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Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning

17th Sep 2013, 10:04

Replies: 7

Lessons learned China Airlines 120

Views: 6,387

Posted By BALANCE.

Always sad to see a great plane's last moments...

Always sad to see a great plane's last moments intact.

Glad no one was seriously hurt.

The collapse of the aft fuselage was particularly hard to watch.

Brilliant FAA animation which clearly...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

13th Aug 2013, 08:26

Replies: 507

Virgin Australia Cadetship 2012 & 2013

Views: 252,791

Posted By BALANCE.

Temporary setback

I just received a rejection email for the 2013 Cadetship. For others' information I have an Honours Degree, 39hrs total time and I am 28 years old.

This is just for comparison's sake, as feedback...

Forum: Terms and Endearment

1st Aug 2013, 03:18

Replies: 35

Looking for a job for ATR pilot

Views: 31,780

Posted By BALANCE.

Virgin Australia are hiring ATR pilots.

Virgin Australia are hiring ATR pilots.

Forum: Tech Log

24th Jul 2012, 12:06

Replies: 13

Using the RAT to estimate airspeed in an emergency.

Views: 2,335

Posted By BALANCE.

Using the RAT to estimate airspeed in an emergency.

Sometimes, pitot tubes in ACFT become unreliable (with corresponding unreliable airspeed values), as was the case for AF447. Would it be possible to deploy the Ram Air Turbine and gauge a rudimentary...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

17th Jul 2012, 20:49

Replies: 2

Using the RAT to estimate airspeed.

Views: 1,701

Posted By BALANCE.

Using the RAT to estimate airspeed.

After reading the the final report on AF447, where unreliable airspeeds (among a myriad of other problems) contributed to the accident, I was wondering whether the Ram Air Turbine could be used to...

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