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Forum: Tech Log
13th Jul 2010, 00:03
Replies: 16
Views: 15,721
Posted By Grendel

The thing to remember about the Mad Dog is it is...

The thing to remember about the Mad Dog is it is the culmination of the fine art of the "trailing edge of technology." It traces its ancestry back to the DC-9. The DC-9 shares its technological...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2010, 18:30
Replies: 242
Views: 45,927
Posted By Grendel

Dear PP, The PFT or Pay2fly is not a...

Dear PP,

The PFT or Pay2fly is not a relatively new concept but it has been limited somewhat by the realities of the US marketplace. The only PFT scheme I am currently aware of is an outfit in...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2010, 16:53
Replies: 242
Views: 45,927
Posted By Grendel

Dear PPRUNE members: I have been following...

Dear PPRUNE members:

I have been following this thread and would like to draw some parallels to a case in the US. You may remember the case of the Continental Express Q-400 turboprop that crashed...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Mar 2010, 23:27
Replies: 49
Views: 13,387
Posted By Grendel

I have been reading this fine thread and I have...

I have been reading this fine thread and I have noted some commentary on the DC-9 / MD-80 and B717 series and tail icing.

What may not have been discussed is the fact that the pilot does not have...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
4th Feb 2010, 14:32
Replies: 33
Views: 5,706
Posted By Grendel

One of the things not mentioned in this thread...

One of the things not mentioned in this thread but probably mentioned in the literature is the proper design of the procedure or action.

In the Demming method, the role of proper analysis of...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jan 2010, 01:34
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,455,272
Posted By Grendel

Long ago story from the days when women were just...

Long ago story from the days when women were just starting out in ATC.

Busy day at O'hare, the 5:00 push.

United: "United 320 heavy, push D-16 with Delta"
Ground: "United 32O hold the push...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Jan 2010, 01:05
Replies: 32
Views: 31,466
Posted By Grendel

Sorry, I only answered one of the questions. ...

Sorry, I only answered one of the questions.

The Boeing is almost impossible to open in flight because cabin pressure is holding the door closed. The bus, I believe has pressure switches on the...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Jan 2010, 00:55
Replies: 32
Views: 31,466
Posted By Grendel

I can only speak for the B737 as the Boeing or...

I can only speak for the B737 as the Boeing or the MD-80 as to the Douglas side. Yes Boeing doors are of a plug type. You have to pull them in and then there is some articulation in the hinge system...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Dec 2009, 14:53
Replies: 2
Views: 1,761
Posted By Grendel

What does your contract say? Does the contract...

What does your contract say? Does the contract say that the company awards trips based on seniority or not?

A grievance rep can only challenge the interpretation of an existing collective...
Forum: North America
6th Dec 2009, 19:24
Replies: 4
Views: 1,900
Posted By Grendel

I am a US Airways pilot based in DCA and going on...

I am a US Airways pilot based in DCA and going on reserve. I will also need a crash pad.

Please send me a PM on this and let's co-ordinate.

Grendel
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
5th Dec 2009, 18:31
Replies: 8
Views: 2,562
Posted By Grendel

SMS

Hello all,

I will be taking a Graduate Certificate course from Embry Riddle on Safety Management which will include SMS.

I am asking those on this board who are in CAA country's to recommend...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2007, 16:07
Replies: 7
Views: 1,707
Posted By Grendel

Very often it means, a return to the gate. The...

Very often it means, a return to the gate. The aircraft didn't take off. We find this sometimes. If the a/c went out and came back before takeoff the trim will be set at the takeoff setting.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Nov 2006, 23:41
Replies: 15
Views: 3,387
Posted By Grendel

The complex answer is that a jet engine is a...

The complex answer is that a jet engine is a Brayton cycle engine, thtat's what they told us in school, but I don't know what it means.

The last stage of compression, is the point of highest...
Forum: North America
1st Nov 2006, 23:29
Replies: 6
Views: 3,070
Posted By Grendel

Virgin America

I got the call from Virgin America for an interview.

A little research on the website shows a very impressive management team and good financial backing.

I work for one of the US majors on the...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Oct 2006, 18:38
Replies: 12
bfo
Views: 2,439
Posted By Grendel

bfo vs Non-bfo

Some low freq beacons are modulated in such a way that an additonal oscillator to produce an audio frequency tone.

The Glossary of "Aircraft Radio Systems", J. Powell says that a Beat Frequency is...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jul 2006, 20:33
Replies: 1
Views: 1,536
Posted By Grendel

I dont know what the authothrottles use except...

I dont know what the authothrottles use except that they add 5 knots at all times. The unit flys +5 based on either gear or flap extension, I can't remember which. It uses radio altitiude for flare...
Forum: North America
29th Jul 2006, 14:02
Replies: 5
Views: 762
Posted By Grendel

The fear on the US side of the pond, at least...

The fear on the US side of the pond, at least among labor and those who support a rational sort of policy in the foreign relations arena, is that the George Bush method of market integration is...
Forum: North America
28th Jul 2006, 23:22
Replies: 5
Views: 1,104
Posted By Grendel

Nope, not yet. US AWA are in a new type of...

Nope, not yet.

US AWA are in a new type of merger situation called "best practice". They managed to convice the FEDS that the normal "mirror image" practice of just making one airline look like...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Apr 2006, 03:22
Replies: 6
Views: 3,702
Posted By Grendel

A320 Fuel leak

We run this sceaniaro on this years AQP/Maneuvers Observation period. The situaition is you get an ecam stating Check fuel balance or something of that sort and you procede with the QRH or quick...
Forum: Canada
19th Jul 2004, 03:37
Replies: 1
Views: 1,073
Posted By Grendel

Canada 3000

I am looking for any information on Angus Kinnear from the old Canada 3000. I met him last week at a pilot interview in Philadelphia for USA 3000.

Any information good, bad, indifferent or...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Sep 2002, 01:17
Replies: 30
Views: 6,697
Posted By Grendel

MD-80 "Mad-Dog"

Good------ Quiet, Quiet like you ain't never heard
Has all the good features of the DC-9.
Simple; operates on direct-cable, that's why
they...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2002, 22:41
Replies: 42
Views: 2,922
Posted By Grendel

Post Very Interesting. The new Eruopean court...

Very Interesting.

The new Eruopean court just decides to junk the whole concept of Bi-lateral treaties. What a can of worms this is going to open up.

Several posters above I believe are...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Feb 2002, 22:07
Replies: 8
Views: 5,056
Posted By Grendel

Post The above posts are all correct and detailed but...

The above posts are all correct and detailed but the way my instructor taught it is Auto-allows things to happen and Bat forces things to happen.

When in bat all the relays are forced to their...
Forum: Questions
5th Feb 2002, 04:06
Replies: 7
Views: 640
Posted By Grendel

Post The JAA vs. FAA regulations may in fact reflect...

The JAA vs. FAA regulations may in fact reflect teh bias and overall political beliefs of the host countries.

Regulations in the US are generally stated as the minimum requirement to do...
Forum: Questions
30th Jan 2002, 00:32
Replies: 5
Views: 367
Posted By Grendel

Post Open Skies, Britian and US. Will it every fly? How?

Just a question for those on the other side of the pond. BA and any partnership with a major U.S. partner seems to be dead on arrival without increased acess to LHR.

Is this fair, reasonable,...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2002, 00:32
Replies: 3
Views: 515
Posted By Grendel

Post Open Skies, Britian and US. Will it every fly? How?

Just a question for those on the other side of the pond. BA and any partnership with a major U.S. partner seems to be dead on arrival without increased acess to LHR.

Is this fair, reasonable,...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jan 2002, 04:17
Replies: 10
Views: 2,476
Posted By Grendel

Post Vortilons: In an old DC-9 new hire aerodynamics...

Vortilons: In an old DC-9 new hire aerodynamics book from my present employer it is stated that vortilons were added to both lower wings inhibit spanwise flow on outboard wing sections at high angle...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Sep 2001, 20:17
Replies: 2
Views: 962
Posted By Grendel

Unhappy The Death toll on this whole thing may pass...

The Death toll on this whole thing may pass 10,000. Life in these United States may never be quite the same.

My prayers to all and yes even to those responsible. They are going to need it. I...
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