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11th Aug 2020, 13:32
Replies: 369
Views: 227,535
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Can anyone familiar with the airfield recall if...

Can anyone familiar with the airfield recall if there are distance to go markers on the runway?



Approach to RWY10
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10th Aug 2020, 10:48
Replies: 369
Views: 227,535
Posted By Lord Farringdon

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/650x400/air_india_express_plane_crashkeralaaf_08_august_20_ba889b2af1783b0585251a69e33ab80fabfe7381.jpg


So I am a little confused. The opinion...
24th Jun 2020, 04:41
Replies: 41
Views: 60,110
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Not a pilot, but having flown on the flightdeck...

Not a pilot, but having flown on the flightdeck of C-130's many times in low level airdrop and tactical navigation scenarios (200 feet) including the provision of another pair of eyeballs for turning...
12th Jun 2020, 05:09
Replies: 161
Views: 107,350
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Couldn't be any worse that the US 2012 film...

Couldn't be any worse that the US 2012 film 'Flight', could it?

I have read the complete thread including the dispersions that may have been cast on Shimin's role in assisting the Chinese...
4th Jun 2020, 03:12
Replies: 91
Views: 48,832
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Unfortunately a rather more experienced FO was on...

Unfortunately a rather more experienced FO was on the wrong side of that statistical probability on UPS 6. While that was tragic set of circumstances with the odds severely stacked against the FO, it...
2nd Jun 2020, 03:43
Replies: 91
Views: 48,832
Posted By Lord Farringdon

We talk about pilot skills, and CRM training but...

We talk about pilot skills, and CRM training but this captain had over 24000 hours under his belt of which 6100 were on type. He managed that without killing himself and everybody else with him. I...
19th May 2020, 08:07
Replies: 8
Views: 7,545
Posted By Lord Farringdon

i asked at the last foam party how this stuff was...

i asked at the last foam party how this stuff was cleaned up but never got an answer. What do they do? Just let the bubbles slowly pop then sweep the floor? Let it blow away in the wind? I know , you...
6th May 2020, 11:27
Replies: 42
Views: 27,784
Posted By Lord Farringdon

So how do they clean this mess up and what damage...

So how do they clean this mess up and what damage if any, is done to the aircraft that this system protects?
24th Apr 2020, 08:17
Replies: 482
Views: 1,015,675
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Thanks JC. Clears that up!!

Thanks JC. Clears that up!!
24th Apr 2020, 03:35
Replies: 482
Views: 1,015,675
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Yep, I also note the Eng Masters are off so...

Yep, I also note the Eng Masters are off so someone has flicked them in a hurry no doubt sometime during the splice in the video. No attempt to throttle back before doing so

Throttles fully...
13th Mar 2020, 10:01
Replies: 39
Views: 23,803
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Greta gets her wish !

Greta gets her wish !
14th Feb 2020, 00:10
Replies: 135
Views: 134,283
Posted By Lord Farringdon

With all due respect,if that's the sum total of...

With all due respect,if that's the sum total of your contribution to the discussion then I might just as well have.
14th Feb 2020, 00:05
Replies: 135
Views: 134,283
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Fair point, but all this really says is that her...

Fair point, but all this really says is that her actions as a result of her drug and alcohol addiction and mental state are predictable, while her sentencing is dependent on where her predictable...
13th Feb 2020, 20:19
Replies: 135
Views: 134,283
Posted By Lord Farringdon

You might well be right beardy. But for every...

You might well be right beardy. But for every operation, there is an element of training and for every training exercise there is an element of operations. The point is that Defence (and lets just...
13th Feb 2020, 10:57
Replies: 135
Views: 134,283
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Yes, it's great to make an example of someone for...

Yes, it's great to make an example of someone for aviation safety although i doubt it will stop the next clown from doing exactly the same thing. It's in their DNA. In the meantime it's a bit sad for...
13th Feb 2020, 09:22
Replies: 135
Views: 134,283
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Well beardy, because if you applied the same...

Well beardy, because if you applied the same logic to Police enforcement no one usually gets billed by the Police for being arrested and found guilty of a crime.The Police are given a budget to carry...
12th Feb 2020, 09:20
Replies: 92
Views: 64,575
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Agree entirely my fellow Lord. It seems like...

Agree entirely my fellow Lord.

It seems like the Integrated control panel and EEC took a bath and keeping with the design functionality of the FADEC system, the following disadvantages of the...
12th Feb 2020, 07:37
Replies: 49
Views: 40,288
Posted By Lord Farringdon

I have to give that passenger account a 10/10. It...

I have to give that passenger account a 10/10. It seemed to catch the atmosphere of the accident without emotion and appeared to be from someone who had flown as a passenger once or twice in his life...
11th Feb 2020, 07:52
Replies: 92
Views: 64,575
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Thanks Electronics Pro. You reinforced my...

Thanks Electronics Pro. You reinforced my thoughts about this but I am still perplexed. I don't believe any manufacturer in the aerospace industry (even Boeing) is unaware of the possibility of...
9th Feb 2020, 07:12
Replies: 92
Views: 64,575
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Early in this thread I could not believe that...

Early in this thread I could not believe that this had actually happened ie a spilled drink had caused an engine shutdown and that all attempts to restart it failed. Now I see this is actually true....
2nd Feb 2020, 10:45
Replies: 24
Views: 7,607
Posted By Lord Farringdon

These people are highly paid and if i was Boris I...

These people are highly paid and if i was Boris I would be expecting some return on the taxpayers investment. Having them sit (or more likely stand if I understand parlous state of UK rail today) on...
26th Jan 2020, 10:04
Replies: 92
Views: 64,575
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Well surely that's just airmanship. When was the...

Well surely that's just airmanship. When was the passing of liquids over the pedestal ever considered ok? The outcome is predictable, not specifically but certainly in terms of the likelyhood of some...
17th Jan 2020, 08:12
Replies: 16
Views: 7,051
Posted By Lord Farringdon

I would have had another crack. I mean what is...

I would have had another crack. I mean what is the chance of hitting a cloud locusts on the third attempt eh? It's just like betting on red in roulette. Mind you, roulette hasn't been my strong suite...
16th Jan 2020, 08:13
Replies: 255
Views: 179,621
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Ex Non-pilot aircrew here. I have...

Ex Non-pilot aircrew here.

I have experienced compressor stalls on B727 climb outs after which our erstwhile flight engineer would explain this away as being attributed to the fuselage creating a...
15th Jan 2020, 02:30
Replies: 4
Views: 3,571
Posted By Lord Farringdon

"The incorrect data included empty weight, centre...

"The incorrect data included empty weight, centre of gravity or moment data".

Nothing to do with passenger weights. This is at an engineering level rather than operational level. Presumably...
14th Jan 2020, 03:51
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Agree Mozella. Also, with your previous...

Agree Mozella. Also, with your previous experience in their military I am guessing you are being more than tactfully polite!!

As I said in a previous post, without some facts, we have nothing to...
12th Jan 2020, 20:01
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

There is a lot of speculation around why the SAM...

There is a lot of speculation around why the SAM site lit up on this airliner. Until the authorities have investigated or reported or until someone speaks with " anonymity because they are not...
11th Jan 2020, 03:00
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Heres one from the NZ Herald Iran has...

Heres one from the NZ Herald

Iran has announced its military 'unintentionally' shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 aboard.

The statement came Saturday morning local time and blamed...
11th Jan 2020, 00:48
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Iran plane crash: 'More time needed for investigation' - Ukraine

What does Ukraine say?
Let's put all this hyperbole to rest about Iranian authorities covering up, bulldozers destroying evidence and investigators arriving with nothing to investigate. Let's accept...
9th Jan 2020, 23:36
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Interesting. Not sure if that may just be a...

Interesting. Not sure if that may just be a lighting artifact between video frames. However, if it is a shadow cast on initial detonation it would not be on the port (left) side since that is in line...
9th Jan 2020, 19:35
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

The Iranians had just fired a bunch of ballistic...

The Iranians had just fired a bunch of ballistic missiles at US air bases in Iraq. What would you as an Iranian commander in the field think will happen next? Nothing? A strongly worded phone call to...
9th Jan 2020, 12:23
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

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

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1600x1067/iran_plane_crash_0108_aa419e2e75c06ff639044ce8069b89e7a9cf65c9.jpg...
9th Jan 2020, 02:05
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Agree. The poster above who analysed the...

Agree. The poster above who analysed the direction the aircraft landed in, determined a right turn was initiated immediately after the transponder data ceased and this found the aircraft on its final...
8th Jan 2020, 21:42
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

Agree. All sorts of contradictory statements...

Agree. All sorts of contradictory statements being made by Iran and Ukraine, social media all over the place, phony attacks on US air bases where it seems missiles were deliberately targeted onto...
8th Jan 2020, 21:08
Replies: 685
Views: 1,729,295
Posted By Lord Farringdon

I might be wrong..(gosh, we could all be) but I...

I might be wrong..(gosh, we could all be) but I think the design of these munitions is like shaped charge ie that are very directional. This particular missile system is for killing small fast...
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