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Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2016, 19:59
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,779,316
Posted By vorra

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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2011, 13:59
Replies: 170
Views: 105,539
Posted By vorra

The survivor is an avionics engineer, not a...

The survivor is an avionics engineer, not a board/flight engineer of any kind. The media stubbornly refer to him as a flight engineer.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2011, 15:44
Replies: 170
Views: 105,539
Posted By vorra

They are talking about takeoff power vs maximum...

They are talking about takeoff power vs maximum continuous power, I hope this terminology makes more sense.
(http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?t=1749508_1_2)
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
3rd Feb 2011, 03:57
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Why do you think so?

Why do you think so?
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
31st Jan 2011, 03:09
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Yak-40 was at the altitude of 50 m over the...

Yak-40 was at the altitude of 50 m over the runway threshold (the reason for the go-round order) and only landed safely because it needs a much shorter runway. What role the RA played in its landing,...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
30th Jan 2011, 01:57
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Arrakis, yes, from what I have read, it is 2NDB...

Arrakis, yes, from what I have read, it is 2NDB with radar control. Not sure if the minima are identical to just plain 2NDB.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
29th Jan 2011, 02:37
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Yes, the information about Ryzhenko was confirmed...

Yes, the information about Ryzhenko was confirmed by one of the Il-76 pilots from the regiment on SF. About Plyusnin - yes, he remained in Smolensk.

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Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Jan 2011, 03:02
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

"Chill"/"calm down"/"keep still". Not entirely...

"Chill"/"calm down"/"keep still". Not entirely clear who Krasnokutsky is saying it to from the transcript. The landing zone controller (Ryzhenko)?

For anyone still interested, clarification - both...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Jan 2011, 08:08
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Is there any information on what the Flight...

Is there any information on what the Flight Engineer was up to during landing? Keeping track of engine power is his responsibility.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
23rd Jan 2011, 06:58
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

bubbers44...

bubbers44 (http://www.pprune.org/members/117172-bubbers44), the military procedure is different, at least in Russia. The controllers are in charge and can give orders (as they did in Smolensk with...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
23rd Jan 2011, 06:29
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Col. Krasnokutsky who was in the ATC tower had...

Col. Krasnokutsky who was in the ATC tower had been the commander of the Smolensk regiment till it was disbanded from what I understand. Specially sent there because he knew the airport.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Jun 2010, 16:52
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

BOAC, yes, this is what is meant by a trial...

BOAC, yes, this is what is meant by a trial approach from what I can gather, except for the part about the minima - an approach can be attempted the weather conditions below minima under some...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Jun 2010, 15:16
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Also, the general opinion trend seems to be that...

Also, the general opinion trend seems to be that it is possible (though not advisable) to land a plane in such conditions with such equipment, but the crew lacked the skills and experience for it and...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Jun 2010, 15:03
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Arrakis, I do not know if trial approach is...

Arrakis,

I do not know if trial approach is an official term, but it is widely repeated and discussed and seems to be in common usage, meaning going through the landing procedure to DH and then...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Jun 2010, 13:09
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Some more notes from Russian aviation forums: ...

Some more notes from Russian aviation forums:

No landing procedure was ever agreed on, PAR or otherwise. The ATC almost certainly expected them to do a trial approach to DH and then leave (as they...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
28th Jun 2010, 12:55
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

210thars...

210thars (http://www.pprune.org/members/330011-210thars)
I think a lot of this mysterious terminology is due to bad translation:

10:37:23.1

10:37:25.4

PIC

...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Jun 2010, 12:44
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

No, where do you get your information from? Mine...

No, where do you get your information from? Mine is directly from Russian military pilots and controllers.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Jun 2010, 10:20
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

More on military landing procedure: The PIC...

More on military landing procedure:
The PIC reports “I can see the runway, permission to land?”, then the ATC gives permission. 101 did not do this, i.e. it was officially not landing. “Horizon!”...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
26th Jun 2010, 07:11
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

Re what Alice is quoting, you have to remember...

Re what Alice is quoting, you have to remember that the MiG pilot is talking about quite a long time ago, also.

About the radar, as it has been explained, the radar screen shows the vertical...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
25th Jun 2010, 17:45
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

As I can gather from other things posted, the...

As I can gather from other things posted, the controller can do a lot more talking than mentioned above during landing, especially in difficult conditions and if requested so by the pilot. So it...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
25th Jun 2010, 14:52
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

From the old thread: More on military PAR...

From the old thread:
More on military PAR approach from an ex-Russian AF pilot:

"When you land at minimal visibility and nothing it is visible, you simply say the height "225th 200" and...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
25th Jun 2010, 14:03
Replies: 1,860
Views: 541,452
Posted By vorra

I am not sure if this is still relevant, but I...

I am not sure if this is still relevant, but I edited the post by Alice025 that BOAC didn't understand to make it more readable. I have to note I am not a professional and do not have all the...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2010, 15:14
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

Another explanation which has been offered (not...

Another explanation which has been offered (not by me, by a pilot) is that they ended up in the ravine not intentionally, due to whichever miscalculation, but due to a piloting error which lead to an...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2010, 08:34
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

Another interesting piece of info which has been...

Another interesting piece of info which has been mentioned by the locals- apparently together with the journalists a Polish flight control group arrived on the Yak-40, and they were in the ATC tower...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2010, 06:38
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

The ATC ordered the aircraft to change to...

The ATC ordered the aircraft to change to horizontal flight and go for go-round at 1500 m from the runway according to the information available at the moment. They did not respond, apparently they'd...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2010, 07:45
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

Apparently there was a Katet landing system at...

Apparently there was a Katet landing system at Smolensk-North, but it was taken down when the AF unit there was disbanded. This is a pure-military system which probably was compatible with the Polish...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2010, 05:27
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

More on military PAR approach from an ex-Russian...

More on military PAR approach from an ex-Russian AF pilot:

"When you land at minimal visibility and nothing it is visible, you simply say the height "two hundred twenty fifth 200" and controller...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2010, 02:22
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

Ed. Question about RSBN already answered above, I...

Ed. Question about RSBN already answered above, I see.

"RCP-6" from Alice's post is the RSP-6 radar system mentioned above, which they did say was practically indestructible.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 09:21
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

Alice025, can you give the exact link to where...

Alice025, can you give the exact link to where the navigation system of the Yak-40 is discussed? I can't find it.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 04:23
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

Green - Glideslope based on 300 m from the end of...

Green - Glideslope based on 300 m from the end of the runway
Glideslope at 2.66 degrees.
Black - height profile.
Yellow - Заросший лесом овраг (балка) - Wooded gully.
БПРМ - the inner NDB at 1.1...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 02:50
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

Ptkay, yes, this is RSP according the Smolensk...

Ptkay, yes, this is RSP according the Smolensk forum. From what I have gathered, they employed the kind of approach where the NDBs are used to stay on course and the approach is corrected from the...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 13:49
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

This is a photo of the landing system radar at...

This is a photo of the landing system radar at the Smolensk-North airfield, there are also 2 NDBs there.

http://forum.smolensk.ws/download/file.php?id=11682
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2010, 11:09
Replies: 1,004
Views: 514,436
Posted By vorra

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1021/heightt.jpg...

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1021/heightt.jpg

The latest diagram with trajectory and height profile before the crash.
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