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Search: Posts Made By: togsdragracing
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Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Mar 2024, 21:06
Replies: 630
Views: 79,435
Posted By togsdragracing

Pedantic reply: it is no longer necessary for...

Pedantic reply: it is no longer necessary for crewed launches. In NASA's day clearing the tower was formally the point at which the launch controllers at Cape Canaveral handed over control of the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Mar 2024, 10:03
Replies: 8
Views: 1,386
Posted By togsdragracing

Here is a classic example of why I love Pprune so...

Here is a classic example of why I love Pprune so much. Members happy to explain things and in a way which even dimwits like me can understand.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Feb 2024, 12:39
Replies: 30
Views: 3,406
Posted By togsdragracing

Last time I was on a BA A380, Club World from SFO...

Last time I was on a BA A380, Club World from SFO to LHR, pretty much as soon as we had had dinner the cabin crew came along the aisles leaning over the seats and snapping the window blinds shut in...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Feb 2024, 06:24
Replies: 2
Views: 676
Posted By togsdragracing

Thank you 👍🏻

Thank you 👍🏻
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Feb 2024, 20:22
Replies: 2
Views: 676
Posted By togsdragracing

Nose wheel

Watching LHR and LAX webcasts has given rise to a question which I'm sure our friendly flight crew here will answer.

When an aircraft is landing and its main landing gear (I mean the back wheels)...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Jan 2024, 18:04
Replies: 15
Views: 1,653
Posted By togsdragracing

A "Quality escape" per Boeing. You have to hand...

A "Quality escape" per Boeing. You have to hand it to the Americans, they are the world leaders in corporate BS phrases.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Dec 2023, 12:21
Replies: 1
Views: 579
Posted By togsdragracing

First thing I'd suggest is checking whether there...

First thing I'd suggest is checking whether there is a "Video Settings" option somewhere in Amazon Prime.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2023, 12:41
Replies: 415
Views: 188,369
Posted By togsdragracing

An old tecchie writes: is there not some sort of...

An old tecchie writes: is there not some sort of validity check carried out on submitted plans? Be it syntax, format, whatever.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Aug 2023, 19:48
Replies: 415
Views: 188,369
Posted By togsdragracing

In my mid-1980s tecchie days we used to joke that...

In my mid-1980s tecchie days we used to joke that IBM stood for "It's being mended". ICL (if anyone remembers them) was "I can't logon".
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Jun 2023, 12:39
Replies: 197
Views: 29,733
Posted By togsdragracing

It can backfire. I forget the year and the...

It can backfire. I forget the year and the country but some years ago there was an anti-smoking campaign, aimed at children, whose tag line was "Never say yes to a cigarette". Research then...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Jun 2023, 11:01
Replies: 197
Views: 29,733
Posted By togsdragracing

I once spent an afternoon at the Stockholm...

I once spent an afternoon at the Stockholm workplace of a friend and in the middle of the afternoon everything stopped and everyone from management to janitor sat together for coffee and cake and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Apr 2023, 08:57
Replies: 197
Views: 29,733
Posted By togsdragracing

The Swiss army knife, the inseparable companion...

The Swiss army knife, the inseparable companion of the mainframe computer operator back in the day :)
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2023, 09:09
Replies: 93
Views: 25,338
Posted By togsdragracing

From a couple of the pictures available this...

From a couple of the pictures available this morning it appears to me that the missile hit the instrument package.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Jan 2023, 13:16
Replies: 40
Views: 5,400
Posted By togsdragracing

I believe that Elon Musk or one of his people...

I believe that Elon Musk or one of his people originated the phrase, so I cannot take the credit :)
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
11th Jan 2023, 10:46
Replies: 40
Views: 5,400
Posted By togsdragracing

Before it went wacko the telemetry clearly showed...

Before it went wacko the telemetry clearly showed the engine gimballing out of limits and then a very rapid drop in altitude so I'm guessing that the thing tumbled and then underwent an unscheduled...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Nov 2022, 10:56
Replies: 50
Views: 4,494
Posted By togsdragracing

A similar phenomenon occurs in railway station...

A similar phenomenon occurs in railway station car parks and outside schools, I have found.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Oct 2022, 08:26
Replies: 12
Views: 1,069
Posted By togsdragracing

Certainly some locations are derived from the...

Certainly some locations are derived from the location of your Internet Service Provider. Whether this applies to you is another matter but that is how it is sometimes done.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Aug 2022, 17:13
Replies: 4,463
Views: 639,717
Posted By togsdragracing

Thank you :ok: Both North Weald and Duxford...

Thank you :ok:

Both North Weald and Duxford are in a more or less straight line from my abode so I'd say you nailed it.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Aug 2022, 15:53
Replies: 4,463
Views: 639,717
Posted By togsdragracing

'Something' flew over my house (Essex, just...

'Something' flew over my house (Essex, just inside the M25) at 15:00 today. South to north, low and loud, caught the briefest glimpse and it looked like a Buccaneer. Nothing on FR24. Any ideas?
...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Jan 2022, 12:54
Replies: 14
Views: 3,727
Posted By togsdragracing

Thank you sir (thumbs up).

Thank you sir (thumbs up).
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Jan 2022, 09:06
Replies: 14
Views: 3,727
Posted By togsdragracing

I would be interested to know if this actually...

I would be interested to know if this actually happened as presented. I would like to think it did but then advertisers can stretch basic facts until they scream for mercy.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th May 2021, 19:17
Replies: 132
Views: 19,151
Posted By togsdragracing

As of today the NHS App shows your Covid...

As of today the NHS App shows your Covid vaccination record.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd May 2021, 17:34
Replies: 4,463
Views: 639,717
Posted By togsdragracing

Air Force 2 just crossing the south tip of Eire,...

Air Force 2 just crossing the south tip of Eire, or at least the plane is. Given that it is visible on FR24 I am guessing that the VP isn't on board.

Addition: landed at STN.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Sep 2020, 18:52
Replies: 106
Views: 16,338
Posted By togsdragracing

A friend flew to Corfu from Leeds/Bradford this...

A friend flew to Corfu from Leeds/Bradford this morning. I quote "Plane was full. Some people cannot understand simple instructions like "Please keep your mask on" and "Don't queue for the toilet"!"
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Sep 2020, 20:12
Replies: 123
Views: 38,684
Posted By togsdragracing

Standard practice for corporates to say such...

Standard practice for corporates to say such things in such situations, and for them to be quoted verbatim and usually uncritically by the media.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Oct 2019, 12:12
Replies: 7
Views: 1,540
Posted By togsdragracing

I certainly don't contribute much here but there...

I certainly don't contribute much here but there is so much to be learned even from lurking :)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Oct 2019, 12:53
Replies: 7
Views: 1,540
Posted By togsdragracing

Thank you also Dukiematic :ok:

Thank you also Dukiematic :ok:
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Oct 2019, 19:06
Replies: 7
Views: 1,540
Posted By togsdragracing

Thank you :ok:

Thank you :ok:
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Oct 2019, 16:02
Replies: 7
Views: 1,540
Posted By togsdragracing

Lufthansa on-board audio

I have not crossed the Atlantic for several years but will be doing so soon. I was wondering if Lufthansa has a cockpit audio channel as part of its IFE? I have fond memories of Channel 9 on United a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Jul 2019, 15:24
Replies: 47
Views: 34,126
Posted By togsdragracing

If it's the BBC then I will be running the...

If it's the BBC then I will be running the stopwatch to see how long it takes them to have a pop at President Trump. Context? They'll find one.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2019, 12:21
Replies: 51
Views: 40,434
Posted By togsdragracing

Dumb question: is this stuff measured wheels off...

Dumb question: is this stuff measured wheels off to wheels down, or gate to gate?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Dec 2018, 09:37
Replies: 6
Views: 1,929
Posted By togsdragracing

IIRC after 9/11 there was some discussion about...

IIRC after 9/11 there was some discussion about whether the facility should exist for planes to be taken over from the ground. It is a subject about which I know nothing save learned discourse on...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Nov 2018, 12:55
Replies: 16
Views: 3,455
Posted By togsdragracing

The last one of these I had, I shouted f-off at...

The last one of these I had, I shouted f-off at the woman and put the phone down. The phone rang again, I picked it up, the same person shouted the f word several times and hung up on me. She got...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Apr 2018, 12:06
Replies: 6
Views: 1,762
Posted By togsdragracing

Thank you kindly :)

Thank you kindly :)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Apr 2018, 09:15
Replies: 6
Views: 1,762
Posted By togsdragracing

Is it a big issue if you miss a particular exit...

Is it a big issue if you miss a particular exit off a runway? This is curiosity on my part, not sarcasm :)
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