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- Fri May 23, 2014 9:09 pm
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: LHR 1964
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6032
Re: LHR 1964
PS Was that a SAS DC8? SAS flew DC-8s into Heathrow pretty regularly from the 60s into the 80s. I was catching DC-8-62s at least into the mid-80s to Copenhagen. The movie is of excellent quality, very nostalgic, with lots of fine old liveries. Real airliners, real airlines. Note the Pan American DC...
- Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:25 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Lancer's back!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17830
Re: Lancer's back!
Me too.I`m back too
- Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:13 am
- Forum: Political Discussion Forum
- Topic: treat yourself...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10019
Re: treat yourself...
Four years ago I well remember you were an enthusiastic supporter of Ron Paul. What happened this time ?I'm not a huge fan of any of the Republicans but Romney seems the most sane of the lot.
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:52 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Karl had a persistent boner.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7296
Re: Karl had a persistent boner.
What if it's a dead stick landing ?I believe that the time-honoured technique is to cautiously approach the strip with gear extended, though prepared to go around for an alternate approach if requested.
- Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:03 pm
- Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
- Topic: Small mercies
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3811
Re: Small mercies
Ever since the failed efforts of Richard Reid “The shoe bomber”, passengers have been required to remove their shoes and place them in a plastic tray for inspection. After the 2006 “Liquid bomb plot” we have had to do likewise for our carry-on liquids and gels. We can only be grateful that the TSA ...
- Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:02 pm
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: QANTAS Troubles the latest news.......
- Replies: 265
- Views: 94728
Re: QANTAS Troubles the latest news.......
Well that's the interesting thing now is how much brand damage has been done, was having a chat to my airport manager today and Virgin Australia thinks they will retain 3 of every 5 guests that had been booked with QANTAS and flown with Virgin Australia over the last day or so........... In my view...
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:24 pm
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: 787-777 Common Type??
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8833
Re: 787-777 Common Type??
San Francisco ?BTW....10 points for anyone who can name the airport diagram on the Captain's display in the 787.
- Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:12 pm
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: LGA-DCA shuttle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10021
Re: LGA-DCA shuttle
[quote="tds"]My confidence is not buoyed by those comparisons. Although I wouldn't be surprised to find Kabul's roads in better condition than the District's[quote] As bad as they sometimes are, DC roads are generally better than those in the New York area. The thing about Afghan roads - t...
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:06 am
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: LGA-DCA shuttle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10021
Re: LGA-DCA shuttle
I don't find driving in Manhattan too bad, at least compared with Rome, Damascus or Kabul, say. The problem with driving in Manhattan is not driving, as such, but parking.Thank you, David. Brooklyn is probably what I'd end up doing too. Driving in Manhattan does not appeal!
- Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:11 pm
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: LGA-DCA shuttle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10021
Re: LGA-DCA shuttle
Do you drive all the way in to Manhattan, David? How long does it take? I usually allow 4 1/2 to 5 hours (some hot shots claim 4 hours), plus any stopping time. I myself usually drive to and sleep in Brooklyn and take taxis or subways from there. Driving is not for everyone, but for me advantages i...
- Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:29 pm
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: LGA-DCA shuttle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10021
Re: LGA-DCA shuttle
I agree about rail : sadly too unreliable. I actually drive more these days (and on other occasional routes too, as the whole flying experience has become mostly pretty miserable), but I know this wouldn't suit everyone. On the flight side, on the basis of 3-4 trips this year, there are usually a fe...
- Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:57 pm
- Forum: Political Discussion Forum
- Topic: US debt crisis
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13176
Re: US debt crisis
As I think we all know, the US debt deal this week solves nothing. America faces a moral crisis as much as economic one. We can't get $10 of government services by paying in just $6. It cannot go on. A wise man once told me that if something cannot go on, it will stop.
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:57 am
- Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
- Topic: Asiana 744F crash
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14923
Asiana 744F crash
It seems that an Asiana 747-400F has crashed en route Seoul to Shanghai. Two flightcrew members presumed lost.
- Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:48 am
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: Dummy to switch from the MD-80 to the 737 (again)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8562
Re: Dummy to switch from the MD-80 to the 737 (again)
Well, if I have to. I probably asked you this question a million years ago, but is it true, or was it ever true, that Delta had a rule forbidding their pilots to wear beards, or was that some kind of Internet legend ?Next, look at your typical Delta Air Lines pilot.....
- Thu May 19, 2011 1:17 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation Discussion
- Topic: KC-135 down in Point Mugu?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8883
Re: KC-135 down in Point Mugu?
It was indeed a 707 - Omega Air 707-320C. Omega operates air refueling contracts for the USN.
- Tue May 17, 2011 7:32 pm
- Forum: Political Discussion Forum
- Topic: Maid in New York
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5636
Re: Maid in New York
Why is anyone surprised at the heinous actions of the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn? He is only doing in his private life what he does in his professional life. At least in Rikers he will be on the receiving end for a change. It may not be a topic of conversation o...
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:45 am
- Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
- Topic: Fatal CRJ-100 (UN) crash at DR Congo's Kinshasa airport
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6682
Re: Fatal UN plane crash in DR Congo's Kinshasa airport
It was a CRJ-100 registered in Georgia.Type: high-wing aircraft.....
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:45 pm
- Forum: Political Discussion Forum
- Topic: RPG Dilema
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11572
Re: RPG Dilema
...in this case, there are absolutley no Special Forces on the ground providing FAC and assistance...... Are we sure of that ? Ah David, after all these years, I thought you were a little more attuned to Sarcasm....of course there are Special Forces boots on the ground OK. Now that I live inside th...
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:12 pm
- Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
- Topic: Southwest Convertible.....
- Replies: 61
- Views: 26066
Re: Southwest Convertible.....
I'd be interested to know if the latest incident is on one of the older 737s and just how many cycles they get from SWA's numerous short legs DP, aircraft first flew 1996 (Southwest has a few 737s going back to 1984 and many others dating from the 1980s). Another forum suggests 39,768 cycles and 48...
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:19 pm
- Forum: Political Discussion Forum
- Topic: RPG Dilema
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11572
Re: RPG Dilema
Are we sure of that ?...in this case, there are absolutley no Special Forces on the ground providing FAC and assistance......
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:09 pm
- Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
- Topic: E-175 Flight Report
- Replies: 63
- Views: 21382
Re: E-175 Flight Report
3WE, I notice that in all your recent flight reports you seem to experience unusual or exceptional incidents or even compromised safety (at least in your opinion). I wonder why this happens. This is just not fair. I have to make hundreds and hundreds of flights before anything mildly unusual happens.
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:38 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Japanese Reactor blown up?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 38406
Re: Japanese Reactor blown up?
Yes : remember what Hirohito said at the end of WW2 - "....the conflict has developed not necessarily to our advantage".I am sure culture had a lot to do with it as well.
Ed
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:33 am
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Japanese Reactor blown up?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 38406
Re: Japanese Reactor blown up?
And where is all the water/ sea water they are throwing on to the radioactive core going? Is it magicked into another universe by the space fairies? I think it converts to steam. Thank you, Ed, for your response. I guess it is an "ongoing situation", as they say. Much remains unclear. I b...
- Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:46 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Japanese Reactor blown up?
- Replies: 96
- Views: 38406
Re: Japanese Reactor blown up?
Ed, I appreciate your remarks. Three questions, if I may : 1) If you or your family were in Tokyo now, would you stay or leave ? 2) Not much is being said about the spent fuel ponds adjacent to the reactors. These ostensibly seem more vulnerable than the reactors themselves and are still potentially...
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:43 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation Discussion
- Topic: KC-46A troubles, the latest news...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5079
Re: KC-46A troubles, the latest news...
Does that make their next aircraft an upgraded version of the DC-3 ?So, Boeing is building a tanker version of the Curtis Commando?No troubles as yet, but it's still early. Carry on.