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Forum: Rumours & News
10th Oct 2010, 16:03
Replies: 143
Views: 77,981
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Fantastic News!

Welcome home (to the cockpit), Captain! :ok:
Forum: Tech Log
30th Mar 2010, 09:27
Replies: 24
Views: 11,393
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Landings...

And, interestingly (I think, anyway!), your company likely doesn't even 'buy' the tyre in the classic sense. Michelin, for examples, actually sells "landings (per tyre)" thus warrants how many...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2010, 22:47
Replies: 296
Views: 61,333
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Excellent Observation...

Too true! Excellent observation.
It reminds me of the old attorney's gouge when arguing a case: "If the law is on your side - pound on the law...if the facts are on your side - pound on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2010, 04:39
Replies: 296
Views: 61,333
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Stew lands plane

Or, the PanAm Captain who, sometime in the early 70's, allowing a stewerdess to land the plane! :eek:(You heard correctly). Now that's avaition history. (And yes - it was still perfectly PC to call...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2010, 13:24
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,263
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Captain's Interview

TIMA9X, I concur. I was admitedly enjoying the "back and forth" in everyone trying to deal with "he-who-shall-not-be-named"s inane posts, when I too clicked that BBC link and watched the interview.
...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Feb 2010, 23:21
Replies: 13
Views: 3,027
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Truthfully, it is an impossible job to accomplish...

Truthfully, it is an impossible job to accomplish - too many people (ramp, maintainance, cleaning, construction, concessions...or the security folks themselves!), too many entry points, too much...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2010, 17:21
Replies: 519
Views: 326,168
Posted By SK8TRBOI

MLG related accident history

At the risk of beginning to sound like an MD-11 "apologist" as opposed to a simple driver:O...The Newark and Memphis accidents were entirely preventable. The outcome (complete hull loss) was...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2010, 17:02
Replies: 519
Views: 326,168
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Whoa!

RE: MU-2 crash at Cleveland.

Whoa - Carrier...that was like all of 2 weeks ago (and on approach in heavy fog) - let's not blame the airplane just yet...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2010, 22:52
Replies: 519
Views: 326,168
Posted By SK8TRBOI

No Michael Schumacher Needed...

Valvanuz,

I disagree. It does not take someone with Michael Schumacher-like skills (to continue with the analogy) to land a MD-11.

Safely landing the MD-11 is, like everything else, a matter of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2010, 18:20
Replies: 519
Views: 326,168
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Thumbs up Bottom Line

"The MD11 is not a difficult airplane to land. It does however require strict attention to proper technique and a stable approach." notadog 2-FEB-10

I've been following this thread closely, not...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2010, 22:12
Replies: 11
Views: 1,809
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Ooops

Happens more often than you'd want to know...:rolleyes:
Forum: North America
24th Jan 2010, 01:15
Replies: 707
Views: 289,346
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Oh, yeah...

Shore and P51 -

I agree on both counts.

And, man, after reading that KATL taxiway landing report, I found myself mumbling "There but for the Grace of God Go I"...numerous times.

Thanks
Forum: North America
23rd Jan 2010, 20:56
Replies: 707
Views: 289,346
Posted By SK8TRBOI

"...Would have prevented the recent ATLtaxiway...

"...Would have prevented the recent ATLtaxiway landing"...

Perhaps. But, as it turns out, there was a LOT going on that particular evening in ATL - a sick passenger, emergency crews waiting to...
Forum: North America
21st Jan 2010, 01:57
Replies: 707
Views: 289,346
Posted By SK8TRBOI

HUD

Ok, Alf, fair 'nuff - much good info in your response, thank you for that.

I've got the approach plates in front of me and I'm trying to 'visualize' what I'd do, where I'd be and when, given the...
Forum: North America
20th Jan 2010, 14:25
Replies: 707
Views: 289,346
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Huh?

Alf, you lost me on this one. Did you address Zeffy's question in your treatise somewhere?

With all due respect, I am just looking to understand this better (I don't fly anything currently with...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2010, 16:01
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,910
Posted By SK8TRBOI

It's been written-off

Sunk in brackish water for days?!? No fixin' that - you'd have to replace, well, everything. It has indeed been officially Written-Off.
(Though it would have looked cool sitting in the old boneyard...
Forum: North America
18th Jan 2010, 14:52
Replies: 707
Views: 289,346
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Healthy discussion

Damn, Alf, well said!

The folks who do not desire to professionally discuss and analyze incidents such the this topic's...well, don't view the topic!

But, for those professional pilots,...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2010, 21:30
Replies: 23
Views: 8,694
Posted By SK8TRBOI

GF - LOL! Bless his heart, I think he's a...

GF - LOL!

Bless his heart, I think he's a sim guy who wandered over here.

I hope...
Forum: North America
2nd Jan 2010, 21:21
Replies: 707
Views: 289,346
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Good post...quite the read! A few 'off the...

Good post...quite the read!
A few 'off the cuff' remarks (dangerous, I know):

#1 If the 738 does prove to have unusual, um, 'tendencies', I would "think"(hope) an experienced crew in-type would...
Forum: North America
2nd Jan 2010, 20:51
Replies: 707
Views: 289,346
Posted By SK8TRBOI

But VA...it's much worse if they did not have...

But VA...it's much worse if they did not have this awareness! So whether or not you find fault with that statement, the alternate 'aint no better. Consider: "The crew was clueless as to the...
Forum: North America
29th Dec 2009, 03:48
Replies: 707
Views: 289,346
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Wait it Out

I'm a Godson of a retrired "PanAm-then-United" 747 check airman. I don't recall what particular accident had recently occured involving weather and landing, to get us on this path, but he told me at...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Feb 2009, 19:47
Replies: 10
Views: 1,467
Posted By SK8TRBOI

The Air Is Fine Up Here

Um, well, lots of misconceptions regrading this subject remain...
Boeing: Commercial Airplanes - Cabin Air Quality Home (http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/index.html) is a good resource that...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2009, 22:20
Replies: 29
Views: 5,983
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Angry Ditto! "Amazing Flying Skills?"...NOT. More like...

Ditto! "Amazing Flying Skills?"...NOT. More like "Amazingly Lucky :mad: Who Should Be Drummed Out of The Corp"!
Geez - stunts like that get me incensed.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2009, 21:54
Replies: 111
Views: 29,344
Posted By SK8TRBOI

Free Approach Charts!

Hi DC,

Did you know you can download (or even just view) ALL U.S. Terminal Diagrams and Approach Plates free online on the FAA website? Just Google "Digital Terminal Procedures" and you'll be...
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