For the aviation fans

[Patchelicious]

In the sky

 

 

Your contributions are becoming more valuable by the day.

[SwissVan]

Your contributions are becoming more valuable by the day.

Agh patchi just a little bump for so far unanswered question

 

Don’t be such a suur tiet !!!!!

[MrJacques]

I'd like a wing seat please:

 

https://www.traveller24.com/News/Flights/watch-man-attempts-to-travel-on-wing-of-local-nigerian-plane-20190730

[MrJacques]

From propeller bombers to 5th gen jets: Russia’s Sukhoi marks 80th anniversary (PHOTOS):

https://www.rt.com/news/465341-russia-sukhoi-planes-anniversary/

[Velouria]

Where did you fly?

I did my PPL at Vanderbijlpark. Flew a bit out of Springs while I was still at school, and then was based at Stellenbosch for about 10 years.

[Long Wheel Base]

I did my PPL at Vanderbijlpark. Flew a bit out of Springs while I was still at school, and then was based at Stellenbosch for about 10 years.

Springs!!!!!! I did my apprenticeship there. There was a small AMO operating out of one of the hangers there.

[SwissVan]

I'd like a wing seat please:

 

https://www.traveller24.com/News/Flights/watch-man-attempts-to-travel-on-wing-of-local-nigerian-plane-20190730

At least he did not try stow away in one of the landing gear bays

[kosmonooit]

what a life ...

 

[geomark]

Tragedy for the guys who set up the whole SA schoolkids built and flown Sling 4

 

Cape to Cairo homemade plane project creators die in Tanzania crash

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49226128

[geomark]

In lighter happier news the Green Goblin is French and honing his skills rapidly

 

Franky Zapata crosses Channel by hoverboard at second attempt

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/04/franky-zapata-crosses-channel-by-hoverboard-at-second-attempt?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Edited August 5, 2019 by geomark

[Slowbee]

 

 

Following on from Geomark. Had a conversation with an interesting character on Sunday. He told me about the bigger planes the ruskies have designed using ground swell. In googling I came across this.

 

Other than hovercraft, anyone been on one?

[Slowbee]

 

  1000 soldiers!

[flymango]

"there was smoke but no fire" ... SAA spokesperson.

 

mmmmmm .....

 

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/videos/saa-flight-sa209-emergency-landing-why-deborah-cox-video/

[Bateleur1]

"there was smoke but no fire" ... SAA spokesperson.

 

mmmmmm .....

 

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/videos/saa-flight-sa209-emergency-landing-why-deborah-cox-video/

 

Not actually sure what Deborah's issue is.  From the clip, it seems like the crew handled the situation pretty well.  If there is smoke they do not have a clue where it originated from.  So they performed an emergency landing to the letter as they were trained to do.

[bertusras]

Deborah should be fined for electronics use during landing and not adhering to instructions.

[Robbie Stewart]

"there was smoke but no fire" ... SAA spokesperson.

 

mmmmmm .....

 

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/videos/saa-flight-sa209-emergency-landing-why-deborah-cox-video/

 

I dunno but to me it sounds like the cabin crew were acting as they were trained and instructed? Also, the fact all the passengers are milling about with their carry-on luggage in tow tells me that the incident might be somewhat blown out of proportion by the musician. Perhaps she is trying to earn some extra publicity by the "fire" in the cockpit?

 

How about being grateful they were close enough to land to make a safe landing, and not somewhere in the middle of a transatlantic crossing when the fire erupted. We might have had another Helderberg on our hands.