed the concentration of oxygen to exit? The fluid dynamics work, from a scientific point of...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2008, 12:36
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn. Iomapaseo

‘So why did the lower sections all seem to separate along a rivet line, while the rest was random tearing?’

It takes less force to separate a riveted lap seam than to rip a panel. In other words,...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2008, 12:31
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn. Nov71

‘O2 escaping at high pressure even from a slow leak, can create high temps (adiabatic ) The presence of a small amount of oil/grease can cause ignition’

Sorry, but you're wrong on this point....
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2008, 22:10
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn Planes 49

Newtonian physics, structural engineering principles, gas flow dynamics, materials science &c. are unique to the 74? The likelihood of any incident (other than a bomb) taking place whose causes have...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2008, 20:35
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn Tweetair post 501

‘What about an oxygen leak from one of the cylinders/pipes?If the leaking oxygen came in contact with grease/oil or anti-corrosive compound would this cause an explosion?’

No. Not unless there is...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2008, 17:25
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Bottle débris

I thought the investigators found bottle débris? I swear I read that on this thread. I can't seem to find it now. I think I've got a headache coming on...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2008, 14:51
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Dynamite not required

There's been a suggestion that some sort of fire or pyrolytic reaction is implicit in an 'explosion' — that chemical explosives are needed, and scorch-marks will ensue. This is not the case. An...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2008, 13:35
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn. Peter McGrath re. post 405

Splendid graphics, Peter! Looks like a stringer to me. As to which one, we have plenty of choice. :) If it failed concurrently with everything else, would it not be in the South China Sea right now?...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2008, 23:59
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,060
Posted By Vertiginous

Rainboe: re. TWA crash

I have a vivid memory of a widely-reproduced photograph of the TWA aircraft on the ground. It landed on its starboard side — curious in itself. Accident investigators would have had a bit of a job to...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd May 2008, 13:39
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Attn. Flybuddy

Driver 21's curious post about you seems to have disappeared. That sort of stuff needs to be justified quite rigorously, so maybe he wasn't able to do that. Don't worry about it. It's clear you're...
Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2008, 22:41
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Exclamation Attn. Driver 21 (‘Beware’)

It's worth bearing in mind that Flybuddy isn't the only aggrieved party to have contributed to this thread, the previous character of Pawl Shanley is known to me and is entirely consistent with the...
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2008, 21:17
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Good grief

What a shower. Tracing Bob Brown is not likely to be easy, but I maintain that you will never get anything whatever out of Pawl Shanley except possibly the pleasure of passing HMRC or the police...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Apr 2008, 21:41
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Talking Certain individuals will be arrested shortly

Well well. Flybuddy, you done good. Keep us all informed, won't you. Remember to post any photos you might come by of red-hot pokers being used on guilty persons.

Oh, what I would give to hear our...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2008, 18:54
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

The flybuddy blues

Flybuddy, your description of Pawl Shanley's behaviour struck a strong chord. You can say the same thing to him a hundred times, and it comes as a surprise to him every time. My first post was all...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2008, 21:11
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Corporate responsibility (attn Mike Cross)

BCT went bust owing money. At that time, Pawl Shanley was the sole director. He therefore has the usual legal responsibilities of a director towards BCT's creditors. Mr Hewertson may be the nicest...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2008, 13:20
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Suggested action

It looks as though we know more than enough to get something underway.

First, and most importantly, there should be no threatening behaviour at any stage. This would be very counterproductive....
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2008, 00:55
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Smile A top London DJ...

Really? Who told you that? The word 'top' makes the whole idea somehow comical. Sometimes when I think back to my experiences of working in the same office as Pawl (not 'working with' him — that...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2008, 00:42
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Mirage

No no no. It's like this. The old company — which is going under — transfers all its assets to a new company, then the old company is wound up. The new company then merges with another company. That...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jan 2008, 01:33
Replies: 153
Views: 46,192
Posted By Vertiginous

Oh, joy...

‘Shanley/Couzens was signed in as a Director at the beginning of 2007... All staff at the time handed in their notices and left’

Glorious. I laughed out loud when I read that.

No-one who has...
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