I have 3 flashlights I use on the line for line mx; Surefire A2 aviator; 120 lumens high beam, 10 lumens low beam. Can illuminate tip of 747 vert stab on high beam. Uses 123A batteries Mini Maglite Pro LED; general use. 272 lumens 2 AA's batteries Nitecore P12GT (new flashlight, just got it last wee...
Jump to postDoes anyone know why <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> flt # 939 was diverted to <acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym> when it's doing <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (Glenn H Curtiss / North Beach / Municipal-La Guardia Fi...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AFCJETS" class="quote" target="_blank">AFCJETS</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>This may not be fair because I have only s...
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Jump to postThere is a shuttle bus that runs between the Main terminal and the MAT. I think they come every 30 mins. It will take a good 15 min ride from either way due to the clogging traffic around the airport caused by limos, taxi cabs, etc. <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> likes to route ...
Jump to postI can see this coming... Pilots advance thrust levers to <acronym title="President Airlines (Cambodia)">TO</acronym> power and the aural warning going off saying "No takeoff wing tip!, no takeoff wing tip!" <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/silly.gif" widt...
Jump to postI'm sure it's the frivolous maintenance write ups on the line causing most of the delays.
Didn't AA formed a department recently to investigate and deal with problem pilots and frivolous maintenance write ups?
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Jump to postIt was the servo valve that caused the rudder reversal. If you shock freeze the rudder servo valve, it did cause it to stop working then reverse on it's own. Word has it that the investigators were puzzled by a few 737 rudder hardover and reversal crashes, one of the investigator went into a bar and...
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Jump to postHere's some ERJ-145 componet prices:
FADEC $200,000
Comms unit, $7,000
main wheel assembly $30,000
tray table hinge point screw $30
pax reading light housing $200
arm rest cap $70
O2 servicing adapter $300
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Jump to postCould be a bleed air leak in the plyon that set off the overheat warning.
Do you know when this problem was discovered? Like during engine start after pushback or was it from the previous flight?
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Jump to postAlso the RAT's blades pitch vary to control the speed of the generator to prevent it from overspeeding. Due to this, it wouldn't measure airspeed well along with the icing problems should it experience icing condition.
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Jump to postJFK is a line base for <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym>. I have a co-worker who works for line mtx for <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> in <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</...
Jump to postIs there a reason why the APU on a 744 can't start in flight? by design?
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Jump to postI got to see this a/c in person at the MAT in <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>...even saw the model. Had to do a nose wheels change on a ERJ-175 and happened to be in the right place at the right time <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/...
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Jump to postYes I have seen throttle spilt in a ERJ-145 before....a reset of both FADEC's fixed it. Only once it happened, haven't seen it again. On the other hand, I did see a ERJ-145 not able to go over 250 kts above 12,000 ft... engines throttle set to max and wouldn't go over 250 kts still. Mtx at that base...
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[Edited 2008-08-13 20:43:58]
Was told by my instructor in a type FAM course (2 weeks) and he asked the same questions to everyone. First I thought of the answers on here...the students in the class said (follwed by a response from the instructor) For birds to avoid the engine (nope by the time they see it, it's too late) To not...
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Jump to postAre the flaps left in landing setting or takeoff setting? (takeoff settings requires less flaps than landing) Might be the same way the do on the CRJ-200's, it's about reducing the use of the system...ie one less movement of the flaps system...instead of retracting fully, they just retract to the ta...
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Jump to postBH,
your images shows up with a red X.
Can you host it again?
C-check uses stamps. Line maint. would still require a pen for signing the logbook.
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Jump to postMy airline provides contract maintenance but like all other airlines; it comes with these conditions: will only provide support if we're not busy and have the manpower to take care of it, if our own airline mtx control calls for one of our plane needing to be looked at, we're gonna be pulled off to ...
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