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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Apr 2024, 19:27
Replies: 1,394
Views: 609,797
Posted By LessThanSte

Just got email, unsuccessful post checking. I...

Just got email, unsuccessful post checking. I finished both maths and checking tests with time to spare, and was confident that all answers were correct. Which perhaps suggests the personal statement...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Apr 2024, 12:01
Replies: 1,394
Views: 609,797
Posted By LessThanSte

I read this as that there will be flight school...

I read this as that there will be flight school assessments either virtually on some dates or in person on other dates at Waterside (BA's HQ, next to LHR) i.e. not at the flight schools themselves....
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2024, 14:11
Replies: 50
Views: 20,346
Posted By LessThanSte

We just had a generic email from Travelbag (owned...

We just had a generic email from Travelbag (owned by Emirates, i believe) - not that we have a booking (sadly) - that check-in has been closed for anyone preparing to travel to or via Dubai until...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Aug 2023, 12:43
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

Sitting in (a sunny, for a change) Solihull,...

Sitting in (a sunny, for a change) Solihull, something fairly load and not-airliner type noise just passed nearby. ADSB gives no clues other than a Learjet 45...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Jun 2023, 19:11
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

Talking of BHX, an interesting hold in progress ...

Talking of BHX, an interesting hold in progress
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x1790/screenshot_20230611_200723_2_b3427ada96bbf8901e65ac909e5c54d9079fe92a.png
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2023, 10:32
Replies: 825
Views: 384,865
Posted By LessThanSte

There is a standard departure route (BRUMI) from...

There is a standard departure route (BRUMI) from runway 33 which turns left over the motorway, left again roughly over M6 J6 then over ~Bournville. So it could be used. There's also an allowance to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2023, 13:02
Replies: 67
Views: 22,307
Posted By LessThanSte

Jason Unsworth could be the COO /s (what's...

Jason Unsworth could be the COO /s

(what's he up to these days?)
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2022, 17:36
Replies: 87
Views: 24,886
Posted By LessThanSte

And similarly over Birmingham shortly after TOD....

And similarly over Birmingham shortly after TOD. Nice left turn over Warwick, too;

https://i.ibb.co/Zf6qHW3/IMG-0153.jpg
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jun 2022, 07:28
Replies: 777
Views: 250,800
Posted By LessThanSte

Fun and games of regulated asset bases, me...

Fun and games of regulated asset bases, me thinks. There was a rumour (probably a myth) that the bill the regulator saw for a tree to be removed in a car park was over £30k.

That said, £1.8bn...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jun 2022, 09:33
Replies: 23
Views: 5,599
Posted By LessThanSte

With 5 days aloft time, i could see a lucrative...

With 5 days aloft time, i could see a lucrative role as an alternative to (very polluting) cruises. We could see one of these pottering around the Nordic Fjords, for example. Beyond that, there is an...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Jun 2022, 07:09
Replies: 4
Views: 1,378
Posted By LessThanSte

You'll notice even fewer cars on the M25 if you...

You'll notice even fewer cars on the M25 if you pan a little west. In fact, anywhere.

As i understand it google combines multiple images and compares for objects that move. Same way that we can...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Apr 2022, 11:50
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

A group of 3 helicopters passed overhead...

A group of 3 helicopters passed overhead Solihull, from BHX direction, at around midday (from memory) on Thursday 7th. Not a type I recognised, looked like a cross between a Dauphin and a Wildcat....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2022, 05:53
Replies: 37
Views: 11,590
Posted By LessThanSte

I heard it too - intercept was more or less...

I heard it too - intercept was more or less directly over EGBB. Did make me look up from the desk, though a shame that it was so cloudy.

Those S-bends to intercept - presumably to slow down...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Mar 2022, 15:27
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

Shame about the cloud cover then - would have...

Shame about the cloud cover then - would have been good to see!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Mar 2022, 14:14
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

Eurofighter just whizzed overhead at 27000ft,...

Eurofighter just whizzed overhead at 27000ft, seemingly chasing a French TBM7 also at 27000ft. Image from adsb here - https://i.ibb.co/TrrD2d4/Screenshot-2022-03-03-150530.jpg

Wonder what that was...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Nov 2021, 07:54
Replies: 777
Views: 250,800
Posted By LessThanSte

There was some irony in Sky News cutting away...

There was some irony in Sky News cutting away from an interview from COP to show them departing.

Quite a nice shot though of departing in parallel!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Sep 2021, 12:07
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

Happened to pass by this morning, in the midst of...

Happened to pass by this morning, in the midst of a rain storm (the good for ducks type!). Got this photo through the car window (whilst parked, obvs!)
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Sep 2021, 14:22
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

It has indeed gone in the car park. I'll try and...

It has indeed gone in the car park. I'll try and get a photo next time i pass - im slightly amazed that it hasnt yet found its way into the local papers...!

Oh and, yes, planning app suggests a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Sep 2021, 07:03
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

For those in the vicinity of BHX, take a trip...

For those in the vicinity of BHX, take a trip along the A41 past Tyseley for a surprising glimpse of a Hawker Hunter, newly mounted (sometime on Saturday) on a plinth in the car park of an...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2021, 07:30
Replies: 264
Views: 100,133
Posted By LessThanSte

I'm currently doing a post-grad management...

I'm currently doing a post-grad management course, and have access to the university's library. This discussion piqued my interest so I went on a hunt, and I've found the article referenced above....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Jun 2021, 16:05
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

I had Air Force One on a routing of ~7hours from...

I had Air Force One on a routing of ~7hours from Andrews to Mildenhall, routing in via Honiley - which hopefully means it passes directly overhead Chez LTS about 20 minutes before landing. It...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Jun 2021, 16:37
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

All part of the Midlands Air Festival at Ragley...

All part of the Midlands Air Festival at Ragley Hall. Based themselves at EMA for the weekend (as far as I can tell they are still there!). ANARCHY1 was its flight number for the displays. Had a nice...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th May 2021, 11:39
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

Makes me think of a business idea - can they...

Makes me think of a business idea - can they email a special number which updates a website? Or a twitter page?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2021, 12:29
Replies: 155
Views: 77,140
Posted By LessThanSte

I suspect a desire to leave any announcement...

I suspect a desire to leave any announcement until after the upcoming local elections might have marginally more likelihood of being a reason!
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Apr 2021, 12:26
Replies: 235
Views: 98,591
Posted By LessThanSte

I'm a fan of the A380 - that Airbus video makes...

I'm a fan of the A380 - that Airbus video makes me sad. But it'll be in the air for a while yet and I suspect, in 20 years time, we'll be looking for something to fulfil a similar role. I could see,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Feb 2021, 10:29
Replies: 15
Views: 4,185
Posted By LessThanSte

There are lots of other examples across industry....

There are lots of other examples across industry. I used to work in the scrap metal industry - there were several 'waste management' companies with whom a business would enter a contract to have...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Dec 2020, 19:25
Replies: 55
Views: 16,221
Posted By LessThanSte

Good thread - an interesting read! Re 1, i'd...

Good thread - an interesting read!

Re 1, i'd suggest there are thousands of variables that would keep airport planners up at night, but some that immediately spring to mind;

ability to get...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Dec 2020, 07:34
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

Ah, thanks - could well have been. I notice its a...

Ah, thanks - could well have been. I notice its a former satellite, which may explain the 'flashing' e.g. resulting from tumbling?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Dec 2020, 09:04
Replies: 777
Views: 250,800
Posted By LessThanSte

The Supreme Court has decided that the Airports...

The Supreme Court has decided that the Airports National Policy Statement is not unlawful. In practical terms this means Heathrow can now re-commence work on their Development Consent Order in...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Dec 2020, 06:08
Replies: 4,464
Views: 640,257
Posted By LessThanSte

Whilst out looking for shooting stars this...

Whilst out looking for shooting stars this morning near BHX, I saw a relatively slow moving (compared to, say, a satellite) but flashing object, moving roughly west to east, in the vicinity of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2020, 18:17
Replies: 42
Views: 35,456
Posted By LessThanSte

I thought so too - are they really that...

I thought so too - are they really that flammable? That looks like a fairly intense fire (or smoky, anyway!), and something that would cause absolute havoc in the air. Or would an onboard fire...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Oct 2020, 07:02
Replies: 17
Views: 3,567
Posted By LessThanSte

I thought i'd seen this before... ...

I thought i'd seen this before...

https://www.pprune.org/airlines-airports-routes/634298-hans-airways-2.html

Same comments too, funnily enough!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Oct 2020, 13:01
Replies: 12
Views: 6,321
Posted By LessThanSte

I noticed this with BHX and MAN the other day....

I noticed this with BHX and MAN the other day. Though interesting LHR is full of planes.

Reading a bit more about it, the suggestion is that its not for the purpose of security - after all what...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Oct 2020, 06:05
Replies: 10
Views: 4,840
Posted By LessThanSte

I stumbled across a tease of this on Twitter the...

I stumbled across a tease of this on Twitter the other day;

https://twitter.com/Magsmeister23/status/1318473178293960709

More here, from the pilot;

https://twitter.com/Magsmeister23
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Oct 2020, 17:14
Replies: 1,394
Views: 1,347,556
Posted By LessThanSte

Random question - please feel free to move...

Random question - please feel free to move somewhere more appropriate.

Whilst twiddling my thumbs at work today, stumbled onto Google Maps' 3D setting. After exploring my golf course, and house,...
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