If he doesn’t flare I’d like to see the picture about 5 seconds later!

They aren’t built specifically to take it they just happen to be able to cope with a very small amount of it at very, very small angles. Do it deliberately in a light aircraft or an airliner and you will very soon be the first one on the scene of an accident.
Someone her must have a picture of an old Stratocruiser about to touch down nosewheel first. Anyone? A330C?

regards
wys

Wheelbarrowing is a surefire way of busting the nosegear and isn’t a recommended technique in any aircraft ops manual. The geometry of some aircraft (coupled with bad piloting) make it more prone to this than others. A classic case of this was the Stratocruiser which could regularly be seen wheelbarrowing into Heathrow!

Yes, I also think that was a very good post…especially the last sentence!

A very sensible move that will enable the all important air links to be maintained. I’d like to see more regions follow suit.

A few short explanations:

According to my friend in BA product and service all BA 737’s have ovens but Bologna isn’t considered worthy of a hot meal unless you are in club.

About the 10 meter bus journey – no matter the distance involved rules is rules. This is governed by insurance as aprons and passengers wandering freely don’t mix. Passengers have a habit of wandering off (even on a 10 meter journey!) to take photos, etc.

The security people wanted to see your shoes as a direct consequence of Richard Wright, the shoe bomber. We amuse ourselves by calling it ‘ a bit of sole searching!’

The Channex A300 would have been busy at night with the crew resting in a hotel by day.

Regards
wys

I think the new forum is a big improvement BUT I have had a lot of difficulty logging on. In the end I had to request a new password and then change it to my old one. I also note that my post count seems to have reduced by 60 or so. Did Kabir get mine? 😀

RE: Webmaster!

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 24-02-03 AT 00:51 AM (GMT)]Over the last few weeks I have found myself becoming less and less interested in these forums. At first I thought it was me but reading A330’s post has helped me identify it. There are many great young guys/gals that post on these forums who I find an absolute delight to talk aviation with. These guys show remarkable maturity and knowledge of the subject and yet despite being an aviation professional I still find there is much I learn about the broader view of aviation from them. Hellaid, however, kicked off to a poor start but tried to make amends. Unfortunately he is not mature enough yet to understand how his posts are received by others or wise enough to realise that he should sit back and observe until his input is appropriate. Being a couple of decades in advance I find it painful to follow threads posted in a text message style writing or typed so quickly that there is no sense in the subject matter but perhaps this is just another example of how the other guys are just that bit more grown up. Hellaid is however not alone, another loose poster is now present showing similar traits. The advice to ignore these people is not possible as they infect just about every thread on the 2 forums I follow. Of course the biggest test will now be how these guys react to this post. I expect to receive a verbal tirade but it will only prove me right!

To all the other forum members it is an honour to keep your company.

Best regards
wysiwyg