Don Thompson
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Don Thompson
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Long career in telecoms, aerospace & IT. Adept at troubleshooting & problem resolution.
Fascinated by the milieu. Pic: JFK 22L over the captain's shoulder
Difficult to tell who the creator is when they mask identity.
If it’s so important that they do not infringe employment/other obligations it’s odd that there’s an imperative to do this.
(Turner has ‘history’ in this regard)
December 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Great new tracking source?
This new post self-contradicts that idea.
Busy topic for pilot Pete Turner to dip his toe into.
Transforming BOD position reports to Google Earth is a time consuming & error prone process.
Good luck to him.
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Must check on tickets, The Black Box is a great venue 👍
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Marchand should be making these nuances clear, I don’t believe he does.
9M-MRO was observed by 3 different sources after 18:00Z - Butterworth TAR, Western Hill Air Defence Radar, Inmarsat network.
You’re affording credibility to a guy taking a pee in the middle of the night?
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
You may be labouring under the incorrect assumption that a PSR’s envelope of detection is bounded by consistent vertical ‘wall’ to 35,000ft (or thereabouts). The form of a regular cylinder of radius, say, 60NM, if you will.
That’s not the case. It’s messy, range is irregular across altitudes.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Other countries bordering, and smaller than, Russia’s western flank:
Norway
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Georgia
And if one regards the Kaliningrad Oblast as a source of Russian offensive capability, add:
Poland
Lithuania
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
👍
I was also puzzled watching that until I read a forum post at NiAviation.
Of course, the more modern aircraft had little issues with 250m vis.
Do you use NiAviation? Registration seems broken & I missed the updates about site migration in 2023 (I don’t often need to log-in).
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Reposted by Don Thompson
Some people* would like to see the government build a new fast express line between Leeds and Manchester. I'd like to see the chad councils of Manchester, Oldham, Kirklees and Leeds build a 40 mile light rail route between those cities extracting 90% of the land value uplift along the way.

* I also
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
While the Magic trackpad is Bluetooth, a USB Type C + USB 3.2 dock/adapter opens up a range of wired (weird) possibilities (maybe even an external display).
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
iPhone? iOS will support a surprising number of ‘Class compliant’ human interface devices (HIDs).
Class compliant means generic drivers are built-in with iOS.
Apple’s Magic track pad should work.
No Android experience but similar Class Compliant devices should similarly work.
⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
He wrapped up the religionists & their fellow travellers during the first term. Amy Comey Barrett was his gift in return. He held a grand ceremony in the WH Rose Garden to mark her nomination, they were all there.
September 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Who’s pissed him or RFK off to the extent the two boneheads contrive such nonsense as retribution?
September 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Some serious money spaffed on gardening, ahem - landscaping, expertise. 🙄
September 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
While REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger in progress on the ocean below.
September 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I read that Turkish Aerospace manufacture the A220 wing ‘fixed trailing edge’ assemblies. Airbus Belfast(!) build the A220’s composite wings so that’s likely the connection.
September 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Must be big aircraft parts to warrant 4-6 An-12 movements a week!
September 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thank you, yes, I’m good.
Been much less on Twtr, a little bit here, but mostly ‘fediverse’.
If I’d been paying attention in the right places I’d likely have heard about the Lanc.
All good with you too?
September 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM