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Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
3rd Jun 2010, 03:36
Replies: 1,860
Views: 542,961
Posted By MartinS

@ SLFinAZ

At 10:40:51.2 (end) the First officer says "go around"
this is right between the end of the callouts 90 meters and 80 meters by the navigator. 10:40:51.3 is when navigator 80 meter callout ends....
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
30th May 2010, 03:46
Replies: 1,860
Views: 542,961
Posted By MartinS

With the chief of the air force in the cockpit...

With the chief of the air force in the cockpit until the very end, obviously busting minimums was done with (at the very least) the implicit permission of the highest authority, if not at the request...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
20th May 2010, 18:14
Replies: 1,860
Views: 542,961
Posted By MartinS

Amazing that you think the crew flying IFR in...

Amazing that you think the crew flying IFR in dense fog down to a planned 100m altitude were NOT watching their barometric altimeter!

The third-hand reports from Polish media people who have...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
19th May 2010, 16:09
Replies: 1,860
Views: 542,961
Posted By MartinS

Further bits of info from an article in Polish: ...

Further bits of info from an article in Polish:
- TU-154 had 19 tons of fuel at departure from Warsaw
- one of the voices unofficially identified in the cockpit at 20 to 16 minutes before crash is...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2010, 17:48
Replies: 1,004
Views: 515,586
Posted By MartinS

Amen to that, captplayistation. To find anything...

Amen to that, captplayistation. To find anything more, we need more information, hopefully released on Thursday.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2010, 18:52
Replies: 1,004
Views: 515,586
Posted By MartinS

To me, the only real question is "why were they...

To me, the only real question is "why were they so low?".
Form the recent Polish media reports, these pilots were known to be very "by the book" types. The idea that they were trying to duck...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jun 2009, 15:42
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,293,706
Posted By MartinS

Nuclear sub operating depth

Yes, subs usually hover around 100m below the surface. However, more importantly, subs have listening capabilities that can detect a whisper at 8000m, which is why one was sent to the crash site.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2009, 05:23
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,452,502
Posted By MartinS

I would not be surprised if the crew thought that...

I would not be surprised if the crew thought that since they were using AP B then the AT system would also read from RA on that side and they had no issues due to the captain's side RA malfunction....
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2007, 17:06
Replies: 2,761
Views: 738,236
Posted By MartinS

PAXBoy, I think that having the option to go...

PAXBoy,
I think that having the option to go around would have easily saved the day in this situation. If no TR were deployed, having travelled a significant distance down the runway, still having...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jul 2007, 04:59
Replies: 2,761
Views: 738,236
Posted By MartinS

To duwde and other non-pilots on this thread: ...

To duwde and other non-pilots on this thread: try to remember that there are thousands of landings in A320 series aircraft every day for almost twenty years now. It is very likely that the same...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2007, 15:24
Replies: 23
Views: 19,304
Posted By MartinS

My wife who works for CO has seen AC pilots...

My wife who works for CO has seen AC pilots positioning on CO to pick up an aircraft that had some maintenance done on it in the US. They were not jumpseating though, travelled in the main cabin,...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2007, 16:49
Replies: 48
Views: 20,200
Posted By MartinS

I thought as well that reduced thrust would be...

I thought as well that reduced thrust would be used in most cases in all aircraft types. However, I was flying with a friend of mine in a Cessna 172, taking off from a 6900 foot runway and he used...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2007, 17:55
Replies: 8
Views: 5,923
Posted By MartinS

LOL! Make sure next time you do a precautionary...

LOL! Make sure next time you do a precautionary shut-down that there is a minister on board, better yet, a head of state!
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2007, 17:40
Replies: 12
Views: 7,679
Posted By MartinS

< In a word, no. What makes you think that any...

< In a word, no. What makes you think that any company or person in Chapter 11 bankruptcy recieves public (tax money) funds?

If the pensions are dumped on the Pension Benefit Guaranty...
Forum: Questions
19th Jan 2007, 19:43
Replies: 5
Views: 1,007
Posted By MartinS

TopBunk - the max zero fuel weight limit seems...

TopBunk - the max zero fuel weight limit seems like the most plausible cause to me, however I would not think there would be a lot of space available for cargo with 148 pax with check-in luggage...
Forum: Questions
18th Jan 2007, 20:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,007
Posted By MartinS

Question Weight restrictions

I have recently had the misfortune of trying to get on as a stand-by non-rev passenger on SJO-IAH. The aircraft, a 737-800, left with 7 seats empty while I did not get on. I was told by the gate...
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