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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2023, 13:53
Replies: 159
Views: 19,459
Posted By Old and Horrified

I'm not sure about Westland Helicopters having a...

I'm not sure about Westland Helicopters having a HS125 (earlier post), particularly as they only have a grass runway at Yeovil, but they certainly had an Agusta 109, G-WEST, while I was there which...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Aug 2022, 18:58
Replies: 85
Views: 15,128
Posted By Old and Horrified

I would have to check my log book to confirm...

I would have to check my log book to confirm dates, but one of my over-riding memories as a DC-10 first officer near the end was one of the last flights I did was when I checked in to go to JFK and...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2022, 14:36
Replies: 74
Views: 25,981
Posted By Old and Horrified

Is it my elderly eyes, or is the front rotor...

Is it my elderly eyes, or is the front rotor spinning the wrong way?
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2021, 12:05
Replies: 360
Views: 193,958
Posted By Old and Horrified

So not only did PF forget that Take Off attitude...

So not only did PF forget that Take Off attitude normally points UP, and nearly flew a perfectly good airplane plus passengers into the ground, but the PNF, presumably Pilot Monitoring, must have...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Dec 2021, 08:34
Replies: 6
Views: 1,365
Posted By Old and Horrified

Thank you all very much. I did as you suggested...

Thank you all very much. I did as you suggested and got a quote for pet insurance! Problem solved.

Now all deleted.

It was the date of 1/1/21 that added to my suspicions.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Dec 2021, 18:34
Replies: 6
Views: 1,365
Posted By Old and Horrified

Strange new folder

I'm hoping that one of you experts out there can help solve a little mystery.

Today i did a check of my wife's laptop as she thought it might be going a little slow. She has a Lenova Yoga running...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th Jul 2021, 11:06
Replies: 38
Views: 5,581
Posted By Old and Horrified

I gave up with MS Office a couple of years ago...

I gave up with MS Office a couple of years ago when I bought a new computer with Win 10 and MS Office installed on SSD. The Office layout was so alien, I just could not get used to it. I downloaded...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Feb 2021, 13:45
Replies: 136
Views: 37,800
Posted By Old and Horrified

I flew the Trident for 5 years and for a serious...

I flew the Trident for 5 years and for a serious answer to the question it did mean that you could take off down the middle of the runway without the boom boom boom down the centre lights. However,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Jan 2021, 13:39
Replies: 27
Views: 8,623
Posted By Old and Horrified

As you have a PPL, it does not have to be an...

As you have a PPL, it does not have to be an instructor that flys with you. If you could find a retired or not very busy professional pilot, it would be useful to take him/her along to set you little...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2021, 13:47
Replies: 186
Views: 47,061
Posted By Old and Horrified

I went there twice during my initial commercial...

I went there twice during my initial commercial training with Oxford Air Training back in Nov 1971 and Feb 1972, each, coincidently on the same aircraft, a Cherokee G-AXTM. Logbook copies sent. Both...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Nov 2020, 14:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,799
Posted By Old and Horrified

Professor David Last

The report has been published on my old friend Davis Last's fatal flight last year, No definitive reason could be found.
...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Nov 2019, 19:10
Replies: 43
Views: 42,188
Posted By Old and Horrified

How awful. I knew David well. He was a lecturer...

How awful. I knew David well. He was a lecturer at Bangor when I was there in late 1960s He took me flying in his Robin from Caernarfon in 2006 and I met him several times later including at a...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Sep 2019, 09:27
Replies: 183
Views: 301,794
Posted By Old and Horrified

Regarding the BA situation - they have always...

Regarding the BA situation - they have always charged hugely for single flights. Before the failure I checked for my son who is stuck in SFO. A single flight back with BA SFO to LHR was over $2000,...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2019, 15:45
Replies: 38
Views: 23,410
Posted By Old and Horrified

In my day it was the captain of the aircraft who...

In my day it was the captain of the aircraft who received push back clearance and then communicated that to the engineer on the intercom who then communicated it to the tug driver. Is it different...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2019, 15:17
Replies: 138
Views: 88,948
Posted By Old and Horrified

I enjoyed the programme but that last approach...

I enjoyed the programme but that last approach (at about 54 mins in) seemed to me to be extremely low and to barely reach the threshold of a very long runway. Is that a normal approach for the Red...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Jun 2018, 13:56
Replies: 8
Views: 1,134
Posted By Old and Horrified

Yes - I did wonder about the legality of the...

Yes - I did wonder about the legality of the software but the fact that it worked fine for 18 months seemed to indicate it was legal. The guy I bought it from still has his shop so I will take it...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Jun 2018, 11:08
Replies: 8
Views: 1,134
Posted By Old and Horrified

MS Office problem

I have a refurbished second hand Windows 10 desktop machine which has worked fine since I bought it 18 months ago. It came with MS Office Professional Plus 2013.
Yesterday I got the following...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2018, 11:02
Replies: 31
Views: 11,706
Posted By Old and Horrified

I could just add from my own experience in...

I could just add from my own experience in helping (by funding) my son to get his CPL(H). It took him a couple of years and I enjoyed it as it involved lots of hours building trips which I rode along...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Feb 2018, 12:10
Replies: 6
Views: 1,556
Posted By Old and Horrified

You can do groups in Gmail. Click on the Gmail...

You can do groups in Gmail. Click on the Gmail label top left of page and select contacts. Click on Help and it will tell you how to group contacts.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
8th Dec 2017, 10:58
Replies: 20
Views: 9,157
Posted By Old and Horrified

As a co-pilot in (shorthaul) BA many years ago I...

As a co-pilot in (shorthaul) BA many years ago I hated it. It was one of the reasons I left, but that is another story...... The big surprise to me is that the old BOAC guys took it on as well.

As...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Jun 2017, 12:44
Replies: 289
Views: 152,038
Posted By Old and Horrified

With that level of vibration there must have been...

With that level of vibration there must have been serious damage to one of the engines and to shake the whole aircraft like that would take considerable force. Engine mountings will be taking a real...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th May 2017, 15:38
Replies: 5
Views: 1,007
Posted By Old and Horrified

They do exist as I learnt to my cost a couple of...

They do exist as I learnt to my cost a couple of months ago. Replacement DVD Rewriters can be had for less than £10 and work as soon as they are plugged in
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th May 2017, 12:54
Replies: 5
Views: 1,007
Posted By Old and Horrified

OK - I'll ask the obvious question. Are you sure...

OK - I'll ask the obvious question. Are you sure you have a DVD writer installed and not just a reader? Go to Device Manager, select DVD device and look up the description to see which it is.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Jan 2017, 10:53
Replies: 7
Views: 1,849
Posted By Old and Horrified

I'm afraid it was outlook.com as that is the only...

I'm afraid it was outlook.com as that is the only way I could find to import address book entries. .CSV file from (Office) Outlook into Outlook.com and then link that account in Win 10 Mail. As I...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
16th Jan 2017, 13:00
Replies: 7
Views: 1,849
Posted By Old and Horrified

Windows 10 Mail - help!

My other half has just bought herself a brand new Windows 10 laptop and I have been setting it up for her. Managed to get the MS supplied Mail programme linked to her existing POP email account and...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2016, 07:20
Replies: 158
Views: 174,436
Posted By Old and Horrified

Using reverse thrust to back up a 727 to the end...

Using reverse thrust to back up a 727 to the end of the runway- incredible! If that's a regular occurrence, then its quite possible the engines won't be giving the thrust they are meant to due...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2016, 16:23
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,236,652
Posted By Old and Horrified

Am I the only one who thinks that all this...

Am I the only one who thinks that all this discussion about which hydraulic system drives which control surface and how much power is available in a windmilling engine and so on is entirely...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2016, 11:32
Replies: 1,758
Views: 2,136,247
Posted By Old and Horrified

Its actually quite easy and nothing to do with...

Its actually quite easy and nothing to do with what button does what in what circumstance. These two bozos simply forgot the basics of how to fly. The big question is how and why.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Aug 2016, 12:25
Replies: 40
Views: 10,027
Posted By Old and Horrified

Thanks for that - I've put it in my diary. 　 ...

Thanks for that - I've put it in my diary.
　
I have enjoyed several lectures in Cosford in the past and they have all been most enjoyable. However, John Farley's of several years ago will take...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2015, 14:35
Replies: 122
Views: 26,337
Posted By Old and Horrified

Just watched it going over Ironbridge!

Just watched it going over Ironbridge!
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2015, 11:44
Replies: 35
Views: 23,053
Posted By Old and Horrified

Amazing! Instead of someone getting up to push it...

Amazing! Instead of someone getting up to push it shut, they just sit there and take photos!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Aug 2015, 14:56
Replies: 357
Views: 238,128
Posted By Old and Horrified

An excellent summary of the facts by the AAIB. ...

An excellent summary of the facts by the AAIB.

However, the mystery is why, with everything going wrong around him including a microlight on the downwind leg, did a 11,000 hour pilot continue on...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Jul 2015, 09:54
Replies: 13
Views: 2,507
Posted By Old and Horrified

Can I ask a related question? I have a Win 7...

Can I ask a related question? I have a Win 7 machine with a IDE hard drive containing Windows but which is starting to show signs of age (occasional crashes and failure to start) so I'd like to clone...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jun 2015, 16:59
Replies: 61
Views: 28,458
Posted By Old and Horrified

I'm no medic either, but there have been several...

I'm no medic either, but there have been several programmes on TV recently about people climbing Everest and similar. If any climbers get stuck above about 26,000 feet (the so called death zone) for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jun 2015, 09:54
Replies: 3
Views: 2,074
Posted By Old and Horrified

For those who can't get tickets for Cosford, on...

For those who can't get tickets for Cosford, on the same day there is the annual Welshpool airshow which, while smaller, has some interesting aircraft due to fly including the Vulcan, Eurofighter and...
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