717s grounded
not only is it ugly but the 380 is sounding more and more gayer the more i learn about it.
track balls! wilbur and orville will be turning in their graves.
i use my fingers, hoss
track balls! wilbur and orville will be turning in their graves.
i use my fingers, hoss
So which DU can you get pprune on??? well you need something to do for 13 hrs to LA!
Who is going to bet the keypad on the table will be chock full of crums and crap after being drowned by a coffee sometime soon.
Who is going to bet the keypad on the table will be chock full of crums and crap after being drowned by a coffee sometime soon.
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Well I can proudly say I was among the 1st International SLF ever on a QG A380.
Caught the QF6601 on 09OCT SYDAKL, and am stunned by every aspect of miss OQA.
Hope you were on the same flight A380-800 Driver.
From the point of view of a lowly beast like me, I have memories to treasure forever.
My first 1st, and it only took 52 years.
Totally worth the wait.
Keep Miss OQA safe and happy for all the 150 of us that were on board that day A380 driver, as we all adopted her on that AKL overnight.
Best all.
EWL
Caught the QF6601 on 09OCT SYDAKL, and am stunned by every aspect of miss OQA.
Hope you were on the same flight A380-800 Driver.
From the point of view of a lowly beast like me, I have memories to treasure forever.
My first 1st, and it only took 52 years.
Totally worth the wait.
Keep Miss OQA safe and happy for all the 150 of us that were on board that day A380 driver, as we all adopted her on that AKL overnight.
Best all.
EWL
The 717 has the capability to do RNAV NPA's but CASA will not certify it as the FMS position is a combo of GPS and IRU data
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Do pilots actually "fly" an Airbus or do they "programme"?
It is interesting to look back on transition from analogue to EFIS cockpit, and interesting to watch other pilots make the transition.
A certain former head of flight operations was heard to remark "A monkey could fly a 717." Where did that leave him, in evolutionary terms, when he failed his line check?
I think the point that was made before, perhaps a little too pugnaciously, was that a pilot needs to bring to work, all the skills necessary to fly a second-generation airliner like a DC-9 or 737-200, as well as the 717 or 777 with full automation.
Often the transition to EFIS reveals the limitations of those pilots whom have never really thought strategically or tactically about where they are going to put their aeroplane, putting their faith in their stick and rudder skills.
It also invites another kind of professional indiscipline that results in reliance on automation.
The hard part is keeping all the old skills, as well as the new skills, current and sharp, with pretty much the same number sectors in which to practice them!
