I was on the afternoon KLM flight on July 11th this Summer, a B747 taking off on 01R. The short taxi was the trange part, really...]
Jump to postHowever the warning was reset by the pilots who the used the second pfd as an indication of the levelling of the aircraft, I can find no statement in the report indicating use of the "second PFD" (or even the stand-by attitude indicator) as cross reference. In fact the lack of CRM made th...
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Jump to postPhoto and video show missing inner & outer cowlings on both engines. Passenger have told Norwegian press about cowlings separating with corresponding loud bang at moment of rotation ...
Jump to postSlides on both sides did deply. Overwing evacuation with take-off flap only may have contributed to number of casualties. Pax jumped from wing while observing smoke. Some passengers report flames in front of the aircraft during evacuation. This is not confirmed by the airline. Statement from the air...
Jump to postIncident aircraft was <acronym title="Air Tanzania">TC</acronym>-TJK. Total of 27 pax sent to hospital, 2 with broken legs and 25 with minor issues including smoke inhalation. Replacement aircraft <acronym title="Air Tanzania">TC</acronym>-TJJ flight CAI773 is now over Sweden landing at Trondheim Va...
Jump to postPost evacuation picture show take-off flap, not Flap40 required for overwing evacuation....
Jump to postExcellent reply, Sir. CRM in the Concord was indeed impressive to watch. Thank you so much.
Jump to postI have just watched the famous double DVD Concord video. After studying the important and complex duties performed by the flight engineer, I wonder how a flight engineer incapacitation event during Mach 2 flight would be handled by the two other crew members? Is it possible to skip some of the fligh...
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/njxc500" class="quote" target="_blank">njxc500</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Incorrect. If you reference his twitter pa...
Jump to postPicture in AvHerald is not of the crash site, it is of the exercise in the same area. Please read caption above picture!
Jump to postSo, did the A320 in the Hudson get any aid from the software to avoid stall at that high AOA, or was it manual "direct law" all the way until ditching? I recall they managed to start the APU ...
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Jump to postAccident investigations with reconstruction of cockpit operations are common on major TV channels these days. Cockpit lay-outs, ATC communications and CRM all seem artificial to me.
To you professionals, - how far off are these reconstructions of real flight operations?
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Jump to postThe Norwegian equivalent to NTSB released a preliminary report today concerning a July 20. crash of a Fairchild SA226-T(B) Merlin during a training flight (Skill test - type rating Co-pilot). The accident is related to "approach to stall" procedure when the aircraft was in landing configuration. Acc...
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Jump to postAccording to an OSL spokesman, the A380 will stay in Oslo until Thursday. Landing will probably be 01L, in less than one hour from now.
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Jump to postNo aircraft are fault-free, and certainly not the Q400:
http://www.aibn.no/items/2620/144/0470117284/LN-WDA%20eng.pdf
I wonder why all Q400 supporters in this thread are from Canada or the U.S?
As a regular passenger on DCH8's which do not use regular "rain proof" gates at airports, I wonder how rain through the doorway affect the aircraft structure and systems. Is there some sort of drainage system to prevent water from getting trapped inside the fuselage? Sometimes during strong wind, I ...
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Jump to postHas dere been ANY fatalities in landing gear related incidents worldwide the last 10 years?
Jump to postBack in the 1980s I was among the 118 pax on board a B737-200 performing a low pass during an airshow in Norway. Prior to the low pass we did some low flying sight-seeing in the North Sea, circling oil platforms and fishing vessels. I met the PIC after the flight and he told me that we did the low p...
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Jump to postPost-crash video, from Norwegian newspaper VG:
http://atvs.vg.no/player/index.php?id=11473
National Geographic disappoints me. Bad actors, bad graphics, terrible background music, false dialog (not in accordance with accident reports) and supid comments. Why can't they just follow the transcripts instead of transforming these terrible accidents into tabloid "best selling" drama.
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Jump to postThe SUD <acronym title="DAS Air Limited (Kenya)">SE</acronym>-210 Caravelle represents a fine childhood memory to me. Yesterday browsed through the photo database of the different models, <acronym title="Volga-Dnepr Airlines (Russian Federation) and Vieques Air Link (Puerto Rico)">VI</acronym>-N, II...
Jump to postWhile on a SAS flight a few days ago, I observed an air duct under the engine which changed its configuration throughout the flight. The device was fully open during take-off, and partly open during rest of the flight. Can anyone describe the function of this PW125B duct, how it is controlled and wh...
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Jump to postAny news from Sweden about the on-going investigation? Have both wings been recovered yet?
Jump to postThis is tragic accident given that the CASA 212 was about to be replaced next year. I personally know the crew and one of them became a father a few weeks ago. The whole environmental remote sensing community here in Norway feel so sorry for our friends at Kustbevakningen.
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Jump to postGiven the short runway, why did the crew perform "several attempts" to deploy the spoilers (according to media here)? Why not initiate TOGA immediatelly when suspecting malfunction of the spolers instead of spending time operating the lever several times? One of the engines was running several minut...
Jump to postI think we should be careful assessing information from frequent flying passengers regarding the safety of Atlantic Airways. In this case, since all passengers are working together at the same construction plant, they can discuss incidents and their feelings regarding safety after each flight. I rem...
Jump to postI know some Merlin captains who also fly Turbo Commanders. They regard the Merlin as a very serious mini-airliner while the Commander is funny and forgiving in comparison. The view from a Commander is much better, and it has Garretts.
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