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20th Sep 2023, 19:35
Replies: 8
Views: 2,119
Posted By twb3

Well ya gotta admit the Kirov class is a handsome...

Well ya gotta admit the Kirov class is a handsome vessel. Not that I would ever want to go to sea in one...
19th Sep 2023, 15:56
Replies: 54
Views: 23,668
Posted By twb3

Good lord, expecting your seats to be reasonably...

Good lord, expecting your seats to be reasonably clean is hardly "champagne service"!
27th Jul 2023, 15:51
Replies: 30
Views: 7,367
Posted By twb3

[QUOTE=SpazSinbad;11474645]'twb3' said above:...

[QUOTE=SpazSinbad;11474645]'twb3' said above: "...Visitors important enough to rate a tour would often be treated to a few approaches to the boat. Granted, it was usually set up with steady wind and...
26th Jul 2023, 18:05
Replies: 30
Views: 7,367
Posted By twb3

That wikipeida article is a pretty good summary....

That wikipeida article is a pretty good summary. Another factor that separates actual training or research devices from PC-type simulations is control loading. It is critically important that the...
26th Jul 2023, 07:09
Replies: 30
Views: 7,367
Posted By twb3

Spent some time working in the Flight Simulation...

Spent some time working in the Flight Simulation labs at Boeing St. Louis. Computer visuals with high-resolution projectors in a dome are a considerable advance on model board and camera visuals!...
15th Mar 2023, 04:45
Replies: 280
Views: 108,602
Posted By twb3

I'm reluctant to attribute to malice what can be...

I'm reluctant to attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence. It it possible the Russian pilots were ordered to shadow or harass the MQ-9 but collided instead through ham-fisted...
7th Mar 2023, 20:44
Replies: 3
Views: 1,559
Posted By twb3

DoJ apparently believes that this acquisition...

DoJ apparently believes that this acquisition will remove Spirit as a competitor in the low-cost / ultra low cost airline market and thus restrain trade in interstate commerce in violation of the...
28th Feb 2023, 19:01
Replies: 42
Views: 8,803
Posted By twb3

Spent some time on the AV-8B Mission Computer...

Spent some time on the AV-8B Mission Computer software team (as far as I know, a lot of my code is still running on the remaining USMC AV-8Bs). One of the functions in the MC allows the pilot to...
5th Feb 2023, 16:50
Replies: 93
Views: 24,987
Posted By twb3

Reporting is that an AIM-9X was employed. Most...

Reporting is that an AIM-9X was employed. Most air-to-air missiles fuse on proximity rather than contact. From the video, it was very effective in nearly instantaneously destroying the envelope. A...
4th Feb 2023, 21:02
Replies: 370
Views: 127,362
Posted By twb3

Is this the first ever air-to-air kill for the...

Is this the first ever air-to-air kill for the Raptor?
27th Jan 2023, 19:03
Replies: 45
Views: 16,698
Posted By twb3

Allow me to translate: "YOU need to work harder...

Allow me to translate: "YOU need to work harder so that I can receive a larger bonus".
25th Jan 2023, 22:16
Replies: 45
Views: 11,778
Posted By twb3

Very confident that the U.S. Navy knows the...

Very confident that the U.S. Navy knows the precise whereabouts of this target threat at all times. Should a launch be detected against a NATO target, that ship would have a short life, but a merry...
14th Dec 2022, 17:59
Replies: 155
Views: 49,908
Posted By twb3

TWA operated from STL to HNL using a 747-100 once...

TWA operated from STL to HNL using a 747-100 once upon a time (as TWA 1 I believe). The flight departed around lunchtime. More that a few times on the way to or from a lunch out saw this flight...
24th Oct 2022, 21:19
Replies: 80
Views: 37,571
Posted By twb3

Does the spoiler handle move on an A330 with...

Does the spoiler handle move on an A330 with ground spoiler auto-deploy?
5th Aug 2022, 18:21
Replies: 43
Views: 53,312
Posted By twb3

USAF loadmaster training (back in the stone age...

USAF loadmaster training (back in the stone age when I took the course) included an admonition never to approach an open door or ramp in flight without wearing either a harness or a parachute. No...
28th Jul 2022, 17:04
Replies: 24
Views: 11,820
Posted By twb3

Have there been any successful cockpit intrusions...

Have there been any successful cockpit intrusions after the implementation of the post-9/11 cockpit hardening requirements? If the answer is no, this would seem to be a solution in search of a...
23rd Dec 2020, 21:21
Replies: 94
Views: 43,243
Posted By twb3

One of only two passengers on a Beech 99, early...

One of only two passengers on a Beech 99, early morning flight. The crew left the curtain unzipped, so I could see we were closing on a crescent-shaped echo on the weather radar. Throttles well...
6th Oct 2020, 14:22
Replies: 22
Views: 10,075
Posted By twb3

Full crew is only 5 now that the gunners are...

Full crew is only 5 now that the gunners are gone....
23rd Jul 2020, 15:30
Replies: 86
Views: 19,841
Posted By twb3

TWA once upon a time (late 80s?) had a daily 747...

TWA once upon a time (late 80s?) had a daily 747 service to Honolulu from St. Louis (STL-HNL) departing mid-day. Several times on the way to or from lunch saw this flight use just about all the...
30th Sep 2019, 15:50
Replies: 83
Views: 43,096
Posted By twb3

You may be closer than you think. I know nothing...

You may be closer than you think. I know nothing about RAF operations or F-35, but in my previous work life was involved with the F-18 simulator at the manufacturer. One of the things that was done...
6th Aug 2019, 15:03
Replies: 121
Views: 109,468
Posted By twb3

I suspect that it's more muscle memory in a...

I suspect that it's more muscle memory in a stressful situation that accounts for why so many pax attempt to evacuate with bags. Each and every other time they have exited an aircraft they took cabin...
24th Mar 2019, 23:20
Replies: 16
Views: 4,214
Posted By twb3

I was a Loadmaster on the C-5A some time ago. I...

I was a Loadmaster on the C-5A some time ago. I do recall one takeoff when I was seated in an aft-facing seat in the aft flight deck and noticed that the wing was just visible at the bottom of the...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2019, 14:37
Replies: 55
Views: 21,021
Posted By twb3

I was flight lead on an MD-80 series commercial...

I was flight lead on an MD-80 series commercial airline trainer a long while ago. Unless there has been a mod since then, the reverser deployment command will not go true unless a main landing gear...
24th Dec 2018, 18:35
Replies: 1,178
Views: 805,834
Posted By twb3

This incident comes to mind:...

This incident comes to mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_clown_sightings
15th Jan 2018, 16:58
Replies: 31
Views: 6,630
Posted By twb3

According to at least one press report the "Test...

According to at least one press report the "Test Alert" and "Send Alert" options were on the SAME dropdown menu. "Test Alert" is apparently part of the standard shift-change procedure, the other has...
20th Nov 2017, 16:24
Replies: 66
Views: 21,914
Posted By twb3

I see an infinity sign over a test tube, clearly...

I see an infinity sign over a test tube, clearly this aviator was drawing attention to the importance of science.


If people see something else, maybe that is their issue?
7th Nov 2017, 17:28
Replies: 16
Views: 5,513
Posted By twb3

Why do you expect first world service from a...

Why do you expect first world service from a third world carrier?
31st Oct 2017, 17:41
Replies: 3
Views: 1,827
Posted By twb3

Doable, but why? Would add a lot of wire plus a...

Doable, but why? Would add a lot of wire plus a weight sensor on each seat and a microswitch to each seat belt. Seat belts and seats not so easy to switch out as now, and the design would have to...
23rd Oct 2017, 18:31
Replies: 24
Views: 4,438
Posted By twb3

I have had altitude chamber training as USAF...

I have had altitude chamber training as USAF aircrew. If you wait to see if there is a reason for the mask deployment and the depressurization is real, you will never get your mask on. Time of useful...
23rd Oct 2017, 18:03
Replies: 24
Views: 9,577
Posted By twb3

What is the source for that information? Be...

What is the source for that information? Be advised that if it came from "The Duffel Blog", that site is satire -- sort of military-themed version of The Onion.


TWB
10th Oct 2017, 16:57
Replies: 82
Views: 28,864
Posted By twb3

The treatment was better than I expected. Ken...

The treatment was better than I expected. Ken Burns does better when he has actual film to work with.


For my money, I think the piece makes Lyndon Johnson look like more of a victim than a...
9th Oct 2017, 18:19
Replies: 19
Views: 3,393
Posted By twb3

Is anyone surprised that the story changed after...

Is anyone surprised that the story changed after she lawyered up?
2nd Oct 2017, 17:08
Replies: 19
Views: 3,393
Posted By twb3

I have a grandson that has an actual allergy....

I have a grandson that has an actual allergy. Based on the complaining woman's behavior, she either does not have an allergy or has received woefully inaccurate medical information.

An epi pen is...
19th Jul 2017, 17:01
Replies: 22
Views: 6,095
Posted By twb3

The removed passengers don't seem to understand...

The removed passengers don't seem to understand that the seat kicking had nothing to do with their removal - it was their threats and obscene language that earned them the boot. It looks like Jet...
10th Apr 2017, 17:17
Replies: 1,166
Views: 444,452
Posted By twb3

Bottom line is that it's United's aircraft. It...

Bottom line is that it's United's aircraft. It would have been far better to deny boarding in the first place than to deboard a passenger, but the incident was escalated by the passenger refusing to...
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