johnm Posted June 29 Posted June 29 pilot will have to be unpaid in the hangar ............ fixing that up .......... weekends 1
red750 Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 Reports this morning that the Airbus was parked incorrectly. 1
facthunter Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Airbus appeared to be moving at the time they contacted and the other aircraft wing ran into the Tail as the plane turned left.. I feel it should have waited till Clearence was assured. Cutting it too fine. You can't play dodgems with stuff this big. It was the Job of the Boeing to avoid. The Other bloke could not do anything and the first thing they would notice is the whack when contact was made. Nev 1
onetrack Posted June 30 Posted June 30 First it was the Russians attacking Ukraine, then it was Israel attacking Iran - now it's extended to Boeings attacking Airbuses! What is the world coming to? Can't everyone just live in peace? 😄 1 3
facthunter Posted June 30 Posted June 30 Boeing has always attacked Airbus Industries since they first went into Business as a Multi Nation Conglomerate. USA didn't allow Concorde a fair go either. Boeings SST with advanced metallurgy never went into Production . Above speed of sound Air Travel has a severe COST penalty and always will .Travel at even Mach .82 raises the OAT by over 30 deg C. THAT'S a LOT of energy Man, and it gets a LOT more above the speed of sound . Flight Planning gets a lot more critical and weather dependent. Nev 1
red750 Posted June 30 Author Posted June 30 Typical press (or TV) ignorance. I saw a graphic on the TV about a Boeing Airbus. 1
BurnieM Posted July 1 Posted July 1 On 30/06/2025 at 10:53 AM, red750 said: Typical press (or TV) ignorance. I saw a graphic on the TV about a Boeing Airbus. Are you sure it wasn't a Boeing Airbus Cessna ? 1
Marty_d Posted Thursday at 03:05 AM Posted Thursday at 03:05 AM May be a silly question, but I've seen reporting on several instances of ground mishaps where a wingtip hits something. Why don't they have some sort of proximity alarm when there's a solid object in front of the wingtip?
onetrack Posted Thursday at 03:54 AM Posted Thursday at 03:54 AM It sounds like you've got a patentable idea, there Marty! Better hurry off for a meeting with Boeing before they read this! 😄 The only thing that I see would be needed, is that it it only operates when on the ground, or below "X" level of low speed (taxiing speed), say 40kmh. 1
facthunter Posted Thursday at 06:59 AM Posted Thursday at 06:59 AM You are Meant to Know how big your plane is and where everything goes on full lock. If anything is suspiciously close someone should have their head out the window as you "inch" along. You should not get into that position in the 1st Place. IF in doubt STOP. Nev 1
John Werner Posted Thursday at 01:05 PM Posted Thursday at 01:05 PM On 02/07/2025 at 8:55 AM, BurnieM said: Are you sure it wasn't a Boeing Airbus Cessna ? A BAC111, perhaps? 1
facthunter Posted Friday at 12:18 AM Posted Friday at 12:18 AM The have been subject to unauthorised Modification. Nev
danny_galaga Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago On 30/06/2025 at 10:53 AM, red750 said: Typical press (or TV) ignorance. I saw a graphic on the TV about a Boeing Airbus. I guess for a short while, it was 🤔 1
BrendAn Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago On 03/07/2025 at 1:05 PM, Marty_d said: May be a silly question, but I've seen reporting on several instances of ground mishaps where a wingtip hits something. Why don't they have some sort of proximity alarm when there's a solid object in front of the wingtip? i thought if they follow the yellow lines and they would clear everything 1
BrendAn Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago 2 minutes ago, onetrack said: It ain't necessarily so, as the old song goes. so why have taxi lines if they don't
onetrack Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago You will always get people who don't follow lines, or stop where they're not supposed to stop - even pilots. 1
facthunter Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago They appeared to be on the lines but that doesn't protect you IF you are TOO close You still have to keep your distance between. I think that is pretty obvious As I commented earlier you have to know the trajectory of the wingtips and tail when the Nosewheel is not straight. It can go to nearly a right angle where the cockpit is going sideways. You are Marshalled where clearance with anything is Minimal, even IF you are on the line. If you have a very long plane you go further into the corner before you turn to prevent the Inner main gear from cutting the Corner and going onto the grass which would get you a DCM on an over 150 ton plane. Some main gear bogies can also turn. Nev 1 1
Marty_d Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago Which makes my point really. Jeezus we put proximity alarms on cars where the bum end is 3m behind you. But we expect RPT drivers to judge clearance on a wingtip which is 30-40m at 45 degrees behind them, going in different directions in a turn. 1
John Werner Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago This fake video still impresses me. Wouldn't it be great if this taxiing and take off really happened like this! Saba is a five square mile island located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, 28 miles southwest of its international hub St. Maarten, a 12 minute flight or 90 minute ferry ride away. It boasts the tallest mountain inn the Dutch Kingdom and the shortest runway in the world for commercail flights. Enjoy!
John Werner Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago I forgot to mention that the SABA airport is real. May be suitable for a Pilatus Porter or other STOL aircraft but not a 787. Zion's Hill (A_k_a_ Hell's Gate).avif
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