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- Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:06 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Cirrus ditching off Maui, 25 Jan 2015: Pilot OK
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4123
Re: Cirrus ditching off Maui, 25 Jan 2015: Pilot OK
Seems to me the parachute actually accelerated the sinking of the aircraft by pulling it over. I counted a slow 16 from impact to complete submersion. The film was edited for effect. Clock at touchdown said 44:02 and 45:02 when it started under, so it actually took a minute for the chute to drag it...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:26 am
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: Cirrus ditching off Maui, 25 Jan 2015: Pilot OK
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4123
Re: Cirrus ditching off Maui, 25 Jan 2015: Pilot OK
Seems to me the parachute actually accelerated the sinking of the aircraft by pulling it over. I counted a slow 16 from impact to complete submersion.
- Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:30 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Speedbird was speedy the other day
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2867
Re: Speedbird was speedy the other day
I remember a flight to LHR from Montreal Mirabel , I forget if it was on AC or BA but it was something like 4hours 10 minutes runway to runway. Awesome.
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:31 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: A380 possibly put to pasture?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3832
Re: A380 possibly put to pasture?
It was pointed out on another forum that airlines like the fact they can, very often offload aircraft to 2nd tier airlines....what 2nd tier airline will want used 380s?????
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:32 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Something on a low ceiling approach into Dublin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3214
Re: Something on a low ceiling approach into Dublin
Back in the 1980s I flew in and out of Dublin about 10 times a year via LHR on Aer Lingus 737s, a number of times we landed in fog that bad or worse....I remember one time , I was in 2F....looking out the window and I wasn't able to see the ground until 4-5 seconds before feeling the wheels touchdow...
- Tue Oct 21, 2014 5:44 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: New LAW COMING TO ONTARIO - Driving while stoned
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1044
Re: New LAW COMING TO ONTARIO - Driving while stoned
I wonder how many of those accidents were due to legal prescription/over the counter drugs vs illegal drugs
- Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:29 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Airplane wish list.
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4029
Re: Airplane wish list.
Pretty sure the B-58 Hustler was a bomber not a fighterTail-Chaser wrote:Realisically:
A 172P with a decent instrument panel.
Money was no object:
Piston: SR22 or Piper Malibu
Turbine single: PC12
Turbine Twin: King Air 350
Civil Jet: Anything in the Challenger series.
Fighter: B-58 Hustler
- Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:23 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: CBC bias against Air Canada
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4170
Re: CBC bias against Air Canada
I've spent more than half my 59 years living outside of Canada and seen many various news services from around the world and quite frankly I think CBC does an excellent job and is pretty well neutral/centrist journalistically. It is far less politically loaded than the US news services especially co...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:02 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: GA needs new blood!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 6787
Re: GA needs new blood!
Found today.
Total course estimate for the Recreational Pilot Permit: $5296.25
Total course estimate for the Recreational Pilot Permit: $5296.25
- Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:55 pm
- Forum: Aviation Videos & Photos
- Topic: Wings of Russia - All 18 Documentaries
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3473
Re: Wings of Russia - All 18 Documentaries
Back in the early 90s the Discovery Channel had a series on called "Wings of The Red Star" about Russian military aviation...was very good, along with its sister series "Wings of The Luftwaffe"
- Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:59 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: What was the first airplane you flew in?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 6293
Re: What was the first airplane you flew in?
Eastern Airlines 707 1961 YUL-MIA.
- Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:07 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: How many people travel with no luggage?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 19318
Re: How many people travel with no luggage?
if you purposely bring a carry on that won't fit to skirt around the fee, and unsurprisingly is relocated below, would the bag be subject to the fee. Seems a cheesy way to avoid paying the fee. Check-in/bag-drop staff are supposed to screen carry-ons for size. EasyJet have been confiscating, checki...
- Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:30 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Chance of getting hired with a tattoo?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 18443
Re: Chance of getting hired with a tattoo?
I got my tat when I was 17 in 1972, when getting a tat really was about making either a statement or just pi**ing the man off. Now tats are common as dirt and no different than wearing a pair of jeans or those stupid hipster trilbys ........ Why somebody having a tat, in and of itself,should impact ...
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:35 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Air Canada logo jets...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1813
Re: Air Canada logo jets...
I flew on this aircraft a few times....it looked really sharp.iflyforpie wrote:Like this?
- Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:56 am
- Forum: Aviation Videos & Photos
- Topic: Bang! That sucks!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4619
Bang! That sucks!
It really is important to understand (a) what you’re putting in your airplane, where and (b) to handle it prudently if it has the potential to “go bang.” The Great Lakes CG Auxiliary was to transport a large inflatable raft and it accidentally inflated while being loaded. http://i198.photobucket.com...
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Another on board event...
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4783
Re: Another on board event...
While I agree they should be banned from all further flights, I would have to add that even if there is a sky Marshall on board these flights he would not make himself known in any of these circumstances. They are solely there when there is imminent and very serious danger to the aircraft and the l...
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:18 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Are we being too "friendly" with students?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5609
Re: Are we being too "friendly" with students?
Surely it's different strokes for different folks......and chemistry.if the instructor and student have good chemistry all falls into place much faster and more solidly. I taught scuba and found most students retained lessons,did better on required skills and reacted to criticism much better if we h...
- Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: Air Canada
- Topic: yup better cut pensions and salary a little more...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6584
Re: yup better cut pensions and salary a little more...
I've flown 4 flights on Rouge A-319 in Rouge Premium which is the Rouge psuedo-business class. Was it terrible? No...but considering that the cost to me was the exact same as I paid for full-business class on mainline AC for the same routes it was a huge step down in value for $$s paid. The FAs were...
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Airport/Airpark/Aerodrome Expansion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1020
- Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:43 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: No fighters for RCAF
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1417
Re: No fighters for RCAF
I remember when the gummit was talking about replaceing tanks with those 105mm. upgunned LAVs....forget what they were actually called...but some military guys were telling me that the worst part of that idea was how quickly our military would lose the actual skill sets required to use,fight and mai...