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by old_man
Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:31 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Now that's an over run! (vid)
Replies: 8
Views: 2414

Re: Now that's an over run! (vid)

co-joe wrote:Somebody took gallons instead of litres?
Feet instead of meters might explain though.....
by old_man
Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:12 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Now that's an over run! (vid)
Replies: 8
Views: 2414

Now that's an over run! (vid)

Aircraft held up pretty nicely until it went through the fence.


https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=437_1506590772
by old_man
Thu Jul 06, 2017 4:17 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: IIMC in a Robison(?) helicopter. Vid.
Replies: 2
Views: 1936

IIMC in a Robison(?) helicopter. Vid.

The description in the link says it all. Talk about perceived pressure. Sad.

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=248_1499297836
by old_man
Fri Apr 28, 2017 7:05 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: California Man Sentenced to Prison for Piloting Private Jets without a Type Rating
Replies: 12
Views: 2415

Re: California Man Sentenced to Prison for Piloting Private Jets without a Type Rating

This is meant as a serious question. Can he still log this as PIC even though he wasn't qualified for the flight?
by old_man
Mon Mar 20, 2017 7:19 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jazz lands on lights in YAM?
Replies: 94
Views: 17269

Re: Jazz lands on lights in YAM?

I don't know is this was posted already but the report is out. I found it interesting.

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-repor ... 5o0015.asp
by old_man
Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:58 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Martin Mars damaged during Precautionary landing at OSH
Replies: 8
Views: 3411

Re: Martin Mars damaged during Precautionary landing at OSH

It's easy to armchair quarterback after-the-fact. There's nothing in the story to indicate how high they were or how long they had to decide about putting it down. Indeed. Nothing in the article states they landed with a full load either. Only that the problem occurred after they took on a load of ...
by old_man
Wed May 11, 2016 5:12 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: AF017
Replies: 6
Views: 3317

Re: AF017

And what SHOULD the consequences be? If you have caused delay/diversion and resulting cost, you should pay all the compensation - and be banned from air travel. Probably close enough, $36K. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/actress-gander-drunk-plane-emergency-landing-1.3575511
by old_man
Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:49 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jazz Q400 Right main landing gear collapse YEG
Replies: 68
Views: 25183

Re: Jazz Q400 Right main landing gear collapse YEG

Heliian wrote:
old_man wrote: just a simple blown tire landing.
Well, that's an oxymoron.
My bad, I had put it in italics to denote sarcasm. As in; it is in fact not simple at all. I should have been clearer.
by old_man
Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:02 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Jazz Q400 Right main landing gear collapse YEG
Replies: 68
Views: 25183

Re: Jazz Q400 Right main landing gear collapse YEG

Hind sight being 20/20 it was a good call to ask for ARFF standing by for just a simple blown tire landing. I always ask for fire trucks whenever I have something going on. I have had fire trucks chase me down the run way more times than I can remember. Every single time, it turns out, they weren't ...
by old_man
Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:51 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Swedish CRJ-200 Cargo Crash Norway
Replies: 27
Views: 13008

Re: Swedish CRJ-200 Cargo Crash Norway

digits_ wrote:Low oil engine pressure on both engines ?
I don't normally like partaking or speculating in such threads but -1G might do that in a standard turbine engine.
by old_man
Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:30 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Ornge Chopper Pilots to get night vision goggles
Replies: 26
Views: 3999

Re: Ornge Chopper Pilots to get night vision goggles

Do they not show any return on LED lights of any type? With everything including lights of other aircraft and even runway lights going to LED now does this not seem like a huge limitation? https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/certification/continuing-alert-2009-02-695.htm Basically it is only som...
by old_man
Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:48 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Are there any airports in a class B control zone
Replies: 17
Views: 5020

Re: Are there any airports in a class B control zone

PositiveRate27 wrote:You won't in Canada... Even in the US I'd imagine the class bravo airspace would surround the class C control zone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_C ... ted_States
by old_man
Sat Jan 17, 2015 5:53 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: How to crash an airplane
Replies: 50
Views: 5678

Re: How to crash an airplane

How to crash a helicopter. It's an interesting read. There is some relevance to the fixed wing world.
by old_man
Thu Jan 01, 2015 5:27 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: AC 'slight elec smell' diversion
Replies: 21
Views: 2600

Re: AC 'slight elec smell' diversion

So back to my original question....do you people think this is more a case of 'We figured out what's wrong and all is safe. We are going to be broken when we land. It is better to be broken in Toronto than Heathrow.'?

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