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Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2015, 10:31
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

It may be pure coincidence and I only fly four...

It may be pure coincidence and I only fly four times a week on short 1 - 1.5 hour flights, :bored: but I have noticed that the crews seem to be taking toilet breaks as the pax self load. I had not...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2015, 13:18
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

This was my thought too. The change of...

This was my thought too.
The change of attitude in his responses to an arrival brief that was noted right back at the beginning of the thread may have been when he decided to actually do it.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2015, 12:00
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

This aspect of the investigation will raise the...

This aspect of the investigation will raise the bar for aircrew who have suffered 'depression' or similar problems. I could see this being the subject of EASA ruling probably leading to worldwide...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2015, 11:02
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

"where risk has been totally removed altogether...

"where risk has been totally removed altogether that involves human beings" Is not the sense of what I wrote.

One argument is that if you can only come up with 5 or 6 cases of pilots causing...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2015, 15:15
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

In hazard and risk analysis there are often some...

In hazard and risk analysis there are often some hazards that although extremely rare/very very low probability - are totally unacceptable. I believe that this is one of those events. These events...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2015, 11:47
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Absolutely true. However, the way that the...

Absolutely true.
However, the way that the exceptional may be addressed is the way starting to be proposed in the NYT. All of a sudden the aircraft responds that it does not trust any of you and...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Apr 2015, 15:57
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Despite its extremely low probability the...

Despite its extremely low probability the GermanWings crash was the instantiation of the greatest fear of many pax. Knowing that you are about to die for several minutes and not being able to do...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2015, 11:38
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Then it is up to you to provide that training - a...

Then it is up to you to provide that training - a few seconds in your preflight brief would be all that is needed. If, or perhaps when, there is another Lubitz the airline involved will go the way...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2015, 15:02
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

I expect we will have to agree to disagree, I...

I expect we will have to agree to disagree, I would have thought with the captain outside asking to be let in, screaming/panicking flight attendants and passengers (probably visible to the cockpit...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2015, 11:39
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

It was a psychological test, also - at the time -...

It was a psychological test, also - at the time - known as a 'speed test'. In the long distance past it was one of my 'majors' specialist subjects.

There is a lot of work put into designing...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2015, 13:33
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Quick and easy are western traits. How long has...

Quick and easy are western traits. How long has it been since 9/11? A strategy to put 'their' pilots into cockpits could be coming to fruition now with 'their' pilots possibly even captains on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2015, 12:43
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

They probably asked no questions as you would...

They probably asked no questions as you would have announced what you were doing. However, continuing high rate descent into mountains while keeping the captain locked out would have not gone...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2015, 12:35
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

The areas that you list probably do need to be...

The areas that you list probably do need to be protected in similar fashion, indeed some are.

However, - if you had not noticed - aviation is held to a higher level of safety than other forms of...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2015, 12:18
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

I am constantly surprised by the low opinion...

I am constantly surprised by the low opinion 'front crew' have of the 'rear crew'.

Most of the cabin crew are very very aware of the progress of the flight as they have a set number of tasks to...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2015, 17:11
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

From the last few posts, perhaps with the...

From the last few posts, perhaps with the exception of Pace, the response to the concerned SLF who pay your wages was: "there is no way of preventing this problem, all methods make things slightly...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2015, 11:43
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

I have been watching the hamster wheel for the...

I have been watching the hamster wheel for the last few pages, only Pace seems to have alluded to the one thing that really matters and that is 'Perception' by the SLF that pay the airline's...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2015, 22:53
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

It is not what was on the CVR recording - it is...

It is not what was on the CVR recording - it is what is NOT on the CVR recording. There are no buzzer sounds from entering the correct code nor the continual alarm from entering the emergency code. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 20:55
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Apparently a Dutch 777 captain 'predicted' the...

Apparently a Dutch 777 captain 'predicted' the probability of the Germanwings crash.

Dutch pilot predicted French Alps crash - Telegraph...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 12:04
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

I don't think that is quite fair on the...

I don't think that is quite fair on the procureur. If he had said without quoting the CVR that First Officer had deliberately flown the aircraft into the ground. He would have been howled down by...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 01:29
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

No it doesn't. It is standard procedure with an...

No it doesn't. It is standard procedure with an incident with loss of life. Similar rules pertain in the USA where the FBI will attend a crash site making it a criminal investigation. There is no...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 01:22
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

The alt select changed all by itself then? ...

The alt select changed all by itself then?

The captain was banging on the _inside_ of the door asking to be let in?

The French Procureur felt that there was a case to answer. Many of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 20:27
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

I actually doubt that very much, do you seriously...

I actually doubt that very much, do you seriously think that if you deliberately caused the death of 149 people in UK, and the evidence is plain on the CVR that you did it and you are still flying...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 18:15
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Nigel, a nice straw man - however I think in this...

Nigel, a nice straw man - however I think in this case even the slowest flight attendant might be influenced by the high rate descent, the proximity of the mountains through the cockpit window and...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 11:15
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

No the implication is that as the alarm was not...

No the implication is that as the alarm was not heard the CDLS override switch in the center console had been set to override. When that happens all alarms both routine and emergency are muted. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 10:56
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

These unions may be in for a real surprise. The...

These unions may be in for a real surprise. The prosecutor will say he was acting in a case apparently of mass murder, had to tell other airlines of the weakness of their system and as part of that...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 10:42
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Peekay4 I think we are in general agreement ...

Peekay4
I think we are in general agreement



Let us be perfectly plain. If a mass murder has happened and the criminal investigators believe that the air accident investigators are...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 01:58
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

eezeegeebee As soon as the prosecutor has...

eezeegeebee

As soon as the prosecutor has sufficient evidence to satisfy himself that a crime was committed and it was NOT an accident, ICAO Annex 13 ceases to apply.

I rather think the same...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 18:11
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

For those pilots who are unaware how much their...

For those pilots who are unaware how much their aircraft tells ATC it may be interesting to read this document. This is how the investigators were certain that it was CFIT and not an emergency...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 15:47
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Quote: It is therefore urgent to...

Quote:
It is therefore urgent to ensure that all air carriers and regulatory authorities are immediately aware of the issues and can take action that they see fit to mitigate the actual...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 13:15
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

1. It has become abundantly plain from the...

1. It has become abundantly plain from the release of more data from the CVR that this was not an accident therefore the rules for accident investigation no longer apply. This is now a criminal...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 19:58
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

The cockpit is a very simple environment for...

The cockpit is a very simple environment for video software to compress. Only those pixels that are altered need to be sent. Therefore, for most of the time there is very little for the video to...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 19:44
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

There is more than enough bandwidth now to stream...

There is more than enough bandwidth now to stream DFDR and probably CVR. There is intent to provide streaming video to WiFi in the aircraft to replace some IFE. Similarly, there is enough bandwidth...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 00:25
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Information is not like other 'property' it can...

Information is not like other 'property' it can be disclosed without its ownership being transferred. In this case a cell phone recording of what was happening in the passenger cabin - perhaps 5...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 00:21
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

There is a huge amount of information squittered...

There is a huge amount of information squittered by the aircraft it would be impossible and confusing for the controllers to sort it out and action it. However, it is there and various systems can...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 19:01
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,034
Posted By Ian W

Interesting that there are two points in your...

Interesting that there are two points in your response to be made:

1. The camera would not have stopped the loss of life - nor would a DFDR or CVR. What a camera does is make it IMMEDIATELY...
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