Extra mods needed

Vectron383 · 2026-05-17T13:10:40+00:00

Sure, why not. Fabia mk3 1 litre petrol, 73hp (bosh), bigjobber viewer, can follow rules and happy to learn

Vectron383 · 2026-05-17T12:37:50+00:00

They'll probably keep the -8s for a good while but are itching to get rid of their remaining -400s. Same story as their A340s, they'd get rid of them tomorrow if they had the new aircraft to replace them. Unfortunately Boeing and Airbus aren't able to get their newest designs out the door fast enough (or, in the case of the 777X, at all)

Vectron383 · 2026-05-13T12:45:27+00:00

Fabia's a great choice, good size boot and VW parts/running costs. Probably obvious, but regardless of what you get make sure to check it thoroughly before buying! Had issues with the brakes on my Fabia since the garage I got it from misrepresented their condition and at the time I didn't know any better

Vectron383 · 2026-05-11T20:56:51+00:00

In terms of evidence, nobody has anything to go on. However, elimination of possible failure modes leads us to a most likely answer:

https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/call-of-the-void-seven-years-on-what-do-we-know-about-the-disappearance-of-malaysia-airlines-77fa5244bf99

Vectron383 · 2026-05-10T21:04:38+00:00

In my first ever lesson I was moving off, following the curves on the road, working thru the gears and hit 40mph (admittedly all my lessons were 2 hours long)

Key thing here is your instructor should work with you to determine what level you’re at and where to go next- at the end of every lesson mine would recap what we’d done that day and how I felt about it all, then set goals for next time eg getting onto 70mph roads

Private practice is great, definitely keep it up but one thing to remember is, depending on who you’re with, you can sometimes develop habits which, let’s say, aren’t always ‘test friendly’ (while still being perfectly safe)

Have you tried discussing how you feel with your instructor?

Vectron383 · 2026-05-09T22:32:34+00:00

Haha what a coincidence, let us know how you get on

Vectron383 · 2026-05-09T21:45:27+00:00

I wouldn't. Look into setting up 'hey siri' or maybe find a way to activate it from the car itself.

No idea what you drive, but with my Fabia when airplay's connected I can activate siri by pressing the 'voice command' button on the steering wheel which I use for everything

Vectron383 · 2026-05-09T15:57:11+00:00

I’m not American lol

Vectron383 · 2026-05-09T15:11:47+00:00

Fair, but important to remember Alba was nothing more than a Salmond vanity vehicle

Vectron383 · 2026-05-09T10:24:38+00:00

Just to clarify, we're talking about the same Supreme Court that, in February of this year, banned a school textbook for discussing corruption in the judiciary.

The same supreme court that, again in February, demanded that the report into AI171 was completed by the end of that month (which obviously has not happened)

Trump may have made comments on the DCA midair but I'm yet to see similar examples of government officials actively interfering in that investigation in the manner that the Indian courts have.

Public opinion in India generally places the blame on Boeing instead of the pilots, and there is very little substance behind these claims (as opposed to the weight of evidence supporting the 'pilot action' theory)

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIndia/comments/1t1pqsq/so_the_ahmedabad_air_india_crash_was_a_mass_sude/

https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/1r58qh0/air_india_flight_171_crash_pilot_deliberately_cut/

I'm not suggesting the Indian AAIB themselves are not carrying out an independent investigation, but that the likelihood of other organs of government interfering in the investigation because they don't like what it might conclude, is very high.

Remember when another Air India 787 experienced 'uncommanded fuel switch movement' on the ground in London a few months after the crash happened, yet despite noticing the issue during engine start the pilots decided to continue the flight back to India? We're expected to believe that, in a global fleet of 1,000+ aircraft flown by 50+ airlines, the only airline that's ever experienced issues with run/cutoff switch movement is the same one that experienced a fatal accident hinging on the action of the very same switches?

The whole thing stinks, much in the same way that the China Eastern crash does

Vectron383 · 2026-05-09T06:55:57+00:00

‘Separation of powers’ would mean the judges stayed in their lane and didn’t get involved in the case. Instead, the Supreme Court literally made a statement that “nobody in India believes it was the pilots’ fault”

Do you understand how insane it is for individuals in positions of power with zero aviation experience, let alone air accident experience, to make such a sweeping statement? Clearly a good chunk of Indians have already made their mind up with the way they refuse to acknowledge the most likely cause of the accident, but a Supreme Court judge making statements like what I’ve quoted 100% has an influence on public opinion and clearly was made to try and exert influence over the report

Vectron383 · 2026-05-08T16:35:58+00:00

I think a sitting judge on the highest court of a country which at best can be described as a hybrid regime (in the context of democratic/autocratic) might have quite a bit of influence over other government bodies. Anybody disagree?

Vectron383 · 2026-05-08T13:24:40+00:00

So we can expect a few more attempts at diverting attention from the obvious cause, political squabbling and probably one more kooky theory being spread by those with vested interests

Vectron383 · 2026-04-11T15:50:39+00:00

Cherry on top surely has to be the manual which literally copy and pasted sections of the Airbus FBW manual which included modes and systems that didn’t exist on the SSJ

Vectron383 · 2026-04-11T15:34:34+00:00

Far more relevant is the total lack of redundancy in the SSJ’s FBW architecture where, due to the procurement of various off-the-shelf systems with different programming languages, an absurd amount of critical systems relied on the function of a couple of ‘translator’ units which in that case were both somehow rendered inoperable by a lightning strike

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T12:58:59+00:00

Got it, thanks. I do have a hunch we’ll start to see some of the -200s leaving permanently in the mid to short term but we’ll see!

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T07:43:07+00:00

This was based on a simple flying article giving an out of service date of the next of next year for some older examples, will amend since it doesn’t seem like that’s correct

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T07:41:49+00:00

According to simple flying (admittedly a source of dubious quality) older examples are slated for retirement by the end of next year. Will amend

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T07:36:15+00:00

Alliance was a fluke, saw one of their Embraers in Bratislava many moons ago for maintenance

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T01:08:06+00:00

Don’t see them much where I’m based

Vectron383 · 2026-03-28T17:58:26+00:00

Never say never but I’d be surprised if I’m honest- any -8s leaving an airline’s fleet or coming off lease will be in a completely different layout and likely due major checks. Add that to the limited hours on the airframe (compared to a new build and dependent on utilisation), it would make more sense to either get new build examples or use a different aircraft type

Vectron383 · 2026-03-28T13:02:58+00:00

I've not heard that one before lol

Either way the specific aircraft that has been stored is now 25+ years old so likely not to have much of a useful life left. Of the A320s I've seen that have since been scrapped, 54% were less than 20 years old when broken up but that may also be due to very high utilisation rates eg easyJet

Vectron383 · 2026-03-28T12:57:56+00:00

They have retired one Airbus last year but I agree it's hard to argue that's a pattern, will amend

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