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    Giving gifts to flight attendants

    That is my plan, after always paying attention to the safety demonstration.
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    The Labour Party under Keir Starmer

    Often, 'unacceptable' comments are only alluded to by the press. This time we have verbatim reports.
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    Israel attacks Iran - What will be the wider implications?

    If I have been keeping up, the official US position on how close Iran is/was to having a working nuclear weapon recently changed to match a previously conflicting preidential statement.
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    "Passprt to Pimlico" in reverse ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4geprerz5jo
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Likewise, always worth reading the manual. Do any vehicles show KPG ? The metric version is usually litres per 100 km.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    To lower than climb thrust, yes. There would still be sufficient thrust to mantain safe airspeed - unless something else also went wrong.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    I believe the RAT can be deployed manually, but I can't find an authoritative statement to link.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    Commercial aviation works in altitude above mean sea level (AMSL). The airport is 180-190 feet AMSL. The surrounding area is flat. An aircraft flying at 200 feet AMSL would hit anything taller than 10-20 feet.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    I have the charts. The only height restriction on a SID heading in the right direction is "not above 3000". However, ATC clearance could have been different.
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    BA38. It didn't take long to conclude that something had obstructed the fuel flow to the engines. It took a lot longer to figure out exactly what.
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    2023 Israel - Hamas / Hezbollah war

    Would calling for the removal of Jewish settlers from the West Bank count as ethnic cleansing ?
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    Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025

    Aviate Navigate Commuicate is not an absolute rule. For example, if you know navigation has gone wrong, it is prudent to communicate in order to resolve the situation. Also, there were at least three pilots to share the work.
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    Minor Famous People Spotting

    John McVicar. The university law society had invited the armed robber turned journalist to give a talk. They couldn't get the university supplied VCR to work. It was out of hours for the universoty AV department, so they went in search of somebody who might be able to help. They found me...
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    Motorway services discussion

    My understanding is that some Sainsbury's branches retain a 'cafe', but now independently operated. My local has "The Restaurant Hub Food Court".
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    I'm feeliing pedantic. I know fitted plugs are required, but do they have to be moulded ?
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    Motorway services discussion

    To hellp @Blindtraveler understand what is going here, every time they say pound, meaning currency, it comes out as the two-letter abbreviation for pound (weight), letter-l followed by letter-b.
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    A New Series of "Fare Dodgers At War With the Law..."

    The most curious shot was a full frame view of just a blanked-out station nameboard, and some bricks.
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    Brexit matters

    Production in the UK has been banned, it can still be imported. Easy enough to find for sale if so inclined.
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    2023 Israel - Hamas / Hezbollah war

    Unike WWII, there has been a steady stream of reports coming out from local Palestinian journalists. I doubt any large-scale events have gone unreported. More likely, given how much has been happening, numerous unreported small scale events may add up to something larger.
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    A New Series of "Fare Dodgers At War With the Law..."

    I noticed the commentary refer to a TfL Zip card as a 'railcard'.

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