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

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.

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

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

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

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

Apparently he has been wearing family medals alongside his own and he has even got the Falkands rosette for being in the war zone, he now says he is aware of the issue and is now wearing them on the other side of the Uniform instead, Can he? if the person they were awarded to is alive and kicking, then surely he cannot wear them, I thought it was f... 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

Well, here we go. 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

Countries Where you can get a KitKatDark Red: UK (country of origin) Red: Countries with KitKat products owned by Nestlé Light Red: Countries with KitKat products owned by The Hershey Company (US) [ie taste like shjt] Grey: No KitKats :bored:

I don't often eat toast but did this past week. We have a budget toaster and I discovered that the bread sticks out of the top meaning the top part is not toasted. My wife was "oh yes, you have to turn it upside down half way through". This struck me as mad so today I bought a more expensive toast, the bread still doesn't fit. Just done some go... 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

Pilot ejected - found in a residential city street in N Charleston, SC - transported Read More

It has become a running joke in our house that pretty much everything we buy (with a few exceptions) is made in China. A lot of the things we buy and happen to be made in China are of very good quality. In fact it's extremely hard to find anything that isn't made in China. I purchased a postcard on holiday in Canada. It was designed in Ireland and... 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'
CONTINGENCY MAP (LISTED UNDER GOLD COAS... 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 [*]

[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

Posted here because this is where $hit belongs... 😉 Donald Trump has harshly criticized Boeing’s decision to launch the 737 MAX program, saying that the company should have re-engined the 757 instead. https://www.a... Read More

[url=https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/wondering-when-international-travel-will-restart-this-new-chart-could-hold-the-answer/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=Wondering%20when%20international%20travel%20will%20restart%3F%20This%20new%20chart%20could%20hold%20the%20answer&utm_campaign=Travel%20Weekly%3A%20Thursday%2028... Read More

Am I missing the obvious, a thousand apologies if I am, but what happened to the original thread? Has it been moved? Has it been merged? On my computer it has vanished? I can't find it. Read More

Seems as though there are a ton of cancelled/delayed flights at LGW, with numerous diversions to LTN/other airports. Reportedly down to lack of ATC personnel.... anyone know more? Read More

Last week, over 12 reports submitted concerning GPS spoofing in Iraqi airspace and close to Iran airspace leading to total loss of nav capability of planes. This included the hacking of the IRSs as well... how come the IRSs get affected by such GPS hacking as it is a stand alone equipment? ​​​​​​it is serious a... Read More

Russian justice.

Russia sentenced a critically ill pensioner to 8 years in jail for criticising the war online. His 96 year old mother is paralysed and has no other siblings to care for her

It appears Prigozhin is telling the truth as how it is in the Donbas and what happened between 2014 and 2022

The Independent: Read More