Its Dominic Gates. Need I say more. He's always looking for a good scandal, even when one doesn't exist. He wasn’t writing about a scandal, he was reporting on a potential obstacle to the certification timeline of the remaining uncertified MAX models and gave perspective from Boeing, pilots, watchd...
Jump to postOperating any system outside of its limitations has the potential to cause damage, but certainly not catastrophic damage as OP suggests in this case. The FAA’s own words describe the issue as having the potential to cause “an unsafe condition which could result in loss of control of the airplane.” ...
Jump to postMr. Gates at the Seattle Times is becoming increasingly skillful at cherry-picking airworthiness directives and time limited exemptions to portray as major scandals. Curious that he didn't write a similarly sensationalist article when Airbus requested a time limited exemption from the regulation tha...
Jump to postTo make any kind of headway, Russia has to solve it's logistics problem. They have not shown that they can do it. In fact, their logistics hubs are moving backwards. Good to hear but overall it looks like Russia is currently advancing on the ground, Ukraine retreating. Possibly because even with po...
Jump to postBritish ex-colonel foresees possible war with Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo4zy8OPSNw I think he has a point. My view: Ukraine is heading for a losing situation unless support is increased substantially. If Russia starts making great headway in the war, the West belatedly supplying Ukra...
Jump to postWays to increase artillery shell production; https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighoope ... roduction/ A related topic I have been periodically thinking about, hinted at in the article, is based on the current outlook for the war, we need to not only be working on increasing ammunition production, and...
Jump to postWays to increase artillery shell production; https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighoope ... roduction/ A related topic I have been periodically thinking about, hinted at in the article, is based on the current outlook for the war, we need to not only be working on increasing ammunition production, and...
Jump to post.... One of the videos of the A350 evacuation also appeared to show a large fuel leak near the wing root, and I presume that damage could have been caused by any of: fast spinning propeller, heavy engine, or the relative stout inboard wing structure. .... The leak location is interesting. Since the...
Jump to postHere is someone's image superimposing an A350-390 and DHC-8-300. The damage on the A350's engine looks consistent with the height of the DHC-8 wings. https://twitter.com/AGeeknologist/status/1742330669160886515 I don’t think that image is representive. I think the horizontal stabiliser of the DHC-8...
Jump to postTheir partners' level of support is crucial information for Ukraine to decide on their plan for this war and whether or not to negotiate before their goals are accomplished, but their partners do not have to justify their support beyond whether Ukraine's goals and conduct are just, which they are. ...
Jump to postAm I missing something or are there no wings or engines in that photo? I saw the video that I think that image was taken from and they never panned out wider so that you could see if there was more debris somewhere else. It also looked Dash might have been pushed forward when the collision occurred...
Jump to postHowever, if China invade Taiwan, and the US enters the war, then it is over for Russia. Once committed to full up war, the US would not limit its support for Ukraine. This is a war on two fronts...Third: why should the US support Ukraine when it needs all their resources for “China?” I was looking ...
Jump to postThe ISW has recently published a series of articles on western motives for supporting Ukraine and what Ukraine's goals should be. It is a lot to read, but it relates to my immediately prior (also long) post, and many other posters have recently hit upon similar points as the ISW makes, so I think th...
Jump to postHence, the level of capability Russia could rebuild their military to in 5-10 years is not well judged based on their initial failures. Lest we forget, who will the Russian use to train their next generations of soldiers? Didn't they sent all their trainers to the front? I'd like to note that I don...
Jump to post[...] UK MoD report update, this tine on the effects of mass casualties on rebuilding the Russian army; https://www.businessinsider.com/it-could-take-russia-10-years-replenish-army-capabilities-2023?r=US&IR=T [...] " The Ministry of Defence estimates a timeline of five to ten years for Rus...
Jump to postThank you all. Never realized that there actually was an active shipping lane connecting See of Azov with Caspian Sea; first time to read on the Volga Don Canal! A little more here, with links to details about individual portions of western Russia's canal system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unifi...
Jump to postWasn't the former Czechoslovakia also an arsenal for the USSR? bt So? Ships can be replaced, territory of a country which has been occupied can’t. As said before: aggression gets rewarded. Enlighten us then, where was the ships of the Soviet and Russian navy built? How many were built in today's Ru...
Jump to postA reasonable question raised in a recently deleted post was how long fighter pilot training takes. For the USAF, I see some variation in what different sources tell prospective pilots (USAF, ROTC, Air National Guard), but it appears 2-1/2 to 4 years is typical. This is a busy time. One ROTC source ...
Jump to postOne of the first questions that should be considered about the story is whether the location is plausible. The source article is linked in the NY Post article, and gives the fisherman's reported coordinates, which matches the claim it was 50km west of Robe, near Melbourne. https://www.smh.com.au/nat...
Jump to postA reasonable question raised in a recently deleted post was how long fighter pilot training takes. For the USAF, I see some variation in what different sources tell prospective pilots (USAF, ROTC, Air National Guard), but it appears 2-1/2 to 4 years is typical. This is a busy time. One ROTC source s...
Jump to postMore than the F-16 I think what Ukraine needs is state-of-the-art IFVs and artillery. There are hundreds of slightly used IFVs sitting around in the West that would be very useful to support the troops on the ground. More artillery - whether precision guided or not - would also help against the rec...
Jump to postA likely priority when the F-16's arrive; https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/12/18/russia-is-glide-bombing-ukraine-with-impunity-ukraines-new-f-16s-could-change-that/ Mr. Axe notes a range "as far as 25 miles" (40km), although I have seen at least one geolocation of a video from a...
Jump to posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pckz1K8Ou3w Every week the Russians advance a little more. Still sticking with the Belarusian who sells pro-invasion (Z-themed) T-shirts via his Youtube channel, I see. As a reminder, 2 months ago you claimed a Russian breakthrough at Avdiivka based on Military Summa...
Jump to postIf Madrid is actually where he is. It's a common ploy of people like that to make it seem like they're "one of us" so that we'll take their opinion more seriously. In reality, they're somewhere far more easterly than they let on. There are people in the west who genuinely are pro-Russian....
Jump to postA possibly new, or more WW2, tactic in the battles down there; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=excDq9pi0So The tactic is called desant, and it continued to be periodically used after WWII. One of the reasons for riding desant is to compensate for lack of armored personnel carriers, but troops on bo...
Jump to postI continue to marvel about the range of modifications Russia is making to their old MT-LB armored personnel carriers. Here's one of the seemingly more neatly done ones - a 57mm anti-aircraft gun mounted on one, presumably to use as an anti-infantry fire-support weapon: https://twitter.com/RALee85/st...
Jump to postAn update on the crossings of the Dnipro river, based on a combination of ISW and other pro-Ukraine sources, and the handful of Russian telegram channels I periodically check. These are in approximate order of Ukraine's first presence: ⋅ Antonivsky Bridge area - Ukrainian presence remains ...
Jump to postMy mistake if the article was from 2021. However, from July 2023 Zelensky showing ‘authoritarian traits’, says Swiss intelligence report https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/zelensky-showing--authoritarian-traits---says-swiss-intelligence-report/48652496 I was unaware that the mayor of Kiev was a ...
Jump to postI had always wondered about an Alaska - Jet Blue merger since it seems like the existing routes would complement each other well. I tend to think of Alaska as having a lot of service to Hawaii already, so was not expecting a Hawaiian - Alaska merger. The map gives the appearance of much better compl...
Jump to postSide note on the Severomuysky Tunnel fire: I couldn't find mention of it in a quick search of Tass or Russia Today. I can't say if that's because most of Russia takes little interest in the Far East, or if the fire isn't as serious as we are hoping it is, or if Russia is suppressing reporting on it...
Jump to postSide note on the Severomuysky Tunnel fire: I couldn't find mention of it in a quick search of Tass or Russia Today. I can't say if that's because most of Russia takes little interest in the Far East, or if the fire isn't as serious as we are hoping it is, or if Russia is suppressing reporting on it.
Jump to postUkraine blows up a key tunnel on the Baikal Amur Mainline. I urge people to look up on Google Maps on where the Severomuysky Tunnel is. Coordinates are 56.240556, 113.441667 .....a very long way behind enemy lines! https://www.kyivpost.com/post/24856 Very impressive by SBU. I don't remember where I...
Jump to postPutin must see this as a very long war if he is counting on currently unborn soldiers carrying on the fight in the future. Or he's just losing his marbles. Russia's demographic problem precedes the war, which of course exacerbates it. The future outlook goes beyond Ukraine. The context is below. Th...
Jump to postSeveral weeks ago, we discussed the Levada Center's poll's of Russian views on the war: https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1470285&p=24020113#p24020113 The Carnegie Endowment for Peace has published a new analysis of the same topic: Alternate Reality: How Russian Society Le...
Jump to postSome intense footage from helmet cameras worn by a combat medic .... Part 2... https://twitter.com/albafella1/status/1727408366383964512 .... At at 10:42...it looked to me like an 82mm mortar round attached to an RPG motor, leading me to search for more information. Apparently, this is not a new th...
Jump to postI’m on a redeye next week HNL-PAE and I’m dreading it. Too uncomfortable for more than just a nap. Give me a flatbed to Europe any time though! I think that HNL-PAE redeye turns into a daytime flight in February. I was idly curious, and took a look at the schedules: https://www.alaskaair.com/schedu...
Jump to postUK intelligence says Russia now suffers heaviest losses since beginning of invasion due to offensive on Avdiivka https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1729060117235028273 Is controlling Avdiivka of much importance militarily or is it just a case of Russia wanting to take it since that could be toute...
Jump to postI would be interested whats the tooth to tail ratio in Ukraine, especially in contrast to Russia. In general the more support one front line soldier has the more effective that soldier can fight, but depending on strategy (*cough* meat assault *cough") the ratio can also be pretty low and you ...
Jump to postSome intense footage from helmet cameras worn by a combat medic and one other soldier in the the trenches near Avdiivka last month. The medic shows nerves of steel as she bandages up wounded men while those around her keep up the fire, branches can be seen falling from the trees as Russian fire pass...
Jump to posthttps://www.businessinsider.com/average-age-ukrainian-soldier-43-amid-personnel-problems-2023-11 average age for Ukrainin solder is now 43 years old. Which really does call into question the total number of casualties Ukraine has suffered. The average has increased by 10 years since March 2022, if ...
Jump to postYekaterina Duntsova, a 40-year-old single mother and journalist from the Tver region, has announced her candidacy for the Russian presidency. This move comes as President Vladimir Putin has yet to formally declare his intention to run for re-election next year. Duntsova's entry into the political a...
Jump to postAlaska's first flight from Paine Field to Hawaii took place yesterday (PAE-HNL). It is reported to have been fully booked. I think this will continue to be a popular destination.
Brief, local news article:
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/aloha-to ... ine-field/
... the average age for the Ukrainian soldier is now 43, that will give an idea of the losses suffered. .. The source was TIME magazine interviewing army personal. Thanks for providing a credible source. If the information provided by the personnel is accurate for the army in general (not just an a...
Jump to postThe overall conclusion still includes that the ATACM's strike destroyed and damaged a significant number of Russian helicopters, and it forced Russia to adapt in a way that constrains the operations of their remaining helicopters. Operating from FARP's complicates logistics, maintenance, and crew r...
Jump to postA brief followup to the aftermath of the ATACMS strikes on two of Russia's helicopter bases: Will Russia move air assets out of ATACMS range and if they do, how will the extra distance needing to be flown affect the operations of Russian forces? It appears they have already moved any helicopters tha...
Jump to postKYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian troops have crossed the vast River Dnipro into occupied areas of Kherson region and are operating in small groups, Russia conceded on Wednesday, saying it had dispatched more troops to stop them. Ukraine said on Tuesday it had secured a foothold on the eastern bank of the ...
Jump to postThe Ukraine counter attack that started in the spring gained nothing They didn't gain much in the grand scheme of things, but they did make gains. and any advancing army that is advancing towards a dug in army is going to suffer large losses. It is normally expected to take large losses in such a s...
Jump to postAn unclear update on the effort to enable Russian-made Buk surface to air missile launchers work with US-made Sea Sparrow missiles in order to increase Ukraine's supply of ammunition for their Buk launchers. It is being reported as successfully tested at US training grounds, although no update when ...
Jump to postMore on the expansion of the Dnipro bridgehead; https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/09/under-the-cover-of-drones-and-helicopters-the-ukrainian-marine-corps-is-advancing-and-expanding-its-dnipro-bridgehead/ There are some interesting details in this article on the groundwork Ukraine previo...
Jump to postMore on the vehicle Ukraine is using to cross the Dnipro; https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/08/amphibious-tractors-with-tank-engines-the-secret-weapons-of-ukraines-river-crossing-offensive/ Russia's PST amphibious transports are cool in a very Russian sort of way (which would be so much...
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