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Forum: Rumours & News

26th Sep 2015, 23:02

Replies: 746

BA 777 on fire in Las Vegas

Views: 786,466

Posted By nightowl727

I wonder in what sense the word "worth" is being...

I wonder in what sense the word "worth" is being tossed around here. If that 747 was really of lesser value less than the cost to fix it, then another airframe of similar age and condition could have...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

15th Aug 2015, 23:13

Replies: 357

Light Aircraft crash at Blackbushe.

Views: 237,529

Posted By nightowl727

Hadn't heard, did the FAA approve that? IAC, the...

Hadn't heard, did the FAA approve that? IAC, the gear lever(s) could at least be easily reached from LHS, but the cowl gills were rather a stretch. :)

Cheers, Nightowl727 (& sorry folks, thread...

Forum: Tech Log

9th Jan 2007, 20:58

Replies: 25

Holding: Time correction

Views: 17,589

Posted By nightowl727

Yes, difference duly noted - also that the query...

Yes, difference duly noted - also that the query arose from American practice. Regarding my erroneous assumption, please forgive a benighted colonial; that whole timed-inbound-leg fandango, which...

Forum: Tech Log

9th Jan 2007, 16:53

Replies: 25

Holding: Time correction

Views: 17,589

Posted By nightowl727

OOPS - Sorry, minibus, I deleted my last posting...

OOPS - Sorry, minibus, I deleted my last posting while you were putting yours up (a bit too argumentative ;)) . The truth is, I don't have a good ROT for achieving 1 minute inbound. It is a tricky...

Forum: Tech Log

9th Jan 2007, 02:25

Replies: 25

Holding: Time correction

Views: 17,589

Posted By nightowl727

Sometimes it pays to impress ones instructors :E ...

Sometimes it pays to impress ones instructors :E

IAC, here in Canada, hold timing is proscribed as follows [from TC AIM]:

I expect the CAA/JAR rules are similar. Notwithstanding that,...

Forum: Tech Log

8th Jan 2007, 04:54

Replies: 25

Holding: Time correction

Views: 17,589

Posted By nightowl727

What about correction for the displacement during...

What about correction for the displacement during 2 minutes of turns? Not familiar with that particular ROT, but maybe the full 1 second/kt adjustment takes the entire racetrack into account?
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Forum: Tech Log

10th Jan 2004, 02:26

Replies: 24

Multiple engine failures

Views: 6,220

Posted By nightowl727

Then there's the Electra over YQT several years...

Then there's the Electra over YQT several years ago. Outboard prop abandoned ship, knocking inboard prop overboard as well; one or both ventilated the fuselage. Loss of 2, same side, plus a rapid...

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