dmwalker

Yes, but not too hot in case you burn the roof of your mouth. And don't bother with those little marshmallows; they may contain corn syrup and gelatin.

Just keep taking the sirtuin activators and you'll be OK.

I always liked the Handley Page Victor.

"Six turning, four burning."

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/austrian-airlines/airbus-a320neo-severely-damaged-in-ground-collision-at-vienna-airport/

Also, at the bottom of the article, there is a link to another which has a few more details: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airlines-united-pilot/united-pilot-replaced-after-intercom-rant-while-dressed-as-civilian-idUSKBN15R0RC/

When under stress, the protein spontaneously arranges into helical structures which form a gel inside the cells. “Thomas Boothby, an assistant professor of molecular biology, and colleagues have shown that natural and engineered versions of tardigrade proteins can be used to stabilize an important pharmaceutical used to treat people with hemophilia and other conditions without the need for refrigeration. The pharmaceutical known as human blood clotting Factor VIII is an essential therapeutic used to treat genetic disease and instances of extreme bleeding. Despite being critical and effective in treating patients in these circumstances, Factor VIII has a serious shortcoming, in that it is inherently unstable. Without stabilization within a precise temperature range, Factor VIII will break down.”

Maybe it was a rare cubic zirconia ring.

I suppose my main question would be why separate switches for left and right? The A380, for example has two landing lights in each wing root and all four are on a single switch. Well, in my case, it worked.

I have some questions about B747-400 landing lights. For instance, why are there four – two inboard and two outboard - and why does each light have its own switch? According to the FCOM, only the inboard lights should be switched on before takeoff and before landing. It doesn't mention the outboard lights at all. In practice, I see mostly inboard lights for takeoff and all four lights for landing. Occasionally, though, I see the reverse, all four lights for takeoff and only inboard lights for landing. I should mention all these instances were in daylight with good visibility. I have one question about the landing lights on Alaska Airlines B737-990 in the linked video. At 8:56:50, the landing lights appear to be flashing alternately left and right. Why would that be? I didn't embed the video because it is almost 12 hours long. Does the length matter when embedding?

I think, these days, it's hard to be interested in a report which is not first hand about an incident which is not from this century.

I know am just being nitpicky but the declassified document is referred to as "2000 UK Defence Intelligence Staff report" but it uses the term UAP rather than UFO. I thought UAP was first used in 2023.

This is what I was really looking for. It's from January 2024: https://eaip.lvnl.nl/web/2024-01-11-AIRAC/html/eAIP/EH-AD-2.EHAM-en-GB.html?amdt=show 5.1 Runway availability RWY 18R is not available for departures and RWY 36L is not available for arrivals. RWY 36R is not available for departures and RWY 18L is not available for arrivals. From 2130-0530 (2030-0430) RWY 04/22 is not available for departures and arrivals. From 2130-0530 (2030-0430) RWY 09/27 is not available for departures and arrivals. From 2130-0530 (2030-0430) RWY 18C is not available for arrivals and RWY 36C is not available for departures. From 2130-0530 (2030-0430) RWY 18L is not available for departures. From 2130-0530 (2030-0430) RWY 24 is not available for arrivals. From 2130-0530 (2030-0430) RWY 36R is not available for arrivals. Deviations from the restrictions for arrivals on RWY 09/27, 18C, 24 and 36R shall be made if no other runway is available or usable. Deviations from the restrictions shall be made if necessary for rescue or relief (e.g. emergency) operations. Under specific conditions, ATC may deviate from the restriction for departures on RWY 36R and arrivals on RWY 18L for slow VFR traffic only. Traffic landing on RWY 18L shall remain south of RWY 09/27. 4.1 General The most frequently used runways are: As landing runway: 06, 18R, 36R, 18C, 36C, 27. As departure runway: 36L, 24, 36C, 18L, 18C, 09. In unusual circumstances, such as extreme wind conditions, runways not available and during peak hours other choices may be used. Outside peak hours and during the night period a combination of 1 departure runway and 1 landing runway will be assigned. During outbound peak hours a combination of 2 departure runways and 1 landing runway may be in use. During inbound peak hours a combination of 1 departure runway and 2 landing runways may be in use. Assignment of runways in use is based on the preferential runway system, as prescribed in paragraph 4.3. For VFR traffic normally the RWY 04/22 will be assigned.

This might be useful: https://www.schiphol.nl/en/schiphol-as-a-neighbour/page/flight-paths-and-runway-use/ and possibly this: https://www.aviation24.be/airports/amsterdam-schiphol-ams/amsterdam-airport-schiphol-aalsmeerbaan-runway-18l-36r-reopens-for-departing-flights/ Edit: Here's a statement from an old airport briefing document, which may still apply: 2.3.2. USE OF RWYS The most frequently used RWYs are 06, 18R, 36R, 18C, 36C & 27. Outside peak hours and during the NIGHT period a combination of 1 departure RWY and 1 landing RWY will be assigned. During outbound peak hours a combination of 2 departure RWYs and 1 landing RWY may be in use. During inbound peak hours a combination of 1 departure RWY and 2 landing RWYs may be in use. RWYs 18L & 36L are not available for arrivals. From 2300-0600LT RWYs 04/22, 09/27, 18C, 24 and 36R are not available for arrivals. Deviations from the restrictions for arrivals on RWYs 18C 18L/36R, 09/27 and 24 shall be made if no other RWY is available or usable or for rescue or relief. Assignment of RWYs in use is based on the Preferential RWY System. The attention of pilots on final of RWY 04 or 22 is drawn to the size and texture of the parallel TWY which, under certain weather conditions, is more conspicuous than the RWY.

It would be helpful if his family could confirm that he did, in fact, have a close friend called Jennifer. So far, it's just her word.