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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th May 2024, 09:41
Replies: 99
Views: 35,716
Posted By Uplinker

Turboprops with high wings and high mounted...

Turboprops with high wings and high mounted engines can use the crossed-controls wing down method to stay lined up straight with the runway during finals and the flare.

Many big jets though, have...
Forum: Tech Log
10th May 2024, 16:24
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

We are going to confuse the OP instead of help...

We are going to confuse the OP instead of help them.

Fundamentally with a two crew Airbus FBW cockpit; certain failures MUST be independently analysed and cross checked.

Those talking about...
Forum: Tech Log
10th May 2024, 10:09
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

Sorry, but it is absolutely vital that PF makes...

Sorry, but it is absolutely vital that PF makes an independent cross check of all information; ECAM, engine gauges, overhead panel and rudder etc to confirm which engine has failed or caught fire.
...
Forum: Tech Log
10th May 2024, 09:13
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

It is extremely concerning if the OP has got to...

It is extremely concerning if the OP has got to the LHS without a clear idea or plan of how to deal with an emergency and how to prioritise your decision making. All pilots and TREs, TRIs in your...
Forum: Tech Log
9th May 2024, 15:32
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

This has already all been worked out and...

This has already all been worked out and specified in fine detail by Airbus; see the FCTM, quoted above. And it is something that we all practise multiple times during every 2 day recurrent SIM and...
Forum: Tech Log
9th May 2024, 08:47
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

To IBM Junkman; The PF will be closely following...

To IBM Junkman; The PF will be closely following the ECAM process, (while primarily flying the 'plane). So they will have heard the fault heading spoken by PM and have noticed PM performing the...
Forum: Tech Log
7th May 2024, 17:11
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

My reference to the phrase "standby" was if PM...

My reference to the phrase "standby" was if PM asks e.g. "Clear Green HYD?", but at that moment PF needs to do something with the flight path or listen to an RT call for example. In other words,...
Forum: Tech Log
7th May 2024, 13:06
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

OK, I'll get my coat............ But this is...

OK, I'll get my coat............

But this is what confused me:


Seemed to imply that PF and PM do their own jobs without cross checking. And the ECAM will not necessarily warn you if an action...
Forum: Tech Log
6th May 2024, 17:35
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

Yes, I know :ok: It is Airmann and...

Yes, I know :ok:

It is Airmann and sidestick_n_rudder who seem to be unsure about the Airbus procedures.

Thanks for quoting the FCTM, my copy is unavailable at the moment, (not on the line...
Forum: Tech Log
6th May 2024, 11:54
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

Not necessarily; PM might in their haste, or...

Not necessarily; PM might in their haste, or accidentally; clear an ECAM fault heading line when they have NOT properly completed the action lines. That is partly what the cross checking is for.
Forum: Tech Log
5th May 2024, 17:49
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

Your SOPs must be very different. Ours were that...

Your SOPs must be very different. Ours were that every underlined ECAM fault heading line needs to be confirmed by both pilots before clearing it.

Not the action lines - unless they contained an...
Forum: Tech Log
5th May 2024, 11:15
Replies: 7
Views: 760
Posted By Uplinker

Well, this is what I was wondering. The...

Well, this is what I was wondering.

The internal plastic trim panels in the Twin Otter for example are not flat panels, but have moulded ridges, or have compound curves or are moulded to fit...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th May 2024, 11:03
Replies: 13
Views: 1,042
Posted By Uplinker

Have you kept it up to date with operating system...

Have you kept it up to date with operating system updates, and anti-virus ?

Something is running in the background which is preventing the shut-down process to happen.

As has been suggested,...
Forum: Tech Log
5th May 2024, 09:03
Replies: 30
Views: 3,689
Posted By Uplinker

Fair comment. Don't get me wrong; so do I, but...

Fair comment. Don't get me wrong; so do I, but not down to such detail as in post #19 etc. On short finals on a gusty day; that is probably over-thinking it, somewhat !

(A lot of pilots do not...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th May 2024, 08:25
Replies: 31
Views: 12,112
Posted By Uplinker

Late flare. In fact, they hit the runway almost...

Late flare. In fact, they hit the runway almost before flaring at all.

Probably a pilot new to the 747 who forgot to allow for the much larger size of aircraft, and the need to flare when the...
Forum: Tech Log
4th May 2024, 22:15
Replies: 36
Views: 3,097
Posted By Uplinker

PM should wait and verbally ask you, the PF to...

PM should wait and verbally ask you, the PF to check and confirm before clearing any ECAM line; e.g: "OK to clear Green HYD OVHT ?." (for example).

You look at the ECAM and read it, and then say...
Forum: Medical & Health
4th May 2024, 12:50
Replies: 11
Views: 794
Posted By Uplinker

Well if you have been going to doctors about this...

Well if you have been going to doctors about this for 40 years without any resolution, then that is very concerning, on many levels.

I assume that all the normal checks and investigations have...
Forum: Medical & Health
4th May 2024, 10:14
Replies: 11
Views: 794
Posted By Uplinker

Are you taking antibiotics very often ? If so,...

Are you taking antibiotics very often ? If so, that is quite concerning.

If I get a cold* or whatever, I don't take prescriptions, I take daily vitamins and minerals. The human immune system can...
Forum: Tech Log
4th May 2024, 09:58
Replies: 30
Views: 3,689
Posted By Uplinker

I manage flying without thinking about any...

I manage flying without thinking about any computer equations.

I know the FBW, (and auto-thrust* and GS Mini), are there. I know what they do and how they help me, and I know how to operate the...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2024, 21:35
Replies: 7
Views: 760
Posted By Uplinker

Interesting, thanks for the replies. So any...

Interesting, thanks for the replies. So any aircraft type still flying will have all spares available - by law, effectively ?

No, The T. Otter we flew on was a lot more utilitarian and knackered...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2024, 16:39
Replies: 7
Views: 760
Posted By Uplinker

Replacement aircraft trim fittings ?

Not sure if this is the right place to post this question:

I was flying as a passenger on a DHC Twin Otter yesterday, and I wondered if internal trim pieces were still made. So if an internal...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2024, 13:03
Replies: 30
Views: 3,689
Posted By Uplinker

That's a lot of equations ! They are making my...

That's a lot of equations ! They are making my brain hurt :{
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2024, 12:41
Replies: 30
Views: 3,689
Posted By Uplinker

Glad it made sense in practise :ok: ...

Glad it made sense in practise :ok:

Basically, (and within certain system and atmospheric limits), the Airbus FBW will "stay where you put it".

So if you gently roll on 10° bank, for example,...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
30th Apr 2024, 08:52
Replies: 25
Views: 1,604
Posted By Uplinker

With difficulty ! The data rate and bandwidth...

With difficulty ! The data rate and bandwidth used to send data to the spacecraft will now have to be low and files will take a long time to send. They will probably use protocols to send the same...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
25th Apr 2024, 12:35
Replies: 16
Views: 1,480
Posted By Uplinker

You can 'do' a lot of the North Western...

You can 'do' a lot of the North Western hemisphere and Mexico, India, Middle East, with just a couple of electrical adaptors. I use an Apple charger with; the UK 3 pin, the American 2 flat pin and...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2024, 22:53
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,082,690
Posted By Uplinker

Here is a possible scenario: The Captain -...

Here is a possible scenario:

The Captain - who we have learned was generally difficult and autocratic and did not fly by the book - is for some reason, (maybe hunger), in a particularly bad and...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Apr 2024, 09:23
Replies: 12
Views: 1,134
Posted By Uplinker

It was SOP and we routinely taxied in on #2 and...

It was SOP and we routinely taxied in on #2 and #3 plus the APU. At large airports such as CDG and LHR, that saved a lot of fuel and brake wear.

I cannot check at the moment, but I am pretty sure...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
22nd Apr 2024, 15:56
Replies: 31
Views: 3,995
Posted By Uplinker

What a lovely refreshing attitude the OP has, and...

What a lovely refreshing attitude the OP has, and what a truly pleasant person they must be !

No rating yet and never trained or flown commercially on the line, or flown for an airline, so comes...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2024, 09:31
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,082,690
Posted By Uplinker

Errr.....well, it most certainly is the Captain's...

Errr.....well, it most certainly is the Captain's responsibility - in the same way as when an engine fails, the situation has to be dealt with and contained.

What were you told on your Command...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
21st Apr 2024, 18:09
Replies: 6
Views: 959
Posted By Uplinker

I know you want an Engs input - quite rightly -...

I know you want an Engs input - quite rightly - but I would say that the brakes are probably applied as the gear is retracted, so when they are fully stowed, no braking is required, as the wheels...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2024, 12:20
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,082,690
Posted By Uplinker

This whole flight and accident process was under...

This whole flight and accident process was under control of the Captain.

The F/O might well have made errors, but any given F/O might be nervous and/or be on their first line flight after passing...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Apr 2024, 10:01
Replies: 99
Views: 35,716
Posted By Uplinker

I am not trying to be clever, but I never had a...

I am not trying to be clever, but I never had a problem crosswind landing Airbus FBW. Possibly because I learned crosswind landings flying small and medium turbo props, (where it is more crucial to...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Apr 2024, 21:35
Replies: 15
Views: 1,762
Posted By Uplinker

This will have to wait until I can look in my...

This will have to wait until I can look in my FCOM tomorrow or you can post a picture, so I can see exactly which valves you are referring to.
Forum: Tech Log
16th Apr 2024, 09:17
Replies: 15
Views: 1,762
Posted By Uplinker

The accumulator is charged with full system...

The accumulator is charged with full system pressure - of around 3000psi, (A330). This pressure pushes on the free dividing piston in the middle of the accumulator cylinder. This piston is free to...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Apr 2024, 07:49
Replies: 15
Views: 1,762
Posted By Uplinker

As I just posted, (we might have crossed), the...

As I just posted, (we might have crossed), the hydraulic fluid is NOT trapped; the fluid path is open between the accumulator and the parking brake actuators. Trace the pipework in the diagram I just...
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