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Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2009, 15:51
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

IIRC, none did break a leg. However the F/A at...

IIRC, none did break a leg. However the F/A at the back of the aircraft (aft galley?) got a deep gash in her leg from loose bits and pieces flying around during the ditching.

CJ
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2009, 22:13
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

You must have misread. That was NOT what I was...

You must have misread. That was NOT what I was suggesting, rather the contrary! Read again.

But... latest posts seem to suggest things aren't always as simple.

CJ
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2009, 21:29
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

Thanks, my point entirely. Now think about it. ...

Thanks, my point entirely.
Now think about it.
They SAW them before impact, which is how they 'remembered' (sorry, there may be another better term for it) them seconds after impact and became...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2009, 17:14
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

I'm frankly baffled by all this "three seconds"...

I'm frankly baffled by all this "three seconds" nonsense.

Repeat after me: "twenty and one, twenty and two, twenty and three". That's how long three seconds are.

Then BANGBANGBANG.

All the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2009, 21:13
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

Maybe just an irrelevant remark... But...

Maybe just an irrelevant remark...

But somehow I feel less reluctant to condemn some of the "what if " and what when" posts.

If they lead some people to try it out on the sim, or even just...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2009, 21:12
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

BOAC, Thanks, you made the point I would have...

BOAC,
Thanks, you made the point I would have tried to make. I'm with you.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2009, 22:35
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

lomapaseo and Pontius, thanks. The...

lomapaseo and Pontius, thanks.

The suggestion isn't mine....

But getting rid as much of possible of the "locals" and hopefully changing their flightpaths (even for some of the residents)...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2009, 21:15
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

I can hardly believe some of the posts on...

I can hardly believe some of the posts on here....

Do we really have to wait for a few more crashes.. not "miraculously" without loss of life like this one, but wiping out 150-odd people (another...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2009, 16:22
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

OFBSLF, Thanks for the link! A 15% annual...

OFBSLF,
Thanks for the link!
A 15% annual increase.....
Airbus and Boeing must be wishing they could achieve that....

CJ
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2009, 22:07
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

galvonager, I think part of the answer is in...

galvonager,
I think part of the answer is in the answer to the question "how long does it take you to say ""OH SH!T"" ?

I'm serious. You've got to see first, and then assess.
That's at least a...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2009, 21:32
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

Previous post reminds me of another earlier...

Previous post reminds me of another earlier question....
"How big the chance of both engines being hit?"

If the geese in a 'V formation' fly about three to four feet apart, and the diameter of an...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2009, 20:05
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

I do doubt there are 60 lbs geese flying around. ...

I do doubt there are 60 lbs geese flying around.

I remember the DC-3 used on the Fairford-Filton shuttle run in the early Concorde days (I flew on it).
That one 'collected' a 'mere' gull through...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2009, 16:36
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

Most of you have probably seen this one, but...

Most of you have probably seen this one, but saves looking it up.

Thomsonfly 757 birdstrike (http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=mthiIOhCUSE)

That was a heron.

Classic example of a series of...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2009, 14:56
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

Nothing so drastic needed. Skip back a moment...

Nothing so drastic needed.
Skip back a moment to post #790, and read the report that's linked there.

Having bird sanctuaries so close to a major airport is insanity.
Considering the size of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2009, 22:56
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

Made me wonder ... Remember the heron at MAN...

Made me wonder ...

Remember the heron at MAN (I think it was MAN)?

Was this earlier 1549 "surge" also an unfortunate encounter with a (maybe smaller) bird?

Are engines systematically checked...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2009, 20:54
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

Did you watch any of the videos? Did you see...

Did you watch any of the videos?
Did you see how much current there is?
Did you read the story about trying to move the Intrepid from years of accumulated sludge?
If yes, you should have realised...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2009, 16:26
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

Re the earlier 'cell phone' photo and the...

Re the earlier 'cell phone' photo and the still-attached engine :

You start wondering if the PF has flown seaplanes in his career as well...
He obviously put the "butt" of the 'plane in the water...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2009, 21:45
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,062,273
Posted By ChristiaanJ

My personal reaction... I hope the entire...

My personal reaction...

I hope the entire "scenario" can and will be recorded in the utmost detail by the NTSB and everybody else involved.

What I mean: this was a real ditching, and it seems...
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