azimuthaviation wrote: And while youre battling this gunfight, who is flying the plane?

The German guy, Otto. You know, Otto the Pilot......

There are some parallels between one's sex life and ones log book. Most people have lots of solo, a fair bit of dual, and they're chasing after the Multi.

cyeg66 wrote:Had a little tiff with a terminal controller, did ya?

A minor difference of opinion betwixt gentlemen.

That's what I thought, thanks for confirming it.

How far can SSR see a transponder that is 4000 AGL? Or more practically, how far NW of Winnipeg could ATC pick up a transponder equipped aircraft?

Dude wasn't following current events.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/f ... org-haider

OMG! The damned thing has turned on us!

http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/02/f35-delays-sentience/

AuxBatOn wrote:This thread is not about your L39s but the ejection of 2 pilots out of a Harvard II, or did I miss anything?

Nope, I think you nailed it.

Descend late and capture GS from above.

trampbike wrote:My point is: when it comes to decide if it's worth it to save someone life, it's not only about the arithmetic calculations

It depends more on who's doing the calculations.

Now, more to the topic at hand; Glad the guys are safe.

Brown Bear ..... help me out here. I sometimes see a reference to following an SOP as being dangerous, but have yet to be convinced of that based upon an example where "free-thinking" outside of the approved training program and SOPs would have saved the day. Not saying it doesn't exist, just that ...

Not all workplaces have the option of refusing to work, either implicitly or explicitly, you sometimes have little choice. Actually, yes they do. Just walk back to your car, spark it up, and go home. It takes pills to say no, and make it through till tomorrow. :bear: :bear: In Gannet's workplace it...

RCAF humble heroes in Kingston fire rescue


http://www.torontosun.com/2013/12/17/rc ... ire-rescue