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by Mark_space
Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Cold Lake Airshow - 2016
Replies: 28
Views: 8342

Re: Cold Lake Airshow - 2016

Pictures deleted...wrong aircraft. Thank for the heads up...
by Mark_space
Fri Nov 06, 2015 5:11 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Fedex A310 Stuck in the Mud in Winnipeg
Replies: 2
Views: 2924

Fedex A310 Stuck in the Mud in Winnipeg

Sitting in the parking lot of the Aviation Museum last night while this little drama played out some time after 1900... From my vantage point, it looked like the port landing gear got stuck in the soft ground while taxiing from the cargo ramp to Runway 31. The pilot appeared to waggle the rudder and...
by Mark_space
Mon May 26, 2014 9:14 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Scanner on Board Flight
Replies: 47
Views: 4339

Re: Scanner on Board Flight

My apologies for resurrecting this post, but...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa- ... -1.2654277

At last I needn't worry about the hand o' the Cap'n clamping down on my shoulder and.... "Alright laddy, the jigs up!"
by Mark_space
Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:51 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: FAA clears gadgets
Replies: 25
Views: 2405

Re: FAA clears gadgets

They're either safe (which they are) or they're not. If the FAA says you can use them, you can. Wouldn't want to be the flight crew who says differently, and has it get back to the FAA! Contrary to politically correct belief, the crew can NOT walk on water. There is no interference caused by these d...
by Mark_space
Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:08 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Scanner on Board Flight
Replies: 47
Views: 4339

Re: Scanner on Board Flight

Just so we're clear....the original poster referred to "my little scanner", which I assumed meant something like one of the handheld scanner models I mentioned. A passive scanning receiver, not something that transmits a signal like a cell phone, amateur radio transciever, HERF-gun, etc.... I defini...
by Mark_space
Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:00 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Scanner on Board Flight
Replies: 47
Views: 4339

Re: Scanner on Board Flight

I vaguely recall this subject being discussed on this forum a few years ago.... The subject of radiation given off by consumer electronics has been discussed (...and beaten to death!) elsewhere on the web....Google TEMPEST or RF-shielded equipment. The RF radiation generated by the BFO (beat frequen...
by Mark_space
Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:10 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Scanner on Board Flight
Replies: 47
Views: 4339

Re: Scanner on Board Flight

If you are looking for a confrontation, you will get it... I bring my scanner on every flight. Always get a window seat, and have my BC235XLT, AR8000, BC245XLT, BC296D tucked discreetly beside me... A little ear bud snaking up to my left/right ear...maybe with my head leaning in that direction to fe...
by Mark_space
Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:41 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Road blockades? Runway blockade!
Replies: 19
Views: 2679

Re: Road blockades? Runway blockade!

Sounds vaguely like the situation north of Thunder Bay...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/ ... -fire.html

Situation resolved after the appropriate baksheesh was extracted from developers...
by Mark_space
Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:34 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: PC flight sims Floatplane add ons for fun gaming?
Replies: 9
Views: 1090

Re: PC flight sims Floatplane add ons for fun gaming?

Hey Roadtrip... I've also been and FS9 user for many years....my favorite site for free, downloadable a/c is http://www.simviation.net. Just click the "Downloads" link off the main page and do a search for floatplanes. They have a wide selection, from a Fairey III D. MkII on floats to a Shorts Sunde...
by Mark_space
Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:22 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: avcanada weight loss challenge
Replies: 98
Views: 10587

Re: avcanada weight loss challenge

For those that could use a little direction: http://tiny.cc/wNpuz The Action Hero Body: The Complete Workout Secrets from Hollywood's Top Trainer by Jorgen de Mey Cheezy title, but good advice on diet, exercise and vitamins/supplements from a guy that's paid to make Hollywood stars look buff, fast. ...
by Mark_space
Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:36 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Real security versus window dressing...
Replies: 26
Views: 2248

Re: 'Israelification' of airports: High security, little bother

I recall being the recipient of the screening detailed in this article when flying from Ben Gurion to Athens on Olympic Airlines. Lined up for check in, young, smiling male and female security personnel moved along the line, asking everyone those two questions. They noted the padlock on my luggage, ...
by Mark_space
Thu May 28, 2009 2:29 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Blue 49 Heavy callsign...
Replies: 26
Views: 3139

Re: Blue 49 Heavy callsign...

http://members.optusnet.com.au/extremes ... callB.html

...says "KC-10 any tanker en route from the UK (KC-135)"
by Mark_space
Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:31 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: AC pledging to improve customer service, then pull our leg
Replies: 32
Views: 3198

Re: AC pledging to improve customer service, then pull our leg

Ugly stories abound here in Thunder Bay....inexplicably canceled flights, luggage lost after direct flight from Winnipeg and found a week later, rude staff. Add to that what I read on this forum, and the result is an extreme wariness on my part to fly with them at any time...so, I was not happy abou...
by Mark_space
Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:19 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Dark spiral in sky remains a mystery
Replies: 8
Views: 1035

Re: Dark spiral in sky remains a mystery

If it's the Greys, I hope they're here to remove the the chip in my neck...
by Mark_space
Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:36 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Merry Christmas to CDN Forces Troops abroad
Replies: 13
Views: 803

Re: Merry Christmas to CDN Forces Troops abroad

Grey_Wolf wrote:
SAR_YQQ wrote:
gryphon wrote: love those cherry cakeish desserts.
ACK!
What about the bread ??? :wink: .... :smt040 Mmmmm
Just remember...

Desiccant Package DO NOT EAT
by Mark_space
Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:21 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Merry Christmas to CDN Forces Troops abroad
Replies: 13
Views: 803

Re: Merry Christmas to CDN Forces Troops abroad

For those wishing to take a closer look at life on KAF, Sears Travel is offering an "all-inclusive" to Kandahar for the month of January, priced to MOVE at $550.00 Cdn. Price includes 6 months in a 4-man recce tent, with your choice of IMP's (Ham Steak w/Mustard ONLY) or UGR-A's, Menu's 1 through 3....
by Mark_space
Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:43 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: What are the best prescription sunglasses?
Replies: 17
Views: 8212

Personally, I prefer...

http://www.answers.com/topic/joo-janta- ... sunglasses
...designed to help you develop a relaxed attitude to danger. At the first hint of trouble they turn totally black thus preventing the wearer from seeing anything that might alarm them.
by Mark_space
Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:52 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: First major snowstorm in the GTA predicted to arrive tonight
Replies: 25
Views: 3267

CYQT

Looking out my window, visibility is approx 150m....and Toronto can dig out their own Volvo's this time!
by Mark_space
Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:07 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Green Laser targeting landing aircraft
Replies: 22
Views: 3145

Strait of Juan de Fuca Incident

This discussion brings to mind an incident between a Russian merchant vessel and a CF CH-124 (Sea King) off the B.C. coast...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_ ... r_incident

ZM-87 Portable Laser Disturber...sounds nasty...
by Mark_space
Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:30 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Osprey
Replies: 25
Views: 3855

Frankly, I'm more concerned the Marine Corps has taken to rear-ramp mounting 7.65mm pistols...NATO-standard not good enough for them? ;)
by Mark_space
Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:12 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: A decent Canadian Purchase! (CC-117)
Replies: 166
Views: 37721

And on and on and on...

Jeez, yultoto...just give it up... You've beaten this subject to death on PPrune as "Minorite Invisible", to the resounding indifference and disagreement of most... http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=292545 I know it must be painful to see the "Natural Governing Party" suck it HARD in Out...
by Mark_space
Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:15 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Where were you on September 11th 2001?
Replies: 352
Views: 88833

I was doing annual First Aid training with the rest of my unit in Kingston. The base was in an uproar that day as our civvy support staff was on strike, picketing the front gate. Traffic backed-up all the way down Highway 2, and tempers were short. During a break, one of the students tells us that a...
by Mark_space
Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:32 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Churchill Manitoba
Replies: 28
Views: 3626

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