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F-22 Pilots would be Suffering from “Raptor Cough”

Recce 233 Savoie — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:59:21 +0000

According to the CBS news video report below, F-22 pilots would have stopped flying 5th-generation F-22 Raptor for they would have reported HH (Health Hazards) incidents onboard the most advanced fighter aircraft in the U.S. Air Force, and the most expensive ever. “The F-22 has been plagued by a mysterious flaw [...]

SPECTACULAR CROSSWIND LANDINGS at Bilbao Airport

Recce 233 Savoie — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:35:53 +0000

Agrandir le plan Some pilots experienced very difficult conditions at Bilbao Airport a few days ago as strong crosswinds – up to 60 miles per hour – swept the runway from starboard (in French: tribord) ie from their right handside, forcing several of them to go around (in French: remettre les gaz): Tweet

CONSEILS de PREPARATION aux EXAMENS FCL 1.200 et FCL 1.028

Recce 233 Savoie — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:29:51 +0000

Un grand merci à Monsieur Thierry HERMAS, professeur d’anglais et de radiotéléphonie aéronautique aux Ecoles d’officiers de l’Armée de l’air (EOAA à Salon de Provence) qui a compilé des documents de la DGAC et ses conseils pour préparer le FCL 1.200 (anciennement appelée QRI pour “Qualification de Radiotéléphonie Internationale“) et le FCL 1.028 qui est [...]

PANIC ONBOARD THESE DAYS – not only due to AIR RAGE

Recce 233 Savoie — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:18:04 +0000

Panic onboard – That is what happened on a JetBlue aircraft last week. The captain dashed to the bathroom’s door which was locked, got jittery, then running along the aisle, he hollered out insane things such as “They’re going to take us down!”. The passengers wrestled the pilot down, tied him up with seat [...]

SKYDIVER TO BREAK NEW FREE FALL RECORD

Recce 233 Savoie — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:38:35 +0000

Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian skydiver, performed a challenging test jump on Thursday March 15, 2012. Felix Baumgartner has the right stuff. He is a well known BASE jumper. B.A.S.E. means Buildings; Aerials; Spans (jumps from bridges); and Earth (jumps from cliffs). He performed numerous stunts such as jumping from the Petronas Towers in Kuala [...]

Could RAFALE benefit from F-35 glitches?

Recce 233 Savoie — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:53:55 +0000

The British Harriers were to be replaced by the F-35Cs. Do you remember? You may have learnt from the recent news that the carrier variant of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Joint Strike Fighter – CV JSF (Carrier Vessel variant’s Joint Strike Fighter) – F-35C was unable to catch the wire onboard the aircraft carrier [...]

Jan. 23 – 1st flight anniversary of both BLERIOT XI & TU-126

Recce 233 Savoie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:53:55 +0000

Thanks to the new Twitter technology, we can now embed some Twitter posts. A great aviation history’s tweep – @OlePrimdahl – pays tribute to both the Russian Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Tupolev Tu-126 Moss (January 23, 1962), and the famous French Blériot XI (January 23, 1909) flown by Louis Blériot to cross the [...]

PASSENGERS DID BELIEVE THEIR AIRCRAFT WOULD CRASH

Recce 233 Savoie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:34:41 +0000

Scary flight onboard British Airways BA 0206 – It happened over the Atlantic Ocean at 35,000 feet on Friday January 13, 2012 at 03.00 AM. The passengers were given the scare of their lives by an emergency message which said that the aircraft was about to crash into the ocean, and that they have [...]

HOW to SURVIVE an AIRCRASH

Recce 233 Savoie — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:55:50 +0000

This video shows how you can survive an airplane crash. In case you are caught up in an air disaster situation, this is what you need: an aisle seat or one close to it long-sleeved pants and top; and flat closed-toe shoes; and a smoke hood or a wet washcloth Click on [...]

BREAKING NEWS – Turkish Air Force strikes in Kurdish area: 23 killed

Recce 233 Savoie — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:29:17 +0000

Turkish Air Force kills 23 Tags: News, World, Kurdistan Workers’ Party , Turkey, Kurdish rebels, Society 29.12.2011, 12:39 Source: Voice of Russia. 23 civilians died as a result of an air raid by the Turkish Air Force in the south-east of the country on Thursday morning. Local authorities declare that the village attacked by the [...]

U.S. drone captured in Iran

Recce 233 Savoie — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:48:06 +0000

The USAF RQ-170 Sentinel – ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) + Ground-attack stealth drone – recently captured in Iran should remain indefinitely according to the latest news: “No one returns the symbol of aggression to the party that sought secret and vital intelligence related to the national security of a country,” Iranian General Hossein Salami [...]

PEARL HARBOR ATTACK & WWII

Recce 233 Savoie — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:50:14 +0000

The Pearl Harbor Attack(called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters – Operation Z in planning – and the Battle of Pearl Harbor) happened on Sunday December 7, 1941 ie 70 years ago. Here is a video of remembrance of the infamous day which dragged the United States of America into [...]

FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT FALLOUT

Recce 233 Savoie — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000

Firefighters, as well as military personnel might be involved in a CRO (Crisis Response Operation – WARNING as this acronym has many other meanings in the military). To whom it may concern, a short vocabulary review could be useful in case of (let’s hope you won’t deal with it) either natural disasters or a nuclear [...]

SAAB GRIPEN wins tender in Switzerland

Recce 233 Savoie — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:16:40 +0000

11/30/2011 – The news broke today : The Swiss Air Force is to acquire 22 Sweedish SAAB GRIPEN fighter aircraft. The Swiss government had warned that they were compelled to squeeze their budget for this $3.36 billion bid as they could not afford to purchase the 33 fighter aircraft planned for the replacement of their [...]

ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale – Grille de niveaux de langues (anglais OACI)

Recce 233 Savoie — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:51:20 +0000

ICAO language proficiency requirements Powerpoint presentation Référentiel fixant les niveaux OACI par compétences. Cliquer sur le document “Echelle d’évaluation des compétences linguistiques” de la DGAC ci-dessous: http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Grille_OACI.pdf Attention, l’existence de mises à jour concernant ces documents est possible. Il convient dès lors de rechercher des compléments d’information auprès de votre administration ou auprès des autorités [...]

RAFALE likely to be turned down in UAE fighter aircraft bid

Recce 233 Savoie — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:43:53 +0000

According to the comments of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the French Dassault RAFALE multirole fighter aircraft might be rejected as he was paying a visit to the 12th Dubai International Airshow. About the Rafale deal, he [...]

SAAB’s RAPID 3D MAPPING for Military Aircraft

Recce 233 Savoie — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:29:16 +0000

RAPID 3D MAPPING is a superior awareness system able to generate three dimensional maps. It processes pictures shot by digital and thermal sensors added to live georeferenced data onboard aircraft; drones; and helicopters. It was chosen by the SDMA – Swedish Defence Materiel Administration – in order to provide 3D imagery to Gripen simulators last [...]

US military aircraft supposedly made up of Chinese knockoff!

Recce 233 Savoie — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:37:24 +0000

WWI REMEMBRANCE DAY

Recce 233 Savoie — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:24:18 +0000

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In [...]

OUTSTANDING RAFALE SOLO DISPLAY !

Recce 233 Savoie — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:54:13 +0000

Dassault Rafale “Michaël Brocard” Solo Display Sion Airshow 2011 from Yannick Barthe on Vimeo. The clip version (3min) of the Dassault Rafale Solo Display filmed at the Breitling Sion Airshow the 15th and 16th September 2011. Many thanks to Cne Michaël Brocard for the onboard footage recorded during his flights. It’s a wonderful solo display [...]