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- Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:51 am
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Second tier advanced fighter projects news and discussion
- Replies: 591
- Views: 156606
Re: Second tier advanced fighter projects news and discussion
An F-35 is just over $100M. Do you really think the KF-21 will ever cost $11M? Thats less than the price of a Tuscano. Maybe the fly away cost but not the actual acquisition cost by a foreign air force. The Canadian Government's own admission in late 2022 was an acquisition cost of C$ 450M per unit...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:11 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Second tier advanced fighter projects news and discussion
- Replies: 591
- Views: 156606
Re: Second tier advanced fighter projects news and discussion
Also, in a world with limited budgets the South Korean Air Force should prefer the F-35 to the KF-21 at unless the KF-21 costs 1/9th the price of an F-35. That there is a budget limit does not change the analysis at all. Indirectly it does, If KAI can get enough export orders to drive down the unit...
Jump to post- Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:52 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: ISRO’s Gaganyaan Crewed Spacecraft - Tests and Developments
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1056
Re: ISRO’s Gaganyaan Crewed Spacecraft - Tests and Developments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHm5SD5 ... anNationalAn odd thing I noticed was the inverted position of the CM at the time of recovery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptH_Xwu ... EWSSTATION
Here's a video of the actual launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHm5SD5 ... anNational
An odd thing I noticed was the inverted position of the CM at the time of recovery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptH_Xwu ... EWSSTATION
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:39 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Pan Am Bombay/New Delhi Crew Bases
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6905
747megatop wrote:Did PanAm fly BOM-FRA and DEL-FRA non stop? Or, was it more like BOM-DEL-Karachi-FRA ?
It was BOM-DEL-KHI-FRA-JFK. I remember because of the hijacking at KHI of Fl 73 in ‘86. The FA who died was an Indian national.
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- Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:41 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: A (titanic) moral dilemma re: pennies
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2602
Re: A (titanic) moral dilemma re: pennies
Sock them. You don't need a permit for open carry 
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 7:30 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Air India gets ready to reveal new livery and branding in August
- Replies: 311
- Views: 63496
Re: Air India gets ready to reveal new livery and branding in August
Hideous. What a wasted opportunity 
- Wed May 10, 2023 12:18 am
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Performance of Women Combat PIlots
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3083
Re: Performance of Women Combat PIlots
kitplane01 wrote:Also, there are significant militaries where women are not allowed to be combat pilots (looking at you India).
IAF has allowed women in combat squadrons since 2016. Jump to post
- Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:45 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: What type of dog is this?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3991
Re: What type of dog is this?
Seems to be a mutt. Apparently a rescue from Costa Rica.
Lala was a street dog, or rather a beach dog in Costa Rica, and we got her from an adoption shelter
https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/22/alan-cumming-has-turned-down-strictly-and-im-a-celebrity-a-few-times-17212250/ Jump to post
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 1:51 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Media: Canadian airline WestJet is strongest airline brand in the world with AAA- brand rating
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6727
Re: Media: Canadian airline WestJet is strongest airline brand in the world with AAA- brand rating
Let alone the world, I would even question within Canada. WS might be strong in the west but can't say the same for their ops east of the Rockies. WS IRROPS suck to say the least. I had 2 flights nonstop LAX-YYZ canceled in the last 2.5 years. And one was 24 hours before. The re-routing was via YVR ...
Jump to post- Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Air India’s CEO pick declines offer, cites ‘undesirable’ narrative
- Replies: 76
- Views: 16120
Re: Tata Group appoints former Chairperson of Turkish Airlines Ilker Ayci as the CEO of Air India
Let’s face the facts: as head of AI, now a private airline, it’s hard to see what Pakistan-related national security threat he could possibly pose. It’s so absurd, that we’re now being asked to believe that he’s linked to al Qaeda. For real? This guy, who’s spent the last few years sending TK to ci...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Air India transfer to Tata complete
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12476
Re: Air India transfer to Tata complete
SXDFC wrote:I hope this also means a new livery is coming.. Definitely not a fan of the current one.
I wish they bring back the classic Centaur livery in some form.
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- Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:07 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Colleague badmouthing me to customer. Best way to handle.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2771
Re: Colleague badmouthing me to customer. Best way to handle.
What is your role? Are you in sales? I know customers to play sales reps against each other to get a better deal.
Jump to post- Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:25 am
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: AC 737 MAX Weight Imbalance Incidents
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5177
AC - two load imbalance incidents in short span
There were two recent load imbalance incidents with AC flights. The first one on Dec 19th, YVR - YEG and the second on Jan 3rd LAX - YVR. First was nose light and second was nose heavy. https://avherald.com/h?article=4f25c6fb&opt=0 https://avherald.com/h?article=4f2c0bab&opt=0 Recollecting t...
Jump to post- Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:28 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: People who've had LASIK and PRK surgeries, chime in!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2173
Re: People who've had LASIK and PRK surgeries, chime in!
Are you put under complete anesthesia during the procedure? I will never forget the procedure though. For each eye, I felt a quick suction, sudden darkness in that eye and a burning smell (probably from the laser). But all of that was just a couple of seconds. Not sure if any one else experienced it.
Jump to post- Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:45 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: People who've had LASIK and PRK surgeries, chime in!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2173
Re: People who've had LASIK and PRK surgeries, chime in!
Underwent LASIK in 2012 for myopia (-4.5 in each eye). I was in and out of the facility in under 2 hours. My wife drove me home early evening. Next morning went back to work. My eyes had a couple of clots which made my colleagues queasy but I didn't feel anything. They looked worse than they felt. I...
Jump to post- Wed Nov 03, 2021 11:35 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Can Islam reform ?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 4724
Re: Can Islam reform ?
The worrying aspect of Islam is that you can never really tell when countries and individuals will turn. Take Turkey for instance; a liberal, progressive islamic country and all it took was one nutjob like Erdogan to push it back to conservatism. I wouldn't be surprised if Turkey tries to take up th...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:54 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Can Islam reform ?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 4724
Re: Can Islam reform ?
No. It's a catch-22. By divine diktat, the prophet was the last and final and what's said and written is final. So no one can produce a scrubbed version. If one does, they are breaking the core covenant (there is but one god and all that) and are an apostate, punishable by death. And as long as the ...
Jump to post- Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:29 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: India to convert 6 x A320 from AI to AEW&C role
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3963
Re: India to convert 6 x A320 from AI to AEW&C role
I'd love to know what the IAF put out as their requirements for an aircraft (active radar type capability, control workstations, passive radar/ESM, aircraft range/ceiling) or if this is a shiny rock hunt for the art of the domestic possible. If its the second, these aircraft are going to be holes o...
Jump to post- Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:33 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: India to convert 6 x A320 from AI to AEW&C role
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3963
Re: India to convert 6 x A320 from AI to AEW&C role
The Ex-AI A319 test bed has been transferred to DRDO's CABS for Netra integration
https://twitter.com/livefist/status/1418126132352741378
- Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Porter Airlines Orders 30 Embraer E195-E2
- Replies: 224
- Views: 40451
Re: Updated: Porter Airlines Orders 30 Embraer E195-E2
As I said before in the thread, Porter's plans make little sense to me. They still haven't started ops and their latest plans to start after the Labour day weekend, which marks the end of the summer season means they have lost almost all of the tourist clientele that usually fill their planes. Deluc...
Jump to post- Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:38 pm
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Post retirement…options
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5183
Re: Post retirement…options
Hey Mel, how do you feel about teaching? I personally would love to teach post retirement. Teachers with real industry experience make a huge difference in the quality of education.
Jump to post- Tue Jul 13, 2021 2:02 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Porter Airlines Orders 30 Embraer E195-E2
- Replies: 224
- Views: 40451
Re: Updated: Porter Airlines Orders 30 Embraer E195-E2
I will be happy to be proven wrong in time, but for now I am ready to close the chapter on Porter. I never expected them to come out of the pandemic alive, let alone with a new plan to fly out of YYZ. Congratulations to Embraer, btw!
Jump to post- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:47 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Porter Airlines Orders 30 Embraer E195-E2
- Replies: 224
- Views: 40451
Re: Porter orders up to 80 E195-E2
Will they be allowed to operate them out of YTZ despite the cancelled expansion? Unlikely in my opinion. The jet ban is covered under a tripartite agreement between Toronto Port Authority, City of Toronto and Transport Canada. The wild card is the city. There are enough politicians who will likely ...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:50 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: JetBlue inaugural flight A220
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1941
- Sat Mar 27, 2021 6:52 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Comparing Programs: Tejas vs JF-17
- Replies: 76
- Views: 11171
Re: Comparing Programs: Tejas vs JF-17
What is URF? And why does it matter more than what the government is actually paying? Unit Recurring Flyaway cost. It basically buys you a plane that can't fly, not for combat, not for training, not even for the delivery hop. It does not include the support and training equipment, initial spare par...
Jump to post- Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:54 pm
- Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
- Topic: Comparing Programs: Tejas vs JF-17
- Replies: 76
- Views: 11171
Re: Comparing Programs: Tejas vs JF-17
I'll throw in my :twocents: In my opinion it depends on how the two nations 1 nation and a military dictatorship view the two programs. From the Pakistani perspective, the JF-17 program objective is procuring a fighter aircraft when none of the Western or Russian governments will service their exist...
Jump to post- Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:20 am
- Forum: Technical/Operations
- Topic: Saudia Flight 163 HZ-AHK Accident Analysis
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4584
Re: Saudia Flight 163 HZ-AHK Accident Analysis
1011Fan wrote:I am posting my first photograph.
https://imgur.com/zPRrOgY
You can post images inline
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- Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:43 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Jetblue's first A220 rolls out/entry into service
- Replies: 212
- Views: 50416
Re: Jetblue's first A220 rolls out/entry into service
phllax wrote:catiii wrote:So they've announced the name of the first 220. I'll let others post it since it's on an internal site but it is...interesting?
Bombardier Blue or C-Ya Soon?
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- Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:06 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Wet shaving tips
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3118
N965UW wrote:
WanderLust744 wrote:
cjg225 wrote:
I have been watching the videos put by this user who owns shavenation.com. Here is one where he provides a few tips for those exact spots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThH3EWRHUZI Jump to post
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:18 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Wet shaving tips
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3118
Re: Wet shaving tips
I have a question of my own for fellow shavers: do most people feel that they get a closer shave with cartridge razors vs. DE safety razors? For me, the 5-blade Gillette wins every time in terms of smoothness and speed. The safety razor takes me twice as long and isn't as close, even going in three...
Jump to post- Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:55 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Why is the Boeing website "Not Secure?"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 643
Re: Why is the Boeing website "Not Secure?"
I am surprised they don't force a redirect to their SSL url
Jump to post- Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:37 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Wet shaving tips
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3118
Re: Wet shaving tips
Put your razor in baby oil between shaves. It coats your blades ,and you will get an INCREDIBLE shave. Your blades will last a lot longer,too. I have done this for 25 years. I promise this really works! Never tried it but kind of makes sense. The oil would prevent rust. I might still try it if my D...
Jump to post- Wed Dec 30, 2020 8:19 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Wet shaving tips
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3118
Re: Wet shaving tips
+1 for the Astra blades. They're smooth and don't tug at the skin. Another must-have is a styptic pencil Thanks for the tips. I will probably go with Astra. I have seen some websites selling sampler packs. The other two which seem to be highly recommended are Feather and Personna. But Feather is ex...
Jump to post- Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Wet shaving tips
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3118
Wet shaving tips
I started shaving in the early nineties with my dad's safety razor (I lost him when I was very young, had memories of him shaving and wanted to use his kit). It was a Gillette adjustable and if memory serves right, had a dial with settings 1 to 9. No one really taught me how to use a safety razor wi...
Jump to post- Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: The perennial Canada vs. ME3 debate
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4225
Re: The perennial Canada vs. ME3 debate
If the Wuhan virus pandemic has taught us one thing, it is that suppy chains need to be diversified. Pre-pandemic, China for manufacturing and the ME3 for airlines operated with one sole end game; the domination of the supply chains. They are predatory and dump capacity short term, often at razor th...
Jump to post- Sat Jun 13, 2020 1:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Indian Aviation Thread - June 2020
- Replies: 78
- Views: 9853
Re: Indian Aviation Thread - June 2020
Can someone explain the AI DEL-YYZ flights operating as AI-187? Repatriation flights?
I was out walking the dog and caught the beautiful AI 77W in the morning soft sunlight. Beautiful sight.
Looking at FR24, I see it flew on the 9th, 12th and today and shows a code share with UL as UL-3640
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:31 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
- Replies: 4092
- Views: 201649
Some of us have been criticizing the WHO's response of this for a long time. There is a petition calling for the resignation of the D.G. If you agree, take a moment to sigh the petition http://chng.it/kRT6BTc7Zs
Jump to post- Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Boeing Financial Discussion 2020
- Replies: 435
- Views: 66288
Re: Boeing Financial Discussion 2020
When times are good, boards and shareholders want the compoany to spend free cashflow for stock buybacks. As the stock prices ticks up, all the suited fatcats go home with obscene bonuses. Now they have nothing saved up for a rainy day and the managements come out with their begging bowls asking the...
Jump to post- Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:56 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: **Self gloss** Paid off my car today!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1320
Re: **Self gloss** Paid off my car today!
Congratulations!
And of course the obligatory photo ...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 2:17 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: What in Your Opinion has been the Ugliest Commercial Jet?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 10890
- Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:06 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
- Replies: 4092
- Views: 201649
Re: Novel Coronavirus outbreak
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5473283It was just a matter of time.
Breaking news, a guy from YUL to YVR on AC tests positive. No details yet https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5473283
It was just a matter of time.