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[Kevin Wood]

Apparently nobody knew the DASH8 was on the runway because it doesn't have ADSB. Hmm...

That's a mis-understanding of how ADSB is used.

There is full ADSB-out whereby an aircraft transmits its lat-long when interrogated by a SSR radar source. This is what things like FR24 rely on to track aircraft. But there is also an earlier standard (Mode S) where the aircraft replies to normal Mode A/C/S SSR interrogations, but does not respond to ADSB position requests.

Most military/government aircraft do not respond to ADSB position requests, and hence don't show up on FR24 and the like. They will show up on the airports own SSR radar screens due to the Mode S responses.

There are some 'open world' tracking sites such as ADSB Exchange that support something called MLAT. This allows non ADSB-out aircraft to be located by triangulation. However, for that to work it needs at least 3 receivers to be getting signals from the aircraft, and in that area of Japan it appears coverage is not good enough to track anything by MLAT below about 1500'. So the coast guard plane doesn't show on any publically accessible trcking sites.

Just because you and I can't 'see' it on FR24 does not mean that ATC cannot see it on their screens.

I'm well aware how ADSB works. I was making a comment on the quality of the Sky reporting that postulated the above, and I'd be very surprised if any aircraft, military, civil or other, was allowed to operate from an international commercial airport without some form of EC.

[LC0112G]

I'm well aware how ADSB works. I was making a comment on the quality of the Sky reporting that postulated the above, and I'd be very surprised if any aircraft, military, civil or other, was allowed to operate from an international commercial airport without some form of EC.

I wouldn't be surprised. Many of the Japanese airports are dual use Military/Civil (Ok - not Narita, Haneda, Nagoya). Chitose/Sapporo is one such airport (from where the A350 departed)

Fighter jets in particular rarely have Mode S, and even those that do usually have it turned off. Yes they do also have sophisticated military IFF and that usually is turned on, but that won't show up on a civil airports ground SSR.

However, in this instance the Dash 8 did have Mode S, and it was turned on and operational. Therefore it should have shown up on the airports ground SSR, although it would not show up on things like FR24. Which I accept is piss poor reporting by Sky and others.

[TheBoy]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

[Doctor Gollum]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

At what point do you start to question why?

[countrywoman]

Bit like my old 3L Capri, 3 years and never needed to adjust the clutch but got through loads of rear tyres!!

[TheBoy]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

At what point do you start to question why?

She claims I left a thousand miles of rubber in Sainsburys forecourt just before Christmas - I wasn't even aware she was in the Sainsburys carpark at the time

It's a sludge-o-matic with 275 tyres on, it shouldn't lose traction....

[Mr Skrunts]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

But how many miles.?

[TheBoy]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

But how many miles.?

10k

[dave the builder]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

Maybe you could 3D print a wedge to go under the GO pedal 
wear lighter footwear , or put your right foot on a diet 

Congratulations on the MOT 

[STEMO]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

Maybe you could 3D print a wedge to go under the GO pedal 
wear lighter footwear , or put your right foot on a diet 

Congratulations on the MOT

In Jaime's car it's called the binary pedal.

[Mr Skrunts]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

But how many miles.?

10k

When I bought my Sylvia turbo in the 80's I managed 8k before the 1st set were bald and I was only running in the car from new.

[TheBoy]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

Maybe you could 3D print a wedge to go under the GO pedal 
wear lighter footwear , or put your right foot on a diet 

Congratulations on the MOT

In Jaime's car it's called the binary pedal.

2 pedals, stop and go. Simples.

[dave the builder]

Need more rear tyres, so only got 13 months from them

Maybe you could 3D print a wedge to go under the GO pedal 
wear lighter footwear , or put your right foot on a diet 

Congratulations on the MOT

In Jaime's car it's called the binary pedal.

2 pedals, stop and go. Simples.

Does that make the GO pedal "NON BINARY"      
We need to get the forum expert on such maters (Opti) to clarify 

[Doctor Gollum]

The opposing idiotting media. Again.

"Aircraft declares an emergency after window and large piece of fuselage blows out"

It's called an emergency exit aka a door. What will probably transpire is that following removal for a routine maintenance check the Type 2 exit wasn't correctly reinstalled and this wasn't picked up by the sign off inspection.

Notwithstanding the fact that the amount of fuselage flex in that area on the extra stretched 737 is further evidence that they should have simply reengined the 757 to make a large capacity single aisle aircraft.

Makes you wonder at what point someone in Boeing asks the 737 team wtf they think they're paid for

Although it's a miracle that Bryanair haven't had a similar incident with their derivative of the Max9. Although they seem to be pretty adept at snapping the wing root braces

[Rangie]

Idiots who let their dogs run free & are unable to recall them , had a stupid little furry ball trying to attack my 40kg placid lad this morning, then the idiot said my dog looks aggressive ! Complete arsehole.