UAE are not transparent, have no free press, and somewhat exploitative approach to imported labor (which are most of Dubai's population). Emirates inherited of this culture. They also seem to have a high labor turnover. It's a very top-down, big-brother-ish (paranoia-inducing) corporate culture. In ...
Jump to postTwo people at all times in the cockpit makes sense. I would usually trust someone from the crew as much as any pilot. May the victims rest in peace. It's just sad. I don't think I'll have much to add to this thread. Wish they would find the MH flight. People will keep flying.<br><br>[Edited 2015-03-...
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/zanl188" class="quote" target="_blank">zanl188</a> (<a href="#111" class="quote">Reply 111</a>):<br/><i>- If a pilot wants to commit suicide by ...
Jump to postThere are many more issues around mental health, outside the issue which you just raised. The secondary effects of many medications is not well controlled. So it might very well be that the medication plays a role in the person's actions. Mental sickness is not just a "sickness" which exists in some...
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/heyjoojoo" class="quote" target="_blank">heyjoojoo</a> (<a href="#209" class="quote">Reply 209</a>):<br/><i>Sure, wars make sense.</i></font></t...
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/tailskid" class="quote" target="_blank">tailskid</a> (<a href="#206" class="quote">Reply 206</a>):<br/><i>Quoting antskip (Reply 205): I have ne...
Jump to postWhatever the case, there is, in most cases, "warning signs" that one can dig up when looking at someone's past. People will say they should have heeded the warning, they should've known, but you know what they say, hindsight is 100/100. Strange though, in this case there seems to be any such thing, ...
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/Ty134A" class="quote" target="_blank">Ty134A</a> (<a href="#105" class="quote">Reply 105</a>):<br/><i> if indeed true, maybe this can be overcom...
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Jump to postJust as info, it does not mean that the aircraft itself is inherently safe or not (although it surely is part of it). Some aircraft types are more likely to be used in environment with higher risk and/or lower safety standards.
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/vio" class="quote" target="_blank">vio</a> (<a href="#128" class="quote">Reply 128</a>):<br/><i>Apologies, that was an idiotic question on my pa...
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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/canoecarrier" class="quote" target="_blank">canoecarrier</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>I don't think the majority of pe...
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/d+l+x" class="quote" target="_blank">d l x</a> (<a href="#50" class="quote">Reply 50</a>):<br/><i> If it is true that a pilot sounded hypoxic on...
Jump to postImpressive how solid these airplanes are.
But then, on some Airbuses, a couple of good opposite rudder kicks is all it takes to rip out the vertical stabilizer and doom everyone, as it happened over New York more then a decade ago. So go figure.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Aquila3" class="quote" target="_blank">Aquila3</a> (<a href="#120" class="quote">Reply 120</a>):<br/><i>The fact that Berllin could handle in th...
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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/CXfirst" class="quote" target="_blank">CXfirst</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>They got the engines restarted, but one stop...
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Jump to postMH17 shot down. And ATR 72 crashing in South Asia. Now Algerian Air flight disappearing.
What the hell is happening? It's a bad week for sure, and a bad year as well, for civil aviation safety.
I'm left wondering if there are any reasons for that, or if it's just terrible luck.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/pvjin" class="quote" target="_blank">pvjin</a> (<a href="#217" class="quote">Reply 217</a>):<br/><i>I guess this is what happens when bunch of a...
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/strfyr51" class="quote" target="_blank">strfyr51</a> (<a href="#201" class="quote">Reply 201</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> I'm sorry t...
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Jump to postSomebody complained that this thread would reach part 60 if they don't find the airplane... and it is happening now.
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/hivue" class="quote" target="_blank">hivue</a> (<a href="#145" class="quote">Reply 145</a>):<br/><i>The CVR and DFDR "pingers" have a limited ra...
Jump to postHere's an interesting and relevant document published by the BEA Technical document Triggered Transmission of Flight Data Working Group Report <a href="http://www.bea.aero/en/enquetes/flight.af.447/triggered.transmission.of.flight.data.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.bea.aero/en/enquetes/flig...ed.t...
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/bluesky9" class="quote" target="_blank">bluesky9</a> (<a href="#132" class="quote">Reply 132</a>):<br/><i> An idea for the pingers is to have tw...
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/D+L+X" class="quote" target="_blank">D L X</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>It's not a myth, and I've shown my math many t...
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/kevinkevin" class="quote" target="_blank">kevinkevin</a> (<a href="#51" class="quote">Reply 51</a>):<br/><i>How plausible is it for a modern jet...
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/PanAmPaul" class="quote" target="_blank">PanAmPaul</a> (<a href="#320" class="quote">Reply 320</a>):<br/><i>We can only hope this turns out to b...
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/nupogodi" class="quote" target="_blank">nupogodi</a> (<a href="#290" class="quote">Reply 290</a>):<br/><i> allow any trained pilot to navigate a...
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/QFFlyer" class="quote" target="_blank">QFFlyer</a> (<a href="#162" class="quote">Reply 162</a>):<br/><i>Having experience in this, in the marine...
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Jump to postMore Ideas, from the main MH370 thread, specifically here: <i><a href="/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6039101/#322" target="_blank">MH370 Malaysia Airlines B772 Missing Enroute KUL-PEK Part 47</a></i> <font size="1">(by <a href="/profile/SA7700" class="quote" target="_blank">SA7700</a> ...
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/Trin" class="quote" target="_blank">Trin</a> (<a href="#213" class="quote">Reply 213</a>):<br/><i>I hope I'm wright. </i></font></td></tr...
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/BackSeater" class="quote" target="_blank">BackSeater</a> (<a href="#121" class="quote">Reply 121</a>):<br/><i>Doppler measurements can be very p...
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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/BeachBoy" class="quote" target="_blank">BeachBoy</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Kalaupapa, <acronym title="Papillon Airlin...
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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/nupogodi" class="quote" target="_blank">nupogodi</a> (<a href="#49" class="quote">Reply 49</a>):<br/><i>The aircraft crashed into the ocean. The...
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/anfromme" class="quote" target="_blank">anfromme</a> (<a href="#96" class="quote">Reply 96</a>):<br/><i>Short version: Inmarsat, the company ope...
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Jump to postHere's an article that discusses the topic. It does not bring much new information to what has already been said in this thread, but it's nice to hear it from other sources, including people who work and make a living in the airline industry. <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2014/03/20...
Jump to postThere is one concern that we can add now, in addition to the surviveablility and other benefits of quickly finding the airplane: terrorism. As the aircraft is yet to be found, and conflicting and bizarre reports are emerging, some people are starting to get worried that the aircraft is sitting somew...
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/mt99" class="quote" target="_blank">mt99</a> (<a href="#45" class="quote">Reply 45</a>):<br/><i>Ok stupid question: Can Flight Data Recorder and...
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Jump to postI'm sorry, I have to answer to this: <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/D+L+X" class="quote" target="_blank">D L X</a> (<a href="#90" class="quote">Reply 90</a>):<br/><i>How much ...
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