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Forum: Tech Log
8th Apr 2024, 12:19
Replies: 13
Views: 1,243
Posted By Meikleour

My experience of 4-engined aircraft...

My experience of 4-engined aircraft (B707,B747,A340) versus the usual twin suspects shows that the rotation and unstick can be a lot less "dynamic" for example the B747 rotation used to tend to slow...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Dec 2023, 22:39
Replies: 43
Views: 5,606
Posted By Meikleour

Vanguard/ VC9 allowed this. I conducted one...

Vanguard/ VC9 allowed this. I conducted one BHX/LHR in 1974!
Forum: Tech Log
30th Jul 2023, 21:07
Replies: 1
Views: 842
Posted By Meikleour

Everything is phase related with Airbus thus if...

Everything is phase related with Airbus thus if it transitions from climb phase to cruise phase with a suitable cruise speed/ CI entered then that is the speed it will target.
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jul 2023, 14:34
Replies: 81
Views: 6,655
Posted By Meikleour

Airports like LHR and LGW routinely use airspeeds...

Airports like LHR and LGW routinely use airspeeds commanded by ATC to achieve their spacing so, to gayly use GSmini in those situations of high winds would interfere with that spacing. Why not just...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2023, 11:26
Replies: 6
Views: 1,315
Posted By Meikleour

Used it once at about 5,000ft. on approach...

Used it once at about 5,000ft. on approach because of an add smell. Cleared the smell straight away. No surging and packs were off.
Forum: Tech Log
22nd May 2023, 14:41
Replies: 18
Views: 2,242
Posted By Meikleour

Shatwa07: the N2 shaft is connected to an...

Shatwa07: the N2 shaft is connected to an ancillary gearbox and the load/drag from that will stop any possible rotation of the N2 simply from wind blowing through it.

As others...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd May 2023, 13:52
Replies: 67
Views: 8,951
Posted By Meikleour

Thanks ATNotts: I had several mates "posted" to...

Thanks ATNotts: I had several mates "posted" to that oddball flight.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd May 2023, 09:55
Replies: 67
Views: 8,951
Posted By Meikleour

What was the origin of the single Trident 1E that...

What was the origin of the single Trident 1E that BEA based in Glasgow in the early '70s?
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Apr 2023, 09:56
Replies: 62
Views: 11,718
Posted By Meikleour

Jonty: I appreciate where you are coming from. ...

Jonty: I appreciate where you are coming from. In the late '70s when I was flying the 707 my then company paid to use a procedure which had been devised by PanAm which allowed the use of MORE than...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2023, 11:53
Replies: 42
Views: 7,315
Posted By Meikleour

blind pew: on amazon paper and kindle : "A view...

blind pew: on amazon paper and kindle : "A view from the hover" Excellent read!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Mar 2023, 22:12
Replies: 42
Views: 7,315
Posted By Meikleour

Regarding this "old chestnut" I have often...

Regarding this "old chestnut" I have often thought that ever since the dawn of flight training the tyro pilot has always started on single engined aircraft. Thus there was the dogmatic insistance...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 11:03
Replies: 72
Views: 11,364
Posted By Meikleour

Palm Springs has an excellent museum foccusing on...

Palm Springs has an excellent museum foccusing on naval aviation.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2023, 16:17
Replies: 17
Views: 3,150
Posted By Meikleour

I did "Pre-Assessment" at Biggin Hill in 1965 at...

I did "Pre-Assessment" at Biggin Hill in 1965 at sixteen years of age. This led to a Flying Scholarship and subsequent happy years at a UAS.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Feb 2023, 16:19
Replies: 24
Views: 4,083
Posted By Meikleour

On the Airbus a rapid advance of the thrust lever...

On the Airbus a rapid advance of the thrust lever simply allows the engine to accelerate at it's FADEC schedule.

A slower advance of the thrust levers can allow a slower spoolup of the engines (if...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jan 2023, 09:48
Replies: 53
Views: 10,815
Posted By Meikleour

Some of my happiest P1 hours were in the...

Some of my happiest P1 hours were in the bunk!!:=:bored:
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jan 2023, 09:24
Replies: 77
Views: 18,154
Posted By Meikleour

IMPRECISE ACCURACY This thread has shown...

IMPRECISE ACCURACY

This thread has shown some clear differences in attitude to routine ops. The OP outlined the scenario of a FLEX departure and a subsequent small rise in actual OAT used...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Dec 2022, 09:03
Replies: 54
Views: 11,391
Posted By Meikleour

Check Airman: Many years ago my then company...

Check Airman: Many years ago my then company employed many pilots from the defunked Ansett Airlines and I was involved in a lot of their initial line training.

One aspect that stood out with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Nov 2022, 11:38
Replies: 44
Views: 5,022
Posted By Meikleour

It strikes me that there are a lot of...

It strikes me that there are a lot of "entrenched" views expressed on here!

Why no criticism of "fly by wire" B777 or B787 control law quirks?

As someone with almost equal experience of both...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Oct 2022, 16:03
Replies: 24
Views: 4,982
Posted By Meikleour

Intruder: were your predicted fuel burns based on...

Intruder: were your predicted fuel burns based on the planned ZFW or in fact recalculated for the actual ZFW bearing in mind the asumptions made about average weights? I did ULH flights for 20...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2022, 16:47
Replies: 44
Views: 17,276
Posted By Meikleour

Any complications from mis-selected modes on the...

Any complications from mis-selected modes on the Airbus is easily cured by a simple disconnect of the autopilot and flight directors. Next put the aircraft to where you want it and then re-engage...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
17th Aug 2022, 17:48
Replies: 31
Views: 16,841
Posted By Meikleour

Don't forget that a large percentage of CX is...

Don't forget that a large percentage of CX is already owned by the Chinese Government. Why would they act against their own interests?
Forum: Private Flying
16th Aug 2022, 13:08
Replies: 18
Views: 1,086
Posted By Meikleour

Fl1ingfrog:Surely if an instructor is there to...

Fl1ingfrog:Surely if an instructor is there to protect the owners interests then he must have the authority to take control if the handling pilot's performance is below par.

You are suggesting...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2022, 10:42
Replies: 18
Views: 1,086
Posted By Meikleour

One oddity under the FAA system is if flying...

One oddity under the FAA system is if flying instrument training under the hood with a safety pilot then BOTH pilots can log P1. Talking about SEPs here.
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2022, 10:38
Replies: 22
Views: 3,965
Posted By Meikleour

An interesting quirk on licencing: when I was...

An interesting quirk on licencing: when I was converting onto the A330 at Toulouse one of the instructors showed me his licence which said in the type rating section simply "all Airbus types"!!
Forum: Tech Log
12th Aug 2022, 09:44
Replies: 4
Views: 975
Posted By Meikleour

Used to fly mixed fleet A330 and A340 and there...

Used to fly mixed fleet A330 and A340 and there the 90 day recency was at least one landing on each type so could do 2 on one and only 1 on the other type.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Aug 2022, 08:18
Replies: 5
Views: 1,627
Posted By Meikleour

applecrumble: just select the start switch to...

applecrumble: just select the start switch to CRANK - that will power the FADECs for you without getting out of your seat.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2022, 14:55
Replies: 11
Views: 2,587
Posted By Meikleour

B2N2: That's a bit of a Freudian slip there- Time...

B2N2: That's a bit of a Freudian slip there- Time of Useless Consciousness - is that what many captains think that their copilots have as opposed to Tme of Useful Consciousness which most of us would...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2022, 14:50
Replies: 57
Views: 18,207
Posted By Meikleour

PelicanSquawk: The simple answer to this is to...

PelicanSquawk: The simple answer to this is to ask your instructor to DEMONSTRATE how he wants it done! That may be quite telling......................
Forum: Tech Log
5th May 2022, 09:27
Replies: 7
Views: 2,011
Posted By Meikleour

Was established in the hold near Kansai with two...

Was established in the hold near Kansai with two other aircraft awaiting approach clearance when ....................... all ATC comms went off! Interesting one which was eventually resolved by the...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2022, 08:09
Replies: 43
Views: 21,892
Posted By Meikleour

FlightDetent: Surely when you do the FLT CONTROLS...

FlightDetent: Surely when you do the FLT CONTROLS check you see full elevator with full stick - then you say you get full elevator with HALF stick on take-off roll!!!?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Apr 2022, 16:38
Replies: 104
Views: 22,020
Posted By Meikleour

The way I heard of the Brize heavy landing of a...

The way I heard of the Brize heavy landing of a Tristar was that the aircraft was, in fact fitted with autoland facility, but that it was a rushed circuit which failed to give the autopilot the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Mar 2022, 11:41
Replies: 119
Views: 12,996
Posted By Meikleour

Angel Great graphics Discorde!! D P Davies ( aka...

Great graphics Discorde!!

D P Davies ( aka HTBJs ) in his radio talks makes mention of an "along wing airflow" on four engined prop aircraft which invariably leads to some nasty stalling...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Mar 2022, 15:41
Replies: 119
Views: 12,996
Posted By Meikleour

Discorde: Hi, I think we both agree that a)...

Discorde: Hi, I think we both agree that a) throttle closure resulted in a yaw to port and b) that your Coriolis Effect also applies but I was trying to get to the source of the yaw swing in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Mar 2022, 13:35
Replies: 119
Views: 12,996
Posted By Meikleour

Cool Nope - the yaw occured even on calm wind days!! ...

Nope - the yaw occured even on calm wind days!!

With counterclockwise rotating props there is a left rudder component needed to counter the inherent swing to starboard. When the throttles are...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Mar 2022, 09:53
Replies: 119
Views: 12,996
Posted By Meikleour

A point that may interest the readers: Many...

A point that may interest the readers: Many years ago I had a conversation with the test pilot who was tasked with clearing the Belfast for in-flight refuelling. He told me that it failed the...
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