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EGGD

Re: It works!

I think the forum and website as a whole looks much worse than it used to. When did paid membership come in again, I'm guessing it was a long time ago? When I stopped posting the forum had less than 10,000 users!

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EGGD

Re: It works!

Hey chaps! Trip down memory lane this!

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Re: It works!

The scary thought is that despite the fact that I've visited very rarely in maybe the last 10 years apparently I average two posts per day..

Good to see you are still here lurking, I'm sure there are plenty of others in the shadows

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It works!

Wow, I haven't visited the site for years but came back after hearing the news that a 'Johan Lundgren' has been announced as the new CEO of Easyjet. Turns out it's the wrong Johan Lundgren sadly, but brought back memories of the airliners.net chatroom back in 99/00. I doubt there is anyone still her...

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RE: US 2154 Misconfigured Flaps Landing

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Trijetsonly" class="quote" target="_blank">Trijetsonly</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>As far as I know, the A380 is the on...

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RE: 767 Take Off In Storm With Spoilers Deployed

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/7BOEING7" class="quote" target="_blank">7BOEING7</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Spoiler "laydown" (747,757,767,777) or "...

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EGGD

RE: 767 Take Off In Storm With Spoilers Deployed

The spoilers deploy on the 'downward' wing when moving the control column left or right to aide the ailerons in roll control as previously stated, nobody in either company that I have worked for know how much aileron input is needed before they crack open. At my previous company we were told no more...

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RE: Engine Revving On Taxiway?

It is quite difficult to say with any authority why this would happen. The most obvious situation where more thrust than usual is used whilst not on the runway is whilst performing a crossbleed engine start. This is where the aircraft has no Auxiliary Power Unit to provide air to the engines for the...

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RE: FO Incapacitated. Captain Diverts 200mi.

Well that is an interesting ethos, there is probably a cockpit dynamic out there with that experience gradient and indeed that is a situation at my own airline. I agree that that experience in the right hand seat counts for a lot but my personal perception (being an inhabitant of that particular hal...

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RE: What Has Happened To A.net?

I read through a couple of the old classic threads. The banter here was quality, especially as the subject material was so good to begin with (FLAIRPORT was my personal favourite). I was only a kid when all this was happening, devastated this place has lost it's bite. I salute you Mr Kirk even thoug...

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RE: FO Incapacitated. Captain Diverts 200mi.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/atct" class="quote" target="_blank">atct</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>It is not uncommon for the "Commander" to have far...

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RE: FO Incapacitated. Captain Diverts 200mi.

Some airlines in the UK use the same service, although my current airline are very cautious about using it. If a pilot is incapacitated I would be extremely hesitant about using it given the massive increase in workload trying to contact the medical service and then entering lengthy communication wi...

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RE: What Has Happened To A.net?

I loiter from time to time.

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RE: FO Incapacitated. Captain Diverts 200mi.

There are plenty of factors that would have to be taken into consideration with a situation like this. I would suggest that unless the incapacitation was life threatening then potentially a Commander may choose to continue the flight if he deems it safe to do so, so to me the implication here is tha...

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RE: 123.450 Use Over North Atlantic

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LHRjc" class="quote" target="_blank">LHRjc</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>Our Ops manual states that when we're Oceanic:...

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RE: Two Hands On Thrust

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/DashTrash" class="quote" target="_blank">DashTrash</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>I was referring to take offs. I didn't...

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RE: Two Hands On Thrust

I have never really heard of this concept before, not sure I like the sound of it. Does 'PNF' (sounds very much like he is flying to me..) have the authority to move the thrust levers if (s)he feels that they are not in the correct position? Surely the potential for destabilising an approach with th...

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EGGD

RE: Taking Off On One Engine...

Yes it is possible, like ThrottleHold above I have done it in the simulator. It is just a balancing act between rudder and thrust lever. Full corrective rudder input at low speed and slowly feed in the thrust, when the rudder becomes more effective with increasing speed and take off thrust is attain...

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RE: Question Into Airline Ops With Winglets....

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mandala499" class="quote" target="_blank">mandala499</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>These can range from 0.1% to 3% from t...

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RE: Why Only 2 Hours Of CVR Data?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Starlionblue" class="quote" target="_blank">Starlionblue</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Why would you need more?</i></font...

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RE: How Are Overflight Fees Calculated And Paid?

Now I cannot give you specifics on the answer to your question, but as an interesting piece of information the two airlines I have worked for have both restricted their MTOM of their aircraft to reduce overflight fees. Where and when this applies I could not say but I assume in Europe it is relevant...

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RE: B757 Speedbrakes EXT

Quite possibly. I know that our 757-300s were very high specification, so no surprise that they have the additional warning for the thrust lever positioning. All our 757's have the SPEEDBRAKE <acronym title="Exeter (EXT / EGTE), United Kingdom">EXT</acronym> warning light and I assume that it has al...

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RE: AS Emergency Landing PDX. Captain Unconscious

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/canoecarrier" class="quote" target="_blank">canoecarrier</a> (<a href="#39" class="quote">Reply 39</a>):<br/><i>I wonder what <acronym title="Al...

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RE: AS Emergency Landing PDX. Captain Unconscious

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/canoecarrier" class="quote" target="_blank">canoecarrier</a> (<a href="#33" class="quote">Reply 33</a>):<br/><i>After going back and looking at ...

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RE: AS Emergency Landing PDX. Captain Unconscious

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/canoecarrier" class="quote" target="_blank">canoecarrier</a> (<a href="#30" class="quote">Reply 30</a>):<br/><i>I could be wrong, but I seem to ...

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RE: AS Emergency Landing PDX. Captain Unconscious

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BoeingGuy" class="quote" target="_blank">BoeingGuy</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>An <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (US...

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RE: AS Emergency Landing PDX. Captain Unconscious

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/longhauler" class="quote" target="_blank">longhauler</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>Two incapacitations we do often are ...

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RE: B757 Speedbrakes EXT

From our QRH: Message: SPEEDBRAKES <acronym title="Exeter (EXT / EGTE), United Kingdom">EXT</acronym> Condition: The speedbrakes are extended and one or more of these occur: <ul><li>The radio altitude is between 15 and 800ft </li><li>The flap lever is in a landing setting </li></ul><b>(Boeing 757-30...

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RE: AS Emergency Landing PDX. Captain Unconscious

I would have to agree with both futureualpilot and falstaff. Whilst the situation is something that is brought up with regularity during training, actually experiencing such a scenario in reality must be a really difficult incident to contend with. Every time I've done a pilot incapacitation in the ...

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RE: Standard Calls Question

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Novice" class="quote" target="_blank">Novice</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>"Standard calls should be performed in ...

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RE: How Do You Read A Radar Screen

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/speedbird128" class="quote" target="_blank">speedbird128</a> (<a href="#36" class="quote">Reply 36</a>):<br/><i>I personally expect to see the <...

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RE: How Do You Read A Radar Screen

Funnily enough, I have heard Air Traffic Control query whether a US based airline has understood their cleared altitude based on their <acronym title="Macapa - International (MCP / SBMQ), Brazil">MCP</acronym> selection. The aircraft was departing Gatwick on a <acronym title="Amilcar Cabral / Sal Is...

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RE: Keeping Up Speed During Landing Roll - Guidelines?

I think it is a very legitimate request, especially somewhere as busy as <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>. Quite frequently the Landing Distance Available for a runway vastly exceeds the Landing Distance Required for an aircraft at a reasonable landin...

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EGGD

RE: Takeoff Momentum

Of course I mean a reduction in positive G, however I'm not ruling out that negative G has been achieved during the pitch reduction for acceleration!!

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RE: Takeoff Momentum

Anyway, back to the original question! Yes, the 'sinking feeling' is the reduction in climb rate, as result of a reduction in pitch 'nose up' attitude of the aircraft in order to accelerate. It is actually an increase in forward momentum as previously stated as the initial climb from leaving the run...

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RE: Best Goal In Soccer/Football In A Long Time?

I think he sliced it. At the moment, everything he hits is going in. There is no doubt he is a good player, but I don't think it was his intention to put so much spin on the ball. Crouch's volley the other week and Suarez's 45 yarder were better goals in my opinion!

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RE: Incidents/Accidents Due Non-English ATC Exchanges?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thenoflyzone" class="quote" target="_blank">thenoflyzone</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>BTW, you do realize that we PROV...

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RE: Incidents/Accidents Due Non-English ATC Exchanges?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thenoflyzone" class="quote" target="_blank">thenoflyzone</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>I take that risk every day at wo...

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RE: Incidents/Accidents Due Non-English ATC Exchanges?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bj87" class="quote" target="_blank">bj87</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>I think standardized phraseology could actually ...

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Private Plane Crash Over Gulf Of Mexico

That does not look like a great situation. Let's hope for a positive outcome, despite how unlikely it seems at this point.

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RE: Incidents/Accidents Due Non-English ATC Exchanges?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thenoflyzone" class="quote" target="_blank">thenoflyzone</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>You're inbound to a busy airport (...

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RE: Waiting For Ice To Form Before Using Boots?

Obviously, first and foremost I agree with SlamClick's advice in the previous post. Taking that into account, my experiences with the Seneca should be taken with a reasonably pinch of salt. I flew in icing conditions a surprising amount of times during my short time on that aircraft, and we were ins...

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RE: Car Hit By Concrete Block Thrown From Bridge :-(

You were certainly lucky, there are plenty of stories as stated above of people who weren't. I hit a crow the other day at about 40mph and the impact was enough to make me jump, I dread to think what the damage would be with a concrete block and far greater speeds.

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RE: Toyota GT86 Sports Car Launched At Tokyo Auto Show

I think it looks good, which is surprising considering the rest of the current Toyota range. The first reports here in the UK suggest it is reasonable to drive as well, which again is a surprise. I wonder how much of this comes down to the development input from Subaru. I'm not sure on the pricing h...

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RE: Baroque Has Passed Away.

Really sad news. Whilst I do not post here too often anymore I knew of Alan, specifically his contributions to the cricket related threads. He seemed an extremely intelligent, dignified and well balanced chap. RIP.

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EGGD

RE: LOT 767 Belly Landing First Investigation Report

I wonder had it not been a technical fault that caused the breaker to trip, whether it was pulled by accident? The panel where it is situated is not ideally sighted and I've known of people to pull circuit breakers by accident when moving crew bags or when accessing charts that are sometimes placed ...

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RE: G-AWNO BA 747-100 Incident.

I do not believe that he had 'doubts', more likely he was a proud Captain who had devoted almost all the adult years of his life to the safe, comfortable and efficient operation of British Airways aircraft. To then be solely blamed for the incident (not even an accident) in a criminal enquiry and th...

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RE: G-AWNO BA 747-100 Incident.

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/VS773ER" class="quote" target="_blank">VS773ER</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...052...

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RE: G-AWNO BA 747-100 Incident.

I seem to remember there being something digitally created to show the flight path taken by the aircraft, however where to find it remains a mystery. It seems like an unfortunate event that could happen to anybody, put in the situation that Captain Stewart was in how many could say their actions wou...

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EGGD

15 Years Since Ethiopian Airlines 961 Hijacking

Hi all, I just thought I'd bring to your attention that it is 15 years to the day since the hijacking and subsequent ditching of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961. This is the narrative from the Aviation Safety Network: Flight ET961 had taken off from Addis Ababa for a flight to Abidjan via Nairobi, Bra...

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