http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:disasterdesigner&section=today deviantART RSS for by:disasterdesigner en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:15:36 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/28394065/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/28394065/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:43:50 PST

My PPL training...all I can do for the moment is to study the theory (loaded with the books) and wait for some bigger cash income to facilitate my ground school and Flight Training. But I'm sure I'll get there!

The hardest task is to get along with a casual day to day expenses and of course Krystian will be born within three months

Its getting crazy now but hell! You have to live a life! Following on that I am going to give it a shoot and quit smoking within next for days...meaning I will stop smoking within for days...hurts to think about it!

So I hope that you guys are OK and that you will like some of my older shoots

Stay safe!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/28105877/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/28105877/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:42:26 PST
One of my friends here just placed some of my photos in a great clip on the Tube

While I'll think of ways to say "Thank you" why won't you check her gallery first and then the link

[link]

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/27324043/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/27324043/ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:22:26 PDT
After two years I have nearly a thousand pictures of 747. Weather was pretty good (it wasn’t raining and I could see some blue sky through the scattered clouds) and Air France was just sharp on time!

And the moment of approach and landing itself was just stunning. I was expecting that such a big aircraft would make a long and straight finals for the main runway (28) but instead they did a right base leg and landed the bird’o like it would be a Cessna! And finally when the whole airplane was rolling beside me…just madness! The noise, the heat…magic!

Take off was a surprise too. Again I was expecting them to rotate somewhere far at the runway but no! 747 lifted off in the same spot as a regular A320 would!

So the long wait paid off!

Now I know that they will be back in a week time so I’ll try to get the shoots from a different angle for a change. I still have some of them for the upload but this will wait for tommorow.

But now…you will hate me for this!

I was looking at that beauty rolling slowly on the apron, just a few meters from my head and I said to myself….

“That is just a magic…but it’s missing something…it’s not an A330”

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/27301063/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/27301063/ Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:47:14 PDT
AF Cargo’s 747 will leave Chicago at 01:30 (GMT - 6)

That means that it should land in Dublin shortly after 2pm.

I will be just after working a night shift but hell.

I can sleep later (on another day) but 747 is not here so often



CAN'T WAIT!!!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/27227722/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/27227722/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:29:10 PDT And what’s SO special about it?
The fact that it’s flying from Dublin International to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France. Again...SO WHAT!?

Let me explain.

I started my photo hunt over a year ago. And since then I am trying to get the bloody 747 on my home airport but with no good results...until now!

Sundays, every week (more than less) at 16:05 !

It’s going to be hard this week as I have to work nights on the weekend but wish me luck.

Sooner or later I’ll get it!

And using my chance I would like to thank all of you guys for faves and comments!

Much appriciated!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26879583/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26879583/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:17:23 PDT Pilot: "F**k, I'm bored"
Tower: "Would the aircraft reporting boredom please identify your self"
Pilot: "I said I was fuc**ng bored, not fuc**ng stupid"


A young and stupid pilot wanted to sound cool on the aviation frequencies.
So, this one time he was approaching a field during the night time.
Instead of making any official requests to the tower, he said: "Guess who?"
The controller switched the field lights off and replied: "Guess where!"


ATC: "N123YZ, say altitude."
N123YZ: "ALTITUDE!"
ATC: "N123YZ, say airspeed."
N123YZ: "AIRSPEED!"
ATC: "N123YZ, say cancel IFR."
N123YZ: "Eight thousand feet, one hundred fifty knots indicated."


Tower: "Airline XXX, it looks like one of your baggage doors is open."
Captain (after quickly scanning the FE panel): "Ah, thanks tower, but you must be looking at our APU door."
Tower: "Okay, Airline XXX, cleared for takeoff."
Captain: "Cleared for takeoff, Airline XXX."
Tower, during the takeoff roll: "Airline XXX, ahh ... it appears that your APU is leaking luggage..."



Tower: "Eastern 702, contact Departure on 124.7."

Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure ... by the way, after we lifted off, we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway."

Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for take-off; did you copy the report from Eastern?"

Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff roger; and roger, we copied Eastern and we've already notified our caterers."



Q. How do you stop a Flight Attendant from having an orgasm?
A. Press the F/A Call Button - She'll never come.


]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26857789/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26857789/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:07:29 PDT S = The solution logged by the mechanic.



P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: No. 2 propeller seeping prop fluid.
S: No. 2 propeller seepage normal. Nos. 1, 3 and 4 propellers lack normal seepage.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on backorder.

P: Autopilot in "altitude-hold" mode produces a 200-fpm descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for!

P: Transponder inoperative.
S: Transponder always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: The T/C ball seemed stuck in the middle during my last turn.
S: Congratulations! You've just made your first coordinated turn.

P: Suspected crack in windscreen.
S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed radar with words.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Radio switches stick
S: Peanut butter no longer served to flight crew

P: Screaming sound in cabin at start-up
S: Company accountant deplaned

P: Funny smell in cockpit
S: Pilot told to change cologne

P: Aircraft 2,400 lbs over max weight
S: Aircraft put on diet of 92 octane

P: #3 engine knocks at idle
S: #3 engine let in for a few beers

P: #3 engine runs like it's sick
S: #3 engine diagnosed with hangover

P: Brakes howl on application
S: Don't step on 'em so hard!

P: Radio sounds like a squealing pig
S: Removed pig from radio. BBQ behind hangar tomorrow

P: Whole aircraft smells like BBQ
S: Ground Checks OK

P: First class cabin floor has a squeak
S: Co-pilot told not to play with toddler toys in cabin anymore

P: Electrical governor is broke
S: Paid off governor's debt to Jimmy "The Fish" Galvano

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26857711/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26857711/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:02:57 PDT





Aviation Dictionary

Airspeed: Speed of an airplane. Deduct 25% when listening to a Navy pilot.

Bank: The folks who hold the lien on most pilots' cars.

Cone of Confusion: An area about the size of New Jersey, located near the final approach beacon at an airport.

Crab: The squadron Ops Officer.

Dead Reckoning: You reckon correctly, or you are.

Engine Failure: A condition which occurs when all fuel tanks mysteriously become filled with air.

Firewall: Section of the aircraft specially designed to let heat and smoke enter the cockpit.

Glide Distance: Half the distance from the airplane to the nearest emergency landing field.

Hydroplane: An airplane designed to land on a 20,000 foot long wet runway.

IFR: A method of flying by needle and ripcord.

Lean Mixture: Nonalcoholic beer

Nanosecond: Time delay built into the stall warning system.

Parasitic Drag: A pilot who bums a ride and complains about the service.

Range: Usually about 30 miles beyond the point where all fuel tanks fill with air.

Rich Mixture: What you order at the other guy's promotion party.

Roger: Used when you're not sure what else to say.

Service Ceiling: Altitude at which cabin crews can serve drinks.

Spoilers: The Federal Aviation Administration.

Stall - Technique used to explain to the bank why you car payment is late.



]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26736791/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26736791/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:12:55 PDT
In addition to that the weather forecasts are looking great so I hope to take some good shoots

But first I need to find a camera shop and get myself a proper blower to clean the sensor:/

Dust is just everywhere.

And now...back to work

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26350610/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/26350610/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:23:24 PDT
I was doing some minor updates in my gallery. I'd deleted some old and crappy shoots which were taken few years back.

Hopefully, soon I'll get some spare time to roam around to get some new shoots and by now...

Yup...

Back to reality...

I'm going to canteen for a cup of coffee

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/25067203/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/25067203/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:23:16 PDT
"It is a catastrophe the likes of which Air France has never seen," Nicolas Sarkozy said after meeting relatives and friends of passengers at a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle airport.
Earlier, Air France chief executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon told reporters: "We are without a doubt faced with an air disaster."
He added: "The entire company is thinking of the families and shares their pain."
Flight AF 447 left Rio at 1900 local time (2200 GMT) on Sunday. It had 216 passengers and 12 crew on board, including three pilots. The passengers included one infant, seven children, 82 women and 126 men."


So sad now...

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/25063379/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/25063379/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:24:47 PDT
An Air France plane carrying at least 228 people from Brazil to France has gone missing over the Atlantic.
Paris Charles de Gaulle airport said contact was lost with the flight from Rio de Janeiro at 0600 GMT.
Brazil's air force confirmed the plane was missing and said a search and rescue mission was under way near the island of Fernando de Noronha.
An airport official told AFP the Airbus 330-200 had been expected to arrive in Paris at 1110 local time (0910 GMT).
Another official said it was possible that the plane had a transponder problem but this was very rare.
"We are very worried," he said, quoted by AFP news agency.
An Air France spokeswoman said there had been no radio contact with the plane "for a while".
Brazilian air force spokesman Col Henry Munhoz told Brazilian TV it had failed to be picked up by radar on the Cape Verde Islands on its way across the Atlantic.
"Air Force planes left Fernando de Noronha and are flying towards Europe to start the search for the missing plane," he said.
Flight AF 447 left Rio at 1900 local time (2200 GMT) on Sunday. It had 216 passengers and 12 crew on board, including three pilots.
Airport authorities have set up a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle.
An Air France official told AFP that people awaiting the flight would be received in a special area at the airport's second terminal.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been informed of the incident and has expressed his deep concern, his office said.
He has demanded that the relevant authorities do everything they can to find the plane and "shed light on the circumstances surrounding its disappearance as rapidly as possible".


I think we all know what had happened...

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/24526747/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/24526747/ Fri, 01 May 2009 07:50:53 PDT

Went fast!

Using the chance I would like to thank all of you for watching and faving my shoots. It all started with a simple cell-phone camera And of course with a countless hours by the Dublin Airport...in all weather conditions.
Still, there is so much to be done
My endless hunt for a good shoot of a 747 and of course Polish "Lot" airlines is still under way!

Also, thanks to the DA I got to meet some extraordinary people like , , , , , , , , and my dear friend and loads,loads of others (if I'd missed somebody I am so sorry but just to let you know...I love all of you guys!!!)

And a BIG BIG UP FOR !!!
Keep spreading the WORD babe!

Once again! Thank you guys!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/23426530/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/23426530/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:07:10 PST
I am just shocked!

Go to youtube.com and look up "Ryanair caught napping"

Or hit the link
[link]

And then tell me...do you still want to fly with them?

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/23001531/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/23001531/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:20:06 PST [link]

TO START OFF!!!

"
Melbourne, June 27 : Irish airline Ryanair has taken its reputation to a raunchier level – after the European budget carrier’s CEO suggested that the business class passengers would receive free oral sex on the aircrafts.

O'Leary made the saucy remarks during a press conference in Germany about Ryanair's Trans-Atlantic flights.

Explaining that Ryanair's long-haul flights would feature a business class that went against Ryanair's typical low-budget ethos, O'Leary remarked that "in economy it will be very cheap fares, say 10 Euros, and in business class it will be bed and blowjobs".

While O'Leary's remark was obviously a joke, he repeated the controversial comment and wanted it translated for the journalists.

"In business class, it will all be free - including the blowjobs,” theage. com. au quoted him, as saying.

He then asked the translator the German word for oral sex. After being told there wasn't one, he remarked "terrible sex life in Germany".

Last year, Ryanair found itself in trouble over its "Girls of Ryanair" calendar, which featured scantily clad flight attendants posing on board aircraft. (ANI)"

Now...ok...

THERE HAS TO BE A LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR THIS!!!

Their new advertisements???

"Ryanair...we'll suck you off"

"Fly,fly Ryanair...we gonna do you there"????




]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/22078415/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/22078415/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:55:45 PST
In response, Aer Lingus said it noted the offer and "strongly urged" shareholders to take no action. The carrier said another statement would follow.

Siptu, the State’s largest union, this morning described Ryanair’s latest bid to buy Aer Lingus as “mischief making" and contradictory.

Siptu Aer Lingus branch organiser Teresa Hannick said the Ryanair move “directly contradicts all their talk over the years about the necessity for competition in Ireland’s airline industry”.

“It suited Ryanair’s shareholders then because it had policy makers here standing on their heads and doing somersaults to meet their every whim,” she said.



So....its not all over yet!!!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/21759770/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/21759770/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:55:17 PST


"Ryanair has launched a €748m offer for rival Aer Lingus, in which it already has an almost 30% stake.

An earlier takeover bid by Ryanair for the airline was blocked by the European Union.

In a surprise move announced to the Irish Stock Exchange this morning, Ryanair says it is offering €1.40 per Aer Lingus share. It already owns 29.82% of the former state carrier.

Advertisement
Aer Lingus says it has noted the offer and will make a statement in due course.

Ryanair says it wants to 'merge the two airlines into one strong Irish airline group' under common ownership similar to recent mergers in Europe such as Air France-KLM and Lufthansa-Swiss.

Ryanair says the proposal represents a premium of about 28% over the average closing price (€1.09) of an Aer Lingus share for the 30 days to 28 November.

It also represents an premium of about 25% over the closing price of €1.12 of an Aer Lingus share on Friday.

Ryanair claims both airlines will operate as separate companies with separate brands.

It says that if the offer is successful it will double the size of the Aer Lingus short haul fleet from 33 to 66 planes over the next five years. It also promises 1,000 new jobs.

Today's approach comes two years after the Aer Lingus board rejected previous takeover interest from Ryanair, calling the offer 'ill-conceived, contradictory and anti-competitive'.

Aer Lingus floated on the Dublin stock exchange in 2006 and within days Ryanair began snapping up shares before going public with its takeover interest.

'World has changed', says O'Leary

Ryanair says that the Aer Lingus ESOT and employee shareholders will receive over €137m in cash if the offer is successful. It also says that the Aer Lingus Chairman will be invited to join the board of Ryanair.

The airline says that over the past two years, the trading environment for all European airlines has deteriorated dramatically as a result of high oil prices and the global recession. It points out that over 30 airlines have failed this year.

'This proposed merger of Ryanair and Aer Lingus will form one Irish airline group with the financial strength to compete with Europe's three major airline groups - Air France, British Airways and Lufthansa,' said Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary.

'The world has changed dramatically over the past two years, as high oil prices and deep recession have caused a flood of airline bankruptcies, consolidations and capacity cutbacks. Aer Lingus, as a small, stand alone, regional airline has been marginalised and bypassed as most other EU flag carriers consolidate,' he added.

He said that the airline has requested early meetings with the Ministers for Finance and Transport, the board of Aer Lingus and the airline's ESOT trustees to discuss the latest move.

Aer Lingus shares jumped over 16% to €1.30 early this morning following the merger proposal. Ryanair shares were down marginally."

So it has happened:/

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/21759757/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/21759757/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:53:33 PST
]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/21647987/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/21647987/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:31:33 PST
I would like to address it to all of you interested in aviation...

Go to liveatc.net !!!

Good fun and entertainment for an hours

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/21156180/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/21156180/ Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:34:10 PDT
Again, as the winter came(yes, Irish winter starts right now) I had a chance to spend a day by the Short Runway of the Dublin Airport

The first thing that came to my mind, while I had noticed how many of us were there...soaking in the heavy rain, struggling with the strongest wind ever...why are we doing this?

Why do we prefer to stay by the airport waiting to take the perfect shoot than in our homes?

Let me tell you what happened...

There was this Boeing of AirSpain which was waiting for his turn for the take off. Slowly he had took his place on the runway and add full throttle. After maybe a houngred meters, Pilots had hit the brakes and still driving madly fast they had drove off the runway.
Seconds after, from the gray sky, there was this AerLingus Airbus...

Have no idea what was wrong but the plane was descending too fast . He didn`t even touch the runway... He just swung a couple of times over it and went for the go around!

Just a seconds from the disaster!!!

So...

Are we going to the airport for the pictures?
To see a tones of steel flying swiftly over the sky?

I think that we are going there to admire the best Pilots in the world as at the end of the day we are simply jealous?

Of their job?

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/19969441/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/19969441/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:52:18 PDT
Thats all about my holidays so using my spare time I had a chance to reorganize my gallery

Using many MANY grate advices of my dear friend ZuZu and many others I had changed some pictures and I`m looking forward for your comments!

New camera is almost operational...tripod purchased...

So slowly but surly!

And by the way...THANKS A MILLION TO ALL OF YOU GUYS WHO WERE COMMENTING MY "WORK" !!!

Your advice is always more than a welcomed!

I will be deleting some of my old pics so if, by any chance, you will loose them (if you had faved them before), please take a look on my edited one`s.

Cheers!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18225201/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18225201/ Thu, 08 May 2008 10:54:09 PDT
It`s kinda unusual for our tiny airport here but it just reminds me that it`s time to buy a better camera!

Within 1 year they going to complete the construction of a new runaway which will be available for Airbus A380!!!

Still got a loads of time to get a good camera

Anyone happy for a bit of a planespooting???

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18194687/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18194687/ Tue, 06 May 2008 10:55:33 PDT Even if it`s Monday?
Yes???

I`d kinda expected this...

So my job is still killing me and the main reason is that we actually have to work to have money to spend them over the weekend!

Then we`re broke for a couple of days and then...here we go again!

What else can we do?

Be strong!

It`s only 3 days left!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18163336/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18163336/ Sun, 04 May 2008 11:15:22 PDT
And I have to work!

So happy about that!

I`d dropped some random pics and I hope that you could give me some comments on them

Fell free to do it!

And... I`ll see u tomorrow!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18149847/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18149847/ Sat, 03 May 2008 13:51:41 PDT
And it looks like I`m getting kinda addicted...DA got me

Anyway.Another weekend,another evening with guitars.

I still had time to upload some of my pictures...

Hope, you like them!

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18134122/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18134122/ Fri, 02 May 2008 14:09:27 PDT
But at any stage you can find at least three hours which can be spent by the airport!

So...let me just explain this.

I`m so into a planespooting.And once in a time you`ll get this kind of specific weather, when planes has to be sent into an emergency runway.

That just gives you a perfect chance to shoot some pics.
Well,you can allways find us around the airport

That is it 4 today...

It`s friday and my mates are shouting for some guitar so...

]]> ~disasterdesigner http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18114584/ http://disasterdesigner.deviantart.com/journal/18114584/ Thu, 01 May 2008 09:07:54 PDT
After trying...hmm...lets just say, a lot of things...

I heard about this site and lets give it a try...

I`m mostly into photography but theres allways a space for a new things...

And I`m TOTALLY, madly, deeply in love with my guitar...rock on!


Time to run off from the old things and start something new!

So...

It is a time!

For a DISASTER!

]]> ~disasterdesigner