Most of the collapsed buildings are aged before 1990s building code revisions. You could tell from some of the footage they had inadequate column width, soft first floors, and other weaknesses. In a region like the east coast, with so many M7+ events, you simply have to build to code or retrofit. A...
Jump to postbennett123 wrote:Don't you scan your boarding pass to enter the security area?.
I’ve been at this too long. (Retiring shortly). Type ratings on my ATPL. Corporate flying, C550, LR25. Airline flying, EA30, EA31, EA32, EA33, EA34, B73A, B73B, B767, B787, DC10, E170. A type rating as a hobby, DC3, L49. I am current on the EA33. (It’s not hard to tell my airline progression). Nice!
Jump to postI've time in C150, C152, C172, C172XP, C172RG, C177RG, C182, C182RG, C206, C210, MO20, PA28, PA32, PA32R and BE36. Riding along in the right seat and hand flying a bit, BE90, BE9F, C310, C414, C441, PA31, AEST and PA46. Are we allowed to count Level D sims? If so then quite a few starting with B733...
Jump to postMercedes EQB 250+ good value considering the brand
Jump to postACDC8 wrote:Well, I 'effed up my life, so I made it as far as my multi engine rating
Maybe one day I'll head down to a local flying club and go for one last ride.
After having flown many different GA aircraft such as the Diamond DA40/42, Cessna 172, Pitts Special, Marchetti and several others, I moved onto the big league and flew the Airbus A320 series for several years, before getting hired on the B787. Now I am type rated on the B747-400/-8 but due to probl...
Jump to postAfter seeing the trailer and initially being underwhelmed, the more times I saw it, the more I got excited. Apparently all the crazy events and people in the trailer are based off real events and people
Jump to postAbout time.. almost lost interest as a decade has passed since the previous release
Jump to postPick the iPhone and move on to important decisions knowing you’ll no longer have to justify your choice of phone. Fred You no longer have to justify your choice because it's obvious you're a sheep ? Ah ah. I'm probably buying an S23 Ultra on black friday, although my first idea was the smaller S23....
Jump to postHappy that I managed to sell my house this summer before the prices started falling
Jump to postI wouldn't invest in a beach property these days. These people don’t seem to mind. Interesting. :scratchchin: I believe at least Bill Gates and maybe also the other two have been very vocal about rising sea levels. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………. https...
Jump to postWhat would truly help would be for the US airlines to help foreign pilots obtain work visas and convert to FAA. I know many and including myself who would love to pursuit this path, but without any assistance and any job offer, it seems like a very big hurdle to overcome. No, no way should this hap...
Jump to postWhat would truly help would be for the US airlines to help foreign pilots obtain work visas and convert to FAA. I know many and including myself who would love to pursuit this path, but without any assistance and any job offer, it seems like a very big hurdle to overcome.
Jump to postReminds me of Sterling Airlines which also painted their planes in different colors. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/OY-SEH.JPG https://cdn.planespotters.net/46812/n289cg-sterling-airlines-boeing-737-86qwl_PlanespottersNet_1113110_aad1bb64a8_o.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wik...
Jump to postInitial thought: gross
then: genius
and now i'm back to gross. This livery will look dated in no time
So looks like Shoigu had a "heart attack".. no word on what has happened to Gerasimov but they haven't been seen for weeks.. Cracks appearing inside the Kremlin?
Jump to postVery sad to learn about this. I saw it just a month ago at Billund and I am very happy now that at least I decided to make the journey there to see it before it was destroyed.
I remember thinking that maybe it wasn't the best idea to fly it back to a potential war zone. And look where we are.
Give every Ukrainian citizens hand weapons and machine guns and you suddenly have a standing army of several million ready to defend the country. I hope NATO can help with providing them
Jump to postThe West should call Putins bluff and support Ukraine militarily. As Zelensky said, tomorrow war will be at our doorstep. Define "The West" Europeans usually remind the rest of the world that they had their continent devasted during WWII so they are not eager to see another one, that they...
Jump to postThe West should call Putins bluff and support Ukraine militarily. As Zelensky said, tomorrow war will be at our doorstep.
Jump to postYeah so the Russians may win a conventional war in a short amount of time but what will they do with Ukraine afterwards? They can’t suppress the will of 44 million people in the long term How were they suppressed when they made up the USSR? Much easier back then without easy access to information f...
Jump to postYeah so the Russians may win a conventional war in a short amount of time but what will they do with Ukraine afterwards? They can’t suppress the will of 44 million people in the long term
Jump to postAnd the hacker group Anonymous have declared war on the Russian government and media. rt.com is down
Jump to postLooks like Russian morale is low. Some soldiers claim they were tricked into the invasion https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... osses.html
Jump to postApparently the Ukrainians took back Gostomel airport after it was seized by 600 Russian paratroopers which are special forces. Does that mean that all 600 paratroopers have been eliminated in the process?
Jump to postThe West should have accepted Ukraine into NATO a long time ago, then we wouldn’t have seen these scenes now. I hope Russia will lose in the long run. You’d think they had learned from the US’ experiences in Afghanistan. And what will Putin achieve? Far more NATO military on his doorstep in the futu...
Jump to postMust be very local fog then because I live 30 minutes away by car and it is completely clear where I am CPH is surrounded by water. Local fog, especially in the spring, is quite common. I live 5 km from CPH Yeah but I still want to know why Aeroflot couldn’t make it when everyone else did? CATI lim...
Jump to postFOG METAR 19m ago: Wind 220° 6kt. Visibility 100m. RVR runway 22L 700m with no change. RVR runway 04L 500m with no change. RVR runway 12 550m with no change. Freezing fog. Vertical visibility 100ft. Temperature -1°C, dew point -1°C. QNH 1014hPa. Temporarily: Visibility 5000m. No significant weather...
Jump to postFOG METAR 19m ago: Wind 220° 6kt. Visibility 100m. RVR runway 22L 700m with no change. RVR runway 04L 500m with no change. RVR runway 12 550m with no change. Freezing fog. Vertical visibility 100ft. Temperature -1°C, dew point -1°C. QNH 1014hPa. Temporarily: Visibility 5000m. No significant weather...
Jump to postHi, does anyone know if Aeroflot has problems with its landing gear? I saw it on the sky and was wondering what an Aeroflot is doing at 5000 ft above my home when the sky is clear and the wind is calm.
Jump to postWhat a fail and missed opportunity. The current one looks classy. This one looks like a flying billboard. Ugly ugly ugly. And now I’m still NOT a fan of the latest Lufthansa livery so I’m convinced the new Icelandair livery won’t grow on me either.
Jump to postYes happy for them that is what they have chosen That is your own personal opinion and not one shared by all I for one am quite happy to remain in a constitutional monarchy Living in a monarchy myself, I hate the idea of someone born into royalty and are above the law purely by coincidence. The sam...
Jump to postBarbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world's newest republic. In an overnight ceremony in the capital, Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president. The Prince of Wales and Barbadian singer Rihanna attended the event, which coincided with...
Jump to postJust had a Moderna booster after having received the Johnson vaccine 5 months ago, which means I'm cross vaccinated in a way that EMA hasn't approved yet. Should I be worried? Anyway too late to change my mind. Since the FDA has approved cross("heteralogous") vaccination, you should be ok...
Jump to postJust had a Moderna booster after having received the Johnson vaccine 5 months ago, which means I'm cross vaccinated in a way that EMA hasn't approved yet. Should I be worried? Anyway too late to change my mind.
Jump to postThat is very sad. One of the most respected politicians in my book. Very wise guy. RIP.
Jump to postWhy is he being referred to as a "Danish citizen"? Sure his mother is Danish, but his father is Norwegian and as far as I've read, he spent his whole life in Norway. Danish passport holder? Perhaps dual citizenship? Obviously.. but that is not what I'm on to. Just that he's specifically b...
Jump to postWhy is he being referred to as a "Danish citizen"? Sure his mother is Danish, but his father is Norwegian and as far as I've read, he spent his whole life in Norway.
Jump to postWill the second 007 become the next actual 007? Would be a controversial choice in my opinion, but she was ligned up for the role during this movie it seems. Also, the whole movie was a bit "cartoonish" to me. I think that the previous Daniel Craig movies were more aligned with reality tha...
Jump to postreadytotaxi wrote:A doner kebab, only manage 4 a year but so good, from a greek resturant locally which has been in the same family for over 40 years.
So. Bounty is UK-speak for Mounds? I've just looked up Mounds. It is very similar, except a blue wrapper Bounty is covered in milk chocolate, not dark chocolate like Mounds. (Although there is a dark chocolate Bounty found in most shops in red wrappers.) I imagine Bounty is a lot sweeter than Mound...
Jump to postNo more crew layovers in downtown manhattan.. damn.. NY went from possibly being the favorite crew destination to now most likely the least desired.
Jump to postIt was already reported to be a mistake by journalist Nagieb Khaja in late August. He met the relatives to those killed. https://twitter.com/nagiebk/status/1432280765052690433
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investig ... questions/
Another blast in Kabul just now. https://twitter.com/mattaikins/status/1430977166586654727?s=21 Did you read the post just below the first one? The one by the same poster who said his roommate thought it was a sonic boom? Yes, it’s speculation so far. Edit: possibly the US striking back https://twi...
Jump to postAnother blast in Kabul just now.
https://twitter.com/mattaikins/status/1 ... 54727?s=21
winginit wrote:AirPacific747 wrote:At least ten US service members killed according to latest news now. This will have to be revenged.
Either provide a source or don't post. I'm not seeing ten anywhere.
At least ten US service members killed according to latest news now. This will have to be revenged. It is not surprising, given that Afghanistan is in chaos. One of the things about chaos is the lowest life forms are allowed to surface. RIP to the service members, who were only doing their jobs to ...
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