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Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2018, 14:23
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Aterpster, I think I read somewhere that they...

Aterpster, I think I read somewhere that they didn't have GPS. Is the Airbus non-GPS RNAV system so accurate that it would be "perfectly aligned"? Further, I doubt their SOP would have allowed...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2018, 09:33
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Because we were flying a visual approach and not...

Because we were flying a visual approach and not a precision approach, this also caused me to question
if I was lined up on 28R. We confirmed that we were lined up with 28R,cross checking it with...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2018, 17:13
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

If there is concern over misuse then the...

If there is concern over misuse then the information could always be held 'in escrow' by a trusted 3rd party and only released on formal written request from AAIB/NTSB/BEA or equivalents.

Is that...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2018, 14:32
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Suggestion, why not use a secure wifi connection...

Suggestion, why not use a secure wifi connection to automatically dump an encrypted 3 hour CVR to a secure airline server when the plane pulls into the gate. Every trip. Can only be examined by...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2018, 11:05
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

There was a discussion some months ago about...

There was a discussion some months ago about FDR/CVR data being transmitted live via satellite and stored on servers back at the home base of operator. This would answer many questions about MH370...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th May 2018, 08:31
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Again, there is no Canadian rule of law or Air...

Again, there is no Canadian rule of law or Air Canada directive that state that the CVR and DFDR must be preserved after an incident like this. If there were such directives, to preserve both...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2018, 16:59
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Let us not forget that this was simply a missed...

Let us not forget that this was simply a missed approach followed by a normal landing

Would that also be the case if the GA was due to a microburst GA; or a misjudged/cowboy approach that need up...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2017, 10:03
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

A bit like the early TomToms that told you "after...

A bit like the early TomToms that told you "after 200m turn next left" and you ended up in a farm yard instead of a dual carriage way while still 5miles from destination. What would you have done???
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2017, 07:57
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Finally, at last, someone else can see the wood...

Finally, at last, someone else can see the wood for the trees, ask the most pertinent question and state the blindingly obvious.

Someone started discussing GPS FMC approaches bringing you to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2017, 07:32
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Stick to the written SOPs and you're safe (but...

Stick to the written SOPs and you're safe (but possibly dead - a much more desirable place to be than a Court of Law).

Indeed. At various interviews with differing operators a common question was...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2017, 08:28
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Not having GPS equipment is probably the least...

Not having GPS equipment is probably the least important factor in this incident. Plenty of planes fly safely w/o GPS.

This was a Mk.1 eyeball & Mk.2 brain created problem not a technological one.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2017, 16:01
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Without the CVR, we'll never know the truth...

Without the CVR, we'll never know the truth sadly.

Equally, if the crew initiated the GA before ATC I wonder if it was PF or PM that called the GA. Remember they were studying the lights, and...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2017, 12:57
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

To clarify my comments about spacing on finals: I...

To clarify my comments about spacing on finals: I was meaning staggered spacing. If the runways are too close for parallel approaches with the a/c 'side by side', then they can be staggered, at the...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2017, 08:47
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

what are you all after now that the facts are...

what are you all after now that the facts are known and remedy to prevent recurrence has been implemented ?

ILS used for all approaches. Is there a problem with the spacing between 28L & 28R for...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2017, 10:49
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

As per the Westjet near crash into the sea at St....

As per the Westjet near crash into the sea at St. Maarten, and again here the crew made a GA then flew the same approach again and succeeded. I've wondered & asked in both cases what they did...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2017, 10:59
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

The United crew might beg to differ. Indeed,...

The United crew might beg to differ.

Indeed, there has been little said about the state of mind of those 'holding a/c crews'. Their cockpit temps might have risen a few degrees and bodies been...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2017, 10:01
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Simple questions, and I apologise if they have...

Simple questions, and I apologise if they have already been answered. Had either pilot ever been to SFO before; had they ever landed on 28R; had they ever been there at night; had they ever flown any...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2017, 20:08
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

I have the answer. They were looking for the...

I have the answer. They were looking for the gorilla and forgot to keep their eye on the ball.

(for those not in the know it means a long search back)
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2017, 14:54
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

PF will say : "I really thought we were aligned...

PF will say : "I really thought we were aligned with the runway" . An where do you go from there ?

You ask the PM what they thought & were doing.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2017, 13:07
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

And, as explained in previous posts, the ILS is...

And, as explained in previous posts, the ILS is not normally tuned on this approach in an A320 since there is FMS guidance to the runway and it is difficult to display raw ILS data in the 'bus...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2017, 07:51
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

One can surmise that reducing to a single...

One can surmise that reducing to a single multi-tasking ATC controller at supposedly quiet times is purely a cost saving issue. As has been mentioned on many issues over the past decades there will a...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2017, 18:58
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

But as to the question : Would an extra...

But as to the question : Would an extra controller had spotted the deviation earlier ?

It does seem an odd situation whereby people are asking if a second ATC controller, positioned at the side...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Aug 2017, 11:06
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

When did they call the FAA supervisor? What was...

When did they call the FAA supervisor? What was discussed?

Has this guy been identified & interviewed? From previous posts I've gleaned that the '28R Bridge approach' is used when 28L is in use so...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2017, 20:43
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

There has been much 'red herring' chat about the...

There has been much 'red herring' chat about the type of approach offered/requested/accepted. IMHO that has nothing to do with this incident, and I do not wish to open that discussion again. This...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2017, 17:25
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Just to drift away from the circular discusssion...

Just to drift away from the circular discusssion a little, I wonder what was the effect on those a/c, waiting innocently on the taxiway, of the thrust pouring out of the rear end of rapid full umph...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jul 2017, 15:41
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Two FMS Visuals to 28R? Children of the...

Two FMS Visuals to 28R?

Children of the magenta line comes to mind with these 2 words in the same sentence.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2017, 19:41
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

The Mercury News must be reading Prune?

The Mercury News must be reading Prune?
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2017, 16:41
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

No trace of the procedure from FAA sources. ...

No trace of the procedure from FAA sources.

That airline designed the procedure in an FAA design tool called TARGETS. Those data were then given to Jeppesen for both coding the procedure into the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2017, 15:08
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

So is it perhaps a Jeppesen only thing? Can...

So is it perhaps a Jeppesen only thing?

Can that be? A few decades ago, when first starting out in airlines, I'd alway thought Jeppesen had some input into the charts data. I was told they were...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2017, 12:24
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

The big reason is to provide an (automated)...

The big reason is to provide an (automated) vertical path / guidance that the FMS can follow, even with older DME/DME based equipment.

Not an AirBus guy, so some info please. The statement above...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2017, 15:46
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Was there sufficient time to read all the notams...

Was there sufficient time to read all the notams and briefing documents prior to walking to the aircraft ?

I asked if AC filters their NOTAMS to hi-light such critical items and cut out the rival....
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2017, 14:29
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

The Gorilla in the human factors research video...

The Gorilla in the human factors research video is also totally impossible to miss unless your brain is told to focus its attention on something else. You will have to accept that when attentional...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2017, 11:50
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

This is exploding into realms that are......... ...

This is exploding into realms that are.........

The lighting of a runway, including the approach lights is very clear, well defined and well known. The lighting of a taxiway is completely...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jul 2017, 09:13
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

How did this become a thread on FTL's &...

How did this become a thread on FTL's & commuting?
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2017, 16:08
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,608
Posted By RAT 5

Is AC 'dispatched' with a briefing or is it where...

Is AC 'dispatched' with a briefing or is it where the crew print out an armful of paper, have a coupe of minutes to review the salient items, load fuel and blast off. During the cruise they have time...
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