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Forum: Rumours & News
29th Sep 2018, 23:18
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Back in the 1980's there were jumpseat airlines...

Back in the 1980's there were jumpseat airlines like Pan Am, TWA and Northwest that would take other carriers' pilots and in some cases dispatchers and mechanics. Other airlines, like United, would...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Sep 2018, 17:12
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Video of yesterday's NTSB hearing posted here: ...

Video of yesterday's NTSB hearing posted here:

National Transportation Safety Board (http://ntsb.capitolconnection.org/#)
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Sep 2018, 00:27
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Some excerpts from a synopsis of the NTSB's final...

Some excerpts from a synopsis of the NTSB's final report published at a hearing today, subject to editing.





https://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/Documents/DCA17IA148-Abstract.pdf

Pictures...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th May 2018, 02:00
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Good question. In years past many carriers would...

Good question. In years past many carriers would require a report to be submitted to the airline if a go-around was done. As a result, some folks would go to extremes trying to salvage a bad approach...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2018, 04:32
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Some NTSB docket analysis in this Mercury News...

Some NTSB docket analysis in this Mercury News article:

...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2018, 01:02
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

The crew names are customarily in the docket but...

The crew names are customarily in the docket but not in the final report from what I see in recent mishaps. Things like addresses (physical and email), phone numbers, SSN's and employee numbers seem...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2018, 18:03
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Are you shocked by release of the training...

Are you shocked by release of the training information?



Or release of the lifestyle information?



https://dms.ntsb.gov/public/61000-61499/61112/614631.pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2017, 01:56
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Or, perhaps the tower called the company and told...

Or, perhaps the tower called the company and told them to tell the pilots to give them a call. They may well have been in the blocks when they asked for the tower phone number on the ground control...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2017, 21:21
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

I can see where you don't know enough about...

I can see where you don't know enough about flying a plane to understand the explanations above from the A320 drivers. It's kinda technical.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2017, 18:41
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

There is another waypoint, RW28R, on the chart,...

There is another waypoint, RW28R, on the chart, take a look. The FMS will provide path guidance between F101D and RW28R which may be faulty in what we think is a pre-GPS A320.



I heartily agree...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2017, 02:55
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

The thread is indeed long but take another look....

The thread is indeed long but take another look. The Air Canada crew was cleared for the FMS Bridge Visual to 28R, not the Quiet Bridge Visual. See earlier posts on why you might not find the FMS...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2017, 02:51
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

So, now you claim that the lights to 28L are...

So, now you claim that the lights to 28L are turned off whenever there are visual approaches to 28R? :D

Lad, something tells me you don't know much about flying a plane. :=
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Aug 2017, 00:23
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

More nonsense :=, AC 759 was vectored for a...

More nonsense :=, AC 759 was vectored for a visual approach to 28R the second time around. A visual approach is not the same as an ILS (although I'm sure some folks on this thread would argue...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2017, 15:12
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

At many U.S. carriers the CVR circuit breaker is...

At many U.S. carriers the CVR circuit breaker is on the shutdown checklist and should be pulled in the event of an NTSB Part 830 reportable incident or an accident. That procedure has been in place...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2017, 13:46
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Actually a waypoint at the same position is...

Actually a waypoint at the same position is designated as the SFO 095/20 on the Quiet Bridge approach. But you are right, if it is in the box it probably would be named with the FMS alphanumeric...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2017, 03:45
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

I've also wondered if somehow they had the wrong...

I've also wondered if somehow they had the wrong approach in the box or were looking at the wrong one on their tablets? Did they build a path or incorrectly heal a discontinuity that gave faulty...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2017, 19:20
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

FMS Quiet Bridge approach? Here we go...

FMS Quiet Bridge approach?

Here we go again... :)

You might want to check the name of that approach.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2017, 18:35
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

So now they are requesting 'clearance to land for...

So now they are requesting 'clearance to land for that approach'?

Like I said...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2017, 18:01
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Again, I don't believe AC 759 ever 'requested'...

Again, I don't believe AC 759 ever 'requested' this approach. They were advised to expect it on the ATIS, told to join it by a NORCAL controller and later cleared for the approach by another...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2017, 17:03
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

I agree, that was not the correct name for the...

I agree, that was not the correct name for the approach AC 759 was given. The mixed up name on the D-ATIS doesn't help matters in my opinion. Perhaps the Quiet Bridge Visual and FMS Bridge Visual...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2017, 03:22
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

And, some pilot stuff, those may be taxi lights...

And, some pilot stuff, those may be taxi lights on one or both of the planes in line, not the much brighter landing lights. Also, does the last aircraft in line have the logo lights off perhaps?
...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jul 2017, 06:38
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Like I said... ;)

Like I said... ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2017, 23:29
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

FMS Quiet Bridge Visual? Not the Quiet Bridge...

FMS Quiet Bridge Visual? Not the Quiet Bridge Visual or the FMS Bridge Visual? :confused:

Here we go again... :)
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2017, 20:56
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Union spokesman Chris Praught praised the AC 759...

Union spokesman Chris Praught praised the AC 759 pilots thusly:



A somewhat less generous assessment of the crew performance from one of the professional pilots on this thread:



As for...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2017, 03:53
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Thanks, every one of the waypoints can be...

Thanks, every one of the waypoints can be cross-checked with either VOR/DME or, in the case of F101D, LOC/DME if the aircraft and company procedures allow it.

Still, using raw data is considered...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2017, 23:28
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

I agree, the SFO incident where pilots in a 25...

I agree, the SFO incident where pilots in a 25 year-old glass cockpit plane on a clear night with light winds were unable to correctly execute a published visual approach procedure is very puzzling....
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2017, 21:02
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Yep, and a pre-GPS A320 would certainly have...

Yep, and a pre-GPS A320 would certainly have DME/DME/IRU. Thanks. :ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2017, 16:55
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

The big FAA L-893 'X' is not red, it's yellow,...

The big FAA L-893 'X' is not red, it's yellow, flashes aviation white lights and in my experience, you can see it for miles on a clear night. Hard to miss if anybody is looking out the window.


...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2017, 15:12
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Unfortunately, it appears that on the A320 seeing...

Unfortunately, it appears that on the A320 seeing ILS raw data is difficult with an FMS non-precision approach set up:



Another workaround I'm told would be to put the ILS 28R in the secondary...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2017, 02:27
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Looks like 'the pilot' did not have the ILS tuned...

Looks like 'the pilot' did not have the ILS tuned and displayed. This setup without the ILS would be normal for most operators on the A320 for this approach from our discussion here. Also, he went...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2017, 01:45
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

A Daily Mail article with graphics and animation...

A Daily Mail article with graphics and animation supposedly derived from the FlightAware plot of the FAA SMES data:



Animation re-enacts Air Canada plane's near disaster | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2017, 20:22
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

Good questions. The approach end of 28R is...

Good questions. The approach end of 28R is charted as 13 feet above sea level.

Are the numbers on the plot done by FlightAware's Ryan Jorgenson above sea level or above the taxiway? The data came...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2017, 14:20
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

I believe that on most U.S. aircraft these days...

I believe that on most U.S. aircraft these days the CVR is running whenever there is power on the aircraft to cover the requirement for recording the final checklist at the completion of the flight....
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2017, 21:01
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

I've cited above what appears to be a Canadian...

I've cited above what appears to be a Canadian requirement to pull a cb or otherwise remove power from a CVR after an incident or accident.

The two-hour CVR has been a requirement for several...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2017, 02:38
Replies: 1,219
Views: 777,550
Posted By Airbubba

The NTSB has lobbied for a couple of decades for...

The NTSB has lobbied for a couple of decades for turning off the power to the CVR after a 'reportable' incident or accident.

See:


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