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Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum Today, 12:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 229
Posted By mawheatley
I don't get it. Clearly the #2 engine is the one...

I don't get it. Clearly the #2 engine is the one with the smoke coming out the back and the charred paintwork, but the video/pics from inside the aircraft show the cover on the #1 engine open in...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-03-2013, 11:59 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,487
Posted By mawheatley
Plus whatever broke loose on take off (assuming...

Plus whatever broke loose on take off (assuming something did) would then be unrestrained, and as the nose lowered it would probably then roll forward, effectively taking the center of gravity with...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 04-13-2013, 05:57 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,048
Posted By mawheatley
I believe I read somewhere that the pilot...

I believe I read somewhere that the pilot reported engine trouble before landing short.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 04-09-2013, 06:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 648
Posted By mawheatley
Yep. Makes you feel like you're getting...

Yep. Makes you feel like you're getting somewhere - you know, actually moving!
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 03-25-2013, 05:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,209
Posted By mawheatley
And at LHR - often referred to as the November...

And at LHR - often referred to as the November Oscar incident.
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4319415/

Unfortunately the captain later took his own life.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 03-22-2013, 12:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,209
Posted By mawheatley
‘‘We understand while it was low, it was not...

‘‘We understand while it was low, it was not ridiculously low by any means," he said.

I'm sorry - it was 3m! That's little more than 9ft! That IS ridiculously low by anybody's yardstick. Most...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 03-07-2013, 01:17 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,000
Posted By mawheatley
Absolutely. It's insane! My wife is a flight...

Absolutely. It's insane! My wife is a flight attendant. She's not allowed to carry pepper spray to fend off an attack, but passengers are allowed knives to carry out an attack?

In all fairness...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 02-03-2013, 02:30 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,461
Posted By mawheatley
PSA maybe?

PSA maybe?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 01-07-2013, 04:31 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,580
Posted By mawheatley
Thank God that didn't happen in flight.

Thank God that didn't happen in flight.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 01-04-2013, 05:30 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,500
Posted By mawheatley
Well with the boy being 15 and both of his...

Well with the boy being 15 and both of his parents being 32 I'm making the (I know, dangerous!) assumption that nobody on board was, shall we say, at the top of the intellectual heap! Especially as...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 01-02-2013, 01:32 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 8,092
Posted By mawheatley
Sounds like TAM3054 in Brazil: ...

Sounds like TAM3054 in Brazil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAM_Brazilian_Airlines_Flight_3054
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 12-26-2012, 04:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,592
Posted By mawheatley
That aircraft used to be N854US. I probably...

That aircraft used to be N854US. I probably worked that A/C when I was F/A with USAirways. Got loads of trips in the F100. Miraculous that "only" two people died, and one of them was riding a...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 12-10-2012, 07:23 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 15,068
Posted By mawheatley
Double that. Apparently there was a rapid...

Double that. Apparently there was a rapid descent from FL350 to FL900 before disappearing from radar.

Source: ...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 09-05-2012, 12:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,377
Posted By mawheatley
OK that makes sense. Thanks for the...

OK that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 09-05-2012, 12:38 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,377
Posted By mawheatley
Which begs the question, in a post 9/11 world,...

Which begs the question, in a post 9/11 world, would you actually use it under those circumstances? I mean, that's tantamount to suicide, isn't it?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 08-09-2012, 02:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,432
Posted By mawheatley
With some black marker pen by it saying "we know...

With some black marker pen by it saying "we know about this?" :smilewin:
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-23-2012, 05:38 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,482
Posted By mawheatley
Looks like he got disoriented and trundled off in...

Looks like he got disoriented and trundled off in completely the wrong direction!
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-17-2012, 07:19 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,482
Posted By mawheatley
Man tries to steal SkyWest aircraft!

Full story here:
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/state/story/UPDATE-Man-tried-to-steal-SkyWest-plane-committed/pVXSNLRCo0i-6lGyj_rEjQ.cspx

Apparently he's a licensed, commercial pilot, an...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-06-2012, 12:45 AM
Replies: 2,438
Views: 278,882
Posted By mawheatley
I understand all of that. And I appreciate your...

I understand all of that. And I appreciate your honesty. As you said in your previous post however, AF will wiggle out of this. There is no mandate coming out of this that forces the training...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-05-2012, 11:44 PM
Replies: 2,438
Views: 278,882
Posted By mawheatley
I still don't get it. I'm still not sure how...

I still don't get it. I'm still not sure how this can be prevented from happening again.

Here's the thing: We've all followed this thread, and its predecessor, as well as numerous other sources....
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 07-05-2012, 12:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,003
Posted By mawheatley
Oh that's terrible. Thoughts and prayers with...

Oh that's terrible. Thoughts and prayers with those brave people and their families.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 06-08-2012, 06:21 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,753
Posted By mawheatley
Am I missing something here? Where was the...

Am I missing something here? Where was the glider?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-27-2012, 01:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,889
Posted By mawheatley
Lost in translation perhaps, but hey - your...

Lost in translation perhaps, but hey - your English is infinitely better than my Polish!
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-25-2012, 12:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,889
Posted By mawheatley
Really? Imagine that! ;)

Really? Imagine that! ;)
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-24-2012, 12:46 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,187
Posted By mawheatley
Correction: It's 90 days. ...

Correction: It's 90 days.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-24-2012, 12:44 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,187
Posted By mawheatley
But the visa waiver program stipulates you must...

But the visa waiver program stipulates you must have a ticket for a return journey within a certain number of days. (From memory, I think it's 30 but I may be wrong on that point. Either way, it is...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-23-2012, 03:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,283
Posted By mawheatley
Really? Someone taped "bomb" to a can on an...

Really? Someone taped "bomb" to a can on an aircraft? I'm sorry, that is just plain stupid. Fully agree with the captain's decision to abort the flight though.

Honestly, some people! :shakehea:
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-22-2012, 05:23 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,187
Posted By mawheatley
USAirways CDG-CLT escorted to BGR

Story breaking here:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/us/jetliner-security/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Psgr exhibited suspicious behavior. 2 F15's escorted the 767.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-21-2012, 03:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,178
Posted By mawheatley
Nurse - Mr Jingogunner is out of bed again! :lol:

Nurse - Mr Jingogunner is out of bed again! :lol:
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-11-2012, 05:55 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 29,793
Posted By mawheatley
Well the Indonesian investigators on their own...

Well the Indonesian investigators on their own would have no interest, but it's not going to be a unilateral investigation. It's a joint investigation with the Russians....
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-11-2012, 03:37 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 29,793
Posted By mawheatley
Agreed, but even that was a mechanical problem,...

Agreed, but even that was a mechanical problem, in that the AoA sensor froze up. I really hope this gets properly investigated, but I have this feeling they're going to be very quick to say "pilot...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-11-2012, 11:51 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 29,793
Posted By mawheatley
Sorry to labour the point, but I still find it...

Sorry to labour the point, but I still find it very hard to believe this is nothing more than human error. This was not only a very experienced pilot - he was their chief test pilot. This was a man...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-11-2012, 01:36 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 29,793
Posted By mawheatley
It's the smart ones that understand this.

It's the smart ones that understand this.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-10-2012, 03:03 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 29,793
Posted By mawheatley
I understand that. I read on the AF447 forum...

I understand that. I read on the AF447 forum that the two times when a pilot is most likely to mess up is 100hrs and 10,000 hrs. (Not 10, 1,000 or 100,000.)

But even so, this kind of mistake (if...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-10-2012, 12:59 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 29,793
Posted By mawheatley
Has to seem plausible. But with a 10,000 hour...

Has to seem plausible. But with a 10,000 hour captain at the controls?
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 05-06-2012, 02:51 AM
Replies: 2,301
Views: 210,922
Posted By mawheatley
It's that Rupert Murdoch - he gets everywhere!

It's that Rupert Murdoch - he gets everywhere!
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 04-23-2012, 12:01 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,898
Posted By mawheatley
They also continue to do damage on the ground. ...

They also continue to do damage on the ground. My wife is a Flight Attendant (coincidentally for DL) and she tells of this time she was crew on a 727 or MD88 into somewhere in Florida. They landed...
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 04-05-2012, 06:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,812
Posted By mawheatley
Here's the audio: ...

Here's the audio:
http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/assets/MP3/U018755845.MP3
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 04-02-2012, 01:38 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 6,699
Posted By mawheatley
So sad. That's the Russian equivalent of...

So sad. That's the Russian equivalent of Facebook. The power of social media - really brings home the human element.

RIP.
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum 03-29-2012, 05:20 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 6,770
Posted By mawheatley
Speaking from experience (I trod the boards for a...

Speaking from experience (I trod the boards for a major US carrier (not Delta!) until about 9yrs ago) we were all first aid trained and we were all trained in using the AED. There were small...
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