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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2020, 00:07
Replies: 54
Views: 31,975
Posted By Dairyground

Has anyone tried using the small claims court or...

Has anyone tried using the small claims court or other legal routes to get heir money back? Or tried charging interest on the outstanding amount?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Apr 2020, 00:36
Replies: 98
Views: 33,461
Posted By Dairyground

I recall reading several years ago about a group...

I recall reading several years ago about a group of engineering apprentices who built a small aircraft at Heathrow, and were allowed to have it flown out from a specially cut grass runway.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Dec 2019, 19:26
Replies: 159
Views: 58,725
Posted By Dairyground

I have a vague recollection from the early 1960s...

I have a vague recollection from the early 1960s that what became the 146 originated as a Handley Page concept, but was not proceeded with because of a lack of suitable sized engines. Then the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Sep 2019, 00:43
Replies: 575
Views: 713,753
Posted By Dairyground

Originally posted by Black Pudding: I...

Originally posted by Black Pudding:


I have no connection with BALPA or with BA other than as occasional SLF, and have no knowledge about what happens.

However if I were down route, I would...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2019, 19:06
Replies: 44
Views: 35,647
Posted By Dairyground

. But that could be two working engines...

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But that could be two working engines going to another airframe - if they can be transported to PIK or wherever.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2019, 14:40
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,543
Posted By Dairyground

If only Ryanair had bought Woodford when BAE...

If only Ryanair had bought Woodford when BAE moved out ...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2019, 23:56
Replies: 134
Views: 186,269
Posted By Dairyground

Recent in-service problems and development delays...

Recent in-service problems and development delays for high thrust engines suggest that we may be approaching limits on the thrust achievable. On the other hand, there seems to be growing interest in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd May 2019, 00:43
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,543
Posted By Dairyground

If you get as far as the railway station, then a...

If you get as far as the railway station, then a five-minute train ride to Heald Green might be a possibility. The train fare will be less than the airport access charge and there is plenty of...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2019, 16:24
Replies: 104
Views: 96,185
Posted By Dairyground

I seem to recall from around 30 years ago that a...

I seem to recall from around 30 years ago that a Braniff 747 was reported as clocking up flight hours faster than any other airframe, possibly around 20 hours per day, six days per week. Is my...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2019, 00:40
Replies: 48
Views: 36,045
Posted By Dairyground

My recollection from hydrodynamics courses taken...

My recollection from hydrodynamics courses taken as part of a maths degree almost 60 years ago is that mach number is airspeed relative to the local speed of sound. The speed of sound depends on...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2019, 23:28
Replies: 12
Views: 12,424
Posted By Dairyground

Will a some English Premier League football clubs...

Will a some English Premier League football clubs soon find themselves sellers rather than buyers of players? And will naming rights for a couple of stadia be on the market?
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2018, 23:07
Replies: 7
Views: 3,883
Posted By Dairyground

Has One of the other alliances been poaching, or...

Has One of the other alliances been poaching, or is that Star gazing?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2018, 00:19
Replies: 30
Views: 17,259
Posted By Dairyground

Is Kobe (UKB, RJBE), just across the bay, as...

Is Kobe (UKB, RJBE), just across the bay, as badly affected? If not it could serve in the short term as an alternative facility for SH flights, though LH may be more problematic.

Itami,the...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2018, 20:11
Replies: 141
Views: 55,717
Posted By Dairyground

As someone with past involvement in procedure...

As someone with past involvement in procedure design and risk management, though not in aviation, I am surprised at the order of the early items in this list. I would expect fuel cut off to appear...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2018, 00:17
Replies: 46
Views: 17,908
Posted By Dairyground

. One possibility would be to extend the US...

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One possibility would be to extend the US approach, where duty free purchases are delivered to, and collected from, the jetway. Why not defer collection to the baggage carousel at the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2018, 20:32
Replies: 37
Views: 15,195
Posted By Dairyground

Some posters seem to be commenting on one of...

Some posters seem to be commenting on one of three separate scenarios:
a) a phone battery fire in the passenger cabin
b) fire among bulk cargo of lithium-ion batteries in the hold
c) fire in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2018, 19:14
Replies: 719
Views: 566,889
Posted By Dairyground

If this holds, then any aircraft containing any...

If this holds, then any aircraft containing any part designed or manufactured by any entity deriving its privileges from or through the UK CAA will be declared on brexit day to be not airworthy in...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2018, 18:13
Replies: 39
Views: 18,151
Posted By Dairyground

I have a recollection from the distant past of...

I have a recollection from the distant past of reading about an in-flight report from (I think) a DC10 about a jammed elevator. The consternation was somewhat lessened when it transpired that the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2018, 19:17
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,543
Posted By Dairyground

I'll consider pick up or drop off at Heald Green...

I'll consider pick up or drop off at Heald Green railway station and the train from there.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Mar 2018, 16:12
Replies: 142
Views: 41,289
Posted By Dairyground

I have seen no mention of where the family was...

I have seen no mention of where the family was seated. Were they in an exit or bulkhead row where everything, whether or not it contains an animal, has to go in an overhead?


Since the dog was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Mar 2018, 16:31
Replies: 158
Views: 51,859
Posted By Dairyground

Why don't all those who believe that Australia...

Why don't all those who believe that Australia was invaded renounce their citizenship and attempt to return to wherever it was their ancestors came from?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Feb 2018, 16:42
Replies: 70
Views: 17,854
Posted By Dairyground

In the late 1960s Manchester gave free access to...

In the late 1960s Manchester gave free access to the roof of the terminal (now T1 and T3) and to the international pier. I am not sure about the domestic pier (which became the initial part of T3). ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2018, 15:45
Replies: 17
Views: 5,515
Posted By Dairyground

How about a small stretch of the A380, primarily...

How about a small stretch of the A380, primarily to increase freight capacity, but also to keep engineers busy in the short term.


The A320 family is probably coming to the end of its stretch...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jan 2018, 14:44
Replies: 46
Views: 15,562
Posted By Dairyground

DC is used for long-distance (tens of miles or...

DC is used for long-distance (tens of miles or more) under(salt)water power links such as those between England and France. I have not investigated the rationale for choosing DC, but assume that an...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2018, 19:51
Replies: 64
Views: 42,109
Posted By Dairyground

Two possible partial solutions to the problems...

Two possible partial solutions to the problems caused by passengers who delay evacuations by taking items from the overhead lockers:

1) Recognise and allow for the propensity of passengers to...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
23rd Dec 2017, 00:01
Replies: 15
Views: 5,186
Posted By Dairyground

With diameter in Imperial units, the country of...

With diameter in Imperial units, the country of origin is more likely to be USA than France. For material, relative density (mass divided by volume) can give a good indication.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Nov 2017, 19:16
Replies: 1,689
Views: 896,308
Posted By Dairyground

If it needs wheels, its obviously not hand...

If it needs wheels, its obviously not hand baggage, so the owner should be sent back to pay the rate for checked baggage. Similarly for anything that won't fit into the guage.

Where is Revenue...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Nov 2017, 16:10
Replies: 68
Views: 66,962
Posted By Dairyground

I believe there was such activity in the row in...

I believe there was such activity in the row in front of me on a flight between Amsterdam and Manchester earlier this year. It all seemed to be managed quietly and effectively by the KLM crew. ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Oct 2017, 01:08
Replies: 6
Views: 3,963
Posted By Dairyground

Years ago KLM used to weigh passengers on some...

Years ago KLM used to weigh passengers on some aircraft types and routes, for example on a Super Constellation from Heathrow to (eventually) Idlewild. (In the days when JFK was still a Senator.)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Oct 2017, 23:34
Replies: 30
Views: 8,469
Posted By Dairyground

And I have recently had a very similar experience...

And I have recently had a very similar experience on a fully loaded A320 out of Vladivostok ... to Narita (but only a minority of Japanese, I think)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Jun 2017, 09:50
Replies: 634
Views: 302,643
Posted By Dairyground

I have never understood why IAG, the result of a...

I have never understood why IAG, the result of a "merger of equals" between BA and Iberia was created as a Spanish company. BA is still by far the largest IAG subsidiary and contributes most of the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th May 2017, 01:25
Replies: 634
Views: 302,643
Posted By Dairyground

From tigrm: I assume t1grm means ISO 9001...

From tigrm:
I assume t1grm means ISO 9001 "Quality management systems - Requirements", as there is no standard ISO 2001 in the ISO catalogue.

I cannot recall seeing any claim by BA to have an...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2017, 23:21
Replies: 392
Views: 218,667
Posted By Dairyground

The price of a cheap laptop is small compared...

The price of a cheap laptop is small compared with many lon-haul airfares, so might we see some people buying one on arrival and abandoning it on departure.

Data on a memory stick or SD card,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2017, 16:09
Replies: 1,355
Views: 867,973
Posted By Dairyground

There may be through trains from Newcastle to...

There may be through trains from Newcastle to Manchester Airport, but they are not strictly direct, as they take a side trip into central Manchester on the way. A direct service would cut out...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2017, 15:51
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,761
Posted By Dairyground

Back in the 1970s, the printed BEA timetable...

Back in the 1970s, the printed BEA timetable always said LHR-EDI took 70 minutes; as we taxied out the captain came on the PA and said that out flight time would be 60 minutes; and we were in the air...
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