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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

26th Jul 2009, 20:16

Replies: 14

"Flight Taxes Needed"

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Posted By positive climb gear

Ref CO2 Output

...or perhaps we should go back to Airships- where the lift is provided by the 'hot air' produced by ministers in Parliament. That should keep the Green Lobby happy.

Or how about a S***T tax...

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

26th Jul 2009, 20:09

Replies: 14

"Flight Taxes Needed"

Views: 1,305

Posted By positive climb gear

CO2 Output

A car engine is 90% efficient. A power station 40-50%. If you run an electric car, you potentially DOUBLE the output of CO2 due to the innefficiency........

Anyway- how did we move out of the...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Jul 2009, 22:31

Replies: 119

A400 Doomed?

Views: 30,048

Posted By positive climb gear

Procurement

AndrewN

Goes a bit like this:

Before the beancounters will approve a project you have to go for initial funding before precise costs have been calculated. You effectively 'guess' to how much...

Forum: Middle East

26th Jun 2009, 12:08

Replies: 480

NASAIR Info (threads merged) - all you need to know about them

Views: 166,434

Posted By positive climb gear

Tarik 123

I guess this is the ONLY airline you have worked for then......
YOU must be the only lucky one being paid on time....
I have yet to meet a pilot that has actually achieved anything like a 6/3...

Forum: Tech Log

25th Jun 2009, 20:52

Replies: 4,593

AF447

Views: 3,293,884

Posted By positive climb gear

Man v Machine Interface

One particular design flaw, I feel, on the Airbus series of aircraft is the fact that the throttles remain in a fixed position during flight. Your only reference for current power is the...

Forum: Tech Log

12th Jun 2009, 13:16

Replies: 4,593

AF447

Views: 3,293,884

Posted By positive climb gear

Rudder Travel Limit

Apologies,I am an A320 driver but was wondering if any A330 pilots might comment on this:
FCOM 1 states
For the A320 the deflection of the rudder and the pedals is limited as a function of speed....

Forum: Tech Log

6th Jun 2009, 14:56

Replies: 4,593

AF447

Views: 3,293,884

Posted By positive climb gear

ADIRS/IR Switching

My background is the A320 series, but believe the A330 is similar! I have noticed that some of the older aircraft I fly gives you the ability to switch off EITHER the Air Data or Inertial Reference...

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