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Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2024, 15:34
Replies: 704
Views: 195,805
Posted By 20driver

Boeing coup ?

I read the WSJ article. I was thinking Boeing needs a coup. The customers and largest shareholder getting together to replace the board and the senior management. Almost seems like this is a...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Feb 2024, 21:42
Replies: 30
Views: 9,337
Posted By 20driver

I started thinking about learning to fly in the...

I started thinking about learning to fly in the early 90's and started hanging around the local FBO's etc. There was no end of publications full of all the amazing new concepts that were going to...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2024, 02:06
Replies: 155
Views: 115,100
Posted By 20driver

To be pedantic , Wikipedia is the platform, the...

To be pedantic , Wikipedia is the platform, the contributors might have lied.
I use Wikipedia all the time - but it does warrant a cross check.
Forum: Tech Log
12th Feb 2024, 03:17
Replies: 15
Views: 2,287
Posted By 20driver

Thanks Marker Inbound That is a relevant ...

Thanks Marker Inbound That is a relevant observation.
In the case of ASE most of the flights are duplicated. United has 9 flights a day to Denver. (Which is 200 miles away - so the majority of...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Feb 2024, 01:44
Replies: 15
Views: 2,287
Posted By 20driver

Thanks for the info WHBM Right now the issue...

Thanks for the info WHBM
Right now the issue at Aspen is they have a 96 ft wing span limitation so the E2 series will not work. This 96 ft limit is a non conforming feature of ASE due to a less...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Feb 2024, 21:43
Replies: 15
Views: 2,287
Posted By 20driver

West Coast Thanks for the reply. Re the fuel...

West Coast
Thanks for the reply.
Re the fuel figure - I got it from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_aircraft
They have the data nicely tabulated. The numbers they use seem to check...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2024, 12:31
Replies: 11
Views: 6,905
Posted By 20driver

It was not just Buffalo

A friends father was working the ramp in Montreal for Air Canada back in the 50's. They came around asking who wants to be a pilot and then he was!
Though he was an anglo white male - three...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2024, 16:15
Replies: 704
Views: 195,805
Posted By 20driver

" contrast the recent Boeing Chief Executive...

" contrast the recent Boeing Chief Executive background with that of Guillaume Faury at Airbus."
Faury had quite the engineers resume. Notice is served time as a test flight engineer.
Reminds me of...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2024, 17:31
Replies: 109
Views: 20,396
Posted By 20driver

Compared to most of the electric schemes this one...

Compared to most of the electric schemes this one seems reasonable. What I could not figure out is how much if any batteries the plane carries. They say you do not need ground recharging so that...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jan 2024, 05:41
Replies: 41
Views: 19,734
Posted By 20driver

ATC deals with a lot of traffic

Something to remember is ATC is not just dealing with commercial traffic. Post # 22 provides a very good explanation of why these questions are asked. I had an emergency once in my little bug...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Dec 2023, 17:28
Replies: 15
Views: 2,287
Posted By 20driver

The guy is our local Don Quixote - you can see...

The guy is our local Don Quixote - you can see his rambling at Aspen Fly Right website.
https://aspenflyright.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ABL-essay_5.New-fleet_25Dec2023.pdf

He is immune to...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Dec 2023, 14:37
Replies: 15
Views: 2,287
Posted By 20driver

Single Aisle Twins performance at KASE - Aspen

I live in Snomass CO and frequent Aspen airport. Aspen is going through a lot of angst about upgrading the airport to a full design group III. Right now there is a limit on runway/taxiway separation....
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2023, 19:12
Replies: 10,311
Views: 4,598,372
Posted By 20driver

I would have thought the Ukraines would have...

I would have thought the Ukraines would have orders to grab any Orc cellphones they could get their hands on.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2023, 17:39
Replies: 10,311
Views: 4,598,372
Posted By 20driver

Interesting article I can relate to . One thing I...

Interesting article I can relate to . One thing I would add to the post above. You might build a similar tunnel in 5 years but the geologic/geotechnical planning for design would take at least 2...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Oct 2023, 13:11
Replies: 21
Views: 8,082
Posted By 20driver

I am surprised that this incident has not gotten...

I am surprised that this incident has not gotten more attention. Given the stream of 737's landing 13 this could have been a major disaster. The attitude of the Hawker pilot seems rather strange....
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 23:39
Replies: 10,311
Views: 4,598,372
Posted By 20driver

Given the furious rate Poland is arming up you...

Given the furious rate Poland is arming up you have to wonder if there is not a plan to settle some old scores with the Russians.
Certainly in a year or two Poland is going to very well protected...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Sep 2023, 17:02
Replies: 84
Views: 25,630
Posted By 20driver

Any news of what the engine problem was ?

Any news of what the engine problem was ?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2023, 03:50
Replies: 10,311
Views: 4,598,372
Posted By 20driver

I know quite a few Ukrainians and Russians who...

I know quite a few Ukrainians and Russians who have fatalistic and often humorous take on the government. One had a poster of a hoisted beer mug with a caption in Cyrillic with a few numbers in...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2023, 22:20
Replies: 10,311
Views: 4,598,372
Posted By 20driver

"he knows it's all complete rubbish and is...

"he knows it's all complete rubbish and is mercilessly mocking the interviewer, who never twigs that he's being ridiculed. "
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It used to be called "taking the piss". You can see the guy is...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Aug 2023, 16:38
Replies: 19
Views: 10,805
Posted By 20driver

I was there and you were not. so you are not...

I was there and you were not. so you are not adding anything. He operated 0800 - 1200 every Sunday. I signed in at 0930, was # 48 on the sheet. I was out by 10:00. The sign in sheet was numbered. I...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2023, 04:43
Replies: 19
Views: 10,805
Posted By 20driver

I have no problem with any of the doctors that...

I have no problem with any of the doctors that did my third class medicals but being an AME is not a bad gig. Rather lucrative. The guy who did the medicals at my local airport used the airport...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2023, 18:41
Replies: 36
Views: 12,786
Posted By 20driver

ATC Training

There is a lawsuit working through the system and ATC training. To summarize my understanding - which may well be wrong:
It is a pretty complex system. To qualify for the hiring list. You had to...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2023, 15:12
Replies: 36
Views: 12,786
Posted By 20driver

Typical NYT

The article is typical NYT. If you resister you can read 10 articles a month for free. Some good research that ignored a lot of obvious issues. Also very mathematically challenged, there is no...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Jul 2023, 15:03
Replies: 13
Views: 3,370
Posted By 20driver

Hard to believe anyone would set off on that...

Hard to believe anyone would set off on that flight.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2023, 03:54
Replies: 94
Views: 47,412
Posted By 20driver

No captain for me

I was at a party with a SWA FO a while back. He was not bidding for the LHS till his daughter finished high school. He did not want to miss her sports games and the other things that do not come...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Jun 2023, 18:23
Replies: 45
Views: 24,849
Posted By 20driver

Both pilots had been with them for a while. I...

Both pilots had been with them for a while. I suspect they paid well but have no knowledge.

What they did pay for was a SMS to monitor their operations. That is how they 175 trips worth of data...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jun 2023, 22:08
Replies: 45
Views: 24,849
Posted By 20driver

Thanks for the heads up. Correct link is...

Thanks for the heads up.

Correct link is here.

https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/Results.aspx?queryId=7fb6bad3-17a3-42ce-9633-08474cfd436f

A crew overloaded a Challenger and ran off the runway at...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jun 2023, 18:17
Replies: 45
Views: 24,849
Posted By 20driver

N121JM was a case of the Swiss Cheese model. ...

N121JM was a case of the Swiss Cheese model.

-Gulfstream designed a gust lock that did not work
-The FAA approved it.
-The pilots used no check list and missed that the gust lock was on - and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jun 2023, 17:27
Replies: 45
Views: 24,849
Posted By 20driver

Do a bit of home work and use the NTSB database...

Do a bit of home work and use the NTSB database and search for overuns and you will find plenty.

https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/Results.aspx?queryId=7fb6bad3-17a3-42ce-9633-08474cfd436f


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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jun 2023, 04:42
Replies: 45
Views: 24,849
Posted By 20driver

Dodson

I looked them up. They claim to be very familiar with FAA regulations. Hard to understand how they could put the company at such risk.



I beg to differ. The NTSB reports are a real goldmine of...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2023, 04:19
Replies: 10,311
Views: 4,598,372
Posted By 20driver

From what I can see negligence and stupidity...

From what I can see negligence and stupidity appear the be the likely causes. Once water starts to pipe under a spillway the collapse is typically very sudden. To destroy that sort of structure...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2023, 21:46
Replies: 10,311
Views: 4,598,372
Posted By 20driver

That is very much my experience in dealing with...

That is very much my experience in dealing with Russians who have immigrated. And those are the ones who have left ! I would add Russians in the last century have gone through a level of deprevation...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Apr 2023, 23:16
Replies: 20
Views: 8,116
Posted By 20driver

Correct reaction to a strike

I'm not a commercial pilot and not commenting on the pilots choices.
What is the training consensus to a strike or a bounce on landing? The AC DC-8 in Toronto would have been better off...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Apr 2023, 05:39
Replies: 4
Views: 1,291
Posted By 20driver

Cost benefit

I seriously wonder if med evacs don't kill more people than they save.
I keep an eye on this and very rarely does the reporting provide any information on why the helicopter was flying. Some...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2023, 16:21
Replies: 1,128
Views: 475,164
Posted By 20driver

Twitter aside what Musk has done with Tesla and...

Twitter aside what Musk has done with Tesla and SpaceX is nothing short of astounding. When he started both ventures the know all would have given him zero chance. No one had broken into the car...
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