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Last post by Pinky the pilot
Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:52 am
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How not to fly an aeroplane
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Undried Plum » Sat Jul 10, 2021 8:44 pm
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How many Colonels does it take to crash an aeroplane?
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It seems a good book TGG unfortunately it is at least 4 weeks away.
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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:16 am
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Kick the tyres and...
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FD2 » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:13 am
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Pilot flew tourists to Queenstown in aircraft with severely damaged propeller
Slight error of judgment here... I suspect most of us have been...
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Teslas seem to bring out the worst in some North American drivers.
I should perhaps explain that Teslas have eight cameras which record...
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Last post by Undried Plum
Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:08 pm
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sun Jul 18, 2021 1:53 pm
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The Generic "How Not To" thread!
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TheGreenGoblin » Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:17 pm
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How not to land a floatplane...
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How not to take off in a Beaver floatplane...2 adults, 2 children and two dogs all escaped almost unharmed.
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:33 pm
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How Not To Fly A Hot Air Balloon
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:50 pm
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Pilot falls to death in Vermont hot air balloon accident
Four passengers were in the hot air balloon, Vermont State Police said. All of them...
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The Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Burlington will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
Well I am sure that it was...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:03 pm
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They 'didn't notice'...??!!
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Boac » Sat Jul 10, 2021 11:53 am
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284m runway remaining - were they asleep, doing the crossword, eating lunch....???
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Airspeed's alive;
Wait for it;
Wait for it, laddie;
Nose up a wee bit Hoskins;
Grass's astern;
Gear up.
Job done.
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Last post by Undried Plum
Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:41 pm
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Hercules down at Jolo.
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TheGreenGoblin » Sun Jul 04, 2021 8:33 am
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A military transport aircraft carrying 92 people, mostly troops, has crashed in the southern Philippines.
Seventeen bodies were found at the crash...
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A reasonably good synopsis of this accident on Wikipedia...
It has proved to be the deadliest military aircraft accident in Philippine history....
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Jul 10, 2021 8:06 am
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Alaskan teen passenger causes plane to nosedive after taking over controls
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llondel » Fri Jul 09, 2021 8:51 pm
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This one's scary. No cockpit door. I also learned that there's a Ryan Air in Alaska.
JUNEAU, Alaska — A passenger on a small plane bound for a tiny...
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For a moment there I had wondered if this had been a voluntary relinquishment of the controls, as in this case...
Aeroflot 593
There is no...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Jul 10, 2021 4:00 am
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Skydive aircraft crash Sweden
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Ex-Ascot » Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:18 am
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A skydive aircraft went down in Sweden yesterday. All nine on board killed. No details yet.
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Something lost in translation?
“It’s a very severe accident,” Swedish police said on their website. “Several people have died.”
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:48 am
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An-26 missing in Russian Far East
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ricardian » Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:21 am
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An-26 down in Far East Kamchatka peninsula
The plane was flying from the regional centre Petropavlovsk. Reports say the plane crashed into the sea...
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The ever useful Aviation Herald report...
Crash: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky AN26 near Palana on Jul 6th 2021, missing aircraft impacted edge of...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:43 pm
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A Bad Day in the Office - Wrecked 747
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TheGreenGoblin » Sun Jul 04, 2021 12:02 pm
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Occurred in 2018 but is discussed in the Safety Section of Flight International this month. I feel for these guys but they made some unfortunate...
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One of the best examples of: ....the accident illustrates the additive effect of minor issues.
I do question where the deadheading Captain was. A...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Mon Jul 05, 2021 4:43 am
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Dornier und Blitzen
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TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:43 pm
Nigerian investigators probing a landing Dornier 328’s runway excursion at Lagos have disclosed that it occurred as the aircraft slowed to 50kt, just...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:43 pm
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Belarus 'diverts' Ryanair flight
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ian16th » Sun May 23, 2021 8:38 pm
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Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist'.
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OK UP, I think we need to agree to disagree on this one.....I, and I am not alone, do not agree this was 'Kosher', and yet nothing is being done...
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Last post by EA01
Mon Jun 28, 2021 12:38 pm
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The Wheels Grind Slowly
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FD2 » Fri Jun 25, 2021 11:10 am
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Widow of helicopter crash victim calls for industry-wide safety changes
Someone in the newsroom thinks that the cockpit and cabin wreckage looks...
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I'm sure the pilot gave a much more professional assessment of the accident events than has been reported here.'
One would certainly hope so, but...
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Last post by prospector
Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:05 am
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Parachutists Worst Nightmare...Landing In An Airplane.
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PHXPhlyer » Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:17 pm
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Parachutists Worst Nightmare...Landing In An Airplane.
At least 9 killed after twin-engine plane crash-lands in southwest Siberia
At least 9...
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According to wiki, and it depends on the actual aircraft, but 19 pob and just under 4,000lbs. So 17 pob plus kit could have been pretty near the...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:21 pm
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Chinook Crash Kintyre 1994
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FD2 » Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:01 pm
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Just published, a new a and critical book concerning the dodgy blame game following the Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 which killed 29...
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I now have a stack of reading material like you GG and have taken to reading during the afternoon to try and get through it. The dog doesn't mind as...
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Last post by FD2
Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:33 am
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Last post by Undried Plum
Sat Jun 19, 2021 6:10 pm
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Keep Cool! Brown trouser moment in Oz.
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FD2 » Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:48 am
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I certainly would have needed clean pants if that had happened to me.
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A friend and his wife were living in Australia for two years when he had an exchange with the RAN at RANAS Nowra. His wife was driving to the shops...
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Last post by FD2
Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:58 am
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Taiwan - military aircraft collide
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ricardian » Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:55 pm
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Taiwan - military aircraft collide
TAIPEI: A Taiwanese air force pilot was killed and another was missing on Monday (Mar 22) after their fighter...
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Not going awfully well....
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Last post by Boac
Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:09 am
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Iranian fighter pilots killed by faulty ejection system.
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TheGreenGoblin » Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:31 pm
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Two Iranian fighter jet pilots were killed on Tuesday when their ejector seats activated before take-off, smashing them into the hangar roof.
State...
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I read that the Iranians had admitted it was a training exercise that went wrong. Have they changed their minds?
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Last post by FD2
Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:25 am
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R22 helicopter down in the Umgeni River...
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon May 03, 2021 10:36 am
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Two killed in the accident it seems.
Seems a bird strike may have been the cause of the accident.
A bird strike is believed to have caused a...
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New safety measures proposed after Vaal Dam helicopter crash.
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Last post by ian16th
Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:40 am
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Cold comfort at Keflavik!
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TheGreenGoblin » Thu Jun 03, 2021 3:24 pm
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Icelandic investigators believe a Primera Air Nordic Boeing 737-800 overran at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport, almost colliding with the localiser...
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Used to like staying in the Arctic Inn at Sondrestrom. Rooms were basic but you went across to the USAF aircrew mess to dine and got paid Danish...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:38 am
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AA take the racing line
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Boac » Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:07 pm
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Hmm. Got what he/she deserved, there!
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But, had it been a plastic Airbus......................... :))
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Last post by Boac
Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:36 pm
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Southwest Rant on Ground Control At KSJC
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:39 pm
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FAA investigating pilot's expletive-filled rant about Bay Area, liberals
Southwest Airlines said it is fully addressing the situation internally...
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Remembering that the error with '1013' (at least 20-30ft) to be 'significant' in RVSM airspace and worth getting right. (I know....)
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Last post by Boac
Mon May 31, 2021 12:36 pm
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