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How not to operate a drone!!!

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun May 26, 2019 8:59 am
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by prospector » Fri May 24, 2019 1:11 am

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Alison, at least it proves you are not a Dog and that Gravity wins.

*digger, dyslexia a pain.

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun May 26, 2019 8:59 am
ET crash ADD NBO

Last post by compo « Fri May 24, 2019 6:10 pm
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by Capetonian » Sun Mar 10, 2019 8:35 am
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Sad news, reports of an Ethiopian Airlines crash ADD NBO this morning.

A/C 737 Max 4 months old, ET-AVJ. It had been on the ground for 3 hours after...

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And the latest from UK's favourite broadcaster, unless it's Brexit under discussion:

Boeing: Regulators to meet about grounded 737 Max

Seems...
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Last post by compo
Fri May 24, 2019 6:10 pm
Boating 737

Last post by llondel « Wed May 22, 2019 12:08 am
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by barkingmad » Sat May 04, 2019 7:54 am
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Yet another 737 departs the runway on landing, luckily all aboard walk away.

Does Boeing have an obsession with stalling?

Until I was converted...

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Boeing now saying new software will be ready by the end of May. Certification dates, anyone ? I think fears that passengers won't fly the MAX are...
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Last post by llondel
Wed May 22, 2019 12:08 am
This could have ended badly.

Last post by llondel « Tue May 21, 2019 6:53 pm
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by ribrash » Wed May 15, 2019 7:41 am

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Last post by llondel
Tue May 21, 2019 6:53 pm
Automation may not be good for you..

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Mon May 20, 2019 3:03 pm
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by Boac » Sat May 18, 2019 9:28 pm

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Heck - well worth a read!

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Always used to say to the cabin supervisor that I had left the F/O to contemplate the solitude of command. Mind you the thing was probably in better...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Mon May 20, 2019 3:03 pm
Fuel Starvation.

Last post by barkingmad « Mon May 20, 2019 8:17 am
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by barkingmad » Mon May 20, 2019 7:55 am

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Manchester Airport: Flights cancelled and delayed after fuel problem

Once upon a time the UK had a countrywide fuel pipeline grid which fed...

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Article corrects me, the GPSS was set up during World War 2.

Nice to know to whom it's been sold.........

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Last post by barkingmad
Mon May 20, 2019 8:17 am
British small twin crashes in Dubai

Last post by Ibbie « Thu May 16, 2019 9:10 pm

by Ibbie » Thu May 16, 2019 9:10 pm

Three Brits and a South African dead,

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Last post by Ibbie
Thu May 16, 2019 9:10 pm
Sukhoi Superjet in flames in Sheremetyevo

Last post by AtomKraft « Thu May 16, 2019 8:15 pm
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by probes » Sun May 05, 2019 6:07 pm
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Based on current information, one person has died and four people need medical attention after the plane erupted in flames as it tried to land at...

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Fox.
I looked back at your #28 before posting, and I think you are right.

I'd just add, all this 'auto this, auto that' is great for normal ops.

If...
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Last post by AtomKraft
Thu May 16, 2019 8:15 pm
Lost forever

Last post by John Hill « Tue May 07, 2019 12:23 am
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by ian16th » Thu Apr 25, 2019 1:52 pm

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This brings up the old question; would unique a/c like this be better on static display in a museum?

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We have 30+ aircraft in our museum and although some actually flew here we do not attempt to keep any of them airworthy. It may be all very well to...

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Last post by John Hill
Tue May 07, 2019 12:23 am
Unlicensed pilot fined £2,000

Last post by Alisoncc « Fri May 03, 2019 12:38 pm
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by ricardian » Thu May 02, 2019 4:49 pm

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Unlicensed pilot fined £2,000 .
Paul Holyroyd, of Le Vieux Beaumont, St Peter, Jersey, admitted co-piloting 64 flights – 40 in the UK and 17 to or...

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That is a different situation if the Falcon is multi crew. Mrs Ex-Ascot used to fly RHS with me in the BN2T.

Not entirely. I was listed on the...

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Last post by Alisoncc
Fri May 03, 2019 12:38 pm
Air Zimbabwe 767 grounding

Last post by Woody « Mon Apr 29, 2019 6:33 pm

by Woody » Mon Apr 29, 2019 6:33 pm

A small fire incident on an Air Zimbabwe flight on Sunday night has forced the carrier to ground its only operating aircraft.

The Boeing 767-200ER,...

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Last post by Woody
Mon Apr 29, 2019 6:33 pm
Piper Malibu missing north of Alderney!

Last post by Capetonian « Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:27 am
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by Cacophonix » Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:56 am
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An air and sea search has been launched after a plane disappeared from radar over the English Channel.

Rescue teams were scrambled to waters north...

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It wasn't even his private a/c, let alone a jet. It was an illegally operated private charter with a pilot and a/c neither of which were appropriate...
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Last post by Capetonian
Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:27 am
Helicopter ditched in Great Southern Ocean

Last post by ian16th « Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:36 pm
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by John Hill » Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:11 am

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But all's well!!!!

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I remember that in the dinghy drill pre-briefing we were taught how to use the fishing kit. We were immediately told that you must never eat the fish...

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Last post by ian16th
Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:36 pm
Airbus Wobbly Wings.

Last post by G-CPTN « Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:58 pm
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by barkingmad » Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:29 pm

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This one being compared with the BA go-around at Gibraltar and some odd instances of other lesser known events being cited in T O P.

Any 'bus...

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It is being discussed at American that as the aircraft was at rotation, JFK Ground had cleared a heavy jet into the ramp and he used a great deal of...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:58 pm
Global 5000 incident

Last post by AtomKraft « Mon Apr 22, 2019 11:31 am
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by om15 » Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:01 pm

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A Global 5000 returned to Berlin Schoenefeld following inflight problems after maintenance today. During landing it was reported that both wings hit...

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The one in Portugal was upside down three times, and pulled 5.5G on several occasions. Peak G was nearer 7.
Stronger than you'd think....

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Last post by AtomKraft
Mon Apr 22, 2019 11:31 am
777 Wiggly Amps Major Glitch

Last post by Slasher « Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:34 pm
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by barkingmad » Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:25 am

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Any triple (ex) drivers on this forum seen and understood this one?

Implications that QRH mishandling or misunderstanding played a part but things...

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Sorry...I meant to say 'any other 777'.

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Last post by Slasher
Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:34 pm
Nepal plane crash

Last post by barkingmad « Sun Apr 21, 2019 5:16 pm
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by ricardian » Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:20 pm

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BBC report

Plane veered off and hit helicopter, several deaths

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Though it was dispatched shortly afterwards.

I hope the subsequent dispatch of the crocodile was totally I A W the MEL/DDG?

Otherwise there is a...

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Last post by barkingmad
Sun Apr 21, 2019 5:16 pm
A more detailed look at the 737MAX and MCAS

Last post by AtomKraft « Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:35 am
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by Boac » Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:16 am

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Some 'technical insight' please:

Premise 1:
The MAX, whilst to all intents and purposes is a 'stable' aircraft, to satisfy certification...

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Yeah slash. I agree. It's mainly for taking off with that wide cg range. Although it help to reduce drag in the cruise too of course.
In fact, the...

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Last post by AtomKraft
Fri Apr 19, 2019 2:35 am
More Max8 Fun

Last post by Slasher « Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:11 am
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by llondel » Wed Mar 27, 2019 2:33 am

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A 737-MAX8 on a ferry flight managed 11 minutes in the air before landing.

A Boeing 737 Max 8 plane — the same model that the Federal Aviation...

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Last post by Slasher
Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:11 am
S7 co-owner killed in aeroplane crash

Last post by reddo « Tue Apr 02, 2019 1:25 pm
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by reddo » Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:33 pm

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On Sunday 31st March, the co owner of S7 airlines was killed along with her father and the pilot at Egelsbach EDFE.
The BBC called it a private...

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S7 was formally known as Siberian Airlines. Not a bad company to fly on. Usual caveats of course. They had really turned it around.
Yes, I'm with...

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Last post by reddo
Tue Apr 02, 2019 1:25 pm
Several US airlines grounded

Last post by boing « Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:20 am
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by fin » Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:32 pm

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SO, it seems the Skygods can't do a weight & balance with their ipads then

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Nobody I know did an accurate fuel planning check but the old guys insisted on a wag, simple normal fuel burn times hours to fly calculation and...

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Last post by boing
Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:20 am
BIRDSTRIKE(S) LATE FINALS

Last post by Undried Plum « Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:08 pm
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by barkingmad » Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:37 pm
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:-\

Questions follow:

1) How often have you considered this hazard when approaching certain airfields?

2) If so, what did you decide in advance...

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It was a positioning flight, sans pax or freight. Very light as I'd flown from Unst without refuelling there. I suppose I could have done a go-around...
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Last post by Undried Plum
Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:08 pm
Freighter crash, Houston

Last post by Alisoncc « Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:17 am
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by Boac » Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:17 pm
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A Prime Air 767 freighter has crashed in Trinity Bay with no survivors.

Looks destructive

Debris spread suggest in-flight break-up

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The 767 does indeed have, as my basic flying ground instructor used to say, a suitable system of wires, levers, pulleys and bell cranks

The onset...
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Last post by Alisoncc
Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:17 am
Exploding Tyre kills one

Last post by barkingmad « Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:41 pm
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by llondel » Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:40 am

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From the BBC, a report that a tyre on a jetway exploded and killed an airport worker.

An airport worker in southern California has been killed...

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We seem to have drifted away from the bar........ :-\

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Last post by barkingmad
Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:41 pm
BA Airbus G/A in GIB

Last post by Ibbie « Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:10 am
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by Boac » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:21 pm
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Really glad I never flew AB! That does not look right to me. Felt sick just watching it. :))
Looks like a PIO to me - I have been into GIB a few...

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Have a read of this Woody .

It's quite complicated!
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Last post by Ibbie
Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:10 am

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