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Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2020, 18:13
Replies: 46
Views: 9,162
Posted By slfie

Apropos of this, poignant moment on the South...

Apropos of this, poignant moment on the South Downs today. Looking down at Ditchling as two Spitfires paid tribute at Vera Lynn's funeral, lots of people up there being very quiet.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2020, 18:32
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,079,758
Posted By slfie

Thanks, that pic explains the earlier comment...

Thanks, that pic explains the earlier comment about damage to the lip of the left nacelle - looks like it's actually just the normal bits underneath the fuselage in the background.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2020, 13:22
Replies: 97
Views: 46,544
Posted By slfie

That's possibly because of the continental way of...

That's possibly because of the continental way of using a decimal point in place of a comma, i.e. UK (and US) would write 7,760Kg but some european countries would write it as 7.760Kg (so there's a...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2020, 11:26
Replies: 97
Views: 46,544
Posted By slfie

A321 AAIB Report: Mayday/emergency landing due to fuel additive error

As reported on the BBC: Plane engine stalled and caught fire after 'engineer's fuel error' (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-52379192) (there's a link to the AAIB bulletin).

An A321...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2017, 10:32
Replies: 31
Views: 16,639
Posted By slfie

Ok, so the blob in the middle of the screen - and...

Ok, so the blob in the middle of the screen - and its rotation - can be easily explained as a FLIR artifact in the HUD. What other evidence is there? Well, the audio track is very convincing - and it...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2016, 20:30
Replies: 17
Views: 9,903
Posted By slfie

Arrivals board appears to indicate something...

Arrivals board appears to indicate something happened around 20:00, but flights arriving more or less normally at 21:00.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2016, 20:05
Replies: 17
Views: 9,903
Posted By slfie

Could be; there was some interesting stacking...

Could be; there was some interesting stacking going on here (few miles south of LGW) about an hour ago (never seen 4 passenger jets as close together before, albeit with vertical separation).
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2015, 10:56
Replies: 746
Views: 792,582
Posted By slfie

http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.co...

http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/09/ba777fire.jpeg
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2015, 09:47
Replies: 746
Views: 792,582
Posted By slfie

There's a clearer (daylight) pic of the hold...

There's a clearer (daylight) pic of the hold damage here (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11852744/BA-plane-fire-why-did-the-Boeing-777-catch-fire.html) (telegraph.co.uk)
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Aug 2015, 20:58
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,777
Posted By slfie

Also this link ...

Also this link (http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13626408.Shoreham_Airshow_disaster__Firefighter_tells_of_the_devastating_scene_he_was_met/?ref=mr&lp=1)to a report in the local paper (Argus) from one...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Aug 2015, 10:18
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,777
Posted By slfie

While I agree there is no question of it flying...

While I agree there is no question of it flying towards the crowds, with respect it did in fact run in from the north (as clearly shown in the Dan Tube video). I am extremely familiar with the area...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Aug 2015, 10:50
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,777
Posted By slfie

West Sussex County Council member for Shoreham...

West Sussex County Council member for Shoreham Debbie Kennard has come out against holding the airshow again.

Councillor calls for end of event in wake of tragedy....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Aug 2015, 17:12
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,777
Posted By slfie

I'm rather sceptical of that graphic - knowing...

I'm rather sceptical of that graphic - knowing the area well, and having seen Lancing College in the background in other videos it doesn't quite line up (to my eyes anyway).

Edit: Here's a Google...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Aug 2015, 10:14
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,777
Posted By slfie

I'm extremely familiar with the area, and that...

I'm extremely familiar with the area, and that particular junction on the A27. Basically it's fast, open dual carriageway, and that junction is the only one for some distance. Apart from the north...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Aug 2015, 14:16
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,777
Posted By slfie

Just arrived back from Shoreham (relatively local...

Just arrived back from Shoreham (relatively local to us). From a high vantage point we could see the A27 has stationary traffic for several miles east of the incident, and being familiar with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2015, 07:34
Replies: 918
Views: 1,119,754
Posted By slfie

From the limited damage (and assuming it is...

From the limited damage (and assuming it is MH370), does it make it seem more likely it was a controlled ditching? If so, presumably there won't have been much other floating debris and there's a...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 14:35
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,631,879
Posted By slfie

Also from the Guardian: "Spohr said that it...

Also from the Guardian:

"Spohr said that it appears the captain punched in the emergency number into the cockpit door to gain entry, but the co-pilot deployed the five-minute over-ride."

All...
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