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Forum: Freight Dogs
21st Nov 2015, 15:53
Replies: 20
Views: 11,651
Posted By Semu

Fortunately, most cargo fires occur during the...

Fortunately, most cargo fires occur during the early part of a flight, though maybe not soon enough (before I show up to the plane for my preference), so running back to the departure airport may be...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Nov 2015, 15:39
Replies: 16
Views: 5,717
Posted By Semu

There was an engineer in Cedar Rapids that built...

There was an engineer in Cedar Rapids that built his own B737 simulator in his basement. Every year, he would take a weeks vacation and 'fly' it around the world with some mates.

As to the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Apr 2014, 03:30
Replies: 8
Views: 3,053
Posted By Semu

Normally, not much, since the goal is land with...

Normally, not much, since the goal is land with zero drift in most conditions. The B747 is certified to land in a crab (sideways, if you like) on contaminated (slippery) runways. I've yet to try...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Apr 2014, 02:54
Replies: 10
Views: 8,073
Posted By Semu

On some classic installations, especially in...

On some classic installations, especially in later years, the choice of which autopilot to engage was driven by the expectation of which one was most likely to work right.
One of the most -...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Apr 2014, 02:47
Replies: 17
Views: 4,666
Posted By Semu

Dual hydraulic failure? I'm typed on the whale,...

Dual hydraulic failure? I'm typed on the whale, not bigfoot, but on the whale the hydraulics are supposed to stay lit from the rotation of the engines, down 180 KIAS or so. The hot battery bus...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Mar 2011, 13:53
Replies: 169
Views: 25,080
Posted By Semu

Back to the original question. Few pax -400s...

Back to the original question. Few pax -400s will be flying by 2020. There will be some in specialty niches, no doubt, and some VIP birds. The freighters will be around for a long long time for a...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Mar 2011, 20:13
Replies: 4
Views: 1,261
Posted By Semu

One wonk suggested to me that the INS' should be...

One wonk suggested to me that the INS' should be unaffected, whilst the GPS may well go on vacation. Hardly authoritative however. Also, if you do have problems, the HFs may be beyond entertaining...
Forum: Freight Dogs
8th Mar 2011, 17:29
Replies: 25
Views: 8,476
Posted By Semu

T+C are pretty widely available, since the...

T+C are pretty widely available, since the contract is public. Hiring mins are currently 5000 TT and 2500 turbine. At the moment, there is a line out the door.
Forum: Freight Dogs
25th Sep 2010, 20:29
Replies: 2
Views: 1,260
Posted By Semu

Haven't their contract negotiations been dragging...

Haven't their contract negotiations been dragging on....
Forum: Freight Dogs
22nd Sep 2010, 18:30
Replies: 146
Views: 80,882
Posted By Semu

um, This is a new one for me. Do 747s often have...

um, This is a new one for me. Do 747s often have landing gear fall off? I've heard about a few engines, the odd gear door and a cargo door or two...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Mar 2010, 20:53
Replies: 16
Views: 8,444
Posted By Semu

Given that the IL-76 is banned and regularly...

Given that the IL-76 is banned and regularly waived to fly into certain European airports, and given the amount of money several European airports make off of 747 classic tech stops, I doubt there...
Forum: Freight Dogs
12th Mar 2010, 20:24
Replies: 5
Views: 2,167
Posted By Semu

Yes, they seem to be cleaning up, especially...

Yes, they seem to be cleaning up, especially after the 707 rolled over out of Sharjah. They have been giving a number of operators a hard time, especially the -76 operators. This too shall pass no...
Forum: Freight Dogs
25th Sep 2009, 21:19
Replies: 29
Views: 7,263
Posted By Semu

As to the original poster, Southern has, through...

As to the original poster, Southern has, through their aquisition of Cargo 360, a good (supposedly) relationship with Korean. Its entirely possilble that a number of the 777s will do that run (say...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Feb 2009, 15:51
Replies: 34
Views: 7,129
Posted By Semu

Why wouldn't it reach 80? The DC-8 will at least...

Why wouldn't it reach 80? The DC-8 will at least make 60. Unlike the DC-8, there are no replacements announced for the 747F. The A380 will never make a general freighter, because 1. Only airports...
Forum: Freight Dogs
21st Jan 2009, 20:13
Replies: 23
Views: 7,711
Posted By Semu

One of the best captains I ever had got his...

One of the best captains I ever had got his fourth stripe at 57, started flying the line at 55. It was a rotten company, but he ignored them and had a good time. Learned a lot from him, including...
Forum: Freight Dogs
21st Jan 2009, 20:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,899
Posted By Semu

Took them long enough. They nearly killed me...

Took them long enough. They nearly killed me when I was a freight puppy; if I had stayed, I could well have been the FO on their first fatal. For the sake of the industry, I can only hope it sticks.
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jan 2009, 23:32
Replies: 15
Views: 1,263
Posted By Semu

Depends what you are after. I use to own a...

Depends what you are after. I use to own a flight school incidentaly. You can get some time in a taildragger out in class G airspace (there is actually quite a bit of the stuff, though mainly with...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Jan 2009, 22:47
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,455,821
Posted By Semu

An American tramp freighter departing Rome some...

An American tramp freighter departing Rome some years ago:

ATC: Freightdog 123, president.

A/C: Um say again? <franticly reviewing NOTAMs during climb>

ATC: Freightdog 123, president.
...
Forum: Freight Dogs
10th Jan 2009, 16:13
Replies: 11
Views: 2,789
Posted By Semu

748 is supposed to be QC-2, one beyond stage 4. ...

748 is supposed to be QC-2, one beyond stage 4. Beats me why they couldn't call it Stage 5. For that matter sake, the stretch 747 will always be the -500 to me.
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jan 2009, 15:34
Replies: 35
Views: 10,374
Posted By Semu

I have instructed fairly widely in both Cessnas...

I have instructed fairly widely in both Cessnas and Pipers in a variety of seasons and locations. It is very difficult to make a generalized statement about the use of carb heat for either aircraft...
Forum: Freight Dogs
20th Dec 2008, 20:39
Replies: 447
Views: 64,797
Posted By Semu

Alright, for all of you with axes to grind...

Alright, for all of you with axes to grind concerning Teamsters response to the Kalitta accident in Bogata, the local president and attorney flew down the next day, and was on site until it was...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Dec 2008, 19:49
Replies: 13
Views: 1,688
Posted By Semu

FJR would be another possible alternate; I...

FJR would be another possible alternate; I believe their ILS is working now. It would be pretty unusual to want to go there and not DXB though.
Forum: Tech Log
20th Dec 2008, 19:44
Replies: 9
Views: 1,523
Posted By Semu

Probably the only aircraft you would have trouble...

Probably the only aircraft you would have trouble with would be the older ones, and then just briefly. We had a petite FO on the Convair 240 that had a bit of trouble when landing empty, but she...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2008, 19:30
Replies: 54
Views: 26,351
Posted By Semu

Interestingly, when the Cargo B 747 had their...

Interestingly, when the Cargo B 747 had their tailstrike a few months ago, I don't recall anyone bringing up inexperiance or youth as likely contributing factors. Any airline with any equipment, if...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Dec 2008, 20:26
Replies: 11
Views: 1,181
Posted By Semu

I am told that Boeing also offered a mod to...

I am told that Boeing also offered a mod to shorten the upper deck as part of a pax to freight mod on the -300, to make it a more viable freighter (weight savings). Unless I am much mistaken, it has...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Dec 2008, 19:52
Replies: 24
Views: 5,881
Posted By Semu

No. Typically they are part of a procedure, and...

No. Typically they are part of a procedure, and so would be subject to those limits. I suspect that for most of them you want to be going fairly slow, since many of the ones you are likely to...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Dec 2008, 19:47
Replies: 84
Views: 16,244
Posted By Semu

Actually Boofhead, there are still a few American...

Actually Boofhead, there are still a few American outfits using professional flight engineers. I've even met a few who came from being mechanics, though most are from the military. Certainly the...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Dec 2008, 00:13
Replies: 19
Views: 2,515
Posted By Semu

Wow Rainboe, you seemed to operate in a pretty...

Wow Rainboe, you seemed to operate in a pretty confined world for a longhaul pilot. While your comments are certainly true concerning India in rush hour, they fail to hold true in much of the world,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Dec 2008, 03:29
Replies: 103
Views: 9,660
Posted By Semu

XB-70, talked to a gentlemen who flew chase on...

XB-70, talked to a gentlemen who flew chase on one once, and he was still drooling, thirty years later.

AN-225, just to park next to those cheeky little A380s. OK, and because of the little globe...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Dec 2008, 03:02
Replies: 18
Views: 2,233
Posted By Semu

If you are exceptionally curious, look up Blue...

If you are exceptionally curious, look up Blue Spruce routes. They are a set of routes that are within terrestrial navigation aid range (sort of) across the North Atlantic. They are not used much...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Dec 2008, 02:41
Replies: 13
Views: 2,429
Posted By Semu

I have heard that one of the reasons for the...

I have heard that one of the reasons for the degree of sweep on the 747 was hanger size (more sweep equaling shorter wing span), though I am skeptical. If anyone can documentably confirm or refute I...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Dec 2008, 02:35
Replies: 84
Views: 16,244
Posted By Semu

I've always wanted to solo a B747-200 (in a...

I've always wanted to solo a B747-200 (in a simulator). That being said, a major reason I have not gone from the -200 to the -400 is that I really want an engineer when the fecal matter impacts the...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Dec 2008, 02:55
Replies: 2
Views: 998
Posted By Semu

On a related subject, hung around some Collins...

On a related subject, hung around some Collins engineers for awhile that seemed determined to make every single function in the cockpit touch screen, with many functions touch screen only. Obviously...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Dec 2008, 04:33
Replies: 80
Views: 15,381
Posted By Semu

Worked at several flight schools, owned one, and...

Worked at several flight schools, owned one, and am now wandering the world in a whale.
What bothers me about the MPL is the lack of solo time, especially cross country solo time. This seems to...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Oct 2008, 15:12
Replies: 48
Views: 7,255
Posted By Semu

I believe the original post pertained to three...

I believe the original post pertained to three engine ferries. At our company, they are performed by all check airman, who are all three engine qualified, and have to have done a relevant sim run in...
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