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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 14:35
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,045,284
Posted By luoto

About seating... it is unpalatable but those with...

About seating... it is unpalatable but those with less mobility should perhaps be placed further away from the exits. It is not nice to think of such people as second-class citizens, but they can and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 13:00
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,045,284
Posted By luoto

Whilst not criticising the passengers - I am not...

Whilst not criticising the passengers - I am not there and certainly not in a position to know the circumstances - some of the images do show what seem to be mobile phones "on" and in some cases...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 12:35
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,045,284
Posted By luoto

I wonder, even with very good training, if "human...

I wonder, even with very good training, if "human nature" sometimes takes over, meaning you think you are helping out whilst putting yourself unknowingly (sic) at risk.

The firefighter, whatever...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 12:33
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,045,284
Posted By luoto

Not that it is entirely relevant to the incident,...

Not that it is entirely relevant to the incident, but how long might the operational area be blocked [even after the wreckage is removed] so that any resurfacing [I guess may be needed?] could be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 09:58
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,045,284
Posted By luoto

A good testament to cabin crew professional with...

A good testament to cabin crew professional with evac, and hopefully overall pax compliance with not taking onboard small wardrobes (or fiddling about trying to get them to disembark, sigh].

And...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Dec 2023, 16:39
Replies: 76
Views: 13,828
Posted By luoto

As I made clear, I don't know. ChatGPT even is a...

As I made clear, I don't know. ChatGPT even is a little hesitant.

Ryanair operates its own training program for pilots through the Ryanair Pilot Training Programme. Traditionally, pilots are...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Dec 2023, 09:44
Replies: 76
Views: 13,828
Posted By luoto

[QUOTE=FarTooManyUsers;11553921]I suspect the...

[QUOTE=FarTooManyUsers;11553921]I suspect the Irish regulator may be a bit tame ... but Ryanair also has AOCs in the UK, Austria, Poland and Malta ... and none of the regulators seem willing to...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Dec 2023, 08:05
Replies: 76
Views: 13,828
Posted By luoto

I don't want to pick hairs, but does RYR actually...

I don't want to pick hairs, but does RYR actually train pilots? I may have misunderstood, but I thought prospective pilots paid an "arm's length" agency a King's Ransom for the privilege of possibly...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Dec 2023, 07:46
Replies: 76
Views: 13,828
Posted By luoto

[QUOTE=bobbytables;11551671]I thought that having...

[QUOTE=bobbytables;11551671]I thought that having a policy of children being seated together with accompanying adults was required to get your operator certificate. Another one is that an adult...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2021, 20:17
Replies: 50
Views: 13,738
Posted By luoto

This? ...

This?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq4o7vxUi_E
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Jul 2019, 16:01
Replies: 32
Views: 25,421
Posted By luoto

One non-paywalled link in English ...

One non-paywalled link in English
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/07/14/small-plane-carrying-parachutists-crashes-in-sweden-9-dead/

A Swedish link for those who want to see a more updated...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Jun 2016, 16:02
Replies: 70
Views: 25,465
Posted By luoto

The address is missing a colon after the https. ...

The address is missing a colon after the https.

Cut and paste, add a colon before // and it works.

edit: the link displayed is different to that embedded in the forum, i.e....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Jun 2016, 12:41
Replies: 30
Views: 15,927
Posted By luoto

Shouldn't the organisers be paying compensation...

Shouldn't the organisers be paying compensation if they are forcing businesses, etc to close?

Closing the canal also feels wrong for several days, especially if one is travelling along it.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2014, 06:24
Replies: 10
Views: 2,794
Posted By luoto

(as an aside, yesterday one was processing even...

(as an aside, yesterday one was processing even older material - glass slides that seem to want to explode if you look at them wrongly, that is to say rather fragile - and nearly as bad as wax...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Aug 2014, 10:56
Replies: 10
Views: 2,794
Posted By luoto

Thank you all very much for the kind...

Thank you all very much for the kind identification (and pointing out the embarrassing flip in the image) - after a time there is a risk of blindness when the source material is on transparency or...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Aug 2014, 14:42
Replies: 10
Views: 2,794
Posted By luoto

Identifying a logo

Could someone identify this logo on the side of a Boeing 747 (taken probably around 1974). Can't even identify the airport to help track it down?

Edit (the BB didn't like my Flickr link as an...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2014, 05:39
Replies: 80
Views: 13,351
Posted By luoto

Interestingly but not surprisingly the BBC was...

Interestingly but not surprisingly the BBC was the only outlet to trail and then lead with Adams ppbeing released without charge, event when other outlets mentioned the file being sent up for...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2014, 10:38
Replies: 80
Views: 13,351
Posted By luoto

A certain "Miranda" was, err, allegedly to have...

A certain "Miranda" was, err, allegedly to have used his middle names when caught "mid cottage" at a young age. One rumour is that a fellow cottage inhabitant was the younger son of a prominent...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2014, 07:42
Replies: 32
Views: 19,973
Posted By luoto

I guess if one views the company in question as a...

I guess if one views the company in question as a "starter" place, just like how many fast-food restaurants are better than no work, it explains why many people go in with their eyes open, perceived...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2014, 17:23
Replies: 32
Views: 19,973
Posted By luoto

I am no Ryanair defender. Never flown with them...

I am no Ryanair defender. Never flown with them and nothing inspires me to want to try. That is nothing to so with the flight crew. It is more the experience one has learned about from friends,...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2014, 20:46
Replies: 422
Views: 138,376
Posted By luoto

May I just but in to thank you, as a non military...

May I just but in to thank you, as a non military man, for these great tales that have me giggling like a loon. I can only imagine how even better they are for those there. Butting back out to...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 19:05
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

Quite. If you lock the ee bay someone has to have...

Quite. If you lock the ee bay someone has to have the keys. As it is, one or more persons on the flight deck are being suspected for their involvement (whether right or wrong and I do not judge). ...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 18:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

Last night Indian newspapers suggested not all...

Last night Indian newspapers suggested not all radar units were "awake" (I posted a link). The longer this sad, sorry affair goes on the harder it feels to accept any official statement on face...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 21:10
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

The end of this article intimates that India's...

The end of this article intimates that India's radar might not a always be switched on (!) and thus the aircraft might have been missed. Hunt for MH370 nears Indian coast | The Indian Express...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 19:28
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

Swedish media picking up reports from other media...

Swedish media picking up reports from other media that some pax might have had flight training in Sweden. Might be picking at straws etc but Missing Malaysia Airlines jet: Investigation paying...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 16:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

Security through obscurity is never a good thing,...

Security through obscurity is never a good thing, it just gives a false, warm sense of security. If a bad guy is going to do something and he is an insider guess what, he or she would know what...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 19:28
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

The BBC has learned/understands is well known as...

The BBC has learned/understands is well known as shorthand for "seen/read/heard elsewhere" and it is a semantic point but most people will ill assume wrongly they are breaking some news.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 15:07
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

"So it is at the bottom of the sea, where the ELT...

"So it is at the bottom of the sea, where the ELT transmissions can't be seen.
But the reality is that it could be anywhere in a radius of well over 1,000 miles."

So even if the Elt beacon is out...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 13:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

" ACARS is not mandatory equipment. Aircraft can...

" ACARS is not mandatory equipment. Aircraft can dispatch under the MEL with inop ACARS."

Do many carriers despatch with u/s ACARS ? Especially from hub? Mh said nothing about u/s ACARS so unless...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 20:03
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

"There is an emergency code for access to the...

"There is an emergency code for access to the flight deck in case of both pilot incapacitation."
Yes, but if someone has gained control of the flight deck and knows what switch to toggle, that...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 16:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

The Reuters report is rather caveated and has...

The Reuters report is rather caveated and has lots of wriggle room.

(Reuters) - Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 16:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

I think some carriers scan in the image of each...

I think some carriers scan in the image of each passenger's passport for each flight to help any unfortunate in-air misplacing of docs. I recall one of the telly Airport-like programmes mentioning...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 15:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

Some US figures about prevalence of fraudulent...

Some US figures about prevalence of fraudulent documents: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/travel/frad_doc_detect.ctt/frad_doc_detect.doc Another link suggested 9/11 hijackers...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 15:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

Re Amsterdam and use of API/PNR data, I couldn't...

Re Amsterdam and use of API/PNR data, I couldn't see anything newer than this. Answer to a written question - Use of PNR in the Netherlands - E-007686/2011...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 15:03
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,145,655
Posted By luoto

It is probably worthwhile noting that elt beacons...

It is probably worthwhile noting that elt beacons are not the same as the underwater beacons attached to the CVR/FDR or similar. The former has a totally different frequency range (not sure about its...
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