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I am trying not to laugh........"Sacarebus"....how original! 
And the reporter is at Perth Airport right near A330 which operated the 72 and he said "it could possibly be the same aircraft from the 2008 incident". Fair dinkum, do your research! You know those letters on the tail, and the front wheel doors mean something.........
And the reporter is at Perth Airport right near A330 which operated the 72 and he said "it could possibly be the same aircraft from the 2008 incident". Fair dinkum, do your research! You know those letters on the tail, and the front wheel doors mean something.........
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FlyBoy737800 you simply prove my point that the A330 has had ONE fatal accident in 15 years of revenue service.
Comparing accident rates per flight doesn't mean much when one is a short-haul aircraft and one is a long haul aircraft. I suspect that comparing accident rates on sectors flown wouldn't put the 737 in as good a light, but that doesn't take into account that short-haul aircraft spend much more of their life in the critical landing and take-off phases.
One fatal accident in 15 years is a phenomenal record. People forget that even with things going so wrong, the aircraft still landed safely and very few would have been injured if they had been strapped in.
FYI... The modern airliner with the worst statistical record is the Concorde; due to having one fatal accident coupled with a low fleet number and low utilisation. You telling me you wouldn't fly a Concorde if you had the chance?
Its a beat-up and you sir, are a lightweight.
Comparing accident rates per flight doesn't mean much when one is a short-haul aircraft and one is a long haul aircraft. I suspect that comparing accident rates on sectors flown wouldn't put the 737 in as good a light, but that doesn't take into account that short-haul aircraft spend much more of their life in the critical landing and take-off phases.
One fatal accident in 15 years is a phenomenal record. People forget that even with things going so wrong, the aircraft still landed safely and very few would have been injured if they had been strapped in.
FYI... The modern airliner with the worst statistical record is the Concorde; due to having one fatal accident coupled with a low fleet number and low utilisation. You telling me you wouldn't fly a Concorde if you had the chance?
Its a beat-up and you sir, are a lightweight.
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All that being said Capt K the A-330 has one fault . . . we know of.
Performing uncommanded dives.
I am also suspect of the carbon fiber tails integrity
Let time be the litmus test
Performing uncommanded dives.
I am also suspect of the carbon fiber tails integrity
Let time be the litmus test
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I agree Keg - I noticed both and thought there should be no exceptions for journalists - even if he had approved QF and or WAC tarmac access what of the requirement to display ID at chest height?? Hope an example is made.
I think the use of the movie footage from 2001 was a bit odd for an apparently 'hard hitting' investigative journalism series... and also the question where Mr. Alonso - who obviously does not have English as his first language struggled to form an answer to a question posed but then was edited before actually creating a response was a low blow - reminiscent of A current affair / Today tonight tactics.
Said reporter usually has some dignity to his filings but maybe his shift to this program has forced him to lower his standards - for shame.
I think the use of the movie footage from 2001 was a bit odd for an apparently 'hard hitting' investigative journalism series... and also the question where Mr. Alonso - who obviously does not have English as his first language struggled to form an answer to a question posed but then was edited before actually creating a response was a low blow - reminiscent of A current affair / Today tonight tactics.
Said reporter usually has some dignity to his filings but maybe his shift to this program has forced him to lower his standards - for shame.
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I thought it was a lame report - you could learn more by reading the ATSB report in 5 minutes.
At least he got a junket to France and a ride in the sim! Just hope it wasn't a "scarebus" that took him over there (business class I'm sure).
At least he got a junket to France and a ride in the sim! Just hope it wasn't a "scarebus" that took him over there (business class I'm sure).
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At end of report it said that QANTAS has new procedures to follow if a uncommanded dive re occurs
Like to know what they are and how the pilots that fly these "aircrafts" feel.
Are they in the back of their mind consciously/subconsciously waiting for it to dive.
Like to know what they are and how the pilots that fly these "aircrafts" feel.
Are they in the back of their mind consciously/subconsciously waiting for it to dive.
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What do you think? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out what should be done if one of the ADIRU’s starts giving duff gen and the automatics fail to isolate it.
What do you think? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out what should be done if one of the ADIRU’s starts giving duff gen and the automatics fail to isolate it.
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I fly the aircraft. If necessary I'll do the procedure just like any other emergency checklist.
And no, I don't sit there waiting for an event that has happened once in 15 years.
BTW... your media troll credentials loom ever larger!!
And no, I don't sit there waiting for an event that has happened once in 15 years.
BTW... your media troll credentials loom ever larger!!
