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Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2020, 03:14
Replies: 10
Views: 3,887
Posted By mach2.6

Guys, thanks for the quick responses. The above...

Guys, thanks for the quick responses. The above radars are the WSR88s, which have been the go-to radars in the USA for decades. They are consdered long-range radars, with (as I recall) about 120 NM...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2020, 18:06
Replies: 10
Views: 3,887
Posted By mach2.6

TDWR Radars

Since late 2019, the TDWR radars in the USA have been unavailable on the internet. They were always on www.weather.gov via a link which led to www.srh.noaa.gov. Ordinarily not a big deal, but last...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
25th Apr 2020, 18:07
Replies: 1
Views: 556
Posted By mach2.6

TDWR Radars Gone From Internet

For several months, TDWR radars in the USA have been unaccessible via the internet. Used to, you could find them using a link, www.srh.noaa.gov, at www.weather.gov. Also, you could access them at...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Apr 2020, 15:18
Replies: 35
Views: 20,714
Posted By mach2.6

Hal..??...

OK, Hal, I have control of the aircraft. Hal? Hal...??! Hal.......??????
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2019, 14:30
Replies: 28
Views: 24,836
Posted By mach2.6

Grrr Concordski 2.0

Concordski 2.0. YGBSM
Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2018, 16:40
Replies: 20
Views: 8,519
Posted By mach2.6

Additional Info

uh-oh
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-imposes-restrictions-on-boeing-787s-powered-by-some-rolls-engines/
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Feb 2018, 19:47
Replies: 2
Views: 7,685
Posted By mach2.6

Same story, different network. More pix....

Same story, different network. More pix. Diversions suck.
United Airlines flight skids 250 feet off runway in Green Bay amid icy weather - ABC News...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2018, 14:38
Replies: 64
Views: 70,330
Posted By mach2.6

No Sweat in Airbus

This would have been a non-issue in Airbus. HAL would have closed the cockpit door, landed at destination, taxied to the gate, and repored the alleged incident to Flight Ops.
:ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2017, 03:18
Replies: 3
Views: 5,101
Posted By mach2.6

Jeez!

Brain dead local tv media in MIA reporting that the "plane was taxiing on the runway" when the tower notified the pilot of an engine fire and the chutes were deployed. I wonder if it was an aborted...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2017, 15:15
Replies: 158
Views: 174,183
Posted By mach2.6

Spanglish

Regarding an earlier post, "copick" is Spanglish. Spanish does not have a real equivalent word for "cockpit". Officially, it is "cabina" or "cabina de piloto". Here in Cuba del Norte (Northern Cuba...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Dec 2016, 21:28
Replies: 158
Views: 174,183
Posted By mach2.6

Flaps 15

As I recall, the Flaps 15 selection results in a lot of "aft" movement of the rather complex and sophistocated flap assembly, and not a lot of "down" extension. This setting of flaps adds surface...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2016, 22:47
Replies: 158
Views: 174,183
Posted By mach2.6

A couple of things---

1. Iron Duck, I'm glad you alluded to it; I have been scratching my head all day trying to figure out if the pitch angle was wrong, as in insufficient rotation. I let it pass, because none of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2016, 18:19
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,199,637
Posted By mach2.6

Jeez!

Completely agree, T28B. Before the first boat put oars in the water on this search, I said that the whole thing smelled like a boondoggle. The search area(s) was/were determined using some imprecise...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2016, 14:39
Replies: 67
Views: 70,924
Posted By mach2.6

Horizontal Stab

I read somewhere that the horizontal stab on the MD-11 was redesigned from the original DC-10, thus making landings more interesting. Does anybody know if the FedEx MD-10s have the DC-10 stab or the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2016, 22:26
Replies: 67
Views: 70,924
Posted By mach2.6

Yikes

N370FE from TV news chopper video
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2016, 20:30
Replies: 27
Views: 12,414
Posted By mach2.6

Just fly to South Beach

Wonder what the folks "over there" would do if they saw the women on South Beach? For those of you who don't know, in Miami Beach it's "tops optional". Best views are between 5th Street and 22nd...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2016, 17:16
Replies: 153
Views: 140,815
Posted By mach2.6

HAL

Seems that the various dissenters feel that the unexpected "retard" call by Hal played a large part in the mishap. Although I never flew a bus, I likewise would not have expected this call at this...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2016, 21:49
Replies: 44
Views: 14,984
Posted By mach2.6

YGBSM

Yeah, to preclude the pilots inability to recognize an imminent pre-crash flight condition, then the "eject" button should be mounted somewhere in the pax compartment, say near the "flush" button in...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2016, 21:01
Replies: 12
Views: 4,220
Posted By mach2.6

French to buy C130's?

Yahoo News article sez French to buy C-130's.
France to buy four Lockheed C130 military transport planes...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2015, 19:12
Replies: 29
Views: 12,718
Posted By mach2.6

another idea

I like ab's long-term solution, goes something like this:
Captain: "Hal, I am ready to land, now."
Hal: "Where, Captain?"
Captain: "At that nice airport in front of us, you know, out there off the...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jun 2015, 20:58
Replies: 28
Views: 46,252
Posted By mach2.6

back in the day

Yeah, remember back in the day when we used to let the stu's fly the plane all the time? And the yummy lunches the SLF used to cook up on their hibachis flying the Haj? Man, this airline business...
Forum: North America
18th May 2015, 20:37
Replies: 80
Views: 26,591
Posted By mach2.6

Attention Hackers- shake the stick when you have control

This story seems a bit unlikely. From the standpoint that there would never be a reason to interface HAL with any IFE system.
Did hacker take control of U.S. flight from his seat?...
Forum: North America
7th May 2015, 22:17
Replies: 1
Views: 2,222
Posted By mach2.6

NBC TV Affiliate Reporting DL2028 Diverts Due To Smoke In Cabin

According to TV report from NBC 6 Miami, a DL MD-88 from KFLL to New York diverted into Charleston South with 80+ Pax, no injuries. Supposedly, airline spokesperson said it was due to a technical...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 17:11
Replies: 473
Views: 478,567
Posted By mach2.6

Could not see papis ?

Found this on American TV network abcnews.com. Text says that the aircraft TOUCHED DOWN 1100 feet short of the runway. If accurate, would that not put the aircraft below the line of sight to the...
Forum: North America
11th Feb 2015, 21:40
Replies: 2
Views: 5,720
Posted By mach2.6

Local TV Reporting Beech 1900 Crash Near Miami

Local TV stations reporting a Beech 1900 leaving Tamiami Airport in SW Miami-Dade County crashed shortly after takeoff. Video shows smoking hole and (presumably) aircraft parts tangled in some...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2013, 21:17
Replies: 43
Views: 20,605
Posted By mach2.6

Spirit apparently doing fleet-wide engine inspections

Several press outlets reporting system wide delays due to overnight engine inspections fleet wide. Maybe somebody knows something.
Overnight aircraft inspections delay Spirit flights - South Florida...
Forum: North America
23rd May 2013, 18:26
Replies: 9
Views: 11,897
Posted By mach2.6

Moved Post

I found my original post moved to the North America section of PPrune. Probably because 1) 747s only operate in North America 2) a 747-400BCF did not recently crash in Bagram 3) ATL is a regional...
Forum: North America
23rd May 2013, 16:12
Replies: 1
Views: 2,288
Posted By mach2.6

Atlanta TV station reporting 747 flap hits area house

WSB TV Atlanta reporting a China Airlines Cargo 747 on approach to ATL shed parts onto a house and a Wal-mart parking lot. I recall that a few years ago something similar happened to another 747...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Aug 2012, 18:45
Replies: 70
Views: 30,043
Posted By mach2.6

checklist? what's that?

Great idea! Really cuts drag between brake release and V1, resulting in a shorter takeoff roll by, ohhh, say....35 feet. :eek:
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2012, 20:58
Replies: 51
Views: 22,802
Posted By mach2.6

Line check speed

Seems like we may be back to discussing the possibility of implementing a line check speed, as when Emirates took a tour of the departure end in Oz a while back. Every military fighter I ever flew...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
22nd Apr 2012, 16:10
Replies: 0
Views: 854
Posted By mach2.6

GA crash in Bolivia

Spanish language TV network Univision reported on April 21 that an aircraft crashed on takeoff from "La Paz de ??" airport on that date. I was unable to catch the ?? part, these newscasters speak...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2012, 21:05
Replies: 41
Views: 15,647
Posted By mach2.6

Scotty!

Scotty! Energize proton deflector shields immediately!

Aye, aye captain!
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2011, 21:14
Replies: 24
Views: 11,661
Posted By mach2.6

Cool no sweat

Yeah, no sweat, just keep your mach up and jink a lot.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
13th Oct 2011, 21:18
Replies: 3
Views: 1,265
Posted By mach2.6

TBM700 Forced Landing near KFLL

On October 12, local media reported that a TBM700 made a forced landing on the Florida Turnpike while en route to a nearby airport, North Perry. Two occupants, one of which was a French pilot (PIC)...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Aug 2011, 14:14
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,356
Posted By mach2.6

CVR last minutes of flight

I was watching French TV 5 Monde last week, and they aired the actual conversation of the last few minutes of the flight, narrated by an announcer with text superimposed over a graphic of the...
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