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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 16:07
Replies: 10,295
Views: 4,589,094
Posted By Semreh

I suspect luck rather than accuracy. In the same...

I suspect luck rather than accuracy. In the same way that you can fire a shot at a barn door, then draw a bulls-eye around it after the fact. Anyone sensible would target the base of the tower, so I...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 15:55
Replies: 10,295
Views: 4,589,094
Posted By Semreh

Yes, a complete waste of ballistic gel. To really...

Yes, a complete waste of ballistic gel. To really demonstrate what a .50 BMG round can do, a far more substantial target was needed. It's an anti-materiel round, not an anti-personnel round, except...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 22:12
Replies: 4,490
Views: 229,907
Posted By Semreh

It says hin the hinstructions that you are...

It says hin the hinstructions that you are supposed to vanish once you get to the top while I play this 'ere flute, so get on with it Smythe, vanish!
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Apr 2024, 21:41
Replies: 96
Views: 31,315
Posted By Semreh

For the benefit of others, Unicode includes code...

For the benefit of others, Unicode includes code points for superscripted numerals and 'plus' and 'minus' signs.

10⁺⁻¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹⁰

So the maximum failure rates can be rendered as:

MAJOR: ~10⁻⁵...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Mar 2024, 21:33
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,516
Posted By Semreh

Cough. I have removed many 13A plugs in my time...

Cough. I have removed many 13A plugs in my time with my bare hands. Many doors require a key to move a (dead)bolt to allow them to open.

What you can do with a plug, or door, depends on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2024, 12:27
Replies: 73
Views: 14,541
Posted By Semreh

CH-47 quieter when loaded

I don't know how significant it is (the difference is about 5 dB at an airspeed of 130 knots), but CH-47s are quieter when loaded up.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2024, 15:40
Replies: 66
Views: 20,585
Posted By Semreh

As funny as Stalin laughing about the colour of...

As funny as Stalin laughing about the colour of the stars painted on the TU-4? (https://tu-95.net/soviet-b-29-clone-the-tupolev-tu-4/)
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Feb 2024, 15:04
Replies: 6
Views: 3,556
Posted By Semreh

I guess that is an average of working days per...

I guess that is an average of working days per month. The average white-collar person in England works about 19 working days a month.

A 52 week year has roughly 52 x 5 working days = 260 working...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2024, 12:26
Replies: 46
Views: 6,132
Posted By Semreh

To be fair, there's not a few car drivers that...

To be fair, there's not a few car drivers that could do with driving gloves (remember the string-backed variety?) labelled with offside and nearside. Need to be Velcro™ attached so the labels can be...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2024, 17:02
Replies: 42
Views: 29,781
Posted By Semreh

Well...as Ukraine have recently pointed out...

Well...as Ukraine have recently pointed out again, Russia has never been formally acknowledged as the successor state to the Soviet Union. This means that, in principle, Russia is not a member of the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2024, 13:33
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,516
Posted By Semreh

Thus confirming that American and British...

Thus confirming that American and British punctuation practices are radically dissimilar. Punctuation can be important - there is a world of difference between: "Don't, stop!"; and "Don't stop!".
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2024, 13:14
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,516
Posted By Semreh

And presumably 9) Discard unused washer. ...

And presumably

9) Discard unused washer.

The next revision to include actual installation of the washer, somewhere between step (3) and step (4), perhaps?
I would also like to understand the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2024, 11:08
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,516
Posted By Semreh

My understanding of the logic involved is that...

My understanding of the logic involved is that this is not a 'one-off'. My understanding could be wrong.

As I understand it, the work required to remove the door-plug would have required formal...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Jan 2024, 15:28
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,795
Posted By Semreh

As for enabling permanent use of runway stop bar...

As for enabling permanent use of runway stop bar lights, this document goes into (some of) the ramifications:

EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION: September 2008: Runway Safety...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jan 2024, 11:35
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,795
Posted By Semreh

That would depend upon the CG aircraft having a...

That would depend upon the CG aircraft having a properly operating CVR which has been recovered and has a decodable recording covering the relevant time-interval on it.

I don't know the status of...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2024, 08:49
Replies: 72
Views: 55,786
Posted By Semreh

Change of thread topic needed?

No, you are not.
However, I think it would be useful if the thread title were changed to 737 Max: Loose Rudder-Control Fastener Issue.

It is unfortunate that the Alaska airlines door-plug blowout...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Jan 2024, 08:38
Replies: 31
Views: 5,538
Posted By Semreh

So what you are saying is that when the airspace...

So what you are saying is that when the airspace is peppered with aircraft, an aviator worth his salt will not change heading in an emergency descent, simply squawk on 7700 and R/T calf sign +...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jan 2024, 08:14
Replies: 72
Views: 55,786
Posted By Semreh

I'm always looking for good examples where...

I'm always looking for good examples where 'obvious' control measures are not as good as people expect: could you give me a pointer/link to the relevant research providing evidence that "there is 10%...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2024, 15:16
Replies: 72
Views: 55,786
Posted By Semreh

Quite right, and great that you pick up on it. ...

Quite right, and great that you pick up on it.

But the point stands that one signature, or two signatures, in a log does not mean that the job was done.

People who have worked together for a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Jan 2024, 14:45
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,516
Posted By Semreh

The same thought crossed my mind as well.

The same thought crossed my mind as well.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2024, 13:31
Replies: 72
Views: 55,786
Posted By Semreh

As an ex technical auditor, speaking with my...

As an ex technical auditor, speaking with my nit-picking audit hat on, no.

A dual inspection does not prevent collusion, witting or unwitting. You need evidence. A signed entry in a log-book is...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 15:20
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,795
Posted By Semreh

Slide design issue?

Non-functional NLG happens often enough that I wonder how the trade-offs are being evaluated between rear-door escape slides that can cope with the situation and those that can't. Perhaps that needs...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2023, 19:32
Replies: 445
Views: 128,180
Posted By Semreh

Thank you for the link, safetypee. I'd...

Thank you for the link, safetypee.

I'd better bug out and keep reading quietly.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2023, 12:30
Replies: 445
Views: 128,180
Posted By Semreh

Confusion

My apologies, but a slightly confused SLF here. (Not a journalist or blogger, but I would say that, wouldn't I)

Could one of you kind people tell me if my understanding here is correct.

The...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2023, 09:44
Replies: 56
Views: 10,825
Posted By Semreh

Inclusive Naming Initiative?

Possibly, the organisation in question has been influenced by the Inclusive Naming Initiative, which describes itself: "The Inclusive Naming Initiative’s mission is to promote and facilitate...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2023, 07:45
Replies: 120
Views: 68,274
Posted By Semreh

You write a great deal of sense. I'll just...

You write a great deal of sense.

I'll just point out that there is a material difference between not reporting a somatic (physical) illness/disablement and a mental illness. In the case of a...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2023, 11:33
Replies: 120
Views: 68,274
Posted By Semreh

Operating outside one's area of expertise

I have every respect for professional pilots. I am not one myself, and I am not qualified to comment on piloting skills. I have expertise in other areas, though.

I would be careful about...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2023, 17:44
Replies: 410
Views: 185,194
Posted By Semreh

If you read the "NATS Major Incident Preliminary...

If you read the "NATS Major Incident Preliminary Report - Flight Plan Reception Suite Automated (FPRSA-R) Sub-system Incident 28th August 2023", specifically Section 4.1 Sequence of events leading to...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2022, 10:39
Replies: 155
Views: 50,269
Posted By Semreh

Gliding

I fancied learning how to fly a glider, and so booked myself into a school in the UK Midlands, where I discovered I was not a natural born pilot - I was excellent at finding sink. So it goes. On the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2022, 10:59
Replies: 12
Views: 5,094
Posted By Semreh

SLF here: Would there be any benefit in a general...

SLF here: Would there be any benefit in a general autopilot engagement lockout for a suitable length of time after weight-on-wheels transitions from showing weight to showing airborne? I don't know...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jun 2022, 14:36
Replies: 35
Views: 15,622
Posted By Semreh

There's a story behind that. Essentially it boils...

There's a story behind that. Essentially it boils down to the engineers tasked with copying the B-29 being (a) afraid for their lives if they got it wrong and did not deliver; and (b) interpreting...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2022, 22:25
Replies: 78
Views: 55,295
Posted By Semreh

I've checked if your quotation of the report is...

I've checked if your quotation of the report is accurate. It is.

(from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/627ce6e5d3bf7f05216d7e04/Boeing_737-4Q8_G-JMCY_07-22.pdf )

What I'd like...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2021, 21:35
Replies: 130
Views: 49,369
Posted By Semreh

Stuka Child. I hope you continue to...

Stuka Child.

I hope you continue to participate - your knowledge, experience and opinions are valuable and worth sharing.

Beamr posted a link to an interesting (and I hope, informative) study:...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jan 2021, 14:29
Replies: 130
Views: 49,369
Posted By Semreh

No-go after V1?

I don't have the statistics to hand.

I would hope the relevant authorities do have the statistics to hand.

The official advice given about when to attempt a no-go after V1 should be followed....
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2021, 09:41
Replies: 64
Views: 45,910
Posted By Semreh

Hot 'n' High On the contrary, my apologies....

Hot 'n' High

On the contrary, my apologies. You are correct. The original incarnation of MCAS did trim again after 5 seconds if the triggering conditions continued to apply. Thank youfor the...
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