It’s a good question actually
I believe some private pilots and / or airlines have been billed for interceptions in Europe
The 747, nothing else like it and it was the inspiration to become an airline pilot
Jump to postSome versions of the MD80 had a very loud avionics cooling fan that was deactivated when weight came off the nose gear It was always disconcerting to hear that fan turn off with a sound exactly like a jet engine spooling down right after you rotated No matter how many times it happened you always ha...
Jump to postI wish former generations had the foresight to keep examples of all ground breaking transport designs for future generations to see. Can you imagine if the RMS Olympic had been preserved, considering she was practically identical to her sister RMS Titanic. I know it just never would have crossed th...
Jump to postPossibly a noisy avionics cooling fan, close to failure ?
Jump to postAviation Week is reporting that Boeing will take another charge on the KC-46 this quarter. While the amount is not yet clear and is likely to be "less than $500 million", it will push the total charges for the program to close to $7 billion. https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/aircraft...
Jump to postIt definitely wasn’t either of the front seat pilots adjusting their seats
I thought it sounded like an electric seat being moved at first but it’s a bit of a different noise, definitely sounds electric in nature
Paro, Bhutan. Surrounded by 18,000 foot mountains on both sides and less than 20 pilots are certified to fly there. Lukla is obviously a hard one to land at but I wouldn't classify that as a "large" commercial airport Completely agree, Paro looks seriously challenging and I’m sure has ver...
Jump to postbhill wrote:Huh, I just learned that with the 737, the yaw dampener is linked such that pilots do not need to input rudder when turning, the yaw damper manages the rudder and the pilot manages the spoilers and ailerons. Smoooth turns.
Amsterdam has a great observation deck. Amsterdam had a great observation deck, many years ago. The best part, between the E- and F-gates where the sun was in your back, has been closed for many years now. The remaining part of the deck provides a rather limited view of aircraft movements. Visitors...
Jump to postHope so but I see the KC 46 program just recorded another massive loss
It seems impossible that particular program will ever break even, let alone show a profit
Best ever was the observation deck on top of the terminal at Kai Tak
Priceless memories
Passengers from China, India, and the Gulf Coast nations will suffer. We are suddenly going back to the Cold War era now. Maybe you have missed what is going on in this world. We are in the middle of a war, not just a cold war. But I think it is wrong to blame the US or the EU for this. The countri...
Jump to postI remember when Continental had a shuttle every 30 minutes in peak hours between EWR, BOS and DCA, all MD80 service
Jump to postI like to track my flights when I'm aboard so at first it looked as if we had turned northwest (I began to wonder if this was the next MH370 You *actually* thought you were on the next MH370 due to a flight tracking position discrepancy? As stated in prior responses, there are a multitude of factor...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:Interesting, it would be the Brits. I guess no savings in removing the receptacle.
I remember reading the 737NG Autoland did not incorporate roll out steering ? Is this still the case with the Max ?! The autopilot doesn’t manipulate the rudder on the 737 (any series) so any autopilot autoland must have the autopilot disengaged after touchdown. Hence why a CAT3 approach in the 737...
Jump to postI remember reading the 737NG Autoland did not incorporate roll out steering ?
Is this still the case with the Max ?!
From friends, yes and no on reliability. It’s always been better in the Reserves, more consistent and experienced techs. My old wing has techs with, now 30+ years in the plane. As the m line progressed, it was a leap in reliability, availability and vendor support. Now the line closed it’s fading b...
Jump to postNope, those fleets are completely separate. Nobody is dual qualified other than the 7ER fleet. And, additionally, those pilots are not certified on the 767-400 either. Why not, it’s considered a common type rating (or whatever the correct term is)? As AirKevin says, AFAIK it is not a common rating ...
Jump to postAre Delta pilots simultaneously qualified on the A330/ A350 and do they regularly switch between them like the 757/67 or are they kept separate ?
Jump to postAs a youngster I regularly flew on BOAC then BA between London to Hong Kong for school holidays then returned to the UK and boarding school (not fun) In those days it was nearly always 747 service (once flew in a VC10) and there were many stops en route An example would be London - Frankfurt- Rome-T...
Jump to postMy guess is it's for visibility for the observer in the bubbles and the pilots. This Black Hawk is a SAR asset so external fuel and a probe are great, but with the lower tanks like what you'd see on the 160th SOAR birds, the visibility to the sides and rear would suck. Not a big deal if you've got ...
Jump to postIt was a forward main. If both mains were knelt or retracted, MLW was 550,000. Yes, it could be a reliability disaster at times. I went several years without a delayed trip, but you needed to know how to run it. I always said, on any given day, the crew could fly it or ground it. Very much a leader...
Jump to postWell that’s quite remarkable, what a story, I think it shows the resilience of the C5 Amazing to be able to remove one of the mlg and still take off Reminds me of the Citroen DS that could still be driven after taking off one wheel The C-5 and French automobiles also noted to have similar reputatio...
Jump to postYes, I have it was a Travis plane that struck the approach lights. Lockheed did an on-site temporary repair to a ferry condition. The drag index was pretty due to gear down and damage; Lockheed didn’t think it wise to land enroute. So, they refueled, configured at about gear limit speed. Just very ...
Jump to postThere’s a photograph of this helicopter on the cover page of this site at the moment What I don’t understand is why the external fuel tanks are mounted so high up What’s the point ? I don’t see any reason why they couldn’t be attached much lower and all that weight up high can’t help with stability
Jump to postWell looks like the era of Trump Force One has finally come to an end. A modernized take on the traditional scheme has been selected https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3326103/new-paint-design-for-next-air-force-one/ It is great news, the idea of that ‘other’ livery was nauseating The ...
Jump to postFor the past month I’ve been traveling around SE Asia (Bali, Singapore, Bangkok & Phuket). All 4 destinations have been inundated with young Russian tourists (male & female). Pardon my lack of understanding, but I thought Russia was basically pulling any and all able bodied males to fight i...
Jump to postMore NYC background, the Pierre Hotel and the LH JFK robberies. The Pierre story is amazing, robbers attending to a heart attack patient, giving coffee to night police patrol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Hotel_robbery The JFK thievery in the ‘70s was incredible—$1 million a day! I worked a...
Jump to postOn the A330/A350, ten knots max for a 90-degree turn is recommended. In practice, this typically means slowing to about eight knots at turn entry since you'll accelerate in the turn, unless it's uphill or something. For sure, once you get over 12 knots or so in a 90 degree turn, you feel it. If it ...
Jump to postIf in doubt as to your track you could still pull up your heading on your phone’s compass app
Jump to postHawaii 5-0 was very good, should never have been redone, can’t they come up with new ideas ?
Anyone else like ‘The Rockford files’ ?
Where do find the reruns? It was a mandatory debrief item in Monday mornings after flight room standup in UPT I still use Spectrum cable and the reruns are on their ‘GET’ channel fwiw One of the things that surprised me in watching is the number of up and coming tv actors featured in numerous episo...
Jump to postThe L1011 did have some problems with rear spar cracking, along with some other large Lockheed airplanes. I'm not sure that adding a six wheel or a widely spaced 4 wheel gear would have worked without major spar work. Regarding the two man cockpit, getting the 767 and A300 certified were huge hurdl...
Jump to postLittle known fact: the series was originally titled "Kojaks", but shortly before the first episode aired, the producers decided "Kojak" sounded better. All of the titles, promotional material, etc., had to be hurriedly changed. Back onto the question: I really liked Kojak, too. ...
Jump to postI suppose this begs the question - how easy would it be to go from the NG to the MAX for the military frames? At a guess a complete new certification and integration etc effort? I remember reading that the JSTARS 707 never upgraded their power plants to the CFM 56 as that larger engine would have p...
Jump to postI watched Telly Savalas play this role growing up and recently have been catching some reruns I’d forgotten how entertaining this series was, great plots, lots of action combined with his extrovert character and ‘in your face’ New Yorker attitude, I think it was one of the better cop shows from the ...
Jump to postDLC is a remarkable system, combined with that massive all flying horizontal tail the L1011 had enormous stability and pitch authority I remember reading that even if it was grossly mistrimmed forward or aft there was more than adequate control authority remaining in pitch for take off to lift off o...
Jump to postSSB is used to split / connect the left sync bus and right synch bus (creating the "full" tie bus) Closed with all 4 Eng generators are paralled durng normal ops Open when APU Gen #1 and APU #2 are powering the system (APU Gen have no CSD and can not be parelled) The same is valid if both...
Jump to postIt's not really necessary since there is a dedicated NG line for the military frames in the building adjacent to the MAX FAL and I expect NATO to choose the E-7 and they would want them through the mid-2030s (same as the USAF) so Boeing should be able to accommodate both customers. From what unders...
Jump to postHaving operated the 747 classic for many years, the following about the 747 electrical system : After starting the engines, all CSD and Gen lights were checked out, there after the channels were paralled with BTB's. The 747 has 4 engine AC generators that could be paralled by closing the Bus Tie br...
Jump to postIf the BTB tripped with the GB closed, you could have to manually parallel or, just trip that GB, close the BTB and auto-parallel as you would during engine start. IIRC, our instructor offered that if your probation and ran into this problem. Or, smelter yet, just leave the BTB open, as there must ...
Jump to postOn the prior airplanes, the actual process of “paralleling” the generators could be problematic. There are technical things beyond the scope of this post that I will mention but not describe: The phases of 3 phase alternating current have to be “in phase.” There was an art to managing these systems...
Jump to postVery interesting, another remarkable and highly advanced feature of the superb L1011
Incidentally while the DC10 only had three hydraulic systems the 747 did have four
I couldn’t agree more with your last two sentences
On the subject of blanking plates Our new 757s were delivered with three buttons on the MCP under the L, C and R autopilot engage buttons, these were to engage CWS or control wheel steering however this system was never connected and or operational Later on these buttons were removed and replaced by...
Jump to postI’m wondering if this has to do with the optics of the window mount in a part of the fuselage that isn’t flat ?
In other words I believe that windows on the upper deck angle upwards and on the lower deck angle down
The other thing to remember, especially for those outside of Australia, is that QF was Government-owned between 1947-1992, and only flew international services during that time. For a period between the late 70s - mid 80s, they were a 747-only airline. The Government-owned domestic airline (Austral...
Jump to postThe other thing to remember, especially for those outside of Australia, is that QF was Government-owned between 1947-1992, and only flew international services during that time. For a period between the late 70s - mid 80s, they were a 747-only airline. The Government-owned domestic airline (Austral...
Jump to postMost people like to talk about good news while being discreet or not disclosing bad news at all The same goes for a business, especially one that’s in the business of promoting a product that’s using composite technology on a whole new, much larger scale It was definitely In Boeing’s best interests ...
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