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Forum: Space Flight and Operations
8th Dec 2021, 22:01
Replies: 51
Views: 5,603
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/976x549/image_cd7ebf3cbc998361bb2247d2c0f8aa708b26a8bf.png
Whenever I see the artwork it reminds me of a popup book.

It is a tremendous...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
20th Dec 2019, 10:10
Replies: 117
Views: 21,232
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Thermal engineers will love that! :{ Gives...

Thermal engineers will love that! :{

Gives me an idea for car number plates though :E
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
20th Dec 2019, 08:14
Replies: 117
Views: 21,232
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

That will do wonders for the thermal properties...

That will do wonders for the thermal properties of the satellite, especially in LEO. Closing with, and spray painting a rival's satellite with black paint has been proposed as a way of destroying it...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
10th May 2018, 09:13
Replies: 265
Views: 31,729
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

vapilot: The UK will remain in ESA but Galileo is...

vapilot: The UK will remain in ESA but Galileo is an EU programme.

See here for what an Airbus UK boss has to say about it. Brexit to 'force work on Galileo sat-nav system out of UK'...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Mar 2017, 10:30
Replies: 95
Views: 30,969
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Build it as a turntable and spin it :E

Build it as a turntable and spin it :E
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
30th Jul 2016, 15:42
Replies: 162
Views: 39,413
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Bill Gates ain't getting my money or info now

Well that was a complete waste of the last two days. :mad:

Multiple attempts to perform the upgrade and each time it failed and each time for a different error code. The compatibility check...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Apr 2016, 11:46
Replies: 11
Views: 4,124
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

And yet oddly, I've travelled through numerous...

And yet oddly, I've travelled through numerous airports with Kensington locks in my hand luggage. You know, the ones with the built in noose.

A mate of mine once got stopped with a brand new bike...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Mar 2015, 18:04
Replies: 21
Views: 8,491
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

I've found one side twisted quite often and found...

I've found one side twisted quite often and found it clipped in the wrong way. Not good when it's the buckle side. :sad:

Once I found one side completely unclipped := so a quick tug on getting...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Feb 2013, 09:44
Replies: 37
Views: 6,332
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

I used to have a have a TSA lock until it was...

I used to have a have a TSA lock until it was cropped off at either LHR or BLR so don't bother anymore. The most I'll do is TyRap or possibly tape on zipper pullers so I know if the bag has been...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Jan 2013, 14:34
Replies: 27
Views: 6,731
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Rawenstall - I had the same experience at LUX...

Rawenstall - I had the same experience at LUX last year when my well travelled, TSA issued, zip lock bag was refused. The guy then gave me the standard cheap sandwich bag and I proceeded to put the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jan 2013, 22:45
Replies: 42
Views: 12,785
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

I've just noticed the detail on the short end of...

I've just noticed the detail on the short end of the second hand. :D
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th May 2012, 10:34
Replies: 3
Views: 1,013
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Thanks Milo. I hadn't spotted that particular...

Thanks Milo. I hadn't spotted that particular power off setting so we'll see what happens. There is another, "Radio off if disconnected" which has the value 0 which I assume means disabled.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th May 2012, 11:38
Replies: 12
Views: 2,541
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

The gates I've tried at LHR and LGW seem to take...

The gates I've tried at LHR and LGW seem to take an age to read passports and only slightly less long to read your face. In my experience IRIS was far quicker.

None of these systems will be of any...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
3rd May 2012, 12:05
Replies: 3
Views: 1,013
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Win 7 wifi reconnection question

Whenever our Win 7 PC drops the wifi connection it takes an age to restablish the link. I seem to recall that in XP at least there was a way of speeding up the rate at which it polled ethernet...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2012, 09:10
Replies: 129
Views: 39,806
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

As it's north west London a language course from...

As it's north west London a language course from Armstrong and Miller might be useful. Innit?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd May 2012, 09:26
Replies: 107
Views: 15,745
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

I think the only ones in favour of the London...

I think the only ones in favour of the London olympics are the Parisians.

Back to the main topic. This problem has been brewing for years. Many's the time I've returned from work into LGW or LHR...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st May 2012, 07:40
Replies: 16
Views: 2,910
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

A slightly different response I remember arriving...

A slightly different response I remember arriving into LGW one Friday night was a gale of laughter at the usual "Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at LGW etc." speech. Having had a very...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2012, 09:27
Replies: 42
Views: 15,011
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

RLE: Were you using the physical seperation of...

RLE: Were you using the physical seperation of those two crew positions as a metaphor for the difficulties they had to overcome in their relationship or as a euphemism? I think we should be told.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Feb 2012, 11:51
Replies: 12
Views: 2,172
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

The bean counters in our corporate travel offices...

The bean counters in our corporate travel offices don't seem to understand the modern airline business. Fortunately our project managers do. I had to buy a ticket to BCN at the airport not so long...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Feb 2012, 14:21
Replies: 12
Views: 2,172
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Supply and demand, especially these days when one...

Supply and demand, especially these days when one isn't permitted to travel business class. Too expensive say the corporate bean counters, too impolitic say the senior civil servants. No amount of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Feb 2012, 11:53
Replies: 16
Views: 2,504
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

I have a feeling this has come up before and the...

I have a feeling this has come up before and the answer (from CC I believe) was to move it into the aisle whereupon the CC needing to secure the cabin place it in the nearest free overhead locker....
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2012, 12:04
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,946,720
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

"Right you malingering shower! Get out of that...

"Right you malingering shower! Get out of that decompression chamber NOW!"
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2011, 21:55
Replies: 3
Views: 1,745
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

A nice change from Chinooks

Or another thank you for flying over/past thread

Crossing a footbridge over the A3 this afternoon back into Petersfield on my run I looked to the north and saw a Hercules flying towards me, nice...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2011, 11:49
Replies: 43
Views: 7,313
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Wrathmonk Not in these days of Fixed Prices...

Wrathmonk Not in these days of Fixed Prices contracts they won't.

RAF via MoD says "We want what the Yanks have got"

British industry gets hold of the relelvant specs and cracks on. After a...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Aug 2011, 14:56
Replies: 40
Views: 4,316
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

To be fair to corporate agents, they are limited...

To be fair to corporate agents, they are limited by the rules set by the company that they are contracted to, usually price, and they do have their uses when things go pear shaped. In that case they...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2011, 09:50
Replies: 9
Views: 2,066
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Don't overlook telecommunication satellites, both...

Don't overlook telecommunication satellites, both dedicated MilSats like Skynet 5 and leased capacity on civilian payloads.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2011, 12:09
Replies: 214
Views: 57,273
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Blue Streaks made their way to Woomera by sea....

Blue Streaks made their way to Woomera by sea. They were taken by road from Stevenage down the Great North Road and thence to the London docks where they were loaded as deck cargo.

As a small boy...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2010, 07:34
Replies: 17
Views: 4,890
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Haynes: 1202 alarm Translation: Clamp with...

Haynes: 1202 alarm
Translation: Clamp with molegrips and beat repeatedly with hammer
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2010, 11:36
Replies: 11
Views: 2,652
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

"fiber mat" (sic). Wot, carpet??????

"fiber mat" (sic). Wot, carpet??????
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2010, 19:11
Replies: 7
Views: 1,823
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Whatever happened to oblique?

IIRC the SLIR windows were not especially dangerous but they were bl**dy expensive! Germanium, I think, like Sidewinder noses - transparent to IR but didn't go opaque due to aerodynamic heating.:8
...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Mar 2010, 18:17
Replies: 24
Views: 4,817
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

teddybear

Very good point. I had assumed it happened at LHR since that's where the security checks would take place; at ARN they would be shoving bags onto the carousel to quickly to mess around.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Mar 2010, 13:02
Replies: 34
Views: 5,408
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Too many pockets can be a problem - Where did I...

Too many pockets can be a problem - Where did I put my passport and boarding card this time?

Cargo pants, T shirt and lambswool sweater for warmth if needed. Lightweight waterproof top for most...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Mar 2010, 12:44
Replies: 24
Views: 4,817
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

TSA locks are all very well if you're travelling...

TSA locks are all very well if you're travelling in the States but if you fly out of the UK, security (I assume :uhoh:) will just chop them off. Since that happened to me flying out of LHR I haven't...
Forum: Flight Testing
25th Aug 2009, 16:41
Replies: 28
Views: 8,065
Posted By Carry0nLuggage

Accoding to Ms. Luggage, The Forestry Commission...

Accoding to Ms. Luggage, The Forestry Commission used to use have its own aircraft for aerial survey work. I doubt if they still operate it, more likely to sub-contract the work out. Have to wait...
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