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Search: Posts Made By: Yankee Whisky
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Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th May 2017, 16:01
Replies: 56
Views: 36,843
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Reminds me of a Trident taking off from Heathrow...

Reminds me of a Trident taking off from Heathrow and forgot to deploy the slats ! I remember because I was reading the accident report in a similar Trident taking off from the same runway sometime...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2016, 21:37
Replies: 1,096
Views: 1,236,497
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Service Ceiling 9.449 (10.668) m31.000 (35.000)...

Service Ceiling 9.449 (10.668) m31.000 (35.000) ftRange2.908 (2.963) km1.570 (1.600) NM
1.807 (1.841) mi.

Great circle distance 2975 km !!! The specs show they're, in theory, 12 km short and that...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2016, 19:07
Replies: 101
Views: 82,821
Posted By Yankee Whisky

I agree. The PF knew his airspeed and capability...

I agree. The PF knew his airspeed and capability to climb out before hitting the other aircraft. It is one of those split decisions that either make you a hero or a villain ! I am on the PF side in...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2016, 19:01
Replies: 13
Views: 19,963
Posted By Yankee Whisky

The nosewheel is at an angle because the aircraft...

The nosewheel is at an angle because the aircraft on exiting the RW was in the process of turning right to place the nosewheel on the center line .
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
16th Sep 2016, 14:11
Replies: 40
Views: 28,970
Posted By Yankee Whisky

With the brilliance of...

With the brilliance of hindsight............................but Sully was in a position where the book had to be thrown out the window and go with his instincts. I am very happy he got cleared and...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2016, 22:15
Replies: 58
Views: 53,163
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Flying fatigue

With the intro of long range flights reaching some 15 hours plus with multi crews, one would think that gives enough rest to the non flying crew members having a bunk to sleep. But will they sleep as...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2016, 00:15
Replies: 51
Views: 24,163
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Pilot fatigue

Could time zone changes in short periods of time be a factor ?
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jun 2016, 21:19
Replies: 5
Views: 11,641
Posted By Yankee Whisky

This is a turboprop and not a pure jet ! I assume...

This is a turboprop and not a pure jet ! I assume the military aircraft was a jet. There's a big difference in that props and gearboxes become suspect in addition to the jet part of the engine etc....
Forum: Questions
31st May 2016, 16:41
Replies: 22
Views: 9,200
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Manual flying skills

Needle, ball..............airspeed got a lot of pilots out of trouble by hand flying the aircraft to a stable condition.
I think that most pilots will not disagree with this and it would probably...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Apr 2016, 23:36
Replies: 96
Views: 29,929
Posted By Yankee Whisky

It is my experience as a flight instructor that...

It is my experience as a flight instructor that the medical certificate is a requirement in addition to the license. It was not my responsibility to question the medical certificate.
If a student...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Apr 2016, 20:43
Replies: 80
Views: 61,258
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Weather

Localizer approach available. No GS.

CYGR 291700Z 03024G32KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2886 RMK FG2SF6 SLP776
CYGR 291626Z 04024G30KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF6 SLP770
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Apr 2016, 19:36
Replies: 80
Views: 61,258
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Alimeter setting

Thanks Dave I missed reading it.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Apr 2016, 15:39
Replies: 80
Views: 61,258
Posted By Yankee Whisky

It will be part of the investigation, but no one...

It will be part of the investigation, but no one mentioned the altimeter settings. If they were not reset to local pressure (from that of St Hubert), an incorrect height would be seen by the pilots...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
30th Mar 2016, 18:04
Replies: 80
Views: 61,258
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Approach plate

http://www.ivao.ca/charts/CAP5/CYGR.pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2016, 21:58
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,784,532
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Trimming the stabiliser versus the elevator is...

Trimming the stabiliser versus the elevator is the difference.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2016, 21:47
Replies: 31
Views: 11,748
Posted By Yankee Whisky

B727

I remember a
flight in an American B727 on a very turbulent finals to RW 10 CYUL. The flaps and leading edge slats down and all that was flexing badly was the fuel tank spar section !
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2016, 19:57
Replies: 72
Views: 64,841
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Sorry for error posting

Indeed and I stand to be corrected. The "No Step" part certainly looks very clean, but that could be caused by sand and the part's movements in waves.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2016, 16:37
Replies: 72
Views: 64,841
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Picture of part found

https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/K522S5gUohIURUt4iLKUqw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODM2O2g9NjA0/http://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/42204fb654994af5598d668ef46cd8af
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2016, 22:57
Replies: 5
Views: 7,756
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Deburring holes

Is there not a drill that also incorporates the de-burring bit ? Two steps in one. Or is this subject to another problem ?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2016, 21:44
Replies: 312
Views: 158,344
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Meteor Mk11 ground collision Twenthe AFB

Around 1955-56 a flight of 4 Mk11's dropped in at 326 Meteor Mk8 sqn stationed at Twenthe AFB the Netherlands. The next morning they were scrambled for take-off and one of the aircraft taxied into...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2016, 15:59
Replies: 335
Views: 366,467
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Cappt reference posting

Quote;"(1) Control wheel ....Assume manual control and override runaway.
(2) Both stab trim disc... Press, hold, and release.

There's more but these are the first steps. "




(Manual...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2016, 14:48
Replies: 27
Views: 13,641
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Birmingham cross wind landing

The pilots manual for my aircraft states a maximum crosswind limit. Are these aircraft shown in severe crosswind conditions not exceeding the
limit for their aircraft types ???
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2015, 20:40
Replies: 24
Views: 15,650
Posted By Yankee Whisky

AC88 turbulence accident

This may have contributed;


National Weather Service, Alaska Region Headquarters, AK (http://www.arh.noaa.gov/hazards.php)
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2015, 21:48
Replies: 220
Views: 129,974
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Track as given by Turkey/Russia

Makes absolutely no sense as does the Russian reply. They are both experts in the practice of lies.............................
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2015, 16:25
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,500,039
Posted By Yankee Whisky

QUOTE: Free Flapping HS ...

QUOTE: Free Flapping HS I don't want to get involved in this, but just thought I'd point out one thing if I might. If the HS is ever free...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Oct 2015, 21:42
Replies: 18
Views: 11,403
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Cowling failure

Please don't use inflammatory language when reporting incidents of his nature !
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2015, 21:43
Replies: 107
Views: 97,203
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Asiana undershoot Horoshima etc

Did anyone ever investigate the communication standard between instructors and Asian students, in other words, if instruction was given in English, how much of the material was retained by the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 15:34
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,487,891
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Java sea crash site

AirAsia flight: teams retrieve bodies from Java Sea | World news | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/30/missing-airasia-flight-qz8501-teams-retrieve-bodies-java-sea)
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2014, 12:43
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,487,891
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Winds

Quote:
Originally Posted by PJM
last aircraft ADSB reported airspeed was 469 kts. If the ground speed reported by primary radar of 353 is correct, then headwinds are 116 knots.
You're...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Aug 2014, 19:58
Replies: 57
Views: 20,189
Posted By Yankee Whisky

BMI and BA

Reminds me of AC and CPA. It is unfortunate that the looser airline, given a chance to survive in a smaller role, is the ideal fallback position even if some employees loose their jobs. It could be...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jul 2014, 20:55
Replies: 1,357
Views: 810,819
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Metroliner crash

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Swearingen_Metroliner#Accidents_and_incidents)


I seem to remember the Bearskin crash at...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2014, 20:19
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,340,855
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Contrail in photograph

I do not think we can state with any degree of certainty it is a contrail
shown in the picture posted by Susier.
There are natural phenomena that produce same results, such as the Morning Glory off...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 22:09
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,340,855
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Malaysia B-777 missing

I think many times before has been stated that we must deal with facts and keep our thoughts as what could have happened to ourselves.


If news releases by reporters on the spot release...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jan 2014, 23:53
Replies: 1,147
Views: 488,001
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Cross check system is good cockpit management

bamboo

if the pilot allowed the copilot to fly plane too slowly for safety, is it the copilot's fault?

or is it the captain's fault?

so too with any aircraft system...if the pilot allows...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
6th Jan 2014, 21:35
Replies: 413
Views: 167,442
Posted By Yankee Whisky

Aspen approach plate

http://flightaware.com/resources/airport/ASE/IAP/LOC_DME-E/pdf


Interesting !
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