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17th Feb 2024, 19:35
Replies: 28
Views: 10,250
Posted By pattern_is_full

One does have to bring one's A++-game to...

One does have to bring one's A++-game to Courchevel - every time! The "St. Barts of the Alps."
14th Feb 2024, 18:54
Replies: 27
Views: 13,716
Posted By pattern_is_full

According to whom? It is certainly the case...

According to whom?

It is certainly the case that no-one has to import Boeing (or other US) products, if they don't like the strings attached. But (to use your words) the buyers cannot have it both...
14th Feb 2024, 08:39
Replies: 27
Views: 13,716
Posted By pattern_is_full

Any aircraft of US manufacture (or aircraft that...

Any aircraft of US manufacture (or aircraft that contains at least 25% US content) that is exported to another country, and which may contain certain technologies having national security...
13th Feb 2024, 07:51
Replies: 27
Views: 13,716
Posted By pattern_is_full

Ennnh - the closest airport to the flight origin...

Ennnh - the closest airport to the flight origin that is:

- On US territory
- 747-capable
- physically remote, not just in km/miles, but also surrounded by swampland and its denizens (snakes and...
28th Jan 2024, 02:57
Replies: 508
Views: 135,724
Posted By pattern_is_full

I always thought it was "The Last Supper"...... ...

I always thought it was "The Last Supper"......

Short version, if the link can't be read: Clinton's Defense Dept. invited the heads of the aerospace defense contractors to a dinner in 1993, where...
21st Jan 2024, 16:36
Replies: 508
Views: 135,724
Posted By pattern_is_full

Yes - I asked that also. A retired Boeing...

Yes - I asked that also.

A retired Boeing engineer here (tdracer) explained (my very rough summary) that the 757 was designed in and for a different economy (the 1980s). A very expensive aircraft...
20th Jan 2024, 19:19
Replies: 41
Views: 19,386
Posted By pattern_is_full

C'mon, guys! ATC is asking for your FOB so...

C'mon, guys!

ATC is asking for your FOB so they have an idea of just how large an "improvised explosive device" you are now flying - should the worst happen.

Unless the MAYDAY is specifically a...
20th Jan 2024, 05:46
Replies: 41
Views: 19,386
Posted By pattern_is_full

I always thought the "fuel on board" request...

I always thought the "fuel on board" request after a MAYDAY related to planning the firefighting response at the airport (or elsewhere). Not "endurance" as such.

- What's the worst-case fire we...
11th Jan 2024, 07:33
Replies: 73
Views: 27,748
Posted By pattern_is_full

"The situation started moving away from...

"The situation started moving away from professional," and changed the tone, when the Longboat pilot chose not to simply get off the runway when able, and starting trying to explain something on a...
7th Jan 2024, 02:37
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By pattern_is_full

Yaaah... Russia isn't the only place prone to...

Yaaah... Russia isn't the only place prone to "mice with matches."

Doubt there was anything of military value there - nothing "cooked off," and it is so socked in by other buildings that the only...
30th Nov 2023, 19:30
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By pattern_is_full

I imagine every sensible security professional...

I imagine every sensible security professional around the globe has been (or should have been) asking themselves the same question over the past year and a half.

From the ones at the top of...
19th Nov 2023, 19:38
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By pattern_is_full

You mean like today's German military jets "still...

You mean like today's German military jets "still wearing" the Eisernes Kreuz of the Kaiserreich (WW1)?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Unknown_Jagdstaffel.jpg
...
8th Nov 2023, 20:07
Replies: 3
Views: 2,222
Posted By pattern_is_full

Not a lot of clarity here (yet). Was the RTO...

Not a lot of clarity here (yet).

Was the RTO aircraft-induced (config warning, other problem) or ATC-induced?

The RYR appears to have been on about 3.5-mile final when AFR entered the runway...
25th Oct 2023, 05:05
Replies: 21
Views: 7,942
Posted By pattern_is_full

Aft end of junction between empennage and...

Aft end of junction between empennage and fuelage.

Video has a bit of post-event ATC also, in which the departing pilot seems to believe he had been cleared for take-off - since he complains to...
24th Oct 2023, 18:44
Replies: 35
Views: 14,245
Posted By pattern_is_full

I assume your avatar name is just - coincidental...

I assume your avatar name is just - coincidental - to this event? Looks like this A321 may have a sore bum now. ;)

Anyway, I will be interested to see just what happened here, if the NTSB...
23rd Oct 2023, 19:10
Replies: 120
Views: 67,710
Posted By pattern_is_full

**sigh** - sometimes folks can't take the strain,...

**sigh** - sometimes folks can't take the strain, and crack. Glad his cockpit mates were on the ball. :ok:

https://heavy.com/news/joseph-david-emerson/
20th Oct 2023, 18:13
Replies: 52
Views: 19,142
Posted By pattern_is_full

Compromised hydraulics hose and alternate gear...

Compromised hydraulics hose and alternate gear control wiring - quite the holes (literally) in the cheese.
11th Oct 2023, 00:13
Replies: 459
Views: 128,709
Posted By pattern_is_full

Certainly - IF one knows the attack is coming,...

Certainly - IF one knows the attack is coming, and is prepared.

This was a coordinated multi-prong (air, sea, land) surprise assault in force - at dawn - in parallel with heavy rocket fire (which...
4th Oct 2023, 15:24
Replies: 28
Views: 5,299
Posted By pattern_is_full

Blancolirio on three fatal GA accidents this past...

Blancolirio on three fatal GA accidents this past weekend - Lake Placid accident is #2, starting at ~03:30 in the video.

Mostly posting because his analysis seems to contradict everything I posted...
3rd Oct 2023, 15:28
Replies: 28
Views: 5,299
Posted By pattern_is_full

That may be understimating the roughness of the...

That may be understimating the roughness of the terrain, at this airport in the Adirondack Mountains.
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4th Sep 2023, 05:10
Replies: 84
Views: 25,349
Posted By pattern_is_full

It would be interesting to know what phraseology...

It would be interesting to know what phraseology they used in the cockpit of that flight - that didn't transmit on the RT. :oh:

"*^%$%^&*(!!"
22nd Aug 2023, 07:10
Replies: 5
Views: 2,450
Posted By pattern_is_full

Hmmm, indeed. Damaged on slat retraction after a...

Hmmm, indeed. Damaged on slat retraction after a previous landing?

There was a 738 that caught fire due to a retracting slat punching a loose bolt into the fuel tank behind, dripping fuel onto a...
22nd Aug 2023, 06:58
Replies: 5
Views: 2,450
Posted By pattern_is_full

Well, whatever it was (and however large), it...

Well, whatever it was (and however large), it could have simply slid outboard along the swept wing leading edge (like a finger along a carving knife - OUCH!), ripping stuff up as it went...
22nd Aug 2023, 06:36
Replies: 65
Views: 19,292
Posted By pattern_is_full

Looks like they are simple single-function...

Looks like they are simple single-function starter-energizer buttons - without any "stop" function. The only label on them is START 1 2

Jump to about 1:40 in the video.
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7th Aug 2023, 23:00
Replies: 3
Views: 1,975
Posted By pattern_is_full

Fighting wildfires is dangerous - fighting...

Fighting wildfires is dangerous - fighting wildfires from the air is dangerous - fighting wildfires from the air in a narrow mountain pass, with high winds, low sun (6pm local) and no doubt clouds of...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jul 2023, 05:22
Replies: 13
Views: 3,481
Posted By pattern_is_full

Hmmm - are you confusing Vmo (max. operating...

Hmmm - are you confusing Vmo (max. operating indicated airspeed) with TAS (true air speed)?

It is my impression that Concorde flew a fairly constant VMO IAS of around 430-440 knots indicated on...
18th Jul 2023, 17:51
Replies: 12
Views: 3,182
Posted By pattern_is_full

It is the case that in the US (at least), some...

It is the case that in the US (at least), some training operations offer "spouse training" of a couple of hours for a couple hundred $$ - basic "what the levers do and gauges mean, and how to use...
17th Jul 2023, 19:30
Replies: 12
Views: 3,182
Posted By pattern_is_full

Piper Meridian landed by passenger KMVY...

Basic facts: 79-year-old pilot had medical emergency; 68-year-old female passenger got it on the ground.

She was uninjured, he is in a "life-threatening" condition and hospitalized. Aircraft has...
16th Jul 2023, 04:47
Replies: 11
Views: 3,536
Posted By pattern_is_full

https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2023/07/13/severe-tu...

https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2023/07/13/severe-turbulence-injures-4-on-allegiant-flight-227-from-asheville-to-st-petersburg/#:~:text=Petersburg%2C%20Florida%2C%20after%20Allegiant%20flight,“severe%20...
30th May 2023, 16:38
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By pattern_is_full

I recall that the top military commanders of MY...

I recall that the top military commanders of MY country (USA) were really big on issuing "body counts" during the Vietnam conflict. In the long run, it didn't get us anything but failure.
6th Apr 2023, 18:16
Replies: 27
Views: 15,567
Posted By pattern_is_full

Quite right - it was training (for the Army...

Quite right - it was training (for the Army folks), for a possible overseas scenario (“to simulate a situation their personnel might encounter in a deployed environment").
...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Apr 2023, 17:08
Replies: 33
Views: 4,736
Posted By pattern_is_full

Why a gear event in cruise? Could be the door...

Why a gear event in cruise? Could be the door simply did not latch completely, and after an hour or so of being buffeted by slipstream, popped open a few cms. Probably in itself not even noticeable -...
29th Mar 2023, 02:25
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,099,505
Posted By pattern_is_full

Look up "fire and forget" technology for...

Look up "fire and forget" technology for air-to-surface missiles (a.k.a "smart weapons"). Missiles that can steer themselves with fins, and track in on specific targets (e.g. a single tank or...
27th Mar 2023, 03:50
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,099,505
Posted By pattern_is_full

Seems to me memos to civilians to have an...

Seems to me memos to civilians to have an emergency bag packed, make bandages, and so on, were referenced earlier in the thread - the subtext being "YOU could be a mobilznik on a one-way trip to...
26th Mar 2023, 22:44
Replies: 37
Views: 15,233
Posted By pattern_is_full

Apologies if you already figured this out from...

Apologies if you already figured this out from the Flight Aware ADS-B data you provided - but consistent climb rates of up to 2800 fpm and descent rates of up to 3400 fpm mean it isn't hard to climb...
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