OK. I guess it may come down to personal opinion regarding exposure to children.

Just a warning about episode three, a bit of female nudity, courtesy of an Aussie lass…not that there is anything wrong with that.

Hehe, why warn about nudity?

I never said the Taliban were the freedom fighters, although the US has labeled, or better said, were marketing them as such in the 80s… And then, after some time we live to see the heroes becoming the villains … how tricky it gets;)

I was under the impression that the Taliban were originally a group of foreigners in Afghanistan not associated with the groups receiving U.S. aid during that period.

European Cockpit Association – Volcanic Ash Clouds: Mixing Commercial and Safety Decisions Risks Lives

ECA supports the “safety first” stance adopted by European and National airspace authorities, following carefully considered ICAO guidelines on restricting flights through volcanic ash clouds. Our members have many firsthand experiences of the extremely abrasive and clogging effects of such clouds. Operational decisions should be based on the strong safety culture developed over many decades in our industry, whereas financial problems should be addressed with financial solutions – never should the two be mixed.

In Europe, I get the impression that many commercial pilots are quite happy with their profession. There are some negative aspects to it, but it doesn’t seem to me that too many people let themselves be defeated by that.

In e.g. Scandinavia there seems to be increasing attention towards combining airline transport pilot training with additional academic education. A few universities in Norway and Sweden offer full ATPL(A) or MPL(A) courses together with a bachelor’s degree in e.g. aviation. This means that ATP students go through extra courses not directly related to flying, but which may be highly relevant for a future in commercial aviation (e.g. logistics management, organisational-/management theory, aviation psychology, business economics etc).

Some airlines have a clear desire for pilots who are able to take on jobs other than just flying. This may benefit pilots with e.g. an academic background by providing more options as time goes by.

University-based or otherwise public ATP training programs as described above also have other important benefits such as low training expenses (most are covered by the training organisation), support and inputs from airlines and other operators in the aviation community and renown procedures for selecting students.

Are they doing a ‘buy now pay in 12 months’ scheme on the Nobel these days ?

I think one of the commitee members said that the award could be interpreted as “a call to action.”

Anyone know what rules and practices?

I’m not familiar with FAA regulations, but according to ICAO Doc 4444 the crew shall make position reports when passing compulsory reporting points, when requested by the appropriate ATS unit or at specified time intervals (every hour or less). Flights may be exempted from these requirements by ATS.

I’m guessing they didn’t use Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) in this case?

That’s an MI5 report which has been whittled down to a Berg of platitudes by non other than the Gruniad.

I don’t know how reliable the article is, but I don’t get the impression that it differs strongly from some of the information published on the MI5 home page.

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/tackling-radicalisation.html

However disgruntled I am with the paper, the report does state that a change of circumstances in the life of the wannabe terrorist is highly likely to change their opinion. This is what I said in that particular post.

Disgruntled with the newspaper or the MI5?

I got the impression that you think that potential terrorists belong to a specific social group, something which does not seem to be the case.