flying dog

Hi folks.

While surging the net, I saw this.

Wow.....   Very interesting.

I live in Ashfield - W/NW of YSSY.

About 07:15 a C-130 (Didn't really see it but high wing 4 prop job) skirts over my place.

Looked and it was inbound from Richmond.

Probably for the parades happening today.

But gee was he low!

I heard a plane - yeah, normal for where I am - but this was a prop one and it wasn't usual.

I caught but a glimpse of it east bound.

Normally planes are at 1000 I would guess when passing over here on take off.

Landings aren't done here.

Anyway...   Bit of "excitement" for the day.

Sorry I don't have much more detail.

I'm sure it will be somewhere on the bigger 'net.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-arrested-after-truck-pursuit-queensland-to-moree-nsw/19811638-ea29-49aa-90b3-39465f091201

Thanks Deamp747.

Not quite what I was meaning.

IBob...

That's what I wasn't seeing.

Thanks.

(Sorry folks, but I am getting notifications every time someone posts here.)

No big deal, but I was wanting to know how I *opt out* of the messages?

Sorry if dumb question.

But other forums if you are "subscribed" to a thread, there is an "opt out" option shown.

I am not seeing that here.

Strategy can compensate for lack of talent but talent never compensates for lack of strategy.

Love it!

Says it all I guess.

Yeah, ok, I'm biting at the burley they are throwing out, but it seems so wrong.

Female pilots, ground crews, etc.

Then Virgin (Aus) is mentioned.

Pilot Deborah Lawrie.....   (Sorry if not spelt correctly.)

"25 years after a landmark discrimination case to allow her to become Australia's first female commercial pilot"

Errr.....   Does the name Nancy Bird Walton mean anything here?

Starting just south of Brissie, ending just south of Moree.

The police were helped by a private helicopter pilot who tracked them and relayed the information to police.

WELL DONE to the pilot.

On 26/01/2024 at 7:11 PM, red750 said:

But there's no `C` word in there!

Which is strange as that make is still called these days.

Yes, but this was DEPARTING and the controller seemed to mess the two planes around with their vectors.

(But what do I know?)   😉

So I'm guessing the person in the tower is going to have a lot of questions to answer.

Yes?

So I am taking it that DOKR is close to the airport?

As both were cleared to DOKR so they should have both flown the same path.

I've seen a chicken in a thermal....

Oh, wait, sorry:  It was an oven!

And it was turning CCW.   😉

Sorry, now off topic:

This is how birds go  BOOM!

Onetrack:

WRT "the old ways" I once found/saw a thing on youtube about old analogue computers and gun sights.

On a battle ship firing a gun.

How they calculate angle from wind speed, ship's speed, direction and all that stuff.

All done with MECHANICAL gears.

'twas amazing.

Sorry I can't give a link.

Ok, maybe this one.

After a bit more digging, I think this was the one I saw:

Facthunter,

That is an interesting point.

Though the others are also interesting.

(To the first ones)

Yeah, ok, the direction of their "spin" would depend if they wanted a high or low airspeed.

Which maybe isn't of importance.

It was just something that got into my head and I asked.

Thanks all.

Curious.

"Down here" which way would birds be flying if they are in a thermal?

CW or CCW?

High-pressure spins CCW down here.

So the birds would be going CW - yes?

Interesting - looking at the picture - if they had ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF:

The fan would stop spinning.

So why are the props so bent?

Ok, I'll accept windmilling, but gee they must have been turning at a great rate of knots to have them that bent.

It is sort of sad that news has reduced itself to be fear/anger/bad news mongers.

Now and then they do something "cheerful" but only to cleans our palette of all the crap they dish out.

I was only poking the hornet's nest and being a bit sarcastic.

And CH7 say it is a TWIN Engine one too!

Then they had an "aviation specialist" blabbing on about "the size/length and width of the runways varies".....

Like that has anything to do with the price of eggs in China.

On 04/01/2024 at 9:54 AM, facthunter said:

The fact the Airbus stayed in one piece is remarkable. 

Isn't that to do with airbus planes are only 1 piece?

Where as Boeing are made of many pieces?

😉

Oooh!

Thanks.

That will definitely give me some food for thought.

5 minutes ago, FlyingVizsla said:

Peripheral functions operable, main function inoperable

That's the only ... bump.

My vocabulary skills are not good.   Is there a word which would convey that, or a more succinct way of saying that?   (with me just using the word succinct)   Sorry.

Defect?

Oh, sorry, that was from the line above that one.

Barely operable?

Yeah, ok, but I am not seeing how that relates to going from WORKING (fully) to THROW IT AWAY (Not worth fixing)

But kinda cute/interesting.

To be honest, I don't know.

I'm just wanting to start building an understanding of the layers from good to bad for a machine/device.

I get it that there are different terms used in different industries.

But as I don't really understand the bigger placement myself, it makes it hard for me to say.

Maybe if people could give me their lists with a qualifying industry/context/equipment at the top so I see the flavor of the list.

Sorry if that doesn't answer your question.

Alas it is the best I can do for now.

Yeah, ok, sorry it is kinda off topic.

I'm wanting a list of words to describe something going from 100% working to unable to be used/fixed.

Not 100 levels, but also not 2.

And all in the same discipline.

Say 10 levels?

eg:

Working

needing service

working at reduced capacity

failed / repairable

failed / not repairable

Ok, maybe not 10.  I just chose that as a nominal value.

But if you get what I mean.

Thanks in advance.