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by Archer
Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Computer Chatter
Topic: Windows to Apple ?
Replies: 4
Views: 225

Re: Windows to Apple ?

In short: - Yes you can, but it may take a bit of fiddling to get everything in the right place. Consider putting Chrome on your MacBook. I'm sure there is a way to transfer your 'profile' from one Chrome browser to another (other browsers offer this trick as well) but you will have to look up the d...
by Archer
Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Fixed Wing Nostalgia
Topic: Beverley moving to Carlisle
Replies: 7
Views: 1677

Re: Beverley moving to Carlisle

They reached the £60k goal and are currently at £62k and the amount is still going up. Looks like the big move is on!
by Archer
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: Duxford.
Replies: 5
Views: 491

Re: Duxford.

That is very sad news...
by Archer
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Baltimore bridge collapse
Replies: 66
Views: 2432

Re: Baltimore bridge collapse

Well.... there are so-called dolphins, which are structures placed in line with the pylons and designed to absorb an impact thereby safeguarding the pylon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(structure) The problem is that a 95T vessel with some speed on it is not something a bit of concrete will...
by Archer
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Baltimore bridge collapse
Replies: 66
Views: 2432

Re: Baltimore bridge collapse

The topic of redundancy is not really relevant to bridges such as these. If you take out one of the two pylons, of course it is going to collapse. This is a similar truss bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Bridge and it too will not survive having one of its pylons removed. This Wiki article...
by Archer
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: Duxford.
Replies: 5
Views: 491

Re: Duxford.

Looks pretty serious. The media is not (yet) stating that the pilot has passed away, but he/she can't be in very good shape after that. It was indeed the CAPS parachute going up, I wonder if that has a G-switch in its system somewhere. Having checked this PDF: https://flyasg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads...
by Archer
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Baltimore bridge collapse
Replies: 66
Views: 2432

Re: Baltimore bridge collapse

An overhead view of the ship's track does not show it veering as much as between the north and south support. The power outage no doubt will have influenced the outcome.
by Archer
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Space Related (& Freight) Ops
Topic: SpaceX
Replies: 946
Views: 54536

Re: SpaceX

Could well have been tiles. The SS tumbled as it re-entered the atmosphere and the resulting forces on various bits of the craft could have dislodged many things.
by Archer
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Space Related (& Freight) Ops
Topic: SpaceX
Replies: 946
Views: 54536

Re: SpaceX

Some pretty spectacular footage! Loved the shots from the coasting phase and the initial build-up of plasma during reentry.
by Archer
Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10934
Views: 519262

Re: Friday Jokes

A woman awakes in the middle of the night to find her husband not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of hot cocoa in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes ...
by Archer
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10934
Views: 519262

Re: Friday Jokes

Booked a session at a new massage therapist the other day... I don't think I will go back. He really rubbed me the wrong way.
by Archer
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Fixed Wing Nostalgia
Topic: Beverley moving to Carlisle
Replies: 7
Views: 1677

Re: Beverley moving to Carlisle

This is good news and all power to their collective elbows, but what happens when Carlisle 'Lake District' airport closes? Let's hope we are not faced with another Bruntingthorpe. I don't know who owns Carlisle Airport but the fact that it is an operating airport is a good thing. Bruntingthorpe was...
by Archer
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Fixed Wing Nostalgia
Topic: Beverley moving to Carlisle
Replies: 7
Views: 1677

Beverley moving to Carlisle

The Solway Aviation Museum has taken on the job of transporting the Blackburn Beverley from Fort Paull to Carlisle airport and looking after it: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/tiny-aviation-museum-in-cumbria-comes-to-the-rescue-of-the-worlds-last-beverley-blackburn-made-in-yorkshire-449...
by Archer
Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10934
Views: 519262

Re: Friday Jokes

llondel wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:39 pm
OK, I need some help. In the middle of an argument with my wife and she's told me I'm right. What the hell do I do next?
Buy a lottery ticket... quick!
by Archer
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10934
Views: 519262

Re: Friday Jokes

Pinky the pilot wrote:
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:28 am
Archer; The Pilot in your post is doomed!! :-o

The horseshoes depicted are not facing the correct way for good luck! [-X
:)) :)) Good point! And that's why you need an engineer to install your horseshoe for you ;)))
by Archer
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10934
Views: 519262

Re: Friday Jokes

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by Archer
Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10934
Views: 519262

Re: Friday Jokes

It is more ironic than funny, that's for sure. Then again, men can also get breast cancer... so I guess this evens things out a bit.
by Archer
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Do film makers have shares in electricity companies?
Replies: 8
Views: 633

Re: Do film makers have shares in electricity companies?

I see that, but I was recently watching a film where a scene was set in a flashy apartment overlooking the Thames. The south wall of the very large lounge was completely glass. There was surely enough light there for anybody, certainly for my cheapo camcorder, but again all the lights in the place ...
by Archer
Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:22 am
Forum: Other Aviation Related Nostalgia
Topic: Valiant Air Command Museum - Space Coast of Florida
Replies: 2
Views: 1528

Re: Valiant Air Command Museum - Space Coast of Florida

They are worth a visit. I went to their airshow a long time ago (2002) but didn't get a chance to visit the museum itself unfortunately. Titusville is indeed very close to the Cape Canaveral/KSC complex so you could easily combine the two. Mind you, I needed a full day to enjoy everything the KSC vi...
by Archer
Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Friday Jokes
Replies: 10934
Views: 519262

Re: Friday Jokes