Grumpy Driver

Found staring out of the front window of a train since 2003 ☕️ Coffee lover. Retweets not endorsements

[Hidden History @HiddenHistoryYT]

For a few minutes, these sailors could stand in the sun, breathe fresh air, and look across an open horizon. But once the order came to dive, the ocean would close above them—and the world would shrink to a steel tube filled with machinery, tension, and uncertainty.

This striking colorized World War II photograph shows a group of German Kriegsmarine U-boat crewmen gathered around the conning tower while their submarine runs on the surface. Several sailors perch on the railings and upper platform, while others stand close together beneath the naval ensign. The calm sea and relaxed body language create an almost peaceful scene, but submarine service during the war was anything but peaceful.

German U-boats became one of the most important weapons in the Battle of the Atlantic, the enormous struggle over the shipping routes connecting North America, Britain, and the wider Allied war effort.

[Sauda Moni @sauda_coder]

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[Scott Bateman MBE @scottiebateman]

I posted yesterday about the Airlink flypast in Cape Town and like many professional pilots, I was aghast.

The reaction to this flypast has been fascinating.

For some, it was spectacular. A moment of national pride, flown by experienced South African aviators and apparently carefully planned, rehearsed and approved.

I understand that.

But here’s why so many professional aviators are uncomfortable with what we saw.

Aviation is extraordinarily safe precisely because we question ourselves.

We debrief. We challenge. We report. We investigate. And sometimes, even when something was legal, authorised and went exactly as planned, we still ask…

Was that really a good idea?

That isn’t negativity. It isn’t disrespect. And it certainly isn’t an attack on South African aviation.

It’s mature safety culture.

The lead aircraft reportedly cleared the stadium roof by around 40–50 feet. Hundreds of professional aviators around the world have looked at those images and expressed concern.

That deserves more than “nothing to see here”.

Perhaps the eventual conclusion will be that everything was conducted entirely within the approved parameters. But a mature safety culture should still be capable of saying: we planned it, we approved it, we flew it, and with hindsight, perhaps the margins were tighter than they needed to be.

Because aviation didn’t become one of the safest forms of transport by defending everything that worked.

It became safe by relentlessly examining the things that nearly didn’t. And this is wholeheartedly one of those times.

Every time pilots challenge something, file a report, admit an error or question an accepted practice, somebody flying tomorrow is a little safer because of it.

That’s why professional aviators can sometimes sound overly cautious. The flypast fun police!!

We’re not trying to take the spectacle out of aviation. Quite the opposite in fact.

We’re trying to make sure everyone gets to enjoy it again tomorrow.

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@Weebit_Crabbit @blandsteve @Ryanair Of course Steve didn’t. He wanted a cheap ticket is aware of the rules and restrictions clearly stipulated by Ryanair but wanted to be a little whinge and complain online

[aircraftmaintenancengineer @airmainengineer]

😱 WHEN TURBULENCE TURNS INTO A FREE FALL

One of the most terrifying moments you can experience onboard an aircraft. ✈️

Suddenly, the aircraft drops into a steep descent after hitting powerful turbulence , screams erupt across the cabin as passengers are thrown into panic.

But here’s the part many people don’t realize: the aircraft itself is usually not the biggest concern.

Modern airliners are engineered to handle significant turbulence loads. The real danger? People who aren’t properly secured.

💺 That’s why your seatbelt can be the most important safety device on board.

Have you experienced a severe turbulence like this before?

[Francisco Cunha - ✈️ Aviation et al @OnDisasters]

Vietnam 787 incident in Munich - Another cabin video. Look at how fast that jet was going so close to the grass. I´d shit my pants in that moment. Note also you don´t appear - underline appear - to hear any braking.

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@UU_Ess_Pee Yep, personally I prefer the “lower salary” and retaining conditions 👍🏻

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymonaohai @andymccarthy @jet2tweets A shame then that those routings are the ones that get canned 👍🏻 glad you’ve had good service nice to hear

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymccarthy @DanDanM @jet2tweets Just a shame it’s Jet2 who are the ones cancelling yet Ryanair and British Airways etc are fine. Safe travels when you get going

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@bhangraburns @jet2tweets Don’t let them get away with the Mount Etna excuse !

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@jet2tweets can you explain why you keep delaying and cancelling Malta flights when other airlines have been unaffected? You cancelled our flight Saturday and rescheduled Sunday and I have noticed you are using the same excuse today for same flight number ?

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymccarthy @jet2tweets When have they said you will fly ? Tomorrow I’m guessing ?

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymccarthy @jet2tweets Hi mate sorry to keep adding but was in same boat. You won’t as they class it as environmental so covered by EU legislation but clearly something is amiss here. The letter you’ll receive after going back to check in area will say email customer services with receipts for hotel

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymccarthy @jet2tweets You’ll get given a credit of around five pound on your boarding pass. Be held in a pen until immigration allows you back through and then join a long queue and given a piece of paper which basically says claim anything back such as hotels. Absolute shambles sorry to hear

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymccarthy @jet2tweets Hope you do actually get going mate lovely here 👍🏻☀️

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymccarthy @jet2tweets The crew for the original aircraft (booked an a321) were there too.

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymccarthy @jet2tweets Done the same Saturday mate be warned. If you are still waiting be highly likely it’ll be cancelled.

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@jet2tweets @andymccarthy Rachel you won’t though. Saturday the flight was subsequently cancelled because of the same excuse (same flight number) you had around six members of staff although friendly had no idea what was going on. Cut the generic responses and give a real reason to passengers

[Grumpy Driver @GrumpyDriver64]

@andymccarthy @jet2tweets They are lying to you mate that’s why