PPRuNe Forums - Search Results

Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

 
Search: Posts Made By: Fortissimo
Showing results 1 to 35 of 478
Search took 0.02 seconds.
16th Mar 2024, 10:37
Replies: 509
Views: 136,116
Posted By Fortissimo

Seat movement may have been identified as a...

Seat movement may have been identified as a potential cause of a physical control input but at this stage it is only one avenue for investigation. It is also the easiest to deal with in terms of...
16th Mar 2024, 10:11
Replies: 29
Views: 4,341
Posted By Fortissimo

The answer on public domain is that there were...

The answer on public domain is that there were journos on board. The hype is all about specific targeting of the aircraft, which is nonsense, as is the sensationalist language. And if the journos...
12th Mar 2024, 08:06
Replies: 17
Views: 2,897
Posted By Fortissimo

Cadre.

Cadre.
29th Feb 2024, 11:37
Replies: 93
Views: 24,595
Posted By Fortissimo

[QUOTE=adminblunty;11606195]Someone may want to...

[QUOTE=adminblunty;11606195]Someone may want to draw Rosie’s attention to this from the AFPRB report 2023:

‘MOD assessed that Service accommodation offered excellent value for money for personnel...
27th Feb 2024, 08:41
Replies: 19
Views: 3,191
Posted By Fortissimo

There has long been a feedback mechanism to...

There has long been a feedback mechanism to ensure the output from the training machine (regardless of how long it is currently taking!) is of the standard that the front line requires. Part of that...
26th Feb 2024, 21:32
Replies: 509
Views: 136,116
Posted By Fortissimo

Quote from a Boeing exec at a public conference...

Quote from a Boeing exec at a public conference in Nov 2023: "Our SMS journey started about 5 years ago..."
First MAX accident: Oct 2018. (About 5 years ago...)
ICAO SMS requirement: 2006.
21st Feb 2024, 12:35
Replies: 62
Views: 10,949
Posted By Fortissimo

ORAC has covered this in his previous posts....

ORAC has covered this in his previous posts. Adding telemetry also adds a different layer of complexity but the telemetry is there to measure performance and allow intervention in the event of a...
17th Feb 2024, 16:34
Replies: 503
Views: 433,811
Posted By Fortissimo

Not sure where you get the 8000ft performance...

Not sure where you get the 8000ft performance degradation from. The RAF allowed ops without additional oxygen up to 10K ft, regulators were tuned to provide increasing concentration until 18K ft,...
9th Feb 2024, 14:10
Replies: 46
Views: 5,856
Posted By Fortissimo

Congratulations to Hand Tattoo, I hope he or she...

Congratulations to Hand Tattoo, I hope he or she has a great time during their service.
7th Feb 2024, 11:56
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,036,769
Posted By Fortissimo

The invitations are per the arrangements in ICAO...

The invitations are per the arrangements in ICAO Annex 13: the State of Occurrence leads with nominated Accredited Representatives (AccReps) from the State of Registration, State of Manufacture,...
2nd Feb 2024, 06:42
Replies: 167
Views: 22,078
Posted By Fortissimo

So where would you place the Nimrod R crews in...

So where would you place the Nimrod R crews in this? Some of their now unclassified missions were definitely on the risky side. Baltic, east of the North Cape etc. Or the handful of Canberra crews...
1st Feb 2024, 07:45
Replies: 22
Views: 5,774
Posted By Fortissimo

This has nothing to do with requirements drift...

This has nothing to do with requirements drift and everything to do with budgets and through-life programme costs.

I am told the original Typhoon spec included a gun, as you might expect. Then...
23rd Jan 2024, 22:06
Replies: 193
Views: 117,568
Posted By Fortissimo

I don't think we share the same understanding of...

I don't think we share the same understanding of how the ERC works, but I stand to be corrected. It doesn't work for accidents that have happened. It starts with Q1 (funnily enough) which asks what...
23rd Jan 2024, 16:55
Replies: 159
Views: 33,929
Posted By Fortissimo

RAF Wattisham, 1989 or thereabouts, the Phantom...

RAF Wattisham, 1989 or thereabouts, the Phantom force still going strong and the Wall still standing. One of the early colour photocopiers (a Canon if memory serves) was provided to the Sqn, having...
23rd Jan 2024, 08:19
Replies: 46
Views: 9,195
Posted By Fortissimo

Good question! Both George Aird and his seat...

Good question! Both George Aird and his seat ended up a few feet apart inside the greenhouse and he is reported as suffering multiple fractures, but it is not clear whether those came from rate of...
17th Jan 2024, 13:16
Replies: 159
Views: 33,929
Posted By Fortissimo

Kitting for an OOA, turned up at Uxbridge with a...

Kitting for an OOA, turned up at Uxbridge with a mate who was due to be doing his stint in an adjacent hot and sandy place. They had all the stuff I needed, and some items I didn't but which...
16th Jan 2024, 12:56
Replies: 159
Views: 33,929
Posted By Fortissimo

BFT Cranwell in the late 70s, and a shortage of...

BFT Cranwell in the late 70s, and a shortage of 'Bags, Navigation'. An edict was issued requiring any BFT student with a nav bag, to which we were apparently not entitled, to return them to stores...
8th Jan 2024, 08:41
Replies: 1,925
Views: 893,157
Posted By Fortissimo

CVR

What a shame the CVR data was over-written. Does AS have an SOP for data preservation? If not, why not? I appreciate this crew had just been put through the wringer and it might not have been top of...
5th Jan 2024, 08:44
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,036,769
Posted By Fortissimo

The CS 25.803 standard is an absolute, not a...

The CS 25.803 standard is an absolute, not a yardstick. The OEM has to demonstrate the ability to evacuate a full pax load within 90 secs. If that is not possible, the certifying regulator will...
2nd Jan 2024, 09:10
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,036,769
Posted By Fortissimo

Correct decision. There was a firefighter killed...

Correct decision. There was a firefighter killed at DXB in 2016 when the wing of a fully evacuated B777 cooked off and he was hit by a large chunk of wing panel. Needless death.
29th Dec 2023, 10:13
Replies: 256
Views: 97,774
Posted By Fortissimo

All changed with the Human Rights Act 1998, which...

All changed with the Human Rights Act 1998, which gave everyone, including you and all those serving, the right to a private life. That was the end of OCOs.

The replacement was a published set of...
28th Nov 2023, 12:20
Replies: 131
Views: 44,804
Posted By Fortissimo

To continue the crash alarm thread drift, the...

To continue the crash alarm thread drift, the practice at Valley in the late 70s was to test the tannoy and alarm at midday. This was followed rapidly by the sight of the bridge over the railway line...
25th Nov 2023, 17:24
Replies: 15
Views: 3,069
Posted By Fortissimo

Not sure I would describe the Victor as an ideal...

Not sure I would describe the Victor as an ideal hose and drogue platform, especially if the crew had passed the “How to hide in cirrus” and “How to drop your chicks pointing in the wrong direction”...
20th Nov 2023, 09:26
Replies: 66
Views: 13,976
Posted By Fortissimo

Orange/green frog furniture

The origins of all that awful orange/green psychedlic furniture can be found in the late 60s. My father was sent on a ground tour when Bassingbourn closed, and ended up in what was then the...
18th Nov 2023, 10:53
Replies: 66
Views: 13,976
Posted By Fortissimo

I had a similar experience, Beags, at Valley. If...

I had a similar experience, Beags, at Valley. If it is the same P/O (Sue?) she had the ability to point her upturned nose at a cooker, which would immediately disassemble itself and wave dayglo flags...
27th Oct 2023, 08:07
Replies: 42
Views: 9,302
Posted By Fortissimo

AL1. Delete "would undoubtedly", insert "might". ...

AL1. Delete "would undoubtedly", insert "might".

And what does Sharkey think demanded an experienced Fleet Air Arm fixed wing carrier pilot? The accident was nothing to do with pilot handling, all...
21st Oct 2023, 09:18
Replies: 14
Views: 4,373
Posted By Fortissimo

I think you are correct that a conflict of...

I think you are correct that a conflict of interest was generated, though you may find the ATT aspect will be used to say it was trust-based.

Try putting in an FOI request asking for any papers...
20th Oct 2023, 21:42
Replies: 41
Views: 11,209
Posted By Fortissimo

I think his issue was that they had promoted...

I think his issue was that they had promoted someone who scored lower than he did on the PB, which meant he missed out. He’s not the first this has happened to. Similarly, he was told he was off to...
19th Oct 2023, 07:22
Replies: 41
Views: 11,209
Posted By Fortissimo

. No he wasn’t. You have the wrong...

.

No he wasn’t. You have the wrong Sanger-Davies. This case refers to his brother, who is a lawyer.
9th Oct 2023, 09:21
Replies: 21
Views: 3,855
Posted By Fortissimo

Some useful information in this Airbus article,...

Some useful information in this Airbus article, written by their then Chief Test Pilot. https://safetyfirst.airbus.com/high-altitude-manual-flying/
4th Oct 2023, 10:48
Replies: 210
Views: 48,328
Posted By Fortissimo

Surely 'thrupenny bit' is Cockney rhyming slang...

Surely 'thrupenny bit' is Cockney rhyming slang and therefore now a sending off offence?
30th Sep 2023, 07:45
Replies: 163
Views: 41,913
Posted By Fortissimo

And who were double-medalled anyway via the...

And who were double-medalled anyway via the 1939-1945 Star.

The Bomber Command clasp was only 78 years late, which was shameful treatment of people who had a 25% chance of getting through an op...
22nd Sep 2023, 06:53
Replies: 157
Views: 67,032
Posted By Fortissimo

If the pilot is to have a new nickname, can I...

If the pilot is to have a new nickname, can I suggest “Otto”?

There was a Lightning abandoned just west of RAF Valley in the late 70s, premeditated because one MLG was locked up. That aircraft was...
25th Jul 2023, 17:53
Replies: 3,860
Views: 197,215
Posted By Fortissimo

“Well Flags, it seems we learned nothing from the...

“Well Flags, it seems we learned nothing from the Crabs and MFTS.”
13th Jul 2023, 09:10
Replies: 69
Views: 51,860
Posted By Fortissimo

If the reference was along the lines of “I am a...

If the reference was along the lines of “I am a B777 TRE and supervised Capt Fred’s command upgrade in July 2014. He operates to a high standard…” etc. that is a personal reference and will be...
Showing results 1 to 35 of 478
 


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.