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16th Mar 2024, 20:19
Replies: 305
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Posted By suninmyeyes

As there seems to be a lot of supposition about...

As there seems to be a lot of supposition about what might happen when the fuel runs out on a Boeing 777 we tried it on a simulator many years ago at the end of a sim check. I am reposting what I...
20th Oct 2023, 20:36
Replies: 241
Views: 155,417
Posted By suninmyeyes

It looks like the wind was 070/17 gusting 30 and...

It looks like the wind was 070/17 gusting 30 and wet. They landed on Runway 14.

I remember when the Airtours Tristar went off the end of runway 14 in May 1985. I flew into LBA the following day...
24th Sep 2023, 05:10
Replies: 1
Views: 831
Posted By suninmyeyes

Rudder fine steering on BA 747 Classics?

I used to fly BA 747 Classics but they did not have rudder fine steering. The ones we inherited from BCal after the merger did have rudder fine steering which made controlling the plane between 30...
8th Apr 2022, 19:45
Replies: 193
Views: 117,560
Posted By suninmyeyes

Just a suggestion as I have seen a similar thing...

Just a suggestion as I have seen a similar thing happen on a 777. One pilot is manually flying and the aircraft is on an intercept heading for the localiser. He asks the other pilot to arm the...
2nd Jan 2022, 13:58
Replies: 360
Views: 192,123
Posted By suninmyeyes

42go. As stated above I was not trying to prove...

42go. As stated above I was not trying to prove anything, I just wanted to see what happened in a similar scenario. I have no idea where the 1100 came from. It is possible the automatics did not want...
2nd Jan 2022, 09:35
Replies: 360
Views: 192,123
Posted By suninmyeyes

We tried this in a 777 full motion sim a few days...

We tried this in a 777 full motion sim a few days ago with altitude in the MCP set to 0000 to see if we could recreate it.

On the take off roll the FMAs read THR TOGA TOGA as usual.

We rotated...
20th Jul 2020, 13:37
Replies: 116
Views: 34,996
Posted By suninmyeyes

The flight deck of a 747 is small because unlike...

The flight deck of a 747 is small because unlike most airliners it is not at the very front of the nose section, it is in a bubble quite high up on the fuselage. It was put there as it was originally...
19th Jul 2020, 10:07
Replies: 116
Views: 34,996
Posted By suninmyeyes

The earlier 747-136s that BOAC bought had a max...

The earlier 747-136s that BOAC bought had a max takeoff weight of 332.9 tonnes, a figure I still remember well. Incredible to think that the later Boeing 777s have a max takeoff weight of 7 tonnes...
11th May 2020, 17:40
Replies: 55
Views: 23,843
Posted By suninmyeyes

PS What's the third aircraft up from the bottom...

PS What's the third aircraft up from the bottom right facing "west" (if you regard North as the top of the page. ) It looks a bit like a BAC 111 but the tail is wrong. The Tristar further up looks...
11th May 2020, 14:30
Replies: 55
Views: 23,843
Posted By suninmyeyes

This photo taken in February 2018 shows the...

This photo taken in February 2018 shows the Fujairah boneyard quite well with the Boeing 707 in the distance.

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8th May 2020, 19:57
Replies: 55
Views: 23,843
Posted By suninmyeyes

I found this photo on the internet. It was taken...

I found this photo on the internet. It was taken at Fujairah airport 2 years ago during a fire training exercise.. Looks like a Boeing 707 to me (although some expert might prove me wrong ) and it is...
8th May 2020, 09:35
Replies: 98
Views: 33,271
Posted By suninmyeyes

I flew a Beechcraft King air into Heathrow in the...

I flew a Beechcraft King air into Heathrow in the early 1980's and it was not a big deal. In the 1990's a BA manager owned an ex Hamble Piper Cherokee and he arranged to fly it into LHR at about 1 am...
7th May 2020, 15:33
Replies: 55
Views: 23,843
Posted By suninmyeyes

Wub Great photos! Thanks for sharing. Funny how...

Wub Great photos! Thanks for sharing. Funny how Boeing moved the engine fire handles from the control panel on the 707 to the overhead panel on the 747 and then the centre console on the 777.
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6th May 2020, 16:26
Replies: 55
Views: 23,843
Posted By suninmyeyes

The last BOAC Boeing 707 in existence?

I always thought the last BOAC/BA 707 was the one outside the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia which was scrapped in 1989. That was certainly the last one still in British Airways colours. See...
Forum: Middle East
4th May 2020, 21:03
Replies: 10
Views: 5,040
Posted By suninmyeyes

A Boeing 707 at Fujairah

I wonder if anyone with experience of Fujairah airport can help me with an aircraft I am trying to track. It is (or perhaps was) a Boeing 707 registration 4L-GAS. It was owned by a company called...
3rd Apr 2020, 20:22
Replies: 70
Views: 12,576
Posted By suninmyeyes

[QUOTE=RatherBeFlying;10738439]Horizontal...

[QUOTE=RatherBeFlying;10738439]Horizontal velocity allows friction with the ground to dissipate kinetic energy at a gentler rate than happens with a completely vertical impact.QUOTE]

Ok I agree...
31st Mar 2020, 12:16
Replies: 70
Views: 12,576
Posted By suninmyeyes

If they move at different speeds the distance...

If they move at different speeds the distance between them would have to increase😀 So any small transient changes in speed between them due to drag or pendulum effect would have to cancel out.
31st Mar 2020, 10:42
Replies: 70
Views: 12,576
Posted By suninmyeyes

Cirrus descent rate under parachute less with wind?

In the youtube video below Paul Bertorelli states at 4.07 that a Cirrus with parachute deployed descends at a rate of 1700 fpm but will have a lower rate of descent if there is a wind.
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15th Mar 2020, 18:12
Replies: 153
Views: 170,214
Posted By suninmyeyes

Because at US immigration you will be asked if...

Because at US immigration you will be asked if you have been in Europe in the last 14 days. If you say you have you will be deported and if you say you have not and they find out you have you are in...
14th Oct 2019, 14:21
Replies: 15
Views: 10,092
Posted By suninmyeyes

“Can these venerable beasts climb-out if they...

“Can these venerable beasts climb-out if they loose an engine after V1?”

If they are loaded properly for the conditions and the propellor is feathered then yes.

If the aircraft is written off...
21st Sep 2019, 09:56
Replies: 34
Views: 36,454
Posted By suninmyeyes

On the Boeing 777 you would get a config warning...

On the Boeing 777 you would get a config warning if you select land flap and the the gear is not down, so the warning would come at about 1500 AGL. I wonder why the logic is different on the 787.
10th Sep 2019, 21:44
Replies: 21
Views: 17,775
Posted By suninmyeyes

This accident has similarities to the Itavia 870...

This accident has similarities to the Itavia 870 flight, a DC9 that crashed in the mediterranean in 1980.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itavia_Flight_870
1st Sep 2019, 08:49
Replies: 575
Views: 712,271
Posted By suninmyeyes

Speaking generically if someone has a Canadian...

Speaking generically if someone has a Canadian rating and wishes to fly a UK airliner they cannot just do a type rating. To convert to a UK or EASA licence means a lot of exams and is a prolonged...
26th Aug 2019, 17:40
Replies: 33
Views: 9,768
Posted By suninmyeyes

I first read about this accident in the 1960’s in...

I first read about this accident in the 1960’s in Ralph Barker’s great book “Great Mysteries Of The Air.”

It it is a very worthwhile read for any aviation enthusiast.
1st Aug 2019, 16:38
Replies: 5
Views: 3,199
Posted By suninmyeyes

Icon A5 Accident in Michigan USA

I see there has been another Icon A5 accident this week in Michigan, both occupants injured. If you start the video about half way through which is at the start of the take off roll one wonders if he...
30th Jul 2019, 21:42
Replies: 45
Views: 10,984
Posted By suninmyeyes

“Bit late on the round out Hoskins” was another...

“Bit late on the round out Hoskins” was another Roger Bacon classic, frequently accompanied by a black and white photo of a crumpled aircraft.
6th May 2019, 22:56
Replies: 482
Views: 1,015,664
Posted By suninmyeyes

Sandy78 wrote It’s a fair question. However...

Sandy78 wrote

It’s a fair question. However in the Moscow accident some of those who got out might not have got out if they had stopped to put on smoke hoods. If you have ever had to put on a...
25th Mar 2019, 20:22
Replies: 107
Views: 116,022
Posted By suninmyeyes

I think the title “Lands at wrong airport” is a...

I think the title “Lands at wrong airport” is a bit misleading. The flight plan was to Edinburgh, the pilots intended to fly to Edinburgh and they did fly to and land at Edinburgh. So comparisons to...
22nd Mar 2019, 23:37
Replies: 920
Views: 2,302,913
Posted By suninmyeyes

What I find unlikely is the comment that the...

What I find unlikely is the comment that the Captain pulled back so hard he sheared the pins on his control column. I have always been taught on Boeings that you cannot apply excess force to the...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Mar 2019, 16:32
Replies: 36
Views: 14,295
Posted By suninmyeyes

There are also a couple of traps when using FLCH...

There are also a couple of traps when using FLCH on a Boeing.

1) If you are descending in FLCH on an approach with say 2000’ in the alt sel window and are approaching that altitude and you then...
13th Mar 2019, 15:04
Replies: 920
Views: 2,302,913
Posted By suninmyeyes

I agree with Glueball that with a standard 5...

I agree with Glueball that with a standard 5 point Boeing seat harness and in turbulence an incapacitated pilot would not be able to make any forward control input let alone the hefty sustained input...
12th Feb 2019, 06:46
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,892,625
Posted By suninmyeyes

Coincidentally in the March edition of Pilot...

Coincidentally in the March edition of Pilot magazine the ILAFT column tells the story of a Piper Malibu flight from Rotterdam to the UK with a commercial pilot in the left seat and an experienced...
5th Feb 2019, 14:30
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,892,625
Posted By suninmyeyes

Does anyone know approx how many total hours the...

Does anyone know approx how many total hours the pilot had? If he had a valid FAA medical his total hours should be on his last medical application. It would be interesting to know his recent hours...
28th Jan 2019, 18:30
Replies: 170
Views: 218,152
Posted By suninmyeyes

Dave Reid. You are worrying unnecessarily! I...

Dave Reid. You are worrying unnecessarily! I never said it was like a 747 taking off on three engines. I was explaining to the SLF that although some aircraft like 747’s can take off legally with an...
27th Jan 2019, 22:45
Replies: 170
Views: 218,152
Posted By suninmyeyes

Hi Espada 3. Your suggestion is not impossible. I...

Hi Espada 3. Your suggestion is not impossible. I have done several 3 engine takeoffs for real on a 747. There was a special procedure for it, crew only and no passengers allowed. I have also done...
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