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Search: Posts Made By: slacktide
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Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2024, 17:16
Replies: 98
Views: 32,171
Posted By slacktide

It was actually several decades ago. Which is...

It was actually several decades ago. Which is why trotting out the old "dual mandate" meme is so tiresome, and marks the person who posts it as ignorant of basic aviation regulation.

It was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Apr 2024, 21:44
Replies: 75
Views: 25,376
Posted By slacktide

Wow, I bet that was a real Hoot.

Wow, I bet that was a real Hoot.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Mar 2024, 16:42
Replies: 6
Views: 3,814
Posted By slacktide

I hear them a few times a day. Production flight...

I hear them a few times a day. Production flight test.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Feb 2024, 18:38
Replies: 19
Views: 5,245
Posted By slacktide

Is that Grumman Greg Amy? If so, you would...

Is that Grumman Greg Amy? If so, you would certainly have a particular interest in the difficulties of the "Impossible Turn" due to our friend Roscoe's experience.

You have to work with what you...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2024, 05:41
Replies: 195
Views: 85,542
Posted By slacktide

Looking at the airplane's pneumatic diagram, one...

Looking at the airplane's pneumatic diagram, one way the engines are tied together is through the 10'th stage bleed manifold, but there is a check valve that should isolate them. A bad 10th stage...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Feb 2024, 22:17
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,876
Posted By slacktide

It's an air duct with insulation on top. You can...

It's an air duct with insulation on top. You can see the SCAT tubing coming out of the insulation toward the bottom.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2024, 15:52
Replies: 704
Views: 195,848
Posted By slacktide

Not a joke and not a meme. Actual CNN screenshot...

Not a joke and not a meme. Actual CNN screenshot from the Malaysia 370 story.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Feb 2024, 20:34
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,876
Posted By slacktide

That one time that I was involved in cutting the...

That one time that I was involved in cutting the tailcone off of a 747-400, we used a gasoline-operated Stihl 14" rotary demolition saw. Like so:
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Jan 2024, 18:27
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,876
Posted By slacktide

It's been pointed out that this is not an...

It's been pointed out that this is not an emergency exit row, but it does have a misaligned window spacing due to the extra space taken up by the hidden door frame. Is it possible that Alaska...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Jan 2024, 20:12
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,876
Posted By slacktide

Post #260 in this thread has a partial picture of...

Post #260 in this thread has a partial picture of the emergency door installation.
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 20:46
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,996
Posted By slacktide

My ADS-B and Transponder are most certainly the...

My ADS-B and Transponder are most certainly the same box. No separate boxes here.

In FAA advisory circular AC43-6D, "Altitude Reporting Equipment and Transponder System Maintenance and Inspection...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2023, 16:13
Replies: 38
Views: 15,079
Posted By slacktide

Every airplane I've ever designed a part for has...

Every airplane I've ever designed a part for has many many thousands of NAS1611 O-rings used in various places as sliding/rotating shaft seals in the hydraulic system.
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jan 2023, 19:34
Replies: 14
Views: 3,392
Posted By slacktide

It should be noted that the accident airplane you...

It should be noted that the accident airplane you are referring to was a piston-engine twin, (Piper Mojave) which has barely enough power to maintain level flight with one engine inoperative. It's...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2022, 13:52
Replies: 33
Views: 8,535
Posted By slacktide

Calling it a drone weapon is inaccurate. It’s a...

Calling it a drone weapon is inaccurate. It’s a standard missile that can be carried by many platforms, and in this case it happens to have been fired from a drone. It could just as easily have been...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2022, 18:25
Replies: 61
Views: 25,417
Posted By slacktide

You've quite missed the point. If you remove all...

You've quite missed the point. If you remove all the pilots, then you do not have do identify which ones are suicidal, because both the suicidal pilots and the bad-mood pilots will be standing on...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2021, 21:18
Replies: 283
Views: 126,169
Posted By slacktide

A lot of discussion on Forkner here, who...

A lot of discussion on Forkner here, who certainly appears to have been negligent in performing some of his specific duties. But what about Michael Teal, the Chief Project Engineer? From a...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2021, 18:49
Replies: 34
Views: 11,590
Posted By slacktide

Sounds like this one? ...

Sounds like this one? https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=32899&key=0
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2021, 03:14
Replies: 78
Views: 70,744
Posted By slacktide

tdracer Are you sure you don't mean...

tdracer

Are you sure you don't mean Regulatory Administration?
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jun 2021, 22:13
Replies: 188
Views: 139,063
Posted By slacktide

It was mentioned earlier in the thread, but to...

It was mentioned earlier in the thread, but to prevent rehashing the issue, the hollow pivot bolt necks down internally and can accept the lockpin fairly snugly.

But - the 777 has this exact same...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jun 2021, 21:28
Replies: 28
Views: 27,168
Posted By slacktide

Indeed. It can be pulled off the wing by large...

Indeed. It can be pulled off the wing by large suction cups that are used for fall-arrest protection. Do not attempt to Spider-Man your way up a 787.
...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jun 2021, 03:19
Replies: 54
Views: 15,988
Posted By slacktide

Check Airman Kegworth is the first thing...

Check Airman

Kegworth is the first thing that comes to mind. We'll be at the pilot+dog cockpit team before you know it. Touch a flight control, that mutt will bite you HARD.

Further details on...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2021, 03:05
Replies: 254
Views: 50,300
Posted By slacktide

I sure hope they rename Airshipman to...

I sure hope they rename Airshipman to Luftschiffkapitän.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th May 2021, 19:35
Replies: 126
Views: 22,648
Posted By slacktide

I see no indication that the child was...

I see no indication that the child was unrestrained. Do you know something that the rest of us don't? My younger brother spent many,many hours restrained in a child seat that was strapped into the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th May 2021, 16:57
Replies: 119
Views: 73,622
Posted By slacktide

As a note, during a parachute descent, the Cirrus...

As a note, during a parachute descent, the Cirrus relies on the gear collapse to dissipate energy on impact with the ground. So their arrival may have been a bit more firm than Cirrus intended.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2021, 21:31
Replies: 119
Views: 73,622
Posted By slacktide

They called the Metroliner in-sight prior to the...

They called the Metroliner in-sight prior to the collision. It's possible that the called the wrong traffic in-sight, that has happened to me on occasion.

See and avoid is difficult and not 100%...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
6th May 2021, 20:12
Replies: 43
Views: 19,491
Posted By slacktide

Mir was intentionally de-orbited over a mostly...

Mir was intentionally de-orbited over a mostly unpopulated area using the reaction control system that was installed for that purpose. It hit reasonably close to the pre-planned and pre-announced...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Apr 2021, 00:35
Replies: 871
Views: 963,755
Posted By slacktide

DaveReidUK Not including this accident, Wiki...

DaveReidUK

Not including this accident, Wiki lists 38 accidents where at least one recorder was either unrecovered or unusable. Of these 38:

15 - Aircraft wreckage located but no recorders...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Mar 2021, 22:35
Replies: 5
Views: 1,495
Posted By slacktide

The generic GA white is frequently called...

The generic GA white is frequently called "Matterhorn White" . I have found that Dupli-Color BGM0387 / WA5111 is an excellent match for minor touch ups on many generic-white aircraft. It can be...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Mar 2021, 22:17
Replies: 33
Views: 9,199
Posted By slacktide

They are ASTOUNDINGLY expensive, considering how...

They are ASTOUNDINGLY expensive, considering how simple they are. It's just a Honeywell microswitch with some formed sheet metal. Most likely due to liability insurance expenses.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Mar 2021, 22:06
Replies: 25
Views: 5,551
Posted By slacktide

Maybe something was lost in the conversion from...

Maybe something was lost in the conversion from Imperial to Metric degrees.

With the invention of the metric system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system), based on powers of ten, there was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2021, 21:37
Replies: 136
Views: 37,574
Posted By slacktide

Not the one you are looking for, but I present...

Not the one you are looking for, but I present the SNECMA Coléoptère.

...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2021, 21:21
Replies: 90
Views: 17,121
Posted By slacktide

This is just a doofus going in circles. Overall,...

This is just a doofus going in circles. Overall, I'm far more impressed by the precision demonstrated at the World Helicopter Championships.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwTuwK8PvdM
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2021, 21:01
Replies: 871
Views: 963,755
Posted By slacktide

General Electric bought Smiths years ago and...

General Electric bought Smiths years ago and renamed them GE Aviation Systems. They're currently headquartered in Cincinnati OH. Not familiar with where the auto-throttle folks ended up, but one...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Nov 2020, 22:32
Replies: 28
Views: 9,817
Posted By slacktide

https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorF...

https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20020806X01314&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=LA
...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2020, 18:27
Replies: 28
Views: 8,276
Posted By slacktide

I occasionally fly in and out of Copalis State...

I occasionally fly in and out of Copalis State Airport, the only officially designated beach airport in the USA. https://wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/AllStateAirports/CopalisBeach_CopalisState.htm This...
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