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- Wed May 01, 2024 8:44 am
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Peregrine falcons at Worcester Cathedral
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1285
Re: Peregrine falcons at Worcester Cathedral
The word originally meant "foreign," as did its Latin predecessor peregrinus. But even before peregrine appeared on its own in English, it was part of the name of that well-known bird of prey, the peregrine falcon. The bird's appellation derives from "falco peregrinus"—literally, "pilgrim falcon" in...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
- Topic: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 134
Re: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
Did you want the stall speed of the Airlander?
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: Aviation Incidents
- Topic: More Boeing Bad News
- Replies: 1051
- Views: 54279
Re: More Boeing Bad News
Manna from heaven?
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
- Topic: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 134
Re: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
Top 'declared' speed 70kts........................
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
- Topic: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 134
Re: Airlanders for Scottish Highlands and Islands...?
They would never make it into the headwind
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:59 pm
- Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
- Topic: Chaos in Scotland.
- Replies: 1773
- Views: 73850
Re: Chaos in Scotland.
One of the contenders in the election is Kate Forbes, who as a former SNP 'Finance Minister' should be in a good position to advise on the current (ALLEGED) financial improprieties.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:54 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Friday Jokes
- Replies: 10954
- Views: 524062
Re: Friday Jokes
From The Times and The Sunday Times - paywalled, of course.... "Russell Brand was baptised in the River Thames on Sunday as he seeks to embrace Christianity following allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse " Does this means his prison sentence will probably be reduced as he has foun...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:33 pm
- Forum: Aviation Incidents
- Topic: Airlines reliant on GPS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 192
Re: Airlines reliant on GPS
The problem is that because GPS is far more accurate and normally reliable it is written into airline SOPs. There are, hopefully, a few pilots left who can actually navigate and not just follow the 'magenta line', and I'm sure the route and approach to that airfield could have been achieved without ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Friday Jokes
- Replies: 10954
- Views: 524062
Re: Friday Jokes
Ah! These SAGA holidays...............
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Friday Jokes
- Replies: 10954
- Views: 524062
Re: Friday Jokes
You can see why he got the job..................
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
- Topic: WTF is happening in the UK?
- Replies: 6319
- Views: 218308
Re: WTF is happening in the UK?
Mark Menzies (of Brazilian Rent-boy and misuse of Tory party funds fame) has stood down as an MP. He reportedly said 'I'll be bu##ered if I'll continue as an MP". Another one bites the dust (or pillow...)
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: Aviation Incidents
- Topic: JFK Up-cock
- Replies: 4
- Views: 266
Re: JFK Up-cock
AvHerald has it now. Not long for Juan to chip in. It really is time the US learnt how to do ATC safely. That's two gross aerodrome ground control errors in 2 days, this one and Washington giving two aborts due to blocked runways. Time for the firing squad?
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: Aviation Incidents
- Topic: JFK Up-cock
- Replies: 4
- Views: 266
JFK Up-cock
Came up on 'Airlive', but looking deeper.......................... https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2024/04/20/air-traffic-controllers-cleared-four-planes-to-cross-runway-at-new-york-jfk-as-swiss-flight-to-zurich-was-about-to-takeoff As far as I can tell (unbelievably!) JFK operate two frequencies...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:35 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Rainmakers in Dubai
- Replies: 28
- Views: 897
Re: Rainmakers in Dubai
I think you'll find that is pic of a chemtrail dispenser, not a cloud seeder?
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Rainmakers in Dubai
- Replies: 28
- Views: 897
Re: Rainmakers in Dubai
I guess you mean downwards?
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: Rainmakers in Dubai
- Replies: 28
- Views: 897
Re: Rainmakers in Dubai
Hmm! Sounds like the UK.the infrastructure was not designed to cope with any significant rain.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:49 pm
- Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
- Topic: Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war
- Replies: 5889
- Views: 201267
Re: Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war
Is it just 'lack of maintenance' causing all these dam breaches or summat else?
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:55 am
- Forum: Politics & Controversial Topics
- Topic: Migrants
- Replies: 782
- Views: 32407
The ex-As had better watch out....
Ooh err, missus! From 'The Times' "Britain has entered talks to replicate the Rwanda migrant deportation scheme with Armenia, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica and Botswana , according to leaked documents that reveal the government’s extensive search for another third-country deal " There is said to be quite ...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: Crewroom
- Topic: My first car
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1296
Re: My first car
Ideally a lady should have other things to distract her
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: Aviation Incidents
- Topic: PIA Airbus crash at Karachi 2020.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 677
Re: PIA Airbus crash at Karachi 2020.
Our friend Mentour did a video of this accident which is worth watching - see if it encourages you to fly with PIA......................