Air Asia Indonesia Lost Contact from Surabaya to Singapore
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Australia
Posts: 50
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Suastiastu
Muslims prefer their departed to be buried quickly.
Originally Posted by AirScotia
The bodies may hold clues that the plane broke up at altitude, which has implications in the search for the fuselage.
Last edited by cee cee; 2nd Jan 2015 at 15:25. Reason: confirm information and source
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Age: 71
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Strait Times reports:PANGKALAN BUN/JAKARTA - An Indonesian Navy vessel detected an object suspected to be the tail of AirAsia flight QZ8501 on Friday, Metro TV reported.
If you will excuse a query from a non-pilot... Is it at all likely, if the tail has been found separately from the fuselage, that the separation occurred at altitude? And could such a separation go some way towards explaining the aircraft's behaviour?
If you will excuse a query from a non-pilot... Is it at all likely, if the tail has been found separately from the fuselage, that the separation occurred at altitude? And could such a separation go some way towards explaining the aircraft's behaviour?
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 116
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
@cee cee
Presumably a spread of bodies (I've read 5km somewhere, so this is yet another unclear area), could be caused by sea currents over the course of five-six days? So not necessarily down to the bodies being released from the airframe at height.
The news report interviewed someone from the hospital who said that the bodies recovered so far were in one piece, only bloated from being in the water. Also, the bodies recovered by the US ship today were reported to be 30 miles (or was it kilometres) away from the other bodies, and some were still strapped to their seats. That seems to suggest a possible mid-air breakup.
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 116
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
@Shandy52
The tail of AF447 was also found floating on its own, but the plane had been completely intact when it hit the water. So this doesn't necessarily suggest separation at altitude.
If you will excuse a query from a non-pilot... Is it at all likely, if the tail has been found separately from the fuselage, that the separation occurred at altitude? And could such a separation go some way towards explaining the aircraft's behaviour?
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 1,501
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
it was found that the new take Air Asia weather information material at 07.00 pm after the impact of lost contact QZ8501 and not before take off
Somebody picked up a weather breifing after the accident to make it look like the pilots dis this before the flight?
They departed without any weather information?
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: France
Age: 64
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Not all ELTs are the same
Mr Snuggles
Just to add to what you have said. You are correct that ELTs are not 100% reliable, however it is important to distinguish between the different types of ELTs. The old 121.5/243Mhz ELTs suffered poor reliability, but the newer 406MHz ELTs have, in the main, proved extremely reliable.
I am not aware of any civil airliner installed with an AF (Automatic Fixed) 406MHz ELT that crashed on land, where the ELT was not activated. What can though happen in a crash is that the antenna become detached from the beacon. This has happened in particular in helicopter crashes and is one of the reasons at least two ELT manufacturers build their ELTs with back-up antenna. Before anyone mentions the case of the Air Inter Airbus A320 Mont St Odile crash, this aircraft did not have an AF ELT, or for that matter any other ELT installed.
Of course as already mentioned once the antenna of an ELT is submerged, then whilst the ELT will still function, the antenna will obviously not be able to send a transmittable signal to the satellite. I doubt a ditched and intact airliner would sink within the 50 seconds before first transmission of a distress signal after activation. Then again I doubt an airliner could successfully ditch in the state of seas being discussed here.
Just to add to what you have said. You are correct that ELTs are not 100% reliable, however it is important to distinguish between the different types of ELTs. The old 121.5/243Mhz ELTs suffered poor reliability, but the newer 406MHz ELTs have, in the main, proved extremely reliable.
I am not aware of any civil airliner installed with an AF (Automatic Fixed) 406MHz ELT that crashed on land, where the ELT was not activated. What can though happen in a crash is that the antenna become detached from the beacon. This has happened in particular in helicopter crashes and is one of the reasons at least two ELT manufacturers build their ELTs with back-up antenna. Before anyone mentions the case of the Air Inter Airbus A320 Mont St Odile crash, this aircraft did not have an AF ELT, or for that matter any other ELT installed.
Of course as already mentioned once the antenna of an ELT is submerged, then whilst the ELT will still function, the antenna will obviously not be able to send a transmittable signal to the satellite. I doubt a ditched and intact airliner would sink within the 50 seconds before first transmission of a distress signal after activation. Then again I doubt an airliner could successfully ditch in the state of seas being discussed here.
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tree
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Mana
Don't think lack of current en route WX is worth getting too excited over. If you are near the ITCZ, you can expect rough WX, sig met or no sig met.
One should expect the worst WX and hope for the best WX, in-spite of any en route forecast.
Don't think lack of current en route WX is worth getting too excited over. If you are near the ITCZ, you can expect rough WX, sig met or no sig met.
One should expect the worst WX and hope for the best WX, in-spite of any en route forecast.
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 46
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The Java Straits have been churning like a washing machine the past few days so this could also explain dispersal of bodies and floating debris.
Autopsies are absolutely needed as part of the crash investigation but there is nothing to stop bodies being released quickly for burial after the State Pathologist has certified cause of death and noted types of trauma visible on the body.
Autopsies are absolutely needed as part of the crash investigation but there is nothing to stop bodies being released quickly for burial after the State Pathologist has certified cause of death and noted types of trauma visible on the body.
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 116
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So it's beginning to seem that AirAsia had no permit to fly SUB - SIN on Sundays, only Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat. The 28th December flight was the first Sunday flight for the carrier, and it was unlicensed.
What are the implications of this for flight support arrangements?
Izin Rute AirAsia Surabaya-Singapura Dibekukan - Kompas.com
Google translation:
What are the implications of this for flight support arrangements?
Izin Rute AirAsia Surabaya-Singapura Dibekukan - Kompas.com
Google translation:
JAKARTA , KOMPAS.com - The Ministry of Transport (MoT ) suspended license AirAsia fly Surabaya - Singapore route . Freezing is valid since 2 January 2015. The provision of these sanctions related to violations of operational time AirAsia Surabaya - Singapore route .
By virtue of a DGCA No. AU.008 / 30/6 / DRJU.DAU - 2014 dated October 24, 2014 regarding permission Foreign Flight Period Winter 2014/2015 , Surabaya - Singapore route given to Indonesia AirAsia is Monday, Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday .
Meanwhile , unknown turns AirAsia also opens the route service on Sunday ( 12/28/2014 ) . QZ8501 passenger aircraft and 7 crew 155 people have departed from Surabaya to Singapore on the day . Shortly after takeoff , the aircraft is believed to fall around the Gulf Karimata , Central Kalimantan .
" So this is the temporary suspension of the license AirAsia flights Surabaya - Singapore route , " said Head of Public Communication Ministry of Transportation JA Batara in his official statement , Jakarta , Friday ( 02/01/2015 ) .
This freezing sanctions contained in the letter of the Director General of Civil Aviation No. AU . 008 / 1 / 1DRJU - DAU -2015 by January 2, 2015. The Ministry of Transportation will review the sanctions have completed the National Transportation Safety Committee investigation results related incidents AirAsia QZ fall of 8501 .
" While the handling of passengers who have had the AirAsia flight tickets Surabaya - Singapore pp (roundtrip ) to be redirected to another flight in accordance with , " said Barata .
By virtue of a DGCA No. AU.008 / 30/6 / DRJU.DAU - 2014 dated October 24, 2014 regarding permission Foreign Flight Period Winter 2014/2015 , Surabaya - Singapore route given to Indonesia AirAsia is Monday, Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday .
Meanwhile , unknown turns AirAsia also opens the route service on Sunday ( 12/28/2014 ) . QZ8501 passenger aircraft and 7 crew 155 people have departed from Surabaya to Singapore on the day . Shortly after takeoff , the aircraft is believed to fall around the Gulf Karimata , Central Kalimantan .
" So this is the temporary suspension of the license AirAsia flights Surabaya - Singapore route , " said Head of Public Communication Ministry of Transportation JA Batara in his official statement , Jakarta , Friday ( 02/01/2015 ) .
This freezing sanctions contained in the letter of the Director General of Civil Aviation No. AU . 008 / 1 / 1DRJU - DAU -2015 by January 2, 2015. The Ministry of Transportation will review the sanctions have completed the National Transportation Safety Committee investigation results related incidents AirAsia QZ fall of 8501 .
" While the handling of passengers who have had the AirAsia flight tickets Surabaya - Singapore pp (roundtrip ) to be redirected to another flight in accordance with , " said Barata .
@ ATC Watcher and Ian W...
Sorry for the slight detour off thread but since they brought up the subject of Baro Altitude versus GPS Altitude I'm curious...
Besides the fact the Earth is not perfectly round thus rendering wrong GPS altitudes information (now taken care of by software adjustments), isn't one of the major problems for using GPS altitude the fact that we fly a constant pressure wave/altitude as we set 29.92/1013 on our altimeters and this pressure wave is not at a constant altitude above the Earth's surface?
When I look at our GPS altitude in our FMS, sometimes it is 1000 feet if not more off the Baro altitude and sometimes it is really close but I have never seen them match each other.
Could/can they even have a solution to solve this problem?
Also since aircraft performance is based on a "standard pressure" and if we now decide to switch to GPS altitude and now fly a "true" altitude above the Earth's surface how would that affect the aircraft's performance because now instead of being at a constant FL410 pressure altitude you might be at a 42,300 feet altitude?
Besides the fact the Earth is not perfectly round thus rendering wrong GPS altitudes information (now taken care of by software adjustments), isn't one of the major problems for using GPS altitude the fact that we fly a constant pressure wave/altitude as we set 29.92/1013 on our altimeters and this pressure wave is not at a constant altitude above the Earth's surface?
When I look at our GPS altitude in our FMS, sometimes it is 1000 feet if not more off the Baro altitude and sometimes it is really close but I have never seen them match each other.
Could/can they even have a solution to solve this problem?
Also since aircraft performance is based on a "standard pressure" and if we now decide to switch to GPS altitude and now fly a "true" altitude above the Earth's surface how would that affect the aircraft's performance because now instead of being at a constant FL410 pressure altitude you might be at a 42,300 feet altitude?
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 1,501
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Mana
Don't think lack of current en route WX is worth getting too excited over. If you are near the ITCZ, you can expect rough WX, sig met or no sig met.
One should expect the worst WX and hope for the best WX, in-spite of any en route forecast.
Don't think lack of current en route WX is worth getting too excited over. If you are near the ITCZ, you can expect rough WX, sig met or no sig met.
One should expect the worst WX and hope for the best WX, in-spite of any en route forecast.
That says something about their corporate culture?
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: On the equator
Posts: 1,291
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
A TV news reporter reported that the first body found and buried had severe head injuries to the extent that she was not recognizable and that identification had to be done by other means. I noticed also that the body was buried in a wooden coffin which is not normal for a Muslim burial. Muslims are usually washed first, then wrapped in white cloth and buried with only the cloth that they were covered with. They are placed on their side with their face facing towards Mecca.
For a Muslim burial to take place with the use of a coffin would suggest that the above standard practice was not possible for reasons you can deduce.
(apologies for the morbid description)
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tree
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Mana
In defense of the pilots, who are unable to defend themselves, all required up to date WX may have been downloaded on ACARS. This of course would be able to be verified. What about Volmet?
Is it still necessary to keep "knocking down a good chuck of the rain forest" every flight that is carried out?
In defense of the pilots, who are unable to defend themselves, all required up to date WX may have been downloaded on ACARS. This of course would be able to be verified. What about Volmet?
Is it still necessary to keep "knocking down a good chuck of the rain forest" every flight that is carried out?
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: On the equator
Posts: 1,291
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Is it possible the pilots were not properly informed about the weather en-route?
Head of Data and Information BMKG Juanda , Bambang Setiajid , confirmed information that Air Asia QZ8501 not ask weather briefing . Though BMKG data showed growth cumulonimbus cloud remarkable since 02.00 .
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: US
Posts: 64
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
@Airscotia it’s also interesting that the pax for that flight were contacted to show up 2 hours earlier then scheduled. 23 pax missed this flight because they did not check their phone/email (thankfully).
So were the pilots scheduled for this flight? or were they called out/reserve pilots?
So were the pilots scheduled for this flight? or were they called out/reserve pilots?
In defense of the pilots, who are unable to defend themselves, all required up to date WX may have been downloaded on ACARS. This of course would be able to be verified. What about Volmet?
When you say Volmet would that be HF as VHF Volmet only transmit METARs as far as I am aware?
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tree
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Bob
On the aircraft I last flew IIRC, you could download the latest accessible satellite view on a separate monitor. We were able to download almost everything else worth noting on the acars, of course. Notams, WX, company comms, flight plans etc. (no not a complete WX package)
Volment HF, tafs, Metars and SIG met.
"Sig Wx/Radar Images"? I used the WX radar for that.
In some of the areas, remote or not, you arrived at briefing to the tune of teleprinters rattling away with no paper and the "operators" asleep. That is when alternate means came in handy.
On the aircraft I last flew IIRC, you could download the latest accessible satellite view on a separate monitor. We were able to download almost everything else worth noting on the acars, of course. Notams, WX, company comms, flight plans etc. (no not a complete WX package)
Volment HF, tafs, Metars and SIG met.
"Sig Wx/Radar Images"? I used the WX radar for that.
In some of the areas, remote or not, you arrived at briefing to the tune of teleprinters rattling away with no paper and the "operators" asleep. That is when alternate means came in handy.
Last edited by Sop_Monkey; 2nd Jan 2015 at 15:08.
re wehaka #978 and wood
Originally Posted by Suastiastu View Post
"It might be useful ..."
Maybe useful to you and a sense of curiosity shared by tabloids- but not to families who want to bury their dead, preferably in tact.Apparantly 41 souls who perished were members of Surabaya's Mawar Sharon Church according to their Pastor and were travelling to Singapore on holiday. I don't know whether it is Pentecostal or Presbyterian but 1/4 of all aboard; what a heart breaking tragedy?
"It might be useful ..."
Maybe useful to you and a sense of curiosity shared by tabloids- but not to families who want to bury their dead, preferably in tact.Apparantly 41 souls who perished were members of Surabaya's Mawar Sharon Church according to their Pastor and were travelling to Singapore on holiday. I don't know whether it is Pentecostal or Presbyterian but 1/4 of all aboard; what a heart breaking tragedy?