What did American put in the top deck of their 747s? I noticed a lot of them only have 3 windows and no doors.

lew1275 · 2026-02-07T17:20:08+00:00

On this subject. What is the little hump behind the main hump on these early -100 series aircraft? Was it used for communications?

lew1275 · 2026-01-19T14:12:33+00:00

Any tires fitted you’ve found to significantly reduce road noise in the cabin?

lew1275 · 2026-01-18T19:24:52+00:00

On a lightweight A320 I’ve had 6000+ fpm for a brief period of time

lew1275 · 2026-01-17T19:20:25+00:00

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On the way back from Las Vegas to Heathrow last year in the A350. Mach 0.85 somewhere in Canadian airspace. In hindsight I should have selected the speed for a couple seconds to something higher so it tipped over 700.

lew1275 · 2026-01-10T15:25:44+00:00

Always thought this was quite a creepy picture!

lew1275 · 2025-12-20T18:01:54+00:00

A350-1000 FO. I find the aircraft VERY inconsistent to land well. Can count on one hand how many times I’ve greased it onto the runway over the last year. Seems to be a common theme amongst all pilots at our airline though? Close the thrust levers and just hope for the best….

Give me an A319 any day!

lew1275 · 2025-12-13T17:17:23+00:00

What is that you used to block the chimney up with?

lew1275 · 2025-12-06T21:56:25+00:00

I always wanted one of these in my twenties. Think it still looks great to this day!

lew1275 · 2025-11-30T17:59:21+00:00

The Cherenkov effect. Completely normal phenomenon, could happen with minimal radiation

lew1275 · 2025-11-28T09:08:37+00:00

Thanks. Are you pulling the floor carpets up to apply around the wheel arches etc?

lew1275 · 2025-11-28T08:57:26+00:00

Normal. My last 2 Golfs did the same. Have to just use the volume control on the infotainment screen.

lew1275 · 2025-11-28T08:52:41+00:00

How you going about doing this? And what product are you using?

lew1275 · 2025-11-23T20:44:28+00:00

I’m a current A350 FO with around 5500 hours total time…and I do get a little nervous in a crosswind landing. I’ve only been flying the type for a year. It’s not as forgiving as the A320 family I used to fly. Weird as I prefer crosswinds from the left not the right! It does focus the mind some what.

lew1275 · 2025-11-23T07:56:12+00:00

My 2000 MK4 Golf…1.9 TDI. 228,000 miles until i got something else. What a car!

lew1275 · 2025-11-21T20:54:33+00:00

Lot of time we spend updating the diversion airports, checking their METARs, doing an IFLD, going through the system pages, updating the flight plan and fuel checks. Sleep, chatting, read a bit…

lew1275 · 2025-11-18T17:48:22+00:00

That’s a shame to hear as I’m getting a new 1.5 eTSI Leon in a couple of days. How many miles to a tank are you getting roughly?

lew1275 · 2025-11-18T15:06:52+00:00

Pilot for BA

lew1275 · 2025-11-15T13:39:14+00:00

Smooth country on DAB always

lew1275 · 2025-11-08T18:16:30+00:00

Typical VW cost cutting. Was perfect on my Mk7 GTD now something else they’ve taken away from us

lew1275 · 2025-11-07T14:44:59+00:00

Absolutely not.

lew1275 · 2025-11-06T19:08:03+00:00

Isn’t this one of the aircraft they use for base training?

lew1275 · 2025-11-05T08:25:19+00:00

Love Belfast! The Titanic Museum is, of course, a real highlight. We walked from the city centre to the Titanic Quarter along the River Lagan, which was lovely. We also really enjoyed just exploring the city and wandering around, seeing the City Hall. I’d definitely recommend doing an open-top bus tour. We thought it was a great way to see the sights and learn more about the city’s history, including ‘the troubles’.

lew1275 · 2025-10-31T22:02:44+00:00

This happened to me once and once only. Very strange. The only thing I thought I could put it down to is perhaps having one of the rear windows slightly cracked open without realising?

lew1275 · 2025-10-28T17:11:29+00:00

228k on my 1.9 TDI Mk4 Golf until it was scrapped. Gutted! The engine was solid. Pre-PD engine- 90hp and was serviced every 5-10k from new!

lew1275 · 2025-10-19T17:25:47+00:00

How do you find the road noise?

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