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Search: Posts Made By: Beausoleil
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Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2020, 00:04
Replies: 633
Views: 614,083
Posted By Beausoleil

Critical thinking suggests that this won't work. ...

Critical thinking suggests that this won't work.

Advice is that anyone advised to get a flu shot is in the "vulnerable " class. That's the over 65s plus others. Take up among the over 65s is...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Mar 2020, 18:00
Replies: 633
Views: 614,083
Posted By Beausoleil

This is what bothers me about the herd immunity...

This is what bothers me about the herd immunity plan.

Suppose the UK has 10,000 ICU beds. Suppose each person with corona virus who needs one takes up 5 days.

Then there can be 2000 new ICU...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2020, 10:03
Replies: 40
Views: 22,869
Posted By Beausoleil

Buses and trains are crowded in the rush hour...

Buses and trains are crowded in the rush hour when people are going to work. Most of the people on a crowded train or bus can't not travel without losing their jobs.

Lots of people on crowded...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Nov 2019, 20:42
Replies: 283
Views: 78,352
Posted By Beausoleil

One can calculate the radiative equilibrium...

One can calculate the radiative equilibrium temperature of a planet given its distance from tbe sun by radiative balance. Heat in = heat out. Heat out varies as T^4..

For Earth, Venus snd Mars...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2019, 09:09
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,806,226
Posted By Beausoleil

I think that for practical purposes, making...

I think that for practical purposes, making "safe" means reducing the risk from an activity so that there is no significant additional risk from taking part above the risk encountered on a typical...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2015, 15:41
Replies: 29
Views: 19,851
Posted By Beausoleil

I fly through the USA a lot and so far have never...

I fly through the USA a lot and so far have never found TSA people anything other than careful, calm and courteous.

I do see a lot of pompous travellers though.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 01:02
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,355,733
Posted By Beausoleil

40s accelerating at 10 ms^-2 is a final velocity...

40s accelerating at 10 ms^-2 is a final velocity of 400 ms^-1. Terminal velocities are typically less than 100 ms^-1.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Aug 2012, 22:54
Replies: 23
Views: 8,269
Posted By Beausoleil

Well, I'll give completely different advice. ...

Well, I'll give completely different advice.

I've been flying transatlantic frequently for business and pleasure for more than 20 years. My nearest airport is Manchester.

After hideous...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Oct 2010, 23:36
Replies: 61
Views: 16,502
Posted By Beausoleil

I can't say I've ever had any problems with...

I can't say I've ever had any problems with security people at airports. A lot of the complaints sound like people being asked to do things by other people they feel superior to for some reason -...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2010, 16:27
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,388
Posted By Beausoleil

I don't know if the link was posted yet, I've not...

I don't know if the link was posted yet, I've not been following the thread assiduously, but here is the NASA technical report. I hope it is helpful. It seems to me to conclude that flying through...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 13:48
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,388
Posted By Beausoleil

Chemin

As you wrote...

"What I should have said was "ash" of course. Silly me. I was going to mention, but didn't, soot from the Kuwait oilfields that were ignited during the gulf war, which along with...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 10:58
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,592,388
Posted By Beausoleil

As someone said above... " Clearly, it is...

As someone said above...

"
Clearly, it is vital to know the relative constituents of a plume and, more importantly, their concentrations over the area under consideration. If it is largely grit...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Jan 2010, 16:32
Replies: 85
Views: 20,461
Posted By Beausoleil

From what I read here, it seems that profiling at...

From what I read here, it seems that profiling at Ben Gurion results in 3% being subjected to more stringent searches. I suspect that the same profiling at a major international hub would result in...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2009, 14:32
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,292,159
Posted By Beausoleil

"The probability of an event" is not a well...

"The probability of an event" is not a well defined concept. You need to ask a specific question, then use historical data appropriately to get a quantitative answer.

Dividing the number of...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jun 2009, 19:03
Replies: 53
Views: 32,604
Posted By Beausoleil

Re seatbelts. I always have my seatbelt on...

Re seatbelts.

I always have my seatbelt on when in my seat. Most people I see do.

That said, please only use the seatbelt sign when there is good reason to expect turbulence. It seems to me...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2009, 11:47
Replies: 2,015
Views: 716,737
Posted By Beausoleil

As an outsider, though, it seems to me that the...

As an outsider, though, it seems to me that the more the level of automation has increased, the lower the accident rate has become.

Don't get me wrong - I'm glad to have a professional pilot...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2009, 10:11
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,060,301
Posted By Beausoleil

As a passenger, I'm a religious reader of safety...

As a passenger, I'm a religious reader of safety booklets and listener to briefings, but the details don't stick beyond the end of the flight. Still, sittiing in the comfort of my living room, it...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2008, 23:34
Replies: 245
Views: 35,380
Posted By Beausoleil

What an odd thing to say. Why do you imply that...

What an odd thing to say. Why do you imply that "having something to hide" is suspicious in itself?

I prefer not to have strangers poking around in my life - there are aspects of my life I want...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2008, 09:01
Replies: 37
Views: 14,517
Posted By Beausoleil

If the science is as solid as that in CSI we have...

If the science is as solid as that in CSI we have nothing much to worry about.

I remember the guy who got electrocuted because the iron supplement he was taking made his body extra-conductive.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2008, 16:54
Replies: 245
Views: 35,380
Posted By Beausoleil

It's not the cards themselves, it's the...

It's not the cards themselves, it's the associated massive database of information about us all, and the inevitability that "show me your ID card" will become a stock in trade for every council...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Aug 2008, 17:40
Replies: 410
Views: 84,675
Posted By Beausoleil

People pretty much know what the safety briefing...

People pretty much know what the safety briefing says - it's reasonable to expect more information in a newspaper article. I at least now know what they mean by "pull the mask towards you" or...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2008, 13:32
Replies: 410
Views: 84,675
Posted By Beausoleil

itsresidualmate - thanks for the explanation. A...

itsresidualmate - thanks for the explanation. A useful thing to know just in case.

Maybe briefings could be reworded ("pull the oxygen mask so that at least X feet of tube is visible" might be...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2008, 12:21
Replies: 410
Views: 84,675
Posted By Beausoleil

Well done to the crew, I'm sure most passengers...

Well done to the crew, I'm sure most passengers are grateful for a job well done. I think anyone who thinks about it will realise why there is no briefing until the emergency has been "dealt with"....
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2008, 20:35
Replies: 1,109
Views: 379,662
Posted By Beausoleil

Commercial aviation achieves an accident rate of...

Commercial aviation achieves an accident rate of better than 1 in a million departures. Concorde had an accident within about 50,000 departures across the fleet. From what I understand, there was...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2008, 11:06
Replies: 152
Views: 26,409
Posted By Beausoleil

Exactly. Pretty soon airlines will stop paying...

Exactly. Pretty soon airlines will stop paying passengers to fly. Wait a minute...

(I'm not condoning the behaviour you list, but it is not a symmetric relationship and I wonder if you take the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2008, 11:02
Replies: 152
Views: 26,409
Posted By Beausoleil

I don't admire their behaviour, but if you think...

I don't admire their behaviour, but if you think aircrew are the only people who ever get abuse at work for things that aren't their fault, you're deluded.

So yes, I bet some of them did get abuse...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Apr 2008, 22:39
Replies: 46
Views: 3,515
Posted By Beausoleil

If the point is to catch terrorists, I'm not sure...

If the point is to catch terrorists, I'm not sure that consistency is that good an idea. They should not be able to predict exactly what will be searched and how.

I'm not a massively regular...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
1st Apr 2008, 12:19
Replies: 255
Views: 136,164
Posted By Beausoleil

"People have mentioned about the wisdom of...

"People have mentioned about the wisdom of buying/building houses near airports in this thread. People have also mentioned about the proximity of a school and hospital to Biggin. Presumably both of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Mar 2008, 22:27
Replies: 1,172
Views: 265,777
Posted By Beausoleil

Just watched the scenes of queues out the wazoo...

Just watched the scenes of queues out the wazoo because the baggage handling had failed. Looked exactly like the situation last time I flew BA out of Manchester and tried to use the "fast" baggage...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Dec 2007, 11:22
Replies: 62
Views: 12,923
Posted By Beausoleil

"I paid US $4.50 for one loaf of bread today. It...

"I paid US $4.50 for one loaf of bread today. It was much less a few years ago."

Maybe you should change brands? Or buy yourself a bread maker?

Pantload: Perfect description of our economic...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Dec 2007, 23:25
Replies: 63
Views: 21,916
Posted By Beausoleil

Yep, you can fence off the control board and...

Yep, you can fence off the control board and remove the fuses before you work in the shredder, but every now and then some guy will hop over the fence and put new fuses in when he gets back from his...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Nov 2007, 13:16
Replies: 41
Views: 21,024
Posted By Beausoleil

Re Video link above

Aside...

So when they say please turn off and stow all electronic devices, does that not apply to video cameras?

As a sometimes nervous flier, camera fanatics are second on my hate list to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Nov 2007, 19:05
Replies: 58
Views: 6,879
Posted By Beausoleil

I fit a normal airline seat just fine, thank...

I fit a normal airline seat just fine, thank you., but...

The notion that one passenger is subsidising another passenger is absurd. Airlines are private enterprises that sell tickets. If you...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Nov 2007, 03:15
Replies: 2
Views: 761
Posted By Beausoleil

Sucking Up

We had a hideous experience at Manchester this morning (2nd November), some problem with the baggage belts. But thanks to all the staff and crew who got us to our final destination via Heathrow...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Sep 2007, 08:49
Replies: 37
Views: 4,255
Posted By Beausoleil

Amusing though it is, I don't understand why he...

Amusing though it is, I don't understand why he ended up starving in Frankfurt airport. Should he not have been arrested when he was "deplaned" (if that's the word)?
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