Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Bongo]

Stunning pics, Bongo!

Where/how do you find all these?

There were posted on another forum, so I posted them here. The person who posted them on that forum probably did the same as me too

[Royal Flush]

An aeroplane/airplane question:

I have been watching a lot of the program Aircraft Investigation on Sky recently and have noticed something the pilots always say in conversation with the tower.

When letting the tower know who they are the pilots describe themselves as  BA5048 heavy.

What does the heavy mean? I've never heard them say that they are light so wondered if it had any meaning?

As was already mentioned it is to allow ATC to space A/C for wake turbulence.

A fun story once when i was flying into an airfiled in Florida i was in a PA-28 or Cessna 150 anyway i was approaching runway 03, just before runway 03 is the start of runway 30 where there was a 737-400 in position ready for T/O i was on finals landing and the 737 was given his T/O clearance followed by "be advised Cessna HEAVY landing prior to your departure on runway 03"

I knew the guy in the tower and so knew he was just messing around but the 737 pilot got so confused on the radio (not least because runway 03 was only about 3k feet long!)

Can the tower guys get in to serious trouble for little jokes like that?

I would imagine the rules are very strict at the major airports but probably a bit more relaxed at less busy ones.

ha yeah at small airfields you can get away with all sorts of stuff, especially when the ATC is a guy you go drinking with!

The best part was this guys name, Roger, lol

[kinboshi]

An aeroplane/airplane question:

I have been watching a lot of the program Aircraft Investigation on Sky recently and have noticed something the pilots always say in conversation with the tower.

When letting the tower know who they are the pilots describe themselves as  BA5048 heavy.

What does the heavy mean? I've never heard them say that they are light so wondered if it had any meaning?

As was already mentioned it is to allow ATC to space A/C for wake turbulence.

A fun story once when i was flying into an airfiled in Florida i was in a PA-28 or Cessna 150 anyway i was approaching runway 03, just before runway 03 is the start of runway 30 where there was a 737-400 in position ready for T/O i was on finals landing and the 737 was given his T/O clearance followed by "be advised Cessna HEAVY landing prior to your departure on runway 03"

I knew the guy in the tower and so knew he was just messing around but the 737 pilot got so confused on the radio (not least because runway 03 was only about 3k feet long!)

Can the tower guys get in to serious trouble for little jokes like that?

I would imagine the rules are very strict at the major airports but probably a bit more relaxed at less busy ones.

ha yeah at small airfields you can get away with all sorts of stuff, especially when the ATC is a guy you go drinking with!

The best part was this guys name, Roger, lol

Excellent!  Roger Murdoch?

[aqualtis]

Random photo time!

Mexico: Giant Selenite Crystals!

In 2000, one of the most unusual and splendid caves was found in Mexico by miners. Located only a mile from an upthrust of magma, this cave is 112 degrees Farenheit and at 90-100% humidity, limiting greatly the amount of time explorers can spend in it. It is a spectacular cave, with gigantic crystal formations thought to be 600,000 years old.

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stunning pics, nature at it's best

[Nursey]

You lot really don't get out enough...

Tikays going to have the nicest surprise waiting for him at work tonight - IM WORKING - woohoooo I hope the excitement doesn't give him a heart attack. Richard has man flu and may not survive so I have stepped in at the last minute after having to cancel all of my exciting Friday night plans.

I am about to leave Essex and make my way round the horrendous M25 which is gonna take HOURS, although I get to wear my new jacket I bought yesterday..yey

xx

[tikay]

You lot really don't get out enough...

Tikays going to have the nicest surprise waiting for him at work tonight - IM WORKING - woohoooo I hope the excitement doesn't give him a heart attack. Richard has man flu and may not survive so I have stepped in at the last minute after having to cancel all of my exciting Friday night plans.

I am about to leave Essex and make my way round the horrendous M25 which is gonna take HOURS, although I get to wear my new jacket I bought yesterday..yey

xx

I run so bad.

So instead of Orford, I get Orpey.

[Redbull]

MBN.

[DesD]

Sky+ on standby and HR alerted.

[Ironside]

you run so bad tikay

[GreekStein]

loving the names of your pics too tikay! lol

[EvilPie]

Unlucky mate. You run bad imo.

Are you at dtd this weekend?

[tikay]

Unlucky mate. You run bad imo.

Are you at DTD this weekend?

Sadly not, Matt.

In-Poker are at Luton tomorrow, for Day Two of their Easter Eggstravaganza £300-er, so I can't be at DTD I'm afraid. Such is life, but I can't complain, as I love doing In-Poker.

The DTD £300 is such a wonderful, almost social occasion, so hopefully I'll do a few of them soon. And if we can get permission from DTD, In-Poker hope to cover the next £300, in a month, & the first leg of the Grand Slam a few weeks later, so that'd be pretty neat if we can get the nod from DTD.

Good luck to you, & all my friends, who are playing the DTD £300, & to the DTD Team - Simon, Nick, Rob & Co - who make that place so special.

[tikay]

Wow - for those who missed it - & many did, because those Internet Poker Threads with acres of hand-Histories tend to make your eyes glaze over - Floopy scooped the SCOOP Hi-Lo last night, $33k+ in a choppy thing.

Nice one Flops. Not get to DTD & give us a stonking Update.

Flushy also made another SCOOP Final, though I'm, not sure where he finished, or how much he pocketed. He's having a great SCOOP, & showing his stable that the Boss can still play a bit, too..

Well done both.

[Longy]

Flushy finished 6th in $5000 omaha hi lo, we all pretty much ignored it. As winning $30k for flushy is like a normal person winning a tenner on the lottery, bit like Moorman.

[tikay]

Flushy finished 6th in $5000 omaha hi lo, we all pretty much ignored it. As winning $30k for flushy is like a normal person winning a tenner on the lottery, bit like Moorman.

That all?

Pfft.

I suppose, as he's a Shareholder now, I'd better humour him, & Post a few of my face Flushy Pics.