The reason why ILS4 at LGA must be handflown is because there are two roads that pass right by the runway, Runway Drive and Grand Central Parkway. When vehicles pass especially trucks, you get fluctuations in the ILS indications. When handflown, it is easy to continue flying on a steady course and ...
Jump to postQuoting the LaGuardia Redevelopment website https://www.anewlga.com/about-the-project/, “In 2015, a comprehensive plan to construct a whole new LaGuardia Airport was unveiled with the goal of creating a world-class, 21st century passenger experience featuring modern customer amenities, state-of-the-...
Jump to postDan Gryder has some thoughts on this situation, and I think he's spot on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waEw41Rtp6w Here's what I noted in 2019 after the ET302 crash relative to MCAS issue: "It seems that top level Boeing management may have been driving the implementation based more on sche...
Jump to postTo instantly clarify (for all) the noted plug assembly operation, why not get hold of Boeing, Spirit, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, or anybody else (maybe the FAA or NTSB can do it) and have one of them (since they have to take the inner skin off to inspect the plug assembly anyway) just make a ...
Jump to postAccording to the New York Times article on 7/20/23, it was noted by a passenger onboard DAL555 that, “First we were delayed because you did not have a flight attendant. Then we finally board and sit for almost three hours on a hot plane in 111 degree weather. Now we are heading for the gate cause pe...
Jump to postGiven the performance metrics of the Cessna Citation 560, and the dispatch route, with four total people on board, enroute weather in cruise (FL340), and using typical contingency, assumed alternate, and final reserve fuel and taxi fuel, and calc. trip fuel, the aircraft would have had around 3,900 ...
Jump to postNPR interview with SWA pilot union representative. It cuts to the chase as to what is the objective, bottom line issue relative to this mess. The SWA employees (pilots, crew, etc.) on the front lines deserve better. IMO SWA better get an executive handle on this asap and appropriately update or repl...
Jump to postIf AAL and by extension its pilot union has no skin (i.e. “orders”) in the game relative to having orders on the Max 7 and Max 10, instead predominantly new Airbus orders, but are still going to fly their Max. 8’s (which have the same EICAS as the NG’s and the Max 8 they still fly), then IMO somethi...
Jump to postIf the B737 Max 10 isn’t safe enough to get a FAA certification without a new/different EICAS system, then why aren’t thousands of the 737 NG’s, and the Max 8 and Max 9 also not safe as they have the same EICAS system? Both the Max 8 and Max 9 are certified for commercial flight, but the Max 10 curr...
Jump to postWN/SWA 1064 B737 700 N235WN Scheduled KMDW to KLAS diverted to KDSM (Des Moines, IA) this morning, currently unknown reason.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA ... /KMDW/KDSM
Anybody know the reason for the diversion?
Excellent Article from the Financial Times, "Boeing Found a new headquarters. But customers fear it has "lost its way." Link: https://on.ft.com/3LjyzM7 And here is a readers (called Underwriter) IMO wise comment within that article: Quoting, "$45bn net debt, heavily reliant on po...
Jump to postIf I recall correctly, the Boeing B779 deliveries were supposed to commence in 2020. It’s been constantly delayed since that time, and now it’s first deliveries are sometime in 2025. Who knows what schedule change (this process of delays is getting very, very old) may be coming next? As a long time,...
Jump to postThe Flightradar24 last FL290 CRZ position of MU5735 was noted at N23.348E110.850 and at 457 GS. Immediately afterwards the aircraft went into a very rapid descent. From TOC/FL290 to this FL290 start of rapid descent location all aircraft (FR) parameters look normal. Just 16 seconds after the rapid d...
Jump to postBoeing needs to put most of their resources into getting the 777X (and 777XF) to EIS asap and sort out and (permanently…is that too much to ask?) resolve the 787 quality issues asap, including holding to account those managers, etc. who have not been focused on manufacturing, etc. quality control on...
Jump to postBased on the estimated route KTME-KBOS and flight level, departure wx and winds aloft, 18 passengers and estimated typical cargo, with calc. trip fuel, plus calc. normal contingency, FR, alternate, and taxi fuel, the est. TOW (assuming no tankering fuel used) would as calc. be way below the MTOW. If...
Jump to postI think it's quite too early to simply say that problems with fuel has been ruled out. Yeah, I know the article says "...Investigators also [...] ruled out any problems with the airplane’s fuel" but what they probably did was rule out problems with the fuel from the fuel supply/source. To...
Jump to postComparing the takeoff (and climb) performance data of the RDS810 B732 7/2/21 accident flight versus the RDS810 B732 6/25/21 (normal) earlier flight PHNL-PHOG in both FlightAware and Flightradar24, IMO seems to indicate that the accident flight loss of the first engine (#1) may have actually occurred...
Jump to postA nighttime emergency landing after a single engine failure (of course a possible uncontained engine failure of the first engine and subsequent damage to systems/flight controls) followed by the 2nd engine failure or its loss of thrust. Congratulations to the crew for an (nighttime/ocean) awesome la...
Jump to postLightChop2Chop wrote:cat3appr50 wrote:Looking over the B779 BOE2 / Reg. N779XX flight KGEG to KBFI on Dec. 8, 2021 .
Do you mean 2020?
Looking over the B779 BOE2 / Reg. N779XX flight KGEG to KBFI on Dec. 8, 2021 (alleged as the flight that had the “uncommanded pitch event”) performance data in Flightradar24, don’t see a particular flight anomaly in sudden (unusual) change of altitude and/or ground speed that would indicate an (abru...
Jump to postIn my opinion, replacing Dave Calhoun with another Boeing CEO at this time would be an outrageous and foolish decision. US Corporations are finding out that hiring 65+ year-olds in both technology and management (mid and high level) has been a major benefit to many corporation’s renewed success. As ...
Jump to postThe conclusion is that PW will remain the sole engine supplier, not a surprise at all considering there is no credible alternative on the market, Speaking of which...is there now a remedy for the rotor disc failure incidents that based on the report below, are apparently FADEC related? https://www....
Jump to postIt's ironic that those arguing against automation never see that its very success is what they are discussing. . Unfortunately, the extremes still dominate the discussion, the positions usually taken is that one is either for 100% full automation or 100% no automation, hence the reason why we have ...
Jump to postWith the discussion by some now unfortunately asserting that the B737 500 autopilot design is likely the cause of this accident, please let us all know how many B737 500 accidents directly related (as specifically identified in the associated formal final accident report) to its autopilot design occ...
Jump to postPer the NTSB Human Performance Investigation Powerpoint for this accident, “From 2010-2019: 184 fatal aircraft accidents related to spatial disorientation, 20 of which were fatal helicopter accidents.” Why wouldn't the NTSB now recommend and the FAA implement an amendment to the private pilot licens...
Jump to postThe accident flight takeoff and climb performance/metrics (reference Flightradar24 data, all altitudes PA, speeds GS) up to around 10,400 ft IMO indicate an essentially nominal takeoff and climb profile. Between 10,400' and 10,900' some anomaly occurred which resulted in stopping the climb, then mai...
Jump to postBased on the flight route and WX including winds aloft and stated passenger loading, calc. fuel and normal contingency, final reserves, etc. estimated landing weight would have been around 135,000 lbs. Estimated Vref30 would be around 143 knots, and with A’Br 3 in rain per VOCL METAR, it would prov...
Jump to postBased on the flight route and WX including winds aloft and stated passenger loading, calc. fuel and normal contingency, final reserves, etc. estimated landing weight would have been around 135,000 lbs. Estimated Vref30 would be around 143 knots, and with A’Br 3 in rain per VOCL METAR, it would provi...
Jump to postDraw a straight line along the angle of attack at the area suspected of being the engine striking the runway. The fuselage would have struck the ground just aft of the wing. Not to mention the nacelle would probably been ripped off. Fishy. TVNWZ, my thoughts exactly. No marks on the tail underside ...
Jump to postSo, if the assertions are correct that a first approach and landing was performed with gear up, and the asserted staining and marks on the bottom of both engines from that photo are legit, that would imply that both engines skid across the runway during the gear up first approach attempted landing. ...
Jump to postFlightAware (and Flightradar24 data confirmed same) flight data for the BOE1 B779 test flight on May 12, 2020 notes at location 47.9792 / -119.8654 at 2238Z the performance was FL301 at 520 Kn GS and 101 deg. true track, and at a low climb rate of 150 FPM. Based on (average of KSEA and KGEG) winds a...
Jump to postThe flight from KEWR to KSFO with the 25 doctors and nurses aboard, was reported by one of the doctors on board via Twitter that it was a completely full flight. This story is all over the media today. That was UAL Flight 2264 B738, Reg. N77536 C16Y150 (166 max. passengers). The 25 doctors and nurse...
Jump to postGE aircraft leasing unit cancels 69 737 MAX orders: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04 ... ax-ge.html
Jump to postIMO, this is a big deal for a 7 year old aircraft, relative to an engine HP turbine uncontained failure at high speed (high energy) on takeoff. I find it incredible that the airline owner, VCAA, and others as reported noted, and surely after an inspection, that this was only a tire failure causing d...
Jump to postIMO SWA potentially opening their fleet to other manufacturers’ and aircraft types doesn’t make a lot of financial or marketing sense, relative to maintaining the corporate long standing and successful “brand.” Sadly (BTW I'm an American) the US FAA abdicated their regulatory responsibilities to Boe...
Jump to postAnybody have an educated guess (by general past experience that is with new aircraft flight testing, absolutely not asking for any confidential information) what the total (ballpark) payload may be at this point of flight testing (engineers, techs., ops. people, test eqpt., ballast, etc.)?
Jump to postThis is not a cupholder problem (but for real, chill out over cupholders everyone, sheesh.) This is an A350 problem. It is, sorry. How many ***in-flight shutdowns of engines*** have we heard of due to spilled coffee!? As if coffee has never been spilled in any other plane. The A350 is a fine aircra...
Jump to postSuch a tragic accident. God's comfort be with the loved ones and families of those who lost their lives. At the flight lat/long data point 34.143 / -118.703 where the L turn toward the South from the I-101 Interstate was made (effectively now heading toward the Church in the Canyon area), had the pi...
Jump to postSo, what is the objective technical evidence that the spilled coffee created this engine anomaly (twice, in separate flights)...resulting in circuit breaker trips, short circuits, etc. which can typically be determined via the stored maintenance data (no idea if this data is captured on the DFDR in ...
Jump to postLooks like per WX radar the rain will clear in a few.
Jump to postFrom calcs. for a B777 200 with 181 passengers and negligible cargo, and block fuel for the KLAX to ZSPD dispatch route (with winds aloft), with normal contingency, reserves, and alternate fuel, and based on the estimated fuel burn from the engine issue diversion point back to KLAX for landing...it...
Jump to postFrom calcs. for a B777 200 with 181 passengers and negligible cargo, and block fuel for the KLAX to ZSPD dispatch route (with winds aloft), with normal contingency, reserves, and alternate fuel, and based on the estimated fuel burn from the engine issue diversion point back to KLAX for landing...it ...
Jump to postFirst off, may God comfort the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in this tragic incident. The flight data (from updated FlightRadar24 and FlightAware) for the UIA PS-752 flight performance parameters (altitude, location, GS, v/s fpm) compared to the most previous day (Jan. 6, 202...
Jump to postThe Boeing Starliner failure to insert into correct orbit and not be able to dock with the ISS, and returned to the ocean instead for Rev 1 was likely the straw that broke the camel’s back. It has been deeply troubling (and for millions of Americans, including me, a national embarrassment) regarding...
Jump to postBased on my calcs for the (optimized) Proj. Sunrise route YSSY-EGLL, around 9,225 NM, for a selected flight date (and historical WX),with a typical route HW component: The B777-8 can meet (and exceed) the original Project Sunrise 300 basis passengers. For the noted optimized route, the B777-8 can ac...
Jump to postBased on a Pilatus PC-12NG, for the 9V9 to KIDA Flight Date/Dep. Time, FL220, Est. 530 NM route, Normal CRZ TAS, normal passenger and bags loading in terms of lbs/pssgr. and lbs/bag, no extra cargo, with winds aloft for date/route, est, 2 hrs. 0 min. flight time, with closest usable alternate airpor...
Jump to postBased on the planned route (and assumed close to full passenger capacity) and winds aloft, and associated calculated block fuel (with normal reserves, contingency, and alternate fuel), and the return to landing KLAX Rwy 25R from around 5,000’ during initial climb, looks like the landing weight would...
Jump to postAs I understand it, the originally designed MCAS activation rate was 0.6 degrees motion of the horizontal stabilizer in 10 sec. This was as reported placed into the flight software relative to stall protection for high speed maneuvers. This MCAS mode and the noted activation rate was, as reported, c...
Jump to postTC123 MWZ to DAR 9/25/19 Airbus A220-300, Reg. No. 5H-TCH, Delivered Dec. 2018, 2 X PW 1524G Engines The original post links to a news article which notes an engine failure at 7,500’ and immediate return to MWZ. But there is no flight data (from FRadar24) which indicates any issues at 7,500’. Instea...
Jump to postThank God Earnhardt and family and crew survived this crash and post crash fire. It was IMO a close one. It was reported that the Dale Earnhardt and family plane crash during landing at Elizabethton, TN airport yesterday was at 3:50 pm local so 1950Z. The METAR 151953Z for this time, for KTRI Tri Ci...
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