Ed

Playing with planes. Taking photos.

All views and posts my own, not of any organisation, company, deity, supreme being or suchlike.

[Ed @Ed_99UK]

@geoallison Very sorry to hear this news, condolences to you and your wife, my thoughts are with you both.

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

Imagine being an air traffic controller and suddenly having TWO aircraft responding to the same callsign.

That is exactly what happened in Phoenix late Thursday night.

American Airlines had two Boeing 737-800s operating as AA2482 — one arriving from Chicago (ORD), while another was preparing to depart Phoenix (PHX) for Chicago.

The inbound AA2482 finally touched down at 12:13 AM, more than 90 minutes behind schedule.

The outbound AA2482, meanwhile, was already airborne after departing PHX at 11:58 PM.

For a period, both aircraft ended up on the same ATC frequency with the same callsign: “American 2482.”

The controller says, "I've been working air traffic for 25 years, I've never seen two aircraft pretty much merge with the same callsign."
Props to that ATC! So calm and professional! His use of 'arrival' and 'departure' to designate each aircraft was incredibly quick thinking for the controller.

📹: theaviationcircle

[Ed @Ed_99UK]

@rawlimark Don't tell anyone, but we might have something similar (but not as well painted) at a secret base of the Cornish Naval Militia. https://t.co/e38tEICVuC

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@GoStargazing @FLO_UK thanks for the eclipse glasses you supplied, shared them with colleagues and random folks whilst out tonight watching the eclipse, they were very gratefully received. ☀️📷👍🔭

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@rawlimark That should have of course said- Striking fear into our enemies, Grey Thunder! 🤦‍♂️ #FreudianSlip, also autocorrect wanted it to say 'Gary Thunder', I caught that one, but not stroking 😆😬🤣

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@rawlimark Stroking fear into our enemies, Grey Thunder! 🤣

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@rawlimark 🤣

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@rawlimark Can't beat a good grip and grin! 😁🫱🫲😄

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@Number10cat I think we've got the answer now! 🏃‍♂️💨🚪

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@gregbagwell @RAF_Luton 🤣 #PhotographedFromACanberra

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@rawlimark AI & Photoshop innit, see how pixelated his uniform looks.... 🤣

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@CopMoustache @rawlimark 🤣🙊

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@StansaidAirport @sasbullet Bouncy bouncy, no likey, bye bye...

[Chinook Crew Chick @chinnychick]

😔💔😢

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@rawlimark I don't think he likes digestives 🫓

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@rawlimark 🤣

[Marianne 🔆 @GreatAbysmal]

Jim Hacker: Humphrey, I'm told there's a situation at Diego Garcia.

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Only geographically, Prime Minister.

Jim Hacker: Geographically?

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Yes. It's still in the Indian Ocean.

Jim Hacker: Humphrey, Iran fired missiles at it!

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Towards it, Prime Minister.

Jim Hacker: Towards it?

Sir Humphrey Appleby: One missile ceased to function and the other was intercepted. So the island remains entirely where it was.

Jim Hacker: I'm not worried about the island moving! I mean the implications.

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Ah. Strategically speaking, the implications are extremely stable.

Jim Hacker: Stable?!

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Yes. Since nothing actually hit us, we can express grave concern without the administrative complications of retaliation.

Jim Hacker: But the base is on British territory!

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Indeed, Prime Minister. Which means we are in the enviable position of being attacked in principle while remaining uninvolved in practice.

Bernard Woolley: It's what the Foreign Office calls a very tidy situation, Prime Minister.

Jim Hacker: Tidy?

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Yes. Untidy situations are the ones where the missiles land.

[Ed @Ed_99UK]

@rawlimark 'When I grow up I want to be a real helicopter'

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@rawlimark Ow! 😮 I felt that right in my wallet.

[Ed @Ed_99UK]

@guy_herbert @pinstripedline @RAF_Luton is probably a more reliable source than the Daily Fail. Also their pictures are always better #TakenFromACanberra