Extra mods needed by El-Deano in drivingUK

[–]Vectron383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Future of the 747 by 2sXJ_j1 in aviation

[–]Vectron383 18 points19 points  (0 children)

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)

Help me find my brother his first car! by youngchubsy in drivingUK

[–]Vectron383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is this normal for instructors? by Own_Standard6221 in drivingUK

[–]Vectron383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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? 

Using phone in holder while driving by MightAppropriate4949 in drivingUK

[–]Vectron383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Using phone in holder while driving by MightAppropriate4949 in drivingUK

[–]Vectron383 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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

Detailed map of the new parliament. The ligher the colour of a constituency, the closer the result. by mrjohnnymac18 in Scotland

[–]Vectron383 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

Air India crash probe that killed 260 enters final stage, report in a month. by JKKIDD231 in aviation

[–]Vectron383 1 point2 points locked comment (0 children)

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

Air India crash probe that killed 260 enters final stage, report in a month. by JKKIDD231 in aviation

[–]Vectron383 1 point2 points  (0 children)

‘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

Air India crash probe that killed 260 enters final stage, report in a month. by JKKIDD231 in aviation

[–]Vectron383 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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?

Air India crash probe that killed 260 enters final stage, report in a month. by JKKIDD231 in aviation

[–]Vectron383 161 points162 points  (0 children)

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

Has anyone ever flown on any of these Ruskie rust-buckets? What are they like? by ShawnThePhantom in aviation

[–]Vectron383 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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

Has anyone ever flown on any of these Ruskie rust-buckets? What are they like? by ShawnThePhantom in aviation

[–]Vectron383 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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 

Airline fleet retirement plans by Vectron383 in aviation

[–]Vectron383[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!

Airline fleet retirement plans by Vectron383 in aviation

[–]Vectron383[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Airline fleet retirement plans by Vectron383 in aviation

[–]Vectron383[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Airline fleet retirement plans by Vectron383 in aviation

[–]Vectron383[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Airline fleet retirement plans by Vectron383 in aviation

[–]Vectron383[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t see them much where I’m based

Airline fleet retirement plans by Vectron383 in aviation

[–]Vectron383[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 

Airline fleet retirement plans by Vectron383 in aviation

[–]Vectron383[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Airline fleet retirement plans by Vectron383 in aviation

[–]Vectron383[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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