Easy on British TV 9th May odd event.
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Easy on British TV 9th May odd event.
Did anyone see Easy tonight or recently - the flight with a flap warning light?
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Yes, overdramatised and incorrect, the commentator was saying it might make one flap not come down - this is NOT the case, as long as system 2 is ok it just means the flaps will be slow. Also he was saying it was a RED warning light, not AFAIK!
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Additionally if there was a possibility that flaps wouldn’t be working on one side etc - you wouldn’t wait until the approach to ‘see’ if they work!
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Thats the problem witht these kind of shows, they could be good, and offer an insight and some learning for people not in the know, but instead some folk sit there and analyze the hell out of everything and start asking silly questions about why they did this and that, and thats not safe etc.
Just watch the programme.
Just watch the programme.
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This is what happens when they allow pilots to watch TV shows about airplanes... it should have had a warning beforehand that it was designed for the general public and nit factually accurate. We’re talking ITV here not Discovery Channel.
Im sure that a similar documentary about Doctors or Architects would be equally badly constructed.
Im sure that a similar documentary about Doctors or Architects would be equally badly constructed.
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I think the doc shows Easy in a good light - the pilots have seemed human and professional. The people it is aimed at are not those that hang around here, but the general public who have no clue how to fly a plane. They're hardly going to be querying what point the gear is lowered.
I'm sure Easy will be vetting what is shown. You probably won't see a full emergency.
I'm sure Easy will be vetting what is shown. You probably won't see a full emergency.
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Seemed reasonable to me, and certainly showed The Public some of the things that cause delays (which is all they really care about, yes?). Cockpit details like the 'late gear' will not be noticed by most.
Im sure that a similar documentary about Doctors or Architects would be equally badly constructed.
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I was impressed with the lady Captain in the first episode, thought she was very good at her job and had to be; got the impression that it was basically single pilot IFR. She even had to do the cabin crews job, as they couldn’t handle a sick passenger.
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I would go back if anything was very serious, but for the most part I'd stay belted to the seat.
Yep, this was it. Very odd. Edited time-line? Hope so. But who made the first call?
I liked the lady captain, but then, it's probably just a desire to be mothered.
The "Let's go gear down" with sound effects for gear going down at 100' just seconds before landing with 3 greens clearly visible was obviously a very badly timed dub.
I liked the lady captain, but then, it's probably just a desire to be mothered.
