Mayday signals distress while a pan call signals urgency. If the aircraft was struggling to maintain height they would use a Mayday however in a typical situation where climb-out performance is affected but still not critical, a pan-pan call could be used which signal that an aircraft is in difficul...
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/rcair1" class="quote" target="_blank">rcair1</a> (<a href="#124" class="quote">Reply 124</a>):<br/><i>Single engine, with a feathered prop, you ...
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Jump to postNo, it will be in the Medium Category.
It has a proposed max MTOW of approximately 97 tons. The ICAO WTC gives Heavy above 136000kgs and Medium between 7000kgs and 136000kgs.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MEA-707" class="quote" target="_blank">MEA-707</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table><table border="0" ...
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Jump to postA sudden reduction in a headwind component may be responsible for that, it can reduce the indicated airspeed, resulting in an increased sink rate which must be countered with thrust as it would be too late to pitch down. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="...
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/MrHMSH" class="quote" target="_blank">MrHMSH</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>As a side note, I just found another video w...
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Jump to postHappy Australia Day to all too! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bunumuring" class="quote" target="_blank">bunumuring</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i...
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Jump to postNo, don't close this thread, it's improving my Sunday. I'll get us back on track, I agree, the UK should leave the EU because in the UK they stand on the wrong side of the escalator and it might be due to EU influence. I'm not sure if its the whole UK but at least in London they do which is very inf...
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Jump to postCorrect it was a wing wave of a cargolux delivery flight, not wind shear. Here is the original thread. <i><a href="/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6194134" target="_blank">Huge 747-8 Wing Wave On Delivery Flight</a></i> <font size="1">(by <a href="/profile/KPDX" class="quote" target="_bl...
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Jump to postNo. The important thing to remember is that at every stage up until the actual crash, the flight crew are not preparing for a crash. (for accidents that have a sudden onset and thus leave no time for communication). They are attempting to control the aircraft with the outlook that an accident will b...
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Jump to postPeople that walk slow or stop randomly while walking. There are driving tests and flying tests etc, there should be a comprehensive walking test. If you are unable to keep a suitable pace (determined by me) unable to give proper notification to other people before stopping or changing direction and ...
Jump to postI don't think it was a simple case of giving in to blackmail. The fact that they were hacked and information was leaked was probably a threat. The hackers might have gained access to something a lot more important than what they leaked. Possibly used this as a threat against Sony releasing the pictu...
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