If you are an aviation enthusiast or regular traveller, you would think that the picture below is photoshopped because the Boeing 747 usually has four engines.

How however this particular one has five engines because Qantas airline had to send a spare 747 engine to Johannesburg from Syndey to fix on one of their 747's in Johannesburg.

It's truly an amazing feat.

http://www.flightradar24.com/blog/how-qantas-ferried-an-engine-on-the-wing-of-a-747/

Cc @ lalasticlala

Tony one week

It's very obvious that a lot of you didn't read the post before commenting

luvtoyota:


What is the rating of this university? Is he the first to bag first class in Nigeria? Is that a Herculean task? Will that make him wealthy in life ? Will he perform better than okonjo iweala that went to havard and mismanaged Nigerian economy? Bullshit.

Stop hating and trying to make it obvious you finished with 3rd class.

Rented Crowd.

NaijaOptimist:
Can one become rich as a salary earner?Without other or additional means of income, and without corruption?

Yes and No

"Source "
Interesting

CramJones

You made some very interesting points but do you have data to back up your claims?

Empirical data that the igbo are being targeted?

Thank you.

Village people at work

Your story doesn't add up.
Anyway we get the point.

Stay away from your ex.
Avoid se.x with your ex.
If you must do it, let her sign a written consent form stating it was mutually agreed up or record the conversation where she agreed to it willingly.

Most importantly, you are a cheat and lack self control.

bisi16:
Hi all, I really wish this thread can be revived. Am a potential student pilot who'll be jetting out soon to S.Africa 4 my training. If any1 can help me wit books I can start reading 4rm now, it 'll be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Calm down, different flight schools use different materials

Explorers:
http://www.dailytenminutes.com/2012/07/interesting-facts-about-airports.html



1. All International Airline Pilots speak English.

Yes we do but the truth is, in some countries the English of the air traffic controllers is horrible, you can sometimes barely hear what they say, we just pick out the key instructions for take off, approach and landing.

Explorers:
34. Autopilot is usually turned on during most of an airplane flight. The computer can make more precise adjustments, which leads to better fuel efficiency (except during turbulence). Autopilot is not typically used during takeoff or landing, although it is available to use.

Yes but no pilot ever uses auto pilot during take off or landing. Extremely rare.

Explorers:
39. If a plane needs to make an emergency landing, a pilot may decide to dump fuel from its wings. While it’s not very common, it is a safety procedure to keep the plane from experiencing an overweight landing. The fuel usually evaporates before it reaches the ground.

Primary reason is to reduce the risk of fire upon impact on crash landing.

Explorers:
43. Aspiring commerical pilots generally invest more than $70,000 in their education and clock an average of 4,000 hours of experience before they are hired by Air Canada.


* Once their flight simulator training is complete, pilots move directly to piloting fully-loaded passenger airplanes. They are, however, accompagnied by line indoctrination pilots for their first few flights. After a second test by a supervisor pilot, they’re fully cleared to fly on their own.


* Pilots are sent back into the simulator at least every eight months to renew their license; every six months for those who command the Boeing 777.

* Pilots can fly only one type of aircraft at a time. Before acquiring a license to command a different model, they must go through 8 to 12 weeks of training. The process includes “ground school”, pre-simulator mockup flights and simulator training.



* Pilots may spend long periods of time away from home. To keep their loved ones close, they’ll often keep photos of their family or spouses in the inside lining of their hat.


* Pilots aren’t allowed to share food. As a safety
precaution, pilots order and eat different crew meals while on flight.

source: gofar.aircanada.com/en/up-in-the-air/10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-pilots/

At the bolded, industry standard now is every six months and it's called recurrency.

Lovely thread.
I'm a pilot and I can make some input

lifezone247:
Md thanks for barning the 2 above me to make me the ftc for the first time in 2016

Barning indeed.
Congratulations on your notable achievement

abduljabbar4:
Why is it that throught Gej's tenure non of these criminals were sick? Their sudden sicknesses is making me to question the death of alamiesaigha(wrong spelling).

Very good question.

The trend is that when these crooks are charged to court they suddenly become ill from Cecilia Ibru to James Ibori, you hear that they have low blood sugar or something else.

When an aircraft is about to land and it has descended to a certain level, an automated voice in the cockpit says "Approaching minimums"
And the pilot in command says "continue"

My brother, your destiny is approaching it's minimum and you are proudly saying continue.

I hope you can still salvage your life when it becomes too late.

That's how we roll!!!
Carry go.

BeeBeeOoh:
Like wise me, I just dazzled back from a Sexy ban courtesy of that robot MOD in d person of mynd50-6..

= mynd44 right?

Na play I dey oh

Machyne:
honestly, Nigerian youths are d problem of this country. see as pple dey shout "good", "excellent"....our democracy is at stake without constant disregard of court order and tyrannical tendencies of our president and pple are here praising efcc who are now tools in d hands of a dictator. I pity una

Sharap Dia.
Point out one single court order that was disobeyed?
You sef wan join critize.
If you don't know ask questions.
Can't you see that all the certified wailers are now quiet?

Next time ensure that the area is secure
Lock the door before you commence take off procedures

Godmother:
Its so sad that when a company is being acquired most times a lot of the staff get sacked. Its worse in this case because these people didn't see the sack coming

That's why a plan b is always necessary

OP your imagination is very fertile I must admit.
However the time has come where most employers will demand to see your social media profile accounts.
That's the moral of the story.
He who has ears let him hear...

Bisi!!
Don't you have respect for the rule of law where you come from?

tuale4u:


[b]


Then came this innovative prosecution method currently applied by federal government of Nigeria.

The new method of prosecution being applied by the federal government is explained as follows: If you steal yam, meat, egg, rice and the government is aware, they will arrest you for stealing only yam, sue you to court. In a month or two you procure bail for stealing yam. You get arrested and get sued for stealing meat. Maybe in another two months you get a bail, then you get arrested for stealing egg and the process continues. As this goes on, your resources goes down, the people willing to sign surety for you decrease since you may have to use different persons as surety in each case of bail. Also the fact that you are on bail only means you can come to court from your house it does not acquit or discharge you from the case. Thus you will be going to two or more courts at the same time. This will further weaken your resolve to continue to fight because of the huge resources and energy you will need to drag on the case. In doing this the government has fully complied with rule of law. This is what have been applied in the case of Dasuki and other cases. Buhari has not disobeyed any court order. Everything Buhari has done is legal.[/b]

This is one of the best write ups I have seen on this subject.

All those shouting that Buhari is not complying with court orders are doing it out of crass ignorance.

This new method of prosecution is the best.

Since birds have learnt to fly without perching, hunters have learnt to shoot without missing.

DONSMITH123:
The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos (NOHIL), has been accused of seizing the corpse of a 61-year-old man, Bashiru Makanjuola, over the inability of his family to pay bills totalling N471,810.


I think FG need to intervene in this case. You seized corpse coz of cash owing the hospital. I dey laugh. Trust me where i come from, they will dash you the corpse. Nonesense.

Where are you from sir?

Hello mods,

Please I want to kindly request that a special section be created for aviation related topics. I'm a commercial pilot and I'm yet to find my niche here on nairaland.

It will be great to have an aviation section where pilots and aviation fans can connect.

Cc @ justwise seun disguy

ThankS

In spirit of fair play, efcc should also invite him for questioning too.

Celebrity like her uses #500 extension?

TonyeBarcanista:

For the better or the worse?

I wouldn't say you are less bipartisan
I'd say you are becoming more objective.