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Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2015, 15:57
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,305
Posted By fyrefli

You're not the first to make this observation...

You're not the first to make this observation (although you've made it in more detail than others). I've pondered whether it's possible for the aircraft to have entered such an attitude that the...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 19:46
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,305
Posted By fyrefli

From Airlines to return British holidaymakers...

From Airlines to return British holidaymakers from Egypt without hold luggage | World news | The Guardian...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 13:24
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,305
Posted By fyrefli

Kulverstukas (or anyone else), can you remind us...

Kulverstukas (or anyone else), can you remind us of the source of the earlier report that the CVR had been listened to and ended abruptly with non-standard sounds? Was it Egyptian or Russian?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Aug 2015, 12:44
Replies: 357
Views: 237,663
Posted By fyrefli

Whilst I might quibble with the certainty and...

Whilst I might quibble with the certainty and tone of your previous paragraph, I don't particularly disagree with the above :) My original comment (previous to DaveReid's plot) was simply about the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Aug 2015, 10:29
Replies: 357
Views: 237,663
Posted By fyrefli

Because of the vertical profile posted by Dave...

Because of the vertical profile posted by Dave Reid on Page 2, in particular the 500ft height gain on base leg, combined with a knowledge of the conditions on the day and a look at the topography. It...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Aug 2015, 09:20
Replies: 357
Views: 237,663
Posted By fyrefli

In the southern UK, Thursday and Friday were both...

In the southern UK, Thursday and Friday were both excellent cross-country days with big, wide, well-developed outer thermal cores averaging ~500ft/min; 1000ft/min bullets in the centres, as per my...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Aug 2015, 14:19
Replies: 357
Views: 237,663
Posted By fyrefli

Having rotated Dave's map and gone and had a good...

Having rotated Dave's map and gone and had a good look in terrain view, there is a small ridge there, S of the A30, along to Minley Manor, Gibraltar Barracks etc. where, with light winds in the SW...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Aug 2015, 11:40
Replies: 357
Views: 237,663
Posted By fyrefli

For the benefit of anyone who hasn't worked it...

For the benefit of anyone who hasn't worked it out, the map on which Dave's plot is drawn has S at the top, N at the bottom :)
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Jul 2015, 19:32
Replies: 357
Views: 237,663
Posted By fyrefli

It was very strongly thermic today (and...

It was very strongly thermic today (and yesterday) in the southern UK. I was flying (paragliding) most of the afternoon and the cores were 1000ft/min and tiny. Doesn't make for very stable approaches.
Forum: Private Flying
29th May 2015, 21:48
Replies: 15
Views: 2,143
Posted By fyrefli

I don't understand why photochromatic lenses are...

I don't understand why photochromatic lenses are out either? I've always found them fantastic for paragliding. (I do always have to insist on brown ones to maximise appreciation of the building of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2015, 18:53
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,600,408
Posted By fyrefli

You've pretty much answered your own point. They...

You've pretty much answered your own point. They didn't "establish it was a criminal act without all the relevant information", they established from the initially available information that there...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 20:48
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,600,408
Posted By fyrefli

With respect, the most cursory of Googles (for...

With respect, the most cursory of Googles (for "SSRIs suicidal ideation") contradicts this assertion.

Here's link one of many, which manages to namecheck three such drugs in the first sentence:
...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 22:57
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,600,408
Posted By fyrefli

Completely agreed. (My own maximum was about...

Completely agreed. (My own maximum was about 14,000ft, in the Himalaya, but I know plenty who've been considerably higher and experiences do differ hugely.)
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 22:35
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,600,408
Posted By fyrefli

As a pilot of the sort of aircraft that is often...

As a pilot of the sort of aircraft that is often flown considerably above 10,000ft with no oxygen (or indeed engine), I agree that different pilots report being very differently affected and onset...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Oct 2014, 21:57
Replies: 30
Views: 9,409
Posted By fyrefli

I think the thing that annoys me the most is...

I think the thing that annoys me the most is seeing non-regular SLF being shouted at for presenting passport with boarding pass "bookmarked" therein when only the boarding pass is required. Regulars...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jul 2014, 22:29
Replies: 224
Views: 47,099
Posted By fyrefli

Thermalling (a paraglider) with sailplanes is...

Thermalling (a paraglider) with sailplanes is fun. We go round the inside, they go round the outside, we wave whilst outclimbing them :)
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jun 2012, 22:00
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,102
Posted By fyrefli

As others have done before, I'd like to add my...

As others have done before, I'd like to add my thanks to the many contributors who continue to make this such an engrossing thread :)

As I look to my left, on the wall is a framed, fading, roughly...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Jan 2012, 19:25
Replies: 4
Views: 1,618
Posted By fyrefli

Oh, it was my quip - I was trying to politely and...

Oh, it was my quip - I was trying to politely and gently bring to her attention the question of relative probabilities :)



Apart from bashing people in my way over the head with it :D


...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Jan 2012, 21:04
Replies: 4
Views: 1,618
Posted By fyrefli

Balancing Safety Concerns

I'm still recovering from a near-fatal motorcycle accident 18 months ago, have finally lost the external metalwork from my legs but am still generally walking with either crutches or a collapsible...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2011, 15:38
Replies: 1,998
Views: 510,225
Posted By fyrefli

If it follows their standard nomenclature, it...

If it follows their standard nomenclature, it will appear at:

http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e3.en/pdf/f-cp090601e3.en.pdf

It is not there yet.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Aug 2011, 19:44
Replies: 1,998
Views: 510,225
Posted By fyrefli

According to the procedures in operation at the...

According to the procedures in operation at the time, the Junior F/O, as PF, in the RH seat.



That's also my understanding.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Aug 2011, 18:44
Replies: 1,998
Views: 510,225
Posted By fyrefli

1. the sentence is unfinished, "euh" at the end...

1. the sentence is unfinished, "euh" at the end means that PFN missed the word and did not bother to complete it later.
2. "Where is it... uh..."[/QUOTE]

Whilst I don't necessarily disagree with...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2011, 17:26
Replies: 1,069
Views: 280,521
Posted By fyrefli

PA 18 151, sorry old bean but you said: ...

PA 18 151, sorry old bean but you said:



Whereas the report says:



i.e. straight away. The way you've phrased the quoted statement it comes across that you're interpreting "lost the...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2011, 14:23
Replies: 1,069
Views: 280,521
Posted By fyrefli

You're conflating UAS, AP disconnect and the law...

You're conflating UAS, AP disconnect and the law change. But, hey, you're not the first, and you probably won't be the last :)
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jun 2011, 13:37
Replies: 1,069
Views: 280,521
Posted By fyrefli

(is the bit immediately before...) ...

(is the bit immediately before...)



This was discussed in the first thread very shortly after the accident.

As was pointed out at the time, 20kt is only 10m/s. I say "only", as many glider...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Jun 2011, 15:58
Replies: 1,069
Views: 280,521
Posted By fyrefli

Is there not an inherent contradiction in the...

Is there not an inherent contradiction in the above two rules? If one PRIM can compute a higher law than the other two, surely they're quite likely to disagree with it??

(Excuse me for butting in...
Forum: Tech Log
6th May 2011, 19:17
Replies: 2,546
Views: 934,278
Posted By fyrefli

[/QUOTE] Think you probably need to google...

[/QUOTE]

Think you probably need to google flail injuries (or similar). Seems perfectly consistent to me (says someone lucky enough to have survived flail chest and a catalogue of other injuries...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Oct 2009, 19:19
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,406
Posted By fyrefli

Bristol has excellent infrastructure compared to...

Bristol has excellent infrastructure compared to many places. We just chose to develop the wrong airport. This has had at least as much to do with nimbyism as with local councils. You can blame...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2009, 20:56
Replies: 171
Views: 50,524
Posted By fyrefli

Or use MetCheck ;) Yes, I know you can't use it...

Or use MetCheck ;) Yes, I know you can't use it professionally. Those of us needing accurate local forecasts for recreational purposes though, including planning flying with aircraft whose usable...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jul 2009, 15:22
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,285,163
Posted By fyrefli

Will, I for one understand what you're getting at...

Will, I for one understand what you're getting at - again, perhaps I could have mentioned that in my previous post on the translation but, as a purely recreational pilot, didn't want to overstep the...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jul 2009, 15:02
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,285,163
Posted By fyrefli

I disagree strongly. In fact, I meant to edit my...

I disagree strongly. In fact, I meant to edit my previous post on the subject to clarify that it almost certainly doesn't denote anything about either heading *or* attitude, simply that any...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jul 2009, 21:28
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,285,163
Posted By fyrefli

Unfortunately, "en ligne de vol" happens to be...

Unfortunately, "en ligne de vol" happens to be one of those phrases that, when translated, is apt to subtly change meaning, whichever of the various English alternatives is used.

A someone whose...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Jun 2009, 16:32
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,285,163
Posted By fyrefli

Some of you will be familiar with Ewa Wisnierska...

Some of you will be familiar with Ewa Wisnierska being sucked up into a thunderstorm on her paraglider in Australia a couple of years ago:

"Ms Wisnierska's top speed of ascent was clocked at 20...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Apr 2009, 22:45
Replies: 76
Views: 9,161
Posted By fyrefli

I think I honestly have to say easyJet. ...

I think I honestly have to say easyJet. Obviously there is always the odd bad apple, as I have related occasionally on this board, but overall they are generally excellent, in particular in dealing...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Apr 2009, 22:38
Replies: 4
Views: 973
Posted By fyrefli

It's generally a great airport but I've never...

It's generally a great airport but I've never connected through it. A friend of mine transitted through it to Oslo a few times last year and had to have his bags forwarded twice - not good; mind...
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