If this report doesn't disturb, little else will. Amazingly, it’s not been picked up by the media, especially in the bastion of free speech - Singapore. SQ take 280 souls to death's door and there's silence. Incredibly, the report fails to mention the actual fuel remaining at the end of the landing roll but perhaps there wasn’t any to report. A... Read More

Russia’s woes in building new tanks, repairing or even refurbishing old stocks, optics and ball bearings are all normally sourced from the west, so they have a severe shortage now hence the low output in armour etc.

Last night, someone cut it down – with a chain saw. The N Trust think it was deliberate. I hope the NT’s cautious interpretation of the fact is not matched by an equally cautious approach to suitable retribution when the offender is caught and without paying too much attention to a lawyer's advice to plead mental illness. I know which part o... Read More

It has been put on the US register allegedly and is undergoing work to put her back into the air as she has a freight contract in place. https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/shorts-belfast-australia Read More

Thank you Wensleydale, I'll jump to it and find something suitable. Have a go at this one. Read More

[QUOTE]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/27/british-airways-pilot-sacked-snort-cocaine-topless-woman/

There are a lot of soundings at the moment in relation to Eastern Ukraine and the possibility that Kiev Government will look to conduct a major attack on this area. In 2014 the people in this area disliked the Maidan Sq protests and did one of the own which was attacked by Kiev. As this area is populated by people with more Ethnic ties to Russia... Read More

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/24239426/moment-raf-top-gun-pilots-near-miss-drills/ Well, I suppose any distance can be measured in inches... Read More

And he’s gone. Good riddance! https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/announcement-on-qantas-ceo-succession/ Read More

I see that they are now reporting that an 11th floor fire in a Coventry high rise was probably caused by an e-bike battery on charge. There seems to be rather a lot of E-bike and E-scooter fires, but nobody reports whether it is a symptom of cheap batteries, cheap chargers or just the battery technology which is inherently dangerous. I guess th... Read More

Just listening to the Audio of the VAR clusterf*ck last weekend, and whilst the consequences are just a game of football, it reminded me of a few CVRs I've heard over the years that didnt end well. Non standard phraseology, relaxed chat - use of mate etc, and talking over each other and with no apparent leadership leading to a collective loss of... Read More

China claims to have learned from SARS and not to be hushing up the current outbreak. A relative working in China has seen this notice. What should he make of it? Read More

I know there is a cohort of strong Putin supporters here, but this looks to be getting serious and his shtick might be going over for the home side, but maybe it is time for him to stop playing with matches. Lots of jaw-jaw going on at the moment as it should. Options, however, to give leverage to those talks seem limited in this scenario. Fo... Read More

Absolutely disgusting and a disgrace. what part of the word no, don't these bullies understand. BBC News - Dead soldier suffered relentless sexual harassment - Army report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66982160 Read More

You might think it’s a load of croc, but apparently it is! [QUOTE]Ask any of the crew at the reptile farm and they will tell you the same thing. A good thunderstorm is the crocodilian equivalent of Barry White crooning sweet, syrupy nothings at his baritone best. It's an irresistible love potion painted across the wide blue yonder – but... Read More

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66967170 [QUOTE]Two people have been treated in hospital after a collision involving the Flying Scotsman locomotive and the Royal Scotsman train at a station in the Highlands. The incident happened at low speed at about 18:15 on Frid... Read More

Well, here we go. Read More

I have been talking to Andrew Greenwood, who was a teacher at Westall High School not far from Moorabbin Airport, when a UFO was sighted near the school on 6 April 1966. It has become quite famous – known as the Westall flying saucer incident. [url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966westallflyingsaucerincident]He... Read More

U.K. NATS down, Major system failure. Major disruption to both incoming and departing flights. https://news.sky.com/story/network-wide-failure-of-uk-air-traffic-control-systems-loganair-... Read More

C1020/23 REVIEW C1015/23
TEMPO RESTRICTED AREA ACT
IN CTA CLASS A, C, D AND E AIRSPACE
ATS IN THE YBBB FIR SUBJECT TO CONTINGENCY DUE OPR RESTRICTIONS IN THE FLW AIRSPACE:
BRISBANE CENTRE 130.4 SPRINGBROOK. DESIGNATED AIRSPACE HANDBOOK (DAH)
SECTOR VOLUME NAMES AFFECTED ARE: 'GOLD COAST A, B, C, D, E, F'
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https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/air-safety-institutes-richard-mcspadden-dies-in-crash/ Read More

Helicopter hits a tree with its fenestron, not sure if he/she was landing or taking off, seems they got away with it. see video link below. https://www.reddit.com/r/Helicopters/comments/16jb3vv/helicopter_in_california_hits_... Read More

https://michaelwest.com.au/a-joyceful-farewell-looming-strike-at-qantas-miners-carrier/ this could be interesting Last Sunday, at a meeting in Perth, pilots belonging to the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP), which covers a... Read More

[left]BBC exit poll giving Con 368 seats Lab 191 SNP 55 Lib 13 an 86 majority.. We have a couple of billboards up round here, large one for Con in the local horses field as normal, and a tiny one in a garden for Lab[/left] Read More

I don't know all the ins and outs on this one but would someone with GA instructor experience care to opine? [QUOTE][h1]Meet the top gun CASA says is too good to train new pilots[/h1]​ [list] [*]EXCLUSIVE[h2]By [url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/robyn-ironside]ROBYN IRONSIDE[/url][/h2]AVIATION WRITER [*]