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Mike Monk

Member since	12 years ago
Last seen online	3 months ago
Pilot certificate	Commercial
Language	English (UK)

GPS interference caused the FAA to reroute Texas air traffic. Experts stumped

That was only interference, what will happen in the event of a total GPS failure? Getting rid of VORs, NDBs and ILSs will possibly prove to be a big mistake.
(Written on 10/21/2022)(Permalink)

Rolls Royce Withdraws from Boom Supersonic Partnership

Insults are usually the tool of those with little interlect or without anything useful to say.
(Written on 09/16/2022)(Permalink)

Rolls Royce Withdraws from Boom Supersonic Partnership

But we are not all as gullible as most others.
(Written on 09/16/2022)(Permalink)

A Pilot Recounts His Story Of September 11th

Just coming out of a supermarket in Exeter UK. Heard of a plane crashing into a building in NY on my car radio and, thinking it must have been a light aircraft thought how the hell can they do that. I was utterly gob-smacked when I got home and saw the real story on TV. Sad, bewildering and angry time. :-(
(Written on 09/16/2022)(Permalink)

Ryanair 737 flies into a flock of Herons!!

No...it was because of Brexit.
(Written on 12/03/2021)(Permalink)

Amsterdam airport officials employed a herd of pigs to stop birds flying into plane engines

This is no good...what is to stop the pigs from flying into the engines? :-)
(Written on 12/03/2021)(Permalink)

DC air traffic disrupted after American Airlines flight stalls near runway

… flight stalls on runway?
(Written on 10/22/2021)(Permalink)

Ciao, Alitalia. “The Pope’s Airline, Alitalia, to Fly Last Flight”

"...The Pope's airline for 5 centuries" "...the trade journal that has covered papal air travel for some centuries now". Spot the errors.
(Written on 10/22/2021)(Permalink)

Qantas to Bar Unvaccinated Travelers From International Flights

This is discrimination! There are a lot of people who, for whatever reason - medical or otherwise, cannot get vaccinated. I would hope therefore that QANTAS does not resume international flights for quite some time to come. It is all very well for Alan Joyce (who is obviously able to jump the vaccination queue) but a lot of people have to wait for the process to get to them. Here in Thailand I cannot get vaccinated until May next year. And there is no certainty of my getting vaccinated even then! When I do finally get vaccinated I think that QANTAS will not be on my list of choice airlines!
(Written on 09/17/2021)(Permalink)

Student Pilot Loses Engine During Solo Flight And Nails The Emergency Landing

Yes, Dr Evil, I noticed the mistake just after I had submitted my comment but this forum does not allow editing nor does it allow me to delete which, had it done so, I would have been able to delete, correct and re-submit. Anyway, that aside; my mistake was a mere word which to most people would have been understood for what it was... a mistake!
(Written on 07/25/2021)(Permalink)

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