Search results

  1. Winthrop

    KJAC in Spring

    Wind can be very odd in that area as it is at the base of the Tetons. As you may recall, KJAC is about 9 miles directly south of the Teton Climbers Ranch. I will see if I can find some images of the road to illustrate the wind.
  2. Winthrop

    Russian pilot ejects, first person footage!

    Surprised you can eject that low. Though it seems odd this would be released if it is real. Something odd about it, but without any point of reference I am not sure what to question.
  3. Winthrop

    The biggest gotchas

    I remember a few people in ROTC who got booted out for psychiatric drugs that used to be handed out like candy at the "student mental health center." Granted that was so long ago that a number of things which would be pedestrian now were then strictly forbidden then.
  4. Winthrop

    History of failures of the DeHavillard Comet 1

    I have fond memories of the 707 and DC-8 as a child. What I would give to be invited to the cockpit of one now! Imagine the 707s will soldier on for a while in the military. The Comet in its Nimrod iteration made it to 2011 and the VC-10 until 2013.
  5. Winthrop

    Boeing really can't get it right these days . . .

    I guess in their defense they do not actually operate the Dreamliner, but the quality malaise of their manufacturing ranging from a bottle of tequila found in a plane under construction to quality control issues do not inspire confidence. What was the old saying, Bits Of Engine In Neighbors Garden.
  6. Winthrop

    Rather close to wires?

    Well, some risk is fine, the proximity to the power cables seemed unnecessary given the width of the landing area. Though the flight was very much worth it (having landed).
  7. Winthrop

    Piaggio P180 Avanti Crash

    P180 crash in Costa Rica
  8. Winthrop

    OshKosh 2022 - Arrival and "The Storm"

    Looks like that would be harder to drive than fly, though it would make a cool cabin.
  9. Winthrop

    Beechcraft E90 King Air, N515GK: Fatal Accident

    That was an interesting analysis. Does seem like they were flying into reasonably known icing conditions. Wonder if the aircraft's systems might have been a bit aged and not worked as intended?
  10. Winthrop

    Rather close to wires?

    Lol, I wish I lived in a temperate coastal fjord, I live in Wyoming where it is way colder. I was backpacking in Norway and took a scenic flight. Generally I am little weary of such tourist flights, but thought that maybe in Northern Europe the safety parameters would be better than they are...
  11. Winthrop

    A very weird looking plane

    Maybe the French curve was used to mix a cocktail called the Christmas bullet and the aircraft therefore had to be designed without one? Of course when a triplane is not enough there in the Noviplano.
  12. Winthrop

    A very weird looking plane

    A bit like a Lippisch Aerodyne
  13. Winthrop

    A very weird looking plane

    Looks like a miniature Stipa-Caproni in an odd way.
  14. Winthrop

    Again with walking into a prop!

    Think it is the same video. I am still shocked people get near propellers.
  15. Winthrop

    Again with walking into a prop!

    I would think a propeller would be self evident. Crew Sucked Into Jet Engine
  16. Winthrop

    Canine Rescue Flights

    Anyone here do canine rescue flights?
  17. Winthrop

    Rather close to wires?

    Well, I suppose I can now comment on a picture I took. I would say it was about ten meters away from the power lines. The issue that worried me is how wind can move through these Fjords.
  18. Winthrop

    Ex-UK Military Pilots Paid to Help PRC Military

    Granted many Americans have done the same things, but is this an example of “when it comes time to hang the capitalists, they will vie with each other for the rope contract.” BBC: UK Pilots Lured to Help Chinese Military
  19. Winthrop

    United with record profits

    Could not agree more, the traditional concepts of efficiency have given way to "rent seeking" by which larger companies simply manipulate the state into distorting the market to suit them.
Back
Top