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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Apr 2023, 07:49
Replies: 545
Views: 129,403
Posted By Down and Welded

I'd just say this, Capt: "Can someone explain...

I'd just say this, Capt:
"Can someone explain to me what sort of aircraft malfunction would cause a TRE, and with many years in MAS and on the 777, and the 777 systems, to react in this manner?...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Apr 2023, 12:10
Replies: 545
Views: 129,403
Posted By Down and Welded

OK, here is Captain Nixon's (greatly) summarised...

OK, here is Captain Nixon's (greatly) summarised hypothesis. I'd forgotten, but on re-reading found he'd 'Recapped' the Analysis and Conclusion chapters. Here they are for comparison with previous...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Apr 2023, 07:16
Replies: 545
Views: 129,403
Posted By Down and Welded

Indeed he does. He will probably even sell you a...

Indeed he does. He will probably even sell you a copy of his book. But it's readily available through online outlets anyway.

I truly feel that the hypotheses of people such as James Nixon and GBO...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Apr 2023, 03:53
Replies: 545
Views: 129,403
Posted By Down and Welded

172, I COULD answer your question here (assuming...

172, I COULD answer your question here (assuming I can find the book in my out-of-control library) but with a lengthy post. The mention of Nixon's book is meant to interest you to read it. BUT, if I...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Apr 2023, 03:51
Replies: 545
Views: 129,403
Posted By Down and Welded

Thanks BuzzBox. My God, that was a silly...

Thanks BuzzBox. My God, that was a silly intellectual slip!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Mar 2023, 05:45
Replies: 545
Views: 129,403
Posted By Down and Welded

"The takeover of Flight MH370 by a pilot who...

"The takeover of Flight MH370 by a pilot who crashed the Boeing in a remote site in the Indian ocean emerged as the most plausible explanation of the disaster..."

Knowledgeable people are racking...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th Apr 2022, 02:02
Replies: 3
Views: 2,170
Posted By Down and Welded

DHL airframe loss in Costa Rica landing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kACjz1dhDmA&t=19s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPk23hPooKY

Anyone know what the QF aircraft is doing at San Jose, Costa Rica? As a matter of interest, I think...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Apr 2022, 08:07
Replies: 59
Views: 19,182
Posted By Down and Welded

It's all very well for pilots on here to be...

It's all very well for pilots on here to be reminding themselves of how fallible they might be: 'There but for the grace of God go I'... etc. But the famed (and perhaps overstated) Qantas reputation...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Apr 2022, 02:05
Replies: 59
Views: 19,182
Posted By Down and Welded

Potential tyre-burst?

Potential tyre-burst?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Aug 2021, 00:20
Replies: 271
Views: 59,189
Posted By Down and Welded

Re my contribution about 47 posts ago......

Re my contribution about 47 posts ago... Australian Aviation must have noticed it. I'd guess they've partnered with QF to lock up the info in the interests of the competition. Doesn't stop us...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Aug 2021, 03:57
Replies: 271
Views: 59,189
Posted By Down and Welded

A had $140 mill spent on it. Should be a good...

A had $140 mill spent on it. Should be a good structure now. B has gone to Germany for refit. C is in Abu Dhabi (why?). D is under cover in LAX. E to L at Victorville. What are we to guess at?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Aug 2021, 03:20
Replies: 271
Views: 59,189
Posted By Down and Welded

Anyone know which two a/c are to be retired?

Anyone know which two a/c are to be retired?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Feb 2020, 07:10
Replies: 355
Views: 312,208
Posted By Down and Welded

Did the lead a/c take them DOWN for a second...

Did the lead a/c take them DOWN for a second drop... then the hillside materialised?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Jan 2020, 01:18
Replies: 355
Views: 312,208
Posted By Down and Welded

Correct, Spek. The virtue signalling does get...

Correct, Spek. The virtue signalling does get tiresome when you've read the same fauz-sophisticated comments over time. This is a 'Rumour Network'. By definition, that means speculation. Let the...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Aug 2019, 14:03
Replies: 503
Views: 343,335
Posted By Down and Welded

Convair 340 (C-131D) ZS-BRV crash Pretoria, South Africa

The investigation report makes no mention of interview evidence. Were the investigators unable to speak to them at any time while still in-country - even as they were eventually preparing to travel...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Jul 2019, 04:37
Replies: 7
Views: 3,225
Posted By Down and Welded

Thanks jimjim1. You're right, the Great Circle...

Thanks jimjim1. You're right, the Great Circle Mapper shows a direct route that crosses Russia and passes abeam the Noth Pole (by about 340 m). FR tracks are indeed quite different. Thanks for the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Jul 2019, 00:16
Replies: 7
Views: 3,225
Posted By Down and Welded

The Great Circle

Will be CX from HKG to EWR and YVR to HKG. Can anyone describe the routes flown?
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2018, 04:10
Replies: 503
Views: 343,335
Posted By Down and Welded

voyageur9 (#246) highlights a critical factor and...

voyageur9 (#246) highlights a critical factor and asks a reasonable question. My thoughts on these historic aircraft operations are that, inevitably, a small clique of pilots become type-rated (not a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2017, 22:10
Replies: 1,301
Views: 626,393
Posted By Down and Welded

Agree with PLovett re the thread having gone...

Agree with PLovett re the thread having gone about as far as it needs to. Disagree re 'speculation' (and the gentlemen thing.... sorry gals). ATBS reports state with certainty what they KNOW with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Dec 2017, 09:31
Replies: 1,301
Views: 626,393
Posted By Down and Welded

I think the roles of the regulator (CASA) and the...

I think the roles of the regulator (CASA) and the investigator (ATSB) are sometimes misunderstood and conflated by some. It is not the ATSB's remit to 'point a finger' at a person and state the need...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2017, 02:21
Replies: 1,301
Views: 626,393
Posted By Down and Welded

LB, the ‘we’ I refer to is all of us (those who...

LB, the ‘we’ I refer to is all of us (those who choose to ruminate on this event).

Yes, I have made a mistake. ‘Got away’ with it. Learnt from it. Didn’t think anyone else shared the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2017, 02:13
Replies: 1,301
Views: 626,393
Posted By Down and Welded

Thanks for your feedback Sunfish. If you view the...

Thanks for your feedback Sunfish. If you view the investigation report as a ‘shafting’ of the pilot, then you are missing the point of such investigations.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2017, 06:00
Replies: 1,301
Views: 626,393
Posted By Down and Welded

The inevitable movie depiction of the Pel-Air air...

The inevitable movie depiction of the Pel-Air air ambulance saga has been announced and one can foresee where the populist storyline might lie. As was attempted with the movie of the Cactus ditching...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Nov 2017, 21:16
Replies: 12
Views: 4,085
Posted By Down and Welded

Dead right Megan. Now, I've no intention of...

Dead right Megan. Now, I've no intention of unnecessarily prolonging this discussion, but I emailed my old 84-yr old mate. He uses an iMac and 'Dragon Dictate' to write emails. He came back with the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Nov 2017, 06:09
Replies: 12
Views: 4,085
Posted By Down and Welded

Thanks all for these musings. We can be cautious...

Thanks all for these musings. We can be cautious with this old chap. He once swore blue (over Bundy & Cokes at his place in Florida... he was a Bundaberg fan and a rum drinker) that he and I had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Nov 2017, 03:07
Replies: 12
Views: 4,085
Posted By Down and Welded

Thanks Airbubba. I don't what the nature of such...

Thanks Airbubba. I don't what the nature of such a 'design fault' might have been... or if the aircraft had indeed run out of fuel (my old informant was speaking of the experience as being not too...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Nov 2017, 02:28
Replies: 12
Views: 4,085
Posted By Down and Welded

An olde Airbus rumour

Some time in 1986, an international flight outbound from Beijing and operated by 'an Airbus aircraft' suffered a double engine failure and was forced to dead-stick into a military base on Taiwan. The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2017, 08:51
Replies: 161
Views: 39,056
Posted By Down and Welded

rjtjrt and bentleg--in their own ways--have...

rjtjrt and bentleg--in their own ways--have missed my point. rjtjrt, re-read my 4th paragraph (if you want to... really, it doesn't matter). I totally understand about population comparisons and the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Mar 2017, 12:00
Replies: 161
Views: 39,056
Posted By Down and Welded

My 4th and last Avalon. Why? Because it's too...

My 4th and last Avalon. Why? Because it's too much of the same (display-wise) and because it seems unable to attract even near-foreign display interest. In 2015 I think I recall even the Singaporeans...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Mar 2017, 09:55
Replies: 161
Views: 39,056
Posted By Down and Welded

Well... they heard me. They've changed their mind...

Well... they heard me. They've changed their mind and the F35 will fly. But would you believe it... on Sat and Sun only... and I'll be there on Friday!! Oh well, you can't win 'em all. At least...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2017, 08:20
Replies: 161
Views: 39,056
Posted By Down and Welded

Sunfish... "General perception from reading the...

Sunfish... "General perception from reading the program - same old, same old..."
My sentiments also. It'll be good, but as you say...

Had a buff from Guam do a flypast at a pageant at Port...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2017, 08:28
Replies: 161
Views: 39,056
Posted By Down and Welded

The JSF will only be on display. Look... it flew...

The JSF will only be on display. Look... it flew in here and it will fly out on Sunday. It beggars belief that it couldn't be displayed in the air during the show. What cock-eyed imperative was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Feb 2017, 00:09
Replies: 161
Views: 39,056
Posted By Down and Welded

Have been to the last four Avalons. I'm a bit...

Have been to the last four Avalons. I'm a bit with Sunfish and gerry111. Have they made it clear the JSF will not be flying? They've certainly made the claim it'll be 'there'. I'll not be happy if...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Feb 2017, 21:39
Replies: 6
Views: 10,026
Posted By Down and Welded

Reported by witnesses as being a KingAir climbed...

Reported by witnesses as being a KingAir climbed to about 100ft, then turned left and descended into the DFO. Not clear if air ambulance or charter. Being told 5 pax on board. Also, seems the DFO was...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Apr 2015, 02:56
Replies: 35
Views: 23,144
Posted By Down and Welded

One of my favourite images is a photo Capt de...

One of my favourite images is a photo Capt de Crespigny snapped from his A380 overhead London at night. Somehow, looking at that, it didn't feel as if it might have been a foolhardy thing to have...
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