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  • May 29, 2003 at 12:25 am in reply to: BAC 1-11 three aircraft flypast today #737382
    EGNM
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    sad to see a legend disappearing because of Brussles!

    May 28, 2003 at 4:36 pm in reply to: Accident at Leeds #738119
    EGNM
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    we’ll have to wait and see…

    May 28, 2003 at 4:27 pm in reply to: Accident at Leeds #738195
    EGNM
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    sounds like it’s open with a reduced Take off/Landing distance at the moment. Not sure how the B737/757/767 a/c will cope – next decent size landing is the MYT B752 for Fuertaventura in 45mins or so.

    From the board looks like departures are recommencing…

    Departures

    T34704 SOUTHAMPTON 1435 DELAYED
    BD405 EDINBURGH 1445 DEPARTED 1609
    T34395 ISLE OF MAN 1450 DELAYED
    BD294 GLASGOW 1505 DEPARTED 1612

    May 28, 2003 at 3:53 pm in reply to: Accident at Leeds #738210
    EGNM
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    Leeds has and still can handle a/c up to B747 size. AN extra 500m would be excellent as an addition to Rwy14/32, but then again there would b the problem of the Cheven off the end of 14 which already dictates a 3.5 degrees glideslope, and the rwy can’t really extend much further at the 32 end! Problem…

    May 28, 2003 at 3:48 pm in reply to: Accident at Leeds #738245
    EGNM
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    Reports from the local enthusiasts groups…

    Citation 2 D-CAUW came in on 14 like a bat out of hell and has gone off the end of 14 (like the tristar) airfield closed.

    Apparently she has come to rest on her nose, with no injuries. Apparently the airfield may be able to re-open in next 30mins or so, dependant on damage to lighting and/or other equiptment

    Will keep ya posted…

    May 28, 2003 at 1:27 pm in reply to: BMI A321 Emergency #738291
    EGNM
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    Originally posted by EGNM

    2. bmi are doing themselves no favours by doing the opposite an PLAYING DOWN the situation…
    – “The aircraft, as a     precautionary measure, is now with the airline’s engineers for a detailed inspection.”

    Just a precaution was it??

    – A spokeswoman for bmi said no-one had been injured and passengers were not at risk. She insisted there was only minor damage to the nose cone.

    Yea, a fullly penetrated nose cone and windscreen damage does look minor to me!

    Sorry but the airlines are now starting to over counteract bad publicity by “Stretching the truth!”

    yea agrred as stated above the airlines do no favours for themselves

    May 27, 2003 at 11:34 pm in reply to: For T5…. #738520
    EGNM
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    …but make sure the lens isn’t covered – the lens the phot is take from on my camera used to fall directs on a piece of wire if the viewfinder showed it as clear!

    May 27, 2003 at 11:20 pm in reply to: Nice pic #738526
    EGNM
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    looks so calm and peaceful!

    May 27, 2003 at 11:18 pm in reply to: BMI A321 Emergency #738530
    EGNM
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    yea thinking of it there was the ground accident at BHD too, and i think there still might b the odd one stored at EMA! – i think MIDJ was one of those stored after 9/11

    May 27, 2003 at 10:55 pm in reply to: Manchester on Sunday? #738558
    EGNM
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    i was up there yest, met up with DAN330 and another a.net photographer Paul Arnold – was great to put a face to a name!
    Sunday u’l have missed all of the Cahmpions League tfc so i don’t know of anything special – go up Weds if u can LBARULES – it’s about £20 return from Leeds-Manchester Airport direct. Unfortunatly i’ve got to go somewhere i’d rather not tommorw and hence miss out the occasion – never mind

    May 27, 2003 at 10:46 pm in reply to: BMI A321 Emergency #738561
    EGNM
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    the facts will b there in the end. The a/c DID suffer damage, as bmi underplayed , but the Media as has often happened have Overplayed event. The concrete facts are there through pictures and possable injuries sustained. So it’s Not whats portayed, but HOW which i am questioning.

    Hope you get me drift!

    May 27, 2003 at 8:13 pm in reply to: BMI A321 Emergency #738896
    EGNM
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    this afternoons news bullitins have gone from starting this morning of with “Holiday Jet suffers damage after passing storm with Golf ball size hailstones” right through to “Stricken Holiday jet limps back into Manchester” after “Plummiting thousends of feet” and been “Thrown uncontrollably through the skies”. Yes its a news worthey story, BUT THE MEDIA HAVE TO PORTRAY IT IN A FAIR AND ACCURATE MANOR, which often becomes disputable.

    Lighning strikes and hailstorm encounters are everyday occurances, but not nessecerily of this magnitude. These facts are not stressed. If the safety of the aircraft was a question he would have DIVERTED IMMIDIATLY

    May 27, 2003 at 5:48 pm in reply to: My LHR pics. #738955
    EGNM
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    never mind 😉

    May 27, 2003 at 5:45 pm in reply to: BA to buy Virgin or BMI??? #738959
    EGNM
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    Originally posted by robc
    Pulling out of smaller airports can be looked at as bad or good, because the smaller airlines like flybe would be able to expand…?

    This is exactly the point! Smaller airlines expand and are then eaten up by BA – examples incl Brymon, Manx, Loganair and Cityflyer. If they get bmi (and bmi reg) then Eastern and Flybe expand – hmm let me guess whats going to happen then!

    May 27, 2003 at 5:42 pm in reply to: BMI A321 Emergency #738964
    EGNM
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    to b fair it doesn’t take much to penetrate fibreglass when travelling at cruise speeds. A few thigs i’d like to point out, form both sides…

    1. Media scaremongering… AGAIN the situation has probably been blown out of hand. If the plane had suffered MAJOR damage to a critical system they’d have landed in Germany ASAP. The a/c was ovre Stuttgart at the time. I think the main system damaged here looks to b the Weather Radar situated within the nose…

    2. bmi are doing themselves no favours by doing the opposite an PLAYING DOWN the situation…
    – “The aircraft, as a precautionary measure, is now with the airline’s engineers for a detailed inspection.”

    Just a precaution was it??

    – A spokeswoman for bmi said no-one had been injured and passengers were not at risk. She insisted there was only minor damage to the nose cone.

    Yea, a fullly penetrated nose cone and windscreen damage does look minor to me!

    Sorry but the airlines are now starting to over counteract bad publicity by “Stretching the truth!”

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