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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Mar 2023, 15:28
Replies: 672
Views: 612,961
Posted By saffi

In the cabin video, are the cabin lights off? Or...

In the cabin video, are the cabin lights off? Or are they always off during a day flight? I cannot determine if they are on or off from the video stream as I'm not very familiar with the aircraft....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Feb 2023, 21:22
Replies: 672
Views: 612,961
Posted By saffi

I was wondering, if the PM (at that time) didn't...

I was wondering, if the PM (at that time) didn't realize his mistake and not select flaps 30 (all assumption at this time of course), would the aircraft have glided further, maybe reaching the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Jan 2021, 13:24
Replies: 46
Views: 13,756
Posted By saffi

Maybe I am confused with Air Tanzania. When I...

Maybe I am confused with Air Tanzania. When I first flew the route in the 80's KLM used the then new A310 and had stops at Athens and Cairo, not JRO. I don't remember when they started the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Jan 2021, 11:32
Replies: 46
Views: 13,756
Posted By saffi

I never experienced it on my many trips to DAR...

I never experienced it on my many trips to DAR but friends said KLM sometimes flew scenic tour of the Kilimanjaro on the short JRO-DAR hop coming from AMS. Don't know if it was true.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Jan 2021, 09:29
Replies: 46
Views: 13,756
Posted By saffi

Aeromexico pilots request Amsterdam sightseeing

https://twitter.com/i/status/1351517692897988608
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2020, 23:31
Replies: 28
Views: 18,156
Posted By saffi

That must have hurt whomever was sitting in the...

That must have hurt whomever was sitting in the "pointy end"......
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2019, 18:27
Replies: 24
Views: 11,914
Posted By saffi

The altitude record for a "standard" DJI quad...

The altitude record for a "standard" DJI quad copter is around 16000 feet I think (and then it can make it to the ground again without dropping out of the sky). I guess they would be able to go...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2019, 16:22
Replies: 24
Views: 11,914
Posted By saffi

It's possible and in fact not even that hard....

It's possible and in fact not even that hard. Some people use very light setups so that any impact (if it crashes) will not hurt anyone. I take "drone" as an UAV. So with wings etc. Since they are...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2019, 18:26
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,105,990
Posted By saffi

I read somewhere in the thread that MCAS was only...

I read somewhere in the thread that MCAS was only needed to pass parts of the certification requirements, specifically stall prevention during turns at steep bank angles. Is this correct assumption?...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2019, 03:44
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,902,496
Posted By saffi

Newspaper claims this is his last audio message...

Newspaper claims this is his last audio message sent from the airplane, complaining about the rough ride.

https://www.ole.com.ar/informacion-general/sala-audio-miedo-terrible-avion_0_MKFFqSb_h.html
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2018, 08:34
Replies: 18
Views: 13,808
Posted By saffi

oooops, 747 ground damage

Parking a 747 (https://www.telegraaf.nl/video/2703207/mega-blunder-met-boeing-op-schiphol)
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2018, 07:04
Replies: 37
Views: 15,194
Posted By saffi

Cabin luggage in the hol

Had this happen ten days ago. All our cabin bags were tagged to go into the hold. I asked the ground crew: shouldn't we remove laptops etc? She looked at me sheepish and said, yeah, well sure you...
Forum: North America
3rd Jan 2018, 11:57
Replies: 41
Views: 23,707
Posted By saffi

I once boarded a flight from Montego bay to...

I once boarded a flight from Montego bay to Kingston with a friend. We had been travelling for around 40 hours and were unaware of a hour's time difference from previous airport and arrived at the...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Dec 2016, 07:06
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,234,305
Posted By saffi

The engines have feeder tanks allowing them to...

The engines have feeder tanks allowing them to run some time after tanks are dry. Doesn't the APU have a feeder tank? Wouldn't that have given them a couple of minutes at least? Does the APU auto...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2016, 10:21
Replies: 152
Views: 132,443
Posted By saffi

"Saffi It was reported that the CC managed the...

"Saffi
It was reported that the CC managed the movement of SLF to the rear with consideration of the weight of each SLF so as to keep the C of G in range so I would say their cool heads and people...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2016, 20:38
Replies: 152
Views: 132,443
Posted By saffi

"However the pilots evidently did OK - just as...

"However the pilots evidently did OK - just as they are expected to do - (cabin crew are an unknown at present I believe) and pats on the back are certainly appropriate but I don't think anything...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2015, 22:53
Replies: 73
Views: 76,024
Posted By saffi

sucked into engine

This clip springs to mind... this guy survived though, very lucky..

My condolences for the family of the air India engineer.

https://youtu.be/unXNdrtf2_g
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2015, 22:30
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,495,225
Posted By saffi

airport security

Everyone is talking about airport security at Sharm but one has to realize that there are security flaws at every airport everywhere, worldwide. There is no way and there will be no way to ever plug...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2014, 06:53
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,373
Posted By saffi

preliminary report

The preliminary report will be published at 10AM this morning (UTC+1) on this site:

Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid (http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/)
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 23:23
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,199,763
Posted By saffi

data

"no data was received" does not mean there was no contact.... There could have been a "handshake", but no data received. Semantics...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
4th Jul 2013, 21:20
Replies: 889
Views: 435,398
Posted By saffi

L@sers attacks on Aircraft

Same on dutch "news", brought as "protesters showing their gratitude towards the army by painting the aircraft green with lasers"....

A sharp contrast with pointing a laser at a police helicopter...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st May 2013, 22:43
Replies: 95
Views: 53,641
Posted By saffi

Africa

I was born and grew up in Africa (most of the time). As I recall kids were rare on commercial flights to and from Africa in the seventies and early eighties. I was (nearly) always invited to visit...
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