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[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@NoContextBrits Hash browns, no contest.

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

Great thread ⬇️

[Arjun Singh @chainsawrocks]

Weekend read 📖✈️

The #A320, launched on March 2, 1984 was designed for a Maximum takeoff of weight (MTOW) of 68,000 Kgs.

The first A321, launched November 24, 1988 had the same wing, but a much higher - 83,000 Kg MTOW.

Here’s how Airbus did it !

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@ilovenostalgia The much-missed GLR.

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@clark_aviation My first flight was on a 1-11 too, Luton to Alicante back in nineteen hundred and frozen to death. Good ol’ Dan Air.

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

Excellent post for #AvGeeks ⬇️

[Steve Giordano @SteveNomadic]

On the leg between Guam (PGUM) and Kalaeloa (PHJR) we experienced a fault with one of our 2 AC packs. This left us a single point of failure away from de-pressurization, which would require a descent to an altitude where we could breathe without supplemental O2. Keep in mind, a lower altitude drastically increases fuel consumption.

Of course a single pack can maintain cabin pressure all the way up to the aircraft’s service ceiling, but if that pack fails, the aircraft cannot be pressurized.

The situation required that @OMD_SkyDog & I make a plan as to how to handle the potential loss of our remaining pack. This plan would be dynamic, as the action taken would depend where we were at the time of de-pressurization.

Past the ETP (Equal Time Point) turning back to GUM was not an option; and continuing to JRF at a low cabin altitude was ALSO not an option - as we’d be short on fuel. PKMJ was a bit too far south to be of use, but PWAK (Wake Island) and PMDY (Midway) were valid alternates that we could use for diversion and still land with the engines turning.

Even though we did have ETOPS planning info on our flight plan, we can’t always rely on it 100% because ferry flying creates some unique challenges due to the fact that we don’t operate the same aircraft all the time, and we have no operational history to set the burn bias. We need to be proactive in the cockpit so on the secondary FPL page of the MCDU, Bob and I played out a few scenarios at different points and compared fuel burns. We decided on a boundary where once crossed, the diversion alternate switched from WAK to MDY. In either case - we’d land with fuel, but it would be pretty minimal.

Passing 170W would be the most critical point. The options would be MDY or LIH from there and both would land with under 800 KG of fuel. Because that didn’t inspire much confidence, we took some additional measures and brought 2 POBs (portable O2 bottles) up to the flight deck. This way, we’d have both the crew O2 from the pressure demand bottle (about 30-40 mins estimated) plus the O2 from POBs available to remain a bit higher longer in the event of a depress. Staying higher meant saving fuel and having more options - always a good thing.

Anyway, the operational pack remained working, and we were able to get the aircraft to JRF before getting the bad pack back online for the next leg - so crisis averted, but the moral of the story is: you always need to have a plan! Especially when flying over remote areas of the planet..

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Did you know?

A new £100 million private hospital will be opening next year on the grounds of an NHS trust.

The new hospital will belong to a US-owned private healthcare company, HCA UK.

RT if you think everyone should be aware.

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

Haven’t seen any swifts in our part of Woodbridge for several days now. Have they departed yet @SoSSwifts ?

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[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

RIP George. Sincere condolences to him family and friends.

[BBC Press Office @bbcpress]

It is with deep sadness that the BBC is announcing the death of its much-loved journalist and presenter George Alagiah.

https://t.co/W5TPEKmTIP

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@JSS779 I really hope Arteta gets Ar$enal purring this coming season.

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@faisalislam @accuweather A Mancunian once told me it only rains twice a week in Manchester, once for three days and once for four.

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@lorrainemking I was considering making a donation right up to the point I realised there is no receptacle for receiving urine 🤣

[Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service @SuffolkFire]

If you are heading to the countryside this summer to enjoy some Suffolk scenery, always ⬇️

Avoid campfires ⛺️🔥
Use BBQ’s in designated area ✅
Discard cigarettes responsibly 🚭
Take litter home, especially glass 🏠

Dial 9⃣9⃣9⃣ if you see smoke or fire 📞🚒

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@Gabriel_Pogrund “all relevant messages…”, adjudged by whom?

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@Jamie_Woodward_ @Feargal_Sharkey Or to express it another way, the equivalent of releasing for 5 hours of every day of the year.

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@trussliz Pork markets???

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@ObserverUK @JohnWest_JAWS FFS!!

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

Interesting thread ⬇️

[Matthew Light @MattLightCrim]

I recently had a revealing conversation with two diplomats from Western European Nato countries who had attended the Vilnius summit that pointed to a gap in perceptions between the inner circle of Nato policymakers and outside observers regarding the success of the summit. 1/

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@EdelaQuintaine People of a certain age…

[Tony Allen 🐟 @thecatsuncle]

@ESPNF1 Max. But Lewis has a point in that what we really want are races not processions. Lewis’s suggestion has flaws (monitoring/enforcement, resource utilisation,etc.).