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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2007, 21:12
Replies: 6
Views: 1,627
Posted By edwardh1

Arabic?

where is the Arabic square stamp coming from with lots of Arabic looking characters and some initials?
Any idea?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2007, 18:24
Replies: 6
Views: 1,627
Posted By edwardh1

BOAC london to Singapore 1952 whats this airport

Mom gave me the old passport I had as a kid in jun 1952 (I looked younger then).
it has us stopping- based on the passport stamp- in republique libanaise , with beyrouth, le (obscured) at the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2005, 21:30
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

aft cabin

did any of these planes have a round table in the aft part of the cabin?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2005, 15:21
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

Found the route map - what date?

My mom went through some old stuff- found a BOAC Route Map-I can not find a date on it - pale blue cover- title is Britain to Australia and N. Zealand- has about 4 fold out long pages/maps with an...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
27th Jan 2005, 23:10
Replies: 9
Views: 3,183
Posted By edwardh1

shoot the messenger!!!!

shoot the messenger!!!!
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
10th Jan 2005, 00:23
Replies: 16
Views: 2,854
Posted By edwardh1

Thanks

Good report - I guess my interest was in maintenance decisions- things like
- parts substitition "hey this 1/4 inch stainless wire will work fine"
- or
decisions to repair (sand a bearing's race...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
29th Dec 2004, 00:40
Replies: 16
Views: 2,854
Posted By edwardh1

the book

what is the general drift of the book?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Dec 2004, 17:23
Replies: 10
Views: 920
Posted By edwardh1

who decides which/how many exit doors are used at an airport

I am not a pilot. a self loader person as you guys say -

It just seems when you get put (against your will) in row 35 vice what your ticket says (row 9) and you have a 1 1/2 hr connex in Atlanta...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
9th Dec 2004, 21:29
Replies: 16
Views: 2,854
Posted By edwardh1

Link would not open for me

Link would not open for me
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
9th Dec 2004, 15:55
Replies: 16
Views: 2,854
Posted By edwardh1

what I meant

My thinking was more about maintenance for example than "pilot"things. many of you are pilots and may have taken it that way.
My thoughts were how many substitutions of hydraulic oil, fastners,...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
7th Dec 2004, 01:42
Replies: 16
Views: 2,854
Posted By edwardh1

Interesting

At first I thought it would be too political a topic and that no one would touch it.
In manufacturing sector safety, it is a factor.

The delta audit of korean air caught my eye...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
2nd Dec 2004, 22:09
Replies: 16
Views: 2,854
Posted By edwardh1

"Culture of the Nation" vs Safety record

If this has been covered tell me so, and i am not a pilot - somewhat political topic

but whats the opinion on the effect on aircraft safety if the culture of the country "seems" not condusive to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2004, 23:54
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

For the aircraft with also a radio officer and a...

For the aircraft with also a radio officer and a nav officer - were they qualified pilots?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Oct 2004, 13:25
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

do you know what a typical early 50s strat...

do you know what a typical early 50s strat schedule for NY - London was?
-when leaving NY (late in evening?)?
-and where were the stops?
-i thought one was in Iceland - any others?

-how long in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Oct 2004, 01:13
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

thanks

Stupid question but I guess the reason for the night stops was the difficulty in navigating at night?????????? true?
You could navigate at night then I guess but not well. the sextant must have been...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Oct 2004, 01:06
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

water tank thing was added as it was part of the...

water tank thing was added as it was part of the challenge
food water parts mechanics navigation. I doubt UV light will purify water in a tank.

-was the water drinkable in say cairo airport or...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Oct 2004, 02:24
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

about the water

the reason I asked about the water is that my wife and I rent sailboats sometimes in the caribbean - BVI, St Martin, Grenadines, and over the years we have stopped drinking the water out of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Oct 2004, 00:39
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

food and water

dumb question but where did the food and water come from?

I ask because many flying public people in the US (and some flight crews I hear) will only drink bottled water (nothing from the planes...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Oct 2004, 00:36
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

basra

wonder what the basra airport looked like in 1950s?
I need to do some web searching.
Iremember a place with electricity but no refrigeration - is that possible? lots of sand, a fuel stop??????
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Oct 2004, 23:08
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

Thanks. on our flight we had a engine fail -...

Thanks.

on our flight we had a engine fail - i think on the karachi - singapore leg and they landed "somewhere in india" ---where would that have been? and worked on the engine all day - we spent...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Oct 2004, 17:39
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

Cairo and the Argonauts ring a bell in my brain ...

Cairo and the Argonauts ring a bell in my brain so perhaps that was our route in the fall of 52.

on that route was there a Karachi stop then direct to singapore? or were there stop(s) in India?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Sep 2004, 01:17
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

Thanks where would folks be who would know? ...

Thanks
where would folks be who would know?

I e mailed the museum but have not heard.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Sep 2004, 21:58
Replies: 54
Views: 16,695
Posted By edwardh1

BOAC London - Singapore early 50s

Is there a web forum either this one or one in England where there might be air crew on line who flew the London Singapore route in say 1952.
When I was a kid in grade school our family flew there...
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