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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2020, 20:40
Replies: 54
Views: 19,002
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Where was the runway canteen and Hatton Cross...

Where was the runway canteen and Hatton Cross canteen? I attended an interview in '92 for a 1 year industrial placement with BA. I remember they took us to lunch somewhere (ground floor) that was...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Apr 2012, 20:28
Replies: 138
Views: 105,733
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

My observational comment about several passengers...

My observational comment about several passengers being seen after the evacuation holding personal belongings must not have been judged to be appropriate by someone.

I think it is very important...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Apr 2009, 21:01
Replies: 13
Views: 1,756
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

The route from Manchester began in April 1983...

The route from Manchester began in April 1983 (1st I think!) and operated via Heathrow or possibly Amsterdam.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jan 2008, 11:34
Replies: 17
Views: 2,760
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

I went to a lecture a couple of years ago given...

I went to a lecture a couple of years ago given by Eric Moody. He said that "they" had recently presented him with the left hand control column from 'XH.
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Dec 2006, 19:51
Replies: 9
Views: 1,948
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Thanks for all your replies. The effect has...

Thanks for all your replies.

The effect has subsided even though the pressure is 1030mb; I guess that the temperature inversion variable may not quite be playing ball at the moment.

ETTS.
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Dec 2006, 12:52
Replies: 9
Views: 1,948
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Signal strength boosted Sun 17th?

Listening to 118.825 today, the signal strength from the controller seemed to double between 2 listening sessions, around 1 hour apart.

I doubt any atmospheric changes would've had any effect...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Jul 2006, 16:57
Replies: 6
Views: 2,180
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

I think there is the same intention for the...

I think there is the same intention for the November Armistice silence every year. In fact, I've been meaning to ask the question for a couple of years!
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Jul 2006, 17:40
Replies: 6
Views: 2,180
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

2 Minutes Silence - ATC implications?

I heard that there would be no take offs or landings at any of the London airports today for 2 minutes either side of the official 2 minutes silence in rememberance of those killed and injured in the...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jan 2006, 22:38
Replies: 6
Views: 13,029
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Re: Faucett Boeing 727 Fuel Exhaustion 9/11/90

Some info here, although not a lot more than has already been said.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900911-0
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Jun 2004, 18:06
Replies: 96
Views: 11,580
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

I've just seen the sensationalist coverage on ITV...

I've just seen the sensationalist coverage on ITV news. Did you controllers realise that you "rushed to get planes on the ground" and that you "had to talk the planes down"? Do these people think the...
Forum: Questions
30th Mar 2004, 19:55
Replies: 5
Views: 6,473
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

When was THE Concorde Low Fuel Emergency?

I'm referring to the time when a well known captain (who shall remain nameless) landed Concorde at LHR with fuel below the reserve level.

Can anyone tell me approximately when this was?

..and...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2004, 16:35
Replies: 23
Views: 6,302
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

I've been doing an in-depth study on employee...

I've been doing an in-depth study on employee absenteeism in a manufacturing plant, and it is amazing what you can find. For example, huge variations in likely durations of absence depending on what...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2004, 01:09
Replies: 35
Views: 10,626
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Sue 'em!!

With regard to journos coming on here and lifting quotes from individuals who may (or may not) be stating the facts accurately, is there any requirement for said journos to obtain permission before...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Feb 2004, 04:27
Replies: 2
Views: 596
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Dewdrop, PM me with your email address &...

Dewdrop,

PM me with your email address & I'll send you an excel file I compiled earlier this year for EGSS data only. I did it jointly as an experiment to auto-log stuff from the web, and also to...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Feb 2004, 03:26
Replies: 12
Views: 783
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Blimey, Penguina! What more can I say but to...

Blimey, Penguina!

What more can I say but to offer my thanks to TC_LTN & TM for a very informative evening. I'm just glad none of us had to answer that red phone........

Mr. & Mrs....
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jan 2004, 05:10
Replies: 53
Views: 3,912
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Can anyone tell me what work was done at...

Can anyone tell me what work was done at Stapleford? I've checked the backdated NOTAMs, but they don't seem to work.
Forum: Private Flying
18th Dec 2003, 01:26
Replies: 139
Views: 12,518
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

37 minutes, out & back to Stapleford. My...

37 minutes, out & back to Stapleford.

My 100th flight in a C152.

At the magic hour (15:35 GMT), watched the sun set with a pint of Boddies to toast the Wright brothers. (I'd landed by this...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2003, 23:48
Replies: 19
Views: 1,425
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

When renting a club C152, I check that I can...

When renting a club C152, I check that I can open the door from the inside. Some can be very tough.
Forum: ATC Issues
6th Dec 2003, 23:35
Replies: 13
Views: 1,421
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

When I was having a careers chat at school in the...

When I was having a careers chat at school in the late eighties while expressing my interest in becoming an Air Traffic Controller, the careers lady told me I had to have good physical fitness. Of...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2003, 04:19
Replies: 18
Views: 1,759
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Flying the club '152 ysterday, the passenger side...

Flying the club '152 ysterday, the passenger side air vent with the thermometer attached decided to fall out of its tube, and onto the floor with a bit of a thump! A few missed heartbeats later, I...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2003, 23:58
Replies: 5
Views: 968
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Rattling dipstick

Checking out the club C152 yesterday, I remembered a story my instructor told me of when a dipstick which hadn't been tightened properly had started to rattle, thus causing the student to panic,...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jul 2003, 04:34
Replies: 14
Views: 7,554
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

I've heard the tape and think it's hilarious, but...

I've heard the tape and think it's hilarious, but I'd really like to see him in person. I've never been able to find anything much on the web, although an agent of his once said he had no plans to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2003, 03:06
Replies: 15
Views: 1,489
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Thanks for all the info & "suggestions" so far. ...

Thanks for all the info & "suggestions" so far. I'm not aware of any 747's used as restaurants, despite there being numerous Caravelles / DC8s / IL 62s with such a use worldwide.

From the pics...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jul 2003, 05:02
Replies: 15
Views: 1,489
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

B747 Indian Restaurant

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3084047.stm

The article refers to an ex-BA 747, which last flew in 1983. I don't know of any residents at Manston which would fit the bill. Any ideas?

It said...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Jul 2003, 05:06
Replies: 4
Views: 2,320
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

I think your best bet would be through Ford...

I think your best bet would be through Ford (central) recruitment rather than direct to the air transport section.

When I was with Ford (design/manufacturing), recruitment was always done...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2003, 02:02
Replies: 114
Views: 54,187
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Rallye Driver, I wasn't present on Sat or...

Rallye Driver,

I wasn't present on Sat or Sun, but I'd agree that a minute silence would've been appropriate. On the same day that David Moore died at Woodford in '92, there was a minute silence...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jul 2003, 05:16
Replies: 22
Views: 3,592
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

UV, Agreed, lets get the ball rolling. ...

UV,

Agreed, lets get the ball rolling.

What are your thoughts on the contents of the letters? I know in the past, there have been standard content letters which people add their names to and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jul 2003, 05:13
Replies: 8
Views: 3,162
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

I've got a copy of the book; looks like there is...

I've got a copy of the book; looks like there is still one available at:

http://www.clarebooks.co.uk/item1630.htm

I've also got a copy of the whole series somewhere on VHS (either in all my...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jun 2003, 06:12
Replies: 2
Views: 738
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

I don't know any details of this occasion, but in...

I don't know any details of this occasion, but in '98 doing my QXC from Stapleford-Lydd-Southend, I was taxiing for departure with the Vulcan thundering down the runway.

The only thing missing...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2003, 01:28
Replies: 4
Views: 1,130
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Ant, I don't know in this case, but I think...

Ant,

I don't know in this case, but I think there is fire fighting training school at Manston, so it maybe another "prop" of the jet variety.

If it is going in someone's back garden, it better...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2003, 05:52
Replies: 4
Views: 1,130
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Ant, Not sure although it may be TF-ABW...

Ant,

Not sure although it may be TF-ABW (B747-128) c/n 20376. This example was reportedly broken up by 2000. Wrecks & Relics published last year report it to be as a cockpit section only.

The...
Forum: Questions
20th Jun 2003, 02:51
Replies: 0
Views: 559
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Concorde supersonic over land?

Back in the 1990's I was lucky enough to fly on a subsonic Concorde flight from MAN to LHR. During the trip, the flight crew announced that we would be going supersonic for a short time.

I know...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jun 2003, 01:02
Replies: 36
Views: 4,432
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

Sounds fair enough to me; we see Joe Public being...

Sounds fair enough to me; we see Joe Public being refused travel on "Airline" or "Airport" or whatever. Why should celebs be any different?

Her comment "Don't you know who I am?" reminds me of the...
Forum: Questions
11th Jun 2003, 04:21
Replies: 17
Views: 4,601
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

VFE, I've never been there myself, but...

VFE,

I've never been there myself, but checkout the videos on this link:

http://www.avilinks.de/Homepage/Spotting.htm
Forum: Questions
20th May 2003, 04:31
Replies: 3
Views: 1,335
Posted By EyesToTheSkies

According to Airliner World mag, all the stored...

According to Airliner World mag, all the stored Olympic a/c are being broken up, but the 747 is rumoured to be destined to become a conference centre!
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