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·Burning fuel....
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·Found the culprit
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·It was double Yowser based on this version...
He said: "It did give me a bit of a glancing blow on the right hand side of my head as it came in along with a lot of the Perspex from the canopy.
"The visor incredibly took all that impact and remained intact and the helmet, albeit cracked now, took all the impact too so I was able to maintain consciousness and fly the aircraft away safely."
Ogston said he was already "looking forward to getting back" as the Red Arrows make their way to the Bournemouth Air Show this weekend.
Red Arrows pilot had to drive at 400mph with his KNEES (msn.com)
Sorry to labour this one but I had not even considered detonation cord risk , This reaction vid is worth a watch - also for the comments at the end about the current Reds media situation..
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·One of the fun parts of my job…flying with dudes from other branches of the military. Today, I’m flying with a retired USMC A-6 / F/A-18 driver…so I ask, “Why do you have The Grinch in your uniform hat?” He responds, “It was my call sign in the USMC…probably because I hate everybody.” So I say, “Well…you should wake up 15 minutes earlier than usual tomorrow just so you can hate me more…because I’m one of those bastard child USN SH-60B rotorheads.” 😁
BONUS: Here’s a pic of the inside of The Grinch’s uniform hat…and his Breitling Headwind automatic…
BONUS: Here’s a pic of the inside of The Grinch’s uniform hat…and his Breitling Headwind automatic…
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··Melbourne AustraliaNeat callsign, wonder if the pilot is a spaceflight fan.
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Could be apocryphal but I read that a military pilot had to report to Mill ATC that he had forgotten his callsign. Response was "Adopt callsign STUPID1".
Ah yes, here we go..... https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-48116-p-2.html
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·One of the fun parts of my job…flying with dudes from other branches of the military. Today, I’m flying with a retired USMC A-6 / F/A-18 driver…so I ask, “Why do you have The Grinch in your uniform hat?” He responds, “It was my call sign in the USMC…probably because I hate everybody.” So I say, “Well…you should wake up 15 minutes earlier than usual tomorrow just so you can hate me more…because I’m one of those bastard child USN SH-60B rotorheads.” 😁
BONUS: Here’s a pic of the inside of The Grinch’s uniform hat…and his Breitling Headwind automatic…
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·Side note, got to go for a quick ride in the back today
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·Rather surprised this 747 continued on its journey - Maybe they wre unaware of the damage? Lucky nobody got hit on the ground in Belgium.
Couple shocked as 747 plane engine falls through shed roof (msn.com)
Couple shocked as 747 plane engine falls through shed roof (msn.com)
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·Rather surprised this 747 continued on its journey - Maybe they wre unaware of the damage? Lucky nobody got hit on the ground in Belgium.
Couple shocked as 747 plane engine falls through shed roof (msn.com)
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··Married... with childrenSeems it was part of the cowling. It's not an uncommon occurrence for them to come loose, perhaps less to detach completely. So provided the engine temps are OK why not carry on? As this was a freight operation I suppose they'd want to retrieve the cowling, knock out the dents and refit later
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··Melbourne AustraliaSeems it was part of the cowling. It's not an uncommon occurrence for them to come loose, perhaps less to detach completely. So provided the engine temps are OK why not carry on? As this was a freight operation I suppose they'd want to retrieve the cowling, knock out the dents and refit later
Especially on the A320 series, was quite a regular occurrence, and still happens, last one was about a week ago I think.
One of the pax filmed the inner fan cowl beat itself to death before departing the aircraft.
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··Married... with childrenEspecially on the A320 series, was quite a regular occurrence, and still happens, last one was about a week ago I think.
One of the pax filmed the inner fan cowl beat itself to death before departing the aircraft.
https://safetyfirst.airbus.com/preventing-fan-cowl-door-loss/
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·A rare photo of a wild Vulcan in its natural environment..... result of an air speed indicator failure yesterday (photo from the interweb)
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And, while I think of it, is anyone else a Pprune member? I'm counting 20 years in a couple of months time. One of the then mods saw me reading as a guest at work and encouraged me to join although I was flying a desk and the occasional glider.
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·A rare photo of a wild Vulcan in its natural environment..... result of an air speed indicator failure yesterday (photo from the interweb)
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··Married... with childrenDiscussed in detail here: https://www.pprune.org/aviation-his...d-escape-wellesbourne-16th-sept-2022-a-2.html
And, while I think of it, is anyone else a Pprune member? I'm counting 20 years in a couple of months time. One of the then mods saw me reading as a guest at work and encouraged me to join although I was flying a desk and the occasional glider.
