For the Simmer/Drinker with everything

[Bazza]

Today's beer coaster present from an Aviation Museum in Hawaii...neat.



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[deeknow]

LOL !!! ... those are AWESOME !!! ... one of those "now why didnt I think of that" products

[scaber]

oh yes, they would be just the trick old chap. Wanting a set.

[Bazza]

I'm seriously thinking of putting them in a picture frame and making them into a little display. Usually my beers don't last
long enough to need a coaster...

[Ian Warren]

Heyyyy Snazzy ! thought tho wonder if they could tell you how high ya are .... come to think the budding home sim panel designer ....

[Naki]

Nice one. When can come around for a cold one?

[Bazza]

Always a cold one around here Paul... No invites needed.

[Charl]

On the ground, baby, dead level and heading north at 310 knots... my kind of beer experience!
I see the Tauranga airshow is touting for volunteers, well maybe they should offer these as incentive...

[emfrat]

One of these in a homebuilt 'pit would be handy

http://www.usbwine.com/

[Bazza]

Out of curiosity, I googled these and found there is quite an industry producing Aviation Beer Coasters.

Amazon, see below has these at about $14-00 US, didn't go as far as to check the postage. Probably not a bad
deal at that price as they are well built and attractive.



http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Aircraft-Inst...t/dp/B0039UKG4S

[steelsporran]

What's the QNH for under the table?

[emfrat]

Don't know about the QNH, but the QFE might be 839mb.
An overtired BOAC Comet IV FO, who would be called PF these days, was making an ILS approach to Nairobi in Feb 1964 and inadvertently set his altimeter to 938 when the actual QFE was 839.
There is no suggestion that this man was affected by alcohol - the investigation board said he made an error "difficult, if not impossible to prevent" and "to which humans are liable".
The board noted the 'luck' of the situation - 838 would have made no difference, when reversed; 837 reversed was 738 which just could not be set, but 839 was reversible, and the result was a huge undershoot, fortunately with the wheels already down, from which a quick thinking crew were able to apply go-around power and land safely at the destination.
Source "Aircrash Detective", Stephen Barlay, 1969, Coronet paperback 1975.