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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Mar 2024, 21:52
Replies: 62
Views: 22,928
Posted By kghjfg

Apologies for my part in it.

Apologies for my part in it.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Mar 2024, 18:21
Replies: 62
Views: 22,928
Posted By kghjfg

I’m pretty sure it would if it was in their...

I’m pretty sure it would if it was in their foyer.
Yes.

This didn’t happen on the road outside.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Mar 2024, 16:31
Replies: 62
Views: 22,928
Posted By kghjfg

You’re right, the M11 isn’t shut, but there are...

You’re right, the M11 isn’t shut, but there are photographers with cameras on top of long poles on the A505, “public land innit, we can do what we like”, and you think people would know how to behave...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Mar 2024, 08:32
Replies: 62
Views: 22,928
Posted By kghjfg

It’s not school holidays in this part of the...

It’s not school holidays in this part of the world yet.

It would be hard to screen it off on such a large site, and why bother wasting time and effort.

I hate to say it, but there will...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2024, 08:51
Replies: 89
Views: 25,736
Posted By kghjfg

Isn’t the point that he denied he’d bought the...

Isn’t the point that he denied he’d bought the house, and his colleague remembered that he had.

That was probably the opportunity for the “quiet word”, the quiet word was rebuffed.

I know a...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2024, 08:55
Replies: 41
Views: 22,723
Posted By kghjfg

Last person to board a twin otter I noticed the...

Last person to board a twin otter I noticed the door to the fuel cap was open and the fuel cap was hanging down.

I pointed this out to the chap boarding us, and he said “oops” and went to get...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2024, 07:20
Replies: 36
Views: 7,671
Posted By kghjfg

I don’t get it, twice in my life I’ve had to...

I don’t get it, twice in my life I’ve had to declare a pan, the person at the other end instantly knew I was in trouble, but it could be dealt with.

I’ve always thought of Mayday being a word...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 08:00
Replies: 1,950
Views: 927,935
Posted By kghjfg

I noticed those too, on the picture with the door...

I noticed those too, on the picture with the door missing the pin that comes out of the fuselage to engage into the sliding socket on the door looks very short.

It doesn’t look long enough to...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Jan 2024, 07:52
Replies: 15
Views: 1,645
Posted By kghjfg

Simple answer. No, it’s not a plug. It’s...

Simple answer.

No, it’s not a plug.
It’s a panel that slides downwards and inwards onto retainers from outside.

It gets retained at multiple points.

That sliding motion happens to...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2023, 08:44
Replies: 4
Views: 2,332
Posted By kghjfg

Position of the dog at Scampton.

I once flew with a pilot who was stationed at Scampton during the war.

He told me that the current “grave” is a memorial as the dog is somewhere else.

He said this was a known thing amongst a...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Dec 2023, 16:04
Replies: 82
Views: 20,141
Posted By kghjfg

Has anyone mentioned our cars don’t have a...

Has anyone mentioned our cars don’t have a massive fan on the front.

Having a large fan on the front can cause quite a bit of static, which may not have had time to dissipate.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2023, 09:06
Replies: 256
Views: 98,508
Posted By kghjfg

I’ve never understood the reds as recruitment. ...

I’ve never understood the reds as recruitment.

Years ago I remember when the RAF used to have a pair of jets do a “combat” display.

(it was completely made up though, but a spectacle)

one a...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Sep 2023, 09:50
Replies: 23
Views: 2,773
Posted By kghjfg

This is an interesting thread. You won’t...

This is an interesting thread.

You won’t answer any specific questions, you seem to think you shut down by “turning the ignition off”

and you’re not sure where the fire extinguisher is on a...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Sep 2023, 07:36
Replies: 23
Views: 2,773
Posted By kghjfg

I fly a PA28, tbh, I’m surprised there’s not a...

I fly a PA28, tbh, I’m surprised there’s not a fire extinguisher under the seat.

Out of interest, when you say you shut it down immediately,

You did pull the mixture to shut down, not just...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2023, 06:35
Replies: 148
Views: 25,250
Posted By kghjfg

as always the piece that he says specifically NOT...

as always the piece that he says specifically NOT to forget is forgotten and ignored.

17 words, that’s all anyone remembers, then they forget what the speech is actually about,


“Never in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2023, 22:25
Replies: 410
Views: 184,748
Posted By kghjfg

A variation of Bobby Drop Tables? ...

A variation of Bobby Drop Tables?

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/exploits_of_a_mom.png

...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Jul 2023, 04:07
Replies: 123
Views: 25,427
Posted By kghjfg

Why did I have to decant liquids into 100ml...

Why did I have to decant liquids into 100ml bottles etc when I flew recently?

A terrorist doesn’t need to smuggle a bomb on board, they could pop out onto the apron, sabotage the aircraft and...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 22:14
Replies: 52
Views: 12,931
Posted By kghjfg

I knew someone who flew from Scampton at the end...

I knew someone who flew from Scampton at the end of the war when 617 moved out.

He told me that even then the grave was not correctly marked, and if you served there, you knew where the dog was...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2023, 06:53
Replies: 16
Views: 2,242
Posted By kghjfg

wow, that’s shocking. “(in America)...

wow, that’s shocking.

“(in America) technically the medal still belongs to the government, selling it means selling something that isn’t yours”.

that’s quite an insult to the person awarded...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2023, 07:56
Replies: 93
Views: 25,237
Posted By kghjfg

exactly this, the intelligence on whether they...

exactly this, the intelligence on whether they can get up to it, and how, is far more important than what the balloon is doing (if anything).

If they get an F22 up to it, they just found out what...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Jan 2023, 08:57
Replies: 672
Views: 612,836
Posted By kghjfg

Exactly what I was thinking, I’ve just been...

Exactly what I was thinking, I’ve just been watching other ATR 72-500 landings on YouTube.

That AoA looks (very) wrong, if they have flap, it’s hard to believe it didn’t stall earlier.

best...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 12:18
Replies: 31
Views: 5,904
Posted By kghjfg

How do you think it knows where the traffic jams...

How do you think it knows where the traffic jams are?

I’m always amazed at the number of people that don’t realise it’s a two way thing.

by receiving the speeds of cars they map the traffic...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Nov 2022, 07:22
Replies: 13
Views: 4,728
Posted By kghjfg

but what he wanted was the company to wait until...

but what he wanted was the company to wait until the last minute they can before they call him.

Which he is hoping is what they’ll do in future.

Others here are saying they’d also prefer a late...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jul 2022, 18:05
Replies: 179
Views: 63,776
Posted By kghjfg

and they should have run after him and rugby...

and they should have run after him and rugby tackled him to the ground?

Some of the reports say he was told to stop, but he ignored the warnings.

There does come a point when it’s not the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Jul 2022, 02:59
Replies: 30
Views: 6,673
Posted By kghjfg

Last time I flew to the Scillies the weather was...

Last time I flew to the Scillies the weather was bad and the gate staff at Lands End were watching it to see what was happening, we were early, it was very quiet and I watched it with them.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jun 2022, 08:22
Replies: 102
Views: 45,093
Posted By kghjfg

Move along, nothing to see here… All companies...

Move along, nothing to see here…
All companies have their own SOPs.

Usually the acronym is

IM SAFE

at Wizzair it’s

IM SAE
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2022, 08:28
Replies: 150
Views: 34,437
Posted By kghjfg

That wasn’t a failure, That was a security...

That wasn’t a failure,

That was a security measure, I once worked with a person who was involved in the XR “shut the airports” drone debacle. (He was an XR Lieutenant, Yes, they give themselves...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th May 2022, 06:47
Replies: 126
Views: 37,274
Posted By kghjfg

I know 3 airline pilots. 1 captain and 2 First...

I know 3 airline pilots.
1 captain and 2 First Officers.

They all have shares in light aircraft (as do I), there’s a reason commercial pilots also fly other aircraft.

I was talking to a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th May 2022, 07:47
Replies: 81
Views: 18,856
Posted By kghjfg

I don’t understand your complaint, you booked...

I don’t understand your complaint, you booked some cheap tickets with a disreputable company, who keep fares low by cancelling flights/screwing passengers when it suits them to chase lucrative...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2022, 23:00
Replies: 43
Views: 23,983
Posted By kghjfg

it’s definitely not run on that basis.

it’s definitely not run on that basis.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Dec 2021, 03:37
Replies: 117
Views: 37,448
Posted By kghjfg

It’s my opinion. Not based wholly on Twitter...

It’s my opinion.

Not based wholly on Twitter though, as can be seen above there is a precedent for this sort of thing.

The problem they have is that he didn’t say he did it deliberately....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Dec 2021, 19:20
Replies: 117
Views: 37,448
Posted By kghjfg

Who’s said he’s lost their sponsorship? ...

Who’s said he’s lost their sponsorship?

They’re not distancing themselves from it at all.

Like I said “it’s cool” to their customers.

They must think it’s good PR for them.

As has been...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Dec 2021, 23:23
Replies: 117
Views: 37,448
Posted By kghjfg

I’m most surprised that “Ridge Wallet” have...

I’m most surprised that “Ridge Wallet” have sponsored the video and I presume their customers think it’s “cool” and “far out” to crash an old plane.

Says a lot about the company that they’ve paid...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Dec 2021, 21:35
Replies: 43
Views: 9,273
Posted By kghjfg

oh, I should mention this was with a chap a fly...

oh, I should mention this was with a chap a fly with regularly. I should have said that.

Definitely not a new passenger.

I suppose I was just mentioning because even experienced passengers...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Dec 2021, 13:32
Replies: 43
Views: 9,273
Posted By kghjfg

I was trying to get into a 500m strip, which is...

I was trying to get into a 500m strip, which is short for me, but ok for our aircraft.

The approach was over a hill, I’m not used to passing low over a hill on short final before the land drops...
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