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28th Mar 2024, 10:54
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Views: 1,567
Posted By Flipster130

I'm just hoping the pilot was ok....

I'm just hoping the pilot was ok....
26th Mar 2024, 11:26
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Dear Dogma, You are entitled to your opinion...

Dear Dogma,
You are entitled to your opinion but I think you sound like a 50-a-day smoker saying 'everything is rosy' in your garden - just because you are still here and so, your 'exception'...
21st Mar 2024, 12:27
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Aer linus fume event 10 Mar 24...

Aer linus fume event 10 Mar 24 (https://airlive.net/emergency/2024/03/11/aer-lingus-crew-receiving-treatment-in-hospital-after-toxic-fume-forced-flight-ei166-to-return-to-dublin/)
18th Mar 2024, 11:43
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Cripes - why have we not heard of this poor guy...

Cripes - why have we not heard of this poor guy before?
Absolutely disgraceful behaviour by medical authorities and others - i cant find the right words to describe how disgusted I feel about his...
8th Mar 2024, 10:22
Replies: 108
Views: 35,157
Posted By Flipster130

This is the nub of it......the 'official record'...

This is the nub of it......the 'official record' is in quite clearly in error and cannot be allowed to stand - either in Scotland or Westminster......but how to get it changed?
Perhaps this should...
6th Mar 2024, 09:10
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

The Environmental Health article above is scary...

The Environmental Health article above is scary reading for crew (and their families) who have been loyal servants of aviation their whole working lives.
It is quite clear (to me at least) that...
14th Feb 2024, 15:23
Replies: 9
Views: 3,018
Posted By Flipster130

Clem (v1) was an absolute gent (as I am sure is...

Clem (v1) was an absolute gent (as I am sure is v2)...and a fellow taff. So sorry to hear of his passing.
Flip
12th Feb 2024, 16:06
Replies: 7
Views: 6,633
Posted By Flipster130

what a guy! Respect,

what a guy! Respect,
7th Feb 2024, 13:19
Replies: 108
Views: 35,157
Posted By Flipster130

Maybe we should all leave sealed instructions to...

Maybe we should all leave sealed instructions to our descendants (grand-children and hopefully great-grand-children) to seek the MoD papers in June 2094 and to use Tuc's excellent publications to...
1st Feb 2024, 13:21
Replies: 108
Views: 35,157
Posted By Flipster130

Programs were very good and stirred the heart...

Programs were very good and stirred the heart strings! Although, I would have liked to have it had more-openly discussed exactly what 'new evidence' (previously undisclosed by MoD) eventually swayed...
24th Jan 2024, 10:33
Replies: 5
Views: 4,911
Posted By Flipster130

Well done Qatar ......wonder if the corruptness...

Well done Qatar ......wonder if the corruptness (alleged) in our big businesses and councils could ever be brought to book in similar fashion.
If not, then is the UK a third-rate, tin-pot country...
23rd Jan 2024, 10:49
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Its not the oil per se its still the insidious CO...

Its not the oil per se its still the insidious CO
C
22nd Jan 2024, 15:27
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Evidence shows CO will be released when oil is...

Evidence shows CO will be released when oil is pyrolised......wonder if we should not all carry CO monitors when flying, esp if manufacturers don't/won't fit them
18th Jan 2024, 09:31
Replies: 28
Views: 9,711
Posted By Flipster130

My copy is sitting on the coffee table, waiting...

My copy is sitting on the coffee table, waiting for me to finish a pile of other books......that said, Citadel is actually, now, on top of that pile waiting for me to finish my current tome (which I...
17th Jan 2024, 09:55
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Not so much CO2 detectors perhaps but CO...

Not so much CO2 detectors perhaps but CO detectors....we have these in our piston tin cans and houses - so why not in airliners?
CO is as likely, possibly even more so than Organo-Phosphates, to be...
16th Jan 2024, 10:07
Replies: 132
Views: 71,791
Posted By Flipster130

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-india-accident-tr...

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-india-accident-triggered-spicejet-737-low-fuel-incident/123198.article

Worth a read

SpiceJet 737 in 2017 shut down with 150kg total fuel after 2 diversions due...
10th Jan 2024, 15:32
Replies: 28
Views: 9,711
Posted By Flipster130

The MoD hierarchy has, over time, made the Post...

The MoD hierarchy has, over time, made the Post Office management look like angels!
21st Dec 2023, 15:00
Replies: 4
Views: 1,349
Posted By Flipster130

echo that..... F

echo that.....
F
14th Dec 2023, 12:48
Replies: 12
Views: 4,017
Posted By Flipster130

There are at least 7 above whom I know quite...

There are at least 7 above whom I know quite well, that I flew with, or were even my students.....i would have hoped that some of their skill and 'magic pilot dust' had rubbed off on my...
11th Dec 2023, 08:40
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

I might be wrong but I suspect that retro-fitting...

I might be wrong but I suspect that retro-fitting 787 type air cycle pressurisation/air cond systems to some older frames night be prohibitively costly, even if the flight experience of such systems...
4th Dec 2023, 08:27
Replies: 94
Views: 19,200
Posted By Flipster130

NO - not him, the George B who I knew was an...

NO - not him, the George B who I knew was an excellent instructor! He was the only one who could clearly explain the vagaries of the ADF needle and how my tracking could improve.... which he imparted...
1st Dec 2023, 13:29
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Not all smoke and fumes incidents are 'fume...

Not all smoke and fumes incidents are 'fume events' caused by oil from the bearing seals - could just be an electrical short or a burning pie.......:)
30th Nov 2023, 09:29
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

I wish I could recall what oil maker we used who...

I wish I could recall what oil maker we used who either, as you say, reduced the TCP content or replaced it...... Gulf or Exxon rings a bell?
The thing is that no-one is shouting about the many...
29th Nov 2023, 16:20
Replies: 94
Views: 19,200
Posted By Flipster130

This is a perennial problem. I seem to recall...

This is a perennial problem.
I seem to recall seeing a document at UAS HQ ( along time ago) that was produced to consider the usefulness of UASs, university cadetships and the recruiting of ex VR...
29th Nov 2023, 15:13
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

I understand that a lot of oil makers have...

I understand that a lot of oil makers have removed TCP (esp the o-isomer but the others aren't v nice either) and that airlines are using them - maybe WCT could suggest what other compound they might...
29th Nov 2023, 10:33
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Thanks WCT I suggest you do have a read of the...

Thanks WCT
I suggest you do have a read of the thread and there a load of good references to scientific papers.
It does seem pretty clear now that the scientists are on the right track. I believe...
20th Nov 2023, 09:25
Replies: 132
Views: 71,791
Posted By Flipster130

You have to remember that for LCC, if you divert...

You have to remember that for LCC, if you divert to a nearby field, you will invariably, have the ac manufacturers' fitted low fuel warnings going off way before to get minimum land fuel/Final...
17th Nov 2023, 08:22
Replies: 34
Views: 12,056
Posted By Flipster130

Only just found this thread.....I am sure I have...

Only just found this thread.....I am sure I have pictures somewhere - will dig. Hello to all ex Bullfrog studes and instructors.
I, too, spent a lot of time in XX553 '07' - mainly with the late,...
17th Nov 2023, 07:32
Replies: 132
Views: 71,791
Posted By Flipster130

CVR must have been interesting to listen to

CVR must have been interesting to listen to
7th Nov 2023, 16:49
Replies: 256
Views: 97,926
Posted By Flipster130

I believe its is down to the quality of the...

I believe its is down to the quality of the Leader. I was once lucky enough to enjoy a day flying with the Reds. This included 2 back-seat sorties which remain, to this day, the most amazing times...
2nd Nov 2023, 10:12
Replies: 256
Views: 97,926
Posted By Flipster130

I'd imagine its a pretty good time and...

I'd imagine its a pretty good time and opportunity to be on the Reds (and Blues) because the only way is UP - both in morale and outward perception of performance.
If the new Red One, the Team and...
1st Nov 2023, 15:33
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Apparently not uncommon from certain destinations...

Apparently not uncommon from certain destinations - often pyrethrim based - mentioned in the webinar at my post #471 but I do also recall the OP 'air bombs' that our Air Load Masters used to set off...
1st Nov 2023, 14:13
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

I thought id share the following but appreciate...

I thought id share the following but appreciate they have already been flagged. There is this recent webinar from lock-down that raises some interesting questions. It seems that, in the US anyway,...
1st Nov 2023, 13:51
Replies: 514
Views: 438,328
Posted By Flipster130

Thanks DB - I was getting a bit confused!

Thanks DB - I was getting a bit confused!
1st Nov 2023, 13:39
Replies: 210
Views: 48,443
Posted By Flipster130

...but in fact, we are all 'owling with laughter....

...but in fact, we are all 'owling with laughter.
I'll get my coat!
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