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by Boac
Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
Topic: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
Replies: 6
Views: 55

Re: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?

Did you want the stall speed of the Airlander?
by Boac
Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: More Boeing Bad News
Replies: 1051
Views: 53483

Re: More Boeing Bad News

Manna from heaven?
by Boac
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
Topic: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
Replies: 6
Views: 55

Re: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?

Top 'declared' speed 70kts........................
by Boac
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
Topic: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
Replies: 6
Views: 55

Re: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?

They would never make it into the headwind =))
by Boac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Chaos in Scotland.
Replies: 1773
Views: 73295

Re: Chaos in Scotland.

One of the contenders in the election is Kate Forbes, who as a former SNP 'Finance Minister' should be in a good position to advise on the current (ALLEGED) financial improprieties.
by Boac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10947
Views: 522156

Re: Friday Jokes

From The Times and The Sunday Times - paywalled, of course.... "Russell Brand was baptised in the River Thames on Sunday as he seeks to embrace Christianity following allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse " Does this means his prison sentence will probably be reduced as he has foun...
by Boac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: Airlines reliant on GPS
Replies: 4
Views: 154

Re: Airlines reliant on GPS

The problem is that because GPS is far more accurate and normally reliable it is written into airline SOPs. There are, hopefully, a few pilots left who can actually navigate and not just follow the 'magenta line', and I'm sure the route and approach to that airfield could have been achieved without ...
by Boac
Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10947
Views: 522156

Re: Friday Jokes

Ah! These SAGA holidays............... =))
by Boac
Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10947
Views: 522156

Re: Friday Jokes

You can see why he got the job..................
by Boac
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: WTF is happening in the UK?
Replies: 6319
Views: 217464

Re: WTF is happening in the UK?

Mark Menzies (of Brazilian Rent-boy and misuse of Tory party funds fame) has stood down as an MP. He reportedly said 'I'll be bu##ered if I'll continue as an MP". Another one bites the dust (or pillow...) =))
by Boac
Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: JFK Up-cock
Replies: 4
Views: 262

Re: JFK Up-cock

AvHerald has it now. Not long for Juan to chip in. It really is time the US learnt how to do ATC safely. That's two gross aerodrome ground control errors in 2 days, this one and Washington giving two aborts due to blocked runways. Time for the firing squad?
by Boac
Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: JFK Up-cock
Replies: 4
Views: 262

JFK Up-cock

Came up on 'Airlive', but looking deeper.......................... https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2024/04/20/air-traffic-controllers-cleared-four-planes-to-cross-runway-at-new-york-jfk-as-swiss-flight-to-zurich-was-about-to-takeoff As far as I can tell (unbelievably!) JFK operate two frequencies...
by Boac
Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Rainmakers in Dubai
Replies: 28
Views: 732

Re: Rainmakers in Dubai

I think you'll find that is pic of a chemtrail dispenser, not a cloud seeder?
by Boac
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Rainmakers in Dubai
Replies: 28
Views: 732

Re: Rainmakers in Dubai

I guess you mean downwards? =)) =)) =))
by Boac
Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Rainmakers in Dubai
Replies: 28
Views: 732

Re: Rainmakers in Dubai

the infrastructure was not designed to cope with any significant rain.
Hmm! Sounds like the UK.
by Boac
Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war
Replies: 5882
Views: 199683

Re: Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

Is it just 'lack of maintenance' causing all these dam breaches or summat else?
by Boac
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:55 am
Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
Topic: Migrants
Replies: 782
Views: 31940

The ex-As had better watch out....

Ooh err, missus! From 'The Times' "Britain has entered talks to replicate the Rwanda migrant deportation scheme with Armenia, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica and Botswana , according to leaked documents that reveal the government’s extensive search for another third-country deal " There is said to be quite ...
by Boac
Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: My first car
Replies: 50
Views: 1175

Re: My first car

Ideally a lady should have other things to distract her =))
by Boac
Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: PIA Airbus crash at Karachi 2020.
Replies: 15
Views: 608

Re: PIA Airbus crash at Karachi 2020.

Our friend Mentour did a video of this accident which is worth watching - see if it encourages you to fly with PIA......................

by Boac
Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10947
Views: 522156

Re: Friday Jokes

Never mind who she is suppose she is right! :-o Is she a Chump supporter?

I mean - a succession of total eclipse all over the world and global temperatures will drop catastrophically - oh - wait a minute............. =))