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Forum: Tech Log
1st Nov 2005, 18:37
Replies: 6
Views: 1,697
Posted By prop jocket

Thanks for the input guys. I'll get a few...

Thanks for the input guys. I'll get a few examples of different ones and post them here soon.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Nov 2005, 18:34
Replies: 17
Views: 3,622
Posted By prop jocket

CATCHUP: 737 thrust levers can and do jam. This...

CATCHUP: 737 thrust levers can and do jam. This is due (According to Mr. Boeing) to the thrust levers, spoiler selector, flap lever and trim wheel all being mounted on what is for all intents and...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Nov 2005, 18:25
Replies: 7
Views: 1,814
Posted By prop jocket

747focal: The compartments on aircraft are...

747focal: The compartments on aircraft are categorised as A through D.

A class A compartment is one that the crew will access as part of their normal duties ( toilets for example ). Hand held...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Oct 2005, 18:22
Replies: 6
Views: 1,697
Posted By prop jocket

Approach Lights

Can any of you learned Ppruners shed some light (no pun intended) on an issue that has been bugging me for years?

Is there any significance in the runway approach light configuration? I've seen...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Oct 2005, 18:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,814
Posted By prop jocket

There are only two types of detector certified...

There are only two types of detector certified for class C freight holds ( as fitted to 747's and the like ). The detectors are either particulate or ionising, each having advantages and...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Oct 2005, 18:08
Replies: 4
Views: 5,094
Posted By prop jocket

Whether or not it is toxic depends upon whether...

Whether or not it is toxic depends upon whether or not it is American in origin. The Americans market the stuff as a deodorant - it has no biocidal effect at all. The reason for this is the...
Forum: Questions
20th Oct 2005, 21:20
Replies: 19
Views: 3,038
Posted By prop jocket

Everyone says that lightning strikes are...

Everyone says that lightning strikes are innocuous on modern aircraft. On the whole I would agree unless the aeroplane in question is a die by - sorry - FLY by wire machine.

The Air France Airbus...
Forum: Questions
13th Oct 2005, 23:20
Replies: 5
Views: 1,065
Posted By prop jocket

Tallsandwich - here's a posting I made on the...

Tallsandwich - here's a posting I made on the subject elsewhere on the forum. Hope it is of use to you............

I don't know if this will help the debate, but here goes. In my day job, I was...
Forum: Questions
13th Oct 2005, 23:13
Replies: 14
Views: 3,542
Posted By prop jocket

I don't know if this will help the debate, but...

I don't know if this will help the debate, but here goes. In my day job, I was involved in an investigation into a 747 uncommanded elevator input a few years ago, and also in the 737 rudder system...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
12th May 2005, 11:08
Replies: 62
Views: 21,329
Posted By prop jocket

Scrubed, Oh but I have sat in the sim. I was...

Scrubed,

Oh but I have sat in the sim. I was doing a 737 rating ( self sponsored by the way ) and had done a few hours in the sims just as the naughty people downed the twin towers. I didn't see...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2005, 10:28
Replies: 357
Views: 90,072
Posted By prop jocket

I have a pilot's licence and did the CPL's before...

I have a pilot's licence and did the CPL's before just before 9/11, but have absolutely no experience of commercial flying apart from the unglamorous oily bits, so all you high timers out there...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
8th May 2005, 20:07
Replies: 62
Views: 21,329
Posted By prop jocket

I'm going to sit on the fence on this one, having...

I'm going to sit on the fence on this one, having one foot in each camp. I will say that there are probably more Licenced engineers that are qualified to fly an aeroplane than there are licenced...
Forum: Tech Log
4th May 2005, 21:28
Replies: 8
Views: 3,325
Posted By prop jocket

A lot of work ( and I mean A LOT of work ) has...

A lot of work ( and I mean A LOT of work ) has been done on this very issue under the guise of the European Cabin Air Quality Initiative. Many accurate measurements have been taken on flights,...
Forum: Tech Log
4th May 2005, 21:14
Replies: 22
Views: 7,283
Posted By prop jocket

I have no engine experience on 737's to speak of,...

I have no engine experience on 737's to speak of, but the talk of pad seals and so on above sounds reminiscent of the cement mixer technology found in the JT9 accessory gearbox.

Whenever we had a...
Forum: Private Flying
4th May 2005, 16:14
Replies: 6
Views: 2,347
Posted By prop jocket

I'm an engine airframe licensed engineer, working...

I'm an engine airframe licensed engineer, working on big ones and little ones. I'm type rated on Cessna singles.

The wing tip can be repaired very simply with fibreglass and filler. Most...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2005, 15:32
Replies: 357
Views: 90,072
Posted By prop jocket

Having reread my previous ( admittedly hastily...

Having reread my previous ( admittedly hastily scribed post ) I'm suitably embarrassed by the apparent tone of it. Apologies to one and all if the tone caused offence to anybody.

Just to clarify a...
Forum: Tech Log
4th May 2005, 15:11
Replies: 14
Views: 2,711
Posted By prop jocket

Apart form the obvious and previously stated...

Apart form the obvious and previously stated safety concerns regarding moving things with people around the aircraft, which is well orchestrated by the participants involved from my experience, I...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2005, 11:37
Replies: 357
Views: 90,072
Posted By prop jocket

I know nothing about this case except what I have...

I know nothing about this case except what I have read in posts here and in the press, so I acknowledge that I may be factually lacking, I’d like to make that clear.

I also have no axe to grind,...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2005, 21:14
Replies: 23
Views: 11,319
Posted By prop jocket

Barit 1: I think you'll find that I made...

Barit 1:

I think you'll find that I made those very points if you read the post. Guide vane design is one of the reasons why an RB211 is much less susceptible to a surge than the JT9 for example,...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2005, 20:56
Replies: 1
Views: 1,303
Posted By prop jocket

Winston, I was involved in the all operators...

Winston,

I was involved in the all operators consultation after the Valuejet incident, so I'll try and answer your questions. There's a bit more to it than this, but in a nutshell:-

Class A -...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2005, 20:03
Replies: 2
Views: 1,446
Posted By prop jocket

SimWes: The following is based on a foggy...

SimWes:

The following is based on a foggy and addled memory of the course I did about six years ago, so PLEASE check out for yourself if what I'm about to say is still correct. There was some...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2005, 19:51
Replies: 12
Views: 9,747
Posted By prop jocket

Mach trim is a sub function of auto stab trim....

Mach trim is a sub function of auto stab trim. All it does is tries to keep the elevators fared by moving the stab to nullify the input. It will do this if the elevators have been displaced from the...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2005, 19:38
Replies: 23
Views: 11,319
Posted By prop jocket

Stator vanes, or to use the more accurate term "...

Stator vanes, or to use the more accurate term " guide vanes " have two fundamental functions.

At the cold end, they angle the airflow at the optimum setting onto the face of the rotating blades...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
3rd May 2005, 19:24
Replies: 41
Views: 9,473
Posted By prop jocket

I have no strong opinions either way on the issue...

I have no strong opinions either way on the issue of smoking on the flight deck, but it was a very detrimental day for air safety when it was banned on aircraft.

In my day job as an engineer I...
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