Naim 6 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 Premieres 10pm 06/04/2011 On Astro. "Every air crash is a catastrophe that leaves behind bereaved families and ruined lives. But each air crash is also a lesson learnt, and because of each disaster we now know how to build safer planes, evacuate passengers more swiftly, and better avoid collisions. Lives have been saved because of what these tragedies have taught us, and yet, despite this progress, more and more disasters still happen. Using powerful personal accounts from survivors, pilots and witnesses as well as comments from aviation experts and CGI, each episode of Air Crash Confidential investigates a selection of aviation disasters to reveal how and why tragedy still happens. It will discover why, despite repeated warnings, terrorists remain one step ahead of airport security, and how only a seating plan error and some sweaty feet saved hundreds from being blown up in mid- air. We will also reveal how a computer designed to eliminate pilot error led to a Qantas flight plummeting hundreds of feet, and that however brilliant our technology, human error can never be entirely eliminated - Air Traffic controller Pieter Nielsen was eventually murdered because of a mistake he made on a busy day that caused the deaths of 45 schoolchildren." http://press.discovery.com/uk/dsc/programs/aircrash-confidential/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 Although Nielsen sound Danish, his 1st name Pieter is definitely Dutch... Maybe of Danish-Dutch origin and living in Australia ? Anyhow, didn't something similar happen to the Swiss ATControler after the collision of the TU154-B757, involving Russian children too ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nguyen Vu Loc 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2011 Although Nielsen sound Danish, his 1st name Pieter is definitely Dutch... Anyhow, didn't something similar happen to the Swiss ATControler after the collision of the TU154-B757, involving Russian children too ? Pieter, the above Nielsen is actually the Swiss ATC controler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted April 5, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTQVqCm5eDU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted April 6, 2011 Looks interesting. Reminder: Tonight 06/04/11 at 10pm on Astro Discovery Channel. === Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted April 6, 2011 As a side note, please read the Malay subtitle for some laughing matter. Hold on short.... = Tahan pendek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) As a side note, please read the Malay subtitle for some laughing matter. Hold on short.... = Tahan pendek. Astro's translators, their general knowledge is very lacking hence the rather literal translation. Not the first time I saw such funny translation! I'd like to moonlight as their translator, but only if the pay's good. Edited April 7, 2011 by Mohd Suhaimi Fariz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 Captain, What would be the correct phrase in BM then ? Furthermore, what does "hold on short" mean to start with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 Hold on short runway 32 = Berhenti sebelum landasan 32. Not perfect but sounds better. Hold position = berhenti serta merta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 Thanks ! Does anyone converse in BM (or any language other than english) over the airwaves ? Mind you, communication to/fro aircrafts' cockpits is in a different language anyway, to us earth bound beings at least Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 Sometimes you'll hear Chinese conversation in China, which scares those who don't understand it because you don't know where they are and what they are doing. But even in China their English has improved a lot recently. Anyway English is the official language in aviation and ICAO mandated that a pilot must pass the aviation English test to get the flying license. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 1 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 Sometimes while flying in the Northern states, you can hear Thai over certain frequencies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 Thanks ! Does anyone converse in BM (or any language other than english) over the airwaves ? Mind you, communication to/fro aircrafts' cockpits is in a different language anyway, to us earth bound beings at least I hear greetings/farewells in Malay -- Selamat Pagi, Selamat Malam, Selamat Hari Raya, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
affendi osman 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 wake turbulence = OLAK BURI.....hahahahahaha..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 wake turbulence = OLAK BURI.....hahahahahaha..... hahaha ... when i first saw it i thot there must be a missing letter somewhere! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted April 7, 2011 Subtitles are great fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
