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Search: Posts Made By: Konkordski
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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2006, 17:37
Replies: 1,820
Views: 404,107
Posted By Konkordski

Mr Wood didn't make a mistake. He reported...

Mr Wood didn't make a mistake. He reported someone else's mistake. Blame the knob who told him it was a Chinook.

If you're going to criticise the press, at least show that you know something about...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2006, 09:29
Replies: 91
Views: 27,283
Posted By Konkordski

This isn't news!! I was writing about Runway...

This isn't news!! I was writing about Runway Status Lights seven years ago - how many goddamn tests do you need to do?!
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2006, 22:21
Replies: 57
Views: 20,826
Posted By Konkordski

Steady, yer in danger of letting informed...

Steady, yer in danger of letting informed knowledge and fact get in the way of a good story. :D
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2006, 12:44
Replies: 29
Views: 11,533
Posted By Konkordski

I know the captain was "only" a pilot, but the...

I know the captain was "only" a pilot, but the aircraft still ended up getting lost.

Since I'm sure you'd agree that the implication of village-idiocy sounds just as offensive when it's directed...
Forum: Questions
13th Nov 2005, 22:41
Replies: 32
Views: 21,145
Posted By Konkordski

A certain A310 test pilot was extremely coy and...

A certain A310 test pilot was extremely coy and wouldn't answer when I asked him how he knew the type could barrel-roll.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Nov 2005, 11:08
Replies: 16
Views: 4,410
Posted By Konkordski

Who knows? But from a friend who worked in the...

Who knows? But from a friend who worked in the pilot recruitment applications section, I know that a certain airline much closer to home had an unofficial - but nevertheless executed - policy of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Nov 2005, 09:50
Replies: 4
Views: 1,681
Posted By Konkordski

It hasn't been in Chap 11, it's only warned of a...

It hasn't been in Chap 11, it's only warned of a filing previously.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2005, 14:41
Replies: 21
Views: 9,113
Posted By Konkordski

TightSlot - it's not unusual for Eastern European...

TightSlot - it's not unusual for Eastern European and Russian/ex-Soviet air companies to publish photographs of a deceased crew, and a full passenger list, following an accident.

I know at least...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2005, 09:22
Replies: 1
Views: 1,297
Posted By Konkordski

You've just hit on the key reason why blacklists...

You've just hit on the key reason why blacklists are probably worthless. If no-one flies a blacklisted airline, then passengers only die on non-blacklisted airlines. QED
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2005, 10:18
Replies: 4
Views: 2,088
Posted By Konkordski

"Reviving" safety fears? Do they ever really...

"Reviving" safety fears?

Do they ever really dissipate at LOS?
Forum: African Aviation
1st Nov 2005, 15:31
Replies: 23
Views: 4,335
Posted By Konkordski

And to think just three weeks before he was...

And to think just three weeks before he was posting here about another C172 accident and highlighting the hazards of flying...

Didn't know you, Rhodie. But from the comments here, I think that's...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Oct 2005, 11:07
Replies: 7
Views: 1,810
Posted By Konkordski

Right - the official word is that only about 130...

Right - the official word is that only about 130 jobs will be lost (others secured through Star Air and sale of the freight business to SAS). No flight crew jobs lost, in fact Sterling wants to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Oct 2005, 11:05
Replies: 162
Views: 48,338
Posted By Konkordski

I believe so - but only a small bit. I understand...

I believe so - but only a small bit. I understand that British Airways and Air France also each have shares in Air Mauritius which are larger than the India stake.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Oct 2005, 08:02
Replies: 7
Views: 1,810
Posted By Konkordski

Sterling said in September that it was going to...

Sterling said in September that it was going to cut 13% of its personnel (about 230 staff), all technical and administrative - no flight crew to be axed.

Don't know if that'll change under FL.
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Oct 2005, 16:43
Replies: 15
Views: 3,535
Posted By Konkordski

Pictures seem to suggest it's PA38 registered...

Pictures seem to suggest it's PA38 registered G-BYLE
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2005, 12:20
Replies: 18
Views: 9,311
Posted By Konkordski

Let's gloss over the minor fact that, unless the...

Let's gloss over the minor fact that, unless the journo personally counted them, he was probably given this figure by an "informed" BACX spokesperson. Sounds to me like (again) the journos are being...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2005, 09:16
Replies: 67
Views: 20,060
Posted By Konkordski

Nice to know someone's prepared to write a letter...

Nice to know someone's prepared to write a letter which is all problem and no solution.
Forum: Tech Log
6th Oct 2005, 10:09
Replies: 175
Views: 65,502
Posted By Konkordski

I didn't say 'landed by chance'. I said 'landed...

I didn't say 'landed by chance'. I said 'landed SAFELY by chance'. That's not the same thing. This could all have gone very badly wrong, and it's a shame to see (some) of the (alleged) professionals...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Oct 2005, 13:07
Replies: 175
Views: 65,502
Posted By Konkordski

Read the report. It specifically says: "It was...

Read the report. It specifically says: "It was fortuitous that the landing was carried out safely."

The word 'fortuitous' doesn't mean 'fortunate'. It means 'accidental, by chance, without...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2005, 10:01
Replies: 7
Views: 4,744
Posted By Konkordski

Am I missing something - I thought this report...

Am I missing something - I thought this report was published months ago, in English and French, after years of waiting.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
20th Sep 2005, 07:34
Replies: 92
Views: 26,665
Posted By Konkordski

Maybe there should be an ETOPS-type certification...

Maybe there should be an ETOPS-type certification for pilots, so that one pilot can fly for 120 minutes or 180 minutes by himself... :suspect:
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Sep 2005, 10:35
Replies: 16
Views: 8,134
Posted By Konkordski

I'm going back to reading the papers :rolleyes:

I'm going back to reading the papers :rolleyes:
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Sep 2005, 15:00
Replies: 14
Views: 2,855
Posted By Konkordski

I've also been on a Royal Jordanian A340 out of...

I've also been on a Royal Jordanian A340 out of Amman, and also experienced a 360 turn - I wondered if it was connected with waiting for transit through Israeli airspace to the west.
Forum: Questions
6th Sep 2005, 14:42
Replies: 38
Views: 6,692
Posted By Konkordski

The reference was paraphrased...I bet the article...

The reference was paraphrased...I bet the article said differently.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
31st Aug 2005, 15:42
Replies: 30
Views: 7,144
Posted By Konkordski

I understand perfectly, and I'm not disagreeing....

I understand perfectly, and I'm not disagreeing. But where I come from the term 'commercial pilot' is taken to mean 'airline pilot' - too much for some here to work out, hence the brickbats about my...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
29th Aug 2005, 17:13
Replies: 30
Views: 7,144
Posted By Konkordski

Jerricho old son, I think a thunderstorm still...

Jerricho old son, I think a thunderstorm still counts as extreme circumstances...but I take your point. Wasn't an exhaustive list ;)



The rest of you...if you can't work out what I said, it's...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
29th Aug 2005, 13:31
Replies: 30
Views: 7,144
Posted By Konkordski

Pedantics aside, when you're firebombing a forest...

Pedantics aside, when you're firebombing a forest in a converted WWII-era tin bucket which should have retired 10 years ago, performing a low-level night-strike in enemy territory, or trying to...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
29th Aug 2005, 10:34
Replies: 30
Views: 7,144
Posted By Konkordski

Not commercial pilots, in other words. So...

Not commercial pilots, in other words.

So you'll have to find another way of impressing birds, because your stories of being in a "death-defying" profession ain't gonna wash... ;)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Aug 2005, 08:43
Replies: 14
Views: 5,493
Posted By Konkordski

So...the obvious question: Why, in the...

So...the obvious question:

Why, in the supposedly joined-up EU, do the UK and French blacklists not agree with one another?

Isn't this precisely the situation which emerged after the Flash...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2005, 18:57
Replies: 10
Views: 4,289
Posted By Konkordski

"...we hope you had a pleasant flight and thank...

"...we hope you had a pleasant flight and thank you for flying Euroceltic." :)
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2005, 11:04
Replies: 592
Views: 291,457
Posted By Konkordski

If you're still talking about AF358, from what I...

If you're still talking about AF358, from what I understand it's the crosswind which was 20kts, the tailwind was much lower.

Approach speed 143kts, touchdown 148kts.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2005, 08:56
Replies: 18
Views: 6,808
Posted By Konkordski

'OY' is a Danish registration - the reports I've...

'OY' is a Danish registration - the reports I've seen say the aircraft involved in the accident is Czech-registered. Are you sure the registration isn't prefixed 'OK' rather than 'OY'...?


*Edit...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Aug 2005, 08:10
Replies: 5
Views: 1,593
Posted By Konkordski

Not true. Aircraft was on ground for a day or so...

Not true. Aircraft was on ground for a day or so while routine checks by Greek CAA were carried out in the wake of the Helios crash. These checks are being applied to all airlines.

Alexandair has...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2005, 09:40
Replies: 2
Views: 2,516
Posted By Konkordski

Given the Greek situation, I suspect every minor...

Given the Greek situation, I suspect every minor cabin pressure event is going to be brought up in mind-numbing detail for the next couple of weeks.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
17th Aug 2005, 20:44
Replies: 16
Views: 6,896
Posted By Konkordski

Despite the p!ss-taking, there WAS an "A317" - a...

Despite the p!ss-taking, there WAS an "A317" - a proposed Airbus aircraft to be developed in co-operation with Chinese manufacturers and tentatively designated the AE31X...
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