Crew falling out of aeroplanes… Happened on an occasional but regular basis when I worked in a certain UK airline, including one I remember quite well when a fairly senior captain fell out of the open front catering door of a DC-9… Usually results in broken bones and some time off work.

Andy

Proof that PIA did indeed visit MAN on Saturday, plus other proof that the sun came out in the afternoon!!!

Ah, now you’ve changed you sig my comment looks strange… Enjoy the trip in just over two weeks then!!!

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JetStar do not allocate seats. Not sure about Virgin Blue.

Here in Europe, a few low-fare airlines do allocate seats at check-in – BMIBaby for example.

Andy

We preface the visibility with RVR (Runway visibility range) in the states and give the distances in feet.

Ah, but we have RVRs as well, and these appear in the METARs when the vis is below a certain level (1000 meters, I think – can’t be precise because I don’t tend to fly the PA-28 in vis that low!), and where there’s measuring equipment of course. The figures you see in these METARS are general horizontal visibilities in the vicinity of the aerodrome, a bit like your “10 statute miles” type figures.

Andy

Machester on Saturday??? 😮

You’ve gotta be kidding…! The weather was miserable in the morning!!! 😡

Don’t believe me??? :confused:

I’d like to give it a go, but I find them much too choosy. They seem to reject photographs for stupid reasons, that’s why I prefer JetPhotos.net.

Ahem!!! 😡

Andy (airliners.net photo screener) 🙂

PS: we probably would reject your picture, but not for “stupid” reasons – 1. there are reflections from the window in the right hand side of the image (which could be corrected with a little careful use of photoshop or even more careful shielding of the front of the lens when you shot the picture), and – 2. noses are OK, but noses with the nose chopped off (if you understand what I mean) usually are not. What airliners.net demands is attention to detail, moreso than do the wannabe sites like JetPhotos and Planepictures. Once a photographer gets that message about real attention to the small details, if their basic image quality is OK (which your image has), they usually enjoy pretty high success rates on airliners.net

Two terraces at SIN, both indoors… Still, provides respite from the humidity!

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