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Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2020, 10:12
Replies: 1,802
Views: 3,071,687
Posted By robdean

Well ATC asked if go around was in anticipation...

Well ATC asked if go around was in anticipation of a gear up landing, clearly being aware of the initial gear up contact. Sadly altitude was decaying so fast it almost immediately became a moot point.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2020, 09:55
Replies: 1,802
Views: 3,071,687
Posted By robdean

They had just hit the runway gear up, and were...

They had just hit the runway gear up, and were attempting a go around.

Speculation is:
ʜᴏᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ⇨ ᴄᴀʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ⇨ ɢᴇᴀʀ ᴜᴘ ⇨ ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɢᴇᴀʀ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴅᴏᴡɴ ⇨ ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ᴏɴ...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2020, 06:17
Replies: 167
Views: 85,395
Posted By robdean

This belief of yours is based on robust...

This belief of yours is based on robust peer-reviewed data and calculations that are at this moment sensationally overturning expert scientific consensus?
Otherwise you are the deluded cultist.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2020, 14:56
Replies: 5
Views: 3,883
Posted By robdean

Wow... it must *really* be contagious...

Wow... it must *really* be contagious...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2020, 05:57
Replies: 17
Views: 8,245
Posted By robdean

[/color] The documents are evidence of...

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The documents are evidence of conduct and as to the intentions underlying that conduct. If the conduct was possibly illegal or irresponsible, then those responsible should be held to...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2020, 22:53
Replies: 76
Views: 41,195
Posted By robdean

I have no truck whatsoever with those who...

I have no truck whatsoever with those who advocate Marxist government, but as a paradigm for economic analysis the work of Marx has been profoundly influential and successful, even amongst many who...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2020, 11:47
Replies: 380
Views: 334,631
Posted By robdean

Can of whup-ass opened by The Times today:

Can of whup-ass opened by The Times today:
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2020, 05:11
Replies: 29
Views: 25,980
Posted By robdean

This seems to have caused no incidents yet in...

This seems to have caused no incidents yet in long service, but on the other hand, given an identified risk, the FAA can hardly be expected to default to waiting until people die before they act.

...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Dec 2019, 22:55
Replies: 215
Views: 284,559
Posted By robdean

This former Executive Outcomes pilot has posted...

This former Executive Outcomes pilot has posted several such stimulating excerpts of interesting days in the office, eg Malakal &c:
Niel Steyl - YouTube...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2019, 05:57
Replies: 51
Views: 38,872
Posted By robdean

The problem is essentially mitigated if the rear...

The problem is essentially mitigated if the rear row of seats is unoccupied. That’s not a fundamental aeronautical design issue, it is a 'Well, head office insist on another row up back' issue.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2019, 08:40
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,826
Posted By robdean

The trial neither was tasked with any such...

The trial neither was tasked with any such finding nor in a position to adjudicate in such a manner.
Relevant to guilt/innocence is simply the question: 'Can it be concluded beyond reasonable doubt...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Dec 2018, 09:05
Replies: 1,254
Views: 704,087
Posted By robdean

One of the most recent heavy jet crashes had its...

One of the most recent heavy jet crashes had its root in a faulty AOA sensor being acted upon by automated systems. Something which has become very clear in recent years is that the interaction...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2018, 19:10
Replies: 12
Views: 6,059
Posted By robdean

I began reading this under the impression that I...

I began reading this under the impression that I was embarking on another technical accident analysis like the innumerable others I have read. It only dawned on me incrementally quite what an absurd...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2017, 21:09
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

You do not know how things played out on the...

You do not know how things played out on the aircraft. Maybe he had no explicit warning, maybe no indication at all that he was about to be physically (and violently) siezed. Moreover, a broken nose,...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2017, 07:06
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

Here's a blogged analysis of the case by a...

Here's a blogged analysis of the case by a Professor of Law (at Cornell):

Dorf on Law: United Airlines' Own Contract Denied it any Right to Remove Passenger...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2017, 07:04
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

There are a few captains on this thread whose...

There are a few captains on this thread whose approach is 'the captain has absolute authority, all must obey instantly and if failure to obey gets you a blooded face, so be it'. There are excellent...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2017, 16:39
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

It's refreshing to see that the United States...

It's refreshing to see that the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is asking very pointedly several of the questions many on pprune have been asking which certain...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2017, 09:37
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

Absolutely right. But in this case the only...

Absolutely right. But in this case the only instruction the otherwise perfectly behaved passenger disputed was the instruction to arbitrarily get off the aircraft. Are you suggesting you could tell a...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2017, 09:24
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

If so, a few incautious posters on this thread...

If so, a few incautious posters on this thread might need to look to their wallets.

More (hearsay):
David Thanh Duc Dao, MD vs. David Anh Duy Dao MD...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2017, 08:58
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

Whether he was dressed as a central-casting cop...

Whether he was dressed as a central-casting cop or in clown shoes and a rainbow wig really doesn't have all that much bearing on the liabilities in this incident.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2017, 08:20
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

UA have the eyes of the world on them right now. ...

UA have the eyes of the world on them right now.
The quibbling about T&Cs, captain's discretion etc. is, for them, like arguing what piece the band should play whilst the ship goes down.
If, whilst...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2017, 11:47
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

*If* that is the individual involved it appears...

*If* that is the individual involved it appears that they *are* licensed to practice, albeit strictly by way of treating outpatients and within their area of specialism.

Frankly, whether the...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2017, 06:27
Replies: 1,166
Views: 448,473
Posted By robdean

Amen. And add me to the lengthening list of...

Amen.

And add me to the lengthening list of folks who genuinely, sincerely doesn't wish to ever have a seat anywhere in an aircraft that has West Coast upfront.

Can someone expand on how 'the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2017, 13:37
Replies: 1,109
Views: 551,315
Posted By robdean

LOMCEVAK Misdirection may not be an ideal term,...

LOMCEVAK Misdirection may not be an ideal term, depending on how it is interpreted, in that an illusionist will actively misdirect, and the onlooker will be misdirected. Here there is no deliberate...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2017, 01:19
Replies: 1,109
Views: 551,315
Posted By robdean

My degree was in psychology, and from that...

My degree was in psychology, and from that perspective I feel few of the posited scenarios really allow for the vagaries of human cognition. The human mind takes the fewest shortcuts when deliberate...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2014, 06:43
Replies: 281
Views: 221,633
Posted By robdean

First quotes from surviving pilot, via his...

First quotes from surviving pilot, via his father:

Space pilot: I came to on the way down ...and gave thumbs up to a passing aircraft to say: 'I'm OK!'* | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2014, 11:09
Replies: 281
Views: 221,633
Posted By robdean

Supersonic ejection has been survived, but it is...

Supersonic ejection has been survived, but it is somewhat high-risk and non-enjoyable. Notable for facial blast injuries (colossal hemorrhaging) and for knees and elbows bending in the opposite...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2014, 19:15
Replies: 281
Views: 221,633
Posted By robdean

BTW I don't know to what extent the philosophy...

BTW I don't know to what extent the philosophy behind SS2 parallels that of SS1, but that craft was approached with maximum simplicity: direct control linkage (a hard landing was caused by a vacuum...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2014, 06:19
Replies: 281
Views: 221,633
Posted By robdean

Article which includes prescribed crew...

Article which includes prescribed crew interaction regarding feather procedure plus Pete Siebold's primary injury apparently being to his shoulder

Two pilots who were close friends, now tied...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jul 2014, 20:42
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By robdean

Call me unadventurous but I'd rather divert...

Call me unadventurous but I'd rather divert around SAM equipped war zones than tool up with chaff, flares and all the wizardry required to flag up quite when to lob them overboard with the least...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2014, 13:09
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By robdean

Sad Pole, I'm sure there is a lot of insight in...

Sad Pole,
I'm sure there is a lot of insight in what you write. And indeed Putin seemed to be pulling back from supporting the rebels: I wonder if missiles might have been either an intended...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2014, 14:46
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By robdean

'A Van', for the Ukrainians to be responsible...

'A Van', for the Ukrainians to be responsible 'erroneously' there would need to be some target they actually intended to hit with such a missile. I don't believe there is any credible evidence of any...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2014, 19:46
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,501
Posted By robdean

The case for acoustic transponders vs. current pingers

Deep-water Black Box Retrieval - November 2009, Volume 13, Number 09 - Archive - Hydro International (http://www.hydro-international.com/issues/articles/id1130-Deepwater_Black_Box_Retrieval.html)
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 07:48
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,501
Posted By robdean

Psychology and Responsibility

My field is psychology. Whilst it would be absurd to assert that the pilot's possible family issues must have a bearing here, it is equally absurd to suggest that the possibility has been...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2014, 21:39
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,501
Posted By robdean

False Passport Conundrum

It has been confidently started in this thread that it would be very difficult indeed to get through an airport using a stolen passport.

It has been confidently stated in this thread that a...
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