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Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2019, 00:23
Replies: 908
Views: 1,096,265
Posted By alexgreyhead

Am I right in my interpretation that they will...

Am I right in my interpretation that they will still rely on a single AOA sensor?

It would seem logical at first blush that the only sane fix here for such a critical sensor is to add two more AOA...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2019, 22:30
Replies: 51
Views: 39,284
Posted By alexgreyhead

I could be miles wide of the mark here, but...

I could be miles wide of the mark here, but perhaps the stated 1800 miles equallng 1609km was actually 1000 miles becoming 1609 km...?

/Al

Edit: I'm significantly unimpressed with Etudiant's...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2019, 17:40
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,352
Posted By alexgreyhead

Nobody ever claimed that flying was an exact...

Nobody ever claimed that flying was an exact science... ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2019, 16:55
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,352
Posted By alexgreyhead

Ta muchly :) Original post updated accordingly.

Ta muchly :) Original post updated accordingly.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2019, 16:51
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,352
Posted By alexgreyhead

Question BBC News: Heathrow flights suspended 8th Jan at 17:48 due drone sighting

BBC breaking news reporting at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46803713

(Apologies if this should be in the existing drone thread or isn't news as such.)
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2019, 21:41
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,352
Posted By alexgreyhead

So, has anybody given an indication of how these...

So, has anybody given an indication of how these systems work? Their level of reliability in doing so? And are they effective against drones which are operating on a pre-programmed GPS-based route?
...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2018, 16:39
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,352
Posted By alexgreyhead

Beeb reporting the Police have identified...

Beeb reporting the Police have identified "persons of interest": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46649704

Hopefully it'll lead to someone's collar being felt...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Sep 2018, 09:37
Replies: 93
Views: 48,446
Posted By alexgreyhead

A little light reading from El Reg to shed some...

A little light reading from El Reg to shed some more light on the issue:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/06/british_airways_hacked/
Forum: North America
5th Jan 2018, 19:20
Replies: 0
Views: 1,407
Posted By alexgreyhead

Associated press: "Man vandalizes plane bathrooms, diverting flight to Alaska"

Somewhat icky...

https://apnews.com/6d6dd15afaff4a0480cf810d762441fd
Forum: Private Flying
8th Aug 2017, 07:50
Replies: 11
Views: 2,693
Posted By alexgreyhead

Jumper/coat/other item of clothing between yoke...

Jumper/coat/other item of clothing between yoke and passenger if at all possible - the bolt holding the shoulder strap in the Cessnas I have flown don't look particularly substantial, so I would...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
27th Jun 2017, 16:28
Replies: 12
Views: 7,080
Posted By alexgreyhead

Elderly woman delays flight by throwing coins into jet engine for good luck - Indy

Oh :eek:

Elderly woman delays flight by throwing coins into jet engine for good luck | The Independent...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th May 2017, 13:24
Replies: 634
Views: 303,477
Posted By alexgreyhead

I don't know specifics, but I work for a...

I don't know specifics, but I work for a well-known Australian travel agency in the UK and we use Amadeus - there's been no mention that Amadeus is down for us in any way; the only updates we've...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th May 2017, 12:19
Replies: 634
Views: 303,477
Posted By alexgreyhead

All Heathrow and Gatwick flights cancelled "until...

All Heathrow and Gatwick flights cancelled "until 6pm" UK time now.

British Airways: Computer problems hit passengers - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-40069977)
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Mar 2017, 11:55
Replies: 7
Views: 4,270
Posted By alexgreyhead

Saab 340 Bucharest to Birmingham intercepted

RAF jets escort plane to Birmingham airport - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39190527)

Nothing much to see here; just being cautious?
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2016, 10:16
Replies: 10
Views: 9,020
Posted By alexgreyhead

Libyan plane in 'potential hijack' to Malta - PM...

Libyan plane in 'potential hijack' to Malta - PM Muscat - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38416112)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Dec 2016, 17:58
Replies: 17
Views: 3,060
Posted By alexgreyhead

United to start charging some pax for use of overhead lockers?

(Apologies if this isn't the best place for this topic).

Apparently, UA have a plan to increase passengers' options - presumably the new lower-cost class of ticket, plus the cost to use the...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
7th Dec 2015, 02:10
Replies: 6
Views: 2,905
Posted By alexgreyhead

Happening to me too on Safari for iOS but not...

Happening to me too on Safari for iOS but not Chrome for iOS.

It is coming from the adverts feeds on the page - it's probably an unscrupulous advertiser - and the best solution is to switch to a...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2015, 20:59
Replies: 11
Views: 2,406
Posted By alexgreyhead

I had the same; did my RAF flying scholarship at...

I had the same; did my RAF flying scholarship at Manston in 1996. Sue at TG Aviation kindly dug out my records and sent me a new log book with all the hours, registrations and the exercises I'd done...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Aug 2015, 23:45
Replies: 157
Views: 129,978
Posted By alexgreyhead

Smile Lots of really good videos here :) Here's my...

Lots of really good videos here :)

Here's my effort - a small camera mounted on the side of my headset. The quality's not perfect and I tend to talk to myself a lot during the flight:
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Aug 2015, 20:38
Replies: 51
Views: 40,601
Posted By alexgreyhead

Smile Not much if anything to land on 30 degrees either...

Not much if anything to land on 30 degrees either side of the south-westerly climb out from Biggin apart from a big valley full of houses and trees. In the other direction isn't much better, what...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Aug 2015, 12:40
Replies: 357
Views: 238,123
Posted By alexgreyhead

Smile For what little it's worth, I flew from Bembridge...

For what little it's worth, I flew from Bembridge to Elstree via Farnborough in a C-150 on Friday between 1500Z and 1700Z. I experienced plenty of thermal activity along my route between 2,000 and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Aug 2015, 23:20
Replies: 51
Views: 40,601
Posted By alexgreyhead

Unhappy I often see a Spitfire flying around the village...

I often see a Spitfire flying around the village near Biggin where my parents live when I visit. It's a beautiful aircraft to see passing overhead. Very sad to hear this but very glad nobody was hurt.
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jun 2015, 11:26
Replies: 6
Views: 1,619
Posted By alexgreyhead

Smile Thought you might all like this :) 4 year-old goes for her first aerobatic flight

Just spotted this on the UK's ITV News website and thought it was rather nice:

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My first light a/c flight was in a Chipmunk with the ATC many years ago and I remember it well - it...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2015, 16:11
Replies: 6
Views: 1,739
Posted By alexgreyhead

Thanks Mike. I'll look up Goodwood in my...

Thanks Mike. I'll look up Goodwood in my airfields book and see what it's like to fly into/out of, purely out of noseyness.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2015, 15:18
Replies: 6
Views: 1,739
Posted By alexgreyhead

Smile BBC: "92-year-old World War Two veteran flies Spitfire again"

(Apologies if this isn't the best place to post this)

I thought this was a lovely story about a 92-year-old WWII ATA Veteran going back up in a Spitfire:

BBC Radio 5 live - In Short,...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Mar 2015, 17:51
Replies: 11
Views: 3,762
Posted By alexgreyhead

Damn, MrAverage beat me to it - the requirement...

Damn, MrAverage beat me to it - the requirement to land clear still applies no matter what for single engined a/c, as far as I know?

My FI told me of a microlight pilot who obtained an SVFR...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Mar 2015, 00:12
Replies: 46
Views: 11,866
Posted By alexgreyhead

Piper Driver: I spotted that, too. Given the...

Piper Driver: I spotted that, too. Given the majority of the engine seems to have been pancaked under the fuselage on impact, I wonder if any meaningful analysis of what remains will be made?
...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Mar 2015, 23:21
Replies: 46
Views: 11,866
Posted By alexgreyhead

Unhappy Indiana Jones injured after hard landing on Cali golf course

Harrison Ford plane crash leaves actor seriously injured
(http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/06/harrison-ford-plane-crash-leaves-actor-seriously-injured)

Witness reports claim he tried to...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2015, 23:31
Replies: 157
Views: 129,978
Posted By alexgreyhead

Smile Some shaky footage of my first solo flight just...

Some shaky footage of my first solo flight just before NYE this year :)

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Forum: Private Flying
19th Jan 2015, 14:23
Replies: 41
Views: 2,814
Posted By alexgreyhead

Smile Damn - the navex has been pushed to this coming...

Damn - the navex has been pushed to this coming weekend, so I ended up flying solo squares around the airfield instead.

Thanks for your replies everyone :)

Sleeve Wing
thing
glendalegoon...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jan 2015, 01:05
Replies: 41
Views: 2,814
Posted By alexgreyhead

Ta muchly glendalegoon - will give that a pop...

Ta muchly glendalegoon - will give that a pop tomorrow and see how things pan out.

For the record, I'm with thing on this; "Bimble" is something I picked up as an Air Cadet many years ago - it's a...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jan 2015, 00:29
Replies: 41
Views: 2,814
Posted By alexgreyhead

Thanks, thing =o) My greatest concerns right...

Thanks, thing =o)

My greatest concerns right now revolve around what magic words to say to Stapleford to grant me passage across their ATZ, and then exactly what the instructor will say to...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2015, 22:56
Replies: 41
Views: 2,814
Posted By alexgreyhead

Smile Planning my first nav-ex - any and all tips welcomed!

Hullo PPRuNe folks :) This is my first post on here so apologies if it's a bit boring, but tomorrow I'm due to conduct my first nav-ex with my FI.

Nothing too tough - Elstree, North London down to...
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