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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Sep 2023, 20:52
Replies: 6
Views: 866
Posted By Kerosine

I don't actually, just the ipad through work...

I don't actually, just the ipad through work which is locked down. Is this an ebook or an app? If it's an ebook do you think it would be accessible on another platform?



Well I wouldn't say a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Sep 2023, 12:47
Replies: 6
Views: 866
Posted By Kerosine

Where can an older timer (relatively speaking) find good study guides?

Hello fellow pilots and/or wannabes,
It's been almost 2 decades since my ATPL exams took place and figured it's time for a refresh, particularly Air Law but also PoF and Met. I thought here would be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Jan 2023, 21:41
Replies: 672
Views: 612,846
Posted By Kerosine

Really appreciate the interesting and...

Really appreciate the interesting and enlightening comments. The conspiracy theory minded will cling to this "it's a fake!" ideology till the day they die regardless of the counter evidence. Human...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2019, 13:53
Replies: 25
Views: 18,611
Posted By Kerosine

Fever is a high internal body temperature. A high...

Fever is a high internal body temperature. A high body temp can be caused by many things.

This article (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9493505) specifically mentions organophosphate toxicity.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2019, 13:40
Replies: 25
Views: 18,611
Posted By Kerosine

Joking aside. Two pilots temporarily...

Joking aside. Two pilots temporarily incapacitated? If it's not hypoxia or food poisoning, what else could it be?
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2019, 19:51
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,099,629
Posted By Kerosine

200 hour FOs? A culture of maximum automation at...

200 hour FOs? A culture of maximum automation at all times with almost zero handflying experience and confidence?

Sounds more like Europe than Africa.

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Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
23rd Dec 2018, 20:07
Replies: 43
Views: 17,678
Posted By Kerosine

Just a note about the physics involved with...

Just a note about the physics involved with reversers and brakes, and how it’s often misunderstood....

To go from, for example, 130 kts at the threshold to 50 kts at the rapid exit over 1500 m...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
23rd Dec 2018, 19:58
Replies: 43
Views: 17,678
Posted By Kerosine

Aggressive braking to vacate is definitely a...

Aggressive braking to vacate is definitely a theme. I brief FOs to plan a comfortable exit based on perf calcs... it’s not an achievement, after an stretching the flare for a smooth TD, to then slam...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2018, 18:28
Replies: 56
Views: 22,237
Posted By Kerosine

Mistake was made, very little actual risk unless...

Mistake was made, very little actual risk unless pilots were asleep, looks good as a headline. Nothing to see here.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2018, 08:30
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

You don't know all the details first hand, so in...

You don't know all the details first hand, so in practise you may delegate that to your CM where you can. If you're told there's an aggressive man shouting racial abuse at a passenger unable to calm...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2018, 01:55
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

See my earlier post : ...

See my earlier post :
https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/614592-ryanair-q-racial-abuse-passenger-referred-police.html#post102...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 18:15
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

I don't think any of us are in disagreement over...

I don't think any of us are in disagreement over whether the guy was an a*sehole for the way he was behaving. Agreeing on that point doesn't stop us discussing whether the person should have been...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 16:24
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

The problem occurred on the ground where the...

The problem occurred on the ground where the cockpit door would likely have been open.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 15:15
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

I didn't know it was in the operator security...

I didn't know it was in the operator security program, I'll see if I can get my hands on a copy for our company.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 13:05
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

No authority to eject the person directly, but...

No authority to eject the person directly, but still has the authority to refuse carriage and call the police to have the person removed. I get what you're saying, just trying to nail down the...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 11:06
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

Can you be more specific? The Tokyo...

Can you be more specific?

The Tokyo convention states that, from door closure:



So if the doors are open, you are not legally allowed to impose 'restraints' directly on the passenger, nor...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 10:11
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

I absolutely will not be obliged to wait until a...

I absolutely will not be obliged to wait until a door closure to eject a passenger I think is a threat.

You are correct in terms of the Tokyo convention...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 09:35
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

That authority is given by the law. Regardless of...

That authority is given by the law. Regardless of commercial pressure, as the cap you are legally obliged to take any course of action required to ensure the safety of your crew, passengers and...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2018, 09:33
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

You would rather accept an abusive passengers...

You would rather accept an abusive passengers presence in a tin tube for 2 hours rather than arrive 10 minutes late? If he's mentally unstable and/or drunk and gets violent in flight, would you also...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2018, 15:26
Replies: 98
Views: 27,228
Posted By Kerosine

We don't know whether this was an example of...

We don't know whether this was an example of disgusting racism or mental illness but in any case it's unacceptable. Was the captain informed about the nature of the problem? Regardless of the...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Sep 2018, 09:36
Replies: 55
Views: 12,976
Posted By Kerosine

You stopped reading before my second paragraph....

You stopped reading before my second paragraph. See below.


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That being said as soon as I receive a call of a medical situation developing I'm already setting up a diversion ready to pull...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Sep 2018, 15:33
Replies: 55
Views: 12,976
Posted By Kerosine

I have to agree. As soon as I know there's a...

I have to agree. As soon as I know there's a severe medical condition that could result in permanent injury or death, subject to wx/airport suitability, I'm diverting. High speed, mayday, ambulance...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2018, 19:31
Replies: 48
Views: 13,151
Posted By Kerosine

If they can start to shift the management and...

If they can start to shift the management and safety culture away from its current dreadful state they might have more interest.

As is stands the horror stories come thick and fast, I guess you...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Aug 2018, 06:33
Replies: 5
Views: 1,481
Posted By Kerosine

Very cool. Do you think this was this filmed...

Very cool. Do you think this was this filmed with a 360 degree camera then later edited to show particular angles?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2017, 10:04
Replies: 559
Views: 590,084
Posted By Kerosine

Agreed. What you could do at a stretch isn't...

Agreed. What you could do at a stretch isn't really the basis for sound decision making in a situation like this.

The flight crew will have seen the damage and would have it in the back of their...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Sep 2017, 02:53
Replies: 1,288
Views: 1,224,151
Posted By Kerosine

Can you elaborate? Fixed pattern? Part time...

Can you elaborate? Fixed pattern? Part time options etc?
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jun 2017, 19:21
Replies: 14
Views: 4,430
Posted By Kerosine

No-one likes hearing "50, 20" on the flare. It...

No-one likes hearing "50, 20" on the flare. It very very occasionally misses the "30" if closure rate is high.
Forum: Tech Log
24th Apr 2017, 17:36
Replies: 4
Views: 2,682
Posted By Kerosine

I've done some digging. This is pieced together...

I've done some digging. This is pieced together from scraps of info and old patent documents from Boeing, a couple of incident reports and googling so is definitely subject to correction. Perhaps...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Apr 2017, 08:42
Replies: 4
Views: 5,963
Posted By Kerosine

CReed, my understanding is that even though the...

CReed, my understanding is that even though the packs are fed firstly into the mixer unit, the location of the pack inlets and zone outlets allow for a certain "ballpark" temp control between front...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jan 2017, 17:28
Replies: 9
Views: 2,514
Posted By Kerosine

I seem to remember Lyon is indeed one of the few...

I seem to remember Lyon is indeed one of the few with a DH of 25 ft. It is a pain though: "100 above.... 50, 40, 30, MINIMUMS! CONTINUE! Flare! 20! RETARD, RETARD!".

What a racket. Hard work...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jan 2017, 17:15
Replies: 19
Views: 3,513
Posted By Kerosine

Thanks for the link, I'll be reading that...

Thanks for the link, I'll be reading that tomorrow stuck in my hotel room with nothing else to do!


Ah! This didn't occur to me at the time, so I can't confirm what the temp was doing!


Might...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jan 2017, 13:58
Replies: 19
Views: 3,513
Posted By Kerosine

Thanks all for the information, always...

Thanks all for the information, always interesting to read!

It continued for around 10 minutes before we took out the ATHR and set the power manually.
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jan 2017, 18:19
Replies: 19
Views: 3,513
Posted By Kerosine

Well, it's definitely a possibility since we were...

Well, it's definitely a possibility since we were approaching the Pyrenees, though I've never seen MW so pronounced at high level!
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jan 2017, 16:07
Replies: 19
Views: 3,513
Posted By Kerosine

Strange autopilot behaviour, and ideas?

A319, cruising at FL370, smooth conditions, ALT CRZ (and had been for more than 2 minutes, thus "soft altitude" hold), same problem both APs.


The aircraft showing instability in altitude hold,...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2017, 11:21
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,630,155
Posted By Kerosine

There are hundreds of lithium battery devices...

There are hundreds of lithium battery devices aboard an aircraft, I would assume almost every aircraft in the skies has at least one pilot owned device stowed on each side of the cockpit.

It's...
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