The failure was in the bearing for the IPT, intermediate pressure turbine, caused by a oil leak. They made an announcement today about the phased reintroduction of the A380 into service with us. The 747 failure was an engine surge. It was a RR engine. Engine surges happen from time to time, they loo...

Dimebag, when I am not hanging about here I am flying for Qantas as an A330 captain.

If you think Qantas are the only airline in the world having incidents, then check out avherald.com

RR owns and maintains those engines. Qantas leases them. It is a RR problem.

This has been big news back in OZ. The crew did a great job. It looks like Rolls Royce have a lot to answer for. The captain and I flew together on Caribous in the RAAF 30 years ago. The FO is reknown as a **** magnet. Anything goes wrong on an A380 and he is usually involved. Qantas pilots came out...

Who says the VTB won't be in the running to fly these baby's!

In the interest of fairness, this was the highlight from the drawn game the week before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOpqPBEaoFM Explanation: In AFL, if the ball is kicked more than 15 metres and you catch it on the full, without anyone else touching it, it is called a mark, and you can go back a...

The Australian Football Grand Final replay was held on the weekend. My team, Collingwood (in the Black and White) were expected the win in the first game but it ended in a draw, (only happened twice before, and no extra time in the Grand Final) so we had to go through it again on Saturday. Early in ...

Interesting...... maybe. They are playing this one close to their chest at the moment.

www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

I was on a four day trip. Our major competitor Ansett, was on the ropes and as we taxied out on the 11th (one day ahead in OZ) I wondered aloud if Ansett would still be around at the end of the trip. That night I was flicking through the TV channels in a hotel and caught the first reports. Not ever ...

Finally a spiritual home for the VTB!

Check it out. The Pathe Newsreel website is a goldmine of historical aviation video... stuff from the 1920's, the war years till much later...

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=84439

I like the picture of the double farvel, it looks like lead didn't tighten his shoulder straps enough and is flying with his head resting on the canopy!

Bob Dole says: "Never have I been so glad to see such an ugly face!"

Thanks for the comments guys...

Here is the higher def link...

http://vimeo.com/12970791

I have been on leave for the last three weeks or so and managed to create the following video in my spare time. Take it for what it is...... a little bit of fun using FS Recorder, Fraps and Sony Vegas 9. Thanks to LD for his rendering hints. There will be a higher definition version available soon a...

Gunner wrote:There just isn't a sexier prop aircraft ever made...

I gotta take issue there Duece...



Ahhh... Maybe you are right...