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Another fool over-sharing on social media. Once the RD are done with him, he can look forward to a visit from a local burglar.

"EVs to the southwest, thousands of 'em" .. The great EV car park off Highway 7 remains nicely filled. What is more curious is there's a little sign at the entrance saying "Thailand Warehouse 1112" (also in Thai and Chinese). The sign also has a very small logo for Nexpoint. Nexpoint is interesting because it's an EV commercial vehicle company. And if you really want to get into the weeds, one of the directors is Amorn Sapthaweekul, right hand man of Energy Absolute's Somphote Ahunai (but that's a whole other story). So are these another new brand about to hit the market? There seem to be several different models in the car park

The aircraft could have experienced a stall/spin induced by a trim or elevator issue in the cruise. High nose down attitude without rotation could be consistent with recovery attempt. Five thousand feet AGL with an unanticipated departure wouldn't leave much room for recovery. Here's a description of spin recovery in a Grand Caravan: "That same aircraft, when spun at gross weight, forward C of G produced a crisp entry, and compliant recovery. I had installed a G meter, and happy I had. The consistent recovery as at Vne, and at 2.5 to 2.8G (not much room for error in those recoveries). The peak observed descent rate was calculated at 9600 FPM. The aircraft handled very nicely though. It was obviously very well designed in this regard." https://www.euroga.org/forums/loading-and-spin-recovery/6992?page=2 Here's a clip with comment "I have done these tests in the Grand Caravan. It is a beautiful spinning aircraft, though takes you to the limits in getting it out." Also - not sure I'd be advising any pilot that an aircraft "will naturally pull out of a dive"!

That ADS-B info is very suspect. I think best to ignore the sudden course changes. It shows two abrupt near 180 degree course reversals in less than 30 seconds and the only way to do that would be through something like hammerhead turns, which you won't be doing in a Caravan. A course reversal would show as a semi-circular track. If you look at the previous flight data for that aircraft from the site you linked, that track also makes no sense. Even I could hand-fly the ILS approach better than this appears to indicate. And again there's an apparently abrupt near 180 course reversal.

Has already left the country. But left very sloooowwlyyy.

It's a grim clip to watch. Weather was good. Doesn't appear to have been in-flight breakup. So some sort of mechanical failure/issue or human-induced event seems most likely. If mechanical possibly could be trim runaway. Trim runaway at high speed can be very dangerous. The force required to overcome the runaway can be very great - if not unrecoverable. Recovery from an event that starts at just 5,000 feet could be very hard, especially if unexpected and autopilot engaged (so not hand flying). There was a Caravan accident in Alaska in 2014 that NTSB considered to have been caused by trim runaway: "Simulated airplane performance calculations showed that, during a pitch trim excursion, the control forces required to counter an anomaly increases to unmanageable levels unless the appropriate remedial procedures are quickly applied. Given the simulated airplane performance calculations, the trim actuator measurements, and the check airman's known training routine, it is likely that the check airman simulated a pitch trim excursion and that the SIC, who lacked experience in the airplane type, did not appropriately respond to the excursion. The check airman did not take remedial action and initiate the recovery procedure in time to prevent the control forces from becoming unmanageable and to ensure that recovery from the associated dive was possible." https://asn.flightsafety.org/reports/2014/20140408_C208_N126AR.pdf I'm sure these guys trained for trim runaway scenarios (knowing location of trim circuit breaker should be a memory item) but again, at low altitude and cruise speed, not a lot of time. All speculation. I suspect we will never know unless NTSB is asked to become involved and they can recover trim actuators etc. RIP.

Yes Chomps, because of course all young people under the age of 18 are little angels ... https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-statistics-2022-to-2023/youth-justice-statistics-2022-to-2023-accessible-version

Yawn. A 'need for grievance'? Although I do detect a need for grievance here ... What are you doing for others today? Start by unlearning racist language. It may seem innocent to you, but these words and phrases have deeper implications. Terms like “Black sheep” and “Blacklist” are examples of how deeply engrained racism is in our language. “Everyday language reminds African Americans in matter-of-fact ways that our color is related to extortion (blackmail), disrepute (black mark), rejection (blackball), banishment (blacklist), impurity (not the driven snow), illicitness (black market), and death. Casting aspersions on black or darkness while praising white or light isn’t universal, and regardless of the intentions of the user of these expressions, such usage colludes with racism.” — Therapist Dee Watts-Jones, 2004 https://r2ac.republicrecords.com/everyday-expressions-are-actually-racist/ So watch out, White House!

I wonder how long before some infantile wokery, fuelled by anger at the 'white patriarchal hegemony', demands that the 'White House' be renamed to make it more 'inclusive'.

Yeah - hard to tell. Do seem to be a couple of different vehicle styles. I'll try and take a closer look when next down that way to see exactly what's been left to bake in the sun.

I don't wish to be pedantic but it's actually 1,741. Maybe some new glasses needed with the disguise 😉

I suspect lack of confidence re pricing is going to deter more than a few potential buyers.

Meanwhile, in a newly-created parking lot just off Highway 7 near Bang Phra, several thousand vehicles await their new owners ... I was told by a local that they are Neta EV although scooting past in the car and then later from the air I couldn't tell. I'll take a closer look next time I'm down that way. I thought I could see @ExpatOilWorker with pen and clipboard taking notes, but that was also hard to tell ...

Perfectly reasonable comments. Wave a Union Jack / Cross of St George in the stands at an England match = patriotic support for the country and team Wave a Union Jack / Cross of St George next to a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators = racist intimidation by the 'far Right'. It's all about context.

The UK government needs to take firm action on illegal immigration. The Tories promised it but did nothing. Legal migration is fine: welcoming people from other countries who can make a positive contribution to the UK and who are prepared to respect the UK and the cultural heritage of the majority, although saying this is probably enough to be deemed 'far-Right' by some. Meanwhile all these economic migrants floating across the Channel have placed a significant extra burden on an already creaking asylum vetting system. Not good for genuine asylum seekers. The majority of small boat arrivals claim asylum. In the year ending June 2023, 90% (36,169 of 40,386 arrivals) had an asylum claim recorded either as a main applicant or dependant, at the time of data extraction. Small boat arrivals accounted for over one-third (37%) of the total number of people claiming asylum in the UK in the year ending June 2023. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-june-2023/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-june-2023#asylum-claims-from-small-boat-arrivals https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/irregular-migration-detailed-dataset-and-summary-tables

Actually there's a fundamental similarity, viz: 'The general population includes small minorities of far right racists, and Muslims, both of which have extremist views".

Shades of “Quand je regarde mon derrière, je vois qu'il est divisé en deux parties égales”, perhaps?

Shades of “Quand je regarde mon derrière, je vois qu'il est divisé en deux parties égales”, perhaps?

RIP. I hope not someone I know. That looks like Best Ocean Resort just off end of runway (16/34) at Best Ocean.

There wasn't a face mask in sight, so clearly not representative of modern day Thailand ...

I prefer my version.

I just get right out there with it. "You see, I speak English Thai well. I learn it from a book. Hello sawatdee khrab, I am English Thai ....Hello sawatdee khrab." So there you have it.

Ah, but you ignored my comment: "As the power/weight ratio of batteries improves, as does range/charge time, I'd like to think some interesting possibilities exist" ...

I 'took the gamble' and don't mind being questioned on it. 18 months later I'm as happy with my EV as with any other previous ICE I've bought for commuting / general urban daily use. Comfortable, quiet, reliable (so far) and uninspiring. Just like the various Honda's I've had before it. Ev's are ideal for some, far from ideal for others.

As it happens I bought a 43" Pioneer plasma flat screen 18 years ago for USD 4,000. Still works great. That would be a painful hit. I think the best strategy is to keep the car for at least eight years (ie the period of free servicing etc) and then sell for whatever you can get for it. The depreciation curve will have flattened out a lot by then. I'm hoping that - like my TV - my Atto 3 will still work fine many years down the road.