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17th Mar 2024, 00:17
Replies: 196
Views: 80,173

Not since Concorde retired. :ok:

Not since Concorde retired. :ok:
16th Mar 2024, 22:37
Replies: 196
Views: 80,173

OK. Quite simply, when you look at an airliner...

OK. Quite simply, when you look at an airliner from the front, it’s round, not square. When you look at it from on top, it’s narrower at the front. The manufacturers haven’t just arranged for inboard...
4th Mar 2024, 20:45
Replies: 8
Views: 2,555

Almost certainly not. At high level, there’s a...

Almost certainly not. At high level, there’s a slight optical illusion in that something that looks the same level (until you get within a few miles) is actually 1000-2000’ lower. I’d imagine this is...
15th Feb 2024, 10:29
Replies: 12
Views: 5,264

Last week I ate a whole chicken

Last week I ate a whole chicken
8th Feb 2024, 22:16
Replies: 2,810
Views: 1,071,759

Wow. That’s the sort of petulant BS you expect...

Wow. That’s the sort of petulant BS you expect from the CCP.
2nd Feb 2024, 08:17
Replies: 4,377
Views: 3,633,933

Yes, do tell. (I’d also like to know what...

Yes, do tell. (I’d also like to know what sexualiss is, I suspect I’ve been missing out.)
23rd Jan 2024, 23:01
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

Why assume that, when the cameraman was in Viper...

Why assume that, when the cameraman was in Viper 2?
23rd Jan 2024, 06:37
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

Is there anything at all to suggest this might be...

Is there anything at all to suggest this might be the case, or is it just a random thought bubble?
18th Jan 2024, 09:48
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

With no background visual references (and your...

With no background visual references (and your head looking at an awkward and unusual angle), depth perception and judgement of closure can be quite a bit more difficult, if you’re not used to it....
17th Jan 2024, 02:54
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

Both crew in Viper 1 were highly experienced ex...

Both crew in Viper 1 were highly experienced ex Roulettes pilots.

KRaviator, if you consider that Viper 1 was inverted, with Viper 2 below, mostly behind, and crossing sides, it would be difficult...
17th Jan 2024, 01:35
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

It’s also a moot point, IMHO. I don’t think...

It’s also a moot point, IMHO. I don’t think there’s anything much either pilot in Viper 1 could’ve done to avoid that collision. Inverted as they were, the only place they could’ve gone in a hurry...
8th Jan 2024, 10:15
Replies: 106
Views: 13,716

Whenever Australian pilots talk about this...

Whenever Australian pilots talk about this alleged transgression, I am reminded of the inability of certain individuals to be able to distinguish ‘Hobart’ from ‘Launceston’, while still assuming they...
30th Dec 2023, 07:02
Replies: 99
Views: 20,266

My thoughts exactly. Despite happily doing...

My thoughts exactly. Despite happily doing everything I could ever imagine wanting to do in aviation, the idea of umpiring cricket at a serious level would be terrifying to me. (Partly because I...
29th Dec 2023, 08:42
Replies: 99
Views: 20,266

Thanks Saintly, what a great post to read - a...

Thanks Saintly, what a great post to read - a timely reminder of how most of us felt embarking on an aviation career, and how fortunate we are to do this instead of having a proper job...
28th Dec 2023, 08:57
Replies: 83
Views: 18,327

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/806x462/img_4222_4355bed45fad0d8eaa24953d30b973fca5596df2.jpeg
27th Dec 2023, 10:45
Replies: 83
Views: 18,327

Yes, but the wing inspection lights! The wing...

Yes, but the wing inspection lights! The wing inspection lights! Won’t someone think of the children?
12th Dec 2023, 11:48
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

To be honest, the ‘bully boy moderator’ probably...

To be honest, the ‘bully boy moderator’ probably should just kill the whole thing off. It’s just the same monomaniacal stuff being pushed over and over again, around and around we go, with nothing of...
12th Dec 2023, 05:37
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

I’d still like to know exactly who ‘Melbourne...

I’d still like to know exactly who ‘Melbourne Control’ is…
6th Dec 2023, 10:52
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

Unlike earlier seats like the Mk,4, the Mk.10...

Unlike earlier seats like the Mk,4, the Mk.10 doesn’t have a face-blind handle, just one at the front of the seat pan. You can see this at around the 8 minute mark in the video. Totally unrelated to...
1st Dec 2023, 06:18
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

No, I didn’t, and I’m quite disappointed that you...

No, I didn’t, and I’m quite disappointed that you never considered Canberra or even Nowra. The Monday morning quarterbacks are going to be all over that, and the fact that you’ve gotten into this...
1st Dec 2023, 05:21
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

No I’m not, I’m applying your logic to other...

No I’m not, I’m applying your logic to other scenarios. You’re repeatedly using the ‘straw-man’ claim to try and get yourself out of awkward spots.


There was 15 kt headwind on 16R. Do you really...
1st Dec 2023, 04:05
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

Ok George, let’s say you’re right and that after...

Ok George, let’s say you’re right and that after any mid-air collision, the aircraft might break up in mid-air, or pieces could fall off, even if the collision seemed to involve no more than a small...
30th Nov 2023, 05:33
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

No, I’m not arguing there are no principles to be...

No, I’m not arguing there are no principles to be learned - don’t put words in my mouth. (In fact I believe that sound basic principles might sometimes be more useful than 16 pages of exhaustive...
30th Nov 2023, 04:57
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

No, I think what you’re missing is not that...

No, I think what you’re missing is not that people should think the pilot was a perfect hero and can’t be criticised. It’s the fact that people who are unfamiliar with the aircraft type, unfamiliar...
30th Nov 2023, 03:30
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

Maybe rather than shutting down a really good...

Maybe rather than shutting down a really good process, he was facilitating a more practical and workable approach.
Of course there’s a place for the scientific process in aviation safety, but when...
30th Nov 2023, 01:58
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

I think you might be making an assumption there...

I think you might be making an assumption there ;).



Sure, but that’s just for a single scenario. Now consider everything else that might go wrong on a given trip, and how many different...
27th Nov 2023, 01:55
Replies: 409
Views: 110,800

Of course you are, you’ve spent thousands of...

Of course you are, you’ve spent thousands of words here doing exactly that. Apart from questioning the choice of landing field, you repeatedly claimed he hadn’t declared a Mayday, and then when it...
20th Nov 2023, 16:02
Replies: 132
Views: 71,506

Because I’m not being paid to exercise my...

Because I’m not being paid to exercise my professional judgement and command authority over all those other thousands of flights. Just the one I’m doing now, with the crew, passengers and aircraft...
3rd Nov 2023, 06:54
Replies: 934
Views: 312,456

The same sort of discussions have been going on...

The same sort of discussions have been going on for at least the last 15-20 years, without having any apparent ‘negative impact on operational capability and flight safety’. Otherwise, how long would...
29th Sep 2023, 03:52
Replies: 1,578
Views: 488,930

As in, will they give a bunch of people a whole...

As in, will they give a bunch of people a whole lot of cash, when they don’t legally have to, just out of the goodness of their hearts and because they feel guilty about being d1cks for the last few...
26th Sep 2023, 12:38
Replies: 934
Views: 312,456

I don’t know about this statement that ‘the...

I don’t know about this statement that ‘the morale of Qantas pilots has never been lower’. Seems to me that morale’s taken a bit of a upswing over the last few weeks, for some reason.
23rd Sep 2023, 22:28
Replies: 210
Views: 48,328

Like contrived gender-neutral language, then.

Like contrived gender-neutral language, then.
13th Sep 2023, 00:58
Replies: 87
Views: 28,556

’Appeal again! We can’t possibly be wrong!...

’Appeal again! We can’t possibly be wrong! Waaahhh!’
6th Sep 2023, 09:37
Replies: 934
Views: 312,456

Yes, it dropped under $1 - about four or five...

Yes, it dropped under $1 - about four or five years after Alan took over. :mad:
5th Sep 2023, 02:50
Replies: 934
Views: 312,456

“Whether it was in a meeting room, a hangar or a...

“Whether it was in a meeting room, a hangar or a galley, I have always been deeply impressed at the passion and professionalism of all of you.”

(Except for when I called you ‘rogue pilots’ and...
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