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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 15:53
Replies: 59
Views: 5,399
Posted By visibility3miles

I don’t know if it is still true, but post 9/11...

I don’t know if it is still true, but post 9/11 NASA required that foreign nationals have their passport on hand before they were allowed on the premises, so make sure you have it with you.

Years...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 03:18
Replies: 59
Views: 5,399
Posted By visibility3miles

National WWII Museum in New Orleans is worth a...

National WWII Museum in New Orleans is worth a visit.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit

USS Midway aircraft carrier museum in San Diego, California.

https://www.midway.org

With all...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 03:05
Replies: 59
Views: 5,399
Posted By visibility3miles

Give yourself a couple of days, or a full day...

Give yourself a couple of days, or a full day each to visit the National Air and Space Museum in downtown DC and the Udvar-Hazy Museum near Dulles Airport in Virginia. Both are free, but you have to...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Mar 2023, 13:57
Replies: 28
Views: 4,821
Posted By visibility3miles

I met an NTSB investigator who said they carried...

I met an NTSB investigator who said they carried a trash bag with them on flights so they could grab a bag full of fresh air to breath and buy time if smoke or noxious fumes filled the cabin. Don’t...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Mar 2023, 20:31
Replies: 28
Views: 4,821
Posted By visibility3miles

BBC news version: ...

BBC news version:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64842270



Could be a reason to deploy oxygen.

​​​​​​​Nobody was hurt.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2023, 20:28
Replies: 2
Views: 1,140
Posted By visibility3miles

Please delete. Repeat of thread on accidents...

Please delete.

Repeat of thread on accidents and news.

https://www.pprune.org/accidents-close-calls/651683-swa-737-cuba-ft-lauderdale-smoke-engine-out-slides-deployed.html?highlight=Cuba
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2023, 20:25
Replies: 2
Views: 1,140
Posted By visibility3miles

Southwest plane makes emergency landing in Cuba after bird strike

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64842270
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2023, 15:10
Replies: 291
Views: 98,779
Posted By visibility3miles

The payload apparently dropped free of the...

The payload apparently dropped free of the balloon when it was struck by the missile, so clearly dropped a lot faster than the balloon itself.

The debris was spread over a wide area, so it...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2023, 14:39
Replies: 291
Views: 98,779
Posted By visibility3miles

I made an error by adding an extra “what.” The...

I made an error by adding an extra “what.” The quote is/was:“It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.”Even at the time, I was immediately suspicious of a politician saying, “There is no…”...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2023, 02:36
Replies: 291
Views: 98,779
Posted By visibility3miles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust

Small plane lands near Red Square by the Kremlin in 1987.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 17:58
Replies: 291
Views: 98,779
Posted By visibility3miles

It depends on what the meaning of what the word...

It depends on what the meaning of what the word “is” is…
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 17:41
Replies: 291
Views: 98,779
Posted By visibility3miles

They say they reset the parameters for what they...

They say they reset the parameters for what they looked for on radar, which is why they spotted three unknown objects floating on the wind.

He also says that it is difficult for a high speed jet...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 17:21
Replies: 291
Views: 98,779
Posted By visibility3miles

Woo hoo! No indication of aliens or...

Woo hoo! No indication of aliens or extraterrestrials!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2023, 17:09
Replies: 291
Views: 98,779
Posted By visibility3miles

White House briefing to start “soon:” ...

White House briefing to start “soon:”

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-64627059

https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ (https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-64627059)
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2023, 22:26
Replies: 352
Views: 107,451
Posted By visibility3miles

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64605447...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64605447

P.S., Agrajag, if something the size of a small car dropped on my house or head, I would be upset. The payload on the large balloon was supposedly...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2023, 19:15
Replies: 352
Views: 107,451
Posted By visibility3miles

Saturday Night Live take in the balloon: ...

Saturday Night Live take in the balloon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG3kUa8uM4c
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jan 2023, 16:26
Replies: 251
Views: 27,226
Posted By visibility3miles

I don’t mean shake the wings as vigorously as you...

I don’t mean shake the wings as vigorously as you would a salad bottle containing oil and vinegar, which can indeed intermingle two ingredients that normally separate into distinct layers very...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
9th Jan 2023, 23:28
Replies: 40
Views: 4,516
Posted By visibility3miles

https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/01/virgin-7...

https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/01/virgin-747-takes-off-to-launch-rocket-from-uk/




”…it works because the 747 has a little known capacity to attach a fifth engine, enabling it to carry...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jan 2023, 02:26
Replies: 34
Views: 3,718
Posted By visibility3miles

Decades ago I was approaching the Raleigh-Durham...

Decades ago I was approaching the Raleigh-Durham Airport RDU in a small plane when I heard the ATIS warn about deer on the runway.

That caught my attention!
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
6th Jan 2023, 19:49
Replies: 3
Views: 2,641
Posted By visibility3miles

More details on the story. Passenger was a VP at...

More details on the story. Passenger was a VP at Wells Fargo bank, who has since fired him for unprofessional conduct.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jan 2023, 15:12
Replies: 251
Views: 27,226
Posted By visibility3miles

Water not drained from the gas tank leading to...

Water not drained from the gas tank leading to engine splutter?

If it is dark and you do the routine drain of the tanks, can you you really tell how much water you have removed?

I’ve only ever...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jan 2023, 15:48
Replies: 35
Views: 9,811
Posted By visibility3miles

The highest point in Florida is 345 feet above...

The highest point in Florida is 345 feet above sea level, so they don’t practice much in the way of mountain flying. They may never even need to lean the mixture at higher altitude.

However, it is...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Jan 2023, 15:53
Replies: 35
Views: 4,979
Posted By visibility3miles

I have never heard of putting shoes in a door to...

I have never heard of putting shoes in a door to keep it propped open, but I recall two times when passengers (new flyers) left the trailing edge of their long seatbelt hanging out the door when they...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Jan 2023, 15:25
Replies: 35
Views: 9,811
Posted By visibility3miles

You can have plenty of wind experience in the...

You can have plenty of wind experience in the mountains year round, summer and winter.

I have had mountain training and was told to ALWAYS learn what the wind speeds were before you tried going...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2022, 16:26
Replies: 81
Views: 22,649
Posted By visibility3miles

There is a Wikipedia article on this subject: ...

There is a Wikipedia article on this subject:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_by_pilot

Thirty years ago or so, I was told of a local female pilot who was an instructor for small planes. One...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2022, 19:35
Replies: 155
Views: 43,776
Posted By visibility3miles

I think I decided I want to fly the first time I...

I think I decided I want to fly the first time I saw a 747 when I was a child. We had to walk out to the ramp and climb up stairs to get onboard, but I was awestruck when I saw that the diameter of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Dec 2022, 00:24
Replies: 31
Views: 3,718
Posted By visibility3miles

I only have a PPL, but I’m female and had a...

I only have a PPL, but I’m female and had a female instructor.

I learned to fly in California, which was cheaper than elsewhere because it has excellent weather most of the time, so the flight...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Dec 2022, 22:38
Replies: 20
Views: 5,485
Posted By visibility3miles

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2022/12/ntsb-re...

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2022/12/ntsb-releases-preliminary-report-on-gaithersburg-plane-crash/
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
30th Nov 2022, 15:41
Replies: 20
Views: 5,485
Posted By visibility3miles

https://philip.greenspun.com/blog/2022/11/27/gaith...

https://philip.greenspun.com/blog/2022/11/27/gaithersburg-maryland-plane-crash-into-powerlines/




Note: The full list of METARS aren’t showing up in what I quoted…
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Nov 2022, 18:10
Replies: 20
Views: 5,485
Posted By visibility3miles

He should not have been 100 feet above ground...

He should not have been 100 feet above ground level that far out from the airport…

He was warned about the low altitude and was given an update about the altimeter reading.

High to low, look...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Nov 2022, 19:57
Replies: 20
Views: 5,485
Posted By visibility3miles

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/11/28/maryland-plane-crash-montgomery-investigation/Federal probe begins into crash of small plane into Maryland power lines
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Nov 2022, 19:41
Replies: 20
Views: 5,485
Posted By visibility3miles

Apparently low approach on final, perhaps in rain...

Apparently low approach on final, perhaps in rain and fog in the dark. The occupants were in the plane for seven hours (?) while the power company grounded the wires then secured the plane to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2022, 15:41
Replies: 323
Views: 65,638
Posted By visibility3miles

Per The Guardian today, Dugan “was arrested at...

Per The Guardian today, Dugan “was arrested at Washington’s request, although US authorities have refused to say more and the charges remain sealed.”

He will “‘vigorously’ fight his extraction to...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
4th Oct 2022, 00:54
Replies: 32
Views: 2,615
Posted By visibility3miles

Well, if you just follow the likes, then you...

Well, if you just follow the likes, then you don’t have to think for yourself. Seems like an easy solution…

Then again, it is probably going to be anonymous, so you don’t know who is simply...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
29th Sep 2022, 15:17
Replies: 3
Views: 667
Posted By visibility3miles

I’m told that a low wing plane tends to “float”...

I’m told that a low wing plane tends to “float” more on landing than a high wing plane, but I learned to fly in a Piper Tomahawk (low wing) so didn’t have anything to compare it to at the time.

In...
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