Google is your friend, FB, it is spanish for Κύπρος. Or Кипр if you like. Which again should correspond to Cyprus in English.

....but I feel like a dick opening my window.

Should you succeed, that feeling will not last long.

'ish, note the 'ish.
Per

I did, Per, but since when has that stopped anyone around here poking fun at anyone else??

So what you mean is that NZ didn't died yet, but is very sickly?

Yes, so I gather, but to be given something post mortem usually implies that the recipient did died.

NZ just got another gold, post mortem'ish.
Per

Did NZ died??

...shortcut....

Would that be a short circuit?

Why is there no 'like' buttons on this forum?
That was a good one, Brad!

SSShhhhhhh!


Oh, sorry, I meant "what?"

And the article has now been corrected to say 'concentrate'

Good to see that pilots strive to acheive a high degree of knowledge and airmanship, even if they have to add further to their knowledge by learning hacking skills....

So the cloth has stronger adhesive and aluminized dope.....

...cloth coverings?

yes
That's the planned solution when composites start to delaminate.

No we've gotten past that--we use speed tape nowadays.

And speed tape is cloth with glue on one side and dope on the other, basically your average cloth covering.

Replace windows with LED-screens and show a feed from an external camera. that will even give passengers over the wings a nice view. And in case of trouble, replay video of most recent succesful flight in same area, clients will be none the wiser.

Will Guinness Stout hold up better than a Miller Lite?

Anytime!! I can sit and nurse and enjoy a Guinness for a lot longer than it will take me to pour out a Miller Lite into the nearest drain!

If you want to demo a crippling failure in the comfort of your own home, get an empty beer/soda can and place it on the kitchen floor. Slowly stand on it with one foot. If the can doesn't have any dents in it, it should support your weight. Then tap the side of the can with your other foot. If you ...

A manual crash would be classified as CFIT.

Why was a ramprat handling a repair?

A journalist has been involved in the reporting of the story, any or all details may or may not have a fleeting connection to reality.

Aircraft and aircraft components are man made. God(s) (take your pick of preferred deity) made man. Religious establishments on Earth are the representatives of god(s). Some churches have loads of cash, why no sue them, as obviously god(s) are ultimately responsible for any and everything. At least ...

Yowsa! I was waiting for a gear collapsing, or a ground loop or somthing of a similar nature.
any link to the report?

A Dornier 228-200 has crashed at Jomsom.
15 are dead, 6 survivors have been airlifted to hospital, amongst the survivors are two danes.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed ... 55394.aspx

Aren't Skodas Commie-mobiles?

Skoda is part of the Volkswagen group, essentially the Superb is a cheap and ver well equipped Passat

Don't know about cheap. USD 94.752/GBP 58.666. [/qoute]

Ok, but cheaper than a similarly equipped VW, then

Aren't Skodas Commie-mobiles?

Skoda is part of the Volkswagen group, essentially the Superb is a cheap and ver well equipped Passat

from my experience, Skoda is a very nice choice, our Fabia is coming up on 7 years, been very happy with it. No major faults, ignition coils needed changing two months ago, but that is about it.

Their target goal is 3.14159 aircraft per month, but that's just pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking.

That was just a nice round number that looks nicely calculated in the reports to the shareholders