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Lufthansa A320 – Hamburg landing incident.This one has been reported all over the place as it is ‘little’ spectacular. I include it here just in case you missed it elsewhere. Whatever your views on pilot fatigue, you must concede that these guys were wide awake when they eventually cleared the runway – so were their passengers. More from The Aeroplane Blog VW add, Polo dogI don’t have a Polo, I bought a Golf Plus. I love it and this add too. It kina’ represents how some of us might feel given the pending industrial action at the company I work for. Well, you gotta’ laugh haven’t you… at least occasionally. ISS Space, the last frontier
The ISS is one such bottomless money pit, even those connected to the project doubt that it will show returns worth the investment, but maybe this is one stepping stone that just has to be made to achieve international co-operation in space. Either way it is a staggering achievement. Thanks again Masterspy. 1942
Aren’t you just fascinated by large radials! Pilot Fatigue 2
Delivering mail with the Boeing 40C
Now there’s a title to conjure with. With the industrial strife that is running our way I need to consider my next job if things don’t work out. A common line of flight deck conversational banter in the small hours seems to be, ‘What would you do if this job went t*ts up or you lost your license?’ SR-71 Blackbird breakup at Mach 3.18 Another one from a friend on the internet. I just couldn’t resist posting this story, when I compare Bill’s quiet day at the office with ours he leaves me full of admiration for the test pilots role. See what you think…
By Bill Weaver Chief Test Pilot, Lockheed Jim Zwayer, a Lockheed flight-test specialist, and I were evaluating systems on an SR-71 Blackbird test from Edwards. We also were investigating procedures designed to reduce trim drag and improve high-Mach cruise performance The latter involved flying with the center-of-gravity (CG) located further aft than normal, reducing the Blackbird’s longitudinal stability. We took off from Edwards at 11:20 a.m. and completed the mission’s first leg without incident. After refueling from a KC-135 tanker, we turned eastbound, accelerated to a Mach 3.2 cruise speed and climbed to 78,000 ft., our initial cruise-climb altitude. A keen eye for an image.
I am no photographer, I snap away hoping for a decent outcome. Very occasionally I come across a sight that is just not to be missed and if I’m lucky, I catch it. I love photographs that evoke the spirit of the subject they are catching, the transient moment that I can identify with, or the majesty of fine engineering. Perhaps you do too? Pilot Fatigue
“But how do you cope with it,” is often the question posed by those who deal with the problem as a nomadic business sufferer. EH101 AARAAR means Air to Air Refueling of course. Here is what looks like a Spanish Air Force C130 refueling one of their prospective EH101′s of the South coast of the UK. Dorset by the look of it. More pictures from ‘Superspy’.
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Pilots are expensive, some are very expensive. The temptation to use assets such as these 
Long haul flying with large time zone transits can be debilitating; more so if you are making an effort to enjoy yourself in the process and who wouldn’t want to do that? Most people seem to have a preference, some like going East, others West. With my airline if you are really senior, you go South where the winters are summers and the wine and steak are exquisite. The time change is tiny too.
