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Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2024, 20:45
Replies: 225
Views: 42,240
Posted By biscuit74

I remember that tall story. I seem to recall it...

I remember that tall story. I seem to recall it was the second dubious height claim by the same character. After that second event, very careful analysis of the earlier claim showed that it could not...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Apr 2024, 15:56
Replies: 26
Views: 6,339
Posted By biscuit74

Interesting. I have had a share in a Grob 109B...

Interesting. I have had a share in a Grob 109B motor glider for years. I like it a lot and find it easier and more capable than several other motor gliders I've used and owned. It does need...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Apr 2024, 19:16
Replies: 26
Views: 6,339
Posted By biscuit74

Very few that I have heard of, though I know of...

Very few that I have heard of, though I know of several caes where 'loose' ashes have caused distraction and some confusion. It does need careful planning. The fact the accident happened close to...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Apr 2024, 16:57
Replies: 9
Views: 4,789
Posted By biscuit74

I wondered that too. It may be, since he was a...

I wondered that too. It may be, since he was a retired man, he was somewaht stiff and found it hard to turn around ? I have one friend like that, who has great difficulty climbing into his aircraft...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Apr 2024, 11:24
Replies: 24
Views: 8,566
Posted By biscuit74

I think you are correct. The hardest part...

I think you are correct.


The hardest part of 'our' incident was persuading the late arriving police inspector that his advisor, based 150 miles away, was not helping at all. Clearly that person...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Apr 2024, 21:05
Replies: 24
Views: 8,566
Posted By biscuit74

I count 12 vehicles there. A couple of years...

I count 12 vehicles there. A couple of years back a friend overran the end of a grass runway and inverted his aircraft, right in front of us. (We were running up our aircraft at the time) ,He was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Mar 2024, 16:07
Replies: 31
Views: 11,962
Posted By biscuit74

Sounds like a challenging day for all, with ...

Sounds like a challenging day for all, with tailwinds, wind shear and variable RVR. Good decision to divert after two go arounds and several other aircraft doing likewise.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2024, 11:30
Replies: 19
Views: 19,655
Posted By biscuit74

Given the relative youth of this airframe, only a...

Given the relative youth of this airframe, only a few months after manufacture, and the previous problems withthe recent 737 series, this does cast some doubt on Boeing's build quality and...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2024, 15:44
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,674
Posted By biscuit74

My word, I bet it was. Presumably the display...

My word, I bet it was. Presumably the display supervisor woudl have called 'knock it off' at that point, if the pilot hadn't already decided to do so. There is a lot of hard pull to the limits, with...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2023, 11:13
Replies: 68
Views: 19,147
Posted By biscuit74

A fascinating aeroplane. I remember being...

A fascinating aeroplane.

I remember being surprised watching one taxi at Lossiemouth, with all the control surfaces flapping gently in the breeze, looking worryingly as though they were...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2023, 20:21
Replies: 284
Views: 84,121
Posted By biscuit74

" The unflushable jobbie" ! Is this perhaps a...

" The unflushable jobbie" ! Is this perhaps a repeating RAF Lossiemouth problem?
At our local airfield recently, after a number of RAF Lossie personnel had been using the facilities, one of our...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Sep 2023, 08:57
Replies: 78
Views: 6,345
Posted By biscuit74

Hah - I had a similar mild confusion, very...

Hah - I had a similar mild confusion, very briefly, long ago when an RAF radar controller asked my aircraft type after I'd asked for clearance to overfly the airfield. I said 'RF5B', meaning a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Aug 2023, 13:06
Replies: 50
Views: 20,725
Posted By biscuit74

Interesting, thanks. I thought towplane were...

Interesting, thanks. I thought towplane were 'remorquers'. Or are there other 'avions de servitude' operating in the Alps as well - like survey or rescue helicopters?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2023, 17:22
Replies: 8
Views: 2,820
Posted By biscuit74

I'd guess that would have to be done carefully,...

I'd guess that would have to be done carefully, so that echoes from the noise created don't reflect off the 'primary asset' ?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Aug 2023, 12:42
Replies: 50
Views: 20,725
Posted By biscuit74

Thanks 'Jim59'. Had not seen that. Sad event...

Thanks 'Jim59'. Had not seen that. Sad event whatever the cause.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Aug 2023, 22:18
Replies: 50
Views: 20,725
Posted By biscuit74

I agree on winching 'blindpew'. Sadly, we seem to...

I agree on winching 'blindpew'. Sadly, we seem to be seeing a repeat of previous failures to understand the techniques - or are re-inventing the same old errors & accidents, rather as has been...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Aug 2023, 17:37
Replies: 50
Views: 20,725
Posted By biscuit74

Ouch. Some really bad days for British gliding....

Ouch. Some really bad days for British gliding. Given how small the Scottish gliding community is, we will probably all know the folk involved.
'GLIDERSEEKER' - I don't know how experienced you are...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Aug 2023, 15:04
Replies: 57
Views: 18,971
Posted By biscuit74

Thansk for that Wickerbill. I was aware of the...

Thansk for that Wickerbill. I was aware of the construction but hoped that the damage would be mostly lower fuselage and tail. The main airframe didn't look significantly distorted & wood is readily...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Aug 2023, 10:49
Replies: 57
Views: 18,971
Posted By biscuit74

There seem to be a lot of 'second guessers' on...

There seem to be a lot of 'second guessers' on here, using hindsight. Having no idea what the circumstances were - but given the position probably on or near finals as Wickernbill suggests -...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Aug 2023, 19:09
Replies: 31
Views: 4,267
Posted By biscuit74

Are we talking bouncing or ground looping? ...

Are we talking bouncing or ground looping?

Pawnee is one of the easiest tailwheel types for either in my view. Hard to get them to bounce or ground loop. I'd suggest that the monowheel version of...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
10th Aug 2023, 18:57
Replies: 44
Views: 5,442
Posted By biscuit74

This seems to be a mjaor grab of airspace for...

This seems to be a mjaor grab of airspace for little purpose except commercial profit. NHS deliveries in this area are readily done by road. Whiule the Western Isles trial could be justified for...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2023, 17:19
Replies: 20
Views: 4,282
Posted By biscuit74

Ah snap, 'cavuman' ! And X-3 , not X-5. Tsk.

Ah snap, 'cavuman' ! And X-3 , not X-5. Tsk.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2023, 17:19
Replies: 20
Views: 4,282
Posted By biscuit74

Apart from the Captain Scarlett & Joe 90...

Apart from the Captain Scarlett & Joe 90 comparisons, there is some slight similarity to the Douglas (?) X-5 Stiletto in that beast !
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jul 2023, 12:29
Replies: 6
Views: 1,053
Posted By biscuit74

Assuming this is in the UK, I'd suspect...

Assuming this is in the UK, I'd suspect carburettor icing first. Was carb heat selected and if so, did the engine then run rougher?
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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Jul 2023, 12:18
Replies: 7
Views: 2,431
Posted By biscuit74

That may very well be covered under the 'third...

That may very well be covered under the 'third party risks' element of glider insurance policies. It used to be fairly common for sailplane insurance to cover against damage to farmer's crops etc.,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jun 2023, 20:43
Replies: 29
Views: 5,752
Posted By biscuit74

Thanks, 172 driver. That makes sense. Slightly...

Thanks, 172 driver. That makes sense. Slightly surprised it takes so long to reprogram - presume time added for double checks.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jun 2023, 20:34
Replies: 29
Views: 5,752
Posted By biscuit74

Thansk . What happens if you 'get it wrong'? ...

Thansk . What happens if you 'get it wrong'? This seems to have been an afternoon departure in reasonable weather. If an error in setting has been made (which must happen occasionally I suppose)...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jun 2023, 10:05
Replies: 29
Views: 5,752
Posted By biscuit74

I thought the controller was cheerful and did her...

I thought the controller was cheerful and did her best to be helpful & positive in pointing out the snags. I see/hear no attitude problem from her.

The pilots of the Delta flight were perhaps...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Apr 2023, 20:59
Replies: 115
Views: 30,294
Posted By biscuit74

Is this the " Fly a Southerly heading maintaining...

Is this the " Fly a Southerly heading maintaining wings level, using compass to determine if you are turning?"

If I recall, this should be the only heading on which a magnetic compass swings the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2023, 11:35
Replies: 280
Views: 109,646
Posted By biscuit74

Since this was also (presumably) at high altitude...

Since this was also (presumably) at high altitude - hard to tell from the video - the Flankers would be struggling to maneouvre precisely I suppose. It looked as if both Flankers came in 'mushing'...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2023, 16:41
Replies: 592
Views: 193,373
Posted By biscuit74

True snapper, well spotted. Though I'd hope we...

True snapper, well spotted. Though I'd hope we get more for the very considerable salary he gets paid by us than the ability to spell his own title. On that showing, I'm not convinced !

The Navy...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2023, 17:26
Replies: 1,432
Views: 475,291
Posted By biscuit74

How on earth is that an 'aspiration'? I don't...

How on earth is that an 'aspiration'? I don't see how three iarcarft can be enough to assure availaibilty of AEW continuous cover. Between routine maintenance, deep overhaul requirements and random...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2023, 16:49
Replies: 592
Views: 193,373
Posted By biscuit74

I am glad to hear that he was good at that. It...

I am glad to hear that he was good at that. It sounds like he has got out of his depth since - either by being promoted into - and accepting - a post the needs of which he does not really understand...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 19:20
Replies: 592
Views: 193,373
Posted By biscuit74

Dear me. Having just seen that, I am appalled....

Dear me. Having just seen that, I am appalled. The Air Chief Marshall was nervous, uncertain in his answers and clearly out of his depth in that position. As others have said, his whole demeanour...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jan 2023, 15:00
Replies: 53
Views: 10,902
Posted By biscuit74

This is a fascinating insight into a different...

This is a fascinating insight into a different world, thank you ! As an instructor and check pilot in lighter aircraft I was used to flying, teaching and commanding from either seat.. It was never...
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