Smilodon North of the 49th Parallel

Smilodon North of the 49th Parallel

The fierce predator Smilodon fatalis — a compact but robust killer that weighed in around 160 to 280 kg and was 1.5 - 2.2 metres long. Smilodon is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily…
Air India Flight 171 - Ask The experts

Air India Flight 171 - Ask The experts

Air India Flight 171 - Ask The experts An open letter to H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)GE Aerospace Dear Sir, the pilots of Air India Flight 171 could be entirely…
Air India Flight 171 - The Vital Seconds

Air India Flight 171 - The Vital Seconds

Air India Flight 171 - The Vital Seconds The Timeline - Vital Seconds. This timeline is constructed from what little information was given in the AAIB Preliminary Report, together with what is…
Air India Crash: Update #5 - It's Dust, Not Smoke

Air India Crash: Update #5 - It's Dust, Not Smoke

Air India Crash: Update #5 - It's Dust, Not Smoke A few media content creators and commenters keep returning to the topic of the swirls of what they refer to as smoke which they claim can be seen in…
Air India Crash: Update #3

Air India Crash: Update #3

Air India Crash: Update #3This is another update to my article Air India Crash: When 2 + 2 Does Not Compute with fresh evidence and arguments. Many people assume, wrongly, that the chance of two…
Air India Crash: Update #1

Air India Crash: Update #1

Air India Crash: Update #1This is an update with fresh evidence and arguments to my article Air India Crash: When 2 + 2 Does Not Compute . The "smoke" at liftoff The plume is almost certainly dust…
Fun With A Pun

Fun With A Pun

Fun With A PunIf you love puns ... Nobody was injured in an unusual dockside accident today. The grain elevators were out of service, so it was decided to unload the grain the old-fashioned way,…
Why I've been away and why I'm back.

Why I've been away and why I'm back.

Why I've been away and why I'm back. I'm 79yo now.  I receive a state pension which falls short by about £50 a week from what I need to keep paying bills.  I took a break from social media…
Air India Crash: When 2 + 2 Does Not Compute

Air India Crash: When 2 + 2 Does Not Compute

Air India Crash: When 2 + 2 Does Not Compute 2 + 2 Does Not Compute, But 1 of 4 AND 1 of 4 DoesOn 12 June 2025 a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India.…
Air India Crash: When 2 + 2 Does Not Compute

Air India Crash: When 2 + 2 Does Not Compute

Air India Crash: When 2 + 2 Does Not Compute 2 + 2 Does Not Compute, But 1 of 3 AND 1 of 3 Does On 12 June 2025 a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India.…