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Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2011, 22:55
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

I remember one sort of odd instrument approach...

I remember one sort of odd instrument approach with a new copilot on the metroliner back in the middle 80's. (VOR apch to opposite end airfield instead of ILS to normal runway)

After we landed, I...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2011, 14:12
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

I'm not a lawyer, but our contract (pilot working...

I'm not a lawyer, but our contract (pilot working agreement) has an indemnification clause which protects pilot's estates.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2011, 00:05
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

(removed isle of man reference) but the descent...

(removed isle of man reference) but the descent rates mentioned don't make sense...unless the terrain is rough/undulating, hilly. The radar alt callouts or whatever they are might be affected by the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2011, 19:08
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

I think the metroliner is a Piece of SHIRT ;-) ...

I think the metroliner is a Piece of SHIRT ;-)

but, I don't think you can blame the plane this time.

all flight exams/tests whatever you call them in your part of the world demand one thing...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2011, 22:41
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

sloppyjoe in answer to your question, I...

sloppyjoe

in answer to your question, I resigned.

eventually I went on to a first class airline , but all airlines are being dragged down by the third rate places.

pay a pilot half pay of a...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2011, 21:34
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

sloppyjoe we are not talking about a first...

sloppyjoe

we are not talking about a first class airline with representation for the pilots by BALPA

we are talking about , at best , a third rate pseudo airline.

have you ever had anyone...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2011, 20:52
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

sloppyjoe I will let others answer the idea...

sloppyjoe

I will let others answer the idea that you won't be fired for following regulations.

but I've seen it happen and some people don't have the money to fight it out in court.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2011, 19:20
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

hi mercenary pilot the deal about ' ...

hi mercenary pilot

the deal about '
CONTINUE

well, as I mentioned eons ago, at DH there are three things to do...go around if you see NOTHING, Land if you see the runway, and, here is the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2011, 19:13
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

sloppy joe if you get a job with a cut rate...

sloppy joe

if you get a job with a cut rate airline, its to build flying time, not as a career end.

so, if you are fired for following regulations, you should get money for salary loss and...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2011, 14:23
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

do you want a safer manx airways? create...

do you want a safer manx airways?

create laws which require the crew to operate within safety norms (like not busting minimums).

AND THEN CREATE A LAW WHICH SAYS: a pilot will not lose his...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2011, 23:11
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

IMHO well, this crew seems to not have been...

IMHO

well, this crew seems to not have been at the top of the industry in observing conventions like minimums, so why something as advanced as a transfer of controls
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2011, 21:21
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

aterpster its it he lowest published...

aterpster

its it he lowest published glideslope intercept altitude that is the key to a continuation of the approach.

has anyone considered that the go around began, and then someone caught a...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2011, 04:25
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

every time we miss an approach, we are usually...

every time we miss an approach, we are usually asked by atc, why?

usually we say: we didn't see anything at DH

or if we JUST BARELY see something at DH and land ok, we report field at minimums...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2011, 23:06
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

what a story your question is perfectly...

what a story

your question is perfectly reasonable. Air Traffic Control would have a huge book of every conceivable operator of airplanes and they would have to know which particular plane and...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2011, 21:01
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

PS why wasn't the altimeter (barometric)...

PS

why wasn't the altimeter (barometric) being used for DA/DH...radar alt is only for CAT II and above.

Did the poor guy think he was CAT II? All of our planes have a placcard saying: CAT II...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2011, 20:59
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

for technical reasons I can't read the report. ...

for technical reasons I can't read the report. oh well.

it is interesting to note that all of you indicate the approaches were conducted below published CAT I mins. Illegal and Unsafe...what...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2011, 18:11
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

there is something untrainable using a mere...

there is something untrainable using a mere ''hood'' view limiting device for an ils.

you simply have to train for rolling fog, and visibility loss after DH

but mad jock, I do...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2011, 22:52
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

mad jock all I know is I went to the sim for...

mad jock

all I know is I went to the sim for the metroliner before I upgraded to captain on it. it was helpful as is all training. TCAS didn't exist on the line then. There was no requirement...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2011, 18:54
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

mad jock its funny...you said that there are...

mad jock

its funny...you said that there are quite a few sims in the US for this plane that don't pass european muster

yet there are NO sims whatsoever in europe.

do you see the craziness of...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2011, 18:38
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

thin margins...says it all. do you want the...

thin margins...says it all.

do you want the best? it costs MONEY>
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2011, 18:49
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

if its pilot error, it only means that more and...

if its pilot error, it only means that more and better training must be conducted...and while some of you have mentioned there are no metroliner simulators in europe, there are in San Antonio, Texas,...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2011, 19:38
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

scottbill is correct about the ''dirty...

scottbill is correct about the ''dirty dive''...though I haven't heard that expression used on my side of the atlantic. we call it the duckunder.


it is hard to train for this situation. it...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2011, 20:38
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

remember, this type was orignally a single pilot...

remember, this type was orignally a single pilot plane...stretched to the max ...there was a concept of turning this into a 25 seat airliner with a cargo pod on the belly.

even a JET version.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2011, 14:03
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

the metros I flew didn't have a flight...

the metros I flew didn't have a flight director...all raw data...though we thought we were really pretty cool having a HSI.

If you look at the photo...there are two red knobs (for feathering...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2011, 00:06
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

corsair didn't the aaiu say the plane was...

corsair

didn't the aaiu say the plane was operating normally when the approach began?

I don' t know why people won't buy my idea that they got a bit disoriented near the runway, during the...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2011, 23:55
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

I imagine no one wants to fly on them?

I imagine no one wants to fly on them?
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2011, 18:20
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

control authority

I flew the Metro 2a, Metro 3. and Metro 4.

while one might complain a bit about heavy controls, the plane is completely flyable at all normal speeds.

there are also expressions about going to...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2011, 13:27
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

Memo to Journalists:

by now, the investigating authority has the tapes from the control tower/approach control...ask them (investigators) for the exact RVR reported when approach clearance was issued.

Confirm with...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2011, 01:27
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

wanting to know the underlying factors behind the...

wanting to know the underlying factors behind the cork crash is worthwhile.

but I am 99 percent sure that what happened has happened before and will happen again.

Did I read correctly that one...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2011, 21:50
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

I'm surprised that you fellows didn't pick up on...

I'm surprised that you fellows didn't pick up on the idea of flap assymetry below 200's causing an unexpected roll. as I mentioned, many operators fly the approach with half flaps and select full...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2011, 13:39
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

I had to laugh out loud. OUr ex pat south...

I had to laugh out loud. OUr ex pat south african was actually an ex pat Israelli 747 copilot who left Israel to fly at a crappy metroliner outfit.

yeah.

Our chief pilot though was from South...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2011, 22:51
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

I imagine fog is a force majeure

I imagine fog is a force majeure
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2011, 14:07
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

I concur with birdstrike and BOAC and their view...

I concur with birdstrike and BOAC and their view of the ils ground system. it is very robust and gets more and more precise the closer to the runway (antennas actually) as you fly.

I don't buy...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2011, 19:47
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

approximate fuel burn for the metro III is about...

approximate fuel burn for the metro III is about 600 lbs total an hour.

with only ten passengers, I'm pretty sure the pilot could take at least three hours of fuel plus...

of course I don't...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2011, 13:42
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,294
Posted By sevenstrokeroll

IF the witness statement is what actually...

IF the witness statement is what actually happened, THEN:

sadly, we may point to potential pilot error.

sadly, the third approach...get there itis, and trying too hard claims another.

I...
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