The 26 October edition of the Charleston, <acronym title="Shandong Airlines (China)">SC</acronym> "Post and Courier" has a story about the sole overnight controller being caught sleeping in the tower while on duty. Supposedly, no flights affected. Link here: <a href="http://www.charleston.net/assets...
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Jump to postNever understood failing an inspection. No matter the service, or level of inspection.
Standards are published, you know what you need to do... whether it's your uniform, weapon, or unit (ship, too), then you know what you have to do.
How do you fail?
I remember friends telling me about the inprocessing briefing and being given the expected Life Expectancy of the base they'd be going to. Surprising how some were measured in minutes... Frightening that some were measured in seconds. True speedbump, I guess. Wonder how our forces would make out if ...
Jump to postWas browsing through some photos of the 737, and noticed that it appeared the landing gear was in the down and locked position. Thoughts? <a href="http://www.estadao.com.br/ext/especial/extraonline/galerias/cidades/2006/09/30/20404300/" target=_blank>http://www.estadao.com.br/ext/especi...erias/cida...
Jump to postPerhaps, also, there was no one to call? The article about the Legacy says it was some time before they reached an area where ATC contacted them. (Yes, there is always the GUARD freq., but if you know you're in the middle of nowhere, then you'd probably focus on other options during your limited tim...
Jump to postIt's true. I left my job under USERRA to enlist active duty in the Army. At the end of your enlistment (for whatever term the initial length is), and as long as you leave under non-dishonorable conditions, you can request your job back. It's a great deal, <i>but</i> you have to do the paperwork corr...
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Jump to postI'll hazard a guess... perhaps for security? (stop laughing) We all know the scene in Airport where the bomber is following along on the map. Well, what about modern days where a evil-doer is wanting to affect a certain city? If they don't show where the big name ones are, then evil-doer can't get h...
Jump to postTab A into Slot B... wow, putting these things together is lots of fun.
Wonder how it looks all taken apart. Any pics?
Fail-Safe is sad, yet... noble in its own way.
By Dawn's Early Light is similar in its feeling... and frustration and futility.
Dr. Strangelove is more comical...
I've always been a bit of a space history nut, and the beginnings of the US programs are truly fascinating. I read books on that like a sponge.
Often, I hear that the "Right Stuff" has a lot of inaccuracies, but few people detail them.
So, my question is this: What's inaccurate?
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Jump to postOk, I've been cruising my appropriate airlines' websites, the <acronym title="Taipei - Sung Shan (TSA / RCSS), Taiwan">TSA</acronym> sites, etc... With the new restrictions, you're very limited to what you can bring on-board (as we all know now). But, what about baby seats? Travelling with a 1-year ...
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Jump to postSo many beginner mistakes. It's just unbelievable, each time watching it. You keep waiting for someone to catch the error. Not scanning your instrument panel... You think they'd notice that only two engines are producing power. Not watching airspeed. And finally, when the Stall alarm goes off, the s...
Jump to postOk, the news reports don't specify, so am curious... What type of aircraft/helicopter did Israel use to attack <acronym title="Beirut - Rafic Hariri International (BEY / OLBA), Lebanon">BEY</acronym>? I believe it was a jet type the first time and helicopter gunships the second, but what specific ty...
Jump to postAnother great way to be a beta-tester... buy a product from EfZed...
Jump to postIt appears this thread has died off (I saw over 2 days from last post). So, does that mean that a) Airline 6.2.xx is stable and ready for mass-download and enjoyment and play (with much thanks to the diligent, volunteer beta-testers)? or.... b) it's not and all of y'all have given up? Is it worth th...
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Jump to postHey, Good job EfZed... They opened up the forums... This should help get these issues resolved as people share their problems...
(and yes, of course, submit samples to techsupport)
Toulouse, France?
(Sorry, just having a moment...)
What's a fundamental part of flying? Whether you're a pilot, mechanic, whatever? Checklist. Even works if you're... say... a software developer. Airports loaded? Check. PAX getting on planes? Check. Program runs more than 1Q without crashing? Hmmm, maybe we'd better check again.
Jump to post"Closed for maintenance".
Wasn't it just a few days ago that they were closed to (paraphrase) keep people from posting mean attacks against the hard workers of EfZed?
Good thing they offer a forum for the customers to get together and share their experiences (good and bad). Would really suck if a customer felt that he was alone in the wilderness, stuck with a bad product. But with the forums, you can log on and be reminded by the moderator(s) (Bwob - looks great ...
Jump to postStill waiting to download it... Just don't feel like doing any beta-testing. I'll jump in when it all calms down... maybe 6.2.31 or such.
Jump to postWonder when we'll hear anything... now that they seem to have severed the lines of communication...
Jump to postHey... I'm an employee of the United States... does that mean if I get the pilot's permission I can fly up there?
(seriously)
Two part question (and no, didn't find anything on search): 1) What do the SCA's do when they're not carrying the shuttles (which seems to be a lot lately)? I can imagine that maintenance on non-flying birds can become prohibitive, but... what else are they good for? 2) Related... when the shuttles ...
Jump to postSince the SCA/Shuttle combo has to make a few stops just to cross the US... what routing did SCA/Shuttle take to reach Paris?
Jump to postDon't forget sending birds ahead for trips. So, he'd need a few out at a time. I imagine that for a multi-leg trip, he'd need two sets of birds (call it set of 4, three to fly, 1 spare for maintenance), and they'd leap-frog ahead of each stop. Plus, as birds go into phase, etc, they're taken down......
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Jump to postThere's an opinion column coming up in the 10 April edition of Army Times (perhaps the other `Times' as well). It proposes that the idea of merging, or re-uniting, the Air Force with the Army may have reached a time of feasibility. What sort of effect would this have if we returned to the Army Air F...
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Jump to postAs someone who regularly has to fly his family (three children, ages 7, 3, and 1) across the Atlantic... I can see your point. I remember flights where kids screamed. I also remember drunks, non-stop talkers, seat knee-ers, smelly customers, trash-talkers, lavatory stinkers, etc. etc. Why not? Becau...
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Jump to postIt's been awhile since my community has had a major car accident. And by major, I mean one where at least a family has been wiped out.
I've always been taken by the aviation community's morbid fascination in tracking time between accidents.
It seems hard to believe that the shuttle and Saturn V have such comparable noise levels (only 1 decibel difference). Having witnessed 10+ launches of the shuttle, I always thought the Saturn V would have been much more impressive and eardrum shattering. I've always been disappointed not to have had...
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