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6th Jul 2019, 20:37
Replies: 1
Views: 2,138
Posted By Flash2001

Reloaded Firefox, works now.

Reloaded Firefox, works now.
6th Jul 2019, 19:26
Replies: 1
Views: 2,138
Posted By Flash2001

Firefox

I am unable to log on using firefox browser. I can view as a guest but I can't enter my username or anything else for that matter. Can anyone advise?
21st Aug 2018, 17:11
Replies: 41
Views: 29,379
Posted By Flash2001

And by the way, who decided to call these...

And by the way, who decided to call these characters Air Marshals? Surely Sky Marshal, airborne corrections officer or some such would do.

After an excellent landing etc...
15th Aug 2018, 22:17
Replies: 163
Views: 120,565
Posted By Flash2001

Those F86s have only ranging radar, no...

Those F86s have only ranging radar, no positioning info.
Forum: Tech Log
8th Aug 2018, 21:24
Replies: 18
Views: 13,278
Posted By Flash2001

I don't claim any special expertise but mightn't...

I don't claim any special expertise but mightn't it be useful to surround them with a reduced oxygen atmosphere as they do with apples? Bearing in mind that they've been out in the atmosphere since...
7th Aug 2018, 22:52
Replies: 117
Views: 49,152
Posted By Flash2001

Read Ernest Gann's description of a take off in a...

Read Ernest Gann's description of a take off in a tail heavy Dak!

After an excellent landing etc...
17th Oct 2017, 01:29
Replies: 34
Views: 24,022
Posted By Flash2001

Memory rapidly fading...

Memory rapidly fading...
16th Oct 2017, 20:02
Replies: 34
Views: 24,022
Posted By Flash2001

Length of abandoned runway at coordinates given...

Length of abandoned runway at coordinates given is <3000'. Bit short for a 747 I would've thought.
Forum: Tech Log
15th Sep 2017, 21:14
Replies: 28
Views: 6,384
Posted By Flash2001

Of course school texts should be amended to...

Of course school texts should be amended to record the percentage mass of aluminum in the standard atmosphere.

After an excellent landing etc...
Forum: Canada
12th Sep 2017, 03:33
Replies: 35
Views: 7,906
Posted By Flash2001

The Arrow replacements weren't subsonic (F101,...

The Arrow replacements weren't subsonic (F101, F104). We used to call the Bomarc the "Civil Service" because it won't work and you can't fire it.

After an excellent landing etc...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Sep 2017, 18:42
Replies: 50
Views: 22,023
Posted By Flash2001

How 'bout Kilo?

How 'bout Kilo?
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Sep 2017, 18:26
Replies: 50
Views: 22,023
Posted By Flash2001

Jest as an aside.. The ISO discourages the...

Jest as an aside..

The ISO discourages the use of hecto, centi, deci etc.

After an excellent landing etc...
10th Sep 2017, 23:36
Replies: 65
Views: 70,128
Posted By Flash2001

I thought that the number of wing ribs was...

I thought that the number of wing ribs was increased in the Lockheed Electra Action Program that fixed all but the public relations part of the problem.
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Sep 2017, 17:47
Replies: 4
Views: 1,683
Posted By Flash2001

Re-entry

Yesterday I watched the landing of the Soyuz crew compartment from the ISS. During the parachute phase of the descent, I noticed a rhythmic variation in the geometry of the canopy with about 4 of 5...
Forum: North America
11th Jul 2017, 01:08
Replies: 14
Views: 8,121
Posted By Flash2001

It's not just Americans. During the '76 Montreal...

It's not just Americans. During the '76 Montreal Olympics Games the CAF had CF104s patrolling overhead!

After an excellent landing etc...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jun 2017, 21:03
Replies: 43
Views: 21,387
Posted By Flash2001

Let me add a little something to OMB's discourse....

Let me add a little something to OMB's discourse. When aircraft adopted the 400 Hz standard, there was no such thing as a switch mode power supply.

As well as the filter caps the weight of iron...
8th May 2017, 17:02
Replies: 13
Views: 3,710
Posted By Flash2001

I think that there was an episode in Korea in...

I think that there was an episode in Korea in which a pair of F9Fs supported another for some distance on the airflow over their wingtips.

Flash
30th Apr 2017, 16:39
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,647
Posted By Flash2001

W.W. Guthrie The worst of men must fight and...

W.W. Guthrie

The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die.
28th Apr 2017, 17:31
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,647
Posted By Flash2001

Don't think it was none. I understand that a...

Don't think it was none. I understand that a second plutonium core was on its way to Tinian and more were in the pipeline. I think the calculation was this:

Everyone knew that a Uranium bomb...
13th Mar 2017, 01:11
Replies: 749
Views: 345,026
Posted By Flash2001

Also by Wing Commander Closterman "Flames in the...

Also by Wing Commander Closterman "Flames in the Sky"
3rd Mar 2017, 16:03
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,647
Posted By Flash2001

We had a Velox (I think '49) and IIRC it had...

We had a Velox (I think '49) and IIRC it had electric wipers.

After an excellent landing etc...
9th Aug 2016, 16:26
Replies: 75
Views: 24,747
Posted By Flash2001

Never worked in airline reservations but did work...

Never worked in airline reservations but did work many years in the broadcast industry. I was surprised at the number of redundant systems I found that assured system failure if either of the...
5th Mar 2016, 13:04
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,647
Posted By Flash2001

In my day there was Finagle's Law. "The...

In my day there was Finagle's Law.

"The converse of a welcome probability invariably occurs at such a time as to achieve maximum frustration of the aim."

The example normally given was the...
18th Jul 2015, 23:31
Replies: 1,178
Views: 805,834
Posted By Flash2001

Authorities have said that drones have delayed...

Authorities have said that drones have delayed the aerial response to the fires on a freeway in California. I wonder if any of these are operated by news gathering agencies.

After an excellent...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jul 2015, 10:32
Replies: 30
Views: 10,235
Posted By Flash2001

I've been told that the "radiator", actually a...

I've been told that the "radiator", actually a convector, of the P51 aircraft made a net contribution to the force moving the aircraft forward. That is to say that the thrust exceeded the drag.
...
4th May 2015, 12:59
Replies: 27
Views: 6,907
Posted By Flash2001

Have to agree with Clunk. I got out at the right...

Have to agree with Clunk. I got out at the right time too. How did Hellyer ever make it to Corporal?

After an excellent landing etc...
4th May 2015, 01:19
Replies: 27
Views: 6,907
Posted By Flash2001

Language and Rank

In the course of identifying what I thought was an error in protocol during the recent ceremonies in The Netherlands I found that RCAF enlisted personnel formerly called Aircraftmen, and later...
6th Apr 2015, 01:04
Replies: 39
Views: 9,530
Posted By Flash2001

Think how busy the pilot must have been in the...

Think how busy the pilot must have been in the Dog Sabre! Fly the airplane, manually track the other guy, put the range gate on him, no automation etc. etc.
Forum: Canada
4th Apr 2015, 14:53
Replies: 8
Views: 3,996
Posted By Flash2001

On many occasions I expensed a meal that...

On many occasions I expensed a meal that duplicated one from an airline. Calling the miserable little things served recently a "meal" is absurd. Had I been challenged, I would have exploded.
...
31st Mar 2015, 21:52
Replies: 35
Views: 7,848
Posted By Flash2001

If it were thermonuclear you could get the...

If it were thermonuclear you could get the economists in as well.

After an excellent landing etc...
Forum: North America
21st Mar 2015, 13:35
Replies: 6
Views: 5,791
Posted By Flash2001

It seems 3 rounds, 3 hits. Well done the deputy!...

It seems 3 rounds, 3 hits. Well done the deputy!

After an excellent landing etc...
Forum: North America
10th Feb 2015, 01:59
Replies: 5
Views: 5,341
Posted By Flash2001

Flew down to Senior Road antenna farm as pax in a...

Flew down to Senior Road antenna farm as pax in a chopper at 1500' agl. We had to remind the pilot that there was still considerable iron in the atmosphere at that height.

After an excellent...
8th Feb 2015, 19:22
Replies: 1,069
Views: 259,053
Posted By Flash2001

Anyone remember the HEF club? After an...

Anyone remember the HEF club?

After an excellent landing etc...
2nd Feb 2015, 17:16
Replies: 2
Views: 1,342
Posted By Flash2001

USA Politics hamster wheel?

I can open this thread with IE but not with Mozilla. Any suggestions? Aside from the obvious one.

After an excellent landing etc...
25th Jan 2015, 01:18
Replies: 60
Views: 15,451
Posted By Flash2001

Lock wire pliers were certainly in use in the...

Lock wire pliers were certainly in use in the late 50s. They were known as "Ladies aids".

After an excellent landing etc...
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