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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Jan 2021, 09:45
Replies: 46
Views: 13,842
Posted By swordfish41

Done that

Years ago on a BA out of Schiphol pilot told us he had permission to fly low so that we could see the tulip fields. He did and we did. Not sure many would be in bloom at this time of year though.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2019, 18:01
Replies: 49
Views: 26,070
Posted By swordfish41

Evidence? What Evidence?

Prof Giaever, like some others on this thread denies that temperatures are rising at all. There are quotes from him saying "It is amazing how static temperatures have been over the past 150 years."...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Oct 2018, 11:56
Replies: 18
Views: 8,934
Posted By swordfish41

Well I am not sure just what use this "historic...

Well I am not sure just what use this "historic irreplaceable airframe" would have been stuck up in Greenland to be colonised by the ducks, slowly falling apart. It had been found and ignored for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Oct 2018, 18:30
Replies: 18
Views: 8,934
Posted By swordfish41

I was recently given the news about Darryl's...

I was recently given the news about Darryl's death. I too am surprised that the number of postings here is so sparse. Thank you IcePaq for putting up the pictures that can only be a brief summary of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Mar 2018, 14:38
Replies: 15
Views: 3,542
Posted By swordfish41

Four weeks too long

I received compensation for a delay caused by the computer crash last year.
It was in the form of a cheque, received fairly quickly after the claim was accepted. I can only suggest making a phone...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th May 2017, 13:47
Replies: 634
Views: 303,699
Posted By swordfish41

Thanks

Thanks for all the advice to go to small claims court, and the links provided.
Will wait for BA to respond, then consider other options.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th May 2017, 10:58
Replies: 634
Views: 303,699
Posted By swordfish41

Confusion also surrounded passengers who had to...

Confusion also surrounded passengers who had to travel with other airlines, with BA saying that booking “via different carriers would be at your own expense and would have to be claimed back through...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2016, 15:54
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,633,416
Posted By swordfish41

It would be a good idea for people to look back...

It would be a good idea for people to look back over the AF447 thread. The wreck could have been found a lot earlier if the search pattern hadn't been interrupted by a spurious indication of a pinger...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Feb 2016, 09:22
Replies: 127
Views: 54,008
Posted By swordfish41

Captain Gick

This I am sure was Percy Gick, who flew off Victorious to make the first assault on Bismarck. He then went to Ark Royal and was one of the last Swordfish pilots to land on before the Ark was hit. I...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2016, 09:01
Replies: 22
Views: 14,969
Posted By swordfish41

ICAO report on the KAL007 shoot down

I have no idea what this rubbish is doing on PPRuNE,
but if anyone wants the truth about the shooting down of the Korean Airlines Flight KE 007 they can seek out a copy of the ICAO report, my copy...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2015, 08:42
Replies: 17
Views: 5,756
Posted By swordfish41

Who got it wrong?

If you look at the online article closely you will see that the BBC credit the source of the graphic as the MOD.Where else do you expect them to go for information?
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2015, 20:26
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,717
Posted By swordfish41

I agree. I also think photos of personal...

I agree.
I also think photos of personal effects like glasses and keys are unnecessarily voyeuristic, and add nothing to anyones knowledge about what caused this disaster.
Its pretty sick.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2013, 08:30
Replies: 43
Views: 19,486
Posted By swordfish41

cranes or aerials

http://http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss203/swordfish41/Ark32.jpghttp://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss203/swordfish41/Ark32.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2013, 17:02
Replies: 43
Views: 19,486
Posted By swordfish41

Not cranes

If there are a lot on either side and they look like cranes they are indeed radio aerials. They are lowered during flying operations. Otherwise raised. Will try to post some pics, but not usualy...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Aug 2013, 09:25
Replies: 35
Views: 4,568
Posted By swordfish41

Well, I remember you didn't need new technology...

Well, I remember you didn't need new technology to be able to check your bag at Paddington for several carriers across the Atlantic, and you could also do this at Victoria. Now its not possible, I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2013, 09:18
Replies: 34
Views: 5,151
Posted By swordfish41

Pre anything

This is slightly off topic, and about much earlier times but a very good description of navigating over water from island to island is contained in a book by Francis Chichester, "The Lonely Sea and...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2012, 21:05
Replies: 226
Views: 89,586
Posted By swordfish41

JSL

Jet Set Lady,
as I said I don't want to put words into your mouth, and If you think I've misrepresented what you said then I apologise. All I can say about the one to one briefing is that in my...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2012, 19:26
Replies: 226
Views: 89,586
Posted By swordfish41

Thanks Wiggy

Thanks for that link. But I think its instructive to go back to the thread here on pprune, because you will see much of the same attitudes then as are expressed here, except what is interesting is...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2012, 19:10
Replies: 226
Views: 89,586
Posted By swordfish41

Trolls

If there are any trolls in this thread its Aand C and Lord Spandex Masher.
This is a serious issue and you guys have just tried to run it into the ground.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2012, 19:06
Replies: 226
Views: 89,586
Posted By swordfish41

JSL Remember Phoenix

Jet Set Lady.
I didn't mean to put words in your mouth, but you did say that you would change your instructions to your cabin crew because reading this thread made you realise that there was no...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2012, 14:37
Replies: 226
Views: 89,586
Posted By swordfish41

How will you stop them travelling on your plane...

How will you stop them travelling on your plane LSM? And how can you be certain that the passengers in the emergency exit rows have been given their "one to one briefing" and have accepted their...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2012, 13:53
Replies: 226
Views: 89,586
Posted By swordfish41

One to one briefing?

I've read this thread with interest, but one thing that puzzles me is the insistence by some posters that people in an exit row seat get a "one to one briefing". I can only remember that happening on...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Sep 2012, 08:05
Replies: 5
Views: 1,355
Posted By swordfish41

The TAP flight is the shortest by far of any...

The TAP flight is the shortest by far of any option, and the cheapest seat is £943. Delta is £240 cheaper. The downside is that TAP leaves at an unearthly hour in the morning. I don't know why this...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Sep 2012, 22:18
Replies: 5
Views: 1,355
Posted By swordfish41

A lot cheaper

Well yes,
the thought of US customs is something I'm thinking about. The options of TAM or TAP I have looked at, and they don't seem to be that much shorter in terms of total journey time. There is...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Sep 2012, 10:17
Replies: 5
Views: 1,355
Posted By swordfish41

Brasilia, any ideas?

I'm flying from London to Brasilia in a few weeks time and I'm thinking of using the Delta service that goes via Atlanta because it is a single carrier all the way and has a cost advantage. Has...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jul 2011, 10:07
Replies: 11
Views: 5,470
Posted By swordfish41

stepwilk, the normal Swordfish crew was three....

stepwilk, the normal Swordfish crew was three. Pilot, observer and telegraphist/air gunner. The observers position could be taken up by an auxiliary long range fuel tank, and of course the crew was...
Forum: Tech Log
9th May 2011, 10:35
Replies: 2,546
Views: 937,710
Posted By swordfish41

MM43 I too am sure that it will never be...

MM43
I too am sure that it will never be revisited, at least in public, although Thales themselves used to have an impressive undersea survey division. I suppose that coming to the final parts of...
Forum: Tech Log
9th May 2011, 10:27
Replies: 2,546
Views: 937,710
Posted By swordfish41

jcjeant. in the graphic of the crash and search...

jcjeant.
in the graphic of the crash and search phase areas that you posted, there is a seperate box to the south of the hemisphere that was intended to be covered in phase three. The square was...
Forum: Tech Log
9th May 2011, 08:59
Replies: 2,546
Views: 937,710
Posted By swordfish41

jcjeant, machaca, I don't remember anyone...

jcjeant, machaca,

I don't remember anyone at the time thinking that the bodies and recovered debris could have drifted so far from where we now know the wreckage is located. IMO the mistake was...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2011, 12:25
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,544,205
Posted By swordfish41

Wreck interpretation

Chris Scott,
I'm beginning to regret saying anything. As you can see from the dispute about the object I thought might be the cockpit remains, its dangerous to make any assumptions from just one,...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2011, 10:04
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,544,205
Posted By swordfish41

Ghosts

Mr Optimistic has hit the nail on the head. The great danger is to see what you want to see.
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2011, 09:31
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,544,205
Posted By swordfish41

Sonar interpretation

Sorry to get back a bit late into this. I did say "hazard a guess," and it could be the object is the tail section, although I assumed that the swathe width was 700m, and that the altitude of the AUV...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Apr 2011, 09:34
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,544,205
Posted By swordfish41

Wreck orientation

Looking at the sonar image in the BEA report there is, to my mind,
a large piece of wreckage in the north east of the debris field that is high enough to produce a sonar shadow. I would hazard a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Oct 2010, 09:38
Replies: 10
Views: 15,542
Posted By swordfish41

No postcard

You might offer it to the RAF Museum at Hendon. Log on to their website and you can e-mail the archivist.
M
Forum: Tech Log
15th May 2010, 12:50
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,544,205
Posted By swordfish41

Post 1038 and Ark Royal

mm43,
I have been following this thread with interest, thank you for your efforts, but I was startled to see the image from the C&C Hugin Survey. I directed the search for the Ark Royal . The wreck...
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