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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Aug 2019, 08:47
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

Papers on the subject are reference in the page I...

Papers on the subject are reference in the page I cited above.

PDR
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Aug 2019, 11:09
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

I was probably a little careless in my choice or...

I was probably a little careless in my choice or words - in this instance by "damaged" I meant that the Hb is permanently put in a state where it cannot transport oxygen - once it has formed CO-Hb ...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Aug 2019, 11:35
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

Any number of things - the two that immediately...

Any number of things - the two that immediately leap to mind being either a piece of corrosion in a heat-exchanger finally burning through to give a hole, or simply that the late night return flight...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Aug 2019, 10:40
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

The most tragic cases of CO poisoniung usually...

The most tragic cases of CO poisoniung usually come from campers in the UK. When camping a popular dining solution is to just fire up a disposable barbeque - it's easy, gives a nice charcoaled...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Aug 2019, 06:16
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

[/left] CO poisoning produces permanent damage...

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CO poisoning produces permanent damage to red blood cells - it's a signature which remains and can be identified even in a long-deceased body and it gives fairly precise values of the scale....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Aug 2019, 06:12
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

An aeroplane is "consumed by fire" while sinking...

An aeroplane is "consumed by fire" while sinking in the sea, and leaving no signs of fire damage in the wreckage?

Yes, obviously that's what happened. I'm stunned that no one has seen this...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jun 2019, 10:18
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

I gather the usual reason for that is where...

I gather the usual reason for that is where someone declines to volunteer to help the police with their enquiries, but obviously I have no idea whether that is the case here.

PDR
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Jun 2019, 09:51
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

Is it This Piece...

Is it This Piece (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/magazine-34492176/my-life-as-a-ferry-pilot) ?

PDR
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Jun 2019, 06:06
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

The headline article in the Times seems to...

The headline article in the Times seems to contradict itself. In the 4th para it describes Henderson as a "private pilot", but in the 10th it describes him as an "experienced commercial pilot". Is...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Apr 2019, 05:47
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

The law doesn't need to be strengthened; it just...

The law doesn't need to be strengthened; it just needs to be enforced. The law we have is sufficient, but to date its policing is pretty minimal. I'm expecting that to change, but given the huge...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Mar 2019, 12:00
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

Huh? If the elevator was seized then the trim...

Huh? If the elevator was seized then the trim tabs would work in the opposite sense - back trim would provide down elevator trim because the tab would now be acting directly as a control surface...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Feb 2019, 14:03
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

I guess that must be why no experienced...

I guess that must be why no experienced commercial pilot ever made a mistake that led to a fata crash.

Oh, hang on a minute...

PDR
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 11:20
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

It could still be accurate. Even a small lamp is...

It could still be accurate. Even a small lamp is extremely bright on the IR band. LED lamps are less so, but any typical incandescent bulb actually emits 50 times more energy in the IR band than in...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 06:42
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

Erm...what other kind of IR detection do you...

Erm...what other kind of IR detection do you think there is??

PDR
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 10:50
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By PDR1

It's a 6-seat aeroplane - how much luggage makes...

It's a 6-seat aeroplane - how much luggage makes a 6-seat aeroplane overweight when only carrying two people?

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