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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Sep 2020, 01:07
Replies: 52
Views: 46,444
Posted By Sawbones62

You mean like this? ...

You mean like this?
​​​​​​https://youtu.be/TgACwfl6FBI
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Mar 2017, 07:48
Replies: 95
Views: 30,965
Posted By Sawbones62

NAS North Island c. 1930: ...

NAS North Island c. 1930:

https://goo.gl/images/Mc2t9j

As aircraft got larger and faster, conventional runways were built, but you can still see traces of the circular runway there today.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Aug 2016, 17:25
Replies: 8
Views: 5,173
Posted By Sawbones62

KOMA - Man Strips Down, Scales Airport Fence, Rams Truck into 737

"A man being chased by police after breaching a security gate at Omaha's Eppley Airfield airport Thursday night, proceeded to strip down to his boxer shorts, steal a truck on the runway and ram it...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2016, 20:24
Replies: 152
Views: 132,419
Posted By Sawbones62

Explosive decompression and "lung damage"

One needs to be careful when consulting with internet references about aeromedical definitions such as explosive decompression. As a flight surgeon I was taught it simply meant decompression of an...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2016, 01:09
Replies: 18
Views: 6,579
Posted By Sawbones62

Report: US Government not ensuring pilot skills are sharp

I haven't found a link to the actual Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General report yet:

APNewsBreak: Government not ensuring pilot skills are sharp...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2015, 02:37
Replies: 125
Views: 85,134
Posted By Sawbones62

American flies Non-ETOPS A321 to Hawaii

AA starting flying A321s to Hawaii recently - seems they accidentally dispatched a non-ETOPS model. It wasn't noticed until past the PNR.

Had to be ferried back empty.

Oops: American...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2015, 05:14
Replies: 19
Views: 7,997
Posted By Sawbones62

Death toll up to 5

Latest news is the Sabreliner was out of Mohave, leased by BAE Systems and had 4 souls on board. The C172 was out of San Diego with a solo pilot on a cross-country flight. BAE operates a shipyard in...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2015, 06:34
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,588,828
Posted By Sawbones62

FDR

flynerd:

Dont let the scorched appearance fool you - the FDR is tough, I got to see them being built at the L3 factory in Sarasota, the steel "pot" the memory chips live in is well insulated and...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 19:14
Replies: 473
Views: 478,509
Posted By Sawbones62

Even less expensive would be clearing a new...

Even less expensive would be clearing a new right-of-way and running that line further downhill. However, those lines are already significantly below threshold height.

Maybe a better investment...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2015, 09:27
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,442,318
Posted By Sawbones62

Crash Position Indicator

The appropriate ejectable/floatable/ELT/CVR/FDR technology is over 50 years old and well known in the military airlift and offshore rotary-wing communities, just Google "Crash Position Indicator".
Forum: North America
6th Sep 2014, 14:35
Replies: 80
Views: 24,729
Posted By Sawbones62

Hypoxia

Hypoxia doesn't feel bad. You're not short of breath, you're lungs aren't burning. Everyone has slightly different symptoms, but most subjects just feel slightly warm and tingly. You are either...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jul 2014, 18:59
Replies: 35
Views: 17,890
Posted By Sawbones62

chips101 - that was a tactical unit of the Peel...

chips101 - that was a tactical unit of the Peel Regional Police, i.e. local police, not even Toronto police or RCMP.

The Canadian SOF (JTF2 etc..) are very different, as those who have served...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Mar 2014, 21:42
Replies: 22
Views: 5,122
Posted By Sawbones62

Re: Beancounters

I suspect that back in the 70s there were enough "ordinary" mishaps that internal ELTs, CVR and FDRs were thought enough. The cost of wiring an external CPI and fairings didn't seem worth it, as...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Mar 2014, 20:16
Replies: 22
Views: 5,122
Posted By Sawbones62

Already solved...CPI with FDR/CVR

No need for data streaming which will have issues with continuing subscriptions, bandwidth, privacy and dispatch/MEL issues. And it can still be disabled via a CB.

There are already floatable 406...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 13:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,191,779
Posted By Sawbones62

Re: For Future "Black Box" Designers......

50 Plus:

This technology already exists...search this thread or Google for Crash Position Indicator.

It's not required for airliners under current regulations, but is used in the military and...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 16:06
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,191,779
Posted By Sawbones62

Mentioned before - ejectable, floating ELT

This is from the Tech Log thread - the ejectable, floating ELT called a Crash Position Indicator (CPI) has been around since WWIi. CPIs have fitted to helicopters, transport aircraft through the...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Mar 2014, 03:02
Replies: 26
Views: 7,198
Posted By Sawbones62

Example ejectable ELT/CPI

Here's an example for the USAF C-141 original CPI, including multiple damage sensors throughout the aircraft and provision for a tape recorder for the CVR AN/URT-26 Crash Position Indicator...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Mar 2014, 02:33
Replies: 26
Views: 7,198
Posted By Sawbones62

CPI: An ELT that works

The questionable utility of an ELT mounted inside the fuselage is an old issue.

Years ago a solution for remote and oceanic crashes was developed called the "Crash Position Indicator" -...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 05:03
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,191,779
Posted By Sawbones62

Detachable ELTs

The impact-detachable, floatable external ELT has been available for turboprop aircraft and helicopters for years (i.e. look at the RCAF fleet). Had something like that been adopted for airliners,...
Forum: North America
15th Jan 2014, 05:11
Replies: 355
Views: 137,277
Posted By Sawbones62

CNN: Third person suspended in runway mixup

Seems the captain and FO weren't alone...

3rd person in Southwest 737 cockpit raises new questions - CNN.com...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2013, 02:47
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,807
Posted By Sawbones62

TDracer: No offence meant to CAPT Cashman,...

TDracer:

No offence meant to CAPT Cashman, indeed his appearance on the panel today means for the NTSB, Boeing etc... he is "the" go-to 777 test pilot!

But 80 lbs of yoke force was quite a...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Dec 2013, 19:26
Replies: 1,147
Views: 486,807
Posted By Sawbones62

80 pounds of backpressure to maintain gs?

Excerpt from NTSB, Dr. Bramble senior human performance investigator at the NTSB questions CAPT John Cashman, former 777 test pilot...

">> A FOLLOW-UP TO THE LINE OF QUESTIONING CAPTAIN COX IS...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2013, 19:44
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,195,812
Posted By Sawbones62

When I was a new flight surgeon in the RCAF, 25...

When I was a new flight surgeon in the RCAF, 25 years ago, part of my job was to ride in the crash ambulance for the frequent crash drills and occasional crash response. It was a beefy 4x4 truck...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2011, 14:43
Replies: 458
Views: 157,803
Posted By Sawbones62

From KOLO-TV ...

From KOLO-TV (http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/A_Pictures_Says_a_Thousand_Words_130007898.html)in Reno:

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/plane+enlarged.jpg...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 21:21
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,375
Posted By Sawbones62

Re: Canadians

R44: A few flights at St John's NF were cancelled last night based on VA warning in a SIGMET, which interestedly inconvenienced a few politicians and celebrities attending a national entertainment...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2009, 19:57
Replies: 218
Views: 54,824
Posted By Sawbones62

Bad setup...

If you consider how many aircraft use the SFRAs and VFR corridors, this is a very unusual accident.

May have been a tough setup for see-and-avoid - both a/c flying south towards the sun,...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2009, 00:14
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,282,859
Posted By Sawbones62

Considering the effects of average current or...

Considering the effects of average current or winds alone won't explain the dispersal of the floating wreckage. The pieces will move at different rates and directions depending on their size and...
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