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Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2021, 16:18
Replies: 2
Views: 1,703
Posted By Blind Squirrel

GA accident at EGAD

Pilot on way to hospital; few further details as yet. (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-58320041)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2021, 01:21
Replies: 149
Views: 27,170
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Phoenix Airlines, a now-defunct Swiss operator,...

Phoenix Airlines, a now-defunct Swiss operator, had One-Elevens on holiday charter work (mainly shuttling German tourists to the Mediterranean) in the early 1970s, until the oil crisis of 1973...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2020, 04:32
Replies: 351
Views: 223,751
Posted By Blind Squirrel

This seems an exercise in utter futility,...

This seems an exercise in utter futility, inasmuch as the number of non-Britons who are willing to pay to travel to that country under such terms can probably be counted on the fingers of one hand.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2020, 03:49
Replies: 5
Views: 3,882
Posted By Blind Squirrel

NOTAMS have been issued prohibiting any aircraft...

NOTAMS have been issued prohibiting any aircraft from operating within a 5nm radius of either airport below 3,000' AGL for the next week.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2020, 11:31
Replies: 92
Views: 65,054
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Glenn Ford will be pleased. ...

Glenn Ford will be pleased.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyRiFAz4WLs
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2019, 15:20
Replies: 32
Views: 17,750
Posted By Blind Squirrel

I await the new Discovery Channel series: The...

I await the new Discovery Channel series: The Deadliest Drink.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2019, 06:07
Replies: 65
Views: 68,015
Posted By Blind Squirrel

I've heard some of those stories (from ex-PAWA...

I've heard some of those stories (from ex-PAWA cabin crew, not BA), and they are indeed appalling. Those may have been the good old days for the people who were dishing it out. Definitely not for...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2019, 10:10
Replies: 32
Views: 52,378
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Kindly soul. I ought to get back the cost of the...

Kindly soul. I ought to get back the cost of the original booking from the credit card company, but the price of the replacement ticket will be eye-watering. Currently trying to arrange anything that...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2019, 08:34
Replies: 32
Views: 52,378
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Game over indeed. I'm currently stuck in LGW with...

Game over indeed. I'm currently stuck in LGW with a worthless WOW booking to BOS via KEF. People arriving at check-in are handed the following:-



This is an interesting complication to my day,...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2018, 02:28
Replies: 18
Views: 9,693
Posted By Blind Squirrel

From the article:- Glad they've got...

From the article:-




Glad they've got their priorities straight there.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2018, 15:56
Replies: 29
Views: 15,570
Posted By Blind Squirrel

If that is the assumption on which FR is...

If that is the assumption on which FR is operating, they're dancing on the edge of a volcano. Goodwill never matters until one actually needs it. It won't take a series of serious accidents to leave...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2018, 18:14
Replies: 29
Views: 15,570
Posted By Blind Squirrel

The directors of Ryanair are often prone to speak...

The directors of Ryanair are often prone to speak and act as though the laws of the land do not apply to them. That is, I believe, a mistaken calculation on their part.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Oct 2018, 22:52
Replies: 48
Views: 28,580
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Not just the employees. From the Wikipedia page:-...

Not just the employees. From the Wikipedia page:-




I flew transatlantic with them in May ex STN. They struck me as a pretty chaotic operation.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2018, 15:32
Replies: 4
Views: 6,672
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Why do you say so?

Why do you say so?
Forum: Cabin Crew
18th Jul 2018, 01:28
Replies: 0
Views: 1,214
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Cabin crew getting their #MeToo moment (Miami Herald)

Not before time. Very glad to see that this is beginning to receive attention.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article214956635.html
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2018, 12:21
Replies: 18
Views: 10,931
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Well, if the fuselage is visibly squished...

Well, if the fuselage is visibly squished afterwards, I'm guessing the sensors had the right of it...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2018, 03:57
Replies: 45
Views: 19,720
Posted By Blind Squirrel

As I say, it's a long time since I was in school....

As I say, it's a long time since I was in school. But when I was there, they taught me that 92 > 8. More than ten times as great, in fact. I believe they mentioned it in the context of a discussion...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2018, 13:04
Replies: 45
Views: 19,720
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Very true, ASquared, and I thank you for the...

Very true, ASquared, and I thank you for the correction. We are indeed speaking of a FA here. However, my point was not about the credibility of particular occupational categories -- I have no idea...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2018, 03:14
Replies: 45
Views: 19,720
Posted By Blind Squirrel

In fairness to Ascend Charlie, I believe his...

In fairness to Ascend Charlie, I believe his comment was intended to be set in ironic type, and read as such.

However, I'm not sure that any such excuse can be found for DS010. Contrary to his...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2018, 15:01
Replies: 36
Views: 32,856
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Didn't take long to prove me right. Unfortunately.

Didn't take long to prove me right. Unfortunately.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2018, 05:11
Replies: 36
Views: 32,856
Posted By Blind Squirrel

That's an easy one. 1. If the perpetrator...

That's an easy one.

1. If the perpetrator was attractive, did not cause physical injury, did not have transmissible diseases, and did not become pregnant and seek child-support payments as a...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2018, 02:05
Replies: 193
Views: 99,546
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Statistics help us very little when it comes to...

Statistics help us very little when it comes to sexual violence. These are what sociologists call "dark numbers." We will never know the true number of rapes and sexual assaults because we rely on...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2018, 02:44
Replies: 193
Views: 99,546
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Probably not. Unfortunately, some do exist. I've...

Probably not. Unfortunately, some do exist. I've run into the "Videotape, or it didn't happen" types among both sexes.

Oddly enough, this only happens with sexual violence. If I tell people, for...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2018, 01:01
Replies: 193
Views: 99,546
Posted By Blind Squirrel

The British male sexual-violence support...

The British male sexual-violence support organisation Survivors UK recently carried out a study on behalf of the Greater London Authority to find out reporting rates among men.

Of the 500 male...
Forum: North America
14th Jun 2017, 21:56
Replies: 36
Views: 14,482
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Like this one? United flight almost took off...

Like this one?

United flight almost took off with jet fuel gushing out | New York Post (http://nypost.com/2017/06/14/united-flight-almost-took-off-with-jet-fuel-gushing-out/)
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2017, 12:24
Replies: 95
Views: 70,098
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Such things happen, and always will as long as...

Such things happen, and always will as long as fallible humans are part of the equation. The problem, mercifully, was detected and appropriate action taken. I very much hope this unfortunate...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Jun 2016, 09:26
Replies: 45
Views: 19,293
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Well, well, as you please. All flying-school or...

Well, well, as you please. All flying-school or rental aircraft that have managed to pass an annual inspection, with compressions probably in the low-mid sixties, draggy and leaky doors and seals,...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jun 2016, 23:47
Replies: 45
Views: 19,293
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Hmm...not so sure about that. The information in...

Hmm...not so sure about that. The information in the POH is predicated on (i) a brand spanking-new aircraft, tuned as nicely as the expert mechanics at Independence, KS can get it; and (ii) perfect...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jun 2016, 05:26
Replies: 45
Views: 19,293
Posted By Blind Squirrel

The reason one usually moves up to a C172 is to...

The reason one usually moves up to a C172 is to fly more than one other person around. Which means, especially at this time of year, that it's an excellent moment to become intimately familiar with...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Jun 2016, 04:58
Replies: 7
Views: 6,504
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Brexit and EASA

Now that the British are out again, does anybody have an idea what are the implications for FCL in particular, and management of the aviation sector more generally? Presumably as soon as they leave...
Forum: North America
1st Dec 2015, 18:57
Replies: 149
Views: 126,668
Posted By Blind Squirrel

So they have services to the People's Republic of...

So they have services to the People's Republic of Cork, then? :p
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Dec 2015, 18:36
Replies: 37
Views: 14,615
Posted By Blind Squirrel

The criminal complaint by the air marshal is...

The criminal complaint by the air marshal is revealing, and disturbing.

1. Cabin-crew members at CLT requested AA management to take this unfortunate woman off the roster before departure. I'm...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Nov 2015, 04:07
Replies: 18
Views: 14,830
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Yes. Spin my C150 quite often, because it's...

Yes. Spin my C150 quite often, because it's practically the only aerobatic manoeuvre the damn thing is allowed to do.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Nov 2015, 03:41
Replies: 10
Views: 7,638
Posted By Blind Squirrel

Weren't there five flight crew members on the...

Weren't there five flight crew members on the Connie? P1 and P2 left and right; radio operator behind P1; flight engineer behind P2; navigator in separate compartment behind radio operator. That was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Nov 2015, 03:21
Replies: 48
Views: 28,661
Posted By Blind Squirrel

I used to fly with a gent (his day job was in the...

I used to fly with a gent (his day job was in the right seat of a HP Herald ex EGMC for British Air Ferries) whose favourite party trick was buzzing around the coast in a C152 at 100' AMSL or...
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