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Recent content by Ediswan

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    Do you think that the UK switching to electric vehicles is realistic?

    Something I am yet to see is calculation of an allowance for the cost of the domestic electrical work for anything faster than a "13A" charger. How many kWh should that cost be spread over ?
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    Southern keyGo error 89

    When was keyGo launched, have any cards yet come up for renewal ?
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    Giving gifts to flight attendants

    That is my plan, after always paying attention to the safety demonstration.
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    The Labour Party under Keir Starmer

    Often, 'unacceptable' comments are only alluded to by the press. This time we have verbatim reports.
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    Israel attacks Iran - What will be the wider implications?

    If I have been keeping up, the official US position on how close Iran is/was to having a working nuclear weapon recently changed to match a previously conflicting preidential statement.
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    "Passprt to Pimlico" in reverse ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4geprerz5jo
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Likewise, always worth reading the manual. Do any vehicles show KPG ? The metric version is usually litres per 100 km.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    To lower than climb thrust, yes. There would still be sufficient thrust to mantain safe airspeed - unless something else also went wrong.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    I believe the RAT can be deployed manually, but I can't find an authoritative statement to link.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    Commercial aviation works in altitude above mean sea level (AMSL). The airport is 180-190 feet AMSL. The surrounding area is flat. An aircraft flying at 200 feet AMSL would hit anything taller than 10-20 feet.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    I have the charts. The only height restriction on a SID heading in the right direction is "not above 3000". However, ATC clearance could have been different.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    BA38. It didn't take long to conclude that something had obstructed the fuel flow to the engines. It took a lot longer to figure out exactly what.
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    2023 Israel - Hamas / Hezbollah war

    Would calling for the removal of Jewish settlers from the West Bank count as ethnic cleansing ?
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    Aviate Navigate Commuicate is not an absolute rule. For example, if you know navigation has gone wrong, it is prudent to communicate in order to resolve the situation. Also, there were at least three pilots to share the work.
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    Minor Famous People Spotting

    John McVicar. The university law society had invited the armed robber turned journalist to give a talk. They couldn't get the university supplied VCR to work. It was out of hours for the universoty AV department, so they went in search of somebody who might be able to help. They found me...

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