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Forum: The Briefing Room 08-22-2012, 10:11 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,211
Posted By Evan
Specifically, in Alternate Law: At the...

Specifically, in Alternate Law:

At the flight envelope limit, the aircraft is not protected, i.e.:
- In high speed, natural aircraft static stability is restored with an overspeed warning
- In...
Forum: The Briefing Room 08-22-2012, 02:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,211
Posted By Evan
AFAIK, in manual flight if you hold the stick to...

AFAIK, in manual flight if you hold the stick to the stop if will bank to 67°; if you then release it, it will roll back to 33°, not wings level. So what is going on here? Reverting to A/P?
...
Forum: The Briefing Room 08-22-2012, 02:34 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,211
Posted By Evan
The key there is knowing the ramifications of the...

The key there is knowing the ramifications of the reversion modes instinctively. In Normal Law, it can't stall from excessive AoA (though it can momentarily exceed alpha max).

Congratulations AJ,...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-21-2012, 07:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,251
Posted By Evan
At least it didn't involve an axe this time...

At least it didn't involve an axe this time...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-21-2012, 02:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,959
Posted By Evan
Bush would have stayed the course. I hereby...

Bush would have stayed the course.

I hereby apologize profoundly for this off-topic message.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-20-2012, 07:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,849
Posted By Evan
Sounds like tire fragments got hoovered into the...

Sounds like tire fragments got hoovered into the left mill. Does anyone have a source for the ATC transcript?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-20-2012, 12:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,849
Posted By Evan
My friend's girlfriend was coming to meet us in...

My friend's girlfriend was coming to meet us in Berlin on that flight. She saw the fireballs coming off the left engine. She opted not to get on the next one...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-15-2012, 10:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,670
Posted By Evan
One hour holding fuel plus 30 minutes alternate...

One hour holding fuel plus 30 minutes alternate reserves... sounds pretty adequate to me. I had a similar experience with Northwest holding over San Francisco, then diverting to Sacramento on fumes I...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-10-2012, 03:22 PM
Replies: 336
Views: 68,594
Posted By Evan
You really see the high rate of descent into the...

You really see the high rate of descent into the water here. Amazing how calm everyone sounds. I think the F/O asks for the ditching switch just before impact.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-10-2012, 02:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,466
Posted By Evan
It's hard to imagine this happening at all. I...

It's hard to imagine this happening at all. I expect this relay to be quite failsafe and redundant. I hope they did something better on the NG's.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-06-2012, 09:35 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 30,352
Posted By Evan
It would have been worth noting to the pilots...

It would have been worth noting to the pilots before they took off.
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum 08-03-2012, 08:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,393
Posted By Evan
Does the MD-11 LSAS count as FBW in pitch? I...

Does the MD-11 LSAS count as FBW in pitch? I believe it has electrically actuated THS...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-03-2012, 05:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,028
Posted By Evan
I think he started the descent late, came in too...

I think he started the descent late, came in too slow with too much vertical speed and engines at prolonged idle, could not arrest the descent to level off at 100ft, fell through, firewalled the...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-03-2012, 12:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,691
Posted By Evan
If they still had agreement on the other two...

If they still had agreement on the other two airspeed indications, why wouldn't that be enough? Or was the right pitot affected as well?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-03-2012, 12:31 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,028
Posted By Evan
Those are just the facts after the fact, not...

Those are just the facts after the fact, not planned parameters. The pilot WAS trying to make the flyby at 100 ft but arrived there without the energy to stabilize (too slow, no thrust available)....
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-02-2012, 08:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,028
Posted By Evan
Suspicions of what? Polish 101 crashed...

Suspicions of what?

Polish 101 crashed inverted. This one remained wings level and sunk into the trees at low speed in a fairly controlled fashion (thanks to alpha protect). Look at the Turkish...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-02-2012, 07:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,028
Posted By Evan
Not really. Here's a sweeping...

Not really.

Here's a sweeping generalization from NASA Technical Memorandum 104238:



Now watch that video and count to six...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-02-2012, 06:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,028
Posted By Evan
Where did you get that? I'd like to see those...

Where did you get that? I'd like to see those parameters. From what I've read, they didn't have the proper planning for this demonstration.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-02-2012, 05:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,028
Posted By Evan
A few things: I'm not sure what actual...

A few things:



I'm not sure what actual issue was being addressed in the OEB, but high-bypass turbine engines do not produce effective thrust immediately upon throttle input if they have been...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-02-2012, 03:06 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,979
Posted By Evan
No, but the erratic nature of the flight...

No, but the erratic nature of the flight director, combined with the ambiguous ECAM overspeed warning message does give some explanation. It's a classic case of following the technology without...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-01-2012, 10:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,979
Posted By Evan
And why was he doing this? I think it is because...

And why was he doing this? I think it is because certain pilots, having basic airmanship skills but lacking in depth knowledge of the aircraft functions, believe they can flaunt the rules and fly by...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-01-2012, 09:38 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,979
Posted By Evan
So you would agree that the pilot clearly didn't...

So you would agree that the pilot clearly didn't understand how the throttle works in this position, as he was attempting a trick that wouldn't have worked anyway?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-01-2012, 09:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,979
Posted By Evan
What I mean is that he should have known what...

What I mean is that he should have known what THAT REASON is.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-01-2012, 09:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,318
Posted By Evan
° It's a sarcastic forum, so I had my...

°
It's a sarcastic forum, so I had my suspicions.

Is it even possible to see the wingtip from the 738 cockpit?

This is what I get from the Boeing manuals (I added the red line at 140°, which...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-01-2012, 08:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,318
Posted By Evan
ABSOLUTELY! YES! 1) they were too close to...

ABSOLUTELY! YES!

1) they were too close to proceed with the turn and should have radioed the ground controller to move up the 767 before proceeding (aren't there regulations concerning proximity...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-01-2012, 07:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,318
Posted By Evan
One hopes the Ryanair pilot will be charged with...

One hopes the Ryanair pilot will be charged with HIT AND RUN and grounded and retrained. There is a serious cultural deficiency there. There is no way to assess the damage to BOTH aircraft without a...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-01-2012, 07:34 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,979
Posted By Evan
At some point, we are going to have to make it a...

At some point, we are going to have to make it a requirement that pilots understand how their plane works before they are certified to fly it. Not yet though. More people have to die first. We don't...
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum 07-31-2012, 12:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,393
Posted By Evan
So they built a plane with calming mood lighting...

So they built a plane with calming mood lighting and then stuck a couple of screeching hydraulic pumps into it?
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum 07-31-2012, 12:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,393
Posted By Evan
Airbus FBW the THS and rudder can be mechanically...

Airbus FBW the THS and rudder can be mechanically controlled but hydraulically actuated. I think any large aircraft control surface must be hydraulically actuated, no?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-31-2012, 12:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,720
Posted By Evan
Lack of serious pilot screening and training...

Lack of serious pilot screening and training requirements. Lack of mentorship. Blind task-orientation.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-25-2012, 02:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,363
Posted By Evan
Still would've landed...

Still would've landed...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-23-2012, 03:43 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,720
Posted By Evan
Fixed again.

Fixed again.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-22-2012, 02:47 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,720
Posted By Evan
Shades of that A330 crash in Libya. Still holding...

Shades of that A330 crash in Libya. Still holding out for the report on that one?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-20-2012, 09:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,797
Posted By Evan
http://zaviation.ca/products/sesame/static%20port%...

http://zaviation.ca/products/sesame/static%20port%20covers.htm

A400:
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-20-2012, 09:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,797
Posted By Evan
I would think they would have proper plugs with...

I would think they would have proper plugs with "remove before flight" flags on them. It would also be pretty simple to put photocell sensors in the ports that would detect a light blockage and...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-18-2012, 08:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,797
Posted By Evan
Aero Peru Flight 603 crashed because the crew...

Aero Peru Flight 603 crashed because the crew were not monitoring the radar altitude. If they had been, an escort plane would have reached them and helped them back to the airport. Contributing was...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-18-2012, 12:18 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,576
Posted By Evan
He was a fugitive wanted in connection with a...

He was a fugitive wanted in connection with a murder. I'm guessing he was trying to do a 'barefoot bandit' style vanishing act. My question is: is there any reason to expect that an out-of-service...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-18-2012, 12:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,576
Posted By Evan
...fob?

...fob?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-17-2012, 10:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,864
Posted By Evan
A similar thing happened on a Southwest flight in...

A similar thing happened on a Southwest flight in June. The cause was some sort of cleaning/disinfectant spray used in the lav. I wonder if this is due to some new product out there on the market...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-15-2012, 01:35 AM
Replies: 2,303
Views: 214,691
Posted By Evan
That was a brilliant summarization Gabriel, and a...

That was a brilliant summarization Gabriel, and a fine and fitting epilogue to this thread. Now hopefully Brian will quietly shut it down, entomb it under several meters of concrete in a lead-lined...
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