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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Jan 2017, 00:10
Replies: 20
Views: 4,564
Posted By AtomKraft

The U-2 has a rear view mirror on a long stick....

The U-2 has a rear view mirror on a long stick. It's there to check if the thing is laying a contrail or not.

Rest assured, that if it were possible, by planning alone, to ensure a 'negative...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2017, 09:53
Replies: 55
Views: 12,235
Posted By AtomKraft

I think Noor means 'Diamond' in Hindi.

I think Noor means 'Diamond' in Hindi.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2016, 17:52
Replies: 56
Views: 41,420
Posted By AtomKraft

172 Driver. No. It's not. I've got over...

172 Driver.

No. It's not.

I've got over 12000 hours and only seen it on one of my type conversions, and that only briefly
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2016, 16:06
Replies: 56
Views: 41,420
Posted By AtomKraft

You know, being trained for stuff makes a BIG...

You know, being trained for stuff makes a BIG difference.

For example, I've flown a RJ-85 to a dead stick landing. (in the sim) . Had the guys who ran out of fuel recently done that? I don't know,...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2016, 15:06
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,234,709
Posted By AtomKraft

Anyone who blames the recipient of the IFR flight...

Anyone who blames the recipient of the IFR flight plan, for this accident, is an idiot.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2016, 15:03
Replies: 56
Views: 41,420
Posted By AtomKraft

If you get, for whatever reason, a big thrust...

If you get, for whatever reason, a big thrust asymmetry at LOW speed, this is the likely result.

ie you are below VMCG and VMCA.

What's going to keep it straight? Not rudder certainly.

Sure,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2016, 07:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,614,010
Posted By AtomKraft

If there's any single person with balls, big...

If there's any single person with balls, big enough, to cancel this preposterous turkey of an aircraft, it's our Donald.

I wonder what a graph with 'in too deep to cancel now' on one axis and...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2016, 00:14
Replies: 90
Views: 55,239
Posted By AtomKraft

Nice beat up in the '97 IOT' YouTube link, but...

Nice beat up in the '97 IOT' YouTube link, but didn't look very dangerous to me- although never flown a Phantom..:{

Add me to the list of folk keen to see the 'other' footage.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2016, 13:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,614,010
Posted By AtomKraft

Finningley Boy. That's that sorted then!

Finningley Boy.

That's that sorted then!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2016, 23:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,614,010
Posted By AtomKraft

I think Trump is spot on here. This jet is...

I think Trump is spot on here.

This jet is way too expensive and anyone with eyes that work properly can see it.

It's become a real gravy train for L-M and the contractors already, but it's...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2016, 14:55
Replies: 44
Views: 14,855
Posted By AtomKraft

Can the Typhoon do all the stuff that the F.2/...

Can the Typhoon do all the stuff that the F.2/ F.3 did, as regards CAP for hours North of Shetland and so on?

Just curious.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2016, 14:10
Replies: 61
Views: 10,825
Posted By AtomKraft

Westie. I don't know Mattis, nor claimed to. ...

Westie.
I don't know Mattis, nor claimed to.

I see his idiot quotes though. :rolleyes:

But, still, he could be good at his job- or he WAS good at his job? I don't know- it's not for me to say....
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2016, 07:36
Replies: 61
Views: 10,825
Posted By AtomKraft

Reply to Lonewolf 50s #38 I'm glad you got the...

Reply to Lonewolf 50s #38
I'm glad you got the point which I was trying to make in the end. That's the real deal.

Personally, I think there's a good chance under POTUS Trump.

A lot of folk...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Dec 2016, 08:14
Replies: 13
Views: 2,807
Posted By AtomKraft

I'd been labouring under the misapprehension that...

I'd been labouring under the misapprehension that the VC-10 had never had a fatality.
So thanks for posting.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
4th Dec 2016, 08:03
Replies: 35
Views: 12,019
Posted By AtomKraft

Daily Mail and Fatigue? How about, I'm tired...

Daily Mail and Fatigue?

How about, I'm tired of reading the Daily Bl#$dy Mail?
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Dec 2016, 07:54
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,234,709
Posted By AtomKraft

I think the reason that both numbers (elapsed...

I think the reason that both numbers (elapsed time/ endurance) were the same, is because the elapsed time on the route was expected to be 4:22. There's not really much you can do to 'sharp pencil'...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2016, 06:11
Replies: 64
Views: 15,276
Posted By AtomKraft

Do you mean we should buy from Israel then? Or...

Do you mean we should buy from Israel then? Or Russia?

You said, look for example, at Israel...

Well, THEY don't buy from Russia. Israel is an example of a country that flogs things that they...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Dec 2016, 06:09
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,234,709
Posted By AtomKraft

Indeed. Had this Captain survived the flight,...

Indeed.
Had this Captain survived the flight, I've no idea what possible justification he could have provided to the accident investigators.

I think that macho culture, found so often in Latin...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2016, 05:39
Replies: 64
Views: 15,276
Posted By AtomKraft

Which MiGs do Israel operate.....? None! ...

Which MiGs do Israel operate.....?

None!

They may update the FISHBED, and flog it about, but they sure as heck don't buy their operational fighters from Russia!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2016, 05:18
Replies: 61
Views: 10,825
Posted By AtomKraft

The link that SASless posted in post #3...

The link that SASless posted in post #3 identifies him as Brigadier General Mattis.

Que?

Did I abbreviate it wrongly? Please forgive me if I have sinned....looked it up. Should be...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2016, 02:59
Replies: 61
Views: 10,825
Posted By AtomKraft

Brig. Gen. Mattis sounds like a typical high...

Brig. Gen. Mattis sounds like a typical high ranking US officer.

He is great at doing what Americans do best. Talking.

All that 'Gung Ho!' bollocks that he spouts is, as someone commented,...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2016, 00:25
Replies: 18
Views: 4,423
Posted By AtomKraft

Whaddya call it on a Mirage then?

Whaddya call it on a Mirage then?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2016, 00:15
Replies: 126
Views: 42,015
Posted By AtomKraft

Great photo SAS.:ok: Nicely posted up too. ...

Great photo SAS.:ok:

Nicely posted up too.

To be fair, been a few great pix posted. That BEAR pic and the Swan, both most impressive.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2016, 23:55
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,234,709
Posted By AtomKraft

In addition to what appears to be crazy or...

In addition to what appears to be crazy or non-existent flight planning, there comes the issue of what to do when it all goes quiet......and dark, as it surely will when the motion lotion has been...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2016, 23:52
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,234,709
Posted By AtomKraft

I'm an ex RJ-85 pilot, and while I've no idea...

I'm an ex RJ-85 pilot, and while I've no idea what they used for their planned diversion, I wouldn't be surprised if this flight was planned as a 're-clearance' operation.
In other words, you plan...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2016, 17:31
Replies: 126
Views: 42,015
Posted By AtomKraft

I saw a MiG-21 landing recently, and there was...

I saw a MiG-21 landing recently, and there was little doubt what it had been built for....
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2016, 17:17
Replies: 21
Views: 13,726
Posted By AtomKraft

A fish rots from the head down, and in India the...

A fish rots from the head down, and in India the 'head' is the DGCA.

In the UK we like to have a laugh by jokingly referring to the CAA as the 'Campaign Against Aviation' but believe me, until...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2016, 16:58
Replies: 126
Views: 42,015
Posted By AtomKraft

Which aircraft looks most like a warplane?

I've got my own views on this, unexpectedly.....but I wondered what others think.

For example, a P-8 looks like a 737- and that's not a warplane!

Some aircraft look evil, like the AH-64 for...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2016, 15:25
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,614,010
Posted By AtomKraft

MSOCS Well, do those advocating the F-35 know?...

MSOCS
Well, do those advocating the F-35 know? I don't think so!

I takes so long to complete these programs that by the time the finished article is ready, the damn things been in development for...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2016, 08:14
Replies: 85
Views: 30,469
Posted By AtomKraft

What about Scapa?

What about Scapa?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2016, 08:02
Replies: 82
Views: 33,142
Posted By AtomKraft

megan You mean 'the deck' and the 'bottom of...

megan
You mean 'the deck' and the 'bottom of the sea!';)
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2016, 07:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,614,010
Posted By AtomKraft

IMHO this jet is not what's needed. The kind of...

IMHO this jet is not what's needed.
The kind of enemy we face these days is not the kind of enemy that the F-35 is designed to fight.But that's the nature of these things- we buy kit that would have...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2016, 23:32
Replies: 72
Views: 16,970
Posted By AtomKraft

Everyone remembers the missiles on Cuba, and...

Everyone remembers the missiles on Cuba, and their withdrawal, when 'The Cuban missile crisis' gets a mention.

Oh those wicked Russkis!:ooh:

The fact that the aggressive deployment in Cuba was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2016, 18:26
Replies: 14
Views: 3,345
Posted By AtomKraft

ZFT I've also seen those pics in the 'War...

ZFT
I've also seen those pics in the 'War Remnants' museum in Saigon/ HCMC.

There are things that you wish you hadn't seen, but cannot 'unsee'.....:sad: Those awfully deformed bodies contained...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2016, 14:56
Replies: 101
Views: 82,713
Posted By AtomKraft

IcePack Yes. I remember the Shorts sat on the...

IcePack
Yes. I remember the Shorts sat on the ground for ages before getting scrapped. It was an Air Liberte DC-9 that hit them with its left wingtip. Chopped the poor FO to pieces.
It was another...
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