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Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 11:54
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,332,145
Posted By BobT

@Mahatma Kote Re. Use of a PC secure...

@Mahatma Kote

Re. Use of a PC secure deletion tool being a "red flag": That would be an old policeman's attitude - "what do you have to hide". I'd suggest that in these days of online privacy...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 01:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,332,145
Posted By BobT

I'd expect that the PC boards in the E-bays will...

I'd expect that the PC boards in the E-bays will have been "conformal coated". This is a flexible and waterproof coating that prevents damage from condensation (or spillage).
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 20:02
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,332,145
Posted By BobT

Rate the ATC authorities...

Perhaps those who fly in the area regularly (I do not) could 'rate' the quality of the ATC authorities in the area?

Which are more likely to not notice a primary target entering their airspace?
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 18:05
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,332,145
Posted By BobT

BTW...

I'm on the side of: sudden decompression > pilot incapacitation while implementing descent/turnback > airplane flies on a/p until fuel starvation (i.e. the Payne Stewart scenario).

But the longer...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2014, 17:00
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,332,145
Posted By BobT

Rog @14th Mar 2014, 11:43: You may persist...

Rog @14th Mar 2014, 11:43:

You may persist with the idea that this is SAR only, but that is a semantic distinction only. I'll guarantee that Malaysian authorities believe and are behaving as if...
Forum: Freight Dogs
17th Sep 2011, 01:18
Replies: 85
Views: 31,834
Posted By BobT

@smack1: What are you talking about? It's a...

@smack1: What are you talking about? It's a news story.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2011, 17:39
Replies: 174
Views: 84,743
Posted By BobT

This thread went more or less entirely as expected.

I have no idea about the condition of the a/c. I start from the assumption that she was entitled to refuse it and so she did. Whether this refusal was wise, or consistent with other similar...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jun 2011, 03:37
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,673,272
Posted By BobT

KMD: That is one of the reasons floating point...

KMD: That is one of the reasons floating point operations are avoided in control systems. Other representations/encodings are invented.
Forum: Tech Log
16th May 2011, 22:28
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,673,272
Posted By BobT

Indeed it would be a comprehensive conspiracy. ...

Indeed it would be a comprehensive conspiracy.

I assume that downloading the data from the FDR and CVR is not destructive to the original data from the memory devices. This would put a very...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2010, 18:03
Replies: 1,964
Views: 1,339,766
Posted By BobT

@no hoper: Have you a reason to doubt his list? ...

@no hoper: Have you a reason to doubt his list?

Way too much of this "just who are you to comment" on this board IMO.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2010, 15:21
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,827
Posted By BobT

JEP @174

Yes, if ash falls on the ground where you are, you would have to be concerned about vehicles, home mechanicals and the like.

This link (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ash/todo.html) discusses how to...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2009, 00:16
Replies: 701
Views: 209,720
Posted By BobT

In my earlier post in the thread I expressed...

In my earlier post in the thread I expressed amusement at the excuses being made for allegedly professional pilots. I am now mind-boggled at the allegedly professional pilots making the excuses on...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2009, 23:04
Replies: 701
Views: 209,720
Posted By BobT

I am amused by the people on this thread who are...

I am amused by the people on this thread who are making excuses for this crew, or are wanting to 'avoid a rush to judgment'. Allegedly professional pilots with ~150 passengers in back overflew their...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2009, 20:41
Replies: 823
Views: 226,554
Posted By BobT

The egos at work in this thread are breathtaking

Gentlemen, Obviously, the PIC is legally responsible for and empowered to act in (almost) any way needed for safe operation the flight. Nobody is questioning that.

But has it occurred that...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Jun 2009, 00:31
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,290,943
Posted By BobT

@jeremiahrex: I think the phrase you're looking...

@jeremiahrex: I think the phrase you're looking for is "common-mode failure"?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jun 2009, 15:41
Replies: 129
Views: 54,527
Posted By BobT

So if there are two FOs on the plane - both of...

So if there are two FOs on the plane - both of which are (allegedly?) qualified to fly it in all phases of flight - why declare an emergency? Would the pax be told?
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2009, 13:22
Replies: 26
Views: 8,480
Posted By BobT

Deicing in KLAS

Even worse in Las Vegas when they had their snow last month. Hours delay awaiting service. Once the folks arrived, the deice gear they had was of insufficient pressure to move the snow off the...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2008, 20:05
Replies: 77
Views: 23,183
Posted By BobT

@WhiteKnight - I find it unfortunately humorous...

@WhiteKnight - I find it unfortunately humorous that we normally hear much blather here about captains being all-responsible and all-powerful. But in this incident, the captain who agreed to a risky...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2008, 20:50
Replies: 67
Views: 43,749
Posted By BobT

Can also mean lack of signatures on pieces of...

Can also mean lack of signatures on pieces of paper.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2008, 03:20
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,138,786
Posted By BobT

Older generation ICs

At one time, I also made my living engineering safety-critical systems.

Selection of last generation or older components for newer applications (like 186s for 777s) is effectively required to...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jan 2008, 01:54
Replies: 57
Views: 8,936
Posted By BobT

IO540 nails it. While the theoretical...

IO540 nails it.

While the theoretical discussion is interesting, we've by now a good amount of practical experience that strongly indicates that EMI from consumer devices isn't much of an issue if...
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