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Forum: Questions

9th Feb 2008, 19:05

Replies: 7

Old Aero engines

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Posted By PierceAviation

BOS and ORD both have a snow melter that is a jet...

BOS and ORD both have a snow melter that is a jet engine. Now the snow melter I am talking about is stationary and they load a hopper with snow that falls an area that is heated by the exhaust of...

Forum: Questions

9th Feb 2008, 05:07

Replies: 12

Shutting engines down during lengthy outbound ground delays

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Posted By PierceAviation

We shut down engines all the time when on a...

We shut down engines all the time when on a delay...and the only time we would tell the tower was if we were going to shutdown all the engines and just keep the APU up.

On each airplane that I...

Forum: Questions

9th Feb 2008, 04:56

Replies: 7

Old Aero engines

Views: 1,524

Posted By PierceAviation

There using T-56/D501's for larger emergency...

There using T-56/D501's for larger emergency electrical generators. Yes they are using RB211-22B's for pumping stations. They are using T-58 engines for hospital emergency generators. I am not...

Forum: Questions

9th Feb 2008, 04:50

Replies: 11

Flying without a passport

Views: 2,608

Posted By PierceAviation

Since 9/11 it is tough to enter the US without...

Since 9/11 it is tough to enter the US without having your passport scanned. On the other hand, true you might be doing a Central America turn and break...it would really blow to have to send the...

Forum: Questions

9th Feb 2008, 04:44

Replies: 1

Fuel Tank repair in Central / South America

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Posted By PierceAviation

Try PAE in Panama City...I hear that are putting...

Try PAE in Panama City...I hear that are putting together a pretty good tank team.

Good Luck,
Greg

Forum: Tech Log

9th Feb 2008, 04:20

Replies: 4

Question on Bleed air

Views: 1,543

Posted By PierceAviation

OK, not known is what stage your bleed air is...

OK, not known is what stage your bleed air is taken from. In most jet engines that operate at high altitudes take their bleed air from two different points. A low pressure source where the...

Forum: Tech Log

9th Feb 2008, 04:07

Replies: 11

737-700 Snow -Go or No Go

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Posted By PierceAviation

The crew has a "hold over" chart that they go by....

The crew has a "hold over" chart that they go by. The de-ice/anti-ice crew will measure the specific gravity of the de-ice/anti-ice fluid. That is combined with the type of fluid used, the out side...

Forum: Tech Log

9th Feb 2008, 03:47

Replies: 11

what is the difference between aircraft engineering and aeronautical engineering

Views: 22,114

Posted By PierceAviation

Or to put it another way Aero Eng is what...

Or to put it another way Aero Eng is what Manufacturers want. Aircraft Eng is what the Airlines want.
They are definitely not the same. Hope this helps.

That is the best explanation that I have...

Forum: Tech Log

9th Feb 2008, 03:41

Replies: 9

Fuel and Paint

Views: 1,314

Posted By PierceAviation

American Airlines have never painted their...

American Airlines have never painted their aircraft since metal fuselages came along in the 1930s, apart from the A300 which requires a special coating. It does save weight, cost, and the downtime...

Forum: Tech Log

9th Feb 2008, 03:25

Replies: 15

-ft/m touchdown question

Views: 2,197

Posted By PierceAviation

ACARS

You are correct, most companies set up their ACARS to monitor touchdown velocities. The last company I flew for had the ACARS set up to immediately notify Maintenance Control of a hard...

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