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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.

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.

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).

P180 crash in Costa Rica

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

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?

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...

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.

A bit like a Lippisch Aerodyne

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

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

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

Anyone here do canine rescue flights?

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.

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

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.

What you might see in China would be the extreme end of the Laffer Curve where work might make you worse off. Work hard, piss of local party boss by making him or her look bad and get in trouble. We see that to some extent in the US now. Imagine a recent immigrant who tries his or her hand at...