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Search: Posts Made By: Lazerdog
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Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2022, 04:42
Replies: 43
Views: 53,687
Posted By Lazerdog

The CASA-212 is a fixed gear ship with rugged...

The CASA-212 is a fixed gear ship with rugged landing gear for rough strip operations. Very surprising to hear of a gear leg or hub failure. The NTSB analysis will hopefully expose what the hard...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2019, 13:42
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,272,445
Posted By Lazerdog

I hope Boeing takes a long look at the control...

I hope Boeing takes a long look at the control system theory on MCAS which uses the long time constant of a lead screw in the feedback loop before they just supply a software patch. It is...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
4th Mar 2019, 01:37
Replies: 1
Views: 4,006
Posted By Lazerdog

787 Electric Hydraulic Pump

Just spent over 30 hours riding on a Dreamliner and I was shocked by the 850 hertz whine on take off and landing. Did Boeing attach that unit to the floor to make sure it had a good sounding board?...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Dec 2018, 13:35
Replies: 6
Views: 8,491
Posted By Lazerdog

Round-The-World Pilot Crashes in Thailand

Not much news on this. Anyone know the aircraft type he was flying?"Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) officials on Monday inspected the wreckage of a private light aircraft that had crashed...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jun 2016, 03:18
Replies: 5
Views: 5,893
Posted By Lazerdog

Fine job getting it down. What was the cause of...

Fine job getting it down. What was the cause of the loss of power?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Jun 2016, 13:05
Replies: 26
Views: 9,319
Posted By Lazerdog

Did the investigators ever execute a test flight...

Did the investigators ever execute a test flight with the ACARS pinging away to test that INMARSAT trajectory? Would certainly have helped to characterize some of the uncertainties in the theory...
Forum: Canada
18th Jun 2016, 05:46
Replies: 116
Views: 74,564
Posted By Lazerdog

The DHC-6 is an impressive aircraft in many ways....

The DHC-6 is an impressive aircraft in many ways. A friend ferried one back from a remote field in Alaska years ago which required a single engine take-off. Not sure many twins would be capable of...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jun 2016, 23:05
Replies: 28
Views: 26,003
Posted By Lazerdog

ray.... Thanks for that post as I have always...

ray.... Thanks for that post as I have always wondered if anyone else has seen those effects. They can happen virtually anywhere on the air frame or in the screen room, but a bad ground would...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th May 2016, 10:10
Replies: 16
Views: 23,677
Posted By Lazerdog

Hopefully someone will capture of a photo of one...

Hopefully someone will capture of a photo of one of these events. There is lots of static potential in dry cold air and I wonder if the exhaust of an airliner might cause some type of "collector...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Mar 2016, 02:07
Replies: 28
Views: 26,003
Posted By Lazerdog

I worked on HF comms for various aircraft and...

I worked on HF comms for various aircraft and that oxygen tube with a steel wire inside concerns me. If the crew had set frequency on the HF on the ground, the antenna tuner would have gone into...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Mar 2015, 11:58
Replies: 35
Views: 23,206
Posted By Lazerdog

If you are carrying passengers and are concerned...

If you are carrying passengers and are concerned for their safety, why in the world would you allow a distraction such as setting up and worrying about a video camera in the cockpit? Do the job at...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 12:42
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,642,912
Posted By Lazerdog

Hopefully a full medical analysis will occur to...

Hopefully a full medical analysis will occur to see if he may have been using anti-depressive drugs of any kind. There are many research reports currently on problems with violent acts embarked upon...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Mar 2015, 08:02
Replies: 56
Views: 12,387
Posted By Lazerdog

Tecman.... Agreed. I think we need to learn...

Tecman.... Agreed. I think we need to learn from what we witness and what we are taught. Coordinated turns when you get low or slow or both is something that first crash ingrained in me. I...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Mar 2015, 11:30
Replies: 56
Views: 12,387
Posted By Lazerdog

Witnessing a crash is always sobering and...

Witnessing a crash is always sobering and sometimes very sad. Here is my experience:

Attending my first Oshkosh Airshow at 17 years of age, a two-place home-built spun in on a tight turn to...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
11th Feb 2015, 22:59
Replies: 16
Views: 6,424
Posted By Lazerdog

No ice down there. Talk to someone flying...

No ice down there. Talk to someone flying checks in Alaska in a feeble piston twin in the middle of the night with freezing rain and you can see the color drain from their face. It wouldn't make...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
9th Feb 2015, 07:44
Replies: 2
Views: 2,374
Posted By Lazerdog

Porter almost slices tandem skydivers

Some lucky folks involved here.

Skydivers lucky to live after their plane dives into them (VIDEO) | Coconuts Bangkok...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2015, 11:22
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,841
Posted By Lazerdog

Anyone know what the transit time for the the...

Anyone know what the transit time for the the elevator auto-trim is from the full 13 degrees up back to neutral on the -320 when pushing full forward? That delay is problematic when the brain is...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2015, 02:29
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,841
Posted By Lazerdog

As HarryMann said a few pages back, anything is...

As HarryMann said a few pages back, anything is possible hitting the water at anything over 100 knots airspeed. A wing low at impact could cause a cartwheel, breaking off the tail, cockpit, and a...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2015, 23:15
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,841
Posted By Lazerdog

Some good perspective in this news story video. ...

Some good perspective in this news story video.

BBC News - AirAsia QZ8501: Plane tail is lifted from the sea bed (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30761981)
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jan 2015, 22:38
Replies: 12
Views: 1,599
Posted By Lazerdog

Hoover's "Forever Flying" is excellent, as is...

Hoover's "Forever Flying" is excellent, as is Doolittle's autobiography.
Forum: Private Flying
28th Dec 2014, 09:23
Replies: 6
Views: 1,724
Posted By Lazerdog

Part of you winter pre-flight should be to give...

Part of you winter pre-flight should be to give the plane a push to make sure it rolls and to clean out any snow or ice packed in the hubs. Don't know of anything you could use in the puck/disk...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 21:37
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,202
Posted By Lazerdog

Hoegh St. Petersburg should have been in the area...

Hoegh St. Petersburg should have been in the area for a while now and no news from them. Perhaps the only way to find MH370 is if the US Navy sends a sub into the area. They would have the...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Mar 2014, 09:17
Replies: 24
Views: 9,336
Posted By Lazerdog

It has been around a lot of years. The Collins...

It has been around a lot of years. The Collins Rockwell HF Transceiver brochure has a basic block diagram of the data transport choices and overall interconnect.
...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Mar 2014, 04:37
Replies: 24
Views: 9,336
Posted By Lazerdog

Can't say I know what companies might be using HF...

Can't say I know what companies might be using HF ACARS, but the equipment can support it. Ground links are out there too.

HF ACARS (http://www.blackcatsystems.com/radio/hfACARS.html)
...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 02:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,202
Posted By Lazerdog

Hand Off Frequencies Question

Was VHF used in the Gulf of Thailand during the hand off or was it HF?
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 06:58
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,202
Posted By Lazerdog

It would seem to me that in a fire, those thin...

It would seem to me that in a fire, those thin ARINC 629 cables carrying ACARS data would be first to go. Failure of those might make it appear as if a human was turning knobs as systems can not...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 04:42
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,202
Posted By Lazerdog

GarageYears... Thanks for that article. Makes...

GarageYears... Thanks for that article. Makes sense that the protocol to keep the satellite link subscribed is in the satellite transceiver itself so it will ping as long as it has power, even...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Mar 2014, 01:53
Replies: 24
Views: 9,336
Posted By Lazerdog

The -777 uses the ARINC 629 buss and much of the...

The -777 uses the ARINC 629 buss and much of the equipment and LRU's are linked by twisted pair cables to carry the data. I think the failure of those cables is worth considering in terms of...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 23:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,202
Posted By Lazerdog

How accurate were those left, right, left turns...

How accurate were those left, right, left turns and the vectors on the images a few hundred thread pages back? The right turn after crossing the peninsula appears headed back to Phuket which may...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 02:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,202
Posted By Lazerdog

Wasn't the crew oxygen bottle serviced recently? ...

Wasn't the crew oxygen bottle serviced recently? A slow leak, oxygen build up, and then an arc in the electrical bay setting it off could lead to an intense but short duration fire or explosion that...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 10:10
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,202
Posted By Lazerdog

A lot of weight is indeed being put on the sat...

A lot of weight is indeed being put on the sat pings. I hope the engineers have thoroughly checked for latency issues or time stamp errors to ensure everything is as it seems. There are a lot of...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Aug 2011, 04:25
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,455
Posted By Lazerdog

English interim report location: FLIGHT AF...

English interim report location:

FLIGHT AF 447 (http://www.bea.aero/en/enquetes/flight.af.447/flight.af.447.php)
Forum: Tech Log
1st Aug 2011, 03:33
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,455
Posted By Lazerdog

I wonder if there is a software routine that...

I wonder if there is a software routine that could have detected the stall that the pilots were unable to? High AOA, sufficient thrust, yet altitude is decreasing steadily for a long period. ...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2011, 11:55
Replies: 2,070
Views: 616,502
Posted By Lazerdog

Chris, Thanks for your comments. Regarding...

Chris,

Thanks for your comments. Regarding your questions...

What do you mean by "anhedral trim scheme"?

This is the design of the aircraft enabling proper forces (moments) from the tail...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2011, 05:23
Replies: 2,070
Views: 616,502
Posted By Lazerdog

As they were descending in the the stall through...

As they were descending in the the stall through 10,000 feet, the THS was trimmed up automatically. Would full forward side-stick have caused immediate stall recovery, or would the PF have to wait...
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