SwissVan Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Thought for the day You could spend all day reading herehttps://news.aviation-safety.net/2019/01/01/aviation-safety-network-releases-2018-airliner-accident-statistics/ Sidersky, Long Wheel Base, Bateleur1 and 1 other 4
Sidersky Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Thought for the day You could spend all day reading herehttps://news.aviation-safety.net/2019/01/01/aviation-safety-network-releases-2018-airliner-accident-statistics/ ASN Stats 2018.JPGFascinating. This blows me away: Given the estimated worldwide air traffic of about 37,800,000 flights, the accident rate is one fatal accident per 2,520,000 flights. We are in far more danger every time we get on our bikes or in our cars. Every time. Ed-Zulu, DJR and Long Wheel Base 3
PhilipV Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Heads up to the western cape flying nuts. Stellenbosch flying club has an air show on the 23rd of March. https://www.facebook.com/events/2151507245100675/ Long Wheel Base 1
Lotus Posted January 22, 2019 Author Posted January 22, 2019 Just as I start getting my FlightRadar addiction under control I find extra memory on my phone and load the app. Idiot!
kosmonooit Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 I see Lufthansa / BA decking up a few aircraft in retro paint jobs Anyone remember the BOAC VC-10 that use to float in to FAJS every Sunday morning? Long Wheel Base and Karooryder 2
Karooryder Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) BA has three flights to JHB and two to Cape Town. I think JHB is a A380, 747 and a 777 if I am not mistaken And sometimes 2 A380's into ORT...A while ago I saw the 2 BA A380's, the Air France and Emirates A380's and the beautiful Lufthansa 747-8 in retro livery all parked at ORT international departures one morning...what a sight! Edited - I forgot to add the Singapore A350! All the heavies having a jol :-) Edited January 22, 2019 by Karooryder Bateleur1 1
Karooryder Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Anyone in the know, know whats happening at Cemair? No press releases, no communication from the company...the silence is ominous...
Lotus Posted January 22, 2019 Author Posted January 22, 2019 I see Lufthansa / BA decking up a few aircraft in retro paint jobs Anyone remember the BOAC VC-10 that use to float in to FAJS every Sunday morning?Beautiful! I still think the BOAC VC10 was one of the all-time great looking planes. And the 727.
kosmonooit Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Edited - I forgot to add the Singapore A350! All the heavies having a jol :-) Singapore is daily, even twice daily now on some days, all on the A350. Beautiful aircraft and great airline to fly with, Certain flights used to then route to CT, I don't know if that is still the case or whether they fly direct to CT now.
kosmonooit Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Beautiful! I still think the BOAC VC10 was one of the all-time great looking planes. And the 727. The RAF has only just stopped flying the last of the type. It was a beautiful aircraft but couldn't compete withe Boeings for efficiency and was also heavy on maintenance.
Walt Jabsco Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Beautiful! I still think the BOAC VC10 was one of the all-time great looking planes. And the 727. Couldn't agree more. There is just something about the look of those rear-engined aircraft. The VC10 was especially beautiful in BOAC livery.When this changed to British Airways it didn't look the same. My first ever flight as a child was in one of these:To this day my best flight - very quiet with the engines at the rear. Edited January 22, 2019 by Walt Jabsco DJR, Lotus, Long Wheel Base and 1 other 4
SwissVan Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Anyone in the know, know whats happening at Cemair? No press releases, no communication from the company...the silence is ominous...Very good question Henry....The plot thickens Hope they come right, attended some training courses and operator conferences with some of their engineers about 10 years ago and they came across as very professional.
Karooryder Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Very good question Henry....The plot thickens Hope they come right, attended some training courses and operator conferences with some of their engineers about 10 years ago and they came across as very professional. Yap, hard to see how they can survive this in terms of public perception and trust. They are pretty much disposing of their reputation through this and their lack of communication and break down in future support from loyal customers. Financially, the operator must also be on their knees - the commercial airline business in SA is so marginal that these downtime losses would be very hard to recover for a private operator unless they have deep deep pockets which is doubtful considering the shortcuts they seem to take to stay in business and make money.
Lotus Posted January 22, 2019 Author Posted January 22, 2019 Don't mess with an aircraft captain, right? https://www.news24.com/Video/SouthAfrica/News/watch-unruly-passenger-forcibly-removed-from-kulula-flight-20190122
Ed-Zulu Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Don't mess with an aircraft captain, right? https://www.news24.com/Video/SouthAfrica/News/watch-unruly-passenger-forcibly-removed-from-kulula-flight-20190122The ineptitude of the police in that video FFS!
kosmonooit Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Couldn't agree more. There is just something about the look of those rear-engined aircraft. The VC10 was especially beautiful in BOAC livery.When this changed to British Airways it didn't look the same. My first ever flight as a child was in one of these:727.jpgTo this day my best flight - very quiet with the engines at the rear. The BOAC VC10 inaugural flight was to Johannesburg I used to enjoy the ride to CT in the 1time MD8's though always used to sit right at the back so I could hear & feel those engines in action, and close to that rear stair case for prompto entry & exit. Walt Jabsco 1
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