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February 18, 2004 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Trip Report: GLA-DUB-GLA #675351

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Originally posted by Ren Frew
Down the front steps and a last look at St Finnian (or so I thought)…

Reminds me of one of the Aer Lingus simulators (737?), named St. Thetic!

And nice pix, especially the real aeroplanes (Loganair Twotters)

February 18, 2004 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Trip Report Man to Toulouse #675495

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Originally posted by steve rowell
No reverse thrust, are you sure????

Landing on a 10,000ft runway, and vacating at the far end using a Rapid Exit Taxiway (sure you weren’t landing on 06R at MAN Wilag, which fits that description), there is little need to use reverse thrust. Minimum Runway Occupancy is a very important consideration at busy airports – landing on 06R at MAN, far better use a low autobrake setting, idle reverse (just as a backup to the brakes) and keep the speed up to vacate on the RET at the far end doing 20-30 kts.
Using full reverse in the MAN example, you would then probably have to ADD thrust after landing to keep the speed up, to avoid upsetting ATC who could have another lander very close behind.

February 10, 2004 at 8:38 pm in reply to: LHR Trident #687272

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The Trident has been at Wroughton for years, flown in when the fleet retired.

February 10, 2004 at 7:24 pm in reply to: Airliner just reported crashed #687449

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Originally posted by KabirT
sad…… the price that is paid for poor maintanence and niglect.

Once again, speculation without any facts.

February 9, 2004 at 10:51 am in reply to: Stansted re-open #689446

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Looking at pprune, it WAS a diversion, from LTN to STN with a gear problem. An over-run at LTN would be quite dramatic (and probably fatal) on either end (down the hill into Vauxhall off 26!), which is probably why they chose STN.
I’m not aware of any civil airfield with a foaming capability in the UK.

February 8, 2004 at 11:31 pm in reply to: Greetings from Tenerife ! #689983

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“Walking on the beaches, looking at the peaches”

February 8, 2004 at 1:19 pm in reply to: BA Concorde E-mail #691034

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Re: BA Concorde E-mail

Originally posted by Britannia
They had 5 air worthy aircraft one would be on the JFK flight so they would have had 4 a/c sitting on the ground doing nothing, why could’nt BA use all of the 4 on the tour??????

££££££s – airlines are businesses, with responsibilities to their shareholders and employees, not charities to benefit reggie spotters.

February 7, 2004 at 12:46 pm in reply to: MD11 Overshoot #692282

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Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
Nooo!! I hope Varig wants to repair it with their little money.
These accidents mean that the pilot made a mistake.
-Failure to get all wheels down before the end of the touchdown stripes
-Too low Autobrake setting
Can we blame the pilots?

So much speculation, so few facts.

February 2, 2004 at 12:23 pm in reply to: Flap Deployment #697385

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Originally posted by Bmused55
Thats what I mean. the Crew were instructed by ATC to fly a higher speed which did not require flaps. Ie was above the flap limit. 230knts for flap 5 on the 757 I beleive.

No – approaching the airfield, you tend to fly a speed for ATC’s convenience, initially around minimum clean speed (typically 210kts), reducing to 180kts (ish) on the intermediate approach, ending up with 160kts to 4 DME. If, for any reason you cannot comply, tell ATC early and they will adjust their plan, but it is the aircraft that cannot comply with “standard” speeds that is likely to be penalised.

February 2, 2004 at 12:05 pm in reply to: Flap Deployment #697393

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I’m with Spotty M – quit while you’re ahead.

Going into MAN (or LGW, BHX wherever), you fly the speed you are told to by ATC, whether you’re in a 330 or 757 makes no difference. I have never been “overtaken” in the approach sequence in the UK by a different (supposed slippery) type……. now if we are talking Binter in the Canaries, that’s a different story!

January 29, 2004 at 2:56 pm in reply to: Retreads on Commercial Airliners #702326

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Don’t believe everything you read in the Sunday Times, as true in 2004 as 1983.

January 29, 2004 at 12:51 pm in reply to: Quality of photography on this site #702365

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Originally posted by Ren Frew
My beach is better than your beach!:D

And won’t yours be black sand?

January 28, 2004 at 11:46 pm in reply to: Out the window shot #702620

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Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
It’s a Sobelair aircraft, becaus Philippe Bleus is a Belgian photographer. It was my first tought anyway because they like to shorten the way as much as possible :D.

But how did a Belgian photographer get on the flight deck of a civil airliner post 9/11? P45 time again if anyone in the UK allowed that!

Better amplify that for the non-Brits. A P45 is a UK form stating the amount of tax paid, on TERMINATION of employment

January 27, 2004 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Cold Snap Grounds Planes #704992

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Originally posted by Pembo330
Expect the situation to deteriorate over the next 48 hours.

Possible improvement then for the weekend.:)

Hmmmm…………….not convinced, still think the Met Office exaggerating to cover their Civil Service arses.

January 26, 2004 at 5:01 pm in reply to: Cold Snap Grounds Planes #707142

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Originally posted by Ren Frew
I don’t know why they’re cancelling flights to Glasgow ? It’s been +2 degrees all afternoon and positively spring-like.

Southern softies! – but possibly aircraft or crew in the wrong place due to earlier weather diverts.
GLA runway should be no problem at 2C, and in icing conditions runways are (should be) deiced to maintain braking action.
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