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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Apr 2024, 04:35
Replies: 75
Views: 25,308
Posted By Peter H

Loss of engine cover on Southwest Boeing 737-800 prompts FAA investigation

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-says-southwest-plane-with-boeing-engine-cowling-fell-off-during-takeoff-2024-04-07/
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Mar 2024, 15:41
Replies: 13
Views: 6,493
Posted By Peter H

Perhaps relevant: UK somebody with type 1...

Perhaps relevant:

UK somebody with type 1 and flying solo:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/tech-cant-wait/your-stories/chris
In the meantime, my girlfriend had done lots of research and found there...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Mar 2024, 11:38
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,366
Posted By Peter H

Semantics: the branch of linguistics...

Semantics: the branch of linguistics...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Mar 2024, 12:56
Replies: 12
Views: 4,763
Posted By Peter H

Newspaper report of the story and pictures of the...

Newspaper report of the story and pictures of the crashed Cessna at:
https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/national/23024/student-pilot-instructor-killed-after-safarilink-cessna-aircraft-collide-in-nairobi
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Feb 2024, 08:27
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,366
Posted By Peter H

To an SLF these sound like issues that don't...

To an SLF these sound like issues that don't impact subsequent work. Unlike many of the issues discussed in this thread which require subsequent rectification.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2024, 09:49
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,366
Posted By Peter H

[SLF] Isn't the terminology even worse than that?...

[SLF] Isn't the terminology even worse than that?

Besides ordinary doors and emergency exits you have
- "plug doors" that are both doors (providing ingress & egress) and plugs (fitting tightly...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2024, 11:12
Replies: 35
Views: 10,342
Posted By Peter H

Welshpool: Passenger given control of helicopter before crash

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67956994
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/976x549/_132286208_screenshot2024_01_12095833_3a678af78b988c7737f1e781f752564902b351d9.jpg
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Dec 2023, 09:45
Replies: 15
Views: 5,168
Posted By Peter H

Interested lurker. Do they consciously lie...

Interested lurker.

Do they consciously lie or -- having let the plane get way ahead of them -- "remember" what they intended/tried to do?

PS In Everton's long-gone glory days I watched them...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2023, 15:46
Replies: 410
Views: 185,160
Posted By Peter H

I fully appreciate that waypoint names aren't...

I fully appreciate that waypoint names aren't unique. Which is why I suggested that the software should convert the non-unique names to a unique-id of some sort in the internal data structures it...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Sep 2023, 12:22
Replies: 410
Views: 185,160
Posted By Peter H

I stated I was a software engineer, prior to ask...

I stated I was a software engineer, prior to ask a question about the context of the error handling. Intending to indicate the nature of the answer I could handle: the s/w aspects could be reasonably...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2023, 13:12
Replies: 410
Views: 185,160
Posted By Peter H

Non-aviation lurker & retired software engineer. ...

Non-aviation lurker & retired software engineer.

I'm finding it hard to understand why no attempt was made to continue with the the offending flight-plan handled by the manual system. For...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2023, 13:48
Replies: 36
Views: 13,021
Posted By Peter H

A slightly more informative news item ...

A slightly more informative news item
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/11/heathrow-uranium-seizure-raises-questions-over-what-it-was-for
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2021, 19:10
Replies: 14
Views: 5,753
Posted By Peter H

FlightlessParrot Do they make any comment...

FlightlessParrot

Do they make any comment about the differences in population density? Cal=253/sq-m, Texas=110/sq-m. I would have expected this to make a big difference to transmission risks.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2021, 14:08
Replies: 75
Views: 44,146
Posted By Peter H

For clarification: does "after" mean that the...

For clarification: does "after" mean that the cross-infection occurred before leaving the transportation system or within the next X days (e.g. at a conference or holiday resort)?
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2021, 09:35
Replies: 64
Views: 45,906
Posted By Peter H

Ah got it, The BBC item is Boeing 737 Max...

Ah got it,
The BBC item is Boeing 737 Max cleared to fly again 'too early' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55751150
Which contains a link to Ed Pierson testifying before the U.S. Congress...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2020, 18:20
Replies: 1,128
Views: 474,923
Posted By Peter H

gmrwiz As a SLF brit with no credentials I...

gmrwiz

As a SLF brit with no credentials I can see and download the report using that url. Perhaps there is a problem at your end?
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2020, 12:08
Replies: 1,128
Views: 474,923
Posted By Peter H

DaveReidUK Please excuse a SLF. But...

DaveReidUK

Please excuse a SLF.

But surely commercial imperatives didn't require MCAS to be such a dogs breakfast? After all it was "just" some sort of feel augmentation system, which required...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Nov 2020, 10:15
Replies: 90
Views: 24,729
Posted By Peter H

Richard Dangle ... although there might be a...

Richard Dangle

... although there might be a strong seasonal increase in the infection fatality rate early next year. Seasonal diseases and all that (possibly linked to seasonal vitamin D levels).
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Oct 2020, 19:43
Replies: 90
Views: 24,729
Posted By Peter H

Mutant Covid strain from Spanish farm workers...

Mutant Covid strain from Spanish farm workers ‘now accounts for most UK cases’
https://twnews.co.uk/gb-news/mutant-covid-strain-from-spanish-farm-workers-now-accounts-for-most-uk-cases
A...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2020, 21:22
Replies: 90
Views: 24,729
Posted By Peter H

Miles Magister Important point: certified by...

Miles Magister

Important point: certified by what criteria?

We know that the in-vitro accuracy of the swab test is pretty high, but both the quality and timing of the swabbing can introduce...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Oct 2020, 11:00
Replies: 38
Views: 11,614
Posted By Peter H

SLF question: What is needed to keep the airports...

SLF question: What is needed to keep the airports open and minimally staffed (e.g. ATC, emergency services, ground handling)?
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2020, 11:00
Replies: 1,128
Views: 474,923
Posted By Peter H

Doesn't that depend on who "you" are. Short-term...

Doesn't that depend on who "you" are. Short-term investors? Management with bonuses and golden parachutes?
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Sep 2020, 18:11
Replies: 129
Views: 49,231
Posted By Peter H

I can only quote the referenced paper. Given...

I can only quote the referenced paper.
Given the case histories and sequencing results, the most likely sequence of events is that one or both of passengers A and B contracted SARS-CoV-2 in North...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Sep 2020, 13:38
Replies: 129
Views: 49,231
Posted By Peter H

In...

In https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00502-w

21 September — Business-class passenger spreads coronavirus on flight

Genetic evidence strongly suggests that at least one member of a...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2020, 21:18
Replies: 1,128
Views: 474,923
Posted By Peter H

I remember reading that using the flaps extended...

I remember reading that using the flaps extended the slats which changed the airflow at the front of the wing ...

Gotit:
In https://leehamnews.com/2019/09/27/bj...-wire-part-10/...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Aug 2020, 10:14
Replies: 1,128
Views: 474,923
Posted By Peter H

Can you clarify something for a SLF with a...

Can you clarify something for a SLF with a fallible memory.

I can remember they had to enable MCAS -- with increased authority -- in a different region of the flight envelope. I can't remember...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jun 2020, 21:35
Replies: 158
Views: 118,752
Posted By Peter H

meleagertoo The OP's point is that -- if 40%...

meleagertoo

The OP's point is that -- if 40% of pilots have fraudulent credentials -- then for two-person crews
36% of flights will have 2 qualified pilots on the flight deck
48% of flights will...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Mar 2020, 18:09
Replies: 633
Views: 610,881
Posted By Peter H

As a WHO official said in a recent interview with...

As a WHO official said in a recent interview with the New Scientist magazine ...

[shutdown] ...that's the hard part, but not the really hard part.

To actually stop the virus, [China] had to do...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Mar 2020, 14:45
Replies: 633
Views: 610,881
Posted By Peter H

>Why the young were so vulnerable is seemingly...

>Why the young were so vulnerable is seemingly still a mystery.


I used to believe the second theory. Which led me to expect that covid-19 didn't involve "cytokine storms" as it hit the oldest...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
20th Feb 2020, 12:09
Replies: 74
Views: 54,490
Posted By Peter H

old,not bold Thanks for the reassurance. The...

old,not bold

Thanks for the reassurance. The term "during maintenance" sparked thoughts of FOD found on a fuel filter triggering a fuller inspection of the tanks.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
19th Feb 2020, 17:56
Replies: 74
Views: 54,490
Posted By Peter H

old,not bold Do you have any more details on...

old,not bold

Do you have any more details on that? I've only found mention of "during maintenance".

PS
From:...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2020, 17:18
Replies: 76
Views: 41,176
Posted By Peter H

>Originally Posted by roulishollandais View Post...

>Originally Posted by roulishollandais View Post (https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/629283-boeing-posts-first-loss-two-decades-737-max-costs-double-3.html#post10682662)
>in the Volkswagen...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2020, 12:47
Replies: 378
Views: 193,659
Posted By Peter H

My emphasis. Based mainly on the views...

My emphasis.

Based mainly on the views expressed by others on pprune: what facts? (Genuine question)

a) Boeing have gone to great lengths to deny instability. As far as I am aware they have not...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2020, 11:23
Replies: 251
Views: 123,500
Posted By Peter H

mods: time to change the thread title?

Thanks to all who replied about cytokine storms.

I asked because I vaguely remember a SARS related article that talked about the use drugs to dampen this misplaced immune response.
In particular...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Feb 2020, 17:01
Replies: 251
Views: 123,500
Posted By Peter H

Anybody have information on any link between...

Anybody have information on any link between 2019-nCoV and "cytokine storms"? I'd sort of assumed there would be,
but the high average age of the fatalities suggest not.
...
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