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Search: Posts Made By: Ancient-Mariner
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Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2024, 22:05
Replies: 52
Views: 21,697
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68534703
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 17:41
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,302
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

I wonder if that cellular phone rings out if...

I wonder if that cellular phone rings out if called? Would give a rough location of the "door" maybe?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 17:12
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,302
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Is it me, or have most window incidents been on...

Is it me, or have most window incidents been on the Left Hand side?
Even the BAC 1-11 incident was on the LH side, albeit the Captain's windscreen.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2023, 17:57
Replies: 14
Views: 11,784
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

There is a more complete judgement at:-...

There is a more complete judgement at:- https://www.balpa.org/About/Files/M-Simkins-vs-Thomas-Cook-Airlines-Ltd-ET-Judgment.aspx
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2022, 15:38
Replies: 74
Views: 28,770
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

No doubt someone sooner or later will arrange...

No doubt someone sooner or later will arrange speed tape patches to form a readable QR code? Think of the advertising revenue........!!!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Oct 2021, 17:42
Replies: 834
Views: 378,006
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

BA to bring A380s out of long term storage

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-a380-heathrow-frankfurt-madrid-b1931883.html
Initially on short-haul LHR to Europe.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2021, 20:44
Replies: 23
Views: 14,254
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Would have expected there to have been a suitably...

Would have expected there to have been a suitably translated Welsh text to be read out, rather than rely on an individual's own translation.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
23rd Dec 2020, 20:33
Replies: 37
Views: 13,287
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Karlene Petitt may well have a case against...

Karlene Petitt may well have a case against Delta's expert psychiatrist Dr Altman?
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2020, 10:17
Replies: 1,128
Views: 478,600
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

737 Max: Boeing 'inappropriately coached' pilots...

737 Max: Boeing 'inappropriately coached' pilots in test after crashes.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55372499
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Oct 2020, 14:03
Replies: 178
Views: 57,079
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

The BBC showed it live during the Breakfast News....

The BBC showed it live during the Breakfast News. Sad to see. Pity they referred (twice) to the "engines cranking up".... Must have had early 747 engines? ;)
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Aug 2020, 18:42
Replies: 6
Views: 3,138
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

BA's unique VIP Airbus heir to Concorde set to be retired

From NorthWalesLive https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/bas-unique-vip-airbus-heir-18703273

An A318 which flew from London City to JFK flight number BA1 - same as Concorde.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jul 2020, 14:26
Replies: 2
Views: 6,434
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Man arrested over Ryanair flight 'bomb threat'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-53439063
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2020, 20:13
Replies: 685
Views: 1,737,541
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

And on BBC ...

And on BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53382794
Forum: Questions
1st Jul 2020, 15:32
Replies: 43
Views: 19,803
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Hawarden/EGNR has the London - Holyhead railway...

Hawarden/EGNR has the London - Holyhead railway line close to the then 23 threshold (now 22). One instructor I flew with used to get miffed because the other flying school using Hawarden used to fly...
Forum: Questions
1st Jul 2020, 09:21
Replies: 43
Views: 19,803
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Conflict between aircraft and ships

As a retired MN Officer, I subscribe to Chirp Maritime. In Issue 50 June 2020, on page 5 https://www.chirpmaritime.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MFB-59-June-2020.pdf there is an article about an...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2020, 14:26
Replies: 47
Views: 24,361
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Airbus has developed a way for airlines to use...

Airbus has developed a way for airlines to use widebody aircraft just for cargo operations during COVID-19 pandemic.
Airbus has developed a way for airlines to use widebody aircraft just for cargo...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Apr 2020, 22:22
Replies: 22
Views: 4,848
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

BA lay-up locations

Why do airlines, such as BA move their fleets to diverse airports to park them - as seen today with the A380 fleet going to Chateaurous and previously large numbers flying to Bournemouth? Why can...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2020, 09:27
Replies: 15
Views: 4,532
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Up date from today's news:- Airbus to give...

Up date from today's news:-
Airbus to give financial backing for Broughton built 'People?s Mosquito' (http://www.deeside.com/airbus-to-give-financial-backing-for-broughton-built-peoples-mosquito/)...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2020, 20:56
Replies: 5
Views: 2,529
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Thanks ZH875 and The Oberon I guess that it...

Thanks ZH875 and The Oberon
I guess that it looked like...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2020, 17:01
Replies: 5
Views: 2,529
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

TACAN circa 1970

Back in the early 1970s at 30MU RAF Sealand I was a Civilian Radio Tech working on TACAN.
Can anyone remember where the TACAN Coupling Unit was located on a Vulcan or a Lightning? Coupling Units,...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Feb 2020, 18:00
Replies: 69
Views: 171,446
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Is there an argument for future aircraft of A-380...

Is there an argument for future aircraft of A-380 size, having an under carriage which can be offset in a similar way to a B-52 for a crosswind landing?
Clive
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2019, 17:38
Replies: 31
Views: 28,135
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

From the Forgery Act 1913 (UK)6...

From the Forgery Act 1913 (UK)6 Uttering(1)Every person who utters any forged document, seal, or die shall be guilty of an offence of the like degree (whether felony or misdemeanour) and on...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th Oct 2019, 20:31
Replies: 12
Views: 5,646
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Best to wear decent underwear at Heathrow

Professor Mary Beard, a Professor of Clasics at Cambridge University required to strip down to her "little black vest (and) no bra" after being asked to remove clothing.
"Down to my scrappy undies....
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Aug 2019, 00:28
Replies: 121
Views: 110,420
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

I wonder what airport security would have to say...

I wonder what airport security would have to say on discovering a smoke hood in your bag? Somehow I feel that they would become suspicious...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2019, 09:39
Replies: 26
Views: 16,336
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Switch Off, wait twenty seconds, Switch On,...

Switch Off, wait twenty seconds, Switch On, usually works?
But with the UK getting booted out of the project, just wonder if someone had fitted a "back door"......
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2019, 13:35
Replies: 107
Views: 116,819
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Could be worse once Virgin Galactic get going... ...

Could be worse once Virgin Galactic get going...
Meanwhile, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2nlyMIi610 Even if not Luton!
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2019, 16:34
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,258,449
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Both the FDR and CVR have been found. ...

Both the FDR and CVR have been found.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47521744
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Feb 2019, 15:49
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,910,104
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

My UK PPL issued September 1999 does not have...

My UK PPL issued September 1999 does not have either the word Night or Day printed on it. (I never took either a Night or IMC Rating)
That said, my Flight Radio-Telephony Operator's Licence issued...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jan 2019, 18:59
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,910,104
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

I have a PPL but do not have either Night or IMC...

I have a PPL but do not have either Night or IMC ratings. Also I have never been a PAX in a SEA or twin during darkness. So please be gentle with this question!
Normally during night flying, are the...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2019, 18:05
Replies: 29
Views: 16,574
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Ticket and Boarding Pass to Gdansk, flys to Malta

Polish father-of-five, 75, who caught wrong Ryanair flight at Leeds Airport and ended up 1,000 miles from home only realised he was in MALTA when the taxi driver didn’t understand him...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2018, 10:10
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,830
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

The Daily Mail article...

The Daily Mail article https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6523821/Did-drone-reviews-Facebook-prompt-police-swoop-big-kid-former-soldier.html?ito=video_player_click...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2018, 08:23
Replies: 13
Views: 6,017
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Southwest Airlines flight U-turns after human heart discovery

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46562494
A US passenger plane travelling from Seattle to Dallas was forced to turn back hours into its flight because a human heart had been left on board.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Dec 2018, 21:45
Replies: 37
Views: 28,270
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

Thanks for that. Clive

Thanks for that.
Clive
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Nov 2018, 22:32
Replies: 37
Views: 28,270
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

In underfire's picture, please what is the...

In underfire's picture, please what is the difference between an EDG - Electric Drive Generator and a PMA - Permanent Magnetic Alternator?
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2018, 12:48
Replies: 29
Views: 15,603
Posted By Ancient-Mariner

I wonder what the position is regarding...

I wonder what the position is regarding Compensation from Ryanair to passengers delayed due the seizure?
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