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Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2023, 19:17
Replies: 120
Views: 68,301
Posted By Skyray

Per Alaska via the Seattle Times...

Per Alaska via the Seattle Times (https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/alaska-air-off-duty-pilot-tries-to-shut-off-engines-on-flight-from-everett/), it sounds like he did pull the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2023, 06:53
Replies: 120
Views: 68,301
Posted By Skyray

Jump seat pilot tries to shut down engines in-flight?

Saw this on Twitter, er, X:
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1721x776/img_0704_8c4d85662ab699f545b45a4514482d800dd721a2.jpeg

Sounds like the jump seat pilot tried to shut down...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Feb 2023, 22:05
Replies: 107
Views: 53,962
Posted By Skyray

I was reading the article and was surprised at...

I was reading the article and was surprised at how reasonable and informed the writing was. Then I saw it was Jon Ostrower; he knows his stuff and doesn't sensationalize.
2.7Gs in a 777 had to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 19:42
Replies: 291
Views: 109,863
Posted By Skyray

Must be a sad life not being able to find humor...

Must be a sad life not being able to find humor in the world around us. Or a depressing one.

On the serious front, be interesting to see what this turns out to be, if they make it public. Smaller...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2020, 18:23
Replies: 378
Views: 193,720
Posted By Skyray

Pretty damning report on the FAA's oversight of...

Pretty damning report on the FAA's oversight of Southwest's 737 fleet from the office of the IG:
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Oct 2018, 21:03
Replies: 15
Views: 1,970
Posted By Skyray

Wow, I've had a busy week and just got a chance...

Wow, I've had a busy week and just got a chance to think "Oh, I should pop over to pprune and see if anyone had any tips on finding the info." Didn't expect to come back to such a wealth of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Oct 2018, 04:40
Replies: 15
Views: 1,970
Posted By Skyray

RCAF Wellington Pilot, 1942 Egypt - how to find details?

My great uncle, Frank Morgan, was a Pilot Officer for the RCAF in WW2. I'm trying to nail down the models of planes he flew, and which squadron he was in.

He died piloting a Vickers Wellington...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 06:25
Replies: 198
Views: 144,438
Posted By Skyray

The clips are insane. Not sure if he did a full...

The clips are insane. Not sure if he did a full loop, but he did do a split S and pull out about 100 feet or so above the water.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 05:00
Replies: 198
Views: 144,438
Posted By Skyray

Crashed on Ketron island. 29-year old suicidal...

Crashed on Ketron island. 29-year old suicidal male from Piece County, @Piercesheriff is posting info as it comes in on Twitter.

F-15s still patrolling in case this is anything besides a single...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Aug 2012, 20:03
Replies: 14
Views: 4,099
Posted By Skyray

It's amusing in retrospect, but 100% of the...

It's amusing in retrospect, but 100% of the non-aviation-savvy passengers I've showed it to said they would find it alarming. (But also funny, since it wasn't a flight they were on.)

Yeelep,...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Jul 2012, 18:10
Replies: 14
Views: 4,099
Posted By Skyray

737 Flap Trim Repair - Bad Communication Judgment

Flying N611AS on Saturday as a passenger, looked out the window to see the following "notation" on the flap: http://i.imgur.com/Rr9wN.jpg

While I could see that it was a clean cut and too small to...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2011, 22:43
Replies: 33
Views: 20,163
Posted By Skyray

United Grounds 757 Fleet

Looks like United has grounded its 757 fleet. According to @flightblogger on T w i t t e r, early reports point to software in the 757's air data computer.

United Airlines Grounds Entire Boeing...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jan 2010, 06:21
Replies: 7
Views: 1,719
Posted By Skyray

Yep, guessing it was just training. Which is good...

Yep, guessing it was just training. Which is good to know! It was certainly descending at a speed I've never seen a helicopter come down at before. I was cursing myself for not just stopping the car...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2010, 00:32
Replies: 7
Views: 1,719
Posted By Skyray

How to check for a helicopter incident?

I was driving in Renton, WA a couple of hours ago and I saw a helicopter, north of me, dropping vertically very, very quickly. It was a few miles away, and it went behind a building before I could...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Aug 2009, 22:17
Replies: 0
Views: 437
Posted By Skyray

SWA 1031 flap warning at BWI

Southwest plane landed uneventfully at BWI after seeing a flap warning light.

Baltimore Breaking News Blog Archive Plane makes emergency landing at BWI...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2006, 18:58
Replies: 11
Views: 5,966
Posted By Skyray

Anyone ever get any more details on exactly what...

Anyone ever get any more details on exactly what the cause of the depressurization was?
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2004, 12:46
Replies: 14
Views: 2,583
Posted By Skyray

Is the selectee thing random? When traveling...

Is the selectee thing random?

When traveling at Christmas they "selecteed" my wife, my son, and I.

My wife and I, sure. But it was pretty ludicrous watching them wand, remove the tiny shoes...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2002, 17:24
Replies: 14
Views: 3,915
Posted By Skyray

The classic newspaper headline about a house...

The classic newspaper headline about a house being hit by blue ice from a 727:

AREA HOME HIT BY ICY BM
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