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Forum: Tech Log

24th Jul 2009, 17:44

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Posted By WNcommuter

Distracted from monitoring weather?

I've been wondering how likely it is that the pilots were distracted from monitoring the weather radar, e.g. by a mysterious series of failures in the avionics.

The other thing that I'm wondering...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Jun 2009, 00:02

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Posted By WNcommuter

ChrisVJ wrote: Suppose hypothetically...

ChrisVJ wrote:

Suppose hypothetically that FBW reduces errors and improves safety overall but suppose that physical connection reduces pilot error in conditions exceeding the abilities of the...

Forum: Tech Log

10th Jun 2009, 02:23

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Posted By WNcommuter

Awesome post. A perfect example of why this board...

Awesome post. A perfect example of why this board rocks! You just crossed the early breakup hypothesis off the list.

Forum: Tech Log

9th Jun 2009, 18:30

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AF447

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Posted By WNcommuter

ELAC wrote: Point taken and much...

ELAC wrote:

Point taken and much appreciated. The mystery deepens.

Did we ever confirm whether or not the crew sent a text message about turbulence? I'm confused by recent posts on that...

Forum: Tech Log

8th Jun 2009, 23:48

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Posted By WNcommuter

Agreed. However the force could have come from...

Agreed. However the force could have come from any direction as long as the lateral portion of the force were sufficiently high. For example, a ditching with a significant angle between the...

Forum: Tech Log

7th Jun 2009, 02:21

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Posted By WNcommuter

It's not about blame. It's about exploring all...

It's not about blame. It's about exploring all possible contributing factors and eliminating them in the future, whether those factors were present in this particular accident or not.

For...

Forum: Tech Log

6th Jun 2009, 22:45

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AF447

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Posted By WNcommuter

DC-ATE wrote: The reasons that pilots might or...

DC-ATE wrote: The reasons that pilots might or might not request extra fuel are speculative, so let's put that part aside for now.

If the crew had taken on extra fuel, it would be to AF's...

Forum: Tech Log

6th Jun 2009, 21:36

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Posted By WNcommuter

BB said: AMF said: (emphasis added) Based...

BB said: AMF said: (emphasis added)

Based on the discussion here by AMF and others, impassible weather is not uncommon in the ITCZ. This weather may have been impassible by any aircraft,...

Forum: Tech Log

6th Jun 2009, 00:16

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AF447

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Posted By WNcommuter

Has AF revealed whether or not the crew requested...

Has AF revealed whether or not the crew requested and received extra fuel for weather contingencies, as the Iberia crew reportedly did? I've read both long threads completely, but if this answer was...

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