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Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2023, 23:48
Replies: 117
Views: 46,115
Posted By TRW Plus

I saw elsewhere that the plane had made it to...

I saw elsewhere that the plane had made it to near its planned destination and circled round, flying back towards the southwest and MD-DC, was unresponsive, and was in restricted air space near the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 20:54
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,242,490
Posted By TRW Plus

I'm wondering if there was any credibility to the...

I'm wondering if there was any credibility to the earlier eyewitness reports suggesting that debris was falling from the plane, possibly a luggage explosion and breach. But just as a hypothetical,...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2019, 04:37
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,949
Posted By TRW Plus

Weather situation looked challenging and will...

Weather situation looked challenging and will probably be found to be major contributor. Cold front with sharp wind shift reported at both Houston-Pearland and Galveston around time of incident....
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2017, 06:57
Replies: 44
Views: 30,102
Posted By TRW Plus

Does anyone have any thoughts about what the...

Does anyone have any thoughts about what the spike to 650 knots really means? It would seem physically impossible to accelerate and decelerate that quickly (keeping the aircraft intact at least).
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2017, 16:49
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,886
Posted By TRW Plus

As a non-pilot, this intrigues me and I would...

As a non-pilot, this intrigues me and I would like to know what pilots think about this situation -- it appears obvious from the discussion that one of two things is true, either

(a) the pilots...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Aug 2017, 20:02
Replies: 40
Views: 24,440
Posted By TRW Plus

These pax narrowly avoided the horror of entering...

These pax narrowly avoided the horror of entering Ottawa airport terminal. They should count themselves fortunate. :eek:
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2017, 13:33
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,886
Posted By TRW Plus

I notice an interesting pattern in the...

I notice an interesting pattern in the second-by-second analysis shown in earlier posts. The pattern may indicate that the AC pilot(s) may have initiated the go around before the time stamp...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2017, 17:26
Replies: 1,219
Views: 779,886
Posted By TRW Plus

I wonder if it would be feasible to change the...

I wonder if it would be feasible to change the taxiway lighting plan to have the letter T formed by sets of lights along taxiways? That would require adding lights to the existing lights so that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2017, 02:04
Replies: 76
Views: 57,082
Posted By TRW Plus

Can confirm that there was no active weather in...

Can confirm that there was no active weather in the crash zone around 21z Monday, satellite imagery indicates clear skies between Jackson and Memphis and upper air charts closest to that time look...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2017, 21:52
Replies: 30
Views: 19,403
Posted By TRW Plus

You'd be surprised how often. :hmm:

You'd be surprised how often. :hmm:
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2016, 20:24
Replies: 12
Views: 15,485
Posted By TRW Plus

He's a double winner, won't have to visit either...

He's a double winner, won't have to visit either Kelowna or Calgary for an entire year.
Forum: Canada
16th Apr 2015, 00:48
Replies: 47
Views: 48,839
Posted By TRW Plus

As a reader who is resident of the area and...

As a reader who is resident of the area and weather-conscious, can say that icing may have been an issue but winds probably not. After a long spell of mild, dry weather we have seen a few snowfalls...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 17:17
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,636,336
Posted By TRW Plus

Re: previous suggestion of over-riding...

Re: previous suggestion of over-riding inappropriate flight changes ... This does not really solve the problem of malevolent pilot in charge, it just keeps the airplane flying to the point of fuel...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2015, 04:07
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,489,157
Posted By TRW Plus

I am seeing a pattern here. Three major aviation...

I am seeing a pattern here. Three major aviation disasters (AF, Mali, this one) involving western pilots trying to tangle with heavy tropical thunderstorms. Is it possible that better education on...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Apr 2014, 02:18
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,345,793
Posted By TRW Plus

So now we are asked to believe that this plane...

So now we are asked to believe that this plane flew for 5-6 hours at about 250 knots? Is that even possible? What could that tell us about the events before the turn southward?
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 05:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,345,793
Posted By TRW Plus

I was able to find weather maps going back a week...

I was able to find weather maps going back a week in the region being searched. Conditions have been relatively benign, in 20-30 knot west to northwest winds most of the time. No info on the weather...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 09:19
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,345,793
Posted By TRW Plus

Citizens of countries that claim that they don't...

Citizens of countries that claim that they don't operate military radars at night or on weekends should be asking some very searching questions.

Or at least they should apply for a 40% refund on...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 18:54
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,345,793
Posted By TRW Plus

There was a question about weather in central...

There was a question about weather in central Asia around the possible time of landing this plane. I looked up Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Almaty (Kazakhstan) for the time and date (to about 0500h...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 15:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,345,793
Posted By TRW Plus

Any chance that the oil rig worker might have...

Any chance that the oil rig worker might have seen a missile fired in the general direction of the plane, possibly a near-miss that convinced whoever was then flying to take evasive action?
...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 02:59
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,345,793
Posted By TRW Plus

Checking the back weather data, both KL and...

Checking the back weather data, both KL and Penang were essentially calm and partly cloudy all night during the hours when this flight could possibly have been returning in that direction. Broken...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2014, 18:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,345,793
Posted By TRW Plus

CNN have totally bought into the new theory that...

CNN have totally bought into the new theory that the plane was tracked on radar into the Straits of Malacca and that it was last radar-fixed at some as yet undisclosed location roughly 100-200 miles...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2012, 19:27
Replies: 1,316
Views: 402,602
Posted By TRW Plus

Hey, not a pilot here, just curious ... is there...

Hey, not a pilot here, just curious ... is there any technology in existence or under development that could relay air speed to pilots from GPS technology? For example, a GPS device on board an...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th May 2012, 03:39
Replies: 16
Views: 6,208
Posted By TRW Plus

Would have been a lot worse the other way round.

Would have been a lot worse the other way round.
Forum: Canada
28th Oct 2011, 03:16
Replies: 8
Views: 7,718
Posted By TRW Plus

According to eye-witness reports, and local TV...

According to eye-witness reports, and local TV news, bystanders from nearby businesses and vehicles rushed to help most of the injured passengers out of the burning wreckage. The fuselage had...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
23rd Jan 2011, 07:44
Replies: 1,860
Views: 542,474
Posted By TRW Plus

I have been following this thread all along and...

I have been following this thread all along and thank all of you regular posters for helping to make sense of the tragedy.

Would any of you be so bold as to speculate what was the role (if any)...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Oct 2010, 18:46
Replies: 77
Views: 19,623
Posted By TRW Plus

Scotland may have to choose between football and...

Scotland may have to choose between football and whiskey.

Whiskey it is then.

Next on the agenda? :cool:
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2010, 09:08
Replies: 16
Views: 8,219
Posted By TRW Plus

Possible explanation -- forest fire smoke. Winds...

Possible explanation -- forest fire smoke. Winds at flight levels around 10k were NNW 40-60, previous night heavy thunderstorms from Quebec moved south through Vermont and New Hampshire into MA.
...
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