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Squawk as you see fit (Off Topic Thread)

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  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Any suggestions on flight tracking Apps for Android?

    Free if possible

    Flightradar24 has 2 apps

    The free app is quite basic, only shows location, callsign and airline.

    The Pro version is €2.69 and it shows aircraft, speed, track and the whole lot.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    The Pro version is €2.69 and it shows aircraft, speed, track and the whole lot.

    The Pro version is definitely worth the small charge,fantastic app.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    A bit of amusement for all you fly boys and girls. A BBC radio comedy called 'Cabin Pressure' starring Benedict Cumberbatch (him off Sherlock) and Stephanie Cole (her off Doc Martin)
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cb5k4


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭BeardySi


    Got me excited there, though ther ewas a new series! :(

    Genius show, Rodger Allam and Anthony Head are fantastic!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Treadhead wrote: »
    Got me excited there, though ther ewas a new series! :(

    Genius show, Rodger Allam and Anthony Head are fantastic!
    Anthony Head? When does he get involved? Any way I thought with this being Series 1, Episode 1 it'd be a good chance to let people who have never caught the series before to hop on from the start.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭BeardySi


    Late series 2 or series 3 I think...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    Taken from my co-mod in the Airsoft forum.
    Steve wrote: »
    Possibly one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time....

    Customer feedback for Veet hair remover for men on amazon.com. :D:D

    http://www.amazon.com/review/R2QP56S5P2DEGA/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2QP56S5P2DEGA

    Enjoy! :D


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    andy_g wrote: »
    Taken from my co-mod in the Airsoft forum.

    :D

    Similar one:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R231U4ZG0YDNHD


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine




  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,456 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    I've been out of the cockpit for too long. I am getting checked out in preparation for my Biennial, and I thought the last time I had flown was about a year ago. As I pull out the logbook for the instructor, and discover my last flight was Sept 2011.

    No wonder I'm rusty.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,589 ✭✭✭Stealthirl


    Seen this on Facebook and thought it was worth a share

    Ryanair's Micheal O'Leary arrives in a hotel in Dublin, he goes to the bar and asks for a pint of draught Guinness.
    The barman nodded and said, "That will be one Euro please, Mr. O'Leary." Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money. "Well, we try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday evening from 6 until 8.
    We have the cheapest beer in Ireland"
    "That is remarkable value" Michael comments "I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be 3 euro please. O'Leary scowled, but paid up.
    He took his drink and walked towards a seat. "Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra 2 euro. - You could have pre-book the seat, and it would have only cost you a Euro." "I think you may to be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please" Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame". "I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of €4.00 for your seat sir" O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another 3 euro." O'Leary was so annoyed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager". "Ah, I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be 2 euro please." O'Leary's face was red with rage. "Do you know who I am?" "Of course I do Mr. O'Leary," "I've had enough, What sort of Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!" "Here is his E mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9 and 9.10 every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only 10 cent per second" "I will never use this bar again "OK sir, but remember, we are the only hotel in Ireland selling pints for one Euro"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 758 ✭✭✭Lustrum


    Absolutely fantastic game off football today, I was just about recovered and now the Sunday game has me jumping up and down again! Was great to see some of the great point taking by the dubs and delighted they showed the character they did, especially from being in positions of being 4 and 5 points down.

    Also great to see Gooch today, he is without a doubt the outstanding footballer of this generation, and if Tomas or Galvin jack it in they'll be remember as legends (no matter what you say about Galvin's fashion sense!)

    Can't wait now for 22nd, supposed to be working but I already feel a bout of tb or the Ebola virus coming on!

    Come on you boys in blue!!


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Couple of Aviation jokes from AH :pac:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=86324344&postcount=4806


    And this thread on PPRuNe is gold :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,265 ✭✭✭✭smurfjed


    Interesting concept..... I wonder if it comes with your own personal vacuum cleaner for that added sense of flight :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭GTE


    A little note.

    Just booked some flights with Aer Lingus. Dublin to a UK airport and different UK airport to Dublin, 4 days apart.

    I used the multi city option and the same combo of times was 6 euro more than booking individually.

    A bit mad that.

    Regardless of the bugs in booking, looking forward to my first two flights on the ATRs. :-D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,252 ✭✭✭Sterling Archer


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    Couple of Aviation jokes from AH :pac:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=86324344&postcount=4806


    And this thread on PPRuNe is gold :D

    Thank you good sir, I'd forgotten about that thread, it'll make my day go quickly re-reading some of it :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    Lads anyone here flown with Ethiad airbus A330-200? Or Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300er?

    I've looked on seat guru etc but looking to see if anyone here found if the economy seats were ok.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭GTE


    Aer Lingus EI REM(?) gone tech in Manchester.
    Was there a cancellation from Manchester earlier today?

    Terrible phone pic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,538 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    In the old hotel at ORK (working nearby tomorrow). Is it bad that I can identify most of the landings by the noise they make on taxiing?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Bsal


    JAL have placed an order with Airbus for 31 A350's, and there seems to be more problems with the 787.

    ''The Scandinavian carrier Norwegian Long Haul also reportedly replaced one of its two 787s with a leased Airbus after the Boeing aircraft broke down six times last month''

    http://news.sky.com/story/1151173/jal-picks-airbus-a350-over-boeing-dreamliner


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 821 ✭✭✭eatmyshorts


    For those of you following the EI cadetship thread.......


    g1382102127623271969.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    For those of you following the EI cadetship thread.......


    g1382102127623271969.jpg

    Maybe i should use that as a signature here :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    Remind me to mind my head when standing on a gloster meteor here in malta while watching wing clearance between a dc3 and the meteor grrrr. it hurt lol


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,929 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    andy_g wrote: »
    Remind me to mind my head when standing on a gloster meteor here in malta while watching wing clearance between a dc3 and the meteor grrrr. it hurt lol

    bastard


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    All that hard work someone has to do it :D
    Anyone need pics of any aircraft in particular ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    There's some juicy looking Storm Warnings ahead. Could have some fun here. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Listening in on the ORK Tower feed, EI715 reporting light turbulence on approach to RWY 17 but got down on first attempt.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭roundymac


    EI 710 Cork to LHR at 7.30am cancelled due to weather.:confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    Your in the wrong thread lads this is off topic


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Doesn't look like we'll have the battle of the brave landers tonight.


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  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Does anyone watch Ireland's Search and Rescue on RTE? New series started today.

    The one where they were fighting to save the six week old baby's life - heart breaking :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    I can't believe that a BA flight from LCY to SNN is given the callsign 'Speedbird 1'. Hardly the most prestigious route on BA's portfolio. Cool callsign though. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Growler!!!


    Its also the callsign when it leaves Shannon after refueling and CBP clearance and routes onto JFK.

    Apparently it's got 36 business class only seats.

    Callsign used to be carried by concorde.


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,929 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Oh......interesting....but like the "new" mini it may well lose all sexiness:

    http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_11_01_2013_p0-632731.xml&p=1


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,538 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    flazio wrote: »
    I can't believe that a BA flight from LCY to SNN is given the callsign 'Speedbird 1'. Hardly the most prestigious route on BA's portfolio. Cool callsign though. :)

    Its to echo Concorde and their claim that the door-to-door time from a City of London office to a Manhattan office is much the same as it was on Concorde - due to avoiding travel to Heathrow, Heathrow itself and JFK immigration.

    Return flight is BA002 and the evening pair is BA003/004.

    Aer Lingus seem to be avoiding reusing their "premium" flight codes (EI100-103), think the Dubai flights had them?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    hF11CD62D

    And now we're back to off topic.


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    So what do you lads do when you're not talking about planes, helis and other things aviation? :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    So what do you lads do when you're not talking about planes, helis and other things aviation? :pac:

    Sip latte's with the vip's here in Malta then of to the pub for beer that costs 1.75E oh yeah :D


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    andy_g wrote: »
    Sip latte's with the vip's here in Malta then of to the pub for beer that costs 1.75E oh yeah :D

    :eek:

    You're living the dream, andy :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭Razor44


    andy_g wrote: »
    Sip latte's with the vip's here in Malta then of to the pub for beer that costs 1.75E oh yeah :D

    sounds alright that!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    Well thats on the days off :D other than that flying vintage aircraft :D Taking a year away from the 737's.

    More than welcome to visit lads.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭GTE


    I hear that a second Emirates flight to Dubai is confirmed for December onwards, Saturdays only. Waters being tested with a second 777.


  • Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭Razor44


    bbk wrote: »
    I hear that a second Emirates flight to Dubai is confirmed for December onwards, Saturdays only. Waters being tested with a second 777.

    would there be the Pax for 2 777's a day from EIDW to DXB? (i guess they'll find out)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 821 ✭✭✭eatmyshorts


    Razor44 wrote: »
    would there be the Pax for 2 777's a day from EIDW to DXB? (i guess they'll find out)

    Load factors are running at about 90%+. First and Business are regularly full.


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    If it's true, then we'd have 3 777s and an A330 going from DUB to the UAE on Saturdays :eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 821 ✭✭✭eatmyshorts


    bbk wrote: »
    I hear that a second Emirates flight to Dubai is confirmed for December onwards, Saturdays only. Waters being tested with a second 777.

    Just saw you mentioned Saturdays only. We don't do 1x weekly flights. If there's any truth to the rumour, then that's likely to be a frieghter flight on a schedule like that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭GTE


    I will look forward to seeing how this pans out. December 21st is the date I heard in Dubai. One hour after current flight. Delays and things could see a couple of 777s land one after the other - optimistically speaking.

    *waits*


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    Hows the weather at home?


  • Registered Users Posts: 232 ✭✭Bessarion


    bbk wrote: »
    ....Waters being tested with a second 777.

    Thats some way to test the waters!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭Dogwatch


    It is Xmas... maybe there is a seasonal demand for it!!


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