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Forum: Rumours & News
8th May 2015, 14:06
Replies: 272
Views: 115,528
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Some contributions are quite annoying. Monday...

Some contributions are quite annoying. Monday morning quarterback with a beer can and popcorn in mouth and hands comes to my mind.
To them when buying a ticket only cut-throat price matters, but...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
19th Apr 2015, 04:25
Replies: 196
Views: 71,864
Posted By Gretchenfrage

It is not so much a stick vs. yoke problem. The...

It is not so much a stick vs. yoke problem. The initial design of the T7 cockpit went with a side stick, only to be rebuffed by dinosaur pilots from United.

We started on Piper L3 or L4s and the...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
18th Apr 2015, 07:16
Replies: 196
Views: 71,864
Posted By Gretchenfrage

It's a matter of definition. What does...

It's a matter of definition.

What does 'hand flying' really mean? Most think of simply AP off and then cling to the FD (which in some designs is the same computer signal). Todays pilots are great...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 05:48
Replies: 155
Views: 115,117
Posted By Gretchenfrage

@mockingjay: Passenger 9 gave you the...

@mockingjay:



Passenger 9 gave you the answer:



It would not have helped here. Be careful what you wish for, as per design .....
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 14:50
Replies: 155
Views: 115,117
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Yes Nigel, Groundhog day! I am sad, but much more...

Yes Nigel, Groundhog day! I am sad, but much more extremely mad at someone!
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 09:06
Replies: 155
Views: 115,117
Posted By Gretchenfrage

mockingjay Stop pointing at other...

mockingjay

Stop pointing at other manufacturers, it's puerile and does not make the Airbus flaw go away! They have to fix it physically and not through print-band-aids.

By that let me point out...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 04:04
Replies: 155
Views: 115,117
Posted By Gretchenfrage

vapilot2004 Thank you very much for sharing...

vapilot2004

Thank you very much for sharing this information. :D

It shows two things:

First, that AB is very aware of the need of such a feature in time critical circumstances.

Second,...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2015, 02:41
Replies: 155
Views: 115,117
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Just because it would mean grounding an aircraft...

Just because it would mean grounding an aircraft you keep an unsafe design afloat? What kind of aviator are you?




No, but some had their unsafe design grounded, albeit it was not an...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2015, 15:28
Replies: 155
Views: 115,117
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Airbus could change the sensors .... Airbus...

Airbus could change the sensors ....
Airbus could change the programming ....
Airbus could change the computers ....
Airbus could change the switching authority ....

No. Airbus wrote an OEB...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2015, 09:40
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,631
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Get your heads out of all these details. It's...

Get your heads out of all these details. It's smokes and mirrors.

The question is basically not if the skipper was out of his seat trying to pull any kind of HAL lifeline, it's not if the copilot...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2015, 07:29
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,631
Posted By Gretchenfrage

I have to answer with a "yes, you still can, but...

I have to answer with a "yes, you still can, but ....".

If you "disconnect"the Autopilot, you still guide the Airbus via a Flight Control Computer, which in turn directs actuators and finally the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2015, 02:16
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,631
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Amen to that. It has been my argument since 20...

Amen to that. It has been my argument since 20 years.
Being called a Airbus enemy for so long, i only opposed the stated above. It would take a minor programming change to rectify the system. But...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2015, 06:20
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,631
Posted By Gretchenfrage

to bob1vt It is no circuit breaker,...

to bob1vt



It is no circuit breaker, but you need to push three of five buttons on the overhead panel for the Flight Control Computers (2 of 3 prims and one of 2 secs).
As you rightfully point...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2015, 09:18
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,631
Posted By Gretchenfrage

As a writer with Airbus experience, i can say...

As a writer with Airbus experience, i can say that you very accurately described what i criticise since many years! :ok:

Reading what i have enlightened makes a scary story.
In short, the two...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2015, 05:21
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,631
Posted By Gretchenfrage

How right you are! But ....... 1. Too late ...

How right you are! But .......

1. Too late
You need enough aerodynamics on your elevator. You might not have it when in a deep stall, or when you are way too slow already.

2. Too little
You...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2015, 12:23
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,631
Posted By Gretchenfrage

bud, keep on dreaming .... Did Audi and...

bud, keep on dreaming ....

Did Audi and Toyota join together to resolve the "sudden acceleration" problem? Never. It took the pressure from many lawsuits to have both companies redesign their...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2014, 05:56
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,631
Posted By Gretchenfrage

This is not only interesting, but essential, but...

This is not only interesting, but essential, but only if the lower part of that EAD is mentioned:



Although it's early, most contributors would speculate (it's a rumour forum) in some sort of...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Oct 2014, 14:14
Replies: 1,677
Views: 531,458
Posted By Gretchenfrage

I wouldn't ridicule this bubbers. I think it's...

I wouldn't ridicule this bubbers. I think it's great.

Small manufacturers or those not depending on solely profit orientated, cynical airline managers, can change design to reach the modern...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Sep 2014, 06:32
Replies: 1,677
Views: 531,458
Posted By Gretchenfrage

The most revealing part of the VF article is the...

The most revealing part of the VF article is the following:



Right now if you dare blaming any machine, you get grilled and shouted down by the usual crowd, or should i say lobbyists. The...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Sep 2014, 06:18
Replies: 1,677
Views: 531,458
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Winnerhofer I just love your contribution! ...

Winnerhofer

I just love your contribution!

This should be glued up the wall of every manufacturer, administration and airline management.

Simply to daily remind them of these their...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2014, 16:10
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,944
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Dozy You are so data and scientific-proof...

Dozy

You are so data and scientific-proof based, you should also be as pedantic as to what you state, read or interpret.

If i said there was an "unexpected rise" in accidents with one design,...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2014, 12:28
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,944
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Very valuable contribution not, quite in line...

Very valuable contribution not, quite in line with most of what you write.

1. Not one of the aforementioned has stated that the "whole aeronautical world" is wrong. It's your paparazzi-style...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2014, 07:46
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,944
Posted By Gretchenfrage

@ Dozy You are right, "everyone knows .."...

@ Dozy

You are right, "everyone knows .." does not cut it. I should have gone the more scientific way, as FGD135 does perfectly.
Read his contribution very carefully and you might grasp what we...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2014, 14:43
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,944
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Reports of pilots about any kind of inadequacies...

Reports of pilots about any kind of inadequacies are often brought up, mostly by citing them as absent, so apparently everything is ok.

We have to get away from that concept.

Every report about...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jun 2014, 19:11
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,944
Posted By Gretchenfrage

or do you mean a red and blue circle?

or do you mean a red and blue circle?
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2014, 20:51
Replies: 121
Views: 31,489
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Gysbreght I might have gotten a little personal...

Gysbreght
I might have gotten a little personal if i read complete nonsense, sorry for that, but it is after all a pp forum..
Pretending that speedbrakes do not destroy lift is such nonsense. Why...
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2014, 09:38
Replies: 121
Views: 31,489
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Gysbreght I sincerely hope you are not...

Gysbreght



I sincerely hope you are not a commercial pilot transporting SLF in "thin air"!
At least your statement made me stop reading your contribution any further .....
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2014, 06:08
Replies: 121
Views: 31,489
Posted By Gretchenfrage

vilas Don’t get me wrong; I sure enough...

vilas

Don’t get me wrong; I sure enough don’t dare excluding any manufacturer. With the complex aircraft we fly, as a pilot it would be preposterous to think we simply know better.

Experience...
Forum: Tech Log
26th May 2014, 06:48
Replies: 121
Views: 31,489
Posted By Gretchenfrage

vilas Well, if you throw a stone at a herd...

vilas

Well, if you throw a stone at a herd of sheep, it's the one who gets hit that yells ....

On another note: I don't quite get you:

One one hand you say ...
Forum: Tech Log
26th May 2014, 04:51
Replies: 121
Views: 31,489
Posted By Gretchenfrage

OY, I fully agree. But we have to realise...

OY, I fully agree.

But we have to realise that we are of a dying species, the one with experience and some common sense left. We are overwhelmed by the new generation who religiously follow the...
Forum: Tech Log
18th May 2014, 02:47
Replies: 121
Views: 31,489
Posted By Gretchenfrage

I hope some of the contributors remember earlier...

I hope some of the contributors remember earlier lessons in meteorology where we all learnt that in wind-shear conditions (and that includes high altitudes!) the exedence to one side will most...
Forum: Tech Log
10th May 2014, 04:58
Replies: 33
Views: 8,072
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Having gone though a sever turbulence experience...

Having gone though a sever turbulence experience as well, i remember seeing every indication between M.57 and M.92. The AP disconnected, just as did the AT, the PFD showed about every tape and color...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Apr 2014, 07:15
Replies: 69
Views: 34,948
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Young people strive to get the best jobs. When...

Young people strive to get the best jobs. When they fail assessment or tests they subsequently take up the B or C-team jobs and henceforth tune in to the shallow song of mainstream media shouting...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2014, 03:59
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,944
Posted By Gretchenfrage

Interesting read, but i beg to differ. To...

Interesting read, but i beg to differ.

To change aircraft design to adapt for cultural differences is saddling the horse beginning from the tail end. The modern (western) design has proven to be...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Feb 2014, 17:08
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,944
Posted By Gretchenfrage

RAT 5 :ok: I fully agree. The problem starts...

RAT 5 :ok:

I fully agree. The problem starts with today's training syllabi, like Multi-Crew-Licence-shorttracks and national-pride-ab-initio-direct-to-widebody careers (arabic countries) are...
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