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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2023, 20:53
Replies: 25
Views: 10,071
Posted By RealUlli

They even own a couple of GLEXes. Checked...

They even own a couple of GLEXes. Checked Wikipedia: 3x Global 5000 and 3x Global 6000.

Also, my previous info was incorrect: they have 2x A340 and 3x A350. Also, 3x A319 and 3x A321. It's not for...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2023, 20:30
Replies: 25
Views: 10,071
Posted By RealUlli

I really wonder why they don't simply send a...

I really wonder why they don't simply send a spare plane as soon as it becomes obvious that there's an issue with the original one. They have at least two A340s and two A350s.

Instead of...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Oct 2020, 20:02
Replies: 52
Views: 46,543
Posted By RealUlli

Jetpack

Joking aside, what about this?

https://gravity.co/

Those guys do make a jet pack, they claim it can fly a person for 5-10 minutes. The question is, how quickly can it climb to 3000 ft?
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Nov 2019, 21:28
Replies: 115
Views: 110,953
Posted By RealUlli

Devil I'm absolutely sure he's a great guy. However, he...

I'm absolutely sure he's a great guy. However, he is trying to steer a giant company by numbers and probably has a bunch of goals defined by the shareholders. He probably got the same problem as the...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2018, 09:14
Replies: 85
Views: 56,176
Posted By RealUlli

I still hope they're going to help out Lufthansa,...

I still hope they're going to help out Lufthansa, take one or two of their A380s off their hands, pay them to turn them into VVIP planes and then pay them to keep them maintained. That way, the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Nov 2018, 19:25
Replies: 6
Views: 7,218
Posted By RealUlli

I heard about quite a few private pilots that...

I heard about quite a few private pilots that carry hand-held radios in case of electrical failure in the aircraft. (Much safer than just squawking NORDO...)

I think I also heard someone...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2017, 13:19
Replies: 39
Views: 38,024
Posted By RealUlli

The reason for the cancelled landing clearance is...

The reason for the cancelled landing clearance is stated in one of the links in the first post. Probably this one: https://avherald.com/h?article=4ae9377c&opt=0

I don't know Mumbai airport, but...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2017, 06:26
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,489
Posted By RealUlli

Frequently, these events occur because the driver...

Frequently, these events occur because the driver was distracted doing stuff not related to driving/docking/whatever. If that is the case, he should rightfully have his license suspended/revoked and...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2017, 05:58
Replies: 29
Views: 28,291
Posted By RealUlli

Handing back a bomb

G-CPTN:

I think the security screeners actually did a reasonably good job there. They found the device, then used some judgement to see if the guy was a terrorist or if he indeed just forgot about...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2017, 11:51
Replies: 326
Views: 237,369
Posted By RealUlli

Microburst

(Disclaimer: SLF)

I've seen some mentions of a possible microburst. However, I haven't seen something I noticed in the video taken from the Sunset Bar:

There seems to be a squall there, the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2017, 18:00
Replies: 95
Views: 70,298
Posted By RealUlli

IMSAFE

I guess she went through the IMSAFE checklist a bit too publicly.

IMHO, she should have called in sick. However, doing it in this way, she's practically guaranteed to get proper help.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2017, 19:01
Replies: 30
Views: 25,236
Posted By RealUlli

Gravity

That's what I thought at first, too. Then I did a quick calculation:

The bullet leaves the barrel at about 700m/s. It gets slowed down by gravity by about 10m/s^2.

Assuming the bullet is...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2017, 19:09
Replies: 30
Views: 25,236
Posted By RealUlli

In ancient times, when I was in basic training in...

In ancient times, when I was in basic training in the German army, we learned the safety distance for a G3 (7.52x51) was 3000m, the effective combat range of the same gun when mounted was 900m.

I...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2016, 13:45
Replies: 10
Views: 9,020
Posted By RealUlli

Hijacking ended.

Apparently, the hijacking has been brought to a peaceful conclusion:

https://twitter.com/JosephMuscat_JM/status/812306508146950145

(Muscat ist the PM of Malta, so I tend to believe his tweets)
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2016, 13:23
Replies: 10
Views: 9,020
Posted By RealUlli

I believe they were asking for Muhammar Gaddafi's...

I believe they were asking for Muhammar Gaddafi's son to be released from prison: https://twitter.com/willziz/status/812270740166672385
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2016, 12:00
Replies: 10
Views: 9,020
Posted By RealUlli

(watching the TVM live stream, not understanding...

(watching the TVM live stream, not understanding the voice commentary)

The first passengers are leaving the plane.

Apparently, women and children are allowed to leave.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2016, 19:09
Replies: 70
Views: 96,342
Posted By RealUlli

ATC Transcript

(Disclaimer: SLF here)

I'm not sure if it is of interest here, but I found a transcription of the ATC communication during the event on Youtube. It's not based on real ATC tapes, just LiveATC...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Aug 2016, 09:13
Replies: 79
Views: 69,489
Posted By RealUlli

V Speeds

(SLF here)

I've been watching a lot of YT videos about flight training etc. While these 152s etc. didn't set any speed bugs, part of the takeoff briefing was sometimes, "In case of engine failure...
Forum: Freight Dogs
22nd Aug 2016, 06:36
Replies: 356
Views: 167,503
Posted By RealUlli

Batteries

Actually, I wasn't talking about the blimp, I was talking about the NASA research aircraft.

For a blimp, you probably can get away with much less batteries - It just needs them for takeoff and...
Forum: Freight Dogs
20th Aug 2016, 21:59
Replies: 356
Views: 167,503
Posted By RealUlli

(SLF again, slightly drunk at this time of day) ...

(SLF again, slightly drunk at this time of day)

I don't know about the NASA prototype, but I have the nagging feeling this is a solved problem.

An Echo-class aircraft probably can carry the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2016, 21:12
Replies: 35
Views: 15,297
Posted By RealUlli

(SLF here) However, from what I've read,...

(SLF here)

However, from what I've read, both Sully and the Gimli Glider Pilot had been flying gliders in their spare time and put that training to good use.

I don't know about other...
Forum: Freight Dogs
20th Aug 2016, 20:15
Replies: 356
Views: 167,503
Posted By RealUlli

Solar Lander?

(SLF - revisiting my ridiculed post in the solar impulse thread)

Actually - the area of the Airlander 10 is nearly 4000 m^2. This, covered in solar cells at 30% efficiency is nearly enough to run...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2016, 20:12
Replies: 41
Views: 19,372
Posted By RealUlli

Debris

Well, one of the pieces of road debris was a tow hitch, IMHO large enough to cause trouble for any car and the other case of the car burning was (AFAIK) after a severe crash.

(Googling revealed...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jul 2016, 21:34
Replies: 41
Views: 19,372
Posted By RealUlli

Tesla fires

AFAIK, both of these were caused by massive mechanical damage to the battery packs. Apparently, Tesla goes to great lengths to precisely control environment and demands for every single cell.
...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2016, 06:23
Replies: 10
Views: 6,747
Posted By RealUlli

(Interested SLF, not a pro pilot) ...

(Interested SLF, not a pro pilot)



That's because AoA doesn't stay the same. It depends on static and dynamic loads, airspeed (indicated!) and air density. It doesn't depend on the position or...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2016, 06:03
Replies: 82
Views: 43,803
Posted By RealUlli

Wing area

Ok, thanks for the numbers. (I'm sorry I didn't look them up myself)

I wasn't thinking about getting an A380 to fly on solar. That's obviously impossible. What I'm imagining is more like a giant...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2016, 11:22
Replies: 82
Views: 43,803
Posted By RealUlli

You sound like one of the balloon operators when...

You sound like one of the balloon operators when told about the wright flyer. "Interesting. But with an endurance of just a few seconds, just useless."

We all know how that turned out.

For...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2016, 06:35
Replies: 110
Views: 56,408
Posted By RealUlli

Airport security

(Disclaimer: SLF)

I wonder if Learmount considers e.g. US airports as safe and would ask the captain to ignore the hijacker.

There are articles like this: EXCLUSIVE: Undercover DHS Tests Find...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2016, 22:27
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,784,441
Posted By RealUlli

Fuel Burn Rate

(Disclaimer: just an interested SLF with a copy of X-Plane)

I have a question: The plane was supposed to have 2+ hours worth of extra fuel on board at the time of the crash, even after two hours...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
8th Mar 2016, 06:35
Replies: 74
Views: 118,011
Posted By RealUlli

Thanks for the replies. Nothing like...

Thanks for the replies.



Nothing like facts to deflate windy arguments like mine. :ugh:



The same goes for Brits in the Mediterranean, Germans in Mallorca, Russians in Egypt and Turkey,...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
7th Mar 2016, 16:38
Replies: 74
Views: 118,011
Posted By RealUlli

Why?

(Potentially stupid) question from this SLF:

*Why* do the Chinese airlines pay so much to expats?

China has >1 billion citizens, they should be easily able to educate enough of them to become...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2016, 12:04
Replies: 36
Views: 25,258
Posted By RealUlli

So, I'm going to ask: if he's still flying, as a...

So, I'm going to ask: if he's still flying, as a captain, with no visible problems - Isn't it possible that's exactly what happened?

I know neither him nor her, I don't know the situation why...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
25th Feb 2016, 09:51
Replies: 57
Views: 42,882
Posted By RealUlli

Training

In fact, we are making sure this will happen to *US* again in the future. A smart boss will realize that, while being the most expensive way, mistakes are one of the best ways to train someone not to...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2016, 06:30
Replies: 255
Views: 127,175
Posted By RealUlli

New "kid" on the block?

I seem to recall a recent thread about a pilot who had eye trouble for a couple of days after a laser incident. I think that also was in London.

In that thread, someone argued that due to beam...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2016, 20:53
Replies: 1,178
Views: 811,156
Posted By RealUlli

SLF

SLF speaking: as a piece of SLF? :p

SCNR :)

Actually, I think technically we're not that far from man-carrying drones. I think they can be kept stable quite easily (see how a high end DJI...
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