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Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2023, 21:20
Replies: 48
Views: 18,097
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Not a lot of info on Captain Fathom's background.

Not a lot of info on Captain Fathom's background.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2023, 18:59
Replies: 11
Views: 4,430
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Good Show!!!!

:D:D:D:D
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2023, 22:10
Replies: 11
Views: 2,717
Posted By Smilin_Ed

"Fly past by growlers……..surely not 😂 someone has...

"Fly past by growlers……..surely not 😂 someone has a fabulous sense of humour"


Your point being.....???
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2023, 19:42
Replies: 126
Views: 35,104
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Not a Spectator Sport

If circumstances put you in a position where you cannot execute a safe landing, on a ship or on a field, the Sierra Hotel thing to do is to go around before you get "in the groove,"
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Aug 2022, 21:45
Replies: 44
Views: 17,244
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Always

"You'd prefer flying a full manual G/A than pressing 4 buttons slowly?"

Always!
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2022, 22:25
Replies: 193
Views: 118,872
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Uplinker: Everything you list is simply a failure...

Uplinker: Everything you list is simply a failure of the person at the controls to fly the airplane. No procedures can substitute for that.

1. Aviate (Fly the airplane.)
2. Navigate
3....
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2022, 14:19
Replies: 193
Views: 118,872
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Is a "startle" response to a go-around situation...

Is a "startle" response to a go-around situation something that is caused by the company's aversion to additional flight time for financial reasons? Are pilots afraid of a go-around because they are...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2022, 22:32
Replies: 444
Views: 179,612
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Russian Ships In Poor "Material Condition"

In the 1990s, I went aboard one of the visiting Russian ships in Norfolk. I and another retired navy friend observed generally poor condition as discussed in earlier posts. There was much...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2022, 22:09
Replies: 193
Views: 118,872
Posted By Smilin_Ed

"When I was flying I clearly recall the startle...

"When I was flying I clearly recall the startle effect when receiving an ATC instruction to go-around on a least two occasions when I least expected it!"

"Startle" ??? Why would you be startled?...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2021, 14:30
Replies: 283
Views: 126,052
Posted By Smilin_Ed

ANY pilot who flew either the aircraft or the...

ANY pilot who flew either the aircraft or the simulator and experienced uncommanded nose down pitch should have screamed long and loud about this unbelievable situation. They all are responsible.
Forum: Tech Log
15th Nov 2021, 15:17
Replies: 49
Views: 14,618
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Interesting. Since they had no passengers aboard,...

Interesting. Since they had no passengers aboard, they treated the situation as if they were making a three-engine ferry for part of the flight.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2021, 15:43
Replies: 25
Views: 18,971
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Every morning I get on an exercise machine...

Every morning I get on an exercise machine (NuStep) for a 20 minute session. Several times I have tried the my routine exercise protocol with and without a mask. With a mask is definitely more...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2021, 15:57
Replies: 124
Views: 129,129
Posted By Smilin_Ed

E-28 Arresting Engine at NAS Jax

737 Driver

The diagram shows a bi-directional E-28 arresting engine. https://www.navair.navy.mil/sites/g/files/jejdrs536/files/2018-11/14353A_ch9.pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2021, 11:58
Replies: 337
Views: 263,698
Posted By Smilin_Ed

It will take action by the US Congress to fix it.

It will take action by the US Congress to fix it.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2021, 21:54
Replies: 129
Views: 59,974
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Highly Trained?

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/10/air-france-flight-447-crash[/QUOTE]

"These were highly trained people,..."

Highly trained but not in actually flying an airplane.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2021, 16:21
Replies: 129
Views: 59,974
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Thanks Stilton for your bringing up the "soft...

Thanks Stilton for your bringing up the "soft go-around." Some years ago I was riding on Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Cairo. Weather CAVU. While on approach at about 1500 feet, suddenly the nose...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jul 2021, 14:26
Replies: 129
Views: 59,974
Posted By Smilin_Ed

The tone of this discussion really frightens me....

The tone of this discussion really frightens me. Pilots are supposed to remain cool, even in the face of imminent death, and salvage the situation without damage to people or the aircraft. I am glad...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jun 2021, 15:28
Replies: 9
Views: 4,728
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Sea -water Corrosion

Having had personal experience with it, I wish them luck with sea-water induced corrosion.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Feb 2021, 21:58
Replies: 62
Views: 33,385
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Uncomfortable Flying by Hand????

It really makes ME feel uncomfortable that the pilot of an airliner in which I am a passenger would feel "uncomfortable" flying manually.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2021, 18:55
Replies: 871
Views: 963,155
Posted By Smilin_Ed

The issue is the inability of pilots to fly the...

The issue is the inability of pilots to fly the airplane up to cruise altitude, trimming everything up, and THEN, turning on the automatics to see if they actually work. If the pilots cannot do that,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Nov 2020, 22:14
Replies: 52
Views: 46,431
Posted By Smilin_Ed

The only way to make a judgement as to the size...

The only way to make a judgement as to the size of the flying object, whatever it was, is to accurately know the focal length of the lens and the size of the camera's image on the sensor of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2020, 15:10
Replies: 113
Views: 47,379
Posted By Smilin_Ed

This is a single engine aircraft so I doubt there...

This is a single engine aircraft so I doubt there is a capability to feather.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Aug 2020, 17:21
Replies: 23
Views: 18,755
Posted By Smilin_Ed

EASA Signed Off On The MAX

"... do you think that EASA will sign it off if even the slightest doubt exists with regards to its safety?"

Well, they signed off on the MAX didn't they? What a disaster!
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2020, 20:45
Replies: 60
Views: 40,088
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Can you really have too much information? They...

Can you really have too much information? They had the fuel to go around several times. I'd want everything available.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Aug 2020, 22:24
Replies: 55
Views: 24,598
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Most passengers do not understand that when they...

Most passengers do not understand that when they get into an airplane, they are entering into a survival situation and if the airlines were to publicize that, the public would go berserk. I have seen...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2020, 21:23
Replies: 18
Views: 13,215
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Patient on oxygen? Potential for this kind of...

Patient on oxygen? Potential for this kind of fire?
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2020, 17:22
Replies: 89
Views: 52,779
Posted By Smilin_Ed

"You can bet if an engine failure occurred on...

"You can bet if an engine failure occurred on takeoff they would have raised the gear."

In military test pilot schools, it is taught that you keep the gear down while going through all the other...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2020, 22:59
Replies: 255
Views: 180,730
Posted By Smilin_Ed

"Or just landed overweight and damaged the...

"Or just landed overweight and damaged the aircraft...".

And then burn up the brakes, blow several tires, run off the end of the runway and kill/injure multiple passengers and crew.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2019, 23:06
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,783,459
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Why Do We Need Pilots Anyway?

Doesn't anyone else find it difficult to understand how a plane can be certified for flight when forces (torque) on the manual trim wheel can be so large that the trim wheel cannot override the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2018, 09:34
Replies: 466
Views: 526,067
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Not a 'Fighter Pilot' A Naval Aviator

"Fighter Pilot" is a subset of Naval Aviator.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2018, 16:34
Replies: 16
Views: 9,662
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Nuclear Power Industry Too

Following the Three Mile Island disaster, the nuclear power industry turned to pilot training professionals to learn how teach nuclear power operators how to deal with emergencies.
Forum: Tech Log
25th Feb 2018, 09:57
Replies: 62
Views: 29,243
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Developing Skills

How will they ever get those skills?
Forum: Tech Log
20th Feb 2018, 23:11
Replies: 62
Views: 29,243
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Too Slow!

Shouldn't the call be, "TOO SLOW, TOO SLOW, TOO SLOW!
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2017, 09:46
Replies: 25
Views: 11,147
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Back to the subject at hand: Could this have been...

Back to the subject at hand: Could this have been a "retaining ring"?
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jul 2017, 15:24
Replies: 40
Views: 34,466
Posted By Smilin_Ed

The Best Type of Deflector

The best type is one that deflects stupid people from getting into a dangerous situation. :=
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