Assuming that a meal tray was in the way, isn't there something like a yoke authority button ("sidestick authority" in AB speak) with which the PM could have activated to cancel the push forwards? The yokes are linked to each other, so if one moves, the other moves in unison. In order to ...
Jump to postI completely agree. It's vital for all communication on the frequency to everyone listening to be clear and straightforward. "Mayday" immediately adds seriousness of the situation. This is not the place to debate how the rest of the world does it “vs America”. Seems to be a theme lately a...
Jump to postFundamentally Boeing need to move away from a QA (quality assurance) method to a QC (quality control) method.
QA: systems and procedures ensure a quality product
QC: everything is checked
I cringed multiple times when I heard the ATC audio but not for what the professional in the flight deck was saying as much as the overall process. The crew communicated emergency and their immediate descent. (By luck, her transmissions did not get stepped on by other radio comms on the same antiqu...
Jump to postShould be aware of NOTAMS for your home airport. “Should be” isn’t the same as “never makes a mistake”. If they work in paper, you get reams of NOTAMs without much in the way of priority. Cranes operating off the airport are mixed in with critical outages. A system in need of reform. Out system hig...
Jump to postNo one is suggesting that the crew should just have opened all doors immediately, and I'm sure everyone understands the need to assess the situation first to ensure the evacuation is as safe as possible. But based on the video that was just posted, it took about six minutes until the evacuation com...
Jump to postI must agree that the firefighting response isn't what it should have been. They should have been there spraying the aircraft within 3 minutes, max 4 minutes and from both sides, and two more at the site of the Dash-8. I must also agree that the A350 hull really did an amazing job of taking that he...
Jump to postI'm sorry but some of you sound disappointed that the MAX 9 managed to maintain integrity and land safely with no loss of life. I think everyone is happy that this incident didn't cost lives. When the MAX finally returned to skies, many here claimed it was now the safest aircraft out there. I would...
Jump to postA window blowing out at 30k has a large pressure differential and a lot of relative pressure to relieve through a small hole. A whole door-size blow out at 16k has much less of a pressure differential and a much larger aperture to quickly balance the relative pressure. It’s good that it blew at such...
Jump to postWkndWanderer wrote:crownvic wrote:Can somebody explain to me why all the emergency exit cards in the seat pocket say 737-8Max???
Alaska recently introduced a combined card for the MAX 8 and 9 ahead of the 8’s intro.
I’m not buying “well done to crew for great evacuation” when it was 18 mins after the impact (assuming that is so - there is a lot of information floating about) The flight Crew will know they were in a bad situation when they stopped off the runway and were looking at the ground instead of straight...
Jump to postI don’t think that image is representive. I think the horizontal stabiliser of the DHC-8 collided with the nose cone of the A350, the nose gear into the DHC-8 fuselage, main gear into the engines, and the A350 engines into the DHC-8 wings. And fuel in its wings into the engine was the ignition sour...
Jump to postHere is someone's image superimposing an A350-390 and DHC-8-300. The damage on the A350's engine looks consistent with the height of the DHC-8 wings. https://twitter.com/AGeeknologist/status/1742330669160886515 I don’t think that image is representive. I think the horizontal stabiliser of the DHC-8...
Jump to postOn Japanese twitter https://togetter.com/li/2287300?page=2 (link is website that aggregate different tweets), There are some who say if the pilot is veteran then there are chance for them to confuse "taxi to holding point" with archaic command "taxi into position and hold", whic...
Jump to postI’ve been observing A-net for about fifteen years and this is the most informative and well-explained thread ever. Is there a “graph” of come kind that can help us understand cost index factors and weighting if each component? Like everything in aviation: it depends. But I’d be interested to see one...
Jump to postThe BA captain came on and instructed this on a foggy flight into LHR earlier this year. I’ve been on hundreds of BA flights and first time I’ve heard it. So I did so. I suspect it’s to try and alleviate “we are nearly there, I’m too tight to pay for WiFi on my 3 hr flight so will get my messages as...
Jump to postYup. OneWorld. About 5 years ago: Sulaymaniyah > Doha > London Heathrow on one itinerary with Qatar. Plans changed and a colleague and I had to go to Brisbane straight after. My company policy is no business class travel and I wasn’t prepared to take an economy seat on a long flight out of Doha to a...
Jump to postConcorde was a bit of a special case as it had very high runway speeds and very high tire pressures. They can potentially mitigate using non-OEM approved tyres by running lighter weights - reduce cargo and/or passengers to have lower runway speeds. Or use more flaps (there’s a discussion happening e...
Jump to postYet airline seats are getting smaller… Seat pitch is getting smaller. Weren't the Lufthansa 737-100s 3x3 seating 55 years ago, same as Ryanair today? No, the original "737 City Jets" had a 3+2 abreast configuration. Just like a row of a Jumbo Jet initially contained 3+4+2 seats. And by th...
Jump to postFist thought is that Evgeniy better not go above the first floor in Belorussia
Second is that this is actually going to play into Putin’s favour. There is going to be a groundswell for him. I’m relieved because I thought Putin was going to lob a “tactical” nuke into Ukraine to distract from this.
I don't know what would happen. That's why I would avoid carriers who overfly Russian airspace. Given multiple visits to USSR/Russia I can guarantee you the Air India passengers did not have a welcoming time lol You can “guarantee” it? I’ve spent plenty of time in Russia working and on vacation. I’...
Jump to postHello everyone, I am curious as to why aircraft are not equipped with exterior rear brake lights? It seems like brake lights would a useful safety item especially when an aircraft is operating out of a busy airport. Planes generally don’t taxy that close to each other like cars do and the pilots ar...
Jump to postIt has to programmed to either one click unlocks driver’s door or all the doors. Been true for 16 years st least Exactly. A bit strange to state this as annoying when on a hire car. That’s like complaining that the sat nav is in local language. Read the manual and set the vehicle up how you want it...
Jump to postUnlike what happened in Uvalde, the police were able (and willing) to engage the shooter quickly. Still took them 14 minutes. Lucky that more people weren't killed. As I've always said, when seconds count the police are minutes (or hours) away. Inference here being that you’d rather live in a socie...
Jump to postTurn signals that flash a minimum of 3 times+ when the stalk is momentarily pressed. One of the actually useful features for Highway lane changes. Not if you have to change your mind about the lane change. Perhaps if you could cancel it by flipping the stalk the other way momentarily I could see it...
Jump to postAs others have noted, learning the feel of the aircraft is very important. My view is that using a sim other than for instrument flying won’t really add value to learning in a real aircraft. The skills test is map and compass navigation (maybe some also Navaids where you are? when I did it in UK it ...
Jump to postWhilst I think there were intelligence failure to go around to many not just the US This war is attributable 100% to Bush/Cheney's manufacturing of evidence. Our own intelligence agencies tried to oppose them; Cheney went to CIA HQ to twist arms, that was the first time that the CIA was lobbied in ...
Jump to postI just picked up a 2019 BMW 530i. Just 25k on the clock. The service interval says 10,000 miles for an oil change which seems very high. Yes I know its a full synthetic oil but still. I took it to BMW service and asked and the service advisor insisted 10k is OK. I was thinking I should change it ou...
Jump to postUK has had a massive productivity issue for many years. Nobody is quite sure what the answer to it is. In regards to the strikes, it's entirely public sector workers (exception of train companies). The reason for that? 10 odd years of no pay rises, and continious lack of investment and not providin...
Jump to postSo in the midst of the so-called 'national discussion' on police reform, there is also a fringe element who have spent the last few years opposing LE not because of racism or social justice, but from opposition to the very notion that police powers exist. These groups apparently believe almost all ...
Jump to postAs I have suggested before, I wonder if Prince Harry has some serious mental/psychological health issues. I think he's more or less admitted that he was traumatized by the loss of his mother at such a young age, and felt a lack of love from his father and the rest of the family, something common in...
Jump to postIt takes a very sour and prejudiced type to think that tongue in cheek billboards are arrogance. If anyone loathes the English they probably aren't the brightest or most open-minded. I’m English’s and I loathe the English when it comes to football. It isn’t arrogance no, it’s just absolute low clas...
Jump to postAnd people wonder why the English are loathed in the football world: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/sun-runs-billboards-central-paris-ahead-englandfrance-world-cup-match.1000720 The Sun newspaper taking out arrogant billboards in Paris declaring “It’s Coming Home” and a definite English win...
Jump to postI was told my a PP buddy in UK that they do QFE if they stay local Yup, certainly in GA we do. Many airfields will give you QNH and QFE on initial contact when approaching or on the ground on first call. I set one on each altimeter. Never noticeably heard QFE given at a larger aerodrome with airlin...
Jump to postI get what the OP is saying but I think our military personnel should be recognized not just for what they do or have done but what they signed up to do, if that makes any sense. Yes, the young PFC straight out of boot camp hasn't fought for his country, but if things go south he signed up to be fl...
Jump to postTook a BA 787-10 flight from SEA to LHR some months back and was in 13A which is towards the front of the wing. As we got into cruise I noticed a really uncomfortable vibration cycle, similar to what I often feel on ships/ferries as best I can describe it. It was over about 8s or so as I remember, i...
Jump to postWhy? How on Earth does that matter in any way shape or form??? We also had our third female PM and first back chancellor a few weeks ago - do we need to point that out as excellent? Because that worked out fabulously! The Ethnic minority groups in the UK would disagree with you. It’s a big win for ...
Jump to postArion640 wrote:Excellent how we have our first PM of colour.
Whooppee! PS The English party of the centre-right (the Conservative party) needs to change the way it selects a leader - who is automatically leader of the government if the Conservative party has a majority in parliament. 175,000 people (the members of the Conservative party) selected a prime min...
Jump to postWho's the idiot who designed that banding? Must be a lot of people and employers making sure income hits a ceiling at £50,190. It's a marginal rate, the end result is still progressive. If you chart tax paid for every 1000£ more earned it won't be that noticeable. Or simply look at effective rate. ...
Jump to postClimate activist aren’t generally that bad, it’s the vegans I really dislike with a passion! Have never met a Vegan that I liked. I am sure there must be one out there somewhere, just haven’t found them. :D And, most likely you won’t. The reason being is that you wouldn’t know about their dietary c...
Jump to postFairness is something that should be in proportion. Now say someone who earns £37700 @20%(£5,026in tax) and someone who earns £150000 @45%(£67,500 in tax)as I mentioned earlier its 3.9x the annual wage. Would farness be those on £150000 just pay the equivalent £19601.40 or at 20% £30000 which is eq...
Jump to postThere is no excuse to attack someone, certainly not based on a religion. Well he insulted it and though I don't condone the act you have to understand what you are doing before you do it. I don't insult any other religion whether I like it or not. Rushdie is an intelligent person. He knew what he w...
Jump to posthttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62524922 Author Salman Rushdie, who suffered years of Islamist death threats after writing The Satanic Verses, has been stabbed in the neck while on stage in New York state. The attacker is said to have been restrained by those on the scene. Salman has been ...
Jump to postInteresting parallel, folks from Africa to the EU folks from South and Central America ito the USA, what is being done to improve the economies in these regions? Over the decades no one had any good idea's, when communist gained power measures are taken, but we cannot think of anything other than w...
Jump to postParasite: A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. A fetus is a parasite by the medical definition. Nevermind that the term has been given a larger emotional connotation, but plenty of parasites exist without being an entire...
Jump to postYes, I'm English. Firstly, American politics directly affects me in ways I'm not prepared to discuss here. Secondly, much of the World outside America was severely shocked by the events of 6th January and is taking great interest in these hearings. Just curious, I find it interesting that a non-US ...
Jump to postAll ATC vectors or heading issued in the U.S., will be magnetic. The phrase used above of "turn 10 degrees left" can be used for traffic separation as mentioned however, it is used mostly when the controller does not know what your exact heading is and at times will be followed with "...
Jump to postI wish I could understand the logic of having to check-in on your phone, at pain of €60 if you don't. But when you get to the airport, you have to stand in the same queue, because there is no baggage drop. And even if there was, you still need to present yourself to an agent for a document check. I...
Jump to postI flew from Sulaymaniyah in Iraq to Brisbane a number of years ago, via London (as I’d already booked that ticket before Iraq trip). Was with a colleague and at check in I asked if they could send the bags all the way ISU > DOH > LHR (Qatar Airways) then LHR > HKG > BNE (Cathay Pacific for both iirc...
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