As I don't have to wear it and I'm no longer a UK taxpayer, I'll keep my less than complimentary views to myself. No doubt I will be able to read some amusing comments though over the coming days ! Just appeared on ARRSE and Twiitter having been spotted on Whats App 13 Jun 22:

Thought a single thread on the more interesting and unusual aircraft we see passing over our heads or perhaps notice on ADSB might be ... of interest! So, wherever you are in the world, what have you seen? Just noticed that the DLR flying laboratory Falcon 20 D-CMET flew westbound over London this morning and is currently doing 75 mile north/sout... Read More

The media in the West yesterday were in a collective pants wetting session over the new direct flight to Rome. We were informed, amongst other things, that the 787 is unique among aircraft, as it flies much lower than “conventional “ aircraft. We were also told that the Captain of the first flight had spent several months training to ensure... Read More

Sad to see one of the last cast members of Dads Army has passed away. Frank Williams aka Rev Timothy Farthing age 90. only Ian Lavender 76, Private Pike remains. Quality sit coms of these standard will never be seen again. Read More

40 years ago this morning saw the first SHAR attack on Stanley airfield. We were all "counted out and counted back" despite the 20mm HE round through my tail! Read More

Full document here: https://www.raf.mod.uk/documents/word/raf-strategy/ Read More

So the Triple Lock pension rise is to be restored, giving us old folk around +10% from next April. Heartening to read the following on the BBC website: ”Economist and Labour adviser Jim O'Neill said the "constant protection of pensioners" was "ludicrous". Read More

I read very recently, that during a visit by Nikita Khrushchev to Andrews Air Force Base in 1959, the steps they provided were not high enough to permit egress from the aircraft, so a makeshift ladder had to be provided, which led me to wonder - just how high is the sill on a TU-114? Does anyone know?

Happened in January, very lucky escape for pilot who not only survived but seems to been uninjured, at least no mention of anything. Popped up on Blancoliro YouTube channel... [ame]https://youtu.be/tZLXMKMgnS8[/ame] https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/273729 Read More

This topic seems to have been raised a couple of times in other threads, so to avoid the continued hijack of threads important to others (Air NZ), perhaps the rumors/info could be collated here? Potential Redundancies are an interesting, though alarming topic none the less, and although We have been told it’s not on the cards, it’s an entirely... Read More

Australia, UK and Us sign new treaty to share nuclear submarine secrets and build a fleet and operate of nuclear hunter-killer submarines (SSN not SSBN) based in Adelaide. h... Read More

What would YOU do? Your aircraft suffers what was effectively a double engine failure at 200ft on take-off out of Sydney. After weighing up all options and because of your training, you decide the only safe option is to ditch the aircraft. All 25 souls onboard survive with one minor physical injury. For a couple of days you are called a... Read More

Again , I wasn’t sure where to post this... My sister’s been BA cabin crew since 1989- long haul until the post covid ‘everyone’s now mixed fleet’. As an aviation fan , any ride on an aircraft works for me but I particularly loved being able to sit on the flight deck for departures & landings. Always at the captain’s discretion of course & I was... Read More

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dE8c2jKGsk[/ame] Read More

There was a Beautiful story about an unarmed Huey rescuing some 20 servicemen by creating an LZ via trimming adjacent trees, while under attack in 'nam. anyone got a link? Read More

How do you think the Army, Navy and the RAF Chiefs of staff are feeling after Boris agreeing to come to Sweden and Finland's aid if attacked. Are they saying this gives us a good chance of having an increased Defence budget or OMG we given most of our kit to the Ukrainians, any chance of setting the LDV again in case we're invaded by, say for argu... Read More

I did a search and didnt find this talk posted and just finished listening. It's a nice chat on his experiences with simulators, the Harrier and general aviation. Its the same group that has the D.P. Davies interviews posted. Wasn't sure where to post this so MODS please move as needed or delete if its already posted somewhere. Fascinating stuff.... Read More

A polite ‘riposte’ to your recent public comments.. “It would also be an incorrect statement for me to say that COS18 is not one of the reasons”. Actually, it isn't the only reason but it is the main one. With appropriate remuneration, a significant number of your Pilot’s would have remained. “Deeply regretful... Read More

[url=https://www.trading.macquarie.com.au/file.type?src=lEih7mNYKUKF43yp7Q5oQJoZwmWOmN%2fP]Media release[/url] Read More

Despite the regime or national air forces that aircrew fly for, it is always a tragedy when lives of fellow aviators are lost doing what many of us here have done safely for years. In WWI, enemies would battle in the open skies and many stories are told of jammed guns or exhausted bullet supplies, aircraft tech snags or other issues, and the two... Read More

We were and I was. This has to be my biggest pet peeve of grammar. It is so grating when you hear it used incorrectly. Why is this used incorrectly so many times in the UK? Is it a regional thing or educational issue? Read More

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-27/boeing-737-max-in-mid-air-emergencies-as-us-set-to-launch-probe/101175214 A news article on the numerous incidents and emergencies on 737 Max during in the year of re... Read More

[url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-air-force-now-has-a-golden-f-16/ar-AAZ5s6A?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=f0d0e4e551f245cba298dbe3f4c0eb3d]The Air Force now has a golden F-16 (msn.com)[/url] When Air Force Col. John Boyd, the father of the F-16 fighter jet, first envisioned the aircraft in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he wanted to avoi... Read More

[QUOTE]For decades, commercial airline travel has gotten progressively safer. But one cause of deaths has stubbornly persisted: pilots who intentionally crash in murder-suicides. Preliminary evidence suggests the crash of a [url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/600115:CH]China Eastern Airlines Corp.[/url] jet in March may be the latest such trage... Read More

I had a VERY close encounter with an e-scooter this afternoon whilst driving. Could have been nasty, but luckily wasn’t. It’s made me want to invest in a Dashcam, but having no experience in such devices I’d appreciate the experience of others who use such things as to what to look out for (Performance wise) and devices to avoid. I appreciate th... Read More

They seem to have high hour requirements. If a pilot met those I would have guessed he/ she would be in Rex or similar Read More

Hi all, I'm moving to Dubai in August to join Emirates. I had requested, and was due to join, company provided accommodation to make my life easy. However, with about a month to go before I fly out, I've been told that co-accomm is full and that I'll need to sort my own place out. I don't really know much about Dubai, apart from some research... Read More

[url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/21/uk-flight-schools-hire-instructors-electric-aircraft-fuel-prices-bite?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other]Electric aircraft[/url] [QUOTE]Deepak Mahajan says seven Velis Electros are currently flying in the UK, with an eighth arriving soon. His school at Damyns Hall Aer... Read More

Reuters (28th April 2020) is reporting that IAG is in talks with BA unions about widespread redundancies.[QUOTE]* RECOVERY TO LEVEL OF PASSENGER DEMAND IN 2019 IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVERAL YEARS, NECESSITATING GROUP-WIDE RESTRUCTURING MEASURES* IAG IS NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDING PROFIT GUIDANCE FOR 2020* GROUP EXPECTS ITS OPERATING LOSS IN Q2 TO BE SIGN... Read More

[ame=https://twitter.com/TheIntelFrog/status/1538981079352229890]The Intel Frog on Twitter: "Just recieved a report that ATAC N337AX has crashed off the coast of Wilmington, NC. Reportedly heard on GIANT KILLER on [/ame][ame]https://t.co/yXX9hB4d2b[/ame]. Looks like N344AX circled the crash site for some time and is now RTB. FLYTRON10 and CPS11 are... Read More

A few months back I wrote about new regulations forbidding non-replaceable rechargeable lithium batteries in phones etc and here is further legislation in the same vein. From autumn 2024 small/medium devices ( includes tablets and cameras) will have to use the USB-C connection for charging, and consumers will have to have the choice of buying the p... Read More

Rumour mill: https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2020/05/17/exclusive-emirates-to-permanently-decommission-40-of-airbus-a380-fleet-axe-nearly-a-third-of-cabin-crew-... Read More

[h3]Virgin is succeeding where the greenies have failed - they are discouraging people from flying. Ironic for an industry which has requested and received so much taxpayer support the last few years. Monday 30/5/22, my relatives were returning from SYD to MEL having flown up the Sunday for a Monday morning funeral. They were booked on VOZ... Read More

I've read a lot here about how GA in Australia is dying and getting a job in it is only getting harder. I've also seen that things like cadetships are not worth the enormous extra costs and loops the airlines make you go through. So what really is the best path to becoming a pilot and earning money from it? I'm not bothered if I'm flying for an... Read More

Got offered a job, starts in one month. My notice is 3 months with FR. I asked for a shortened notice which they refused. I do not want to miss an opportinity for those people. My question is, what do you risk if you would plain and simply break your contract? if anyone has been in the same situation and can tell me about their expérience it wo... Read More

Firstly I would like to start off by thanking anybody who replies to this thread as in this day and age forums are one of the last few places where you can find valuable information from industry experts and people with real-world knowledge rather than YouTube, Twitter and Facebook where adults and children seem to blurt out any old rubbish about a... Read More

What air assets will remain based in Qatar and elsewhere to provide air support - and of course Elint and strikes against Al Qaeda, Daesh etc as the bubble up... https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-... Read More

I went online and booked hire of a small car from Hertz at Manchester airport for 3 days for £90. Seems reasonable. I then went in again to the same site to book for the following weekend, and the cheapest available was £390! So I opened an anonymous browser window and poked around Hertz and other companies and all were asking similar prices.... Read More

Here's your hat. What's the hurry? Reading a lot of conflicting reports on this. Who made the initial decision to allow him to enter? What was going on that the health minister became involved only after he had arrived at the airport? Granted I do not expect any health minister to be reviewing passenger lists, but how did it get this far? Read More

The following email was recently leaked to the Press, and highlights the disgusting and inexcusable prejudice that still festers in the RAF. What have 'White Males' done to deserve this? If I was a serving White Male pilot (I am an 'ex' one), I would be so disillusioned with the RAF's opinion of me as being unworthy of representing the Organization... Read More

[url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-54937277]Would UK be ready for 2030 new petrol car ban?[/url][QUOTE]Boris Johnson is poised to announce that the government is bringing forward by a decade a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 from 2040, the BBC understands. It's understood that new hybrid cars – those with electric motors... Read More

... by someone in China.

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China said its giant Sky Eye telescope may have picked up signs of alien civilizations, according to a [url=http://www.stdaily.com/index/erro... Read More				

						
				
			

I was issued a European Union Flight Crew Licence ATPL in 2009 Country Code GBR and never changed to any other European Country. Since Brexit, I've done nothing with it apart from keep my Airbus rating on it from a far a away country up to date and valid. If I requested an updated l... Read More

Good God - yes, misunderstandings can happen, bullying, pestering, unwanted attention etc, but to ban kids from putting their hands over each other's shoulders after a football, rugby, or netball game etc, giving their pals a cuddle when they are upset or hurt and so on is bloody bonkers. Give it ten years or so and the way things are going, nigh... Read More

Noticed this on the latest acquisition lists, with that budget it cannot be maintainance of the current fleet? Provision of training aircraft for Cadets £550,000,000.00

Qantas this morning has advised the ASX of the acquisition of 100% of Alliance. Subject to ACCC approval. Didn't see that coming so soon. Read More

After performing a walk around the other day, I see that 1 out of the 4 Brake Wear pins is not in the position it should be. I'm not talking border-line flush, I'm talking 5cm in the negative. Where is the reference for me to determine if this is a go/no go? I can't find anything in the MEL or even CDL. Thanks Read More

Blurb here https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/mirai/features-and-specs.Mirai.219.928a59de-0596-4d57-a15d-9f4783991c77 Refuel in 5 mins 317.5 to 357.5. MPG

Living under the Liverpool/Manchester corridor I'm used to the sound(and sight) of aircraft passing over. Friday was bit different. A different sort of sound, one that was new to me. I look up and there is a Catalina passing, heading north. Not seen one of those before. :ok: Read More

News coming in that a Pakistan International Airlines ( PIA) A320 from Lahore to Karachi just crashed few minutes from landing Read More

I'm talking about CASA He111p and Buchons. So why were the airframes mated to Merlins more importantly why German airframes at all when there was a glut of other types after WW2? Read More

Teesside Airport made a net loss of £2.6m in the last twelve months.The Mayor says two years of schedule even so. However the Chair of Tees Valley Combined Authority`s overview & scrutiny committee has concerns about transparency surrounding the financial position of the airport & other arrangements. Read More

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161 Well I didn’t see this verdict coming and I imagine the four individuals didn’t either. It now seems that it’s okay to damage anything that you disagree with. The ‘Colston Defence’ will now be used as an e... Read More

[url=https://michaelwest.com.au/qantas-smiles-shareholders-and-executives-grin-customers-and-staff-grit-their-teeth/]Qantas smiles: shareholders and executives grin customers and staff grit their teeth[/url] Read More

Hold Steady” in a Volatile Industrial Relations Environment Over the pandemic we have witnessed a ruthless approach from many aviation companies. For example, Qantas has unlawfully sacked its baggage handlers, forced the entirety of the long-haul cabin crew onto a B-scale (under the threat of terminating their agreement) and continue... Read More

Or in fact it would seem the price of anything. Not so long ago Truckers were up in arms when Diesel went past .99p a litre. Now it's £1.89 a litre. No riots, no protests, nothing? Soon it will be £2 a litre. Have we just accepted our fate? Read More

Is the membership able to cite other examples? [url=https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/meet-the-5-craziest-planes-that-tried-to-fly-from-an-aircraft-carrier/]Carrier Ops With Unlikely Craft[/url] - Ed Read More

"Australia’s new low-cost budget airline Bonza aims for mid-2022 launch, flying all-economy 186-seat Boeing 737 MAX jets across a network of regional leisure destinations." https... Read More

[h3]Pilots of Air France #AF11 reported their Boeing 777 didn’t react to commands on final approach to Paris CDG[/h3] Read More

Apparently a helicopter has crashed in a field close to a road, Bentham / Ingleton area just before noon today, Monday. Multiple emergency services at the scene. Read More

Recently flew U.S. domestic on a 738. On both legs at least one of the exit rows/window seats contained obese passengers, who clearly purchased those seats for the extra room. The only screening the airline required was to have each exit row passenger verbally acknowledge a willingness to participate in exit row emergency duties. I’m skeptical t... Read More

Hi all. Over the years I've seen just a couple of references (with scant details) about navigation markings being laid out along the ground on long routes in northern Africa in the early days of aviation there, pre-radio navigation. One suggestion I've seen is that there was an entire, unbroken line marked out on the ground along a route (I c... Read More

https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/virgin-atlantic-staff-can-show-tattoos-after-policy-change [QUOTE]Virgin Atlantic employees no longer need to cover their tattoos up while in uniform after a policy change at the airline.... Read More

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/travel/tui-pilot-praised-for-loading-bags-onto-plane-in-the-rain-after-30-hour-delay/ar-AAXUhnL?ocid=mailsignout&li=AAnZ9Ug... Read More

On the whole - a bloody good effort - Well Done all those involved. Her Majesty, one presumes, was amused . . . [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUXEGQKeY7Y[/ame] God Save The Queen! Read More

HEMS MD900 parked on the pad for several hours in heavy rain, random electrical problems on the subsequent flight due to water ingress. Landed uneventfully. Link: [url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/629f52a58fa8f5039360fe29/MD_900_G-LNDN_07-22.pdf]here[/url] Read More

Australia though SUP H50/22 continues to defy worldwide attempts to standardise airspace classification by inventing a new one. Class U for "unknown anywhere else in the world"! Instead of complying with ICAO and introducing either Class D or Class E airspace, CASA has decided that it knows better than the rest of the world, and has introduced a... Read More

Looks as if this was vert close if true. [h2]Emirates “Near Miss” On Take Off?[/h2]Emirates flight 231 from Dubai (DXB) to Washington DC (IAD) appears to have experienced a potentially significant anomaly during take off from Dubai on the 20th of December, according to data from [url=http://flightradar24.com/]FR24[/url]. According to unconfirme... Read More

You have to admire the forethought behind making a childish insult last 2000 years - Hats off to this chap! ...and the dedication because it must have taken quite a while https://arstechnica.com/scienc... Read More

So to summarise AIPAs update on the SH EBA for the A321 - Removal of rostering protections - Removal of geographical limits that SH aircraft can fly - Ability to backfill reserves - No pay increase - sign or the planes go elsewhere Plenty of other pineapples too. what happened to the days of negotiations? These are threats, pure and simp... Read More

I wonder if I might be allowed to post up 3 x old photos that I am after some help with 1. single engine, 2-seater biplane with RAF markings and ID K-1905 - pretty sure a Tiger Moth trainer 2. twin engine biplane, no visible markings, probably an H-P something but unsure what, would be nice to know any details. 3. somebody sitting left-hand seat... Read More

So the election is on us and now they are counting. I went to my local polling station and asked both the Liberal and Labour people about what their aviation policies were. I was thinking GA and small aircraft, not airlines. The answer from both was 'What'. I see that as a what are you talking about answer. In short GA and aviation in general... Read More

Given the current situation, it seems somewhat short sighted that Linton on Ouse is to become a refugee reception centre. Does "care and Maintenance" not exist any more? If it doesn't, maybe it ought to!! My heart goes out to the residents of Linton!:{ Read More

Dear Forum, Does anyone of you have experience with working as a pilot for one of the many Malta based business jet operators, while being resident in the UK? Basically I have been offered a choice of how I would like to be employed with a potential employer and in which one of their international offices. I know VistaJet, Hyperion and many m... Read More