Utah 01 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 The 'Mr Big' behind Manx2/Citywing seems to have gone AWOL - anyone seen Noel Hayes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamon Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Try Alderney: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/noel-hayes-39517317 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Try Alderney: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/noel-hayes-39517317 Funny there's no mention of Manx2 on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah 01 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Fear not- that's him. Manx2 conveniently dropped from the CV. Can't for the life of me understand why! He and another Channel Island mate set Manx2 up around 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 UPDATE on what actually happened on 23 February (from Aviation Herald) 'On Apr 28th 2017 Czech Republic's UZPLN reported in their quarterly bulletin, that they received information from the British AAIB on Mar 8th 2017 about an occurrence involving OK-LAZ at the Isle of Man on Feb 23rd 2017. According to that information the wing tip of the aircraft narrowly avoided ground contact while landing in strong gusting crosswinds. There was no damage, the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the AAIB. The UZPLN have assigned an accredited representative and have joined the investigation.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-let-l-410-uvp-e-ok-laz The AAIB report into this serious incident has been published. It's worth reading the whole thing, even if you find the meteorological jargon a bit baffling. The overal impression I get is of a chaotic operation, where there is poor oversight and where 'seat of the pants' flying was valued over rigorous procedures. I'm heartily glad the operation has gone from our shores, and hope we never see the like again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 5 hours ago, guzzi said: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-let-l-410-uvp-e-ok-laz The AAIB report into this serious incident has been published. It's worth reading the whole thing, even if you find the meteorological jargon a bit baffling. The overal impression I get is of a chaotic operation, where there is poor oversight and where 'seat of the pants' flying was valued over rigorous procedures. I'm heartily glad the operation has gone from our shores, and hope we never see the like again. Jesus Christ! The aircraft departed Isle of Man (Ronaldsway) Airport (IOM) on a commercial flight to Belfast City Airport (BHD), in a region affected by a deep low pressure system with associated strong surface winds. After one unsuccessful attempt to land at BHD in a strong crosswind, the crew diverted back to IOM. When the aircraft landed at IOM the wind was gusting to 63 kt and creating a maximum crosswind component of 40 kt. After touchdown, nearby witnesses saw the right mainwheel lift off the ground and they estimated the left wingtip rolled to within approximately one metre of the runway surface before the landing was successfully completed. The relevant maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the Let L-410 was 19.4 kt and this was included in the ‘Performance Limitations’ section of the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) but the aircraft operator did not apply a limiting component of crosswind to its operations. The only wind limit that was applied and used by the crew was 45 kt for ground operation. Several safety actions have been taken including amendments to the aircraft operator’s Operations Manual regarding crosswind operations. One Safety Recommendation has been made to review the aircraft operator’s operational processes, training and operator’s guidance. Almost another Cork there. Who allowed for these clowns to pick up where Manx2 left off, with the same dodgy setup and fuck all regard for passenger safety? Why were they even allowed to operate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Almost another Cork there. Who allowed for these clowns to pick up where Manx2 left off, with the same dodgy setup and fuck all regard for passenger safety? Why were they even allowed to operate? money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Amadeus said: Jesus Christ! The aircraft departed Isle of Man (Ronaldsway) Airport (IOM) on a commercial flight to Belfast City Airport (BHD), in a region affected by a deep low pressure system with associated strong surface winds. After one unsuccessful attempt to land at BHD in a strong crosswind, the crew diverted back to IOM. When the aircraft landed at IOM the wind was gusting to 63 kt and creating a maximum crosswind component of 40 kt. After touchdown, nearby witnesses saw the right mainwheel lift off the ground and they estimated the left wingtip rolled to within approximately one metre of the runway surface before the landing was successfully completed. The relevant maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the Let L-410 was 19.4 kt and this was included in the ‘Performance Limitations’ section of the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) but the aircraft operator did not apply a limiting component of crosswind to its operations. The only wind limit that was applied and used by the crew was 45 kt for ground operation. Several safety actions have been taken including amendments to the aircraft operator’s Operations Manual regarding crosswind operations. One Safety Recommendation has been made to review the aircraft operator’s operational processes, training and operator’s guidance. Almost another Cork there. Who allowed for these clowns to pick up where Manx2 left off, with the same dodgy setup and fuck all regard for passenger safety? Why were they even allowed to operate? Why is any business allowed to operate here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lxxx said: Why is any business allowed to operate here? The question here is why, after the Manx2 Cork disaster, the same dodgy setup was allowed again just under a different name, almost resulting in another catastrophe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Amadeus said: The question here is why, after the Manx2 Cork disaster, the same dodgy setup was allowed again just under a different name, almost resulting in another catastrophe. The Isle of Man 'Where You Can.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Maintains airlinks befitting our "international" status.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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