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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2022, 19:25
Replies: 150
Views: 53,725
Posted By abdunbar

Oh, I could see several. Still not enough info to...

Oh, I could see several. Still not enough info to say. How fast was the aircraft in the break? Did the ship call the break? If there are aircraft in the pattern and/or the deck is foul, it is not...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2019, 13:24
Replies: 104
Views: 109,955
Posted By abdunbar

Sim limitations

Worse, I doubt that those test point were ever even flown in the actual aircraft. I suspect that at some point they said that they had tested recoverability at a high enough speed with enough nose...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jul 2019, 17:26
Replies: 548
Views: 513,054
Posted By abdunbar

when I was a check airman at a major world...

when I was a check airman at a major world airline more than 15 years ago, I flew with many pilots with poor BAW. My policy was that I expected a new copilot to be able to manage a descent and...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jul 2019, 12:09
Replies: 548
Views: 513,054
Posted By abdunbar

Lack of situational awareness is a problem for...

Lack of situational awareness is a problem for all of us. I just took some people on a canoe trip in Northern Maine. We drove two hours beyond cell phone coverage to the start of the trip. Then...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2019, 15:39
Replies: 124
Views: 129,415
Posted By abdunbar

EDLB The reasons for bad decisions are...

EDLB

The reasons for bad decisions are varied and many would find them surprising. The number one reason for failure to abort is lack of experience and situational awareness. Other issues are the...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Apr 2019, 14:03
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

A laudable view but hard to achieve in practice....

A laudable view but hard to achieve in practice. Regardless of the operation (fixed wing, rotary, commercial, non-commercial etc) there will be those who achieve and maintain a higher standard than...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2019, 10:57
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

Your first point is the heart of the matter. When...

Your first point is the heart of the matter. When faced with any aircraft control problem, the pilot needs to be able to quickly revert the aircraft to a configuration in which he knows what he is...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2019, 20:40
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

This question is for FCeng84 who seems to be very...

This question is for FCeng84 who seems to be very specifically knowledgeable regarding the 737Max. Based upon what you are saying about how the elevator works, it does not seem that there would be a...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2019, 20:17
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

I agree with a lot of your post but while is...

I agree with a lot of your post but while is popular here and abroad to bring Trump into everything I do not think he has much to do with the current state of affairs at the FAA. The cozy...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2019, 20:01
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

well, as you stated before, that depends. the...

well, as you stated before, that depends. the angle would be pretty small at Mach 1 . ;-)
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2019, 19:58
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

Exactly!! There is a large range in pilot skill...

Exactly!! There is a large range in pilot skill level and dedication. The most dedicated group I personally flew with was Japanese pilots at a small airline based out of Tokyo. They knew the...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2019, 19:12
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

I understand all that, and yes, I vaguely...

I understand all that, and yes, I vaguely remember the trim brake. but the question is still this. Is there a conceiveable way to load the stabilizer to the point that it cannot manually be trimmed...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2019, 18:48
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

Does anyone know? If you have a 737 Max ,...

Does anyone know? If you have a 737 Max , airborne, flaps up, really high speed, full nose down trim, electric stabilizer trimming motors shut off, how much back pressure does it take to raise...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2019, 18:33
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

In addition to often mentioned lack of fidelity...

In addition to often mentioned lack of fidelity in the ads-b info available on the internet. It is normal to see a VSI indication dip slightly at rotation. well, it used to be, not familiar with...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2019, 18:18
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

assuming that trim wheel is just like in the 727...

assuming that trim wheel is just like in the 727 and the stab does not move without that big wheel spinning and that it is as loud as it ever was? It is a powerful visual and aural que of what is...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2019, 17:46
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

otoh, the Electra continued as the Navies P-3....

otoh, the Electra continued as the Navies P-3. For a very long time. One of the last Electra crashes I recall was attitude indicator failure.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 12:33
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

Regarding normal clean up altitude

FWIW. Clean up altitude is based upon two primary considerations, safety and noise abatement and secondarily, economy. 800 to 1000 foot clean up altitudes have been traditionally, the selected...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 12:06
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,249,631
Posted By abdunbar

Where are the pieces

Information is slow in coming. Eye witness statements of articles and debris falling from the aircraft before final impact should have been confirmed, if true, by recovery of such material. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2018, 18:10
Replies: 39
Views: 21,012
Posted By abdunbar

Flew in an all weather attack squadron out of...

Flew in an all weather attack squadron out of Iwakuni many years go. Also have refueled from kc130s many times and also have a small amount of flight time as a pilot of kc130 and have flown...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2018, 10:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,245
Posted By abdunbar

Why

Why is the F-35 so expensive? It would be an interesting exercise to determine the precise reasons for the F-35 high cost. I propose that a very high percentage of the cost is development which...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 19:05
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,638,382
Posted By abdunbar

suninmyeyes; even the heightened security...

suninmyeyes;


even the heightened security we have is less effective specifically because of exceptions like you suggest. If you had an exception to bypass security it would become known. You...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 13:59
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,638,382
Posted By abdunbar

The further away in time from an event the...

The further away in time from an event the dynamics change;

the public forgets and isn't as interested or at least the press doesn't think so and for that reason the old incident is not on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 11:15
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,638,382
Posted By abdunbar

interesting article. Yes , aware of the...

interesting article. Yes , aware of the complaints about sanitary issue. We were given wipes to clean the mask, first flight. Many did not like. I was a Captain and I expected compliance so I...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 10:48
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,638,382
Posted By abdunbar

A320 windscreens

Have heard story of Boeing windshield failure of both inner and outer panel. Windshield was bulging outward against air stream, pushed out by cabin differential pressure. there is a plastic layer...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 10:18
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,638,382
Posted By abdunbar

far 121 requires single pilot on oxygen if other...

far 121 requires single pilot on oxygen if other pilot leaves crew position above fl250. europe similar.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 10:09
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,638,382
Posted By abdunbar

last a/c I flew was b767. before starting...

last a/c I flew was b767. before starting engines ck list we always checked emer o2 set 100 per cent and push to test while watching bottle pressure. first flight of day, don and restow.

o2 is a...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 20:42
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,489,742
Posted By abdunbar

Quote: Given the heavy automation in the...

Quote:
Given the heavy automation in the systems, the question is, how does being suddenly thrown into a situation where the automation *isn't* working as expected and where you have to rapidly...
Forum: North America
13th Jan 2014, 13:00
Replies: 355
Views: 137,539
Posted By abdunbar

I flew the 767 for two different airlines and the...

I flew the 767 for two different airlines and the procedures were similar.

The flight plan was loaded by datalink into the fms and then checked against the paper flight plan before start.

In...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Nov 2013, 22:18
Replies: 310
Views: 176,969
Posted By abdunbar

wrong runway

I flew with a guy at ******** back in the late 70's. He was on a crew that landed at Biggs AFB instead of El Paso, the month before. It was a pretty funny story. He claimed that there was only one...
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