The underbelly of history … a lot of stories like this are buried with the men who fulfilled the missions … In the lighter moments of WWII, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy . During the war, the Heneger and Constable brewery donated free beer… Continue reading Essential supplies…
Tag: UK
Functional Airspace Blocks (FAB) – The best thing since sliced bread!
It is definitive now, FABs are the greatest invention since sliced bread! I mean, what other construct would give European Air Navigation Service Providers the chance to boast about doing things now that they should have done decades ago but failed to because of parochial thinking? It is hard to understand why they were so… Continue reading Functional Airspace Blocks (FAB) – The best thing since sliced bread!
The Great SID/STAR Phraseology Fiasco
Most of us find the workings of ICAO pretty strange. The constant repetition of States’ sovereignty, with its assumption that they actually know what they are talking about, is quaint, rather than obviously dangerous. The glacial speed of progress, with timescales measured in years for quite minor textual changes, can be exasperating, but nothing is… Continue reading The Great SID/STAR Phraseology Fiasco
Where's the Exit?
Interesting material from the Flight Safety Foundation. The U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch has recommended design reviews and modifications of emergency exits on public transport aircraft following an emergency landing in which passengers in an Embraer 195 became confused about how to use an overwing exit. Read more about this here.
Serious loss of separation in the vicinity of London City July 2009 – Final report now available
News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary On 9 Sep 2010 the UK AAIB published the final report on the serious incident that occurred on 27 July 2009 over London. A Cessna 525 departing from London City came into close proximity on an almost reciprocal heading with a Boeing 777 descending to land at… Continue reading Serious loss of separation in the vicinity of London City July 2009 – Final report now available
CAA Radiotelephony Manual – free download
There are certain books that should not be missing from any pilot’s or controller’s kits. Among these is the UK CAA’s Radiotelephony Manual (CAP 413). Now in its 19th edition, it has numerous additions and clarifications (including the call sign suffix “Super” for the Airbus A380) that we all must be aware of. If you… Continue reading CAA Radiotelephony Manual – free download