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Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2018, 18:30
Replies: 17
Views: 14,629
Posted By EGLD

How very scientific! I've downloaded the...

How very scientific!

I've downloaded the video and run frame by frame and it's impossible to tell, you do see a flash as the wingtip appears to strike the ground
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2017, 18:46
Replies: 271
Views: 116,331
Posted By EGLD

try it in an a340 :eek: :mad:

try it in an a340 :eek:
:mad:
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Sep 2017, 20:03
Replies: 16
Views: 3,165
Posted By EGLD

I live close to Heathrow and the 787 and the A380...

I live close to Heathrow and the 787 and the A380 fly low and slow and quiet, both are magnificent and a real improvement for local residents

The sooner that noisy 747 monstrosity is out of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2017, 20:35
Replies: 1,219
Views: 778,695
Posted By EGLD

http://www.airlive.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/...

http://www.airlive.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Capture-1.png
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jul 2017, 20:26
Replies: 1,219
Views: 778,695
Posted By EGLD

81 feet post too short

81 feet



post too short
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2017, 06:41
Replies: 1,219
Views: 778,695
Posted By EGLD

Which is surely why there is at least two humans...

Which is surely why there is at least two humans involved, backed up by some of the most sophisticated avionics available!
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jul 2017, 18:10
Replies: 1,219
Views: 778,695
Posted By EGLD

I dunno what scares me more these days, the utter...

I dunno what scares me more these days, the utter incompetence of pilots entrusted with the lives of their passengers, or their colleagues tendency to attempt to gloss over incidents like this as...
Forum: Cabin Crew
12th Jan 2017, 05:59
Replies: 128
Views: 63,101
Posted By EGLD

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/01/11/13/3C03E...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/01/11/13/3C03ED1400000578-4109484-image-a-1_1484141711911.jpg
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th Dec 2016, 18:50
Replies: 44
Views: 15,783
Posted By EGLD

As a former local resident of Heathrow, the...

As a former local resident of Heathrow, the aircraft and engine manufacturers deserve enormous respect for what they've achieved with the A380 and 787 - slow and ponderous it may be to passengers,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Nov 2016, 13:46
Replies: 14
Views: 2,566
Posted By EGLD

Prince Harry drunk at the controls maybe?

Prince Harry drunk at the controls maybe?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Nov 2016, 13:18
Replies: 14
Views: 2,566
Posted By EGLD

Apache gunships circling Heathrow

:eek:

http://i.imgur.com/9atWSfA.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2016, 20:44
Replies: 33
Views: 7,764
Posted By EGLD

:rolleyes:

:rolleyes:
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Sep 2016, 20:51
Replies: 12
Views: 3,781
Posted By EGLD

Maybe the Thomson pilots wanted to land at a big...

Maybe the Thomson pilots wanted to land at a big boy's airport??
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Sep 2016, 19:29
Replies: 12
Views: 3,781
Posted By EGLD

see my thread, there's issues with the runway at...

see my thread, there's issues with the runway at gatwick, hole/crack
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Sep 2016, 19:21
Replies: 7
Views: 2,611
Posted By EGLD

Interesting evening at Gatwick?

Traffic chaos earlier due to an accident on the M23, UAE A380 just diverted to Heathrow with a low fuel emergency after going around at LGW.

Twitter saying an Easyjet "incident" caused 26L to...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
12th Feb 2016, 17:52
Replies: 3
Views: 3,208
Posted By EGLD

Jets doing circuits at Northolt?

Hi there.

This is purely me being nosey, but playing golf the last few Fridays and we're buzzed all afternoon by aircraft flying towards Northolt, seems to be the same jets going round and round....
Forum: Questions
9th Oct 2015, 05:48
Replies: 3
Views: 3,747
Posted By EGLD

787/A380 takeoff attitude

Hi Everyone

I live *very* close to an international airport, and have noticed that the 787 and A380 are considerably quieter than the aircraft they have the potential to replace.

The difference...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Aug 2015, 12:27
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,273
Posted By EGLD

I'd re-iterate that all roads around airshows...

I'd re-iterate that all roads around airshows within a sensible range should be closed during the airshow as a result of this.

If it makes events like Shoreham no longer viable then so be it.
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Aug 2015, 09:39
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,273
Posted By EGLD

Perhaps shut all nearby roads and access during...

Perhaps shut all nearby roads and access during aerobatics

Someone mentioned Hillsborough and how football wasn't cancelled

No, but watching the game was changed beyond recognition
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 13:44
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,618,294
Posted By EGLD

Re: the discussions on automatic terrain...

Re: the discussions on automatic terrain avoidance, I find it incredible that an Airbus which can automatically ensure it is not flown outside of it's flight envelope can still be flown into terrain...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Mar 2015, 21:04
Replies: 21
Views: 16,937
Posted By EGLD

So if that Embraer was 6 foot lower, those on the...

So if that Embraer was 6 foot lower, those on the beach who would've been hit would be to blame? interesting logic

It's 'elf n' safety 'gorn mad, I tells ya!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Mar 2015, 19:44
Replies: 21
Views: 16,937
Posted By EGLD

I have a feeling this discussion has been done to...

I have a feeling this discussion has been done to death here many times, but......

St Maarten is surely a bloodbath waiting to happen
Forum: ATC Issues
12th Dec 2014, 15:21
Replies: 186
Views: 99,896
Posted By EGLD

Clearance at Heathrow reporting that they are...

Clearance at Heathrow reporting that they are only allowed a "trickle" of departures

Someone just told they are position 55 in the queue :uhoh:
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Jun 2014, 18:59
Replies: 12
Views: 2,608
Posted By EGLD

This is only a guide, if the wind permits it,...

This is only a guide, if the wind permits it, they land and takeoff on the 9L and R runways (when on 9L and R, they only takeoff from 9R)
...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 13:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,293,197
Posted By EGLD

Because private cars aren't carrying 300 people?...

Because private cars aren't carrying 300 people? I know that buses in the UK have CCTV and no-one complains, especially not the "pilots"

"We" have decided that we need to know minute details of...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 13:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,293,197
Posted By EGLD

I'll try to be polite, because I have the upmost...

I'll try to be polite, because I have the upmost respect for those in your profession, but your privacy concerns should not be influencing the decision to have live video being recorded and sent back...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Mar 2014, 14:00
Replies: 4
Views: 2,148
Posted By EGLD

Fast jets buzzing Heathrow?

WTF?

Just in the garden and heard what sounded like the neighbour dragging a tarpaulin across the patio, but it was clearly a jet aircraft (I think!), that was there and gone before I could see...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2014, 17:07
Replies: 714
Views: 162,404
Posted By EGLD

Isn't that accepted/evidenced by the fact they...

Isn't that accepted/evidenced by the fact they had told other air forces that their was the potential to over-tighten the bolts on the drogue shackle?

I thought the issue was more that the RAF had...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2014, 06:07
Replies: 714
Views: 162,404
Posted By EGLD

It's my understanding that, when the rest of the...

It's my understanding that, when the rest of the Red Arrows fleet were checked, none of the drogue shackles were found to have been overtightened like Lt Cunningham's.

This guy was seriously...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2014, 16:48
Replies: 714
Views: 162,404
Posted By EGLD

To try and answer my own question, is this...

To try and answer my own question, is this suggesting that the pilots straps had been passed through the firing handle, which could be the trigger for the seat to fire?

Sean Cunningham inquest: A...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2014, 16:43
Replies: 714
Views: 162,404
Posted By EGLD

FWIW, I believe the seat would've worked in an...

FWIW, I believe the seat would've worked in an in-flight ejection due to the stresses on the chute overcoming the pinching effect of the restraint that was over-tightened, so the escape mechanism...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2014, 16:31
Replies: 714
Views: 162,404
Posted By EGLD

... nevermind

...

nevermind
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Dec 2013, 14:41
Replies: 17
Views: 2,909
Posted By EGLD

haha!! :ok:

haha!! :ok:
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Dec 2013, 09:15
Replies: 17
Views: 2,909
Posted By EGLD

I too watched on FR24 last night, and as I live...

I too watched on FR24 last night, and as I live nearby, listened to those in the hold to the south of the airport as well as Heathrow Tower.

Judging by it's track, one Aer Lingus seemed to spend...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
18th Jul 2013, 17:49
Replies: 1,150
Views: 729,401
Posted By EGLD

Living very close to the threshold of EGLL as I...

Living very close to the threshold of EGLL as I do, I can vouch for the volume from the outside as well.

The 787 and the A380 are remarkably quieter than the aircraft they are replacing.
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