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  1. planedriver
    That SMELL comment certainly brings back a few memories.
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    When I had a flight on Concorde Bahrain to London, i'm grateful they didn't do any aeros, but you could certainly see the curvature of the earth. Could'nt understand why the window in the toilet was frosted? Who the hells going to see what you've got at 65,000ft?
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    Maybe, but the BILL is not something to be looked forward to.
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    It was a Cessna 210 turbo, Skippy. Great job in my book with his final decisions leaving the gear up.
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    I believe the cabin pressue in the Comet was found to be too high which also put stress on the airframe which was not up to the task. It is sad that we have to learn from such tragedies, but fortunately airframes these days seem far more capable. Cabin pressure and fatige caused the windows to pop as I understand it.
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    Turbulence from storm activity is pretty common in that part of the world and I cannot see any good reason to unbuckle the belt completely unless going to use the toilets. It may be a hard lesson for some to learn, but I bet all the passengers on this flight will keep them buckled in future. Cumulonimbus storm clouds can top out above 50,000ft, way higher than normal aircraft cruise levels and are certainly to be avoided. Way back in 1954 a De Havilland Comet broke up mid flight due to excess stresses on the airframe when flying through a storm.
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    OMG KGW, don't say what's on the news is BS yet again?
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    A very concerning time for all on board, plus loved ones on the ground. Certainly not an enviable position to be in. However, the outcome is good in that all survived the ordeal unscathed thanks to the skill of the pilot. Not being familiar with type. It would seem that there is no other means of manually lowerering the gear, or it would have been used? It will be interesting to know the cause which will no doubt be revealed in time. Aircraft can always be repaired or replaced, not so, those on board in most cases.
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    Whether wrong, or long, white clouds, they'd have to learn to adjust to their conditions which i'm sure would be a challenge to some. So you'd be spot on again Nev. What you might think is a wheel wobble on landing may just be the Island shaking it's fist again, but it's always prudent to check.
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    kei te hae ahau (for Aussie's, i'm envious)
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    Looking great Marty! Having been following your build, I and others are probably almost as excited as you to see this.
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    You should have known me back then Nev. I used to very cheaply build my own radio control gear using acorn valves out of walkie-talkies from the government surplus shops. I could have saved you a lot of money. The fluttering rudder (galloping ghost system} left lots of room for improvement though.
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    That was a very sad event and a tragedy suffered by quite a few on here. I witnessed a lot of the damage. Thead drift Trivia for the day..........Lismore is the only town in Australia where they have a speed limit for boats in the main High Street. Years ago SES flood rescue boats travelled too fast down the High Street and bow waves smashed all the shop windows. FACT! Back to topic.
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    You'll be telling me soon that if you put a brick in the back of a windsock, it does nothing towards a smoother flight. I never noticed the metal one. Silly me!
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    Strong wind from starboard?
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    What a knowlegable man, Nev possibly also adjusted the side-valves tappets beacause I know he's not real keen on those hydraulic lifter thingies
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    Result! One love hopefully.
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    I recon Marty could use a few of those to complete his Zenith build, but not all of them, or it would never leave the ground.
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    I have an Elvis wig and sunglasses if you want to borrow them next time spacey. You'll look real cool!
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    It never ceases to amaze me when I hear of these instances, that all the injured passengers were not wearing a seat belt. WTF is wrong with people? It can happen at any time unexpectedly. Are we really supposed to feel sorry for their ignorance, Not me i'm afraid! Hope some learn something from their experience.
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    So it's not true about flight attendants?
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    We can only hope and pray for a good outcome. Looks like it could have been a brand new rig.
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