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dancewith:
This is a show of barbarism from the British. Too many Nigerians are going through the same or worse things in their hands. Time to start protesting loudly!

To start with, send a strongly worded protest letter to the Home Secretary. Explain in details what happened. Specify the flight number, the time of flight, date and the terminal

Make your views known. Be harsh!

oyewolejos:
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U dont need to take issues personal on a forum like this.This was just my opinion and[b] i believe everybody is entitled to their opinions[/b].
Though i understand your frustration cos u live in Lagos Phase 2 (London) but u dont need to be bitter about it. Is visible to the blind and audible to the deaf that UK is a police state and they are always overzealous in their actions esp their Law Enforcement Agencies.This woman was in a critical condition so why treat her like a criminal?Was she the one that caused the Volcano?They are just trying to persecute the woman cos she once applied for a UK Visa.I think there is more to your post than meets the eye.

otawa:
She should call a lawyer right away in Canada.

I am sure they have women organisation in Canada that will act on this barbaric act of the UK immigration.

otawa:
will they handcuff her if she is pregnant caucasian woman? NO.

Medlabgirl:
I met a young Nigerian woman today. She came into the NVP (Nausea\Vomiting of Pregnancy) Clinic. When I saw her name on the ticker, I decided to go up myself rather than send someone, and I am glad that I did. She told me the most incredible story. I am writing it here, because I am sure that there must be someone out in NLand who will know if there is something that can be done, and if there is, how to go about it. So here goes,

She is a new Canadian Permanent Resident, pregnant with her first child. Her husband lives in Nigeria. She had applied to go to the UK a few months ago, but her application was denied because she wasn't working. She said she wanted to go visit her sister. She does not work, as she is supported by the husband, who according to her is doing very well. She plans to go to school, but is ill right now. This is all again what she told me.
After being denied a UK Visa, she generally forgot about the whole thing, and decided to go home to visit hubby. So she did; and this is where it gets interesting!
She is a new Canadian resident, so she still travels Nigerian i.e with a Naija passport. I understand that as a Canadian resident flying even on a Nigerian passport, that you do not require transit visas. She flew British Airways. The trip to Nigeria was good she said, but on the return trip to Canada, she was caught up in the volcanic ash problem and had to wait in London. Now, BA agreed to provide her hotel accomodation for one night, and had a vehicle waiting to take her to the hotel, but unfortunately the British Immigration refused to let her in at the point of entry. They said that because she had made a prior application to come there, that she had the intention of remaining in the UK. This she denied. She said she lived in Canada, was happy to be there, and had not even planned to leave the transit area on her layover, prior to the flights being cancelled due to the ash situation. She says she was there, really ill and vomitting into her spitty-cup(ladies you probably know what I mean), arguing with them. They refused, handcuffed her, and took her to a detention center, where she was held for 7 days. Sometime in those 7 days, she was taken to the hospital, given an ultrasound to determine if she was truly pregnant, given some meds, she doesn't know what, and sent back to detention. At the end of the 7 days, she was put on a flight to Canada. One of her bags was gone, and of course all the dried fish, egusi, crayfish, stockfish, fried snails etc, were discarded.

This is one of the most incredible things I have ever heard, and I just cannot get over it. She is pretty much ok now, geting along nicely in the pregnancy, she just cannot shake the throw- ups which is why she came in tonight, and I got to meet her.

Now here is my question. IS SOMEONE LIABLE HERE? DOES SHE HAVE ANY RECOURSE? IS THERE ANYTHING SHE CAN DO? Surely no one should be mistreated like this. I thought, wow this is somebody's daughter, sister, wife and soon to be mother (Deo Volere). I would like to help her, as I think it is an outrage. So please, if you know what to do in a case like this, kindly let me know. I will be seeing her soon I think, so I will let her know what you suggest. Thanks for your help.

agoba1:
1. I have funds in my own name that would cover my first year fees and maintaince even with an excess of about a million but do i still need a sponsors letter from somebody when i have money in my own account?

agoba1:
3.and about accommodation , the school has no availability at the moment, is it ok if i book say two weeks for accommodation pending my arrival/ receiving my visa

kingsley00:
For plp that complain i dont have BTA for travel,here an idea but only for who know how use it and about it,i have one to one dollar for sell,interested person should call this line for more info,08030895529 NB if dont know about it pls dont call ,

frankkky:
as one who has visited most countries in europe,i make bold to say that SPAIN IS THE MOST BEAUTFULL COUNTRY IN EUROPE,meeeeeeeeen spain too fine i beg,though they are far from being the richest country in europe though

bullet G:
@ Vicjustice, thanks so much 4 your early response, u r really a good Nigerian, if we have more pple like u especially here in Europe, then our pple wont be making all this costly mistakes we do.

please i will love u to throw more light on the Finland issue coz its no 1 on my list and i guess am on the right track.
the type of greek residence am using is 5years, i got married to a bulgarian lady here in greece and my 5 yrs just came out, by the way how come u knw so much abt Greece? have u stayed here b4? I really need to move out very soon coz the economy is real bad, thanks once again 4 your speedy response

bullet G:
@ Vic justice, PLEASE can u tell me wch of these countries is better for an an African like me. sweden, denmark, Norway, or finland, am presently in Greece but am planning on relocating to any of the above mentioned countries but have not made up my mind wch one specifically. for the record i have greek residence so am not an illegal immigrant. hope to hear from u soon

Tamita:
@vicjustics,
Any useful info abt Belgium. . . . . . ? Just wanna knw a few things. . . . . . .anything!

truborn9ja:
@vicjustice,thanks 4 the information u've provided,it will really help people like me who wants 2 travel to europe for msc program after graduation.wat did u know about japan?interms of education and their economy

Emmyz:
Lovely insight has been exposed about life in these countries, however anybody have an idea of what life in Austrilia is.
Life as student, visiting, tourist or what ever. The chances and odds of living in Austrilia.

neyounited:
Hi guys,in my process of sarching for a visa, i met some one who connected me to this guy, He is a disable and they travel on disable sport.so he told me that their next travel is to spain and we agreed on 200,0000 on the deal which i will not pay him untill the visa geniuely ready. But my challenge is that the visa will ONLY LAST FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS. SO what can i do to stay more than that date legally.PLEASE GIVE ME THE OPTIONS AND HOW TO GO ABOUT IT. your contribution we be welcome and appriciated.

sandee575:
@vicjustice

The fact remains that "you cant teach your papa how to fu*k".

sandee575:
Planes cannot fly without power during cruise.

sandee575:
The DANA airplane that was involved in the birdstrike was not a glider. A glider is designed to fly without engine power, hence it is towed up by another powered airplane and released to fly on a hot day in thermal currents which basically are updraughts caused by warm rising air which provide it with the lift
the glider pilot relies on to sustain its flight manouvres. DANA was a medium heavy twin engine jet transport plane. With a loss of both engines, it lacks the light weight and aerodynamic design to sustain flight without initiating a descent so as to maintain an airspeed above its stall speed. This is achievable but with a high rate of descent and depending on the altitude this occurs, i leave the rest to your imagination.
Thanks Amaka. All forgiven now

Technically speaking, every airplane glides. The engine power is there to prevent them from going down in altitude as they do.
And since the better a glider an airplane is, the less engine power is needed to keep altitude, the effort is indeed to ensure the best glide ratio possible for every airliner made. Most airliners will have a glide ratio of around 15, which means they can go 15 times the height loss in the horizontal distance, if the engines are all cut (the actual figure depends on the current weight and speed of the aircraft). Which is more or less what airliners do when they start descending for landing (engines are not stopped, but they are reduced to nearly idle).

THE AMAKA:
[color=#cc00cc]i hope you know who you're talking to. lol
let's just say, he KNOWS what he's talking about[/color]

How can an plane with no engine fly?

Answer
An airplane that has no power can fly by pointing the nose down and keeping enough speed such that the air flowing over the wings will provide lift. Most aircraft will can only glide such they constanly lose altitude.

Gliders are designed with high-lift wing designs. They will continue to fly as long as there is airflow over the wings that produce lift that equals the weight of their aicraft. Glider pilots will find a wind or a thurmal that allows them to maintain altitude while flying into the wind.

Gliders can be launched by several methods. The most common is to push it down a slope of a hill that has a wind blowing. Another method is the use of ropes and pulleys that use a falling weight that drops from a tower to pull them forward fast enough to take off. The Wright Brothers used this method. Today, many gliders are pulled into the air by a powered plane. Then it is released.

Glider pilots look for thurmals. This is rising air that is heated by lakes or junk yards or other objects on the ground that produce heat in the sun. The air rises and the glider will find one of these and circle inside this rising air to gain altitude. This is the same thing that Buzzards do when they circle in the air. Many glider pilots will fly in formation with buzzards and eagles, sharing the same free ride.

Once a glider gains altitude and airspeed they have enough engergy to fly long distances or even perform loops.


Ridge Soaring - A glider can fly long distances and maintain altitude by flying along the edge of a mountain ridge. They fly by using winds that come up off of the ridge, thus providing a constant wind that provided lift. The glider flys along the ridge in order to stay in the wave of wind coming up. An perfect analogy is a surfer. The surfer catches a wave that is a moving swell in the ocean surface. The surfer propels himself by sliding down the front of the wave. If he gets too far ahead, then he will lose his speed; if he goes to slow, the wave will pass by him. The glide pilot must maintain a similar "balance" or he will begin to descend and loose his lift.

sandee575:
@vicjustice
Good attempt but still a layman's impression of aircraft performance in relation to birdstrike. Planes cannot fly without power during cruise. Power can be at idle during descent and near full during takeoff and climb. A bird crossing the takeoff path can strike an aicraft on any part of the aircraft. This could be the fuselage or the engine. Impact on the engine intake is most dangerous because of the damage on the engine inlet vanes and the possibility of an engine flame out. Aircraft are designed to be able to fly even with one engine out in a twin engine aircraft. Pilots are trained recurrently on how to deal with such a situation so that when the time comes they can effect the drill and control the aircraft back to make a successful landing. The most critical point for a birdstrike is at lift-off when you have low airspeed and nil altitude. Happy flying to all Nairalanders.

Losing Power in All Engines
"The pilots don't have much choice if they lose power in all engines.  They're for sure going to have to land the plane.  But don't panic (and your pilots won't be panicking either). Statistically you have a very good chance of surviving such a situation.

If a plane loses all power, it does not then fall out of the sky. Instead it becomes a very big and rather clumsy glider, but it has the same controllability as with engines, although perhaps not quite as readily as before. It can still maneuver left and right, and can also vary its rate of descent, but it no longer can go up or stay flying level.

A plane can land without needing to use its engines. Gliders (sailplanes) do it all the time, and there is no reason why a passenger jet can not land without engine power as well.

Modern jets don't have sufficient batteries to supply power to the plane's hydraulics and control systems in the event of engine failure. However, an air driven generator will deploy into the airstream, and the air passing through its blades will spin this generator, enabling it to create some limited emergency power.

It is likely that the plane's cabin pressurization will also fail. This would be a gradual failure, and then you'd get to see the oxygen masks dropping down in front of you. There is ten to fifteen minutes of oxygen supply through this system, and by the time it was used up, the pilot will have smoothly glided the plane down to below 15,000 ft, at which point you'll no longer need the breathing masks."

sweetmadam:
Lucky escape!! It could have been worse had it happened well after take off.

eddy25:
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