Re: Breeze starting BGR, DFW, LNS, LAN, PNS

Flew SYR/TPA last week on MX. It was a very nice experience. Was also my first flight on a A223. Nice experience. Still don't care for the PW1500G "Bottle Top" growl. That's just me though.....

Re: Icahn Takes 9.9% Stake in JetBlue

Oh man. Not liking this at all.

Re: Lufthansa Group Orders 40 A220s & 40 737 MAX + 120 options

Airbus needs to be careful with the A223. I agree it's a problem for the A321N. Will be interesting to see how this plays out........

Re: FAA starts rule process to require 25 hours of black box data

If the unions accepted 2 hours of CVR recording time, I don't see what the objection would be at this point to increasing it. All in-flight cockpit conversations are already recorded, most just end up overwritten with new data. I would hope the Unions see the safety value in a 25hr CVR. The average...

Re: Military Plane in the Water After Runway Overrun

Yes. First write off of a P-8. Significant. Looks like the WX was lousy. Glad the crew is ok. PIC will have to account for this one.

Re: USMC F35B Accident-Missing F35 (Pilot Successfully Ejects)

The F-16 recovery mode is for blacked out or unconscious Pilot after high Gs, not disorientation. Disoriented, the pilot is fighting the jet, not unconscious. Yes, a level button would work, if the pilot then gained back his orientation. Having gone “lost wingman” any number of times, there’s nothi...

Re: USMC F35B Accident-Missing F35 (Pilot Successfully Ejects)

It must be in a the Lake? If it was critical enough to eject how would it continue with the AP Engaged after the ejection sequence? One would think the AP would disengage upon the initiation of the ejection sequence? A non feature in a $130+ million Jet? No, the ejection sequence does not change an...

Re: USMC F35B Accident-Missing F35 (Pilot Successfully Ejects)

I'm assuming the pilot only ejected when the plane is in an unrecoverable state. However it appears the autopilot regained control and flew on as it is designed to do. Hopefully the pilot was not fighting the autopilot without realizing it... Tugg Interesting hypothesis considering Charleston is a ...

Re: USMC F35B Accident-Missing F35 (Pilot Successfully Ejects)

It must be in a the Lake? If it was critical enough to eject how would it continue with the AP Engaged after the ejection sequence? One would think the AP would disengage upon the initiation of the ejection sequence? A non feature in a $130+ million Jet?

Re: Father pilot at WN recreates 30 year old photo with son pilot

Fantastic story. Thanks for posting.

Re: Rumour: Vietnam Airlines to order 50 Boeing 737 Max

Aren't VN supposed to be in serious financial difficulties? If they are, would any order go straight onto the ASC406 list? Every thing is possible when your are backed by the government wallet. Besides that, a big aircraft order may allow VN to do SnLB and get some cash for short-to-mid-term arrang...

Re: Jim Tweto Cessna 180 Crash

Edit: Removed. Just can't go there.....

Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production - 2023

pugman211 wrote:

Damn, I love these detailed posts Lightsaber. I have missed them tremendously.

I have a gut feeling the 777x is going to be a goldmine for Boeing.

Re: Russian jet collides with US drone

I heard somewhere they could erase the software remotely. The operators were able to glide for a while enabling the wiping of the encryption keys and all other Mission Critical software. Once the command is received it’s a very quick process. Since this was a MQ-9B SkyGuardian and not an MQ-9 Reape...

Re: Russian jet collides with US drone

Looking at the video, I was wondering what the stall speed of the SU-27 was at that altitude vs the Predator's cruise speed? If the SU-27 was too slow, the controls/response had to have been real sloppy. Doing that close-in, cowboy flying the pilot might have cut it a little too close and could not...

Re: Russian jet collides with US drone

Interesting. So the Inept Russian pilot mushed it with his R Wing Tip. It's unfortunate he was able to land safely. Drone looks like it had its flaps deployed at least 20-25. Probably trying to fly too slow for the SU-27. The SU had a noticeable sink rate on each pass. Russian pilots. Dangerous, unp...

Re: Russian jet collides with US drone

So no one believes that this was a rouge pilot who just decided to act to protect the Motherland from spying being done from international air space, it was a deliberate act ordered by higher command? I think a rouge SU-27 pilot is very plausible as I mentioned early on. It's just as possible that ...

Re: Russian jet collides with US drone

probably as payback for what happened a month ago near Alaska https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-bomber-jets-intercepted-by-norad-near-alaska-2023-02-15/ Not even remotely. This was a deliberate act once again demonstrating the unprofessional, reckless behavior of Russian pilots, or a rouge Russ...

Re: Russian jet collides with US drone

This scenario must already be gamed out. But what will be the plan? I don't think sending F-22s or F-35s to escort the Reapers would be a good idea, that would allow the S-400 radars to practice their detection skills and the Reapers have 10 or 12 hours endurance. But they can't let this be a win f...

Re: Russian jet collides with US drone

Not good. Not that I am surprised given the drones gather vital intelligence for the Ukrainian war but this is not a good development. 2 days ago B52s flew right to the russian border close to Finland. probably as payback for what happened a month ago near Alaska https://www.reuters.com/world/russi...

Re: Boeing refuses to give CEO bonus, citing 777X delays

Well, at least something positive from Boeing.

Re: First Boeing 747-8 getting dismantled.

Well, I suppose it’s possible with unlimited Government Funding. As long as the crews are protected properly from EMP I’m fine. The crew don't need protection from EMP since it's harmless to humans. It's the plane's systems that need EMP protection. Yes, I could have been more specific as in crew s...

Re: First Boeing 747-8 getting dismantled.

Well, I suppose it’s possible with unlimited Government Funding. As long as the crews are protected properly from EMP I’m fine.

Re: First Boeing 747-8 getting dismantled.

The USAF should have picked it up, if it had the same engines as the VC-25B's. I think that would be impossible. A VC-25 has a specific build right from the first rivet. Would be almost impossible to provide the EMP Protection. It is sad to see such a low hour frame disembowled however. I agree wit...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Military Aviation News and Discussion Thread

You can see the wake turbulence effect at 39 seconds in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3EvTEvhpIs Watch his exhaust trail. That was long before the stall. I see a damaged wing in that video.(arrowed at 1min14sec). Loss of lift leads to damaged wing dropping? If the aileron was damaged...

Re: MQ-9 Reaper Gets Pratt Engine

Kind of surprised it took this long. I wonder who asked for it? No idea. More power must mean a hit to range. Someone need to hulk a big load a short while? My guess? Canada. Why? Because Canada has been looking at a RPA for a while, and the MQ-9 Reaper is a contender under the Team SkyGuardian Can...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Military Aviation News and Discussion Thread

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-19-22/h_e258f4d62704c278417a897db16cac80 US officials confirmed to CNN that Russia launched hypersonic missiles against Ukraine last week, the first known use of such missiles in combat. The US was able to track the launches in r...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

I'd guess no, because if a non conforming part is in use, who knows what stresses other parts in line might have suffered because of the part in question...... There's ways to determine that and it would also depend what was installed. Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk No worries. It seems Anony...

Re: Ode to Mriya, AN-225 confirmed destroyed

Irreplaceable page in Aviation History. War is hell. Gods Speed Mriya.

Re: 757 pilots having fun

atcsundevil wrote:

FJL767400 wrote:

Probably just ADS-B data inaccuracies

There are a lot of ADS-B inaccuracies posted on this forum, but I'm willing to bet this one is legit based on my experience working these flights at night. Cargo guys and gals love to fly their airplanes.

Re: Allegiant nearing deal for 737MAX

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/exclusive-us-carrier-allegiant-air-buy-50-boeing-737-max-jets-sources-2022-01-04/ Article here. 737 max 7 seemed to have been pitted against the A220. Max 7 was the choice. And could get G4 into the Hawaii market again with LAS & AZA & lots...

Re: AA FA punched in the nose by passenger. Flight diverted

Once again... there needs to be a national no-fly list so these idiots never see the interior of any passenger aircraft again. :talktothehand: Go Greyhound a-hole. Unfortunately I agree. The time has passed for any resolution other than these criminals being on International No Fly Lists. Be it 1yr...

Re: Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

I'm not old enough to have appreciated Dale "Snort" Snodgrass flying the Tomcat (I'm pretty sure he did fly it at McGuire AFB in the late 80s and early 90s) but I definitely first saw him as a civilian at an airshow at NAS/JRB Willow Grove in 2000. He flew an F4U Corsair and an SNJ Texan ...

Re: Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

GalaxyFlyer wrote:

Nickel on the grass is not slang for low pass.

Re: Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

Nickel on the grass. Funny how these pilots somehow often come to a bad end. Art Scholl died flying for the movie Top Gun. Hal Krier died flying aerobatics as did the incomparable Neil Williams. The lowest "Nickel on the Grass" I ever saw him do was back in the 90's in Batavia, NY at what...

Re: Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

As someone in the air show circuit, I also grew up as a kid watching his demos in COMPLETE awe. Top Gun graduate AND instructor, he flew over 850 air shows in more types of aircraft than I could possibly list.. he was a master of the ultimate Grumman "cat" - which was not an easy aircraft...

Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

Gods Speed to “Snort” who was killed in a Marchetti SM.1019 in Lewiston, Idaho yesterday. Had the pleasure to meet him once in 1998. Had over 4,800 hrs in the F14 and over 1200 arrested landings.

One of the best.

Re: Upstate New York Aviation Thread - 2021

SYR-DFW https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/new-nonstop-service-from-syr-to-dallas-fort-worth-texas-added-to-hancock-international-airport/ Awesome news! Now Bring on UA to IAH, or at least bring back DEN (it is still on schedules later this year). It is good to see AA (not the former US side)...

Re: AA B38M Pitch Trim Issue 3/29/21

Its true, when stab elec trim is inop, autopilot is inop too. But from pilot perspective now You have to deal with three problems: stab trim inop, autopilot inop, mcas inop. If you've read the checklists in the QRH, the procedures are very similar, and all will disable autopilot as one of the first...

Re: Southwest maybe considering an Airbus order

So it seems like WN will be the only operator with the Max 7 type. It's way too early to conclude that. It's not as if this is going to be the last MAX order or option exercise ever received. With close to 10,000 flights since RTS it's pricing, and better crew training we will see large Max Sales. ...

Re: Air France 777 painted green by Greenpeace.

Was the paint a Broccoli or Asparagus based formula?

Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN

I know as of the end of 2018 DEN had the highest Bird Strike rate in the Continental US. I'm not up to date on counter efforts since then, however given the blood seen on that front ring I'll say a Large Bird is a good starting point for the NTSB. Great job to the crew with CRM and getting her back ...

Re: Sriwijaya Air 737-500 (SJ182 CGK-PNK) crashes shortly after takeoff

Right, ADS-B is ground speed, and yes your ground speed would be 0 in a vertical climb. I’m just trying to rectify the difference with the kts at impact if they were indeed vertical all the way down as reported. I suppose they may have been able to bring the nose up enough prior to impact to regist...

Re: Sriwijaya Air 737-500 (SJ182 CGK-PNK) crashes shortly after takeoff

I noticed in the data at one point in the decent their airspeed was down to around 124kts, then the rapid increase to over 300kts prior to impact. Any thoughts on that? Just a glitch in the data? I'm wondering if they got themselves into a flat spin trying to recover in IMC? I noticed that too, but...

Re: Sriwijaya Air 737-500 (SJ182 CGK-PNK) crashes shortly after takeoff

I noticed in the data at one point in the decent their airspeed was down to around 124kts, then the rapid increase to over 300kts prior to impact. Any thoughts on that? Just a glitch in the data?
I'm wondering if they got themselves into a flat spin trying to recover in IMC?

Re: Boeing to close Seattle R&D center

Boeing has the R+D center in Moscow too. Easy to see why they closing this one's. Bet they wish they had 777X built elsewhere too. Boeing is leaving Washington States for good. Unions can pat themselves on back for this. Yeah blame unions and not the toxic executive management that has been driving...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q4 2020

The poor old MAX is going to get noticed and reported on every adverse event- even relatively minor ones. Once travel kicks off again in April-May there is going to have to be a dedicated thread for "aircraft suffers tech failure within 5 flights of return to service", and maybe multiple ...

Re: Chuck Yeager: First pilot to fly supersonic dies aged 97

Gods Speed Chuck. You were such an inspiration to me.

Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/emirates-boss-has-no-idea-when-boeing-will-deliver-777x-jet Tim Clark on the delivery of the 777x.... “I have no idea,” Clark said. “They were due to be delivered this year in June, then it was 2021, then it was 2022. It hasn’t finished its certifi...

Re: John Leahy blames the engines for the A380 failure

VV wrote:

In any case, the A380 always succeeds to generate a full spectrum of emotions here.