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  • in reply to: Planes in near-miss over France #669468
    atc pal
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    Swiss’s press release was entirely correct. That some journalists “doctored” it, is what you’d expect.

    But really this is an everyday event – and what TCAS is there for.

    in reply to: vapour trails #2684476
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    The TV weatherman just told that after 9/11 when all airliner flying stopped over USA, the night temperature was 3 centigrades lower due to the missing contrails.

    in reply to: new livery for Maersk revealed (no photoshop!) #669997
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    A Maersk just passed over. It is usually a CRJ but tonight it was a B737. So I asked them. It is only the 737-700’s that get the new paint. (for now)

    We sort of agreed that at least it is different.

    Vel talt Kenneth!

    in reply to: Planes in near-miss over France #670167
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    Autopilot? Like the one in “Airplane”? :p

    TCAS works with climbs or descents – not turns.

    The 300 meters and 15 -35 seconds, as you say, don’t really fit together.

    Best regards

    in reply to: new livery for Maersk revealed (no photoshop!) #670574
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    Strange indeed!:confused:

    Part of the very conservative A. P. Moller group. The “kitchen” blue was there forever – or so we thought.

    Best regards

    in reply to: How old were you when you first flew? #672825
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    Hey! This is what this forum is really about. Every new member should be directed to this thread 😉

    First trip 1968? SAS Convair Metropolitan, EKKA to EKCH, return by Caravelle (like Kenneth). Those Pratt & Whitney R 2800 really rattled the windows on take off! 😮

    Next Ka 7 glider – that seemed fragile! Never went solo on the Ka 8.

    Dazda & Kev: Chipmunk. Shades of Battle of Britain waddling around with those back pack “Irvin”-chutes. First solo on P-124 – in the US now. Those were the days!

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    in reply to: General Discussion #393025
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    The – ROTARY – engine seems such a good idea . But only Mazda continue to use it. There was a NSU (Audi) Ro 80 car in the early 70’ies. If one driver met another he would hold up a number of fingers – usually more than two – for how many engine changes he would have had.

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    in reply to: Norton Wankel motorcycle? #1974164
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    The – ROTARY – engine seems such a good idea . But only Mazda continue to use it. There was a NSU (Audi) Ro 80 car in the early 70’ies. If one driver met another he would hold up a number of fingers – usually more than two – for how many engine changes he would have had.

    Best regards

    in reply to: vapour trails #2685274
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    I don’t know if this is available to the public, but there is something called a TAC forecast including the contrails heightband – i.e. the predicted flightlevels that produce contrails. If you are a “smart” fighter pilot you position just below – or above that level. You do not contrail – but opposition “sneaking” up on you will.

    Best regards

    P.S. AWACS will often show circles for a whole day – also on satelite photos.

    in reply to: General Discussion #394756
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    OK – Boyz ‘n girls. No hard feelings!

    (Ooops – bad expression 😮 )

    in reply to: Norton Wankel motorcycle? #1975189
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    OK – Boyz ‘n girls. No hard feelings!

    (Ooops – bad expression 😮 )

    in reply to: General Discussion #394888
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    * = l , of course 😉

    in reply to: Norton Wankel motorcycle? #1975254
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    * = l , of course 😉

    in reply to: Brand new SAS A330 #680756
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    Right Kenneth! 🙁 We want the “Viking Ships” back. This scheme has probably cost megabucks and is exactly as dull as almost everybody else. Like a six year old would do it. A seven year old would do it better in Paint Shop Pro. 😉

    Best regards

    in reply to: General Discussion #395036
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    Hey! I asked for “honourable” members – and you “rockers”and “wanke*s” turn up 😀

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