The approach to Ciampino goes right over the cry and the Vatican, stunning views. The approach to Yeesterplaat AB (Afrikaans so) in Cape Town has a great view of Table Mt. flew around the bay and Cape of Good Hope one clear day doing an aerial photo shoot AFB Ysterplaat is the correct spelling. Mar...
Jump to postVDemerest wrote:
This was not fuel starvation. You are not going to have fuel starvation with an ex-USAir check airman in the right seat in this scenario.
I have always had an interest in British aircraft design especially of the post war aircraft built by various manufacturers in the UK that seemed to have unique features not found in designs from other nations. From what I have seen from British aircraft, is that 'ergonomics' is not a British word....
Jump to postI'm surprised any doors on modern jets open outwards after the incident and crash involving the DC-10 Cargo doors in the 1970's. The Air Crash Documentary made it very clear that using the pressure to force them IN, rather than out is a much safer option. What is also clear, is that after they fixe...
Jump to postIf you've been around small planes a lot, you would have noticed so many pieces of angle-iron or angle-aluminum bent flat from repeatedly being driven over.
Also, once the metal is wet, it's extremely slippery.
I have never met or spoken to a pilot that knows what a dispatcher actually does or the hard work they do. Most assume dispatchers are lazy and let the automation do everything. A small minority do but the vast majority do all they can to use the tools available to stay as far from weather as possi...
Jump to postFurthermore, CBP is one of the most inflexible organizations on Earth and I suspect their rigid application of the rules would override any common sense that might be present. Truer words haven't been spoken. I called the Nashville station the other day to get clearance for a plane. Firstly supper ...
Jump to postStatisticians could probably compare the number of “ingestion” catastrophes regarding wing mounted engines versus catastrophes involving tail mounted engines. I personally cannot recount any tail mounted tragedies like this. We also don't see a lot of submarines involved in mid-air collisions... bu...
Jump to postI still cannot understand how taking a fluid (air) from one direction and expelling it in the same direction provides thrust. Sorry for sounding argumentative, it's really not my intention. Because the air isn't simply moving through the engine. By adding massive amounts of energy (burning fuel), y...
Jump to postNobody mentioned the An-2 with auto-slats?
Can't find a nice picture, but clearly visible at 2:14
https://youtu.be/URIp9tvO13Q?t=134
Thank you everyone. The minimums I posted were taken from ChatGPT. Sorry about that. Ai still needs to improve I guess. Why would you use ChatGPT when the charts are very readily available? Because I'm still learning and wasn't sure where in the chart were the minimums shown. I don't think anybody ...
Jump to postMy guess is, that the props could be disconnected from the gearbox. Same as an ATR-42/72, which has no APU, can disconnect the prop from the engine no.2, so engine no.2 can run on the ground and be used as an APU for air condition and electrical generators, while the prop is not turning. So if I am...
Jump to postI'm 99% sure the aircraft will be a W/O. Look at these pictures https://twitter.com/RosendoChV/status/1593711371358699530 https://twitter.com/RosendoChV/status/1593712246324084738/photo/1 The second picture is quite a dumb and inapproppriate selfie, but note how the entire number 2 engine is missin...
Jump to postThose B707's were also used for EW purposes. 'The cheeks housed the Automatic ELINT Emitter Locating System (AEELS) systems only. According to Jane`s, the SAAF ELINT 707s also used the Elta 8300 ELINT suite.' https://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/aircraft/13/boeing-707-328c https://en.wikipedia....
Jump to postIt was an essential air service route, so landing and departing even though no passengers deplaned or boarded counted as a completion for the airline to get paid on the EAS contract. It was routine to get a cruise clearance to the next airport before landing, we were landing at ABC airport and the ...
Jump to postI have done 1 minute turns at outstations in a 1900 (19-passenger turboprop) and completing all required checklists and paperwork. We would land, block in shut down #1 leave #2 running. FO exits to do post flight/preflight. While the FO is doing the post flight / preflight walk around, the agent ha...
Jump to postrjsampson wrote:ADSBExchange has more transmitters than FR24 and will pick up more traffic (including military).
Ryanair (and other European (U)LCCs afaik) allow online check in weeks before the flight. Actually kind of push you to do it as on site check in is ridiculously expensive. This makes check in utterly meaningless for actual prediction of who shows up and who doesn't. Bag drop / security scan of boar...
Jump to postAs a native Afrikaans-speaking South African, I do find the expert opinions about SA from foreigners amusing. From the handful of South African's here, I'm glad for the Jamie Uys movies reference and the solid info about the country. This is the list of the real questions that should've been asked -...
Jump to postSeems like it would be hard to find an apples-to apples comparison in a lot of cases. Many manufacturers have different basic specifications like fuel tank configurations, number of lavatories and placement, and different versions of the same engine. It would be kind of rare for the first and last ...
Jump to postIADCA wrote:If I have time to read 7306 words (literally), I'll spend it reading 10% of a novel.
Considering these glider flypasts, and no engine to power them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4bt4ac8Aps and this plane with a double engine 'failure' landing without crashing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brsY7CZrxLA, I`d say there's some pretty sinister forces at work. We must launch a probe ...
Jump to posttmu101 wrote:Are ferry flights run as Part 25 flights normally? Can they be run under Part 91?
Jokes aside, I think that what the OP outlined seemed pretty reasonable. However, what if there is no doctor on board? In that case I would assume that the FAs would try to help by doing CPR. (Any FAs/pilots on here can correct what I'm saying) and I think pilots also have to have basic first aid k...
Jump to postKeep in mind a household vacuum cleaner generates more suction differential than from sea level to space. If you put your hand over that, you are obviously not getting sucked through. A CR2 widow is pretty small, and if that were the extent of the failure, you could cover it with an iPad an be fine...
Jump to postNow, I guess I could go on and on about different shady airlines and I'm sure you guys also know some too. But, my question is, why are these airlines even allowed to operate? I get that the aviation regulators in 3rd world countries may be different and likely more lax in terms of security, but st...
Jump to postNow, I guess I could go on and on about different shady airlines and I'm sure you guys also know some too. But, my question is, why are these airlines even allowed to operate? I get that the aviation regulators in 3rd world countries may be different and likely more lax in terms of security, but st...
Jump to postDuct taping any passenger to a seat, as happened on F9 last week, and now on AA this week seems like a huge liability issue. What happens in the event of an emergency evacuation if crew can't get the tape removed in time and the passenger is stuck? Not sure if this was answered, but not going throu...
Jump to postCan someone explain the propose of the tires deflating? I searched fuseable plugs and understand their purpose in a boiler. During a RTO is the air inside the tires so hot that it needs to be released, before the tires are damaged? I can see why brakes pads would be hot, but don’t see the connectio...
Jump to postI would say the entire philosophy changed with the introduction of first generation aircraft. In the steam gauge era, pilots were encouraged to troubleshoot problems. With the glass introduction, that philosophy disappeared. Simply put, if you can’t fix it in the cockpit, you don’t have to know how...
Jump to postInteresting points of view, can't say I agree with all of them.
Sometimes one has to wonder if there isn't more job security and career progression driving trains of building organs than there is being a pilot.
But alas, if flying is in your blood...
Yeah I agree it's a bit unfair. As I mentioned in another thread, license conversion is as complicated as flying the plane. For one thing though, the EASA exams are significantly more complex than, say, the FAA one. By requiring the exams from every country, I suppose EASA avoids singling out parti...
Jump to postI'm moving to Austria in a month, and coming from an ICAO-compliant country, the process to get my CPL with ATPL subjects, instructor rating etc on to the EASA license looms like a big and expensive mountain. As I have to do all the theory and ground school again, just in order to write the exams in...
Jump to postZero limits within the aircraft limits. The plane, even in a turn, is symmetrically loaded, why wouldn’t they go out? We’d put the crazy gear and flaps on a C-5 at 45 degrees of bank turning tactical arrivals. Even with aero elasticities, flight controls including high lift devices are designed as ...
Jump to postInteresting! Seeing the responses of most, it is: 1. A known issue but no cause for alarm. 2. It is seen to have a low risk/impact even with seldom occurrence. 3. No permanent fix available nor planned terminating action in the near future (linked to item 1 and 2). Had a fun read to learn a thing o...
Jump to postAlso, why is it that every post about the people mover turns into a thread to bash the whole city? I may be biased since Chicago is my hometown (though I don't live there any longer), but stop parroting whatever random news article about Chi-raq you've read. It doesn't help understand how this proj...
Jump to postPhew !! These incidents are quite on another level all together...thanks for sharing Mr SAAFNAV Oh yeah, I forgot the time we had a missile launch warning on short final into Bangui, CAR during the Seleka rebel uprisings. Confirmed SA-7's in the area and we had no IR decoy flares. On the flight out...
Jump to postI'll say a cargo fire on-board was the worst experience I've had. Cruising at FL250, just passed Ndola airport in Zambia when the loadmaster reported smoke. From the first call to evacuation was 12minutes, including a shortened NDB approach. The helicopter tug we had on board had a short-circuit in ...
Jump to postMr IAH already answered you in one of the original replies: I do have a Private License with around 1,500+ hours mostly in single engine Cessna's, Pipers, Moony, Twin Engine Cessna's, few hours in BE90 right seater and quite a few hours in CO level D MD80, B735, B738, B752 and B788 sims (very luck i...
Jump to postUniversal time is a time standard, defining the duration of time. Time standards can be derived from various sources, and in history started with the obvious like the sun's daily position, the stars' position etc. Universal time is based upon the earth's rotation with regards to distant celestial o...
Jump to post[quote="SAAFNAV"][/quote] Added from Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Time UT0 is Universal Time determined at an observatory by observing the diurnal motion of stars or extragalactic radio sources, and also from ranging observations of the Moon and artificial Earth satellites...
Jump to postWhat is the UTx convention? What’s UT1, for example. What was wrong with using GMT and Z? GMT and Zulu time zones are just that, time zones based on longitude and some somewhat arbitrary squiggles for convenience. Universal time is a time standard, defining the duration of time. Time standards can ...
Jump to postIs it that hard? And what language should the decoded form be in? BR is mist, comes from brume in French, should it be spelled mist or brume? Admittedly, it’s weather geeks or scientists (choose your term of art) in charge of this stuff. It’s in French because like UTC, we wouldn’t want it all in E...
Jump to postIncapacitation check? The dude or dudettes literally just started the takeoff roll, with numerous and often interrelated steps required between PF and PM, such as turning on the auto throttles. Pretty sure the 80 knot call a few seconds later isn't to make sure the other pilot is 'still there'. You...
Jump to postSure, our planes are freighters converted for pax use :D I guess it's part of the glamour of a being a cargo dog - take an empty water bottle with at all times and just get out of the seat for a few minutes. There are more sophisticated devices on the market, or you can do what fighter pilots do: st...
Jump to postHeck, even our big (relative to your post) C-130's/L-382's don't have toilets. There is a urinal and a steel porta-potty thing. But in reality you either wait until you land (but most places that require a C-130 don't exactly have good bathrooms), or you and your refuse bag take a walk of shame to t...
Jump to postOk, I'll bite. What is your angle here? As you've probably noticed, there is not a great polemic going on. I'm sure most people here that would be interested in the accident have already read the report - the one you are reciting now. If you start people telling what you busy uncovering etc, you mig...
Jump to poststill do not understand how change Vmin-control can change V1, which in any case controllable. Because the lowest V1 must be greater or equal that Vmc. So suppose you are able to get a lower V1, you still have to make it artificially higher to satisfy Vmca requirements. If you can bring down Vcma b...
Jump to postExample 1; 4-5 weeks back; a train of five C-130s (one Dutch, four USAF) paradropping at night over Poland. They maintained low speed for 1-2 hrs solid. Not in the same class as full a P-3 patrol, but it wasn't just open the doors, chuck the men out, and speed up again. Example 2; last night; a USM...
Jump to postThis seems to be an oft repeated discussion here.
Just like security cameras, flight recorders are only useful after the fact. It does not prevent the accident from happening in the first place.