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Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 22:04
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,205,401
Posted By Montgolfier

Out of interest: there seems to be plenty of...

Out of interest: there seems to be plenty of precedent to suggest that if an aircraft hits the water hard and fast it breaks up a lot and leaves smaller fragments of floating debris. Does anyone know...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
20th Apr 2012, 17:47
Replies: 186
Views: 93,684
Posted By Montgolfier

"cos you're my bitch," As bad as it looks...

"cos you're my bitch,"

As bad as it looks on paper, that's the kind of thing that could either be a good natured bit of ribbing or an obnoxious, belittling insult depending on the context of who...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Nov 2011, 07:57
Replies: 37
Views: 12,773
Posted By Montgolfier

In the sense that none of the details are...

In the sense that none of the details are unnecessarily sensationalised, yeah. But I think...in the ideal journalistic world, an article about an in flight engine shut down for a Qantas A380 wouldn't...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Sep 2011, 20:45
Replies: 95
Views: 25,392
Posted By Montgolfier

Guys, I gotta have more Delibes. You gotta want...

Guys, I gotta have more Delibes. You gotta want that Flower Duet on the track.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Sep 2011, 11:30
Replies: 17
Views: 3,399
Posted By Montgolfier

Thanks for the responses so far guys, very...

Thanks for the responses so far guys, very interesting. I knew about APUs but I had no idea they shut them down during a turn around for environmental/noise reasons.

What criteria make an...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Sep 2011, 21:42
Replies: 17
Views: 3,399
Posted By Montgolfier

Few SLF questions about airline flying

Hello. A few unrelated questions stemming from pure curiosity prompted by recent flying experiences:

1. Whenever I fly short haul in Europe, it always seems to be the captain who speaks to us on...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Sep 2011, 19:18
Replies: 159
Views: 35,772
Posted By Montgolfier

SLF question if you don't mind: If we accept the...

SLF question if you don't mind: If we accept the premise that hand-flying skills are on the wane across the industry, what options do we the travelling public have besides buying a ticket and hoping...
Forum: Flight Testing
4th Aug 2011, 18:26
Replies: 74
Views: 28,322
Posted By Montgolfier

Hmm...the Virgin SS2 isn't exactly going to...

Hmm...the Virgin SS2 isn't exactly going to voyage through space though, is it? It's not embarking on a continuing mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilisations,...
Forum: Tech Log
30th May 2011, 17:16
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,536
Posted By Montgolfier

I absolutely do not wish to start an Airbus v....

I absolutely do not wish to start an Airbus v. Boeing thing - no interest in playing manufacturer top trumps at all.

However, I would be genuinely interested to know if and how this accident...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2011, 20:51
Replies: 299
Views: 102,025
Posted By Montgolfier

Presumably he's taken a lot of...

Presumably he's taken a lot of meteorologists/geologists back to his place?
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2011, 06:59
Replies: 299
Views: 102,025
Posted By Montgolfier

"but that's enough about our clientele, now about...

"but that's enough about our clientele, now about this ash cloud...."
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Oct 2010, 12:25
Replies: 68
Views: 18,490
Posted By Montgolfier

Yeah, it's got a lot more mainstream coverage...

Yeah, it's got a lot more mainstream coverage than the horrific UPS accident in Dubai. Which seems like a bizarre news-worthiness scale to be working on.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2010, 16:20
Replies: 731
Views: 548,421
Posted By Montgolfier

If the beancounters are really as cynical as some...

If the beancounters are really as cynical as some posters in this thread have suggested - ie. "pilots are cheap, why spend money on EVAS etc." - then surely they (the beancounters) are missing the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th May 2010, 19:23
Replies: 4,715
Views: 3,520,155
Posted By Montgolfier

Stelios is on record as being highly critical of...

Stelios is on record as being highly critical of the siginificant fleet expansion in recent years, blaming Andy Harrison for perpetuating growth at the expense of share price:

Stelios outburst...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd May 2010, 18:36
Replies: 10
Views: 1,640
Posted By Montgolfier

Fuel Dumping

Hello there.

Something I've always wondered about: you hear a lot of stories about aircraft developing problems on take-off and dumping fuel for a while before returning to the airport for an...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2010, 18:29
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,700
Posted By Montgolfier

"Safety is the number one priority but...."...

"Safety is the number one priority but...." belongs in the same stash of rhetorical devices as "I'm not a racist or anything but..."

I'd say "over-cautious" was probably an oxymoron, especially...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 13:49
Replies: 27
Views: 7,977
Posted By Montgolfier

Truckmaster, I think it was....I think I'm gonna...

Truckmaster, I think it was....I think I'm gonna need that.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2010, 17:36
Replies: 315
Views: 73,409
Posted By Montgolfier

Humans are always standing in the way of progress...

Humans are always standing in the way of progress with their ridiculous, whiny "I don't want to die in a hideous fire ball" attitudes. If pax don't like the idea of flying with one pilot or no pilot,...
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