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Posted By BOAC

- 'tis indeed good advice.Whatever...

- 'tis indeed good advice.Whatever political/national/etc shenanigans were at play, there was one person actually flying the aircraft into the ground. 'Ordering' the pilot of an aircraft that YOU...
24th Jan 2011, 11:29
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Posted By BOAC

!! That's bold!

!! That's bold!
22nd Jan 2011, 19:17
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Posted By BOAC

- yes, that is what I was suggesting - not that...

- yes, that is what I was suggesting - not that you should all give up the 'battle' but that we should be focussing on the flying side here.
22nd Jan 2011, 16:52
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Posted By BOAC

For 'sad pole' and all the other 'sad' poles -...

For 'sad pole' and all the other 'sad' poles - this was dreadful loss of important people for you in a clouded politico-historic environment.

It really is time to let go of the ATC/PAR/General...
17th Jan 2011, 10:57
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Posted By BOAC

SP - way back in this thread I advanced my...

SP - way back in this thread I advanced my 'personal' theory that they were picking up some visual cues and 'pressed on', although we seem to have no CVR (or indeed any basic cockpit communication!)...
15th Jan 2011, 11:18
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Posted By BOAC

- a totally unknown procedure in all my military...

- a totally unknown procedure in all my military and civil time! We actually (in both) called that 'a normal approach':ugh:
14th Jan 2011, 16:58
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Posted By BOAC

- yes, I've drawn mine:)

- yes, I've drawn mine:)
14th Jan 2011, 15:23
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Posted By BOAC

dvv - you have missed the point - I am saying...

dvv - you have missed the point - I am saying that it is possible that he might have called a halt to the approach in different circumstances.
14th Jan 2011, 14:55
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Posted By BOAC

- open to opinion, of course, but a small amount...

- open to opinion, of course, but a small amount of alcohol could cloud one's judgement and perhaps 'embolden' and thus in my opinion relevant.
14th Jan 2011, 13:01
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Posted By BOAC

I think andrasz's summary is the one I go for,...

I think andrasz's summary is the one I go for, although I do think the BAC of 0.6 was relevant as it may have clouded judgement. Perhaps sober he may have realised that what was happening was not...
12th Jan 2011, 14:52
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Posted By BOAC

OK, m1B, obviously not the troll I thought you...

OK, m1B, obviously not the troll I thought you were. My understanding is that at some point on an approach to an airfield NOT in the database the system will warn you of terrain ahead. Again, my...
12th Jan 2011, 13:46
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Posted By BOAC

What?Are you real? Tell me you are a troll.:ugh:

What?Are you real? Tell me you are a troll.:ugh:
12th Jan 2011, 13:40
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Posted By BOAC

sp - I have not read the report you link, but...

sp - I have not read the report you link, but would it not be right to say that TAWS in this accident would not help? Almost certainly the airport would not be in the database, Thus at some point the...
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Posted By BOAC

Guys and girls - we cannot be sure until we get...

Guys and girls - we cannot be sure until we get this new' CVR transcript, but as far as we know there was NO radar approach service for this flight so not only would any 'inaccurate' range...
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Posted By BOAC

So - any news on the 'new' CVR transcript?

So - any news on the 'new' CVR transcript?
18th Jul 2010, 13:09
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Posted By BOAC

criss - you are posting in a Professional Pilots'...

criss - you are posting in a Professional Pilots' Forum - I fear you do not understand where you are. There really is no point in continuing this discussion with you. Try putting 'Gallows Humour'...
18th Jul 2010, 12:50
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Posted By BOAC

-correct. For everyone, criss included - In...

-correct.

For everyone, criss included - In my post #802 I made NO reference to military/transport/fighter pilots. I have also never suggested they were not under intense pressure to 'get in'. All...
17th Jul 2010, 11:59
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Posted By BOAC

Thanks for that post,gst - I do hope EVERYONE...

Thanks for that post,gst - I do hope EVERYONE realises that these comments are most probably 'off-the-cuff' humorous comments that we would probably all make in the same situation and I cannot see...
17th Jul 2010, 07:09
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Posted By BOAC

CVR transcript - why is it I get this uneasy...

CVR transcript - why is it I get this uneasy feeling at the word 'prepared'? Has it yet been 'published' - even in Polish?
14th Jul 2010, 11:08
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Posted By BOAC

Tagron - I'm reasonably happy with the way that...

Tagron - I'm reasonably happy with the way that works, and my enquiry was not about 'FMS/GPS'. approaches but 'RNAV/GPS' which I assume you are aware are available in the UK at some airports.

Are...
13th Jul 2010, 21:48
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Posted By BOAC

- I've been back through his/her posts and cannot...

- I've been back through his/her posts and cannot locate anything in English - can you either give me the post number OR translate please?

As one who would not know an ILS from an 'ABTOMAT-jobbie'...
13th Jul 2010, 20:48
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Posted By BOAC

"Paging Azrael Paging Azrael" ARRAKIS - it...

"Paging Azrael Paging Azrael"

ARRAKIS - it is not much use posting that on an English forum, is it?:mad:
13th Jul 2010, 13:59
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Posted By BOAC

Absolutely - I was not suggesting there had been...

Absolutely - I was not suggesting there had been such minima for the reasons you state, just that it would not have been unrealistic for a suitably equipped a/c - in any case, ATC do not issue...
13th Jul 2010, 08:42
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Posted By BOAC

Azrael - yes welcome to the thread - I'm sure you...

Azrael - yes welcome to the thread - I'm sure you will prove very useful indeed.

Regarding this supposed '50m' clearance - that is not far away from a 'western' CatI limit of 200ft so would not...
12th Jul 2010, 21:02
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Posted By BOAC

From what I have seen translated, yes they were...

From what I have seen translated, yes they were 'idiots' as dvv says, and to appear to be flying to some nebulous point on an airfield in bad weather using some blackbox wizardry with reliable ADF...
12th Jul 2010, 07:02
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Posted By BOAC

ARRAKIS - it is more than likely that we are...

ARRAKIS - it is more than likely that we are suffering from a problem with language here, but those words as written, in English make no sense at all to any pilot. Hence my comment.

Regarding...
11th Jul 2010, 17:43
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Posted By BOAC

- here we go again - that makes NO sense! ...

- here we go again - that makes NO sense!

Only 40m left!!!!:{ That is precision flying, Arrakis.
11th Jul 2010, 16:07
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Posted By BOAC

Some explanation for my comments: arrakis: ...

Some explanation for my comments:
arrakis:
The eastern runway threshold coordinates are exactly the same on both charts.

So? Why bring the subject up?

AFAIK it's not a truck mounted system...
11th Jul 2010, 08:15
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Posted By BOAC

Thanks, RD. I now can see the co-ords for the...

Thanks, RD. I now can see the co-ords for the 'old' chart - they appear to be 'spot on' for the runway reference - if you read a blurred '02.6E' - and I still cannot see any co-ords on the latest...
11th Jul 2010, 07:30
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Posted By BOAC

RegDep - I have tried to see some co-ordinates...

RegDep - I have tried to see some co-ordinates for the 'threshold' but can only see the 'O' and the 'OK' plus two other points on the procedure - and they are almost impossible to read accurately....
10th Jul 2010, 20:38
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Posted By BOAC

ARRAKIS - which 'card'? What are the threshold...

ARRAKIS - which 'card'?
What are the threshold coordinates you see?
What is the point of this?
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Posted By BOAC

Yes, strikes one a difference at once, of...

Yes, strikes one a difference at once, of non-stop talk of controller except he may be breathed in once :o) - compared to our silence let's say it in comparison it is silence.
The controller may...
30th Jun 2010, 12:59
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Posted By BOAC

LeClercus - greetings - I do not see anything odd...

LeClercus - greetings - I do not see anything odd in the fuel figures. I suspect a little language confusion there.

Note that 10:10:14 [2nd Pilot] "Approximately 11 tonnes for landing" is...
28th Jun 2010, 17:59
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Posted By BOAC

- and what I am saying is that from the CVR...

- and what I am saying is that from the CVR evidence I see it would have made no difference. Even the crudest radar monitored approach in the Western world needs NO 'readback' of height.

The CVR...
28th Jun 2010, 16:27
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Posted By BOAC

If I may offer a western perspective (should I...

If I may offer a western perspective (should I perhaps say 'EU'?)

'Trial approach' I am sure is a mis-translation. There is really no such thing (except perhaps in a training environment). Every...
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