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by reubee
Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:39 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Quiz, why we don't see ISS for several months ?
Replies: 40
Views: 13460

Re: Quiz, why we don't see ISS for several months ?

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During SS and ISS docking and undocking you can see 2 bright spots.
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Done that with the kids, they were very impressed. They went to school the next day and said they had seen two space rockets.
by reubee
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:26 am
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: First Flight / Last Flight
Replies: 47
Views: 22469

Re: First Flight / Last Flight

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Nice that you remember the actual date Marty :) i feel less freakish now remembering my first was 3rd December 1983
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DF
I've still got my British Airways Junior Jet Club membership card with the first flight date filled in 2/11/1974
by reubee
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:13 am
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Spy Satellite Shootdown Plan
Replies: 17
Views: 9068

Re: Spy Satellite Shootdown Plan

During my recent annual summer camping holiday I noticed that the satellites I could see tended to follow a number of distinct tracks. I figured the SW/NE track over NZ puts them over the US a wee while later. The Space Shuttle takes a similar path on its final orbit. This summer I managed to spot f...
by reubee
Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:25 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Emergency landings on water
Replies: 21
Views: 11005

Re: Emergency landings on water

Hi Sam good to see you here. Apropos of your query. I do swear I have seen, on a program about aviation crashes, an interview with two british women that were on the Ethiopian cfiw. They actually exited the cabin underwater/as it was filling up edit; I think the cabin was broken up when they escape...
by reubee
Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:19 am
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: First Flight / Last Flight
Replies: 47
Views: 22469

Re: First Flight / Last Flight

First: LHR-BDA aged 2 supposed to be a VC-10 but ended up as a 707, much to Dads annoyance at the time so I am told. May have be refer to signatureen an earlier flight as Dad did have his pilots license but no photos exist Last: CHC-AKL, this will change on Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday next week ...
by reubee
Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:50 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Picture of Yourself
Replies: 149
Views: 92750

Re: Picture of Yourself

Here's a couple pictures from significant events in my life from 2007.
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the presence of the photographers shadow suggests that the photographer is not "In the Shade" :lol:

Edit: why doesn't the photo appear in the quote?
by reubee
Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:00 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Pilots Stabbed (NZ2279)
Replies: 3
Views: 4747

Re: Pilots Stabbed (NZ2279)

The source says the woman has been taken away in an ambulance, possibly suffering dog-bites. I thought the dog was there to bite the pilot? He wouldn't have gone hungry, see picture of suspect being led away by police here http://www.stuff.co.nz/4392665a10.html I look forward to news stories of air...
by reubee
Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:59 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Pilots Stabbed (NZ2279)
Replies: 3
Views: 4747

Pilots Stabbed (NZ2279)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10491291 A female passenger has been arrested and a pilot is reportedly in hospital after a possible stabbing on a flight from Blenheim to Christchurch this morning. Unconfirmed reports suggest both pilots on Air New Zealand flight N...
by reubee
Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:51 am
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: First Flight / Last Flight
Replies: 47
Views: 22469

Re: First Flight / Last Flight

First: LHR-BDA aged 2 supposed to be a VC-10 but ended up as a 707, much to Dads annoyance at the time so I am told. May have been an earlier flight as Dad did have his pilots license but no photos exist Last: CHC-AKL, this will change on Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday next week For flights inbetwee...
by reubee
Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:43 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: The Breadcrumbs Thread
Replies: 73
Views: 30733

Re: The Breadcrumbs Thread

Go away for the annual summer holiday in the canvas cabin and return to find everyone has disappeared from JP. Thanks to the PM from Rabbi, found traces of everyone in a new home but then noticed that no one had been home for a few days. A bit if digging through some posts, find the link to this new...

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