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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Oct 2022, 14:59
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

And safest in this case, which if I remember was...

And safest in this case, which if I remember was proposed initially to the Club but it was refused in favor of this flight.
Does anyone knows if the British Club actually paid for the footballer...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Mar 2019, 10:42
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Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

I think you guys should open a new thread...

I think you guys should open a new thread discussing legal, insurance issues and regulatory issues .
As far as Aviation professionals are concerned this is a clear case of a pilot having accepted...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Mar 2019, 16:52
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

No common purpose. Not necessary if the flight...

No common purpose. Not necessary if the flight was completely free (i.e. paid by the owner) .
No evidence of shared costs ; not relevant if it was a free flight.. In addition in my part of the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Mar 2019, 06:50
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Dan : The AAIB or any independent Accident...

Dan :
The AAIB or any independent Accident investigation bureau will not look into legal liabilities. Not they job and against Annex 13 spirit. , they will assess if the aircraft was airworthy,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Mar 2019, 05:29
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Luc Lion : Absolutely. We all have...

Luc Lion :
Absolutely.
We all have suspicions as to what this flight really was and who directed who, , but as said before a few times already , the actual facts are showing it was a private...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Mar 2019, 07:41
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Yes , if those screenshots are correct it is...

Yes , if those screenshots are correct it is quite damaging as indeed the return flight was from the beginning planned to be in the evening ( so at least partly at night) and Sala apparently paid...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Feb 2019, 14:30
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

I cannot imagine someone giving the keys of a...

I cannot imagine someone giving the keys of a Malibu to a 59 years old having made his PPL 5 years ago with only 370 hours to make an international flight across the channel.. I think if there is a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Feb 2019, 07:13
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

This tread is going into an area which has not...

This tread is going into an area which has not much to do with what it was supposed to be, . All these Sun questions are just looking for blame and pointing fingers, even starting unhealthy rumors...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Feb 2019, 12:05
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

On the insurance , if is interesting to see there...

On the insurance , if is interesting to see there seem to be a lot of lawyers, insurance experts here , but the reality is a bit different .

I just looked in my insurance certificate on my...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Feb 2019, 10:55
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Thanks for that one , a probability yes, as...

Thanks for that one , a probability yes, as having read that the probable cause of death of Sala was multiples injuries, it does not sound like it was a controlled smooth sea ditching.
Another...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Feb 2019, 05:55
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Ant T : Ok my bad regarding FAA, obviously 2...

Ant T :
Ok my bad regarding FAA, obviously 2 different sets of definitions , did not know . I will correct my earlier post . But the quote that started this discussion was taken from EASA...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2019, 20:02
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Guys, a Malibu is not a "complex aircraft " in...

Guys, a Malibu is not a "complex aircraft " in the EASA terminology meant here . Check the definition on google if you do not believe me.
And why focusing on cost sharing ?We have no proof that...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2019, 16:03
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

You have a good point there. But it would seem...

You have a good point there. But it would seem that he did pay himself those bills , just using someone else credit card. A lawyer might argue that he was merely borrowing a friend credit card and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2019, 15:13
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Of course !, but how do you want to prove this if...

Of course !, but how do you want to prove this if everyone involved ( still alive) says it was a private arrangement and no money was involved ? as I have read and heard so far.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2019, 15:02
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Ok , let me try this story . I have to say that I...

Ok , let me try this story . I have to say that I am not a lawyer nor an expert in UK rules, but I guess this story is universal .If not then I'll be happy to be corrected.

You own a car , I am a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2019, 14:48
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

S-works : Spot on ! what next : ...

S-works :
Spot on !

what next :
Absolutely. and I agree that we all ( certainly I) at one point or another in our flying life were more than tempted to cross the line to make " that flight "...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2019, 09:14
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

If you enforce this, there are easy way to go...

If you enforce this, there are easy way to go around this as hours are self declarative for PPL .
And even if you regulate that you have to bring a cerified log book when going to renew your medical...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Feb 2019, 12:18
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

More regulations are not going to prevent this as...

More regulations are not going to prevent this as this was not operated as a commercial operation from the outset .
Some individual(s) decided to bend the rules, putting stronger rules in place...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Feb 2019, 08:50
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

on French radio this morning the former head of...

on French radio this morning the former head of the BEA confirmed that for investigation purposes they would not need to be retrieving the aircraft. Inspecting visually the cockpit (e.g. if anti-...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Feb 2019, 06:09
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

When you find yourself suddenly in the sh*t at...

When you find yourself suddenly in the sh*t at 2000ft , communicate is not the first thing that comes to your mind, and would have not helped them much either in this case , switching on...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Feb 2019, 06:03
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Tend to agree, but on the other hand making a"...

Tend to agree, but on the other hand making a" successful" ditching at night is not something easy to achieve ( judging height ) so it could still have been an attempt to ditch that turned bad...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Feb 2019, 13:08
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

You do not need Mode S to get GS . Any radar can...

You do not need Mode S to get GS . Any radar can give you GS, if you know the Rotation RPM of the antenna , the distance covered between 2 update and bingo : GS. I a multi radar environment , the GS...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Feb 2019, 07:37
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Ok. let me play the armchair incident...

Ok. let me play the armchair incident investigator , the report of loss of radar contact at 2300ft was made by Jersey ATC. the unit controlling the aircraft at the time . , they have apparently...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Feb 2019, 20:48
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

DaveReidUK, no, if it was equipped with Mode S...

DaveReidUK, no, if it was equipped with Mode S alone ( so ADS-B) you can determine pretty accurately the location as you can deduct/calculate ground speed and rate of descend pretty accurately (...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Feb 2019, 17:33
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Thanks runway 30 for this info . This is a...

Thanks runway 30 for this info . This is a screenshot from the French RFSTA flight plan database, showing the basic info and nor all the fields.filed . Once thing : No guarantee this is the actual...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Feb 2019, 10:07
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

@Warren peace : many thanks for that short but...

@Warren peace : many thanks for that short but clear explanation , I did not know you needed minimum 5 returns to establish a mode S track on FR24. Learnt something ,
Indeed many confuse mode S and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Jan 2019, 17:49
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

TRUTHSEEKER1...

TRUTHSEEKER1 (https://www.pprune.org/members/469914-truthseeker1)
Where did you get that " categoric" from ? news media ?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Jan 2019, 14:37
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

It always has been possible, before EASA and now,...

It always has been possible, before EASA and now, for a private flight to take anybody you want on board , as long at it is not a commercial operation . Indications seem to indicate this was not a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
30th Jan 2019, 17:38
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

as to the seats colors :, the BEA said : I...

as to the seats colors :, the BEA said :
I think they would not make this statement if they had a little more evidence , as to the color ,interiors upholstery also change from time to time on...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Jan 2019, 17:03
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

C52, . what was said was radar contact was lost ...

C52, . what was said was radar contact was lost from the radar display which the controller was looking at when controlling the aircraft.
Many possible reasons for that : you can put any...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2019, 17:25
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

of course it is . Do it all time. as to the...

of course it is . Do it all time.
as to the 5000ft , on a VFR flight plan you do not have to file the RFL, just write VFR and you can select the alt yourself, 5000 ft . Now above Jersey is class D...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2019, 12:50
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Then it must have had old ModeA/C transponder...

Then it must have had old ModeA/C transponder with probably a derogation to fly IFR with it in both France and the UK. Easy to check by the Accident investigators.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2019, 10:19
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

unlikely to take off and/or enter class D...

unlikely to take off and/or enter class D airspace without a working transponder I would say , especially at night ., not to mention entering UK airspace afterwards... Only possibility is it went...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jan 2019, 15:18
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Out of curiosity, how ? no CVR , no FDR, and ...

Out of curiosity, how ? no CVR , no FDR, and afaik ( but stand to be corrected) the memory on a Garmin is unlikely to be readable after a week in salt water .
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 13:40
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,386
Posted By ATC Watcher

Lots of suppositions and assumptions looking for...

Lots of suppositions and assumptions looking for someone to blame while the truth is most probably much more simple :

Try this : An agent that want to please and impress his client ( I can get...
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