1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

And just where did you acquire that gem of complete nonsense from?

 

Why don't you ask Captain Chesley Sullenberger whether a jet airliner can glide.

Dear me, so I'm wrong. Do you have the tar and feathers handy?

9 minutes ago, KC 71 said:

Loved that film, Gert Frobe was a classic doing it by the instruction manual. Remember Otto the inflatable pilot in "Flying High"?

 

Edited April 27, 20206 yr by Lacessit

8 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Dear me, so I'm wrong. Do you have the tar and feathers handy?

Don't worry, we're not that cruel! Probably the most notable examples of an airliner gliding was an Air Canada flight back '83.

 

Google 'Gimli glider' for an interesting read.

1 minute ago, Moonlover said:

Don't worry, we're not that cruel! Probably the most notable examples of an airliner gliding was an Air Canada flight back '83.

 

Google 'Gimli glider' for an interesting read.

The slowest aircraft I've ever been in was a DeHavilland Beaver, used to fly the 100 odd km between Port Hedland and Goldsworthy. 80 km/hr in a headwind. One leadfoot had a race with it in a ground car, and won.

In all fairness, if you are worried about social distancing, you should not be travelling on a plane !

2 hours ago, phutoie2 said:

A plane is something a carpenter uses. If you are going to critique know it alls. Please use correct terminology. 

Most people nowadays call flying machines planes unless they're helicopters.

10 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Loved that film, Gert Frobe was a classic doing it by the instruction manual. Remember Otto the inflatable pilot in "Flying High"?

 

Some classic footage ,and giggles to boot.

they certainly don't make ‘em like they used to eh ????

13 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Loved that film, Gert Frobe was a classic doing it by the instruction manual. Remember Otto the inflatable pilot in "Flying High"?

 

Some great footage and giggles to boot

they certainly don't make em like they used to eh ????

3 hours ago, JoePai said:

The worrying part of that photo is the driver seems to be sitting in the wrong position

 

Even  more worrying is  he's an Admiral.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The poster - who said this was Nok Air - said that the flight used an aircraft with a propellor, something that the passengers were allegedly not told about before. 

Are airline passengers ever told, specifically, about the means of propulsion of the plane? 

 

I'd have been a lot more concerned if that aircraft didn't have a propellor!

4 hours ago, BobbyL said:

I thought all domestic travel had been banned? 

You know what 'thought' did!

3 hours ago, phutoie2 said:

A plane is something a carpenter uses. If you are going to critique know it alls. Please use correct terminology. 

A plane is also something with wings and an engine(s) that flies.  A carpenter could use his plane in a plane. 

 

To quote you, "if you are going to critique know it alls. Please use correct terminology" [sic]. 

2 hours ago, Pilotman said:

No pilot I know would ever refer to their aircraft as a 'plane'.   

What does it matter when no one said that they would? 

 

This is a discussion between civilians, where colloquial terms are the norm, not pilots...or very ex-pilots.

Edited April 27, 20206 yr by The Word

2 hours ago, Pilotman said:

Rights of way for different aircraft

There are four main types of aircraft; balloons, gliders, airships and powered aircraft. Each type of aeroplane has to give way to another depending on its method of thrust.

Conventionally powered aircraft have to give way to everything. Airships have to give way to balloons and gliders, gliders have to give way to balloons. Finally, balloons have very little means of manoeuvrability and therefore have right of way over all 3 other types of aircraft.

 

Ok, ok...    We all know that you used to be a pilot.

1 hour ago, katatonic said:

Most people nowadays call flying machines planes unless they're helicopters.

Rockets, don't forget the rockets, and the drones ????

14 minutes ago, The Word said:

Ok, ok...    We all know that you used to be a pilot.

Still am.  I was just trying to be helpful, no need for a sneer.  

20 minutes ago, The Word said:

What does it matter when no one said that they would? 

 

This is a discussion between civilians, where colloquial terms are the norm, not pilots...or very ex-pilots.

someone got out of the wrong side of the bed today. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The poster - who said this was Nok Air - said that the flight used an aircraft with a propellor, something that the passengers were allegedly not told about before.

Flights from Saigon to Phnom Penh had a few of these.  A lot of fun.  You actually felt like you were flying.  

50% of cabin air is normally recirculated and may or may not be filtered through a HEPA filter as there is no requirement for this on some aircraft.  Also as efficient as these filter are unless the are inspected and changed regularly they are not effective.  Social distance means nothing in this context.  If one person is infected chances are that everyone on the aircraft could be infected no matter where they sit.   

30 minutes ago, The Word said:

This is a discussion between civilians, where colloquial terms are the norm, not pilots...or very ex-pilots.

Less than a month here, your going to be a real fun poster aren't you, hope you manage to prove whatever it is your out to prove quickly ???? 

4 hours ago, ravip said:

No pilot I know would ever refer to their aircraft as a 'plane'.

@Pilotman is quite correct and it also applies to just about just about everyone in the aviation industry. They will call it an aircraft. Plane does indeed make them cringe. (that also included me by the way) 

 

But that is only a very small minority of the population and you can be sure that whilst the crew members that are manning your flight will call it just that, an aircraft, the great majority of those sitting enjoying the ride will almost invariably call it a plane.

 

I recall an amusing incident in Don Muaeng many years ago when a very flustered English lady came up to me and asked if I could help her find her gate. When I asked her which flight she was catching she replied I quote 'the English plane'.

 

Yes, I cringed at that too. ???? 

 

Edited April 27, 20206 yr by Moonlover

Seating arrangements don't make a difference on planes. The air is recirculated so if anyone on the flight has covid, everybody will come into contact with it. The only way to be 100% safe is not to fly.

5 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

Would lose her <deleted> altogether if she had flown on the Melbourne to Griffith NSW flight I used to take in a WW2 era de Havilland Heron.  Dam plane had wings made out of rubber!   Flying through turbulence I  would swear black and blue the deflection was 12" in either direction.

There is a Heron for sale parked on Jersey airport in the Channel Islands. 

Whatever the current circumstances, there is nothing wrong with Nok Air's propeller planes. I used to fly from Udon Thani to Chiang Mai in such planes, and having a maximum altitude of 25,000 feet, or less, (engines need oxygen/air), on a clear day one could see magnificent views of the mountains, lakes and forests below from a window seat. Nok Air's propeller planes, ATR-72 500 and Q400 NextGen:-

 

 

A new slogan for Nok Air: 'You can't Nok it'.

7 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

Nothing wrong with propellars. Old tech but more refined since invented and still used on new planes today. Sounds like a big mouth, know all, know nothing type person. FB is full of them.

I agree, nothing wrong with turbo-prop aircraft and I've been in a few of the older ones years ago. But I flew to BKK in a Nok Air TP a while back and I could still feel vibrations as I was disembarking. The sound was deafening too and thought thing was going to disintegrate at any moment.

7 hours ago, JoePai said:

The worrying part of that photo is the driver seems to be sitting in the wrong position

Worse than that, there's at least four passengers who think it's OK to wear a baseball cap on board.

3 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Flights from Saigon to Phnom Penh had a few of these.  A lot of fun.  You actually felt like you were flying.  

Yes indeed. Used by Laos Airlines between Luang Prabang and Chiang Mai, also other domestic airlines within Burma (Myanmar) and Cambodia - great fun!

Give ma a good old variable jet prop for short haul anyday