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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Jan 2024, 20:54
Replies: 21
Views: 9,624
Posted By wideman

Weather actually may have been helpful, the snow...

Weather actually may have been helpful, the snow likely keeping some traffic off the Loudon County Parkway, where they landed. Never gained enough altitude for visibility to be an issue, based on...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jul 2022, 14:38
Replies: 81
Views: 16,228
Posted By wideman

Video: ...

Video:
https://twitter.com/SomaliGuardian/status/1552195910112780289?s=20&t=GYN-3AJOPCHHOkYyizeWmg

tried to post video, but it might not show up. Check twitter feed for
@SomaliGuardian...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Aug 2020, 03:42
Replies: 157
Views: 129,877
Posted By wideman

It's certainly not me in the LHS, but I had to...

It's certainly not me in the LHS, but I had to find a place to post this:

https://twitter.com/JamesBlatch/status/1291282917700841472?s=20
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Aug 2020, 16:28
Replies: 934
Views: 711,048
Posted By wideman

Slippery slope if you think an airline's name is...

Slippery slope if you think an airline's name is meant to reflect a sense of its country. Because surely the very first airline whose name must change would be the USA carrier, United Airlines.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Feb 2020, 17:34
Replies: 8
Views: 4,068
Posted By wideman

She may have given birth in a first class or...

She may have given birth in a first class or business seat!

Go to the link provided earlier -- https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2449519671929126&id=100006133505418
and then click on...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2019, 18:59
Replies: 28
Views: 12,459
Posted By wideman

Odd fact: everyone appearing in that advert is...

Odd fact: everyone appearing in that advert is called Nigel.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2019, 13:17
Replies: 7
Views: 9,589
Posted By wideman

Av Herald says 5 crew, and also shows photo that...

Av Herald says 5 crew, and also shows photo that suggests wheels-up landing. Pretty amazing, actually -- seems to be an instance of good engine-out skills & good fortune.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2018, 16:59
Replies: 137
Views: 160,647
Posted By wideman

The second part is out and is every bit as...

The second part is out and is every bit as amazing. As I'm listening to the pilot sounding more and more disoriented, I'm thinking there's no way on earth this man is going to put this plane on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2018, 14:38
Replies: 53
Views: 40,097
Posted By wideman

JL requires 3 pilots on flights >12 hours....

JL requires 3 pilots on flights >12 hours. HND-LHR is 12h15m, while the return LHR-HND is 11h45m. So, it would've been within company rules to have only 2 crew for the return flight.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2018, 13:49
Replies: 61
Views: 30,039
Posted By wideman

One does not exclude the other.

One does not exclude the other.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Sep 2018, 18:51
Replies: 45
Views: 11,967
Posted By wideman

Only business class and economy, so no F.

Only business class and economy, so no F.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2018, 12:31
Replies: 30
Views: 17,290
Posted By wideman

Open only for seaplanes?

Open only for seaplanes?
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 22:28
Replies: 11
Views: 20,975
Posted By wideman

Video of landing: ...

Video of landing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YesjYscN5Ek
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jun 2018, 17:35
Replies: 13
Views: 11,058
Posted By wideman

And a video from a pax -- takeoff, approach...

And a video from a pax -- takeoff, approach (which will get your attention), landing:
https://youtu.be/wjzKLgVvMTs
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jun 2018, 13:49
Replies: 40
Views: 22,205
Posted By wideman

I was flying in the RHS as a passenger in a...

I was flying in the RHS as a passenger in a charter from Shompole to Wilson a few years ago. We were at 8000 ft, over a fairly solid deck, and my pilot was looking for a hole to descend. I was more...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2018, 23:22
Replies: 19
Views: 18,570
Posted By wideman

Purported video of landing. (Plausible that it's...

Purported video of landing. (Plausible that it's real; YouTube poster has about half-dozen postings, all from Astana area):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVZO8xZsbwY
Forum: North America
1st Nov 2016, 20:58
Replies: 172
Views: 126,699
Posted By wideman

[tangent alert] So what's the expected...

[tangent alert]

So what's the expected result if an a/c lands short on a rwy w/EMAS .. that is, the MLG touches down on the stuff?
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2015, 13:19
Replies: 19
Views: 7,627
Posted By wideman

According to the account I read on ASFlyer, the...

According to the account I read on ASFlyer, the card reader started to smoke, and "a flight attendant took it to the back galley, placed the the device into a trash bin to contain it, and used a fire...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2015, 13:41
Replies: 23
Views: 16,606
Posted By wideman

Video made by a passenger as they first learn...

Video made by a passenger as they first learn that there's a problem, then hear they might have to ditch, then instructed to put on the life vests, then told that they'll be landing on Shemya, and...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2010, 13:18
Replies: 341
Views: 93,889
Posted By wideman

"Reasonable doubt" is the standard for U.S. (and...

"Reasonable doubt" is the standard for U.S. (and U.K.?) criminal convictions, but I do not know the standard for convictions in the French/Napoleonic code of laws. Could someone who is knowledgeable...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Jan 2010, 12:50
Replies: 22
Views: 5,486
Posted By wideman

Cairo is a long, long way from the great circle...

Cairo is a long, long way from the great circle route between London and Joburg. I understand that there aren't a whole lot of welcoming places if, say, you're over the southern Sahara, but still,...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2009, 16:55
Replies: 101
Views: 27,452
Posted By wideman

Or BArium enema.

Or BArium enema.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2009, 17:15
Replies: 37
Views: 26,402
Posted By wideman

History lesson

The discussion of the aviation non-incident having run its course, I'll offer this tangent and true story:

The Pacific Northwest was known as the Columbia District, and it was jointly claimed by...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2009, 21:24
Replies: 218
Views: 55,087
Posted By wideman

Sounds like you need to work on the flare a bit.

Sounds like you need to work on the flare a bit.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jul 2009, 14:01
Replies: 823
Views: 226,506
Posted By wideman

The Captain has absolute authority of the a/c,...

The Captain has absolute authority of the a/c, and he must always uphold the best interests of the company or agency who entrusted that authority to him.

To consider the first part of that...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
15th Apr 2009, 00:47
Replies: 50
Views: 19,618
Posted By wideman

Mr White apparently owns a company that leases...

Mr White apparently owns a company that leases aircraft. When I learned that, it made sense that he might never have flown the King.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2009, 16:46
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,059,901
Posted By wideman

According to at least one passenger, an FA...

According to at least one passenger, an FA provided important info to passengers before the crash-landing. After the "BRACE" call from the flight deck, the passenger reported that an FA yelled out:...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2008, 12:40
Replies: 45
Views: 15,686
Posted By wideman

Reuters quoted Dirk Cramers, an official of Hewa...

Reuters quoted Dirk Cramers, an official of Hewa Bora, as saying that the runway was soaked after a heavy rain. At some point, the pilot attempted to abort the takeoff run, but the a/c skidded and...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2008, 20:34
Replies: 10
Views: 5,852
Posted By wideman

Onions

The HazMat turned out to be minced onions. Honestly.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/15673943/detail.html
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2008, 13:20
Replies: 11
Views: 6,280
Posted By wideman

pretty decent reporting. especially considering...

pretty decent reporting. especially considering that the Jackson Hole News doesn't have quite the same operating budget as other news organizations that get about 97% of their facts wrong.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2008, 17:27
Replies: 949
Views: 426,194
Posted By wideman

Wondering about how much time they had? If...

Wondering about how much time they had?

If in fact the situation became known at 2.0 statute miles out and they averaged a ground speed of 150mph, they'd have had 48 seconds before making contact...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Sep 2007, 13:15
Replies: 613
Views: 245,654
Posted By wideman

GA rumo[u]r from Thai aviation official

From today's The Nation (http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/09/20/national/national_30049617.php) (Bangkok daily):

Vutichai Singhamany, a safety director at the Department of Civil Aviation, had...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Sep 2007, 21:59
Replies: 613
Views: 245,654
Posted By wideman

Amazing amateur video, moments after crash

Incredible footage apparently shot by a survivor; also helps suggest how seconds can make the difference for survival:
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/videot/?id=1437166&ap=1
(footage after an ad)

...
Forum: African Aviation
4th Sep 2007, 11:33
Replies: 8
Views: 2,068
Posted By wideman

Thanks for the informative responses, especially...

Thanks for the informative responses, especially cochise's explanations of the reasons why an IR ticket would be much less likely in Africa than in the States or Europe. I wasn't especially concerned...
Forum: African Aviation
2nd Sep 2007, 13:53
Replies: 8
Views: 2,068
Posted By wideman

Kenya charter pilot requirements

I was very recently in Kenya, a passenger in the right-hand seat of a C182 charter going between safari camps. We were at 10,500 ft and over a cloud deck, in the vicinity of the destination airstrip....
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