British Airline Pilots Association warns tests are needed after 23 near-misses were investigated in just six months The battery of a standard quadcopter drone would cause an uncontained engine failure if it entered the core of a jet engine, a flight safety specialist warned. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Press Association Wednesday 2 March 2016 19.46 AEDT … More Pilots call for research into impact of drone hitting passenger jet

Ryanair metamorphosis? Hardly possible. 14 November 2016 – 11:38am Did you believe that Ryanair will go through a metamorphosis – improving customer experience & employee relations, as promised in the “Always Getting Better” Ryanair campaign? If you did, it’s time to pour cold water on your head – at least when it comes to employee … More Ryanair metamorphosis? Hardly possible

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CASA to DNA test sausage for prosecution! http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/man-faces-9000-fine-for-using-a-drone-to-pick-up-a-bunnings-sausage-20161108-gsl3q2.html Man faces $9000 fine for using a drone to pick up a Bunnings sausage Tom Cowie Contact via Email Follow on Facebook Follow on Google Plus Follow on Twitter 4,042 reading now 8 comments Some people will go to great lengths to get hold of a Bunnings … More CASA to DNA test sausage for prosecution! Man faces $9000 fine for using a drone to pick up a Bunnings sausage

What happens when you mix ageing eyes with ageing aircraft?   Getting older often means some things getting soft (like our bellies) and other things getting hard (like the lenses in our eyes). Diet and exercise can help with the belly, but there’s not much you can do if cataracts begin to develop — no … More Cataracts And Night Flying NTSB urges AMEs and pilots to learn more about aging eyes

The Routes Taken by Floating Debris from MH370 What to make of it all!!!   The Routes Taken by Floating Debris from MH370 Richard Godfrey 2016 April 2nd (Please see also the addenda at the end of this post, including that inserted on April 4th in which the Rodrigues fragment is identified in terms of … More The Routes Taken by Floating Debris from MH370

Takes awhile for this concept to sink in. Bit like HAL the computer. Not sure how the pilot will spend his “strategic thinking ” time? perhaps suduko? or catch up on some in flight rest after 18hrs of duty? Watch: Robotic Copilot Demonstrated By Aurora Flight Sciences Oct 18, 2016 Graham Warwick  | Aerospace Daily & … More Robotic Copilot Demonstrated By Aurora Flight Sciences

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