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Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2019, 11:11
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,106,941
Posted By jafa

Spot on Icarus. You know I am starting to think...

Spot on Icarus. You know I am starting to think Boeing and FAA are off the hook with this one. That is assuming something new doesn't turn up. If the thing malfunctions at approach to stall...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2019, 23:34
Replies: 107
Views: 116,563
Posted By jafa

Yerz. Sitting in Casablanca going I thought to...

Yerz. Sitting in Casablanca going I thought to CDG. F/A in the cockpit, we happened to notice boarding passes in her hand "Orly". ??Ask her, are we going to CDG or Orly? "No idea. YOU should...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2019, 02:49
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,106,941
Posted By jafa

Let ne get this straight. a clean stall. ...

Let ne get this straight. a clean stall. Pulling gently back, as we get to 1.1 Vs or so the cowls tend to fly the airplane nose up so the stick pull force lightens instead of getting slowly...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Sep 2015, 02:41
Replies: 48
Views: 19,826
Posted By jafa

F/Os were always out of the systems loop on the...

F/Os were always out of the systems loop on the 707 727 and Classic. The gear lights on the classic systems panel are easily seen from the L seat.

Those two little airlines Ansett and TAA started...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 08:48
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,589,836
Posted By jafa

1. Suppose there was one of these low tech...

1. Suppose there was one of these low tech curved metal gadgets, keys we used to call them, overrides the number code pad, when you go out of the cockpit you take it with you. Having a system which...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jun 2011, 11:00
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,425
Posted By jafa

I ain't ever flown Airbus. But reading about...

I ain't ever flown Airbus. But reading about this accident and looking back over it seems an endless stream of similar disasters... well, it has got to be the end of the road for Airbus' cockpit...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Feb 2010, 06:40
Replies: 232
Views: 34,626
Posted By jafa

Thirty degree track change at Hallet. Document? ...

Thirty degree track change at Hallet. Document? The chart. I would've thought they would mark the position on the chart 10 or 15 minutes past Hallet as per normal ops for random track operation. ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Feb 2010, 06:56
Replies: 232
Views: 34,626
Posted By jafa

Me again. The radar should have shown a...

Me again.

The radar should have shown a shadow of the mountain??

Radar returns from sea ice in my experience are generally excellent.

Jafa.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Feb 2010, 06:51
Replies: 232
Views: 34,626
Posted By jafa

Thanks Graybeard. I actually looked it up. ...

Thanks Graybeard.

I actually looked it up. Cape Hallet to McMurdo is 337 n.miles, a track check 15 minutes into that leg would have shown a cross track error of 4 or 5 miles or thereabouts -...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Jan 2010, 08:16
Replies: 232
Views: 34,626
Posted By jafa

It was a long time ago and none of us were there...

It was a long time ago and none of us were there but:

Failed to mark the waypoints off on the chart. (They MUST have had some sort of chart)

Didn't do a track check out of the last waypoint...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2009, 10:49
Replies: 304
Views: 159,521
Posted By jafa

All the old footle tootle about V1. Fact is,...

All the old footle tootle about V1.

Fact is, the TO data V1 generally assumes a balanced field. Most take offs, it is not a balanced field. So V1 will only be V1 when you are at max weight for...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2009, 10:23
Replies: 184
Views: 44,656
Posted By jafa

I haven't read all of this but I suggest those of...

I haven't read all of this but I suggest those of us who have been in the sureal world of long haul aviation and thus know what we are talking about keep talking and the rest shut up.

And while...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2008, 09:15
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,400
Posted By jafa

I know where yr coming from spotty m Mr, but if...

I know where yr coming from spotty m Mr, but if there really is a lot of water it will show up a lot sooner than that.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2008, 08:37
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,400
Posted By jafa

Ice chips. No doubt about it! Ah, if BA...

Ice chips. No doubt about it!

Ah, if BA ain't doing sump checks after fuelling at Shanghai maybe they orta... the fuel there is half water on good days... the icing lights are always coming on. ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Oct 2007, 11:09
Replies: 252
Views: 39,354
Posted By jafa

eight months to train a pilot..... what planet...

eight months to train a pilot..... what planet does this joker
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
13th Oct 2007, 10:48
Replies: 60
Views: 14,527
Posted By jafa

I'm with you scotty doo - that coming wave of...

I'm with you scotty doo - that coming wave of eastern bloc girls which is going to change western society totally and forever - our current distaff won't
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Jun 2007, 12:18
Replies: 173
Views: 20,704
Posted By jafa

If it was me I'd remove Dick Smith AND all the...

If it was me I'd remove Dick Smith AND all the high-drag stuff he has imported. Class E airspace f'rinstance. 250 knots below ten. What is the use of letting yourself be ruled by other country's...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2007, 11:53
Replies: 160
Views: 78,814
Posted By jafa

Wasn't there, but not sure I'm too impressed. ...

Wasn't there, but not sure I'm too impressed. Tell ATC then shut the motor down?? No. I think not. Shut the engine down, then, when you have it all squared away, nothing else on for the moment,...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2006, 12:30
Replies: 24
Views: 11,642
Posted By jafa

Good old Iberia... holes in the carpets... holes...

Good old Iberia... holes in the carpets... holes in the wings... moss growing down the walls... Meanwhile, MEL's. There usta be a time when there weren't any. Many and mighty were the disputes...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2005, 13:10
Replies: 148
Views: 53,849
Posted By jafa

I once saw a tech log entry, "mouse seen in...

I once saw a tech log entry, "mouse seen in throttle pedistal." Written off, "Noted. Hangar cat being starved."

In the DC3 you simply opened the side windows. In the jumbo you rig up a hose to...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2005, 12:07
Replies: 14
Views: 3,392
Posted By jafa

Uh, you obviously have seniority on me, Radar.

Uh, you obviously have seniority on me, Radar.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2005, 09:21
Replies: 14
Views: 3,392
Posted By jafa

No but close. (Well wadda you know - the...

No but close.

(Well wadda you know - the Pprune admino won't let you post unless 15 characters long... down with adminos. So I added this bit. Chz.)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2005, 10:45
Replies: 14
Views: 3,392
Posted By jafa

Inspired by the Tornado pic, went right out and...

Inspired by the Tornado pic, went right out and bought an entire box of BB's.

For my air rifle.
Forum: Questions
6th Sep 2005, 16:35
Replies: 38
Views: 6,672
Posted By jafa

Per so-many departures is the only way to...

Per so-many departures is the only way to evaluate it. Fatal events per 100,000 departures is what you are looking for.

Just guessing, I'd say horses and hang-gliders are the best way to not get...
Forum: African Aviation
6th Sep 2005, 08:54
Replies: 2
Views: 687
Posted By jafa

Kinshasa, point of clarification

Went in there a while back, 24, checked the ILS ident, "NDJ". According to the Jep chart, it should be "KSA".

Which is it?
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Aug 2005, 10:11
Replies: 152
Views: 31,537
Posted By jafa

Airbus have achieved one thing with their cockpit...

Airbus have achieved one thing with their cockpit design philosophy - created an entire generation of pilots who can't fly.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2005, 12:05
Replies: 322
Views: 74,219
Posted By jafa

I fail utterly to see the problem. You shut one...

I fail utterly to see the problem. You shut one down, then you have to look at continuing on three. Which assumes you will have to accept another degree of failure, e.g. another engine failure. So...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2004, 08:10
Replies: 27
Views: 5,698
Posted By jafa

Opinion. It is a long while since I've been...

Opinion.

It is a long while since I've been there, but that Manchester MANTIS noise set up in the opinion of this individual is a disgrace. The tracks to the south are related to a VOR sixty...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Sep 2003, 16:57
Replies: 50
Views: 9,392
Posted By jafa

I yuster fly them DC9s once, long ago and far...

I yuster fly them DC9s once, long ago and far away... pratts... 350 kts at 4.5 dme on dept., if I remember right, and 350 kts at 10 dme straight in... and I don't know if anyone ever found out how...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Sep 2003, 16:44
Replies: 58
Views: 22,679
Posted By jafa

It seems to me a lot of you guys want to a long...

It seems to me a lot of you guys want to a long way back into the history books - maybe as far back as the Titanic - and do some serious reading...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Aug 2003, 04:42
Replies: 184
Views: 31,250
Posted By jafa

are you serious?

are you serious?
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
26th Aug 2003, 19:52
Replies: 184
Views: 31,250
Posted By jafa

Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's see, umm, cx pilots...

Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's see, umm, cx pilots no-balls??? Well, A scales, COS, AHK, ASL, the 49ers... walked away from their responsibilities every time. Hard to defend. Mighty hard to defend.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Aug 2003, 13:05
Replies: 9
Views: 4,887
Posted By jafa

It's happened before alright. The one I saw, one...

It's happened before alright. The one I saw, one of the flying bits of jack caught up with a fleeing mechanic and put him in hospital for along time.
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Aug 2003, 11:41
Replies: 154
Views: 34,316
Posted By jafa

Bahrain lad, 747 focal is on track. Have a look...

Bahrain lad, 747 focal is on track. Have a look down a 747 upper deck slide, you will see what he means. On the day it ain't gonna work.

As for the restaurants showers swimming pools etc,...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2003, 14:31
Replies: 49
Views: 17,344
Posted By jafa

Yeah. Well, anyrate, just going on the evidence...

Yeah. Well, anyrate, just going on the evidence so far, we don't have to look too hard at this one to see where the blame should end up. On the desk of UK ATC for one, for requiring crews to do...
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