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Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2006, 14:50
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Posted By jondc9

fellow pilots and other aviation lovers: ...

fellow pilots and other aviation lovers:


I think this thread has been a very useful one. While we all seem to fly planes, each cockpit is different. I have never been in a Legacy ( sorry,...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2006, 15:29
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

A similiar Legacy for sale has the following...

A similiar Legacy for sale has the following equipment. Does anyone know if the mid air Legacy had the following?

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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2006, 07:18
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

as I mentioned in previous post, I chose the...

as I mentioned in previous post, I chose the domestic usa and canada as my routes of choice after reading about the swissair/athens thing along time ago.

if legacy could hear brazilia (airport and...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2006, 20:42
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

well, the feeling and meaning is odd in the above...

well, the feeling and meaning is odd in the above interview.

IF the radios were working "just fine" then why couldn't they talk to anyone? even if given the wrong frequency, you go back to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2006, 20:59
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Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

way back when... in the US atc was required...

way back when...

in the US atc was required to point out jet traffic to other traffic as a matter of course...

even if seperated by altitude or heading.

and if brazil atc had done this just...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2006, 19:20
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

but thinking about 7600 on the transponder MIGHT,...

but thinking about 7600 on the transponder MIGHT, key word MIGHT, have made the legacy pilots look at the transponder and see if there was a reply light illuminating at regular intervals.

if you...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2006, 00:37
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

regarding the transponder. if you had made...

regarding the transponder.

if you had made 12 attempts to contact atc via vhf radio and didn't get hold of anyone, wouldn't you at least think about selecting 7600 in the transponder...mind you I...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Dec 2006, 11:33
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

TCAS aided collision?

TCAS aided collision?
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2006, 17:58
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

Slats 1 you are quite right..."band of...

Slats 1

you are quite right..."band of brothers" does come into play in this situation.

another book that also touches on the same subject is one called, "the crowded sky".
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2006, 17:24
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

ct. yankee and how should we support them? ...

ct. yankee

and how should we support them? a boycott of brazillian airspace...I pledge not to fly to brazil or through their airspace till the boys come home.

earlier in this thread some of us...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2006, 16:37
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

OF interest::: NTSB update on MIDAIR note: ...

OF interest::: NTSB update on MIDAIR

note: 737 outer left wing not found yet

flight plan for LEGACY jet involved altitude changes...odd in my view...but we all know a CLEARANCE is the last...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2006, 18:43
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

dear wiley instead of an offset, which I do...

dear wiley

instead of an offset, which I do understand...simply make all airways/jetroutes ONE WAY

while overtake collisions might still happen, head ons wouldn't.

with GPS, phantom vors (...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Oct 2006, 04:47
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

new info is coming out saying that ATC had an...

new info is coming out saying that ATC had an hour to notice transponder failure on legacy according to one controller at center...should be out in media soon
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Oct 2006, 12:13
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

changing altitude might be required for obstacle...

changing altitude might be required for obstacle clearance


face it, when an ARTCC loses its full com, there is a good chance things will fall apart in a few minutes
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2006, 14:36
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

but if they were VMC, why not land if true lost...

but if they were VMC, why not land if true lost communications?


what did someone call it? swisscheese?

atc failed, legacy failed, and funny thing, I think the 737 crew may (keyword may)have...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2006, 12:42
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

and if "OK MAINTAIN" was the real response, how...

and if "OK MAINTAIN" was the real response, how much clearer would the words:

Legacy xxx MAINTAIN FL370

or LEGACY xxx descend and maintain FL360
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Oct 2006, 21:58
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

I know ATC Watcher must know the difference...

I know ATC Watcher must know the difference between VFR and VMC.


Being in VM conditions and losing com would preclude staying at an IFR altitude wouldnt it?

Lose com, in VMC, proceed...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Oct 2006, 18:37
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

astra driver "and land" everything you...

astra driver

"and land"

everything you say about closure rates etc is right on. but if the LEGACy crew didn't land, why not? out of com , over the capital of Brazil...hmmm

and if they...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2006, 14:41
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

does anyone actually have a copy of the clearance...

does anyone actually have a copy of the clearance that the legacy originally acknowledged?

and


why would the captain leave the flight deck with a loss of communication?

and even if the...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2006, 05:38
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

so, now that the thread is repeating itself: ...

so, now that the thread is repeating itself:


what was the wx at the time of communiations failure?(to remain VMC and land) had the legacy crew been warned to expect an area of no vhf com?...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Oct 2006, 18:55
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

offsets...good idea one way air ways is even...

offsets...good idea

one way air ways is even better...easier to avoid a collision on an overtake than a head on.


its all resources.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Oct 2006, 10:36
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

first off, I don't think that Brazil was or could...

first off, I don't think that Brazil was or could have ever been considered a Banana Republic...typically this term was used for more central american countries whose fates seemed controled by those...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Oct 2006, 16:50
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

I think there may be some confusion about RVSM...

I think there may be some confusion about RVSM and loss of transponder...I indicated that I thought RVSM should be discontinued , but meant it in the sense that it should be discontinued in general...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2006, 22:57
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

<my point again is that most always the errors...

<my point again is that most always the errors are inadvertent and unintentiona>


or due to a lack of resources or trying to fix a problem and later causing a problem...

consider the...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2006, 20:19
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

so much being said about this does anyone...

so much being said about this


does anyone know the wx conditions at the time of the crash...complete loss of comm does, as stated above, require a plane to maintain VMC, land as soon as...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2006, 17:14
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

barit 1 yes, air traffic control is a...

barit 1

yes, air traffic control is a misnomer, but has been around for about 70 years or so.

your summing up is just about right.


It seems that things are repeating themselves in aviation...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2006, 14:58
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

simon while clearing all altitudes for ...

simon


while clearing all altitudes for NORDO (no radio) plane with an expected altitude change will cause havoc, it will not cause a collision...controllers will have to do more work, pilots...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2006, 14:29
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

onetrack I have been savaged many times on...

onetrack

I have been savaged many times on pprune. I offer my support and will take some flack for you if I may.

That a collision happened with two IFR planes means ATC failed somewhere.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2006, 13:52
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

i think the reporter in question is faced with a...

i think the reporter in question is faced with a conflict of interest...to tell the truth, and to somehow protect those who managed to get him on the ground safely.

the trouble is, if it was the...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Oct 2006, 14:33
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

One of the hallmarks of safety of all IFR flight...

One of the hallmarks of safety of all IFR flight is the lost communications procedure ... IF ATC had given an expected clearance to a different altitude as part of the original or any ammendments to...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2006, 22:13
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

earlier on I posted the concept of "EXPECTED...

earlier on I posted the concept of "EXPECTED ALTITUDE"...does anyone know what the actual clearance for legacy was?

had the pilots read back; maintain FL370, expect FL360 crossing Brazillia or...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2006, 04:51
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

reports indicate that the pilots of legacy jet...

reports indicate that the pilots of legacy jet DENY turning off transponder.


and FWIW

in january of 2002, a Delta airlines MD88 had a transponder failure which triggered interception by F16s....
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Oct 2006, 22:42
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

Westhawk: you mention: <Rather, the news...

Westhawk:


you mention: <Rather, the news media of all countries appear to have their own editorial agendas. In general, it is my belief that they are self serving.>


I would like to...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Oct 2006, 13:15
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

Flight Safety: Interesting thoughts... ...

Flight Safety:

Interesting thoughts...

all the planes I have flown with TCAS require that the transponder be selected to the TCAS/TA/TA position...if something goes wrong with the transponder,...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Oct 2006, 05:52
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,101
Posted By jondc9

even if legacy ignored clearance to descend and...

even if legacy ignored clearance to descend and radar and radio contact were adequate with 737, a heading change or altitude change for 737 could have solved the problem.

there will be room enough...
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