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Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2019, 20:19
Replies: 12
Views: 8,175
Posted By deadheader

737 Trim

Avoiding the closed threads, I'd like to enquire about the 737NG HS trim system. Evidence tends to suggest that in a specific and perhaps very niche corner of the flight envelope, due to powerful...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jan 2019, 08:00
Replies: 170
Views: 218,591
Posted By deadheader

Cpt on BA12 departing yesterday announced on the...

Cpt on BA12 departing yesterday announced on the PA that the current route avoids overflying Iran and therefore has a longer journey time than usual, a little over 14hrs I believe it took us. No...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2018, 08:26
Replies: 1,178
Views: 808,710
Posted By deadheader

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/21/gatwic...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/21/gatwick-airport-drone-chaos-flights-cancelled-delayed-latest/

Detectives were understood to have drawn up a shortlist of potential culprits after the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2018, 13:56
Replies: 1,178
Views: 808,710
Posted By deadheader

"All Gatwick flights now cancelled until at least...

"All Gatwick flights now cancelled until at least 1900 GMT, coordinated and deliberate drone operations are still ongoing in and around the airfield, multiple police forces and other resources now...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2018, 11:36
Replies: 466
Views: 526,063
Posted By deadheader

ICAO recommends the use of standard "PANPAN" and...

ICAO recommends the use of standard "PANPAN" and "MAYDAY" calls instead of "declaring an emergency" as failing to use non-standard phraseology has previously resulted in confusion and aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2017, 16:33
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,847
Posted By deadheader

At 04 seconds it passes directly between the sun...

At 04 seconds it passes directly between the sun and the camera; the exhaust is highlighted as a result. Just my two penn'orth...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2017, 16:17
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,847
Posted By deadheader

The report is very exhaustive and does offer an...

The report is very exhaustive and does offer an answer to the 'why', albeit not to the satisfaction of most armchair investigators' curiosity: 'We can't know with a high degree of certainty'.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2016, 11:38
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,233,981
Posted By deadheader

"They clearly weren't in their right minds." ...

"They clearly weren't in their right minds."

You are of course correct. However, that is not necessarily the result of the mind-altering substances. The pattern of miscalculation and escalation...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2016, 14:07
Replies: 335
Views: 365,840
Posted By deadheader

too far removed

Just to touch on some of the very well made comments above, my simple yet serious query is thus:

Are some commercial pilots now so far removed from the physics of flight/aerodynamics that a...
Forum: Freight Dogs
13th Dec 2016, 12:48
Replies: 356
Views: 166,984
Posted By deadheader

The DoD cancelled the LEMV project with Northrop...

The DoD cancelled the LEMV project with Northrop Grumman and HAV mainly due to macroeconomics and the politics of US National Debt at the time. The Obama Administration swung the axe, the DoD chose...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2016, 17:06
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,233,981
Posted By deadheader

planned fuel stop

Re the planned fuel stop in Cobija:

Was there another/original flight plan filed other than the leaked one?
Did this original flight plan, if it exists, include any alternatives to Cobija?
If...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Dec 2016, 16:40
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,233,981
Posted By deadheader

leaked transcript

If the leaked transcript above is true/genuine, we are looking at criminal behaviour extending far beyond the cockpit of this flightdeck. How tragic.
Forum: Freight Dogs
8th Sep 2016, 09:04
Replies: 356
Views: 166,984
Posted By deadheader

operating envelope

"The high approach resulted in the aircraft hovering 120ft above the ground, something that was “outside the normal operating envelope”."
...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Sep 2016, 14:08
Replies: 101
Views: 52,718
Posted By deadheader

Dodgy earmuffs => u/s GPWS Could easily...

Dodgy earmuffs => u/s GPWS

Could easily have led to more than just tea & biscuits, e.g. mountainous terrain IMC etc
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2016, 14:16
Replies: 1,758
Views: 2,132,303
Posted By deadheader

complacency creep

A bit grim there, Capn'! History just might teach us that AF447 was the bellwether. And if it was, have we learned all the lessons of that perplexing series of events? I would argue that we must...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2016, 09:50
Replies: 866
Views: 504,890
Posted By deadheader

That wing's not ablaze, it's merely iphone glare!...

That wing's not ablaze, it's merely iphone glare!

You're of course more than entitled to your opinion, Parabellum, but it does not reflect the views of airline professionals I work with, even if...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2016, 12:59
Replies: 866
Views: 504,890
Posted By deadheader

Wow. A very lucky escape for all involved. ...

Wow. A very lucky escape for all involved.

Wow. Aviation 'professionals' here advocating no evac necessary despite seeing the video evidence. Appalling. One can only hope none of whom are pilots,...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2016, 12:24
Replies: 96
Views: 32,043
Posted By deadheader

ATC time lapse

Here's a neat ATC time lapse/animation or 3 for anyone interested:

London:
https://vimeo.com/132804154

UK:
https://vimeo.com/111844476

Transatlantic:
https://vimeo.com/98941796
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2016, 16:01
Replies: 96
Views: 32,043
Posted By deadheader

Devil If that were true, it would tend to suggest there...

If that were true, it would tend to suggest there must be shortcomings in the U.S. ATC system given NATS (UK), for example, handles more than 2 million flights per year in some of the most congested...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2015, 17:28
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,227
Posted By deadheader

unfathomable, unthinkable or unspeakable?

It appears that some very important questions are either being politicised or deliberately ignored so I'd like to ask if anyone is willing to simply apply robust airmanship without prejudice or...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2015, 02:06
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,227
Posted By deadheader

Experience

Total flying hours: 12000
Hours on type: 8000
Hours operating in Alternate Law: ....Houston, erm I mean Toulouse, we have a problem.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2015, 13:15
Replies: 71
Views: 46,885
Posted By deadheader

Union Madness

If the above truly reflects the union response to the memo, it is now a matter of public record why there is little option but to smash the unions. Clearly a little more dismantling is still required...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2015, 16:30
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,227
Posted By deadheader

Missing clues or confident of cause?

"Doctors have said they are not attempting to establish a cause of death. Their focus is on identifying victims quickly and returning them to their families".

AirAsia flight QZ8501: 30 bodies...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2014, 17:28
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

IATA code coincidence...

Using IATA codes instead of ICAO reveals a bizarre coincidence:


Originally heading for PEK
Turned west to PEN
Turned south to PER


All of which are MH served destinations, alphabetically...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2014, 14:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

Australian PM told parliament today: "SAR has now...

Australian PM told parliament today: "SAR has now moved to a recovery and investigation operation and that responsibility for the investigation would now be handed back to Malaysia, as it is legally...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 20:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

follow all leads

With an open mind to all possibilities, the skipper's call from a fraudulently-obtained phone story appears to be gathering momentum: Flight MH370: Pilot's last phone call - World - NZ Herald News...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 20:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

irony or symbolism

Is it ironic/symbolic that, 370 pages into this mystery, many posters here remain in complete & utter denial that the evidence available practically demands human intervention be the most likely...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 12:33
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

Endurance: calling all navigators

Interesting, Hamster... Has anyone here determined a reasonably accurate range/endurance given we know:


49.1 metric tons of fuel, TOW 223.5 tons, air temp & meteo/wind, rate of climb, cruise...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 10:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

chinglish

sky news reporting the latest item found by the Chinese is actually 22m x 13m (not 30m) according to source in Beijing. Dimensions lost in Chinglish?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 15:43
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

On the basis that pulling all comms, cutting an...

On the basis that pulling all comms, cutting an "interesting" path across FIR/radar/international boundaries [in what appears at least to be a deliberate act of avoidance] to then travel several...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 14:48
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

I believe HMS Echo is steaming there, ETA next...

I believe HMS Echo is steaming there, ETA next 48hrs(?); she has at least one sounding line (complete with lead weight) over the stern & a rumoured second over the starboard quarter but this has...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 22:30
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

must try harder

Careful, you're both on the verge of appearing to selectively filter information in the public domain to suit your own purpose/bias/beliefs. This isn't a witch-hunt or religious gathering. Science...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 20:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

knowns, facts & fallacies

@DS, thanks for keeping the timeline updated & re-posting... evidently many posters ignore scores of previous posts entirely & present the same ol' flawed scenarios to feed their own denial & bias....
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 23:29
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

attn journalists

At the next press conference, please ask:

Do you have data relating to all satellite pings from MH370? Do you intend to release that data? Have you extrapolated a logical flight path using that...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 21:19
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,372
Posted By deadheader

missing ping data

The missing data/arcs deduced from earlier pings tells us either:

They don't have the data

or

They do have the data but don't wish to publicly release it [at this stage]


I suspect its...
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