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Forum: Rumours & News
19th May 2016, 10:12
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,632,684
Posted By greek-freak

Did Greek authorities say anything about when...

Did Greek authorities say anything about when exactly they identified that there was a problem. I vaguely remember that following the Helios accident in Athens, internal ATC procedures were revised...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2010, 17:30
Replies: 41
Views: 19,848
Posted By greek-freak

I guess you mean left of extended RWY centerline...

I guess you mean left of extended RWY centerline or localizer, left of GS sounds a bit difficult.
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Feb 2010, 17:39
Replies: 15
Views: 3,270
Posted By greek-freak

criss, is this a real quote?

criss, is this a real quote?
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jun 2009, 12:13
Replies: 125
Views: 46,423
Posted By greek-freak

Many thanks for your answers guys :ok: What...

Many thanks for your answers guys :ok:

What about using some piezzoelectric device which was mentioned in the very beginning
of this thread? Would that make sense or be applicable.
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jun 2009, 08:59
Replies: 125
Views: 46,423
Posted By greek-freak

Technical Alternatives for Pitot Tubes?

Given that pitot tubes apparently play some role in the Air France accident,
I was wondering if there are technical alternatives to pitot tubes.
To the non-expert it's rather surprising that...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2008, 10:13
Replies: 33
Views: 8,977
Posted By greek-freak

German news magazine Der Spiegel claims it was...

German news magazine Der Spiegel claims it was due to a brake failure: http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/0,1518,542604,00.html
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Jun 2007, 18:03
Replies: 19
Views: 3,931
Posted By greek-freak

Thanks for you answers, I am really glad to read...

Thanks for you answers, I am really glad to read that you don't mind and most of you seem to be glad that there are people who are really interested in your job :ok:
Under_Valued_ATC:
The SBS is a...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jun 2007, 20:29
Replies: 19
Views: 3,931
Posted By greek-freak

Thank you for your answers, I appreciate it. I...

Thank you for your answers, I appreciate it.
I just think that it makes a big difference if you are monitored by
other professionals or by amateurs.
Heathrow director: The SBS is really a nice...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Jun 2007, 09:06
Replies: 19
Views: 3,931
Posted By greek-freak

ATC monitoring by spotters: How do ATCOs feel about it?

I was just wondering how ATCOs feel about being monitored all the time by spotters? Since the introduction of mode S and the SBS-1 receiver, enthusiasts really have the possibility to get an almost...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Mar 2007, 20:30
Replies: 5
Views: 1,200
Posted By greek-freak

I monitored many centers from the east cost to...

I monitored many centers from the east cost to the west coast
(Boston, NY, Chicago, Portland, Denver,...)
What suprprised me is that controllers did not only use the facility ID
when aircraft...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Mar 2007, 16:33
Replies: 5
Views: 1,200
Posted By greek-freak

Thanks Dream Lands :ok: Here is what I...

Thanks Dream Lands :ok:

Here is what I found on:

http://www.faa.gov/ATPubs/ATC/Chp2/atc0204.html#2-4-1

2-4-8. RADIO MESSAGE FORMAT

Use the following format for radio communications with...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Mar 2007, 15:35
Replies: 5
Views: 1,200
Posted By greek-freak

US ATC question

I am just SLF with some ATC knowledge though.
I have been flying around quite a bit in the US lately and enjoyed listening
to channel 9 on United Airlines which usually provides an ATC feed.
A...
Forum: Questions
21st Jan 2007, 15:04
Replies: 8
Views: 1,245
Posted By greek-freak

Many thanks for that most comprehensive answer...

Many thanks for that most comprehensive answer safetypee.
Do you have any references (PDF or such) where I could read more about that?

This is one of the reasons why I stayed in basic research...
Forum: Questions
17th Jan 2007, 20:38
Replies: 6
Views: 1,321
Posted By greek-freak

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima, flight levels...

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima, flight levels are now spaced at 1000 feet intervals above FL 290 in the busier regions of the world.
Until some years ago it was 2000 feet above FL290, i.e. 290,...
Forum: Questions
17th Jan 2007, 08:43
Replies: 8
Views: 1,245
Posted By greek-freak

Thank you very much for the answers guys, I...

Thank you very much for the answers guys, I appreciate it :)
Forum: Questions
16th Jan 2007, 21:44
Replies: 8
Views: 1,245
Posted By greek-freak

Thanks Rainboe :ok: which aircraft have that...

Thanks Rainboe :ok: which aircraft have that kind of feature?

I was rather thinking about 3D graphics, what you probably refer to is
2D right?

I think to have seen that kind of display on...
Forum: Questions
16th Jan 2007, 20:46
Replies: 8
Views: 1,245
Posted By greek-freak

EGPWS and augmented reality

With respect to EGPWS and the incident reported in the Roumors section I would like to pose a naive computer scientist's question.
Why isn't a virtual image of the landscape outside represented
on...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jan 2007, 14:50
Replies: 32
Views: 11,726
Posted By greek-freak

A lot of the smaller Greek island airports have...

A lot of the smaller Greek island airports have 30m wide runways eg Karpathos, Skiathos, Zakinthos.
Apart 737s and A320s in summer there even seem to be operations with 757s and 767s in Zakinthos.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2006, 14:54
Replies: 44
Views: 21,044
Posted By greek-freak

Don't you think that it is rather natural to...

Don't you think that it is rather natural to automatically
speak your native language in stress situations?

I agree that it should be English everywhere at all times but it is very
easy for...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Sep 2006, 16:21
Replies: 20
Views: 9,491
Posted By greek-freak

Thanks a lot RedFour, I had found that chapter in...

Thanks a lot RedFour, I had found that chapter in the meantime :zzz:
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
30th Mar 2006, 11:15
Replies: 20
Views: 8,929
Posted By greek-freak

@thinkrate: this was really an awful post, I am...

@thinkrate: this was really an awful post, I am so jealous :-(
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
30th Mar 2006, 08:51
Replies: 20
Views: 8,929
Posted By greek-freak

We witnessed it yesterday in Crete (from the...

We witnessed it yesterday in Crete (from the ground), though it was not 100%. The 100% trajectory passed South of Crete with an ENE heading.
Stupid enough you can't vector those things :-)

It was...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
24th Mar 2006, 14:01
Replies: 10
Views: 1,923
Posted By greek-freak

Aren't you forced by the law to follow a TCAS RA...

Aren't you forced by the law to follow a TCAS RA anyway?

I am not a fan of over-automation but Ueberlingen would probably not have happened with TCAS connected to the auto-pilot.

Just a thought.
Forum: Tech Log
20th Mar 2006, 09:44
Replies: 27
Views: 8,060
Posted By greek-freak

I think to remember an incident where the...

I think to remember an incident where the non-linked sidesticks nearly
lead to a catastrophe. I don't remember it exactly, but an A320 was about to land (or had already touched down) in Sydney when...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2006, 08:05
Replies: 40
Views: 10,365
Posted By greek-freak

Still, if you take the Munich example there is a...

Still, if you take the Munich example there is a risk of misidentification, since there are typically lots of LH A320s around.

The problem is also that the intersection take-offs at EDDM are...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2006, 11:30
Replies: 40
Views: 10,365
Posted By greek-freak

@ golfyankeesierra I just checked, at...

@ golfyankeesierra

I just checked, at www.bfu-web.de, the german accident investigation board, a report about this incident has not been published yet.

But if you check the accident bulletin of...
Forum: Middle East
8th Mar 2006, 16:42
Replies: 35
Views: 6,376
Posted By greek-freak

Sounds good, go ahead with it :ok:

Sounds good, go ahead with it :ok:
Forum: Middle East
7th Mar 2006, 15:59
Replies: 35
Views: 6,376
Posted By greek-freak

@Alloha I find it at least interesting that...

@Alloha

I find it at least interesting that you only picked out the negative things
I wrote about OA, which apparently upset you.

As I pointed out pretty clearly I am not a fan of the A3...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Mar 2006, 14:57
Replies: 20
Views: 9,491
Posted By greek-freak

OzExpat: thanks I was only making assumptions, do...

OzExpat: thanks I was only making assumptions, do you have any link or documentation about how this is modelled?

In real life I am a researcher in bioinformatics, so I should hopefully be able to...
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Mar 2006, 09:28
Replies: 55
Views: 5,412
Posted By greek-freak

Just to add something to the reliability of the...

Just to add something to the reliability of the jetstream.
It is such a constant phenomenon that most airlines include the
tailwind in their flight plans, i.e. the official eastward flying times...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Mar 2006, 08:12
Replies: 77
Views: 10,747
Posted By greek-freak

Sorry for the SLF intervention, just found...

Sorry for the SLF intervention,
just found this link in the spotters forum, nice demonstration of crosswind landings :ok: ...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Mar 2006, 08:06
Replies: 20
Views: 9,491
Posted By greek-freak

Thanks guys, I will try to find exact topological...

Thanks guys, I will try to find exact topological information about LGIR.

But still, is nobody here who knows the definition of the required obstacle clearance area around the ILS centerline? It...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2006, 15:04
Replies: 20
Views: 9,491
Posted By greek-freak

Thanks chevvron :ok: so that explains why a GS...

Thanks chevvron :ok: so that explains why a GS with more than 3 degrees is not very common.
There is a VORDME approach for rwy 27 in Heraklion, it starts at 7 DME and 2,500' (the VOR is located...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2006, 11:55
Replies: 20
Views: 9,491
Posted By greek-freak

It is indeed a small mast (at most an estimated...

It is indeed a small mast (at most an estimated 60' high).
Forgive me a naive question: Is a 4.5 degree GS really that common?

I am just wondering because, at the new athens airport they blew up...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2006, 11:35
Replies: 20
Views: 9,491
Posted By greek-freak

Thanks BOAC :-) it is still there, the problem is...

Thanks BOAC :-) it is still there, the problem is not the mast of 587', but the rather solid hill beneath it. Somehow harder to remove ;-)
Badly enough there are some military facilities on that...
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