Archive for November, 2009

Aerotoxic or Denial syndrome?

November 30, 2009

Denial Syndrome
Definition of Denial:
 1. A refusal to comply with or satisfy a request.
2. a. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or allegation; a contradiction.
    b. Law The opposing by a defendant of an allegation of the plaintiff.
3. a. A refusal to accept or believe something, such as a doctrine or belief.
b. [...]

Air Manager or Air con?

November 28, 2009

BAE’s Air manager -
 an answer or a con?
Recently BAE announced an Air Manager which has been introduced to deal with a problem – that the airline and manufacturers reassure us – does not exist.
Here are some coincidences and facts - for the more gullible amongst us.
http://www.aerotoxic.org/download/docs/news_and_articles/Quest%20AirManager%20Media%20Launch%20presentation%2015%20September%202009.pdf

The first aicraft to be fitted are the BAe 146 / RJ [...]

Smoking gun? Smoking smoke…

November 27, 2009

Smoking gun?
Smoking smoke…..
Many people ask ‘But where is the smoking gun for aertotoxic syndrome?
One minute they ask for the evidence but when the 8oo page Contaminated Air Reference Manaual is pointed out http://www.susanmichaelis.com/ They then say “That’s too much evidence…..”  Can’t win.
But what about smoking guns or the cover ups which are going on which are actually [...]

Once upon a time….

November 26, 2009

Once upon a time…
Once upon a time (about a hundred years ago) some clever scientists invented a chemical which could destroy nervous systems – they called the chemical - organophosphates.
The organophosphates were really excellent at killing bugs and also found use in the first and second world wars – to destroy human nervous sytems.
Carbon charcoal filters [...]

Boeing 787 Dreamliner ‘cleans up’ – without bleed air.

November 24, 2009

 
 
 
The much delayed Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be taking to the skies for the first time soon (November 2009).
It is a revolutionary aircraft – made of plastic instead of metal, a higher cabin pressure (for greater ‘customer’ comfort), better fuel efficiency and a host of other design changes.
Maybe Boeing are trying to confuse us with so [...]

Forget something……?

November 10, 2009

On 2nd November 2009 the crew of a QANTAS  B767 ‘forgot’ to put the landing gear down just prior to landing at Sydney.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/11/04/334358/qantas-suspends-two-pilots-for-failing-to-deploy-landing.html
Why might a crew forget to lower their landing gear? Apart from being distracted or a break down in communication – might the crew be suffering from Aerotoxic Syndrome – which is well [...]

Dave Carroll goes Aerotoxic…

November 5, 2009

Dave Carroll (of United Broke my Guitar fame) knows about AEROTOXIC.
Now we just have to wait for him to be exposed on a fume event flight and then he WILL write another song…
‘Die in air trashed my health’?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo

Don’t worry, the air is perfectly safe….

November 5, 2009

Imagine landing at Heathrow with 6 passengers losing conciousness to be confronted by this man mumbling ‘Don’t worry the air is perfectly safe…..’
 
 
 
 
On Saturday 31st October a BA B 777 landed at Heathrow with 6 unconcious passengers on board after a ‘normal’ flight from Newark, US.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1224282/Medical-alert-series-passengers-mysteriously-faint-mid-flight-way-Britain.html
Moments later space men dressed for a toxic spillage event [...]

Professor Nutt – Matrix of harm

November 5, 2009

 Professor Nutt and most people know that alcohol / cannabis / tobacco are all  drugs and are mostly taken voluntarily BUT how would they deal with organophosphates which are taken involuntarily by aircrew and passengers?
 
Professor Nutt and others have been arguing over the classification of alcohol, cannabis and tobacco and their relative effects. Professor Nutt argues [...]