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delphiandomine   
7 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

Go and read the PPRune discussion of this, its pointless trying to argue if you don't understand basic terrain or ATC system in use. Its discussed in detail on those two threads.

This is actually why these conspiracy theories about the Smolensk don't add up - most authors don't have the faintest idea about aviation.
delphiandomine   
7 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

Is that according to the Russians?

No, it's according to the transcript which the Polish state has authorised at the very highest level - and let's not forget that the same body that authorised the release invited Jaroslaw Kaczynski to attend. If you believe that the transcript is false, then you're directly accusing some of the highest people in Poland of lying too.

Thousands of planes land in bad weather all the time, but their altimeters and other equipment have to be receiving ACCURATE GPS, satellite, altitude data etc if their visual abilities are compromised.

Keep talking, you're doing a great job of showing everyone that you don't have the slightest clue about aviation.

For a start - there was no ILS installed at Smolensk-North, nor was there one in recent times. We know this from the lack of antennae for an ILS system.

Satellite data? GPS? This is all very recent innovations in the field of aviation - and GPS isn't generally used for landing with. It might be useful for determining position, but it isn't to be completely relied upon due to the American ability to switch it off at will.

Tell me, what do you know about the altimeters installed in planes? How do you think they work?

The conditions at Smolensk-North were reported by the news agencies as being horrific, I recall CNN using NASA data to confirm that the area was covered in fog at the time. Let's not forget the crew of the Yak - are you saying that they are participating in the cover up of the murder of their colleagues?

You are basically taking the word of the Russian government on this whole thing.

No, I'm taking the word of the Polish State. Have you forgotten that Poland, by releasing these transcripts, is confirming them as authentic?

There is no concrete evidence that the pilots in the plane were receiving the warnings at the times given by the Russian transcripts.

Either you accept them as being genuine, or you accuse the highest military leadership in Poland of covering something up. It's a very serious accusation to make, especially as - well - you're some nobody on the internet and they are of immense importance to the Polish State.

We won't know for sure what really went on until those black boxes are given back to Poland. Oh but wait, the black boxes aren't going back to Poland LOL

How many times do you need to be told that it's normal procedure under international law for the boxes to be kept in the country where the accident is being investigated? Let's not forget that Poland had their special box, which the Russians couldn't do anything with - which was taken to Poland, decoded, and the results given to Russia. Or are you suggesting that the contents of the box were manipulated by Poles?

delphiandomine, we just heard about how 3 Russian police in charge of securing the Polish crash were looting the dead Polish people from the Polish crash site. One dead Polish person had his credit card being used by those Russian "police" "government officials" the same day as the crash.

I was hoping you'd bring this up.

Perhaps you might want to ask Halina Domeracka as to what happened to her dollars.

Nothing new here, move on.

Do you really think we can rely on the viewpoint of those with that "honesty" and "integrity" when it comes to this plane tragedy?

I think we can trust the Polish State to get it right. Or have you forgotten that this is a joint international investigation?

I'm still waiting for you to pick up on the little discrepancy that is actually interesting :)
delphiandomine   
7 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

In this article, German aviation experts think the Polish Plane Crash was engineered and an act of terrorism.

The article is also terribly researched - just like your constant nonsense about the guy who shot the video on the ground at Smolensk.

It is a fact that on April 10 at Smolensk Russian distorted satellite signals of GPS, as a result of which the plane moved in a wrong position (in horizontal plane: 160 meters to the left of the runway and vertically, at estimated 80 meters below the required level).

It is a fact, huh? So - let's see. GPS had nothing to do with it, because what they were using had nothing to do with GPS. They were on course, as verified by the passing of the NDB markers and by the ATC. They also had a clear indication of when they reached 100 metres - the fact that they were not cleared to go below 100 metres and yet did so should tell you a significant amount.

Technically it is possible to distort the altimeter readings.

Really? I'd like to know how such a device can "distort" a radar device.

If we add here the distortion of atmospheric pressure data (Russian air traffic controllers did not gave this data to Tupolev)

They gave the data several times.

GPS indications and other devices did not allow to activate the system for preventing to approach to the ground too closely, the EGPWS. This system is activated when the aircraft lowers below 666 meters (2000 feet) from the earth surface.

And - anyone with a basic knowledge of this system knows that the system wasn't capable of operating at Smolensk, because it didn't have the relevant data. Nothing to do with evil electro devices - and everything to do with the lack of data.

so, "MediaWatch" - can you tell me why they persisted with attempting to land despite being told clearly by Smolensk control that "conditions for acceptance : none"?

The funny thing is - none of the conspiracy theorists so far have actually picked up on a strange discrepancy. I'll leave it to them to try and figure it out! ;)
delphiandomine   
6 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

This is part of the mystery. In all fairness, he had seconds to decide - it wasn't like he had time to mull over the options in his head. Why didn't he do it? Well - perhaps he felt with his superior experience that he could make it, especially as he alludes to having done something similar in Gdansk. Why didn't the FO do something? Well - that's a training issue.

Timescale wise - the Captain had about 13 seconds after the FO said "go around" and about 11 seconds after ATC said so. We know that the TU-154 in landing configuration loses about 30m when changing from descent to climb - so he would have had to have had pulled up almost instantly when hearing the FO say so. By the time the ATC realised what he was doing, the plane was possibly already lost.

The more crucial thing is why they attempted to land despite being told by Smolensk North that there are no conditions for landing.

Ultimately, there's no conspiracy theory here - apart from the question of just what is going on with Polish Air Force training!
delphiandomine   
6 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

It's worth noting that the Russian ATC told the crew that they couldn't accept them - but they attempted a landing regardless. Someone has the hypothesis that the Polish crew deliberately deceived the ATC - but that's a matter of interpretation.

The message to pull up was first given earlier.

Well, the first officer said "go around" about 14 seconds before impact. If the captain had indeed decided to go around at that time, then the plane would have likely been saved. But he chose to ignore it - and crucially, the FO didn't take control.
delphiandomine   
6 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

So why not pull up as an impulsive measure given their lack of rational reaction time?

Well - we know that the autopilot/autothrottle disconnected. That can be done by pushing a button, or more likely, by using one of the flight control sticks. But at that point - even if they pulled up hard, the plane would still have continued to drop about 30m or so (this is known to be a "feature" of the TU-154) - so by that point, the plane was lost.

It seems that there's a possibility that the captain was attempting to do what is called a "scud run" - and he may not have wanted to discuss this in front of his CIC, who obviously might not be rather impressed with him doing such a thing.

Incidentally, it would seem that this transcript has debunked the rumour of the lights being changed at Smolensk - but I'm not sure.
delphiandomine   
6 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

many pilots/planes land via the auto pilot.. so that seems totally reasonable.

Not in this case. There was no ILS system installed that would take the plane onto the runway - as far as I remember, it was set to control descent and speed, nothing more. It certainly wasn't using any form of ILS to take the plane onto the runway.

the missed the runway by a "mile"

They came short, but it seems that they were definitely on course until hitting the tree. The comments from ATC about "being on glideslope" are somewhat misleading to Western ears - it seems that the phrase in this context means that they were simply headed for the runway.

Seanus, something you have to bear in mind here - they had a matter of seconds between doing nothing wrong (to 100m) and losing control of the plane.

Russian will never tell the truth if he can lie. At the very least, when dealing with non-Russian.

Must be a Slavic trait, because I've seen and heard the same from Poles.
delphiandomine   
6 Jun 2010
Travel / WHAT TO WEAR END OF JUNE FIRST WEEKS OF JULY IN WARSAW [25]

How much do I give to the people who take our luggage in the hotel to the room. Also the taxi when I arrive at the hotel. What is acceptable.

No rule. You give what you think they deserve - unlike in America, the culture in Europe is very much based around "only if they deserve it" - we don't reward someone for simply doing their job.
delphiandomine   
6 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

I still don't understand this part. How did they get so low with autopilot on?

Convex might be able to shed some light on it - I don't understand it either. Allowing the autopilot to take them down to 100m makes sense, but I don't get why the autopilot was set to take them lower.

Not having ILS, Delph? Are you sure?

Positive. There's no equipment at Smolensk-North that indicates the existence of an ILS system, nor is there anything online whatsoever that suggests that one is installed there. There is a rudimentary Russian system there - but it's not going to do the job of a properly installed ILS.

What of Azimuth, Delph?

As in the direction of flight? As far as we know right now (and it can't be said for certain, the data hasn't been published yet) - they were on course for the runway. But certainly, from what's been pieced together, they came in way too steep in the final seconds of flight.

I just can't, for the world of me, understand why they dipped. I've heard some nonsense about terrain dip but that would have been a foolish mistake.

Well, the dip in the terrain is there, as independently verified by different sources. The crew would have been aware of it - but given the situation, the captain may simply have allowed it to escape his mind in the hope of spotting the runway.
delphiandomine   
5 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

An ILS was in operation

It didn't have an ILS as is commonly understood - there was some crude Russian system, but it wasn't anywhere near enough to take the plane safely down to/near the runway.

Smolensk appears to be a makeshift, scabby airport. Protasiuk was really up against it.

He was only up against it by descending below minimums. If he had stayed at 100m - there wouldn't have been a problem.

Have you no concept of what an ILS is?

The problem is that there was no ILS installed at Smolensk-North.

Tell me, where was the guidance from ground control?

There was as much as they could provide. "On glidescope" and "on course" is all they could give, with the facilities available to them.

Is it possible that the pull-up mechanism got blocked and that they triied to PULL UP but the plane did not begin ascending?

When the autopilot disengaged, it's possible that they attempted to pull up. It's not possible to say from the voice recorder - but there may be a record of their final actions on the other black box. Either way, they had what, 6 seconds to pull up? No way was that plane going to react fast enough!
delphiandomine   
4 Jun 2010
UK, Ireland / Sad life of a Polish migrant in the UK. Ch. 5 - Racism [259]

Taxi drivers are corrupt,

Never had any problems.

police are daylight robbers,

Stopped several times, never fined.

bars want to fleece you if you are foreign.

Only happened once - and they lost out on a considerable amount of trade as a result. And it wasn't a fleecing - it was only 1zl.

Clip joints are far more common in the UK anyway.
delphiandomine   
4 Jun 2010
UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]

As far as I'm concerned, Polish and indians are the 2 biggest destroyers of the british economy, their sheer numbers and underground criminal freeloading of the UK is what is killing this society.

And of course, the 88%-ish of white British citizens don't get involved in criminality and benefit fraud. I mean, all the scum we see on Jeremy Kyle are immigrants, aren't they?
delphiandomine   
4 Jun 2010
UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]

I've known one thing tho - all English (teachers usually) encountered similar problems before and after 2000

I get the feeling that Brits especially don't understand the Polish system too well of needing to have ZUS paid to access healthcare - they know the UK system of universal insurance and assume that it works like that here, too.

The terrifying thing is how utterly easy it is to defraud the NFZ - all I have to do is show them a printout from mbank, showing that I transferred money to ZUS for the relevant period. Anyone could forge this!
delphiandomine   
4 Jun 2010
Law / How to register a new business in Poland [129]

Nope, EU citizens are treated on exactly the same basis as Polish nationals. It's well worth giving them a copy of the residence document just in case of any problems, but it's not strictly needed.
delphiandomine   
4 Jun 2010
Law / How to register a new business in Poland [129]

As far as I know, a lot of the bureaucratic nonsense went out of the window with the move to the "one window" scheme.

Another thing needed is to decide on your corporate purposes (in Poland 'making money' is not considered a sufficient purpose for companies).

Aha, yes - the infamous PKD codes. When registering, you need to decide just what your business is doing - and it's well advised to list every single thing that you might possibly be interested in doing at a later date. I even have beer and cider production listed!
delphiandomine   
4 Jun 2010
Law / How to register a new business in Poland [129]

lots and lots

Nonsense.

you will definitely need an attorney, for starters.. polish bureaucracy is a bltch.

Don't be ridiculous. An attorney, for a sole trader? You must be joking!

How long would it approx. take to fullfill the formalities and what is the cost price for that?

About 2-4 weeks for everything to come through, cost - nothing.

- Regon
- Nip (what comes first? I guess NIP ?)
Any other bureaucratic hurdles to overcome?
I already live six years here (EU citizen, pobyt na stale) but this company stuff is new to me..

It's pretty simple -

If you don't have a NIP, go to the Urzad Skarbowy and apply for one.
Go to the relevant place in Warsaw where they register new sole traders.
Fill in the form, then hand it in. You'll be told when to come back (usually within a few days)
Go back and they will give you some documents. You'll be told to wait for the REGON to come through the post. When that arrives, go to a friendly accountant (you'll need one, but you can get a good one for 150zl a month easily) who can handle everything with ZUS.

You'll also have to go to the Urzad Skarbowy to fill out some basic form about how you want to pay taxes and which tax scheme you want to use. An accountant will advise you on this if you don't know what to do :)

It is very, very painless - but I advise the use of an accountant to deal with ZUS as the accountant should take responsibility.
delphiandomine   
4 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

I just can't understand why that guy who took that controversial video of the plane crash had to die.

Please, quit with the endless posting of this nonsense. The source of that report about this guy was published in one, particularly dodgy Chechen-linked website (that may actually be FSB-funded and designed to discredit the Chechen rebels). It wasn't confirmed by any reputable news source at all.

but why didn't he pull up and cut his losses?

Good question. It would seem that he was trying to acquire visual contact with the runway and simply allowed the autopilot to take the plane into the ground. Not an uncommon mistake.

No pilot could seriously think that they could negotiate a whole set of trees.

From the sounds of things, they didn't see the trees until it was too late.
delphiandomine   
3 Jun 2010
UK, Ireland / The number of Anti-English Poles... [228]

a large proportion has been sold off to housing associations

Some of the stories I hear about these "housing associations" make me sick - even down to the way that they aggressively enforce the collection of rent arrears, even when the tenants are vulnerable and in need of support.
delphiandomine   
3 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

Look at Pudzian in MMA. Tim Sylvia whooped his butt good and proper and this was a man on the decline.

That was just embarrasing. Sylvia was incredibly poor and still managed to get a win - a man on the decline doesn't even begin to say how utterly awful he was. Yet he was smart enough to just hold on until Pudzian was exhausted!

And apparently Jaroslaw doesn't have the balls to call out his brothers killers. You're right. Obviously.

Yeah, the same man who stands up for Poland is quite happy to let his brothers killers get away with it. Makes sense, doesn't it?

It says a lot that the only source really talking about it being a conspiracy just so happens to be the one media outlet known for exploiting gullible people.
delphiandomine   
3 Jun 2010
Study / Studying in Poland in English [35]

so do colleges in Poland cost less?

Sure, you can easily study full time for half that price, or even much less.

But the quality of the education is very poor in many cases.
delphiandomine   
3 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

Aviation authorities need to corroborate these recent releases with more evidence. Nobody is in a position to say either way.

Bear in mind that they already have done - it's just the data from the other black boxes haven't been released yet. The contents of the Polish box will be very interesting - as it's Polish built and designed and completely unreadable to Russians.

So WHY did the guy who took that controversial video of the Polish crash site have to die??? Does anyone know?

Yes, that old story, which originated from a Chechen website - hardly the bastion of impartial reporting about Russia!

The real question should be WHY do people keep believing one report from a dodgy website as somehow being "fact"? I mean - if I publish that Jaroslaw Kaczynski has been seen in the presence of young boys in a gay sauna club, it's not fact, even if I publish it.

I really can't comment on this but he was saying that clipping the tree wouldn't have irreperably damaged the wing.

No, perhaps not. But slamming into more trees a few split seconds later will tend to destroy wings. The first tree is really a red herring - it was the later trees that did the serious damage.

Perhaps the real conspiracy theory here is why the Polish Air Force didn't do anything about their training after the previous accent.
delphiandomine   
3 Jun 2010
Travel / Do I need an invitation to enter Poland as a tourist? [53]

It's not going to happen - they are personally responsible for you throughout your stay, and given that you don't have anyone to issue the invitation, surely means that you'll do a runner when in Poland.
delphiandomine   
2 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

Delph, do you believe that official authorities have never told a lie??

It would be nearly impossible in this case - because by implication, it means that Lech Kaczynski's political stooges are involved in a cover up.

The fact that Jaroslaw Kaczynski (so far) hasn't been ranting about the process is all I need to know really.

The only thing I don't understand - why even attempt the landing in the first place? An automated landing is one thing, but to attempt such a risky landing with so many VIP's on board - jeez.
delphiandomine   
2 Jun 2010
News / Decoded talks inside Poland's president's plane are released in Internet [337]

I'm just questioning the evidence which is FAR from incontrovertible. Sherlock Holmes hasn't said 'indubitably dear Watson' yet on this one :)

No, not yet at all. We need to know the contents of the other boxes before saying anything for certain - I'm actually wondering why they haven't been released yet.
delphiandomine   
2 Jun 2010
Work / Minimum basic salary in Poland [96]

why are you so against people comming to Poland ?

Because quite a few of them don't have a clue what it's like here. They assume that there will be work for them, they assume that they'll be wanted - and very often, they end up sitting inside most of the time with no money because they didn't have something that was wanted in the country.

Just look at all the foreigners in Krakow trying to give English "lessons" for 25zl an hour!

Do Indians tend to be naive?

They tend to be very immature from what I know. Many of them simply cannot handle cold facts - I knew one with an alcohol problem who went mental when he was sacked - for drinking himself stupid after hours!

Thats why couples get 50 year mortgages and live on lettuce and milk until they get so old that their kids continue their mortgage..A real utopian society.

Is that what it's like when you don't work in Krakow, leaving it all to your badly educated, bible bashing wife while you sit at home and pretend to be an internet "entrepreneur" who doesn't even pay taxes in Poland? I guess checking adult profiles doesn't pay very well...
delphiandomine   
2 Jun 2010
Real Estate / PLN 2,500 the going rate for an apartment in Poland [210]

I recall that my girlfriend was overwhelmed by responses at 35/hr.

I know some Poles taking 50zl an hour for lessons and they're getting it. Fair enough, they're the well qualified ones - but still.