stevenl

10 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

That change is interesting  but I can't find any evidence that the full runway was used.

 

The rotation certainly did not look normal. A lot of dust kicked up as if the aircraft was possibly off the end of the runway and over dry grass when it lifted off. The climb angle was always shallow and the whole take off event looked to be a struggle, sadly. 

I'll trust experienced pilots over an armchair quarterback.

https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot/videos/1207383097733798/

1 hour ago, Evil Penevil said:

 

To remind you once again:

 

 

The words "My guess" in your sentence referred to military retaliation.  If raining barrages of missiles on Israel isn't military retaliation, what would you call it?  And I have to ask:  By "covertly," do you mean terrorist bombings or other terrorist actions in the region (Middle East?) and in the West (Europe, North and South America, Australia)?

Quote me in full please. You omitted from my quote ' Israeli reaction so far has been restrained '.

17 minutes ago, Evil Penevil said:

Seems like your guess was a bit off.

Far from. This was restrained, they have more options than the drones and slow missiles used now.

18 minutes ago, TedG said:

That's what I'm seeing on YouTube from Indian sites. 

Even if it turns out to be air India's mistake, pilot or otherwise, they'll have part of Indian public opinion on their side this way.

5 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

I guess that's possible, but what do we know is "reality" at this point in time? 

Nothing yet, hence the attempt from India to put the blame on someone else. 

18 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

You could say the opposite is more the US/Boeing wanting it to be pilot error rather than reality

Not really since it is India announcing this and nothing from Boeing yet.

18 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Unless the writer of the REUTERS article got it wrong it definitively seems like they're focusing on engine/thrust issues, and with one engine type in particular. 

I think that's more India wanting that as a reason than reality.

25 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

 

LOL , they got folded on the first day and all their other "leaders" did a total runner wondering when the Mossad hit squad was going to have them in their sites.

 

 

You seriously think Iran will not retaliate?

The Iranian reaction so far has been restrained. My guess is they won't really retaliate military but covertly, both in the region and in the west. Maybe also a closure of the strait of hornuz?

Just read there are at least 33 victims on the ground.

On 6/13/2025 at 4:07 AM, Social Media said:

Trump is also appealing an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll and battling a colossal civil fraud judgment that has ballooned to over half a billion dollars with interest. That case found that Trump and his associates misled banks and investors to enrich his real estate empire.

Big loss for trump in that case.

4 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

“The captain of the Air India flight opted to continue and proceed with the flight to New Delhi”

 

“Responding swiftly, Thailand's Aeronautical Radio informed airport authorities, prompting the pilot to seek an urgent landing.”

 

is it just me or are these two statements contradictory?

Yes, it's you. Read properly and you'll understand that after return to Phuket the flight went to New Delhi.

32 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:

Also, this aircraft took off fomr an intersection and did not use the full length of the runway. Lastly India in June is hot and this

First reports indicated that, later reports say the plane did use the full runway and rotated as usual.

20 hours ago, bannork said:

An American security contractor working with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says the new aid initiative is plagued with problems and is not properly serving Palestinians.

 

The man — whose op-ed is anonymously published by the far-left Zeteo news site — says he is one of the hundreds of people hired by UG Solutions, one of the two American contractors working with GHF.

 

He says contractors were given very little information and training before being sent into Gaza.

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-security-contractor-writes-anonymous-op-ed-decrying-gaza-humanitarian-foundation/

 

Thanks for the continuous updates.

9 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

The agreement in itself benefits everyone. It facilitates the flow of goods in an out of  Gibraltar, and will make it easier to get to Gibraltar without having to land in Spain and then transit to the enclave. A big win for the local economy, and a boost to tourism.

The presence of Spanish border/customs of agents in the territory is not a new concept and makes life easier for everyone. UK Border Force officers already operate in France at the Port of Calais, the Eurotunnel terminal, Paris Gare du Nord, Lille, and Calais-Frethun. They also operate at Brussels-South railway station in Belgium and Amsterdam Centraal and Rotterdam Centraal stations in the Netherlands.   The USA has its border and customs agents stationed inside at Shannon, Dublin, Dubai and all major Canadian airports as well as in Aruba, Bahamas and Barbados, so that travellers clear US  border security before they enter the USA. It  makes travel easier and speeds  cargo transit.

Completely agree with this.

11 hours ago, Nid_Noi said:

No, the 2 levers are at different places. The gear is on the captain’s side on the panel while the flap handle is close to the co-pilot seat in the left armrest position. Both are totally different in shape. The gear level has a small wheel to remind the pilots its function while the flap lever has the curvature of the wing also a reminder of its function.

Also here speculation from experienced pilots it could have been wrong retraction. Also examples from earlier flaps in stead of landing gear retraction.

https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot/videos/1207383097733798/

1 hour ago, Tiger1980 said:

it’s a rock with thousands of citizens who continually vote 99% to remain British rather than Spanish. How so unlike yourself.

They also voted to stay in the EU. With this agreement sll seems good: for practical purposes in the EU while remaining British.

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Yup - it looks like that at a layman's glance on the surface - but once we look at this a little more intelligently, dig a little deeper into the area, and numbers and standardise the comparison:

 

There are approximately ~1500 drownings each year in Thailand - many of those are kids in ponds (more safety education in schools would help a lot here).

 

Australia's coastline is ~59,700 km (incl. islands) / Thailands is  ~3,200 km.

Drownings in Australia:  323 people / Thailand ~1500 (per year)

 

 

To make a more fair comparison evaluate Phuket with New South Wales (I used Bondi in my example earlier).

 

On average, roughly 61 coastal drownings for new south wales in a year (2023)

New South Wales Coastline:  ~2,137 km (1,328 miles)

 

 

Comparison Metrics: New South Wales (NSW) vs Phuket

Coastline length:                    2,137 km (NSW)   /   210 km (Phuket)

Annual drownings:                              61 (NSW)  /   13 (Phuket)

Population (approx):             8,400,000 (NSW)   /   1,000,000 (Phuket residents + tourists - high season)

Drownings per 100,000 ppl:           0.73 (NSW)  /   1.30 (Phuket) 

Drownings per 100 km of coast:    2.85 (NSW)  /   6.19 (Phuket) 

 

Phuket’s drowning rate per person is ~78% higher than NSW’s.

Phuket’s coastline has a drowning density more than twice that of NSW

 

Key Risk Factors Driving Phuket’s Higher Rates

- Lower lifeguard coverage and less robust rescue infrastructure.

- Tourists unfamiliar with ocean conditions (esp. during monsoon season).

- Less signage and beach management, particularly at remote or non-resort beaches.

- Non-compliance with red flag warnings and poor beach behaviour awareness.

 

Phuket presents higher drowning risk per capita and per kilometre of coastline than NSW.

 

 

How is per capita relevant? Better compare number of people using the beaches.

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Fully trained and equipped lifeguards

- Regular patrols across Phuket's beaches

- Public education campaigns on ocean safety

 

All there already.

29 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Really strange that the pilot called Mayday only once then silence.

Throat cut by Pakistani terrorists  a massive electromagnetic attack taking out all systems. Trial of Chinese tech? All speculation of course.

My speculation: pilot error. Wrong thrust and runway required calculation, resulting in not gaining enough speed to climb.

3 hours ago, Purdey said:

If two parties have lost a lot of support, does it imply that he won't win another election?

Depends how you define 'win'. At the moment it looks possible he'll become the biggest party, but the present coalition could lose a lot of support. BBB and NSC are looking to lose, and right wing FvD is not heard of lately.

But October is still far away.

5 hours ago, impulse said:

I'm glad we finally have someone who sees the problem and will look at the data.

Unfortunately you're not kidding.

4 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

We ARE mid 2025 now Steve. Any more smart comments?

Yes, tariffs have hurt the value of the dollar. Having said that, the baht stays incredibly strong, too strong imo.

6 hours ago, shdmn said:

 

You gave bad info after doing a google search for the wrong thing.  Now you are apparently upset after I tried to explain the error and think you deserve a gold star participation award instead?

Upset? Just disappointed you lack common courtesy.

Google search? No, i just remembered i saw something that could be what you were looking for and managed to refind it.

Will Brics destroy Trump's dream? No, his dream is to get rich(er), which he is doing on a daily basis.