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Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2024, 19:51
Replies: 15
Views: 18,002
Posted By draglift

United A320 returns to ORD due to a message on a lavatory mirror

A United A320 Airbus flying from Chicago O' Hare to Washington Reagan National airport declared an emergency after takeoff and asked to return to O'Hare due to a flight attendant finding a message...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Nov 2023, 12:19
Replies: 51
Views: 23,560
Posted By draglift

It was a Delta Airlines flight. Delta confirmed...

It was a Delta Airlines flight. Delta confirmed the copilot no longer works for them
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Mar 2023, 19:36
Replies: 22
Views: 5,271
Posted By draglift

Cessna 172 Accident in Colorado in 2022

This accident occurred on September 11th last year. Two pilots flew extremely low over boats on a lake and then flew up a ravine but were unable to do a 180 or climb over the rising terrain. They...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Jan 2023, 15:47
Replies: 207
Views: 87,429
Posted By draglift

Another Swiss cheese hole is when the AA crew...

Another Swiss cheese hole is when the AA crew were holding and expecting to cross the runway ahead of them ATC said "Cross runway 31L at Kilo"

If ATC had said to them, "Turn right on Kilo and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Jan 2023, 16:43
Replies: 207
Views: 87,429
Posted By draglift

Having operated out of JFK two days before the...

Having operated out of JFK two days before the incident with the same runways in use I can see exactly how the Swiss cheese holes lined up. The incident actually started at the gate.

The JFK ATIS...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Jan 2023, 22:14
Replies: 207
Views: 87,429
Posted By draglift

As the AA plane departed the gate at JFK 4...

As the AA plane departed the gate at JFK 4 minutes early and arrived at LHR 13 minutes early there is clearly no way it could have gone back onto the gate and changed crews.


...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Jan 2023, 10:56
Replies: 207
Views: 87,429
Posted By draglift

So the Delta went back to the gate. Passengers...

So the Delta went back to the gate. Passengers and crew deplaned and were put up in hotels overnight.

The American 106 continued to London.

Interesting decision to continue. Knowing you have...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Dec 2022, 13:32
Replies: 11
Views: 3,205
Posted By draglift

PA28 Accident near Venice Beach Florida

Accident on 3rd December.

A 1976 Piper Warrior with a tail number of N4676F took off at night from Venice Beach and crashed about 2 1/2 miles off shore. The pilot had his wife and 12 year old...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2022, 18:19
Replies: 48
Views: 7,675
Posted By draglift

I saw a programme on TV about Hornby Airfix...

I saw a programme on TV about Hornby Airfix Scalextrix etc. They said the traditional Spitfire kits produced in the 1960s had about 60 parts. Now they only have thirty or so as the average modern kid...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Nov 2022, 14:45
Replies: 34
Views: 7,857
Posted By draglift

On the Boeing I fly we are not allowed to...

On the Boeing I fly we are not allowed to disconnect the autothrottle unless there are technical issues like unreliable airspeed. Previous Boeings I flew were operated with manual throttles for...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2022, 17:13
Replies: 157
Views: 99,392
Posted By draglift

John Marsh wrote Most definitely not! I...

John Marsh wrote

Most definitely not! I have been flying the atlantic for 34 years and have never seen anything unusual. However on 17th Nov 2022 I was eastbound and between 40 West and 30 West...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2022, 16:13
Replies: 6
Views: 1,865
Posted By draglift

Piper Comanche?

Does anyone know the details of the photo below? i.e What, who, where and when. It looks like a Piper Comanche but I am not sure. It is quite a photo. I doubt he has followed the curve of the road.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th May 2022, 17:49
Replies: 41
Views: 7,785
Posted By draglift

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/623x796/ac771312_1406_4127_88b9_d5cc90a54b02_e5576036411409fa600103f8d4ca7ec69df06b9d.jpeg
BOAC Crew 1957. Medals clearly visible on several of them.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th May 2022, 17:17
Replies: 9
Views: 1,748
Posted By draglift

In 1992 I used to take home about £1,500 a month...

In 1992 I used to take home about £1,500 a month as a first officer on a wide bodied long haul airliner for a certain well known company. My girlfriend was a stewardess for the same company and...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2022, 18:37
Replies: 57
Views: 27,344
Posted By draglift

Of course if the copilot were to "Incapacitate"...

Of course if the copilot were to "Incapacitate" the Captain could then decide his course of action based on what he feels most comfortable with. There is no requirement to land at nearest suitable...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Apr 2022, 21:39
Replies: 5
Views: 3,133
Posted By draglift

Hi Paul, Thanks for the info. I tried...

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the info.

I tried to send you a Private Message but your inbox is full and you will have to delete some messages before you can receive mine.

Draglift
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2022, 11:57
Replies: 360
Views: 193,946
Posted By draglift

Torukmacto wrote With the autopilot engaged...

Torukmacto wrote

With the autopilot engaged on the ground it feels like the controls have jammed. The software was changed after the Air France incident so that the autopilot cannot be engaged...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2021, 22:13
Replies: 360
Views: 193,946
Posted By draglift

Awair wrote If they had unreliable airspeed...

Awair wrote

If they had unreliable airspeed they would not have been allowed to engage the autopilot so I doubt they continued to IAD flying manually.😀
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2021, 13:41
Replies: 360
Views: 193,946
Posted By draglift

There is clearly some finger trouble here. On the...

There is clearly some finger trouble here. On the 777 the policy is to rotate towards 15 degrees and once airborne follow the flight director. After the Air France incident the software logic was...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Dec 2021, 13:45
Replies: 35
Views: 13,652
Posted By draglift

Eat my Shorts, excellent! Over my career I...

Eat my Shorts, excellent!

Over my career I have seen junior pilots complain about the seniority system and how unfair it is and that they should not always have to work weekends.

Then they get...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Nov 2021, 12:36
Replies: 68
Views: 27,933
Posted By draglift

My first ever flight on a Viscount was not a BAF...

My first ever flight on a Viscount was not a BAF one, I think it belonged to North East and was G-AOYL from London Heathrow to Leeds Bradford in Feb 1975.

My one and only experience of a BAF...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Aug 2021, 11:28
Replies: 5
Views: 3,133
Posted By draglift

Sean Connery BOAC Boeing 707 Photo

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1228x800/sean_connery_f2eba7e13e26235ca9296ef345a482e51f909a71.jpg
The above photo is of a then unknown actor called Sean Connery in the flight deck...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jun 2021, 16:27
Replies: 90
Views: 16,526
Posted By draglift

I don’t know if they did holiday flights but...

I don’t know if they did holiday flights but British Air Ferries operated out of Southend with Viscounts. Their charming chief pilot interviewed me. I think she may have been Caroline Frost.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jun 2021, 09:19
Replies: 149
Views: 27,391
Posted By draglift

I flew BAC-111s for BCal. They did not have...

I flew BAC-111s for BCal. They did not have passenger oxygen and I think because of that they were limited to FL 300.

There were a couple of great things about them. On the top of the wing they...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2021, 14:45
Replies: 24
Views: 17,810
Posted By draglift

This pilot got away with the excuse of boozing in...

This pilot got away with the excuse of boozing in his sleep in 2007.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-443872/Cleared-The-pilot-claimed-got-drunk-sleep.html
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Apr 2021, 22:03
Replies: 64
Views: 19,065
Posted By draglift

This guy had an engine failure after takeoff and...

This guy had an engine failure after takeoff and tried to make it back to the airfield. He almost made it but unfortunately killed himself, his passenger and a child in the car he hit before hitting...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Dec 2020, 21:58
Replies: 13
Views: 3,827
Posted By draglift

Thinking of long distance ferry flights in a...

Thinking of long distance ferry flights in a Britten Norman Islander. Back in 1983 I was flying a BN2A for a safari company based in Northern Botswana. The registration was A2-AEA and the serial...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Nov 2020, 11:30
Replies: 39
Views: 13,799
Posted By draglift

Didn't "The Apprentice" candidates have to come...

Didn't "The Apprentice" candidates have to come up with a new name for an airline and they were ridiculed for coming up with "Jet Pop" which sounded like a decompression explosion. Perhaps that is...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2020, 15:43
Replies: 250
Views: 72,866
Posted By draglift

Not to bring back into service but I would really...

Not to bring back into service but I would really like it if they could get a Vickers Wellington flying again. Not the recovered one from Loch Ness at Brooklands but the one at Hendon that also...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Aug 2020, 16:51
Replies: 1
Views: 354
Posted By draglift

Is FAA CFI renewal possible in Europe?

My FAA CFI has lapsed. I cannot get to the USA at the moment to renew it due covid 19 restrictions on Brits. Does anyone know of a FAA examiner in Europe or ideally the UK who I can do the renewal...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jun 2020, 14:38
Replies: 12
Views: 2,017
Posted By draglift

That’s the one! Thank you for finding it and...

That’s the one! Thank you for finding it and proving I am not going totally mad. Doubtless the flight was done properly and for hire and reward or perhaps Best I don’t go there!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jun 2020, 22:16
Replies: 12
Views: 2,017
Posted By draglift

Very similar! That might well be the one. Thank...

Very similar! That might well be the one. Thank you Mark101! I thought he was on the wing but it has been almost 50 years and I may have misremembered or there may be a similar photo taken of him...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jun 2020, 18:48
Replies: 12
Views: 2,017
Posted By draglift

Poster of a Piper in the 1970s

Ok a long shot here and it needs someone as nerdy as me....

In the 1970s there was a poster of a celebrity, probably a popstar, but he had a beard and looked a bit like George Best, crouched on...
Forum: Middle East
7th May 2020, 18:54
Replies: 7
Views: 4,779
Posted By draglift

From that video it just appears to weathercock 90...

From that video it just appears to weathercock 90 degrees ante clockwise but does not have any contact with the other plane in the video. It would have to go upwind to do that!
Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2020, 21:05
Replies: 22
Views: 7,863
Posted By draglift

I thought Laurie Adlington was CFI of 3 Counties...

I thought Laurie Adlington was CFI of 3 Counties then. I flew G-BBNX and Y regularly. £30 an hour solo in those days, sounds cheap but I only earned £50 a week.
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