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Search: Posts Made By: Capt H Peacock
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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2020, 13:57
Replies: 481
Views: 227,589
Posted By Capt H Peacock

There is a significant fraction of this country...

There is a significant fraction of this country who hate it with a vengeance, despise all the trappings of statehood and heritage, and would gladly see us run by some other foreign power than accede...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jun 2020, 09:17
Replies: 43
Views: 80,290
Posted By Capt H Peacock

I'd just like to say how much I sympathise with...

I'd just like to say how much I sympathise with those affected.

Some of the best people I've flown with have worked for EK, and I know some excellent individuals affected by this terrible...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Oct 2017, 03:54
Replies: 1,195
Views: 1,002,106
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Terrible news. My best wishes for all those...

Terrible news.

My best wishes for all those affected. There will be opportunities for a great many as the global shortage of professional pilots begins to get traction, but that's small comfort...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2015, 17:21
Replies: 19
Views: 5,615
Posted By Capt H Peacock

There are more informative analyses of the SIOP...

There are more informative analyses of the SIOP and its evolution available.

There are quite a few on my side of the pond who never had much sympathy with the UK's alliance with Uncle Sam, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2015, 16:51
Replies: 100
Views: 27,003
Posted By Capt H Peacock

The Bucaneers in Germany were probably on there...

The Bucaneers in Germany were probably on there way to zap the Blinder bases just inside the curtain, as their residents would probably pass them on the way to do the same to Bruggers, Wildy, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2015, 14:13
Replies: 119
Views: 31,015
Posted By Capt H Peacock

One of the policy objectives of MAD was how to...

One of the policy objectives of MAD was how to addess an adversary with a military command authority who was either insane enough or stupid enough to think he could go get away with it, without his...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 12:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,197,876
Posted By Capt H Peacock

A catastrophic failure of the fuselage, perhaps...

A catastrophic failure of the fuselage, perhaps due to these supposed cracks near the GPS antenna, could lead to the rapid break up of the aircraft.

The explosive decompression and rapid onset...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Nov 2013, 16:08
Replies: 35
Views: 8,701
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Too much behind! Why are we finishing a...

Too much behind!

Why are we finishing a sentence with a preposition? That's the stuff of Lufthansa!:ugh:

Could we not line up in sequence?
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Nov 2013, 16:56
Replies: 474
Views: 1,468,480
Posted By Capt H Peacock

I'm with Gobonastick. Somatogravic.

I'm with Gobonastick.

Somatogravic.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Oct 2013, 13:07
Replies: 202
Views: 77,596
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Angry Dear Mr Farage, Can you use an ex-Tory?

Dear Mr Farage,

Can you use an ex-Tory?
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
15th Jul 2013, 07:31
Replies: 1,150
Views: 725,329
Posted By Capt H Peacock

I don't think threre's anything particularly...

I don't think threre's anything particularly anti-Boeing about this.

When ETOPS first came about, the industry set about demonstrating how 2 engined aeroplanes could reliably operate across the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th May 2013, 17:09
Replies: 752
Views: 607,423
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Well, everyone's speculating anyway. The...

Well, everyone's speculating anyway.

The aircraft certainly stalled, horrifying wing rock at the point of stall.

Either wing drop, or more likely IMHO the guys use bank to slice the nose.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2013, 07:40
Replies: 601
Views: 271,889
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Question I'm not a helicopter pilot and not familiar with...

I'm not a helicopter pilot and not familiar with the 109.

Would anyone care to enlighten us as to the effect of icing on the 109's engines and rotors of the rapid ice accretion likely to be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Apr 2012, 09:50
Replies: 25
Views: 3,190
Posted By Capt H Peacock

If we still had an air force, the threat would be...

If we still had an air force, the threat would be countered long before it got anywhere near the East End.

Hammas are criticised that they hide missiles amongst women and children, what on Earth...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Dec 2011, 17:09
Replies: 12
Views: 5,780
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Doppler VOR is actually a beautiful piece of...

Doppler VOR is actually a beautiful piece of physics.

The beacon consists of a ring of antennae and a central one. They are capacitance loaded dipoles on a ground plane reflector to give an...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2011, 19:24
Replies: 16
Views: 7,749
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Justice delayed is justice denied. In this...

Justice delayed is justice denied.

In this case the politics of the introduction of Chinook 2 into service, and the miltary imperatives at the time, led some very small minded senior officers to...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jun 2011, 07:51
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,292
Posted By Capt H Peacock

I apologise in advance if this has been covered...

I apologise in advance if this has been covered already, but in the absence of any trustworthy data, two buttons on the FMGC would have led them to the GPS altitude and groundspeed.

Used in...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Jan 2010, 17:06
Replies: 32
Views: 10,951
Posted By Capt H Peacock

I confess I may have attributed blame to NATS...

I confess I may have attributed blame to NATS that rightly should be directed at the BAA, who have let millions of passengers down in recent years with their substandard facililties, maintenace,...
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jan 2010, 19:45
Replies: 32
Views: 10,951
Posted By Capt H Peacock

I have to say that I think the British inability...

I have to say that I think the British inability to cope with snow is all to do with industrial relations, health and safety legislation, local byelaws, perceived environmental factors, and an eye to...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Oct 2009, 10:46
Replies: 55
Views: 14,875
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Angry Pilot has hangover - Daily Hate camped outside...

Pilot has hangover - Daily Hate camped outside house, thrown in jail, gallows constructed.

Pilot physically and mentally exhausted - Who cares? Overpaid prima donna. Sack him if he goes sick.

I...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2009, 17:32
Replies: 178
Views: 73,284
Posted By Capt H Peacock

How very sad that some young people, who were...

How very sad that some young people, who were probably making that inspiring journey we all once made, have been taken from us so soon.

Solemn thoughts:(
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Oct 2008, 15:35
Replies: 31
Views: 6,048
Posted By Capt H Peacock

How very sad. I flew in there about 20 yrs ago....

How very sad. I flew in there about 20 yrs ago. You can't help but be impressed by the fantastic Art Deco terminal building, and taxying in to park under the overhang was a novelty that I suppose...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2008, 18:02
Replies: 200
Views: 56,565
Posted By Capt H Peacock

They were there again today, obstructing a...

They were there again today, obstructing a frequency collect call which happened to be conducted in French.

Once again for those who seem to have difficulty with the concept:

Do not transmit on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Oct 2008, 17:36
Replies: 109
Views: 21,284
Posted By Capt H Peacock

On the subject of institutions in their death throes . .

When was the last time you watched Channel 4?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Aug 2008, 09:43
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,137,977
Posted By Capt H Peacock

I would caution drawing any significant...

I would caution drawing any significant conclusions from many of the reports, since many are translations from one language to another or perhaps more. Much meaning can be lost in the process.

If...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2008, 06:38
Replies: 86
Views: 15,553
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Post DaveyG, It is not disputed that the DfT make...

DaveyG,

It is not disputed that the DfT make up the spurious diktats under which we suffer. It is the latitude given to local management to 'enhance' any measures they desire to make our lives...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Jun 2008, 13:01
Replies: 19
Views: 2,900
Posted By Capt H Peacock

The reason we get assigned radar headings is to...

The reason we get assigned radar headings is to fix the trajectory of one aircraft in relation to another. An aircraft following a track will change its heading in response to a change in either...
Forum: ATC Issues
5th Jun 2008, 12:55
Replies: 21
Views: 3,287
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Why not have a completely P-RNAV departure like...

Why not have a completely P-RNAV departure like everywhere else in Europe?
Forum: Questions
4th Jun 2008, 14:55
Replies: 9
Views: 2,040
Posted By Capt H Peacock

You can get frontal information, albeit from the...

You can get frontal information, albeit from the low chart, from [The Met Office (www.met-office.gov.uk) although you have to register free of charge. The French met office Meteo France...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2008, 20:33
Replies: 166
Views: 29,534
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Unfortunately you can only fight battles for...

Unfortunately you can only fight battles for which you have the ammo. This was going to have strung out for years in the courts anyway, with countless counter-appeals and referals. The pilots union...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2008, 17:33
Replies: 200
Views: 56,565
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Do not transmit on 121.5 unless in emergency or...

Do not transmit on 121.5 unless in emergency or to send a message concerning the safety or regularity of flight.

Simple isn't it?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th May 2008, 18:53
Replies: 50
Views: 6,403
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Unhappy Amen Zeb, She'd have made Boxty out of the...

Amen Zeb,

She'd have made Boxty out of the little tinker. What a crying shame:rolleyes:
Forum: ATC Issues
6th May 2008, 17:06
Replies: 10
Views: 1,735
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Post The UK is peculiar in that you only get cleared a...

The UK is peculiar in that you only get cleared a bit at a time, and you can only go down the glidepath when O'Grady says.

Everywhere else in the World, cleared for the approach means just that....
Forum: ATC Issues
6th May 2008, 17:03
Replies: 9
Views: 1,301
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Unfortunately the answer is several aircraft...

Unfortunately the answer is several aircraft types multiplied by several different sorts of wind/weather. Some aircraft could fly 220kts clean down the glidepath if they had a 20kt headwind, some...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2008, 20:49
Replies: 137
Views: 27,830
Posted By Capt H Peacock

Exclamation That's the reason we have human pilots, Shoey. ...

That's the reason we have human pilots, Shoey.

The last line of defence. After the automatics and the computers have had their say, the experienced pilot is the one (mercifully two) on the flight...
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