Plane's altimeter problem delays PM's trip to Phuket

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Plane's altimeter problem delays PM's trip to Phuket half an hour

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet ministers were forced to switch an aircraft for travel to Phuket this morning after it has technical problem on its cockpit measurement instrument.

 

Gen Prayut and his team were scheduled to fly in a Brazilian Embraer No 1084 jet to Phuket from the airfield of the Army Movement Centre at Don Mueang to preside over the opening of the international terminal building at Phuket International Airport this morning and return to Bangkok on the same day at 6.45pm.

 

But the jet plane was reported to have trouble on its altimeter in the cockpitl at 7.00am, forcing the centre to replace it with another Ambraer No 1124 instead.

 

The incident caused a half an hour delay of the trip.

 

Accompanying the prime minister to Phuket included his two deputy prime ministers Admiral Narong Pipatanasai, Dr Somkid Jatusripitak, Interior Minister Gen Anupong Paochinda, Agriculture Minister Gen Chatchai Sarikulya, and the prime minister’s secretary-general Gen Vilas Arunsri.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/planes-altimeter-problem-delays-pms-trip-phuket-half-hour/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-16

[kotsak]

I see a lottery number

[ezzra]

 

The monkey that in charge on cranking the altimeter didn't show for work...

just as well they don't use the army helicopters, they keep falling out of the

sky like a ripe mangos.....

[Alive]

Darn it. I told that repairman to 'fix' the landing wheels, not the altimeter!

[Alive]

16 minutes ago, ezzra said:

 

The monkey that in charge on cranking the altimeter didn't show for work...

just as well they don't use the army helicopters, they keep falling out of the

sky like a ripe mangos.....

 

I daily hear an army helicopter fly low and fast into BKK/DonMeung. I often wondered if Prayuth was staying outside of BKK nights at Saraburi or some other base and coming in early in the morning everyday. It's flies by about the same time every morning over Prathumthani heading somewhere in the BKK area.

[Jack Mountain]

A security-wise thing to do, changing transport at the last moment ...

[worgeordie]

An excuse to purchase more new planes.

regards Worgeordie

[KhunBENQ]

34 minutes ago, ezzra said:

 

The monkey that in charge on cranking the altimeter didn't show for work...

just as well they don't use the army helicopters, they keep falling out of the

sky like a ripe mangos.....

Another one yesterday!

Unbelievable.

Mr. P. does not use helicopters I guess?

 

My amendment to the labor law:

jobs forbidden for Thais: aircraft maintenance and piloting

 

[canopus1969]

Why did he not use Air Asia  

[poohy]

But why that picture? we could have had planes .altimeters even Prayuth himself with his daysack,but no we had that shot

[waldroj]

21 minutes ago, poohy said:

But why that picture? we could have had planes .altimeters even Prayuth himself with his daysack,but no we had that shot

 

How about this photo? Royal Thai Air Force Embraer 135/145 - MSN 1124

 

[mtls2005]

They've taken delivery of two (2) Sukhoi Superjet 100's for VIP travel; I think they ordered four?

 

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Thailand-Royal-Thai-Air-Force/Sukhoi-SSJ-100-95B-Superjet-100-(RRJ-95B)/3934465

 

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2016/07/18/Royal-Thai-Air-Force-takes-delivery-of-Sukhoi-jets/2191468859058/

 

 

 

[Alive]

They should get a large balloon, let Prayuth get in, and cut the lines setting it free...

 

 

[waldroj]

2 hours ago, Alive said:

They should get a large balloon, let Prayuth get in, and cut the lines setting it free...

 

So full of hot air, it would never come back to earth! 

[Brer Fox]

I wondered why Thailand would would buy jets from Brazil. So I Googled it to find out why and this is what I found. Seems like Embraer is a company that is corruptible and open to bribes and kickbacks. No further comment needed.

Before Prayuth's time as PM so who was the military man or General who signed the purchase order?

http://www.navhindtimes.in/2008-jet-deal-mired-in-kickback-charges/

[Wilsonandson]

They should get a large balloon, let Prayuth get in, and cut the lines setting it free...

 

 

He's been there, done that already.

[JAG]

 

[yellowboat]

As much as taking a poke would be enjoyable, these things do happen.  The fact that it happened to him makes everyone smile.  Poor baby

[Reigntax]

1 hour ago, Wilsonandson said:

He's been there, done that already.

 

The relationship of the PM to your photos is excellent. Full of hot air, a basket case, a low flung blimp, a target on his side and another episode of flying high

[fish monger]

Could have been an early Christmas........