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Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
30th Apr 2024, 17:03
Replies: 5
Views: 594
Posted By what next

When in doubt, just ask yourself: "Who is going...

When in doubt, just ask yourself: "Who is going to be held responsible if we do something stupid during this flight (e.g. bust some airspace)? Mr. SPIC or I?" The answer to this question will tell...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Mar 2024, 16:06
Replies: 11
Views: 4,248
Posted By what next

Not at all. You have to feel for a slight detent...

Not at all. You have to feel for a slight detent when moving the fuel selector to know that it is in position.



No, it is by the pilot's left foot and slightly above ground level.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
19th Mar 2024, 18:10
Replies: 631
Views: 79,854
Posted By what next

Or an astronaut inside a landing module :-)

Or an astronaut inside a landing module :-)
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Feb 2024, 18:33
Replies: 30
Views: 9,433
Posted By what next

This is mainly history now. Air traffic, at least...

This is mainly history now. Air traffic, at least in my part of the world, does not fly along airways - which were mandated by ground based navigation aids - any more. There is a growing number of...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Feb 2024, 12:10
Replies: 30
Views: 9,433
Posted By what next

They already started the test program using the...

They already started the test program using the engine core of a military GE F110 engine.



This is what I remember too (and my degree is not in aircraft propulsion either) but for comparison:...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2024, 21:49
Replies: 30
Views: 9,433
Posted By what next

Maybe. But you cannot always continue doing what...

Maybe. But you cannot always continue doing what you have done since 30 years. Otherwise aircraft would still look like the Wright Flyer. And regarding Airbus getting bust over this engine, they are...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2024, 21:06
Replies: 30
Views: 9,433
Posted By what next

Don't always assume that everybody else is...

Don't always assume that everybody else is stupid. There are 1.000 engineers presently working on this engine. Do you really think that not one of them has thought about the siren effect? If you look...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
28th Feb 2024, 10:57
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

I may have expressed myself a little too harsh......

I may have expressed myself a little too harsh... But few people know, that privately funded spaceflight is not a recent invention, because it began exactly 50 years ago with a company called "OTRAG"...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 19:49
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

I have been following events and see nothing but...

I have been following events and see nothing but failure. Government funded space exploration may be slow and expensive, but it works fine and produces results that teach us things we could not even...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2024, 17:40
Replies: 7
Views: 2,245
Posted By what next

There is an article in german Wikipedia about the...

There is an article in german Wikipedia about the pilot (Albert Falderbaum) and the accident. He flew inverted along the runway when one of his shoulder belts detatched from the central buckle and...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 16:44
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

These have the advantage that they can hover in...

These have the advantage that they can hover in an actively controlled vertical attitude, as demonstated in at least one Starship test flight, until there is no more horizontal motion. Not much, or...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 14:08
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

Here:...

Here: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-koons-moon-phases-space-odysseus-2440372
It seems they want to capitalise on these statues by selling NFTs.

Spaceflight should broaden the horizon of...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 13:14
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

I wrote "rubber" as a simple example, comressed...

I wrote "rubber" as a simple example, comressed gas (already present on the spacecraft), metal springs or pyrotechnics (which are not really expensive compared to the total cost of such a mission)...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 13:05
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

Tilt is one thing that will throw your spacecraft...

Tilt is one thing that will throw your spacecraft on it's side, but much more important is a horizontal residual motion upon touchdown. Lunar gravity, the force that will hold it down, is only 1/6 of...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 12:13
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

Some things are simple, even when building...

Some things are simple, even when building spacecraft. Add a hinge at the base of each leg and a simple mechanism, in zero gravity rubber bands would be sufficient, to extend them once on the way to...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 10:22
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

Yes, indeed. The investors begin to react (as I...

Yes, indeed. The investors begin to react (as I would too): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intuitive-machines-stock-plummets-moon-105138570.html
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
24th Feb 2024, 13:01
Replies: 59
Views: 3,289
Posted By what next

But this was known long before the "Odysseus"...

But this was known long before the "Odysseus" lander was designed. One can seriously ask the question why the designers placed the centre of gravity so high, that the maximum permissible slope of the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Feb 2024, 12:22
Replies: 221
Views: 59,611
Posted By what next

The interim report reads as if it was compiled...

The interim report reads as if it was compiled from contributions found in this thread (minus the blaming of ATC)...
Regarding the question posed above about how long it takes to recompute the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Feb 2024, 13:29
Replies: 221
Views: 59,611
Posted By what next

It is impossible to know what he meant with that...

It is impossible to know what he meant with that phrase. There are several non-native speakers involved, communicating in short sentences. Maybe what he really inteded to say was: "I assume you want...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Feb 2024, 15:34
Replies: 41
Views: 13,832
Posted By what next

Here you can find the aircraft type and what...

Here you can find the aircraft type and what other information is know so far: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/351775
Condolences for your loss.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Feb 2024, 09:26
Replies: 7
Views: 1,924
Posted By what next

In Germany it is done in rare cases to fight one...

In Germany it is done in rare cases to fight one specific insect (Eichenprozessionsspinner) in forests only and exclusively using helicopters because they can deliver the pesticide in small doses...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
10th Feb 2024, 17:24
Replies: 7
Views: 1,158
Posted By what next

I guess we finally have a good reason to persuade...

I guess we finally have a good reason to persuade our employers for purchasing modern aeroplanes. In addition to the maintenance bills and downtimes they already have to endure (ours was grounded for...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Feb 2024, 11:47
Replies: 7
Views: 1,924
Posted By what next

As far as the EU is concerned the answer is...

As far as the EU is concerned the answer is simple: "Aerial crop spraying is banned as a general rule" (from here:...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
7th Feb 2024, 10:07
Replies: 12
Views: 2,032
Posted By what next

Even if she would be flying her own plane (and...

Even if she would be flying her own plane (and she wouldn't be the only pop/rock star who does, like for example Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden) the second pilot would prepare everything to be ready...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Jan 2024, 18:13
Replies: 14
Views: 3,814
Posted By what next

Sometimes you must go beyond your training, which...

Sometimes you must go beyond your training, which was probably not provided by someone who ever landed this kind of aircraft on it's belly or flew it with both engines feathered, and think for...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jan 2024, 19:23
Replies: 35
Views: 10,600
Posted By what next

Reminds me of filling my tax forms... As far as...

Reminds me of filling my tax forms... As far as stamped logbooks go they don't exist in my part of the world (Germany/national/JAR/EASA). There is no single stamp or signature in any of my logbooks...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Dec 2023, 12:16
Replies: 125
Views: 75,367
Posted By what next

I would say yes absolutely, these aural warnings...

I would say yes absolutely, these aural warnings are designed for noisy cockpits and pilots wearing headsets.



It is in the avionics stack in the middle of the panel and clearly visible for the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Dec 2023, 09:04
Replies: 125
Views: 75,367
Posted By what next

Did this aircraft have a master caution indicator...

Did this aircraft have a master caution indicator at all? I have flown (and still do) quite a lot on piston singles an twins, but never saw such an indicator. However, the manual of this autopilot...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Dec 2023, 08:51
Replies: 125
Views: 75,367
Posted By what next

I took the information about glide slope...

I took the information about glide slope capability from the operarting manual that someone posted way up in this thread. Of course there are different installations of this autopilot, like with and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Dec 2023, 16:19
Replies: 125
Views: 75,367
Posted By what next

I think the correct answer is: do both. Follow...

I think the correct answer is: do both. Follow the indication of the trim indicator to make life easier for the autopilot and add power if you observe the airspeed decreasing.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Dec 2023, 11:09
Replies: 125
Views: 75,367
Posted By what next

And a proper approach mode including glideslope....

And a proper approach mode including glideslope. It is not the dumb kind of "wing leveler" device found in some light aircraft. And the UP and DOWN buttons acting on the attitude and not on the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Dec 2023, 11:51
Replies: 125
Views: 75,367
Posted By what next

Even Lufthansa, who are known nitpickers with...

Even Lufthansa, who are known nitpickers with regard to these things, have discarded their "no beards"-policy more than two decades ago.

And regarding the topic: One is not supposed to talk badly...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Dec 2023, 12:08
Replies: 22
Views: 8,192
Posted By what next

That would mean that approx. 25% of business jet...

That would mean that approx. 25% of business jet flights would have a safety issue (at least in my statistics). As per our operating manual, there are designated "pet areas" for takeoff and landing,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Nov 2023, 09:30
Replies: 38
Views: 11,764
Posted By what next

There are lenghty discussions about it in other...

There are lenghty discussions about it in other aviation forums. The flight seems to have been some kind of private cost-sharing flight from Pribram (Czech) to Pula (Croatia) openly advertised in...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Nov 2023, 20:49
Replies: 112
Views: 21,620
Posted By what next

If you find pilots for that at all. Right now (in...

If you find pilots for that at all. Right now (in Europe at least) the airlines are again hiring and even in my sector, business aviation, we start to see a shortage in pilots. Unless you pay these...
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