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10th May 2018, 08:45
Replies: 23
Views: 7,675
Posted By Pace

Hero Pilot or selfish pilot

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/plane-emergency-landing-beach-sidmouth-devon-bank-holiday-weekend-video-engine-fails-a8339821.html

firstly very pleased that this beach landing...
12th Mar 2018, 12:15
Replies: 0
Views: 2,527
Posted By Pace

Challenger 604 crash

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/12/bride-to-be-hen-party-killed-private-jet-crashes-return-dubai/

Challenger 604 crashes! All killed as jet climbs rapidly and dives
20th Jan 2018, 18:12
Replies: 208
Views: 181,456
Posted By Pace

Saw a programme on the superefficient Japanese...

Saw a programme on the superefficient Japanese rail system
When the drivers clock into work they go through a security gate
Along that stretch is a device which they blow into taking less than a...
25th Sep 2017, 18:39
Replies: 55
Views: 40,685
Posted By Pace

Tragic Eurofighter crash as pilot attempts loop in front of parents and girlfriend

Eurofighter pilot attempting loop-the-loop in front of his parents and girlfriend dies after crashing into sea - The Telegraph
https://apple.news/AYuaHNzgRRR2BBL-9kvT_uw

Very sad
5th May 2017, 09:30
Replies: 62
Views: 23,113
Posted By Pace

BrazeEagle A lot of flying is always about...

BrazeEagle

A lot of flying is always about plan B or even C
Best advice I was ever given was to never do anything where there are no alternative options otherwise it's a game of Russian...
4th May 2017, 22:36
Replies: 62
Views: 23,113
Posted By Pace

I knew pilots of a twin turboprop Commander who...

I knew pilots of a twin turboprop Commander who took a large bird through the prop
They had to shut that side down
Single Turboprop over heavy seas at night ?
You at least owe it to the PAX to...
30th Apr 2017, 13:11
Replies: 7
Views: 10,207
Posted By Pace

Never flown one but Ted Smith designed it to...

Never flown one but Ted Smith designed it to quickly evolve into a jet version
This video shows a jet test flight of the aircraft
190 kts climb speed and 5000 fpm

Not bad
...
29th Apr 2017, 12:05
Replies: 11
Views: 2,215
Posted By Pace

It must have had very forgiving handling the...

It must have had very forgiving handling the abrupt pull-ups and steep turns he went through
Another aircraft and he would have stalled or spun in with probable fatal consequences
18th Mar 2017, 13:38
Replies: 343
Views: 505,440
Posted By Pace

Kelly I am sure we would )) politics and...

Kelly

I am sure we would )) politics and this thread miles apart and sure we would get on great
Please also remember the political thread is a bit stirring both ways or rather a lot stirring...
18th Mar 2017, 12:31
Replies: 343
Views: 505,440
Posted By Pace

Anyone interested ? Citation 550

Hi I have a trip UK to Oslo then to Svalbard in the arctic circle
The aircraft is a late Citation 550 ( 2 )
It's N Reg and with the EASA regs have lost most of my FOs who didn't meet the 500 hrs...
15th Mar 2017, 21:50
Replies: 343
Views: 505,440
Posted By Pace

Looking for FO/2nd Captain to fly with me on a...

Looking for FO/2nd Captain to fly with me on a trip 30 March to Svalbard up near the arctic circle from the UK
Aircraft is a Citation 550
Aircraft is N reg operated in EASA Land so Pilot must...
5th Mar 2017, 14:56
Replies: 22
Views: 10,702
Posted By Pace

Tony You cannot do it as others have...

Tony

You cannot do it as others have expressed
The only Citstions of the older models you can fly single pilot are both below 12500 ibs
The 501 SP and the 551 SP

Within USA yes but not...
Forum: North America
15th Feb 2017, 15:45
Replies: 82
Views: 39,948
Posted By Pace

Obgraham I don't think anyone is trying to...

Obgraham

I don't think anyone is trying to minimise the potential of a collision landing on a taxiway ?
I found it hard to comprehend how the Airbus landing with two professional pilots on a...
Forum: North America
15th Feb 2017, 10:09
Replies: 82
Views: 39,948
Posted By Pace

Alan Thanks for the detailed correction you...

Alan

Thanks for the detailed correction you are correct
Forum: North America
15th Feb 2017, 08:35
Replies: 82
Views: 39,948
Posted By Pace

I hope we are not going to make this into an age...

I hope we are not going to make this into an age thing
I remember Harrison Ford flying into a small UK airport a long time ago he is a true aviation enthusiast

Making a mistake like that is not...
5th Feb 2017, 10:23
Replies: 188
Views: 26,326
Posted By Pace

Foxmouth Exactly you would probably cross...

Foxmouth

Exactly you would probably cross the NDB confirmed with GPS and ATC and let down in a teardrop a so called un published but safe approach
5th Feb 2017, 08:52
Replies: 188
Views: 26,326
Posted By Pace

27/09 You are on a flight from say...

27/09

You are on a flight from say Gloucester to Caernarfon cloud base 1500 feet. You are IMCR rated and comfortable flying in clouds
How would you have completed that flight ?
I am not...
4th Feb 2017, 17:15
Replies: 188
Views: 26,326
Posted By Pace

The CAA or any regulatory body will regulate to...

The CAA or any regulatory body will regulate to cover their own backs as well as the obvious safety angle.
I have been flying for 35 years nowadays totally CAS but going back knew many airfields...
4th Feb 2017, 09:24
Replies: 188
Views: 26,326
Posted By Pace

Unpublished procedures are used in numerous...

Unpublished procedures are used in numerous places I can think of and have been used safely by some pilots for decades
The thing that few admit or of course they were visual

This isn't a...
11th Jan 2017, 07:28
Replies: 3
Views: 6,155
Posted By Pace

Air Berlin emergency declared

AB6479 - Air Berlin flight declares a mid-flight emergency | World | News | Daily Express (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/752700/Air-Berlin-AB6479-emergency-declared)

Media doesn't appear to...
21st Dec 2016, 16:53
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

Great video with the feel of those magnificent...

Great video with the feel of those magnificent men in their flying machines.
There is something very raw of a long lost era of aviation in his flying which is appealing in our modern age of all...
21st Dec 2016, 12:09
Replies: 26
Views: 4,126
Posted By Pace

Just a caution it was believed the Jockey crash...

Just a caution it was believed the Jockey crash and fatality years back was caused by a Seneca becoming airborne too early.
On bumpy strips I have had the things airborne and flying at 60 KTS as a...
20th Dec 2016, 12:02
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

He had nearly a full page write up in the Daily...

He had nearly a full page write up in the Daily Mail. I don't know what he was paid for that but maybe enough to get parts and an engineer flown out to fix the aircraft?

I can understand his...
17th Dec 2016, 11:33
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

I have bought two bikes in London in the space of...

I have bought two bikes in London in the space of four months
The first vanished from the rail it was attached to outside a Underground station
I returned to find the new replacement one attached...
15th Dec 2016, 11:48
Replies: 25
Views: 7,202
Posted By Pace

India We had a thread before on this 1.3...

India

We had a thread before on this 1.3 times the stall is just a figure it could be 1.2 or 1.4 or even higher
It is really a sensible margin over the stall which power off gives enough energy...
13th Dec 2016, 18:21
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

Jonzarno Surely also what sort of insurance...

Jonzarno

Surely also what sort of insurance is held by MK or the organisers for the participants ?
He had a septic leg as well as Malaria so regardless of the rest what cover is there for...
12th Dec 2016, 17:10
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

Sounds a bit like the Clipper around the world...

Sounds a bit like the Clipper around the world races ?
People pay a lot of money to act as crew with someone making all the decisions and calling the shots

Of course there is nothing to stop...
11th Dec 2016, 18:54
Replies: 19
Views: 7,922
Posted By Pace

PiperRush Some CJs are single pilot if your...

PiperRush

Some CJs are single pilot if your talking Jets so it would be a case of making sure the ferry insurance covered you

Single Pistons? The owner often go along with the Ferry Pilots
...
11th Dec 2016, 17:56
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

Jonzarno I have never met the guy but can...

Jonzarno

I have never met the guy but can imagine his preparation for the flight was to kick the tyres one morning and set off.
I also doubt he had that much money to plough into the trip buying...
11th Dec 2016, 10:05
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

ATC Don't misjudge the power of the daily...

ATC

Don't misjudge the power of the daily Mail ))
He will be off again
11th Dec 2016, 09:10
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/n...

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4021328/amp/I-WON-T-says-Captain-Calamity-Eccentric-aviator-72-vows-continue-perilous-journey-Africa-despite-crash-landing-warzone-getting...
3rd Dec 2016, 19:36
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

Jay I noticed in a picture posted here he...

Jay

I noticed in a picture posted here he had a large bandage on his leg very poorly attached and didn't look clean
The severe headaches can be other than tension. An infection from a wound,...
3rd Dec 2016, 09:46
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

There seems to be a number of issues here ...

There seems to be a number of issues here
Obviously Kirk can fly and seems to survive his forced landings
How someone can get lost with modern GPS units ?

Then we come to the aircraft which...
2nd Dec 2016, 19:29
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

Beagle And isnt that refreshing a touch of...

Beagle
And isnt that refreshing a touch of colour? We seem to have lost the pioneering days, The days when people did crazy things.
When pilots attempted to break the sound barrier or to fly the...
29th Nov 2016, 20:30
Replies: 575
Views: 194,680
Posted By Pace

Robin when they said he should turn around and go...

Robin when they said he should turn around and go home did they mean in the aircraft or schedule ?
Surely for his safety would not have been in the aircraft backtracking a considerable distance with...
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