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Search: Posts Made By: Grandpa
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Forum: Questions
2nd Oct 2006, 17:34
Replies: 12
Views: 2,066
Posted By Grandpa

Wonderfull aircraft!

Did a lot of training in the 50s, and flew it during one year in "Postale de Nuit", flying every night over France with NO minima..........

I remember landing in fog at Montpellier Airport after 2...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2006, 13:02
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,791
Posted By Grandpa

Could I join this Brit bashing monolog Doudou?

I'm reading Jeanne d'Arc biography by Henri Guillemin.

Seems this Aircraft carrier battlefield has something in common with Orleans siege: godons were defeated by young girl leading civilians...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2006, 13:25
Replies: 33
Views: 6,232
Posted By Grandpa

US/UK devices found in Lebanese bomb holes.

Do we need any serial numbers?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2006, 08:15
Replies: 37
Views: 4,006
Posted By Grandpa

There are no such things as "good weapons".......all are bad!

An Iranian nuke would be as bad as the allready existing Israel ones.

If my memory is still good, I remember, Israel and Egypt came to peace agreement after decades of aggressivness because both...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2006, 09:01
Replies: 37
Views: 4,006
Posted By Grandpa

The winner?

I remember reading a study by a well documented Middle-East analyst.

His conclusion: the biggest danger in the area is an alliance between extreme fundamentalism, whichever obedience (Shia, Sunni)...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2006, 14:42
Replies: 10
Views: 4,088
Posted By Grandpa

Funny!

Media didn't say a word about it..............too busy waving the flag after soccer victory yesterday?
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2006, 20:35
Replies: 128
Views: 35,030
Posted By Grandpa

Looking in the wrong direction!

Risk factors are well known:

Huge trafic leading to saturation of Airports (departure, arrival, taxi).
ATC workload..........

You meet it in many places in the world and not only CDG.
...
Forum: African Aviation
3rd Dec 2005, 17:33
Replies: 10
Views: 1,189
Posted By Grandpa

Tony! Tony!

Don't tell us you claim for the invention of concentration camps for the Boers!
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Aug 2005, 07:34
Replies: 592
Views: 291,166
Posted By Grandpa

Could I add something to your post Graham Curry?

In many parts of this world, the danger of slippery runways is enhanced when the first rain comes at the end of dry season, when dry earth powder deposed in a thin layer on the runway is aggregated...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2005, 21:38
Replies: 592
Views: 291,166
Posted By Grandpa

Autoland limits.

In severe turbulence, my experience is A/P is not even able to fly along ILS on final approach, so I can't imagine CAT II could be expected to work until landing.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2005, 06:39
Replies: 0
Views: 1,108
Posted By Grandpa

Gregg Papy Boyington......

According to a post on French forum Radiocockpit, the wreck of a Corsair from WWII has been recently recovered from the sludge next to Bora-Bora land strip, in very good state of conservation because...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Mar 2004, 20:56
Replies: 27
Views: 3,960
Posted By Grandpa

Thank you Frankie!

I just looked at my face in my psyche, and I was red and ashamed.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Mar 2004, 20:52
Replies: 17
Views: 6,842
Posted By Grandpa

Wishfull saying.............

What is important isn't what Boeing managers are saying..........but what they are DOING!

Hum..........In fact, what are they doing?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
29th Mar 2004, 18:35
Replies: 27
Views: 3,960
Posted By Grandpa

Too many dangerous psychics around!

After 9/11 I remember a psychic, wearing a pilot jacket, told everybody "Go to Iraq!!!".

People were so afraid they went there and found nothing.

World would be better without psychic leaders!
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2004, 05:07
Replies: 14
Views: 2,102
Posted By Grandpa

You should read FAA rules till the end...

For there is a clear explanation there (chapter22/ paragraph 74/alinea b):
Every passenger and crewmember will be offered a bag of Pampers before take off.
American consulates are requested to buy,...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2004, 04:38
Replies: 67
Views: 16,668
Posted By Grandpa

Typical

How comes that a number of so-called "chief pilots" induce themselves to lose sight of aerial reality after being brainwashed for years by the management, so that they imagine they are seated in an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2004, 04:43
Replies: 26
Views: 3,432
Posted By Grandpa

TSA ARROGANCE?

It's only another mark of imperialism.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2004, 03:33
Replies: 98
Views: 23,093
Posted By Grandpa

Too far Jonn!

Excessive judgements are vain........................
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2004, 03:29
Replies: 25
Views: 4,570
Posted By Grandpa

Secret is dangerous for Democracy

Terrorists are preparing their misdeeds in hiding.

Governments and Administrations reacting without revealing their reasons.

It's a corruption of democracy when you can't examine the way people...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2004, 14:51
Replies: 98
Views: 23,093
Posted By Grandpa

Put an end?

Sure DD I had enough with it.

Before I quit, I have nevertheless something to add: do you know the "Captain's Parable"?

" Onboard this world, as a plane.
Many preachers lecturing us....
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2004, 03:19
Replies: 98
Views: 23,093
Posted By Grandpa

Just a suggestion....

If this captain had been enjoying the 3 hours cruising flight doing something else, for instance kniting (I tried it, it's recommended to ease the stress and all that sort of thing) hidden behind the...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2004, 05:11
Replies: 98
Views: 23,093
Posted By Grandpa

Irrelevant behaviour!

That's my opinion about this captain...
I fully approve Tightslot judgment about this foolish announce.
As many have said, this preacher-captain has mistaken public and private, 21st and 13th...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2004, 04:38
Replies: 33
Views: 7,636
Posted By Grandpa

Good luck to Ryan Air pilot's Union!

It's in the interest of all of us that negociations for pilots wages and conditions are more balanced, and bosses like O'Leary can't anymore dictate their will to the obedient employees, like it was...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2004, 06:06
Replies: 52
Views: 13,203
Posted By Grandpa

300! 300! 300 only?

Hey Newmark!
Have you been in Air-Force?
Just heared that not long ago, about what turns in jet fighter pilot's head when he is ordered to hit a commercial plane with 300 onboard:

"Don't worry,...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Feb 2004, 05:41
Replies: 77
Views: 12,012
Posted By Grandpa

Black-out

When anything get secret due to "terrorist threatening".
When no reason are given for repeted grounding which leads Europe's Airlines economy to bankruptcy.
Then you may doubt of Big Brother...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2004, 04:28
Replies: 52
Views: 13,203
Posted By Grandpa

Who will be the first US/UK/French Nikolai Blagin?

US:......? Could have been Dubya, but he is no more a reserve pilot.....

UK: Up to you distinguished Brits, to find the right name.

France: I know him, but the name is kept secret for the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2004, 04:14
Replies: 77
Views: 12,012
Posted By Grandpa

Intelligence?

I think it's time to find another word to designate the "thing" which is supposed to learn about nuisance's bad projects and make decisions to stop them.

This kind of work supposes the use of...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2004, 05:45
Replies: 52
Views: 13,203
Posted By Grandpa

Trigger happy ?

I don't know if you are right.
As far as I remember, the official Soviet position after they managed to kill everybody onboard KAL was that the pilot received the order to fire by his operationnal...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2004, 15:49
Replies: 52
Views: 13,203
Posted By Grandpa

"Live with it civil pilot..."

..... said Soddim....

....."...........AND DIE WITH IT!"........he should have concluded
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2004, 17:51
Replies: 52
Views: 13,203
Posted By Grandpa

"Escort"..........NO !!!!!

It seems a few of us still don't understand that these "escort" are planned to wipe us of the air, if someone, somewhere, relaying on any kind of intelligence or no intelligence at all, decided our...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2004, 05:25
Replies: 8
Views: 2,430
Posted By Grandpa

Have you checked that?

Whatever we think about present US Administration, it seems uncredible.................
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jan 2004, 05:15
Replies: 4
Views: 1,136
Posted By Grandpa

Same.

Second hand : the first I knew died there...............
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2004, 05:10
Replies: 52
Views: 13,203
Posted By Grandpa

Logic..............

Logic is leading where nobody would have gone:

1- Because of lack of security at airport, we have to embark anykind of Airmarshalls who are not under captain authority...

2- Because they may...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2004, 21:40
Replies: 5
Views: 2,018
Posted By Grandpa

?????????????????

In fact we don't know now if the crew was trying to go without regards to the MEL..........or if they had the right to do so with an APU US...........

One thing is sure : French officials opened...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2004, 18:56
Replies: 315
Views: 41,391
Posted By Grandpa

Biased expression!

Sorry Paterbrat, YOUR post was irrelevant on last page, mixing personnal allegation about Bill with a non-logical chain of words leading nowhere.

If you just had read my previous posts on this...
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