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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Jul 2019, 19:54
Replies: 24
Views: 6,362
Posted By flipperb

ATL is great for this too. Five parallel runways,...

ATL is great for this too. Five parallel runways, and it's very common to have paired landings where two aircraft are parallel on approach. They use the outer runways for arrivals and the inner...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Jul 2019, 19:44
Replies: 1
Views: 2,034
Posted By flipperb

Hot weather / short runway (DCA)

I am scheduled to fly out of DCA (WN 737-800) this weekend, when local temperatures are forecast in the range of 96F to 100F. Given that Rwy1/19 is 7,169' long, is there a high chance that the flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2019, 13:50
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,280,418
Posted By flipperb

Given the shape of the impact crater, I believe...

Given the shape of the impact crater, I believe the "trail" you are seeing is a debris field beyond the crash site; i.e. the a/c was traveling left-to-right in the orientation of this photo.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th May 2014, 20:22
Replies: 13
Views: 4,599
Posted By flipperb

All points well taken, and makes me feel better.

All points well taken, and makes me feel better.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th May 2014, 19:05
Replies: 13
Views: 4,599
Posted By flipperb

Hard Landing - was it serious?

Hey all,

I recently flew r/t from IAD to Heathrow on Virgin Atlantic. The flights were generally a very good experience, but the return landing at IAD was the most violent I can ever recall...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 18:18
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,396,167
Posted By flipperb

As the search stretches on without success, I'm...

As the search stretches on without success, I'm inclined to wonder if the loss of Comms might have been separated from the loss of the a/c by some considerable amount of time.

Is there a scenario...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
2nd Nov 2011, 18:41
Replies: 415
Views: 293,522
Posted By flipperb

I would want all 3 actuators controlled by the...

I would want all 3 actuators controlled by the same bus. Could really ruin your day if the left main gear deployed and the right didn't...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
2nd Nov 2011, 03:11
Replies: 415
Views: 293,522
Posted By flipperb

Lowly SLF here, but wanted to offer a thought: ...

Lowly SLF here, but wanted to offer a thought:

If the hydraulic failure left them with the option of a gravity drop, is it conceivable that they might have elected to the belly landing for fear...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2009, 15:27
Replies: 21
Views: 7,675
Posted By flipperb

Question Swiss Air crew "not licensed" incident at TLV

Swissair flight held at Ben Gurion as copilot lacks valid license (http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1233304806388)
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2009, 01:33
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,060,642
Posted By flipperb

ATC Transcript?

There was an NTSB release last week that stated something to the effect of an ATC transcript for 1549 to be released soon. Although I've seen media articles with snippets from the transcript, I'm yet...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2008, 01:11
Replies: 949
Views: 426,494
Posted By flipperb

Possibly misguided theory

As I noted in my last post, I'm not a pilot, so feel free to take this with a grain of salt...

IMHO, the evidence doesn't seem to point to any sort of fuel or other engine problem. For both...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2008, 14:52
Replies: 949
Views: 426,494
Posted By flipperb

Doubt RAT deployment

Let me preface this by acknowledging that I'm neither a pilot nor a regular on PPRuNe. I'm an aviation enthusiast who came here for the first time today to see what was being discussed.

It's worth...
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