Mouse on a plane!

(Where are snakes when you need them?)

Incident: Zhejiang Loong A320 near Hangzhou on Feb 26th 2016, in need of a cat.

By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Feb 26th 2016 21:09Z, last updated Friday, Feb 26th 2016 21:09Z

A Zhejiang Loong Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration B-1868 performing flight GJ-8823 from Hangzhou to Bijie (China), was enroute at 9200 meters about 200nm westsouthwest of Hangzhou when the crew decided to return to Hangzhou after a mouse had been spotted on board of the aircraft. The aircraft landed safely back in Hangzhou about 75 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration B-8148 reached Bijie with a delay of 5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 21 hours after landing for being disinfected.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4948bbaa&opt=0

And, not so funny.

Incident: France A320 at Paris on Feb 19th 2016, near collision with drone

By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Mar 2nd 2016 15:53Z, last updated Wednesday, Mar 2nd 2016 15:53Z
An Air France Airbus A319-100, registration F-GKXT performing flight AF-1149 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was on approach to CDG's runway 26L descending through 5500 feet while on downwind about 17nm eastsoutheast of CDG Airport, when the first officer spotted a drone at their 11 o'clock position, disconnected the autopilot and initiates an evasive maneouver calling out the drone to the captain. The captain sighted the drone, too, and estimated the drone passed about 5 meters/15 feet underneath their left hand wing. The crew continued the approach, reconnected the autopilot and performed a safe landing on runway 26L.

On Mar 2nd 2016 The French BEA reported, the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the BEA. The crew immediately advised ATC of the presence of the drone, the aircraft was descending at a vertical rate of 1000 fpm and 220 KIAS at that time.

When not knowing history leads to incorrect information

Looking at pictures on the 1,000 Aircraft Photos site, I came across a Coast Guard training airplane from the 1940s, a time when many trainers were painted yellow. Caption information stated the pictured aircraft was known as the “yellow pearl.”

Maybe that one was a “yellow pearl,” but other USCG and USN trainers were called “yellow peril” because of the color and the risk of damage by student pilots.

“Yellow peril” in the late 19th and early 20th centuries referred to immigrants from China and Japan. As often happens in the military, the civilian phrase was carried over to another terminology.

I didn’t write the specific airplane link, and now am unable to find it.

Translation, please!

Le francais correct pour les nuls

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2038468.Le_fran_ais_correct_pour_les_nuls

I don’t want to sound like a dummy, but …

Hey, speaking of France …

A person with a very high degree here mentioned her husband was in France, heading a group of Americans involved in sports. My wife asked how the husband liked France. The professional said, “He doesn’t. He said the French are as rude as we have been told.” Also, she said, “He told me that trip to Paris I wanted to take is not going to happen.”

Take that, Les nuls!

At last, some sanity

A few days ago I picked the right half inning of a college baseball game to watch.

2 runs on:

2 walks

2 hit batters

1 wild pitch

1 sacrifice bunt

1 sacrifice fly

The ruling class still doesn’t get it

“The shocking part for many Americans is seeing people who have spent decades claiming to be their champion, suddenly turn on them and call them morons and fascists. But, it’s what happens when the lines break down and there is no longer anyone around to maintain order. We see the true nature of the combatants. In this case, most of the people in conservative media never cared much for their customers. The audience is just there to be farmed, like cattle.” – ‘The Attack of the Dirt Monster’

http://thezman.com/wordpress/

(Listening to talking heads tell each other what happened on Super Tuesday only reinforces the disconnect. Sen. Bernie Sanders says he wants America to be the country it is capable of being. Well, Senator, Sweden is the country you want America to be, but most Americans don’t want to be any kind of Europe. That’s why our ancestors came here.)

Portuguese journalists’ organization defends Israel

Palestinian Authority complained journalists said terrorists “murdered” Israelis, and IDF “killed” terrorists. The PA said Israeli soldiers “murdered” Palestinians.

Televised caption read “22 Israelis were murdered and roughly 100 Palestinian assailants were killed.”

“Twenty-eight Israelis and three foreign nationals have been killed in a wave of Palestinian terrorism and violence since October. Nearly 170 Palestinians have also been killed, some two-thirds of them while attacking Israelis, and the rest during clashes with troops, according to the Israeli army.”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/portugal-journalists-slain-palestinian-terrorists-are-not-murdered/?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=e007e4d5c9-2016_03_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-e007e4d5c9-55395173

You must believe and follow this …

… or else you are racist, sexist and every other known non-Progressive label:

SMASH HETERO NORMATIVE OPPRESSION

http://theothermccain.com/

(Any mention of “SMASH” brings reminders of Soviet history, when the ruling (non)class demanded the people SMASH wreckers and anti-Soviet thinkers and bad thinkers and any other man or woman who thought for himself or herself.)