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Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2015, 06:16
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

6K+hrs A340/320 - never. Very rare on the...

6K+hrs A340/320 - never.

Very rare on the line, of course practiced in the Sim.

I trust your advice not to climb is not serious :{ How do you know the other aircraft even has TCAS? If you are...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2015, 12:33
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

ASRAAM answers the point I have been trying to...

ASRAAM answers the point I have been trying to make... Alternate Law is, by definition, a Reversionary Mode. It is Reversionary for a good reason, and hence why Stall Protection is degraded.

If...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2015, 13:00
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

And plenty of posters on here seem to agree e.g....

And plenty of posters on here seem to agree e.g. adding technology to solve every problem?

I would disagree with the underlined statements:
A: I do not believe it "unclear" how to resolve...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 21:34
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

So if as I rotate on takeoff, the Stall warner...

So if as I rotate on takeoff, the Stall warner erroneously sounds, the THS drives the aircraft into the ground :{

PS What is "neutral" in airliner terms?
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 18:48
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

How do you definitively define "it is stalled"? ...

How do you definitively define "it is stalled"? To a high enough degree of integrity you can remove pitch control from the pilot?
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 16:36
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

You mean like the A320 does?

You mean like the A320 does?
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2015, 10:16
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Thanks ;) It's all a few posts back now, but...

Thanks ;)

It's all a few posts back now, but was in response to a suggestion that a Stall Warning generates an automatic power reduction :{
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2015, 08:53
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

tubby linton Suggest you re-read my post re the...

tubby linton Suggest you re-read my post re the drill I referred to, and QRH. Mine says "TOGA and set 15nu"...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2015, 19:52
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Ummm... whilst your conclusion might be true, I...

Ummm... whilst your conclusion might be true, I am not so sure how well it would work with, say, a Stall Warning on takeoff?

"Stall Warning on Takeoff" is an A320 Memory Drill, and taking the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2015, 16:16
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

When the pilot normally "takes control" it is...

When the pilot normally "takes control" it is from the Autopilot - nothing to do with the "computer" typically referred to above as in HAL / Control Laws etc. Nobody rated on type should have an...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2015, 15:22
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

I probably have over 5K hours on the A320. I am...

I probably have over 5K hours on the A320. I am not "accustomed" to the protections i.e. in my flying I have not once (AFAIK) got near to them being triggered. If I did I would get a phone call :{...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2015, 19:06
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

We need to see, if the leak is indeed true,...

We need to see, if the leak is indeed true, whether the FAC CB pulling was before or after things went wrong?

If I lost control of an A320, I'm not sure unstrapping and pulling FAC CBs would be...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2015, 08:53
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

The problem to date has not been as you say, but...

The problem to date has not been as you say, but when the Airbus does allow PF to fly an attitude of his choosing :{

This accident is not worth discussing yet in regard to this item. AF447 and...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2015, 08:36
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Link...

Link (http://www.scribd.com/doc/45265529/Reset-Breakers#scribd)

Usually yes. But there are FAC CBs (proper ones!) - see link above B3 & B4.

The press article earlier might be implying these...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2015, 07:50
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Hi HealyI presume you are 330 or 340? 340...

Hi HealyI presume you are 330 or 340?

340 IIRC just had the small panel above/behind the overhead panel, and were mostly/only "resets". A320 series has this, but also has the whole rear wall of...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2015, 17:33
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

25deg I think it says? However it seems...

25deg I think it says?

However it seems quite happy to use up to 35deg to capture a Localizer :confused:
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2015, 16:31
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Exactly :ok: So why sometimes does it take power...

Exactly :ok: So why sometimes does it take power off, or just do nothing, for 5-10s ;)

It wasn't be who brought it up BTW!
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2015, 15:25
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

I earlier, somewhat humoursly, just referred to...

I earlier, somewhat humoursly, just referred to "French Quirks".

The one later referred to it, when you go OP CLB, instead of smartly going to CLB power, and pitching for Climb Speed, it sometimes...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2015, 13:29
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Do we know the AP disconnected? Do we know...

Do we know the AP disconnected?

Do we know Normal Law was lost?
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2015, 13:28
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Rananim You describe what I earlier referred...

Rananim

You describe what I earlier referred to as a "French quirk" in the Airbus.

What you say is partially true, however it should not result in an issue since the outcome is really just a...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2015, 13:21
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

But your "modern" pilot does not fly attitudes -...

But your "modern" pilot does not fly attitudes - they consider "Manual Flying" to be moving the stick to centre the FD bars :{ Ask them to fly an approach with the FDs off, and they struggle.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2015, 11:39
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

GF I would not suggest you need to be ;) ...

GF

I would not suggest you need to be ;)

I would not assume many of the posters have done much flying outside MS Sim :{ I can claim to be a 14000hr ex-RAF FJ A320 Captain, but so can they?
...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2015, 19:54
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Having reviewed the FCOM in fact the auto-trim...

Having reviewed the FCOM in fact the auto-trim stops as AoA protection kicks in i.e. well prior the stall (providing AoA protection is working of course...)
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2015, 14:52
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

When you go into Direct Law: USE MAN PITCH...

When you go into Direct Law:

USE MAN PITCH TRIM on PFDs
ECAM message "F/CTL DIRECT LAW"
Above message includes "MAN PITCH TRIM" message
ECAM message will have associated audio alert...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2015, 12:53
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

I believe it essentially alters the "THS" (Horiz...

I believe it essentially alters the "THS" (Horiz Stab) to automatically align with the elevators - much as can be done on a 1950s jet fighter ;) So as you say:
None whatsoever to you & me - but to...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2015, 11:18
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

RAT 5 - an excellent summary of where we are...

RAT 5 - an excellent summary of where we are today :D People scared to manually fly, either through lack of familiarity, fear of QAR monitoring, get rusty..

If the Aircraft is serviceable, and...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2015, 10:47
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Not strictly true ;) If you turn off AP/ATHR...

Not strictly true ;)

If you turn off AP/ATHR and FDs (in fact FDs academic) then you should be flying "attitude and power". However, if you are in Normal Law, then auto-trim and protections are...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2015, 16:25
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

TAS = IAS x sqrt( ISA Density / actual density) ...

TAS = IAS x sqrt( ISA Density / actual density)

TAS will remain largely over short term (KE) if W/V is unaltered.

Alter OAT alters density (Boyle IIRC?) so requires altered IAS.

Overspeed...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2015, 20:15
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

In Normal Law you could not, it limits you to...

In Normal Law you could not, it limits you to 30nu. As IAS falls off, AoA increases and AoA protections kick in.

In essence, if everything is working, and there are not undue external influences...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2015, 11:52
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

RifRaf3 Agreed, hence why I tried to...

RifRaf3

Agreed, hence why I tried to distance the "Jetstream" issue from this accident.

However, the same "effect" can be seen circumnavigating CB(s) - the CB itself influences the horizontal...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2015, 19:52
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

The 'g' loading would be 1g (or strictly...

The 'g' loading would be 1g (or strictly marginally less by COS(Climb Angle) and marginally more when pitching up).

What envelope protection would intervene? There is no "RoC Protection"? ...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2015, 19:45
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

I think the terms are likely incorrect, but the...

I think the terms are likely incorrect, but the basics correct:

In Normal Law the high AoA will leas to an AP disconnect (would need to look up when exactly)
If Alpha Prot is exceeded then...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2015, 18:52
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

6000fpm is the low 30K's is quite possible in an...

6000fpm is the low 30K's is quite possible in an A320, and does not need an "updraft".

I saw 4500'/m in an A320, FL330, recently, nowhere near a CB, nor with an updraft, but with "windshear". ...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2015, 20:15
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Basic stability means there is a downforce on the...

Basic stability means there is a downforce on the horizontal tailplane.

By definition therefore, if the horizontal tail is lost (as you say), the aircraft bunts - hard. Significant negative 'g'. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2015, 14:31
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Agreed :ok: I had recently done my "CAA Check...

Agreed :ok: I had recently done my "CAA Check Pilot" (post-maintenance Test Pilot) on ex-Mil jets, and learned a lot re the approach, attitude and philosophy such testing needed. Perpignan then...
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