Airbus A320 crashed in Southern France
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FAA questioned mental health of Germanwings pilot
Co-Pilot practised rapid descent
Varies news agencies reporting today that the Co-Pilot practised rapid descent on the outbound flight to Barcelona. Data from flight recorder.
Germanwings crash: Co-pilot Lubitz 'practised rapid descent' - BBC News
Germanwings crash: Co-pilot Lubitz 'practised rapid descent' - BBC News
Practice?
Sounds a bit strange.
- A pilot knows how to descend without practising it on a cruise flight
- Was he alone in the cockpit? If not what did the captain do about it?
- What did ATC say about it?
We'd better wait until the BBC gets its facts sorted out...
- A pilot knows how to descend without practising it on a cruise flight
- Was he alone in the cockpit? If not what did the captain do about it?
- What did ATC say about it?
We'd better wait until the BBC gets its facts sorted out...
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FlightRadar24 has published the altitude profile of the previous GermanWings flight. Here: https://twitter.com/flightradar24/st...85345457209345
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If that happened, how did the Captain not say or respond the first time, or did he?
In fact, the descent was ATC instructed and flown normally, the "practice" was just the selection of 100' (and other incorrect values) on the FCU for periods of time as I read it.
Not much new I saw in the Prelim Report, but a useful summary of the current factual status.
Quick question regarding security camera...page 24 of the report says:
'Parts from the cockpit (access door to the cockpit, sidestick, security camera) were also found in the upper part of the site.'
Is this something that's been referred to previously?
'Parts from the cockpit (access door to the cockpit, sidestick, security camera) were also found in the upper part of the site.'
Is this something that's been referred to previously?
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Medical aspects: the investigation will seek to understand the current balance
between medical confidentiality and flight safety. It will specifically aim to explain
how and why pilots can be in a cockpit with the intention of causing the loss of
the aircraft and its occupants, despite the existence of:
„
regulations setting mandatory medical criteria for flight crews, especially in the
areas of psychiatry, psychology and behavioural problems;
„
recruitment policies, as well as the initial and recurrent training processes
within airlines.
between medical confidentiality and flight safety. It will specifically aim to explain
how and why pilots can be in a cockpit with the intention of causing the loss of
the aircraft and its occupants, despite the existence of:
„
regulations setting mandatory medical criteria for flight crews, especially in the
areas of psychiatry, psychology and behavioural problems;
„
recruitment policies, as well as the initial and recurrent training processes
within airlines.
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BBC news just now,
When asked to change height by ATC, investigation shows he dialed in mutiple heights from 100 ft 49,000 ft, but did not activate them
Ie F24 would not show it.
Unfortunatley I could hear but not see the TV, and they appeared to show a graphic of "him" turning a dial" sure it makes sense to pilots.
The captain was not in the cockpit at the time, and they clearly stated no one on board would have sensed any change of height ( there wasn't one), he practiced turning a dial!!
possibly as per post above by Hoppy to see ATC reaction.
When asked to change height by ATC, investigation shows he dialed in mutiple heights from 100 ft 49,000 ft, but did not activate them
Ie F24 would not show it.
Unfortunatley I could hear but not see the TV, and they appeared to show a graphic of "him" turning a dial" sure it makes sense to pilots.
The captain was not in the cockpit at the time, and they clearly stated no one on board would have sensed any change of height ( there wasn't one), he practiced turning a dial!!
possibly as per post above by Hoppy to see ATC reaction.
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He was probably seeing what response there would be from ATC to an incorrect alt selection.
I've been quizzed by a Chinese controller about a metric RVSM altitude in the window but perhaps he was checking the QNE mode C readout after level off rather than selected altitude from ADS-B.
Would the Germanwings A320 send out ADS-B data about the selected altitude and would the controllers be able to see it in this case? Anybody know?
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The change of attitude in his responses to an arrival brief that was noted right back at the beginning of the thread may have been when he decided to actually do it.
These were the first two flights after his period off duty during which it seems his girlfriend/fiancee had said she would leave.
Is it also possible that this captain had a habit of leaving the cockpit? Is it normal to do so on both legs of a short trip?
I trust that the naysayers, the conspiracy theorists, the "here they go blaming the pilot again" brigade have sufficient evidence that they are wrong by now?
Looks like a duck ..........
Looks like a duck ..........
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Mode s enhanced transmits selected alt. You don't need full ADS-B.
If the ground station is equipped it will be flagged on the display in amber after a delay.
There used to be a nice video showing this on Maastricht website but I can't find it now.
here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cQK...Y&spfreload=10
If the ground station is equipped it will be flagged on the display in amber after a delay.
There used to be a nice video showing this on Maastricht website but I can't find it now.
here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cQK...Y&spfreload=10