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Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
30th Jan 2016, 00:11
Replies: 6
Views: 4,702
Posted By goldfish85

B-747-400 Loss of Multiple Displays

I'm researching a paper on airplanes that experienced loss of multiple displays. I remember a pair of incidents to two SIA B-747-400's in which multiple displays were lost. One on 6 Nov 2001...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2015, 01:35
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,641,146
Posted By goldfish85

Mental health screenings for pilots

I have been asked many times in the past week about why don't we screen you pilots to avoid this kind of problem. I simply report what the Aerospace Medical Association says. (This is the...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
12th Dec 2014, 18:09
Replies: 420
Views: 91,533
Posted By goldfish85

Dan Winterland

Quote: The cost of certifying pilotless airliners will outweigh the cost savings of taking out the pilots. Especially bearing in mind you will have to have higher qualified operators on the ground...
Forum: Flight Testing
11th Dec 2014, 20:52
Replies: 8
Views: 5,512
Posted By goldfish85

Beech Duchess Spins

The Beech Duchess (BE-76) was put through an extensive spin program during its development. This was reported in an AIAA meeting in the early 1980s. The certification flight tests were more extensive...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
6th Dec 2014, 01:17
Replies: 420
Views: 91,533
Posted By goldfish85

Basil: "In order to maintain order on board there...

Basil: "In order to maintain order on board there has to be an appointed Pilot in Command. At the very least a change in law would be required to appoint, say, the chief steward as aircraft...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
6th Dec 2014, 00:56
Replies: 420
Views: 91,533
Posted By goldfish85

[Autopilot takeoff is trivial compared to...

[Autopilot takeoff is trivial compared to autoland. I first took part in autolands with pax on board 50 years ago, but 3 aircraft generations later no-one has built a commercial aircraft with an...
Forum: Flight Testing
26th Nov 2014, 19:11
Replies: 29
Views: 14,354
Posted By goldfish85

Cool Except that a Cessna 150 is certified to CAR 3,...

Except that a Cessna 150 is certified to CAR 3, not FAR 25 or CS-23.

Having owned one for some 20 years, the Cessna 150's maximum altitude is limited by power, certainly not by Mach.

As an...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Jun 2014, 03:01
Replies: 25
Views: 21,253
Posted By goldfish85

Enthusiastic amateurs?

Still, the real aviation guys live at the FAA.
The NTSB folks are more like enthusiastic amatuers, and this shows in many of their recommendations as well as their findings of probable cause.
...
Forum: Flight Testing
27th May 2014, 01:41
Replies: 19
Views: 4,145
Posted By goldfish85

For FAA certification, all Acrobatic Category...

For FAA certification, all Acrobatic Category airplanes must pass the intentional spin tests.

There is no single spin recovery technique required for FAA Part 23 spin approval. Whatever spin...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2013, 01:03
Replies: 319
Views: 126,710
Posted By goldfish85

I have some real drivel in this thread. I have...

I have some real drivel in this thread. I have to admit I heard the same when BA attempted an engine out transatlasntic flight.

I don't know what UAE's rules are, but taking the FARs (§121.565 )...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2013, 23:46
Replies: 263
Views: 106,757
Posted By goldfish85

I do think we ought to give an "attaboy" to the...

I do think we ought to give an "attaboy" to the main landing gear design team on the MD-80.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2012, 14:10
Replies: 216
Views: 105,078
Posted By goldfish85

Mexico License If they were flying in Mexico...

Mexico License
If they were flying in Mexico with a valid Mexican license, what difference does it make what his USA privileges on a Temporary Airman Certificate are ?


"N" registered...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2012, 04:26
Replies: 1,316
Views: 402,904
Posted By goldfish85

I've been following the discussion. When reading...

I've been following the discussion. When reading the interim reports, I had a great deal of difficulty in understanding what was going on in the pilots' minds. After reading the final report, I...
Forum: Flight Testing
17th Apr 2012, 21:50
Replies: 7
Views: 2,840
Posted By goldfish85

FAR 23.221 deals with spins. The ball-width...

FAR 23.221 deals with spins. The ball-width requirement is to be applied only for airplanes certified as "spin resistant." I don't have a copy of SAE Aeronautical Standard 8004 which should list...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2012, 13:47
Replies: 47
Views: 21,895
Posted By goldfish85

Early in my career, a senior captain told me the...

Early in my career, a senior captain told me the most important FD mode was "off."


Goldfish
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2012, 16:23
Replies: 411
Views: 243,364
Posted By goldfish85

Cyranno, I agree. It makes no sense to...

Cyranno,

I agree. It makes no sense to redact the registration, operator, and crew names. Particularly when they listed the serial number of the aircraft and the certificate numbers of the crew....
Forum: Flight Testing
3rd Jan 2012, 22:01
Replies: 20
Views: 14,932
Posted By goldfish85

Sycamore: The television series where the...

Sycamore:

The television series where the German student at Empire Test Pilot School spun the light airplane was made in the mid=80's The airplane was a prototype SAH-1 airplane which had been...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Dec 2011, 01:06
Replies: 41
Views: 13,691
Posted By goldfish85

I think FAR 121.565 is pretty clear. (a)...

I think FAR 121.565 is pretty clear.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) .. whenever an airplane engine fails or whenever an engine is shutdown to prevent possible damage, the pilot-in-command...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2011, 18:48
Replies: 48
Views: 19,800
Posted By goldfish85

JW-411, When I started with a US carrier...

JW-411,

When I started with a US carrier back in 1966, we were all issued cockpit keys. We were told they were the same for all carriers. I tried mine on a few other carriers and they all...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Oct 2011, 01:23
Replies: 1,412
Views: 472,385
Posted By goldfish85

Burnswannabe, Your comments made me think...

Burnswannabe,

Your comments made me think (always a dangerous thing). Up until AFR447, I said that FBW has done more good than harm (much more). Until AFR447, there had been zero in-service...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2011, 00:27
Replies: 159
Views: 36,067
Posted By goldfish85

Sully had "0" time in the sim or real in 320...

Sully had "0" time in the sim or real in 320 water landings.


Yes, but he had lots of landings. A water forced landing is a lot easier than a land forced landing -- no obstacles. The basic...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Sep 2011, 00:11
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,626
Posted By goldfish85

Garageyears Left-seat/right-seat - pretty...

Garageyears

Left-seat/right-seat - pretty much everyone reading this post has a mouse sitting just to the right of their keyboard I'd bet. Switch the mouse to the left-side and leave it there...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jul 2011, 21:53
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,626
Posted By goldfish85

Quote: "The cases are...

Quote:
"The cases are completely different."
It is a remarkable coincidence that both zoomed at 4.2 deg AoA
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2011, 22:17
Replies: 162
Views: 56,509
Posted By goldfish85

We need to keep what V1 really means. It is...

We need to keep what V1 really means. It is solely based on a single engine failure. If I might quote from FAR 1

V1means the maximum speed in the takeoff at which the pilot must take the first...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2011, 21:17
Replies: 162
Views: 56,509
Posted By goldfish85

aterpster, Many years ago an Old ...

aterpster,

Many years ago an Old Continental 707 had an engine on the left side (I think #2, have an uncontained engine failure at LAX. They had just rotated. Debris from # 2 bounced off the...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2011, 00:58
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,626
Posted By goldfish85

Some of the descriptions of Airbus's propensity...

Some of the descriptions of Airbus's propensity to stall are inaccurate and, in my opinion, incorrect.

***************************
330 testflight in Toulouse stalled due to pilot mishandling...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jun 2011, 17:18
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,626
Posted By goldfish85

We should review the incident to an A-340 (with...

We should review the incident to an A-340 (with the same control logic) which experienced a zoom during cruise over the North Atlantic. While this was reported as an near-miss incident, the...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jun 2011, 14:55
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,626
Posted By goldfish85

Basil: At last a reasoned comment. I have...

Basil:

At last a reasoned comment. I have reviewed most of the posts and have concluded that we should all wait for BEA to review the data and, at least, provide a complete time-line and FDR...
Forum: Tech Log
30th May 2011, 13:04
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,626
Posted By goldfish85

Quote: According to the BEA report, the AOA was...

Quote: According to the BEA report, the AOA was indicated at 4 degrees as they went over the top. Since this is the primary driver of the stall warning, the warning would likely have shut off, no...
Forum: Tech Log
27th May 2011, 21:48
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,626
Posted By goldfish85

These weren't the first airline crews to go all...

These weren't the first airline crews to go all the way to the ground with the stick back. I just gave two briefings on Loss-of-Control Accidents and it seems to be a common theme.

I've also been...
Forum: Flight Testing
24th Jan 2011, 22:06
Replies: 10
Views: 5,884
Posted By goldfish85

It all started with the Lockheed Electra. The...

It all started with the Lockheed Electra. The Pilots Union got it mandated that the aircraft would be flown with 3 pilots and not 2 pilots and a flight engineer. ALPA also wanted all jet equipment...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2010, 18:56
Replies: 222
Views: 83,650
Posted By goldfish85

Safetyconcerns wrote It is shocking how...

Safetyconcerns wrote

It is shocking how many posters claiming to be pilots do not understand FE protections.

I think that's true for pilots who have not been trained on envelope protection. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2010, 18:49
Replies: 21
Views: 12,421
Posted By goldfish85

It's interesting to compare the experience levels...

It's interesting to compare the experience levels of Qantas flight crew with some other carriers.


Goldfish
Forum: Tech Log
14th Dec 2010, 00:41
Replies: 53
Views: 16,185
Posted By goldfish85

Engineer 07: The nitrogen molecule is bigger...

Engineer 07: The nitrogen molecule is bigger than oxygen and hence the tyre will hold it's pressure better/longer thus reducing maintenance

I think you'll find that oxygen molecules are slightly...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2010, 15:55
Replies: 222
Views: 83,650
Posted By goldfish85

Could you miss the mountains in a pull up with...

Could you miss the mountains in a pull up with this type of g-limiting and bank-limiting A320 FBW sidestick?
No, I don't think you can. FBW will save the airframe from overload first, but...
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