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Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jul 2020, 12:03
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

On the 330 in such configuration (ELEC EMER) you...

On the 330 in such configuration (ELEC EMER) you get into alternate law. That means you have no more ‘‘hard’’ protection preventing you to escape from certified flight domain. You can physically...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jun 2020, 16:19
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

The guy applied as a Cadet with PIA ?? I thought...

The guy applied as a Cadet with PIA ?? I thought he was a former military pilot...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jun 2020, 16:10
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Difficult for me to agree with that. Even had...

Difficult for me to agree with that. Even had this aircraft its gear down, they were way too fast at touch down. I don’t remember whether they were at 190 kts, see 210 kts when above runway...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jun 2020, 07:19
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Speaking of Airbus, your understanding is right....

Speaking of Airbus, your understanding is right. ;) (As of Boeing I could’t say, a too long time I’m not anymore a Boeing jockey, but common sense would say it’s the same)
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jun 2020, 17:33
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Missing the TOD is not an issue. It occured to me...

Missing the TOD is not an issue. It occured to me dozens of times within 35 years of flying, for many reasons (ATC, cockpit or cabin duties, or simply my own error, etc). Many ways of path recovering...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2020, 11:14
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Smile I suppose I'd reply "no". :)Flames coming from an...

I suppose I'd reply "no". :)Flames coming from an engine is what I'd call "a routine sequence in the sims".;) Furthermore I know how much a rejected take-off is such a marginal maneuver.. But here,...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2020, 11:04
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Must have been up at least during flare, since...

Must have been up at least during flare, since the aircraft made a "scrape and go" on its engines. But true, one has to impatiently wait for a reliable report..
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2020, 10:05
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

OK. Makes sense. This fact is in my opinion a...

OK. Makes sense. This fact is in my opinion a satisfying reply to my earlier question. ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2020, 10:00
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

I know that !! But if I were an ATC controller...

I know that !! But if I were an ATC controller watching a supposedly routine flight flaring gear up afew feet above the runway, I couldn't help yelling on the radio in order to warn the crew of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jun 2020, 13:00
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

As far as I know according to the radio...

As far as I know according to the radio transmissions we have been able to read in the above posts, provided all exchange appears, the crew simply didn't want to follow ATC instructions. My opinion...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jun 2020, 11:34
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

I don't challenge what the surgeon you are say...

I don't challenge what the surgeon you are say about body and brain function in case of fast, but please keep in mind the crash occured circa 2h30' PM, on a warm day (40°C). When flying with "my"...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jun 2020, 11:08
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

That could be an explaination. On the A330 tire...

That could be an explaination. On the A330 tire speed limitation and the speed you have to fly to when doing a flap-in landing (VRF + 50) exactly match when coming back after a MTOW take-off : 204...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2020, 13:02
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Parkfell already replied exactly like I wanted to...

Parkfell already replied exactly like I wanted to do, so for me nothing to add.. ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2020, 08:06
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Please could you find sources about that and give...

Please could you find sources about that and give us the links here ? :)
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2020, 07:59
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Yep, I may have missed your point, because I’ve...

Yep, I may have missed your point, because I’ve no example in my mind of any other approach so badly managed, nor in Europe, nor anywhere else in the world.:rolleyes: And whichever all errors /...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jun 2020, 19:09
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

About 25 years ago, as I was a C130 instructor in...

About 25 years ago, as I was a C130 instructor in the french air force, I spent some time in Africa for giving two copilots instruction in order for them to be upgraded as captains.

It was during...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2020, 22:02
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Ok, my apologizes, I’ve certainly read this very...

Ok, my apologizes, I’ve certainly read this very interresting topic too fast..
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2020, 22:00
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

By pressing the EMER CANC pushbutton you can...

By pressing the EMER CANC pushbutton you can switch any aural warning, but the discrepancy message remains on ECAM. But these guys were likely ‘‘tunnellized’’, as said earlier, and obviously didn’t...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2020, 21:29
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,277
Posted By homebuilt

Guys, I cannot buy the question of fixed...

Guys, I cannot buy the question of fixed throttles (Airbus) or moving ones (Boeing). In my opinion it’s unlikely it has anything to deal with this accident. I guess many of us here started flying on...
Forum: French Forum
12th Dec 2015, 17:53
Replies: 6
Views: 8,017
Posted By homebuilt

Explications: ;) -Sur l'A330-200 il y a un...

Explications: ;)
-Sur l'A330-200 il y a un réservoir central. Capacité totale ~109 tonnes.
-Sur l'A330-300 il n'y en a pas. Capacité totale ~76 tonnes.

En revanche j'ai une question: qu'est- ce...
Forum: Freight Dogs
12th Dec 2015, 17:49
Replies: 1,648
Views: 1,374,025
Posted By homebuilt

Yes, thank you. Won't anymore consider moving...

Yes, thank you. Won't anymore consider moving from where I am.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Dec 2015, 07:57
Replies: 14
Views: 8,775
Posted By homebuilt

:ok::ok::ok:

:ok::ok::ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Dec 2015, 12:21
Replies: 14
Views: 8,775
Posted By homebuilt

Thank you! Wasn't writing this thinking I...

Thank you!

Wasn't writing this thinking I deserve any congrats...;) Indeed we had been trained for that during the type rating. Flying a DC8 (and I guess a DC9/MD80 that seems to be using the same...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Dec 2015, 21:53
Replies: 14
Views: 8,775
Posted By homebuilt

I had the same with a DC8, 20 years ago or so. On...

I had the same with a DC8, 20 years ago or so. On this acft there's a single hydraulic circuit with a priority valve that allows hydraulic flight controls to be activated even with some hydraulic...
Forum: French Forum
3rd Dec 2015, 21:26
Replies: 3
Views: 4,595
Posted By homebuilt

Aïe, j'ai tout jeté...:bored::(

Aïe, j'ai tout jeté...:bored::(
Forum: Freight Dogs
1st Dec 2015, 22:49
Replies: 1,648
Views: 1,374,025
Posted By homebuilt

Has anyone here an idea of the yearly wages for...

Has anyone here an idea of the yearly wages for newbies that would be hired by Cargolux within this new hiring process?
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
7th Dec 2010, 09:14
Replies: 191
Views: 35,448
Posted By homebuilt

No way: in the airline I'm flying for SOPs...

No way: in the airline I'm flying for SOPs stipulate that whichever the Pilot Flying is (Capt or FO), the RTO is carried out by the Capt, the FO handling the monitoring tasks and dealing with coms.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
7th Dec 2010, 08:58
Replies: 191
Views: 35,448
Posted By homebuilt

Somehow yes, because you have to take into...

Somehow yes, because you have to take into account the huge difference between TOW (MTOW) and LW (MLW) on an heavy transport airplane. Speaking of the B744 for example you have a MTOW close to 400...
Forum: French Forum
28th Nov 2010, 14:11
Replies: 17
Views: 3,320
Posted By homebuilt

Je pense que tu te trompes en effet. J'avais...

Je pense que tu te trompes en effet. J'avais passé une interview chez eux il y a 3 ans 1/2 car alors à la recherche d'une transition vers une place gauche dans un avenir jaugeable. L'interview était...
Forum: Questions
9th Nov 2010, 20:19
Replies: 29
Views: 7,781
Posted By homebuilt

Are you sure these weren't employed as 2nd...

Are you sure these weren't employed as 2nd Officers?
Forum: Questions
9th Nov 2010, 12:22
Replies: 29
Views: 7,781
Posted By homebuilt

To sum it up, none can become a 747 pilot as a...

To sum it up, none can become a 747 pilot as a student pilot. That would mean that a FTO would carry out training flights on a 747, which is highly unlikely!

Now, to become a "true" 747 pilot. As...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
9th Nov 2010, 09:18
Replies: 191
Views: 35,448
Posted By homebuilt

On the jet airplanes I'm flying / used to fly on,...

On the jet airplanes I'm flying / used to fly on, all within "H" category, a chart shows the Vmbe: max brake energy. Of course V1 must be lower than Vmbe, it's mandatory (as well as V1 equal or...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
29th Oct 2010, 17:41
Replies: 191
Views: 35,448
Posted By homebuilt

However there is at least one case when a T/O...

However there is at least one case when a T/O rejection above V1 maybe saved lifes. About 10 years ago or so, an Air Liberté MD83 stroke a Shorts 330 at Roissy CDG, France. Basically the MD was...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Oct 2010, 20:46
Replies: 72
Views: 13,434
Posted By homebuilt

Even Supercubs?;) Stick or Yoke? Well,...

Even Supercubs?;)

Stick or Yoke? Well, myself I can't say what I prefer.

Or, on the opposite, yes I can say: on the big stuff I'm happy with yokes and on light aircraft such my homebuilt Jodel...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Oct 2010, 22:43
Replies: 111
Views: 46,111
Posted By homebuilt

Had an interview with GSS 3 years and a half ago....

Had an interview with GSS 3 years and a half ago. Have been 744 rated for 5 years. The interview was spent with 2 senior captains and the chief pilot of the airline. As far as I remember the...
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