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Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2019, 08:46
Replies: 82
Views: 95,881
Posted By Cows getting bigger

The UK RAF had a military Nimrod crash in 2006....

The UK RAF had a military Nimrod crash in 2006. One of the outcomes of the crash was Haddon-Cave...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th May 2019, 12:54
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Flap40 has it.

Flap40 has it.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th May 2019, 12:43
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Err no, not Far East.

Err no, not Far East.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th May 2019, 11:18
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

I think we're still OH. ...

I think we're still OH.

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Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2019, 11:15
Replies: 93
Views: 69,872
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Chaps, let’s play the ball not the man.

Chaps, let’s play the ball not the man.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2019, 08:01
Replies: 93
Views: 69,872
Posted By Cows getting bigger

There’s another issue here. MCAS will be...

There’s another issue here.

MCAS will be solved and it appears BA are well on the way. However, there is little denying that they were somewhat disingenuous with it’s introduction and consequently...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2019, 20:23
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Flap40 has it. HMS Godwit, otherwise known as...

Flap40 has it. HMS Godwit, otherwise known as Hinstock Airfield.


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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2019, 20:14
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

We are in the UK. This is clearly beyond the wit...

We are in the UK. This is clearly beyond the wit of man. :)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2019, 19:56
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

No longer active but in a clutch of active...

No longer active but in a clutch of active airfields. The tower still has a use though. From another angle.

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Forum: Rumours & News
10th May 2019, 19:08
Replies: 93
Views: 69,872
Posted By Cows getting bigger

There is a mammoth thread on the military side...

There is a mammoth thread on the military side about an RAF CH47 crash some 20 years ago. Suffice to say, there's a big difference between Serviceable and Airworthy.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2019, 14:41
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Look closely and you'll see a control tower. ...

Look closely and you'll see a control tower. Jack is some distance from his natural habitat.

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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2019, 13:38
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Lympne (Ashford).

Lympne (Ashford).
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2019, 06:46
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

It's got aspects of Stonehenge but the wooded are...

It's got aspects of Stonehenge but the wooded are doesn't quite fit.

Hmmm.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2019, 18:54
Replies: 6
Views: 2,280
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Tricky question. Are you talking standard model...

Tricky question. Are you talking standard model or one with Andover ferry tanks in the back? After that, someone needs to do a power/speed/mass calculation. It’s not a simple 450nm answer.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th May 2019, 17:00
Replies: 157
Views: 173,766
Posted By Cows getting bigger

There speaks a voice of reason. This really is...

There speaks a voice of reason. This really is Safety Management 101.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2019, 17:44
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Yep, like an aircraft trying to kill you when...

Yep, like an aircraft trying to kill you when you've lost your way through process. :)
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2019, 16:45
Replies: 482
Views: 1,021,292
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Lots of talk about wheelie bags etc. A cursory...

Lots of talk about wheelie bags etc. A cursory glance at the various videos tells me there were some heros the other day.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2019, 16:24
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

The problem with TEM is that it tends to...

The problem with TEM is that it tends to encourage linear thought - actions will create the desired resolution. I spent some time in the UK RAF where we often quoted the Boyd`Cycle (OODA Loop) which...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2019, 12:56
Replies: 908
Views: 1,094,402
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Thanks 737 driver. It was a bit of a rhetorical...

Thanks 737 driver. It was a bit of a rhetorical question used to highlight that if we’re now in the realms of ‘more’ trim runaways, we’ve weakened one of the layers of safety and, in an ideal world,...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2019, 08:16
Replies: 908
Views: 1,094,402
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Absolutely. The technical 'fix' to this problem...

Absolutely. The technical 'fix' to this problem is probably relatively simple but it is becoming more clear that such a fix would have brought commercial irritation.

Shuffling risk - inexcusable...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2019, 05:47
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Not Continental Europe? Are we in Ireland?

Not Continental Europe?

Are we in Ireland?
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2019, 19:17
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

737 Driver, TEM incorporates the whole system,...

737 Driver, TEM incorporates the whole system, not just pilots being faced with issues. So, in this case one could view MCAS trim runaway as the threat with AOA failures, inadequate training, crew...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2019, 07:33
Replies: 37
Views: 25,177
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Sack him and give him an ironing board as a...

Sack him and give him an ironing board as a leaving gift.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2019, 05:53
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Turning off the magic

Beoing's original FCOM


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A couple of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd May 2019, 13:02
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

737 driver, I have an itch and please take this...

737 driver, I have an itch and please take this comment with the best of intent.

When I was taught to fly, PPL through CPL etc, it was instilled in me to understand what every switch/knob did...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd May 2019, 14:22
Replies: 908
Views: 1,094,402
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Ok, the single AOA gauge failed. MCAS behaved...

Ok, the single AOA gauge failed.
MCAS behaved as designed, including winding-in 2.5 units at a time rather than the 0.6 ‘sold’ to the regulator.
Contrary to CFR25.671, the failure of a flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2019, 21:39
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Wonkazoo, I don’t have an answer to your direct...

Wonkazoo, I don’t have an answer to your direct question but erring towards flight control systems, I think that 25.672 is also relevant.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st May 2019, 10:47
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,757
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Looks Germanic to me.

Looks Germanic to me.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2019, 09:42
Replies: 157
Views: 173,766
Posted By Cows getting bigger

But is broke. The basic aircraft (which has been...

But is broke. The basic aircraft (which has been a world leader) is outgrowing it's clothes. What are they going to do when son-of-LEAP pitches up, pump a bit more air in the tyres, give MCAS 2.7...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2019, 07:58
Replies: 157
Views: 173,766
Posted By Cows getting bigger

yanrair, I think you and I would disagree on...

yanrair, I think you and I would disagree on apportionment of ultimate responsibility, but there is no escaping the fact that MCAS was a rather simplistic sticking plaster. For sure, lawyers will do...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2019, 20:48
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

infrequentflyer789

Far more eloquently presented than my effort. I wholeheartedly agree.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2019, 17:48
Replies: 157
Views: 173,766
Posted By Cows getting bigger

To be fair, there's no way a mass exodus from B...

To be fair, there's no way a mass exodus from B to A would ever happen, even if there was a desire, not least because A have an order backlog of a little under 6000 narrow bodies.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
30th Apr 2019, 16:01
Replies: 10
Views: 4,688
Posted By Cows getting bigger

The Duke can bite. Rudder force required nearing...

The Duke can bite. Rudder force required nearing Vmca is an awful lot. Vs is about 73kts, Vmca pretty much the same (maybe a couple of kts more) and Vyse out at 107kts. I always thought the aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2019, 15:01
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

The 737 first flew 9 days after I was born so, at...

The 737 first flew 9 days after I was born so, at 52 years old, I'm rather pleased I fall on the right side of the line. However, my wife would probably agree with your 'children' sentiment. :}
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2019, 08:48
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,118,261
Posted By Cows getting bigger

Fortissimo, that is a mind-warping read. It...

Fortissimo, that is a mind-warping read. It reminds me of a scene from Yes Minister!
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