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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Nov 2022, 10:03
Replies: 46
Views: 25,275
Posted By Trim Stab

That sounds a likely tale... So did the...

That sounds a likely tale...

So did the fisherman happen to have diving goggles with him? Or has he some magical ability to see clearly underwater without them, and special eyes that can also see...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Aug 2022, 18:31
Replies: 12
Views: 3,028
Posted By Trim Stab

On the same thread drift, does anybody know what...

On the same thread drift, does anybody know what happened to Trevor Jones, the ex RN pilot who was rendered paraplegic after a skiing accident representing the RN? He was making the best of his life...
Forum: African Aviation
29th Jun 2022, 09:54
Replies: 10
Views: 2,032
Posted By Trim Stab

I'm afraid virtually no chance of that. African...

I'm afraid virtually no chance of that. African aviation is highly regulated these days - partly for good reasons, but almost more to put in a good framework for extracting bribes from aviation....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jun 2022, 09:23
Replies: 19
Views: 3,313
Posted By Trim Stab

An intersting historical fact is that when the...

An intersting historical fact is that when the Luftwaffe captured an intact Spitfire they first tested it in its original state. But then their engineers wanted to examine the Merlin in detail, so...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
10th Jun 2022, 16:24
Replies: 17
Views: 6,269
Posted By Trim Stab

Cirrus Vision G2 can take off less than 1000m and...

Cirrus Vision G2 can take off less than 1000m and has range 1275nm. Also within your budget even brand new.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2022, 13:59
Replies: 12
Views: 3,679
Posted By Trim Stab

The downwash felt by the parachutist is a...

The downwash felt by the parachutist is a function of mass of the aircraft divided by wingspan or rotorspan - it is not really much different whether fixed wing or helicopter. Even if helicopter is...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2022, 15:06
Replies: 10
Views: 2,014
Posted By Trim Stab

Very unlikely that the NAF will buy direct from...

Very unlikely that the NAF will buy direct from Bell-Textron because B-T will not be able to pay the obligatory kick-backs to senior NAF officers, due to US anti-corruption laws. If something does go...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2022, 17:48
Replies: 137
Views: 34,250
Posted By Trim Stab

Take off and landing performance substantially...

Take off and landing performance substantially different though. I once saw the GLAM land Sarkozy on wet runway 35 at Cannes in a 900. The threshold is displaced to about a third of the way down the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2021, 16:58
Replies: 454
Views: 219,912
Posted By Trim Stab

Thanks Spaz - very interesting answer thank you....

Thanks Spaz - very interesting answer thank you. And it does explain what was going on with the rear nozzle during the launch. The coding involved in controlling that (which is just a tiny part of...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2021, 10:40
Replies: 454
Views: 219,912
Posted By Trim Stab

Presumably all the F35 variants have...

Presumably all the F35 variants have sophisticated software to calculate and monitor take off performance, with various automatic safeguards to abort take off run or at least warn pilot unless all...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2021, 16:47
Replies: 72
Views: 15,272
Posted By Trim Stab

This is absolutely correct. People who are...

This is absolutely correct. People who are genuinely forced to flee by persecution are generally better educated than average, and they are a long term loss to their source country.

Most economic...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2021, 15:26
Replies: 72
Views: 15,272
Posted By Trim Stab

The EU does have a law which basically says that...

The EU does have a law which basically says that they only make one asylum claim in the first safe EU country they set foot in. They are fingerprinted, then the data is share amongst all other EU...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2021, 10:50
Replies: 72
Views: 15,272
Posted By Trim Stab

They don't stop it completely, but they are a...

They don't stop it completely, but they are a useful tool.

There is a movement in France - the "Gilet Noires" - of mostly francophone African illegal migrants who are demanding ID cards. They...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2021, 10:12
Replies: 72
Views: 15,272
Posted By Trim Stab

Read the thread - ID cards make it harder to work...

Read the thread - ID cards make it harder to work in the black economy and get access to housing and healtcare, open bank accounts, get telephone contracts and all the other administration that is...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2021, 09:51
Replies: 72
Views: 15,272
Posted By Trim Stab

Grossly overloaded to make a channel crossing,...

Grossly overloaded to make a channel crossing, yes. But not grossly overloaded just to go a few hundred metres offshore. Indeed you can just go swimming completely naked offshore if you want to...
...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2021, 09:44
Replies: 72
Views: 15,272
Posted By Trim Stab

They would indeed - in theory - be a cheap...

They would indeed - in theory - be a cheap solution. The problem is structural. Frontex puts out competitive tenders for these sorts of operations in EU (not just handed out to tory MPs mates like in...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2021, 08:53
Replies: 72
Views: 15,272
Posted By Trim Stab

The French police do not have powers to prevent...

The French police do not have powers to prevent people going to sea in dinghies, or leaving the country if they so wish. Just as UK police do not have powers to stop people going to sea in UK , and...
Forum: African Aviation
31st Oct 2021, 09:02
Replies: 41
Views: 18,936
Posted By Trim Stab

Nigerian airlines have a long history of conning...

Nigerian airlines have a long history of conning foreign pilots into working for them for free. The standard game is to keep promising that the salary is "coming soon". The longer the pilot stays,...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2021, 11:00
Replies: 62
Views: 24,262
Posted By Trim Stab

They would not be using sonar. It is a nuclear...

They would not be using sonar. It is a nuclear boat on patrol - they just navigate using onboard IMU and charts. A collision with an uncharted object is always a risk - look up USS San Fransisco...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Oct 2021, 09:27
Replies: 29
Views: 23,435
Posted By Trim Stab

Might be same cause as HB-FPZ crash a few years...

Might be same cause as HB-FPZ crash a few years ago.

https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2012/hb-z120824.en/pdf/hb-z120824.en.pdf
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2021, 18:36
Replies: 1,602
Views: 361,233
Posted By Trim Stab

Argentina has been trying to buy modern subs (and...

Argentina has been trying to buy modern subs (and multirole fighter jets) for many years, but France has always vetoed sales to them out of loyalty to their "ally" the UK...
Forum: African Aviation
31st Aug 2021, 19:41
Replies: 13
Views: 8,071
Posted By Trim Stab

Empty Cruise But it was white people (mostly...

Empty Cruise

But it was white people (mostly male) who created SAA. So why would it not be the case that they favoured their own kind? And why it was so successful in its early days - and now a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Aug 2021, 20:04
Replies: 132
Views: 68,097
Posted By Trim Stab

Alex Whittingham; It was around €1.30 just...

Alex Whittingham;

It was around €1.30 just prior to the referendum in 2016…
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Aug 2021, 18:18
Replies: 132
Views: 68,097
Posted By Trim Stab

Slight thread drift - but are UK ATOs still...

Slight thread drift - but are UK ATOs still allowed to train and examine to EASA licence requirements? Or has their business also been limited by Brexit to UK citizens who want to spend a fortune to...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Aug 2021, 17:22
Replies: 94
Views: 19,774
Posted By Trim Stab

If you are a geology graduate a career you could...

If you are a geology graduate a career you could look into is survey flying. Definitely very helpful if you understand what the onboard remote sensing instruments on a survey aircraft do, and can...
Forum: African Aviation
20th Jun 2021, 15:41
Replies: 1
Views: 1,204
Posted By Trim Stab

Alternative to ACU-KWIK

Does anybody know of an alternative data source to ACU-KWIK for up to date information on airport opening hours, fuel availability in Africa?

ACU-KWIK online data accessibility is truly appallinig...
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2021, 09:42
Replies: 20
Views: 3,477
Posted By Trim Stab

I get the impression you are coming at the...

I get the impression you are coming at the problem from a certification point of view, which is not really the objective of the OP or indeed myself.

In my case I fly a collection of DA42MPPs for...
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2021, 18:43
Replies: 20
Views: 3,477
Posted By Trim Stab

The OP is flying a light aircraft AFAICR. He is...

The OP is flying a light aircraft AFAICR. He is just trying to emulate the (somewhat imprecise) performance figures derived by the manufacturer test flying program, done eons ago on a brand new...
Forum: African Aviation
25th May 2021, 10:01
Replies: 3
Views: 2,143
Posted By Trim Stab

I had a quick look at Windy shortly after the...

I had a quick look at Windy shortly after the crash and it was by no means bad in Kaduna by Nigerian standards. The NAF King Airs routinely fly in far worse. I doubt weather was a major factor.
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2021, 09:11
Replies: 20
Views: 3,477
Posted By Trim Stab

You can achieve what you want (and very...

You can achieve what you want (and very accurately too) by using multivariate regression, as I suggested in my earlier post.

You need to extract data points from the diagram, then put it into...
Forum: Tech Log
24th May 2021, 13:10
Replies: 20
Views: 3,477
Posted By Trim Stab

I fly various survey and ISR aircraft which have...

I fly various survey and ISR aircraft which have non-standard performance due to drag and weight of various sensors and antenna. For planning ferry flights I can’t use the FOM performance figures so...
Forum: African Aviation
13th May 2021, 21:29
Replies: 14
Views: 4,029
Posted By Trim Stab

Why? They are the same indigenous people. Sub...

Why? They are the same indigenous people. Sub saharan Africans have been on our planet for longer than caucasians so why would brief contact with “french” or “belgian” caucasians change the way they...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2021, 14:15
Replies: 6
Views: 4,126
Posted By Trim Stab

ORAC - Ah interesting as I seem to remember...

ORAC - Ah interesting as I seem to remember reading something to the contrary elsewhere. I stand corrected.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
13th May 2021, 14:09
Replies: 18
Views: 6,350
Posted By Trim Stab

I heard cabin pressure 3000ft at FL450 too

I heard cabin pressure 3000ft at FL450 too
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2021, 14:04
Replies: 18
Views: 5,624
Posted By Trim Stab

Were they freefall or static line? FWIW when we...

Were they freefall or static line? FWIW when we used to jump from Chinook back ramp on static line, it was done at low forwards speed I think partly so that the used static lines could be recovered...
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