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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Feb 2020, 11:51
Replies: 83
Views: 74,139
Posted By Cralis

EK17 done two attempts in Manchester- and now off to AMS

Anyone able to find out what EK17, Dubai to Manchester is doing? It arrived in the Uk did a lot of holding, two attempts at Manchester and is now off to Europe, possibly Amsterdam but it’s very high...
Forum: Questions
4th Sep 2019, 03:03
Replies: 1
Views: 1,031
Posted By Cralis

Oxygen masks and smoke

Listening to a podcast this morning, I heard something I wasn’t aware of.

In the event of smoke in the cabin, should oxygen masks be dropped and used? It sounded like masks are really use for...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Mar 2019, 06:13
Replies: 13
Views: 2,083
Posted By Cralis

Thanks jonkster. We're up in Brisbane, and it...

Thanks jonkster. We're up in Brisbane, and it seems like the same thing, the Air League. I'll keep that up. She actually turns 9 in a few days, but way to early for anything serious.
I might take...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Mar 2019, 05:58
Replies: 13
Views: 2,083
Posted By Cralis

Thanks Ed! Amazing post, from someone who has...

Thanks Ed! Amazing post, from someone who has clearly walked the path up ahead of me. You almost (And when I say almost, I'm acting manly here!) drew a tear!
Thanks for that. Copied and pasted to me...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Mar 2019, 22:49
Replies: 13
Views: 2,083
Posted By Cralis

Thanks guys... Books and science museums sounds...

Thanks guys... Books and science museums sounds like a plan. She is quite young, and as a child, her ideas of what she enjoys will change. She's just being going at planes for a while now. And I'd...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Mar 2019, 07:57
Replies: 13
Views: 2,083
Posted By Cralis

How to fan the passion at a young age

I have a young daughter who, from an early age, has been extremely inquisitive about engineering areas. She’s shown more interest than my older kids in strange things. How does the car drive. How did...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 22:15
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,257,596
Posted By Cralis

The aircraft holding at Malta seems to be landing...

The aircraft holding at Malta seems to be landing in Tunisia.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Jan 2019, 04:45
Replies: 7
Views: 2,387
Posted By Cralis

Thanks for that, Denti. So the minimum call...

Thanks for that, Denti.

So the minimum call is to confirm you can see the runway (The whole thing, or just your touch down reference point)?
If, at that call, you're unable to see what you need,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Jan 2019, 02:29
Replies: 7
Views: 2,387
Posted By Cralis

When do you switch to visual on approach?

(Not a pilot, so please excuse if I make errors or the question is stupid, but...)

When in clear weather, but performing an ILS approach, is there a specific moment where auto pilot gets...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Dec 2018, 21:43
Replies: 37
Views: 13,790
Posted By Cralis

I’m on holiday now n Porto, not too far from the...

I’m on holiday now n Porto, not too far from the crash site, and when my wife translated the radio report at around 20h00 local, that a helicopter was missing, while we were driving home on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2018, 13:37
Replies: 1
Views: 3,482
Posted By Cralis

Rescue helicopter crash in Portugal

"A medical helicopter has crashed in a mountainous area near Porto, Portugal (https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/country/portugal.html)'s second biggest city, with all four onboard dead, local media...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Oct 2018, 00:47
Replies: 7
Views: 3,118
Posted By Cralis

I'm not sure who does it, but who ever works out...

I'm not sure who does it, but who ever works out if fuel should be ferried (someone in an office>) ... or amount of fuel carried (Assume Captains role) must have some pretty sophisticated formulas to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Oct 2018, 02:37
Replies: 7
Views: 3,118
Posted By Cralis

Melbourne to Gold Coast - Holding, and back home.

Hi chaps,

We had some pretty impressive storms on Sunday, and afterwards, I noticed this aircraft got so close, and then, I'm assuming, diverted back somewhere. When you depart Melbourne, would an...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Oct 2018, 20:51
Replies: 17
Views: 4,817
Posted By Cralis

A 737 onto 14/32 would be quite interesting to...

A 737 onto 14/32 would be quite interesting to watch as they don’t have much of a margin.

5774 x 98 feet

and I found a link that says a 737 should use a runway of at least 5,500 for the older...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Oct 2018, 02:19
Replies: 17
Views: 4,817
Posted By Cralis

YBBN runway 14/32

I see that YBBN RW01(R)/19(L) are the main runways, and now and again, I see a Dash using RW14. But I’ve never seen any aircraft use 32, nor depart from either.

Is is there a reason for this? Or...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2018, 02:59
Replies: 22
Views: 5,440
Posted By Cralis

Sorry, to be clear, the photo I took was on the...

Sorry, to be clear, the photo I took was on the early fly past.... Night then set on the city, and it was pitch dark at the time of the next flyby. It was advertised that it was the same aircraft, so...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2018, 06:48
Replies: 22
Views: 5,440
Posted By Cralis

Formation at night

Hi all. I got to see two EA18g Growlers do an evening fly-by on the weekend of our city. 5 minutes prior to the flyby, I managed to spot a faint read flashing dot, around 15kms away, towards where...
Forum: Middle East
20th Aug 2018, 06:27
Replies: 1
Views: 4,191
Posted By Cralis

EK and Cockpit Visits

Hi chaps and chapettes.

I have a nice long trip on EK in December, (Brisbane->Dubai->Porto) and then back in Jan. Is there a strict no-cockpit-visit rule, or would there be a chance from my little...
Forum: Middle East
20th Aug 2018, 04:27
Replies: 123
Views: 100,320
Posted By Cralis

Out of interest, it seems like a lot of people...

Out of interest, it seems like a lot of people (flight deck crew) don't like EK, and the way they look after crew. Low pay etc. Would this have ANY adverse affect on safety? I ask as an aviation...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Aug 2018, 04:58
Replies: 7
Views: 3,572
Posted By Cralis

'Atlas Shrugged', that was an incredibly helpful...

'Atlas Shrugged', that was an incredibly helpful bit of text you wrote there. It all clicked nicely! And then it went crazy! :) I can now understand why it's happening. Thanks for the clear...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Aug 2018, 06:37
Replies: 7
Views: 3,572
Posted By Cralis

Wow... OK, so that opened my eyes (and mouth) a...

Wow... OK, so that opened my eyes (and mouth) a bit wider! Thanks for that.
Then I went and googled V Speeds, and came across wikipidias link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_speeds.
I didn't...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Aug 2018, 00:22
Replies: 7
Views: 3,572
Posted By Cralis

Question IAS TAS and Ground Speed

(Virtual/PC pilot)

I've noticed that as you ascend to your cruise altitude of 360, your 'speed' drops in the primary display. Additionally, I notice that max speed (Vne?) reduces as well. My...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Apr 2018, 22:07
Replies: 3
Views: 3,961
Posted By Cralis

Jetstar “emergency landing” at Melbourne Tullamarine

“Some of those waiting to board separate planes inside Melbourne Airport claim they were told the Jetstar flight made an “emergency landing”.

Wow. Dramatic. :)
...
Forum: African Aviation
19th Jan 2018, 03:36
Replies: 3
Views: 3,034
Posted By Cralis

FACT ERDAS 1A Star - from a non-pilot

Hi chaps,

I'm not a pilot, so please don't shoot me down. Just interested.

It seems a common approach into FACT is the ERDAS 1A Star....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jan 2018, 11:03
Replies: 20
Views: 4,550
Posted By Cralis

Would that be due to congestion or something,...

Would that be due to congestion or something, Mike, where you would need to keep things separated? And an ILS would take them further out?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jan 2018, 02:43
Replies: 20
Views: 4,550
Posted By Cralis

Thanks Lancair70. That's where I'm grabbing...

Thanks Lancair70. That's where I'm grabbing things from. Really informative... It's all out of proportion to maps, so it's hard to try and overlay them on a map to see where things happen. That...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jan 2018, 02:41
Replies: 20
Views: 4,550
Posted By Cralis

Thanks Capn Bloggs... I missed the grey bit......

Thanks Capn Bloggs... I missed the grey bit... damn. That's really cool. Hence the Brekky Creek thing... OLBEV is right on the hotel. And then PUNIG on the extended centre line.

And now I see...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jan 2018, 02:24
Replies: 20
Views: 4,550
Posted By Cralis

I can't see PUNIG on the SMOKA5V chart. ...

I can't see PUNIG on the SMOKA5V chart.
http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/pending/dap/BBNSR15-153_01MAR2018.pdf

Once you cross BIPUD, is the task to keep heading to the river, and once at...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jan 2018, 22:35
Replies: 20
Views: 4,550
Posted By Cralis

Thanks! And any idea on the 2nd one?

Thanks!

And any idea on the 2nd one?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jan 2018, 04:28
Replies: 20
Views: 4,550
Posted By Cralis

Thanks for that. On the chart for LAVEG, when it...

Thanks for that. On the chart for LAVEG, when it passes over the VOR, it shows a dotted path after the VOR, going back. That wouldn't be fun surely? I'm guessing ATC will vector after BURPA ... or...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jan 2018, 02:17
Replies: 20
Views: 4,550
Posted By Cralis

Brisbane approaches from the north

Hi all,

Could anyone tell me what STAR (if any?) these guys are using? The first one is a little different from what I usually see.

https://preview.ibb.co/fLh11m/1.jpg

And then the one...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
6th Jan 2018, 00:45
Replies: 4
Views: 3,171
Posted By Cralis

Was the lady got slapped, the captain? It sounds...

Was the lady got slapped, the captain? It sounds like it.

“A CO-PILOT of an Indian airliner slapped the female pilot during a London-to-Mumbai flight on New Year’s Day”

And

“The co-pilot...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Dec 2017, 03:15
Replies: 25
Views: 9,781
Posted By Cralis

Approach to BNE today

Exactly which approach is this into BNE today? :)

https://s8.postimg.org/ivp86kfn9/strange.jpg

Out of interest though, once the crew is informed by ATC that there isn't going to be a normal...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Aug 2017, 01:56
Replies: 17
Views: 2,813
Posted By Cralis

Thanks very much, guys. That's really helpful and...

Thanks very much, guys. That's really helpful and enlightening. I'm not scared of flying, but that's the bit I always worry about most - have they got it right. :) Is the nose going to come up too...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Aug 2017, 00:15
Replies: 17
Views: 2,813
Posted By Cralis

Loading luggage, passengers and CoG

Does the flight crew know where the centre of gravity is just before departure? Is that trust in the loading crew? Or does the aircraft indicate the CoG, maybe using weights from the nose wheel and...
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