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Jump to postI stand corrected. I was thinking just along the lines of fuel. For some reason (alcohol) my mind seperated airflow from fuel flow.
Jump to postA jet stalling and flaming out are 2 different things. A stall as described above is basically when the airflow through the compressor is disrupted and the engine surges. Flaming out is when the engine basically runs out of fuel. This does not mean it has run dry, it means the fuel control is no lon...
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Jump to postMel, It's not that they are unreliable, but they only show a range of pressure. The green band only indicates that the tire is at its rated pressure, not the actual pressure. The yellow band tells you that the tire may be in need of servicing, it does not tell you how much. I should also tell you th...
Jump to postWhat's to explain? It is a stem mounted gage that has 3 color bands: Red, Yellow, and Green. We use them only on our through flights. We will use a tire pressure gage on all other checks. Anything in the yellow or red requires a tire pressure gage to confirm the reading. They do not have any pressur...
Jump to postA little more on the DC8. Many of the aircraft used to have a sextant port installed in the roof of the cockpit. The navigator would get his fix using that port.
Early B747's also had this port. As INS became more prevelant and reliable, this port was renamed the smoke evacuation port.
Try searching for ETOPS or Extended Twin Engine OPerationS.
Basically, it's a program or certification which the aircraft and the operator must conform to in order to operate a twin engine aircraft over 60 minutes (on one engine) from a suitable airport.
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Jump to postThis what're looking for?
www.eaa1000.av.org/technicl/onedesaf/1desaf.htm
I just typed "naca 0016" into yahoo.
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ACARS is already doing that. The flight crew sends a message via ACARS to interested parties (maintenance, ops, etc.) with any pireps and maintenance responds as required. In fact ops is all over any problem that may be restrictive. They sometimes read the messages before we do and are asking questi...
Jump to postI've jumpseated on many B747's and the gear always goes up at the same time; when the PF says "gear up".
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Jump to postCrack windshields are, while not common, not unheard. I don't have an AMM with me, but the windshield on a B757 is probably made of at least 3 layers of glass and plastics. They are extremely robust and the load bearing pane is usually the inner or middle pane. Cracks almost always occur on the oute...
Jump to postLook, I'm an AMT who's extremely familiar with autopilots, FMCs and all the interactions that make them work. I also spend time in the simulator every so often recertifying my taxi certificate. We always shoot approaches, both manual and autoland. And, we almost always crash on manual landings and p...
Jump to postCaptain's (left) elevator control cables run up and to the left, F/O's (right) run down and to the right. They are bussed together both below the flight deck and at the aft, left and right control quadrants. At either point the system is capable of shearing out and allowing control from either colum...
Jump to postI was a firefighter/EMT when I lived in Ky. I volunteered for my local, medium sized combination fire department. When I resigned, I was a command qualified captain. I rode as battalion chief ever 4th week. It was (is) an experience I will never forget and miss more than I thought I could miss anyth...
Jump to postIt is an inadvertant body gear retraction resulting in the aircraft tipping to its tail. The media just doesn't know how to explain it and says the tail collapsed.
And Arnie, it was United Airlines, not Northwest.
I just re-read my post and thought of something. On preflight, flight crews test their masks. Some operators require the regulator be put in EMERGENCY to test that function. EMERGENCY causes an uninterrupted flow of oxygen to the mask, versus a demand flow. The regulator is then returned to 100% and...
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Jump to postA nationwide wildcat strike is contrary to the RLA. All participants should be fired immediately and the union officials that called the strike be held criminally and civilaly liable. Let's see, I can't think of a faster way to break airline unions. The market is currently flooded with qualified, la...
Jump to postI have a brother and a sister, older and younger, respectively. I love them and would do anything for them, but I can't stand to be around either of them. We're not friends, we're family.
Jump to postJust push it in and determine the cause of the overload. As stated, it can be a bad actuator or more likely, the rollers and tracks are getting dry.
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Jump to postI'll say it right now, I doubt we will ever see an A380F in UPS colors, except in artists' renderings. I've said it since the day we made the announcement.
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Jump to postBoth times I saw this happen the APU doors were replaced and an aft drain mast. Some substructure around the APU doors was also repaired. We also inpected the maingear attach fittings.
Jump to postPutting the gear handle up will not place the aircraft in air mode. Pulling circuit breakers or installing targets/slugs will do that. But placing an aircraft in air mode will not cause the aircraft to do anything with the gear. What MAY have happened is that maintenance was looking for a hydraulic ...
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Jump to postI've seen this happen twice. Both times the body gear retracted inadvertantly due to procedures not followed.
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Jump to postThere are several areas around the country where this is happening. This is promarily for emergency services. It is a whole lot easier to locate a wreck when you can tell the 911 folks "mile marker 10.1, northbound I-95", rather than northbound I-95, somewhere between exit 10 & 12 (if you can even g...
Jump to postSome terminology: The gills are cascade panels or vanes. The part of the cowl that moves aft is called the translating sleeve. Reverse thrust must be selected by the flight crew. On aircraft I'm familiar with (B727, B747, B757, B767, MD11 & A300) the reverse levers will not even come up into the idl...
Jump to postAn aircraft in the condotion of the photo would simply retract the gear and belly in. Aircraft have done it rather successfully in the past. A B747 can land with the wing and nose gear extended, it may be able to do it with the body and nose, but I suspect balance is an issue. With the wing gear cg ...
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