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Forum: Rumours & News

18th Feb 2015, 18:41

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Air Asia Indonesia Lost Contact from Surabaya to Singapore

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Posted By BenThere

Exploding fuel tanks has been a problem...

Exploding fuel tanks has been a problem characteristic of Boeings. Catastrophic stalls in flight have been a problem characteristic of Airbii.

What creeps into my consciousness as the recent...

Forum: Rumours & News

29th Jan 2015, 19:11

Replies: 3,923

Air Asia Indonesia Lost Contact from Surabaya to Singapore

Views: 4,469,263

Posted By BenThere

[QUOTE] does the autopilot still have the...

[QUOTE] does the autopilot still have the "Expedite Climb" mode? [/QUOTE}

It does (actually a flight director mode) and it seeks to match climb thrust to green dot speed (roughly l/d max in...

Forum: Rumours & News

27th Jan 2015, 23:38

Replies: 3,923

Air Asia Indonesia Lost Contact from Surabaya to Singapore

Views: 4,469,263

Posted By BenThere

If you haven't activated the approach, it won't...

If you haven't activated the approach, it won't always, or even most of the time, activate itself. You might find yourself accelerating, fully configured, at TOGA thrust.

90% N1, on the A320,...

Forum: Rumours & News

27th Jan 2015, 22:49

Replies: 3,923

Air Asia Indonesia Lost Contact from Surabaya to Singapore

Views: 4,469,263

Posted By BenThere

The A-320 family is a great aircraft to fly. The...

The A-320 family is a great aircraft to fly. The automation does so much for you.

But it can surprise you with anomalies, especially in the first year you fly it when you forget to activate the...

Forum: Rumours & News

23rd Jan 2015, 16:21

Replies: 3,923

Air Asia Indonesia Lost Contact from Surabaya to Singapore

Views: 4,469,263

Posted By BenThere

I fly the A320, and recently received guidance...

I fly the A320, and recently received guidance that when Sparky (the mysterious French brain that protects us from screwing things up) is directing unsustainable nose up or down auto commands, you...

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