Also I would point out that Mr Gryder only suggested the supposed flight deck crew 'mismatch' and the alleged history of his suggested perpetrator as a 'fitting' possible motive. There is only a mismatch if you are looking for a mismatch. Fact is the FO was almost 60, he cannot be the PIC under ICA...
Jump to posthttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-eastern-plane-crash-us-ntsb-flight-mu5735-black-boxes-boeing-737/ Appears that China is saying they'll have a preliminary investigation report within 30 days of the crash. Would this be expected to be released publicly to some extent, or does this just mean an int...
Jump to postYup. It happens quite often to get the siren blaring at you when you extended the final landing flap too quickly, while the gear is still in transit. Quote annoying IMO…. The same goes for go-around when the gear is selected up with flaps still in landing position. How very odd, your not busy enoug...
Jump to postFrom Volume 2, section 15, Warning Systems, of the B777 FCOM for multiple airlines: Landing Configuration Warning The landing configuration warning system alerts the crew the landing gear is not extended for landing. The EICAS warning message CONFIG GEAR is displayed if: • the airplane is in flight...
Jump to postMax auto brake is a takeoff setting, not used for landing
Jump to postThe warning is not there to tell you that you are immediately about to fall out of the sky, but to remind you not to forget to retract the flaps (or extend gear) as there are few times you need to be flying in such a configuration. So tell me what is the EICAS message produced fir this warning ? Ju...
Jump to postTell me one reason why a 777 cannot fly with landing flap and gear up ?
GPWS will give a warning around 750 ft for gear not being down, “too low gear”
Changing maintenance planning manuals as a result of in service experience is a fundamental cornerstone of MSG-3 (maintenance steering group 3) which has been in use since the 1970s. These changes are done by the Maintenance Review Board, which in the case of the A350 is lead by EASA. These changes ...
Jump to postLatest from an inside source: - Wrong approach selected in the FMC (common) - Autopilot left engaged for far too long in the approach (habitual) - Trying to overcome the autopilot without disconnecting it (common) - Hasty and embarrassed go-around causes gear to be retracted before flaps (a quarter...
Jump to postcpd wrote:
That’s quite elegant, has this actually been installed on any aircraft yet for testing? Or just on paper so far?
As for the language issue, it is common, though not ideal that locals speak in their native language to ground control. And yes, ICAO includes French as an official language. I recall crew speaking Schwizertütsch in Zurich (very rarely, mind you) and French in Geneva (less rarely) to GC. I do agree...
Jump to postI know the A340 P2F has been discussed before, but now that there are A330 P2F conversions available, surely there is a motivation for do a A340 P2F? The A343, A345 and A346 can each offer unique freighter option at the fraction of the cost of a new build. The airframe structure of an A340 and A330...
Jump to postThe transponder data includes the setting for autopilot altitude- and for Germanwings it was set below ground level. If I recall the MCP was set to 100 ft, they were flying towards rising terrain. The descent was made with the autopilot on with fairly normal descent rates. Here is more background o...
Jump to postRevo1059 wrote:(edited) Apparently the didn't follow commands as they tried to land at CDG and had to initiate a go-around and were able to land on the 2nd attempt.
ReverseFlow wrote:How short would your sector have to be to still have warm brakes on landing?
That’s very interesting regarding the short turn times. Anyone have any info on how long breaks typically take to cool down? Let’s say on a 70 degree day? On the A330 I can have the brakes at 400 deg C 40 minutes before push and it will be okay for a 20 minute taxi, they will drop around 5 degC per...
Jump to postElroyJetson wrote:
Well, there's length and then there's girth.....
Spetsnaz55 wrote:
It's a seattletimes article. Not a rumor
By international treaty the NTSB is a party to the investigation because they represent the nation of manufacture. Likewise Boeing is a party to the investigation as they represent the company of manufacture. Boeing are not involved as an observer, the NTSB is. The NTSB is representing the state of...
Jump to postAs of now there is still no indication as to when the -10 may be certified. The -7 completed certification testing at the end of last year but some testing and paperwork apparently is still to be done and there is doubt they both will meet the year end deadline to avoid of having to comply with the...
Jump to postThanks, I couldn't find any indication of that either. I read through the patent as well, and it does say 4G/WiFi downloading of the 2000 hours of QACVR data can be done in place of the memory card download, but from what I could gather it has to be done on the ground. That is correct, airports hav...
Jump to postCourts don’t have jurisdiction in this case. Oh please, of course there will be aspects which could be heard in a court. I refer you back to the questions posed in the Code of Ethics. All I see is a cropped 2"x2" square that says site cannot be reached when I try and open it up. There hav...
Jump to postBoof02671 wrote:An off duty pilot can’t go to a bar in uniform.
Doberdawg wrote:He was wearing his Delta uniform, and if he was dead heading as per the pilot CBA he was getting paid an hourly rate by Delta. The Code of Ethics is applicable.
Illegal action is not a prereq for just cause termination. Re-read the ethics policy posted above. Damage to organization and/or making other employees feel uncomfortable all fly under unprofessional conduct as well. Just cause termination does not mean knee jerk reactions to satisfy a news cycle. ...
Jump to postBoof02671 wrote:An airplane isn’t a public area.
Boof02671 wrote:You can’t represent your employer in a bad light in public.
You said first amendment rights. Taking a pic isn’t first amendment rights. "Taking photographs and video of things that are plainly visible in public spaces is a constitutional right—and that includes transportation facilities, the outside of federal buildings, and police and other government...
Jump to postMatt6461 wrote:6+g even at 37,000ft though?
I think they are very lucky to have that large window or doorway for the front of the aircraft so they were not crushed, looks like a big impact park where the right wing hit the wall.
Jump to postThe First Amendment only prevents the government restricting your speech. A company can and will restrict speech. If you violate the company’s rules of conduct you can be fired for Just Case. It a crime to yell fire in a crowded movie theater, so there are restrictions on freedom of speech even by ...
Jump to postThe people arguing about the legality of this are missing the point entirely. People get fired all the time for doing things that are perfectly legal. What matters here is Delta's code of conduct and whether or not this action violates that. If his behavior violates their code of conduct then they ...
Jump to postApologies if this question may sound a little ignorant, but do local Chinese cockpit crews communicate with Chinese ATC in Mandarin or in English? It depends, could be either. While Russian and Chinese are official ICAO languages, in reality there is literally hundreds of dialects. Mandarin if ofte...
Jump to postBTW, Reuters also reports that the CVR is now at NTSB's lab in Washington for downloading . Hope this news could dispel some of the transparency concerns. Also, don't know if that means that the FDR is in a better shape: Under the international investigation protocols, the NTSB is not allowed to re...
Jump to postPosted on Twitter. A pilot was “seen” taking inappropriate pictures of a flight attendant. According to the account, he’s a Delta pilot. Was he hiding his cell phone infront of his kindle? I find it very odd someone is recording what they are recording, makes me suspect something happened before th...
Jump to postThe failure mode is designed to lock at 90 degrees which does keep the aircraft on the runway but there is an underlying issue that is requiring multiple aircraft to land with the gear locked. The B6 incident was 17 years ago. It is very rare, here is a recent summary of events and what was done to...
Jump to postlesfalls wrote:Who were the other players then?
Exactly. The left pack failed on takeoff and at cruise the RT pack failed making it impossible to keep pressurization. With the failure of both packs the outflow valves (or whatever they are called on the 757) should close, the cabin altitude should only rise at a fairly small rate (circa 500 fpm),...
Jump to postBoof02671 wrote:The plane wouldn’t have been dispatched with a known problem that’s against the FARs.
Cockpit crew on very long flights, are they allowed to listen music / watch movies during their cockpit time? On very long flights there tends to be times where a pilot is on duty in the cockpit, and a time when they are off duty having their allocated rest. During their allocated rest it is perfec...
Jump to postThis is very similar to the B6 landing and has happened to multiple A320 series aircraft. Fortunately I believe they have all been able to land safely but clearly Airbus has a design flaw that thus far has been overcome by outstanding airmanship. This is different to B6 as the RAT is out in that ph...
Jump to postThe question revolves around the the long-term effects of the condition and if actually affects the structural performance of the composite material itself? This is where the argument of UV comes into the equation. This is incorrect, and seems to a fundamental misunderstanding many have. In order t...
Jump to postFrom what has been reported, Qatar and the service provider contacted Airbus for technical assistance when they discovered the defect associated with the delaminating paint. News reports at the time suggested that this occurred only after the paint had been removed. “ However, when the aircraft was...
Jump to postI definitely think a replacement should be in the works. Although I doubt it would be a 757 taking the full tank system from a 747 as the lengths are completely different... Either that or a 767 like Boeing is building for the KC46 could work. I never got to see the 747 land at SMX (Central Coast F...
Jump to postHierarchy here would be board integrity, package integrity, chip integrity. It gets harder to deal with the farther you have to disassemble, but you're right... the silicon is likely intact. You're talking a tiny bit of silicon, a few millimeters on a side. "Package" is sort of a catchall...
Jump to postAren't all orders in the name of Qatar Airways Group? Operator is Qatar Airways. IAG uses similar order / operator distinctions. Looking at the court records for the case HT-2022-000037 Qatar Airways QCSC v Airbus S.A.S (the A321neo case) Role Name Representative Claimant Qatar Airways QCSC Crowell...
Jump to postAnyone interested in reading the source ramblings that the Bloomberg article is based upon, the Qatar filing can be read on this link https://sabercathost.com/eddN/2022_03_18_-_Reply_and_Defence_to_Counterclaim_Signed.pdf They have also updated their A321neo counter claim, interesting aspect is they...
Jump to postcasinterest wrote:The article did state that "funds" prevented a better backup plan. That would make me suspect issues around encryption and security as well.
Cannot really design them physically to handle them the same, however there is no reason why the FBW cannot be programmed to achieve similar handling that is totally transparent to the pilot.
Jump to postI think it goes way back when so many airlines before the 747-400 would go via BAH for a fuel stop.
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