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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jan 2017, 19:58
Replies: 17
Views: 2,856
Posted By jxf63

Thanks for the informative replies :)

Thanks for the informative replies :)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jan 2017, 19:57
Replies: 6
Views: 1,342
Posted By jxf63

Thanks - always good for us amateur enthusiasts...

Thanks - always good for us amateur enthusiasts to hear from the pros :)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jan 2017, 11:25
Replies: 11
Views: 3,125
Posted By jxf63

I flew FR from STN recently for the first time in...

I flew FR from STN recently for the first time in years and it was a bit of a revelation.

STN Security is MUCH better than I remember: I was through in a few minutes.

Airside was perfectly...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jan 2017, 11:18
Replies: 6
Views: 1,342
Posted By jxf63

OK thanks. I had kind of assumed on...

OK thanks.

I had kind of assumed on traditional aircraft that the control column would give the pilot a "feel" for the free movement of the control surfaces (though I realise it's a bit more...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jan 2017, 11:10
Replies: 17
Views: 2,856
Posted By jxf63

Cabin air pressure not constant on descent ?

And another random question:)

I've had a head cold over the last couple of weeks which has unfortunately coincided with a busy flying period. In all 6 flights I've taken, it seems to me that I've...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jan 2017, 11:00
Replies: 6
Views: 1,342
Posted By jxf63

Testing control movement on FBW aircraft

Random question :)

I know that one of the things pilots do before takeoff in e.g. Boeing aircraft is to push the control column fully back and forth and side to side to check that it moves freely....
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2016, 12:56
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,632,419
Posted By jxf63

Sky News reporting explosive traces on victims of MS804

Traces of explosives found on bodies of EgyptAir crash victims (http://news.sky.com/story/traces-of-explosives-found-on-bodies-of-egyptair-crash-victims-10697075)
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2016, 10:25
Replies: 41
Views: 26,848
Posted By jxf63

Well, yes but... Having the PF release the...

Well, yes but...

Having the PF release the stick / clutch it tightly at 50ft is going to tax the most capable pilot.

I think "much worse" is probably the right term here. Even if the FO manages...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2016, 18:01
Replies: 14
Views: 11,399
Posted By jxf63

Nah, the enemy just came up with a new tactic... ...

Nah, the enemy just came up with a new tactic...

Every now and again the bad guys get lucky - 9/11 was one of those days :(

Miltary failure ? No.

Intelligence failure ? Oh yeah !!!
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
2nd Sep 2016, 12:40
Replies: 76
Views: 47,534
Posted By jxf63

Well, in my case, they know where I've been but...

Well, in my case, they know where I've been but never where I am or will be ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jul 2016, 02:30
Replies: 25
Views: 13,693
Posted By jxf63

I really have to raise a related question. It has...

I really have to raise a related question. It has been bugging me for sone time, and really struck home when I woke on the morning of July 5th to the news that ... nothing much really happened.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2016, 17:41
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,632,419
Posted By jxf63

Right, in the same way that on seeing the truck...

Right, in the same way that on seeing the truck come through the central reservation towards you at a closing speed of 150mph you don't dial 999 and order an ambulance :=

Now imagine something...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Nov 2015, 06:07
Replies: 211
Views: 158,410
Posted By jxf63

Good spot ! It was of course a subtle dig at the...

Good spot ! It was of course a subtle dig at the manager's matk skills and not a typo by me, oh no ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2015, 21:06
Replies: 211
Views: 158,410
Posted By jxf63

I know :ugh: :*

I know :ugh: :*
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2015, 19:20
Replies: 211
Views: 158,410
Posted By jxf63

One suspects the message got "summarized" on its...

One suspects the message got "summarized" on its way up the chain of command viz.

Bomb Tech: We found the device to consist of a :mad: mixture with :mad: brisance generating an overpressure of...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2015, 18:17
Replies: 6
Views: 4,190
Posted By jxf63

Food for thought

I know we are very good on this forum as dissecting the minutiae of incidents and accidents, but I thought it would be worth pausing briefly how fantastically safe commercial aviation actually is......
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 14:06
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,499,566
Posted By jxf63

Of course, the famous video could be genuine AND...

Of course, the famous video could be genuine AND fake...

One can easily imagine that we see footage of the actual aircraft and the flash from the explosion, but poorly edited fake black smoke was...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2015, 14:01
Replies: 9
Views: 7,924
Posted By jxf63

ISIS in the sky

Apologies if this has already been posted, but apparently a couple of Air Indonesia ex-pilots have gone over the dark side...

Islamic State: Two Indonesian pilots feared to have joined jihadi...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jul 2015, 13:52
Replies: 4
Views: 1,853
Posted By jxf63

Limits to rotary ops over residential areas

Repost (edited) from Pax & SLF

I frequently stay with a friend near Epsom and accept that some helicopter traffic overhead in unavoidable due to their location close the racecourse.

But I was...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2015, 12:32
Replies: 8
Views: 9,857
Posted By jxf63

I think if I witnessed a security screener...

I think if I witnessed a security screener texting while operating the scanner, I would immediately whip out my phone to video it, then make a VERY loud complaint, even if it was a TSA drone and I...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Apr 2015, 01:02
Replies: 9
Views: 2,155
Posted By jxf63

How does air temperture aloft vary with latitude ?

Many decades ago when I was an air cadet, I think I was taught that air temperature aloft typically reduces by c. 1C for each 1000ft of altitude.

Logically, if this were true, it should mean that...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 11:17
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,631,096
Posted By jxf63

I know every accident is different, and there is...

I know every accident is different, and there is always a risk of confirmation bias in these things, but did anyone else have a similar reaction to me on first hearing the news:

"Another Airbus...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Feb 2015, 19:52
Replies: 18
Views: 5,666
Posted By jxf63

The CIA was involved ? Goodness me :eek::eek:

The CIA was involved ? Goodness me :eek::eek:
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Feb 2015, 17:25
Replies: 9
Views: 3,742
Posted By jxf63

It's funny, my ex-mother-in-law had a very...

It's funny, my ex-mother-in-law had a very similar experience just before Xmas -

Big delay AMS-LGW, standard letter sent to EZY, cheque for £ value of €250 received within a couple of weeks...
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Feb 2015, 17:20
Replies: 18
Views: 5,666
Posted By jxf63

It appears the same frame (EI-EKW) had an...

It appears the same frame (EI-EKW) had an apparent flaps failure en route LUZ last year and ended up diverted to WAW for an apparently high-speed, long rwy landing...:hmm:
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Feb 2015, 17:13
Replies: 14
Views: 7,498
Posted By jxf63

Seems like the same frame might have had another...

Seems like the same frame might have had another issue out of BCN (http://planefinder.net/flight/RYR707R/time/2015-02-26T10:00:00%20UTC)

PlaneFinder has it squawking 7700 at 09:48 this morning...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2015, 14:06
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,086
Posted By jxf63

It seems the French are continuing to have...

It seems the French are continuing to have problems of their own...

Mysterious Drones Spotted Flying Over Paris (http://news.sky.com/story/1433062/mysterious-drones-spotted-flying-over-paris)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Feb 2015, 15:26
Replies: 3
Views: 5,129
Posted By jxf63

Thanks for the prompt replies. I would have...

Thanks for the prompt replies.

I would have asked the captain, but the cockpit door remained firmly closed as we disembarked :(
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Feb 2015, 09:07
Replies: 3
Views: 5,129
Posted By jxf63

A319 flap settings

A quick question for the knowledgeable among you...

For the last few months I've been doing a weekly commute LGW-AMS on Easyjet, almost always in a 319 and almost always sat in a window seat...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Jan 2015, 16:17
Replies: 32
Views: 10,695
Posted By jxf63

One thing that has happened to me twice over the...

One thing that has happened to me twice over the last few weeks on AMS-LGW is Easyjet depositing us at the South Terminal (rather than the scheduled North) for "operational reasons".

Not a...
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