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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Apr 2024, 10:04
Replies: 9
Views: 1,107
Posted By Quartz-1

That looks spot on! Had I been sat farther...

That looks spot on! Had I been sat farther forward I'd have seen the origin. Thank you.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Apr 2024, 22:54
Replies: 9
Views: 1,107
Posted By Quartz-1

I haven’t posted in a long while. Maybe 2020?

I haven’t posted in a long while. Maybe 2020?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Apr 2024, 19:45
Replies: 9
Views: 1,107
Posted By Quartz-1

What was this stream of aerosol I saw?

I flew on an Airbus A380 last week, sitting over the wing, and from during take-off from LHR until late in the ascent, inboard of at least one of the engines, about where the writing is, there was a...
Forum: Cabin Crew
14th Apr 2024, 19:31
Replies: 0
Views: 457
Posted By Quartz-1

Ba 1305 24-04-04 / ba 1310 24-04-11

Thank you and well done to all. Cabin & flight crew both. Thank you for two excellent trips.
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2023, 11:16
Replies: 5
Views: 1,202
Posted By Quartz-1

Well yes, but I'm asking if and how those apply...

Well yes, but I'm asking if and how those apply to seaplanes too. A seaplane that's 'landing' is likely going far faster, for example. The Catalina's stall speed is 65 knots - about 10 times faster...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2023, 09:47
Replies: 5
Views: 1,202
Posted By Quartz-1

Floatplanes / seaplanes and riverine speed limits in the UK

Indulge my curiosity, please! Do riverine speed limits apply to floatplanes / seaplanes? If I rock up in my (hypothetical, alas) Catalina or Otter in (say) Fowey or Aberdeen then I'm going to need to...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Feb 2023, 21:38
Replies: 488
Views: 124,163
Posted By Quartz-1

VASAviation on Youtube has an animation ...

VASAviation on Youtube has an animation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjoDn8zQgb8
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2022, 16:37
Replies: 82
Views: 45,089
Posted By Quartz-1

I think this is the audio ...

I think this is the audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MDwzNtDMlA
Forum: Questions
10th Dec 2020, 18:02
Replies: 4
Views: 1,508
Posted By Quartz-1

Thanks . I hadn't considered the wind issue.

Thanks . I hadn't considered the wind issue.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Dec 2020, 15:15
Replies: 30
Views: 5,714
Posted By Quartz-1

Does no one remember 2001? In the aftermath...

Does no one remember 2001?

In the aftermath of the WTC attacks no one was allowed cabin baggage and boarding proceeded much more smoothly.
Forum: Questions
10th Dec 2020, 14:56
Replies: 4
Views: 1,508
Posted By Quartz-1

Why are Airport runway signs only at ground...

Why are Airport runway signs only at ground level? How do pilots read them from the flight deck?

I'm asking after the yellow and black signs
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Jun 2018, 09:28
Replies: 20
Views: 4,404
Posted By Quartz-1

So what do you do? Press the button an ask for...

So what do you do? Press the button an ask for one, I presume?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Jun 2018, 14:39
Replies: 20
Views: 4,404
Posted By Quartz-1

Do planes carry spare lifejackets?

I've just read in some linkbait article that the under-seat life jackets are a target for thieves. So, you've just dutifully listened to the safety briefing and you've reflexively checked under the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Jun 2018, 14:08
Replies: 9
Views: 1,975
Posted By Quartz-1

Perhaps it was that low to catch the jet stream?

Perhaps it was that low to catch the jet stream?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Sep 2017, 10:59
Replies: 8
Views: 2,029
Posted By Quartz-1

That was not the case on one flight I took...

That was not the case on one flight I took recently. Those doors were behind me.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Sep 2017, 22:15
Replies: 8
Views: 2,029
Posted By Quartz-1

Cockpit evacuation query

Do pilots unlock the cockpit door in an emergency?

I've been watching some plane crash videos and it occurred to me that were I sitting in one of the front-most seats, the best evacuation option...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Jul 2017, 17:14
Replies: 23
Views: 5,833
Posted By Quartz-1

Why would you have backtracking? Either go to the...

Why would you have backtracking? Either go to the end and turn round or have the taxi-ways and the runways form a triangle.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Jul 2017, 16:18
Replies: 23
Views: 5,833
Posted By Quartz-1

Why are taxi-ways parallel to runways?

Any airport designers in the house?

I was reading this BBC article (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40571913) and this Pprune thread...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th May 2017, 12:18
Replies: 16
Views: 3,892
Posted By Quartz-1

It's been 15 minutes or so in the past, once over...

It's been 15 minutes or so in the past, once over 30 minutes. Of course, I've been at home so there's less urgency and I have books to read.

Anyway, thanks everyone for the advice.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd May 2017, 21:28
Replies: 16
Views: 3,892
Posted By Quartz-1

Constipation and in-flight toilet use.

I'm on medication and one of the side-effects is constipation. Extra bran doesn't help too much. This isn't too much of a problem at home as I can take as much time as I require, but what about in...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Oct 2016, 19:37
Replies: 19
Views: 5,538
Posted By Quartz-1

Thanks, it was simply the Icelandair legs that...

Thanks, it was simply the Icelandair legs that concerned me.

For information, I will be transferring to an American carrier for flights inside America. My searches so far indicate that I can save...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Oct 2016, 17:48
Replies: 19
Views: 5,538
Posted By Quartz-1

Flying from Aberdeen to America on Icelandair Saga class

I'm going to be travelling to America next year to see the eclipse and, being in Aberdeen UK, the obvious choice is Icelandair as they fly to America from Aberdeen airport. A quick check online...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Jul 2016, 11:44
Replies: 2
Views: 2,170
Posted By Quartz-1

Shattered windshields - radar avoidance?

Can hail be detected by radar?

I've just been reading this Telegraph article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/hailstorm-shatters-plane-windscreen-forcing-pilots-to-land-blind/) about flight...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Jun 2016, 10:40
Replies: 20
Views: 6,571
Posted By Quartz-1

Enough with the hijack about my possibly...

Enough with the hijack about my possibly incorrect terminology about those bits at the rear of the wing which are raised before the successful landing. How about someone answering the bit about the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jun 2016, 15:06
Replies: 20
Views: 6,571
Posted By Quartz-1

How often do aircraft get an external clean?

I've just been watching this video of a British Airways A380 doing a go-around because the pilot didn't open the speed brakes on the first time around and couldn't help but notice how dirty the flaps...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Apr 2016, 14:37
Replies: 23
Views: 6,500
Posted By Quartz-1

The only real transport incident was when we were...

The only real transport incident was when we were on Komodo. One of the party collapsed on the boat. We had a doctor on board and the order to the captain was to get to the hospital on Flores FAST....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Apr 2016, 10:16
Replies: 23
Views: 6,500
Posted By Quartz-1

Now I'm back, I can report that I had very few...

Now I'm back, I can report that I had very few problems. The gate staff did a good job of getting me exit row seats - for extra leg-room - when I asked, and the visa staff were professional. I did...
Forum: Cabin Crew
2nd Apr 2016, 10:00
Replies: 1
Views: 7,464
Posted By Quartz-1

Thank you Qatar Airways

A belated thank you to the cabin crew of Qatar Airways who thoroughly pampered me on my flight home from Denpasar to Edinburgh a week ago yesterday.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Feb 2016, 11:52
Replies: 28
Views: 9,784
Posted By Quartz-1

I remember being on a LHR-ABZ flight many moons...

I remember being on a LHR-ABZ flight many moons ago and I was sat across from a rigger who had been drinking and resumed drinking immediately he sat down. The cabin crew were excellent in talking him...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Feb 2016, 17:42
Replies: 23
Views: 6,500
Posted By Quartz-1

Hopefully a silly question, but what happens visa...

Hopefully a silly question, but what happens visa / immigration-wise if you are unable to leave the country for some reason? Perhaps you're in hospital (I'm making sure I have medevac insurance, but...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Feb 2016, 23:19
Replies: 23
Views: 6,500
Posted By Quartz-1

Rather than flying from outside Indonesia direct...

Rather than flying from outside Indonesia direct to Manado, it seems I'm now flying via Jakarta Soekarno Hatta (CGK) transferring to a flight to Manado (MDC). I'm exiting via Ngurah Rai. That means...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Feb 2016, 22:01
Replies: 23
Views: 6,500
Posted By Quartz-1

Thanks for the tips so far! Please keep them...

Thanks for the tips so far! Please keep them coming.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Feb 2016, 12:46
Replies: 23
Views: 6,500
Posted By Quartz-1

Tell me about island-hopping in Indonesia

I'm travelling to Indonesia soon, arriving in Manado and working my way south. There will be several internal flights. I don't have a detailed itinerary yet so can't give details, but my first hop is...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
29th Nov 2015, 16:58
Replies: 75
Views: 34,874
Posted By Quartz-1

Since this is made by Airbus and not an American...

Since this is made by Airbus and not an American company, you can expect a repeat of Concorde and Boeing et al to prevent its entry to America.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Oct 2015, 17:42
Replies: 3
Views: 2,386
Posted By Quartz-1

D'oh! My fingers obviously have a mind of...

D'oh!

My fingers obviously have a mind of their own.
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