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Forum: Tech Log
11th Sep 2022, 15:48
Replies: 1
Views: 734
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Precision Altimeters

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Personally I would have called these high altitude barometers as they only...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Sep 2022, 11:36
Replies: 353
Views: 202,950
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Just to advise you all that one of the last...

Just to advise you all that one of the last surviving Varsities, WH945 at St. Mawgan, is under threat as the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre is being evicted from its present site by Cornwall...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Apr 2022, 21:27
Replies: 90
Views: 42,422
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Hi all, only just come across this thread but I...

Hi all, only just come across this thread but I have a lot of information I can supply.
My father was an Insructor on Oxfords at RAF Kumalo from 1942 to 1944, having been posted there after spending...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2018, 19:44
Replies: 113
Views: 44,841
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Had just two flights in a Victor, XH591 in the...

Had just two flights in a Victor, XH591 in the jump seat from Tengah to Butterworth and return, to repair a Red Steer fault in another of our aircraft, in 1965. The outward trip was in the morning...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2017, 13:25
Replies: 20
Views: 11,673
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Eye-witness photographs show the 4 aircraft break...

Eye-witness photographs show the 4 aircraft break from a tight low level formation but two 'may' have touched and one rolled inverted and hit the ground. I have pictures on WhatsApp, not sure how to...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2015, 20:07
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

CVRs/FDRs can come in different shapes/sizes. The...

CVRs/FDRs can come in different shapes/sizes. The CVRs I worked with were in standard oblong boxes, same external shape and size as many of the other avionic boxes, except they were painted...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2015, 16:59
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Any GPS readings after the initial event are...

Any GPS readings after the initial event are likely to be unreliable, as I explained in an earlier post...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 21:01
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

@VinRouge, what you say is true for a fit, young...

@VinRouge, what you say is true for a fit, young person, though may be degraded for an older not so fit person. I have also been in a chamber, but only to 30K I think. In the case of an explosive...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 20:37
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

An explosion or a fracture in the area of the...

An explosion or a fracture in the area of the cable run through the fuselage will likely cause damage to said cables.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 20:25
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Not sure on FDR but CVR only has battery for...

Not sure on FDR but CVR only has battery for pinger (as I recall from 10 years ago). These are Honeywell which I am not familiar with.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 19:43
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

If an explosive decompression occurred at the...

If an explosive decompression occurred at the time the first body was ejected it could have disabled both pilots before they could don oxygen masks. The aircraft being on autopilot may continue as...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 13:44
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Regarding the CVR, read post #1138.

Regarding the CVR, read post #1138.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 09:22
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

There are lots of electronic components inside...

There are lots of electronic components inside the crash/fire proof shell, many of which may have suffered shock damage which would under normal circumstances be deemed BER but most at least would be...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 08:41
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

"It is worth noting that the IAA (remember that...

"It is worth noting that the IAA (remember that Irish officials are directly involved in the investigation) has directed Irish airlines to cease operations not only to SSH, but all of Egypt."

The...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2015, 10:39
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

@Wiggy, provided the GPS is connected to an...

@Wiggy, provided the GPS is connected to an external antenna then it will work accurately, down to a few feet or less of the location of the antenna. In the air it will be receiving data from perhaps...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2015, 10:03
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,496,208
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Quote from DingerX " GPS is not designed to give...

Quote from DingerX " GPS is not designed to give altitude".
GPS is as accurate in altitude as it is in Lat/Long. The accuracy in any dimension is dependent on line of sight to as many satellites as...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2015, 18:55
Replies: 746
Views: 788,604
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

DevX, midday in the Nevada desert you suggest the...

DevX, midday in the Nevada desert you suggest the surface temperature would not be 110ºF in the sun, which it would have been seconds before the aircraft cast its shadow. I think it is very possible....
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2015, 16:45
Replies: 746
Views: 788,604
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Porterhouse - see post 248, took a while to find...

Porterhouse - see post 248, took a while to find it in all the c**p about baggage.

At DevX, Kerosene most definitely does vaporise and ignite, just at a much higher temperature (about 110 deg F)...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2015, 15:37
Replies: 746
Views: 788,604
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

This type of failure is extremely rare but the...

This type of failure is extremely rare but the investigators not only need to find the chain of events which likely caused it but also the following chain of events which caused a lot of fuel to leak...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Sep 2015, 09:24
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,029,594
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

The book "Flying at the Edge" by Tony Doyle has a...

The book "Flying at the Edge" by Tony Doyle has a chapter (12) on display aerobatics. It can be read online and I think has some relevance to this thread.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2015, 09:52
Replies: 44
Views: 50,779
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Quote: An accelerated stall while in a bank at...

Quote: An accelerated stall while in a bank at 300 ft AGL, and a recovery at 82 ft? With enough airspeed to pull 2.7 G in the recovery? I, too, find this dubious. Wind shear, that I could buy....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Sep 2015, 09:03
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,029,594
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Has anyone considered the weather to be a...

Has anyone considered the weather to be a possible factor yet. The weather may appear to be benign but what is actually happening to an airmass is often unseen. Summer weather often produces unseen...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Aug 2015, 17:07
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,029,594
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

From my association with Hunters over 50 years...

From my association with Hunters over 50 years ago I recall they were not permitted to fly inverted for more than a few seconds because the engine would flame-out due to fuel starvation. Something to...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2015, 15:07
Replies: 918
Views: 1,118,239
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

If a plane is descending in an uncontrolled...

If a plane is descending in an uncontrolled unpowered spiral it is likely to also be slipping and only pressure ASIs will work but any slip may cause them to underread considerably. Can a simulator...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2015, 20:22
Replies: 918
Views: 1,118,239
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Quote: "internal components would only have part...

Quote: "internal components would only have part numbers."
In fact, many internal parts have MSN numbers (Manufacturers serial numbers). These may be ink-stamped or etched near the part number and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Mar 2015, 17:20
Replies: 7
Views: 3,352
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

For Talkdownman, I have actually practiced...

For Talkdownman, I have actually practiced go-arounds in gliders at hilltop sites such as Long Mynd where it is possible to land and roll safely over the edge to become airborne again, given the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Mar 2015, 10:27
Replies: 7
Views: 3,352
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

As we passed the terminal on the downwind leg...

As we passed the terminal on the downwind leg following the GA a TAP aircraft was taxying past it so must have used the full length of the runway, as we did.
Quite often the A-32x I usually get...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Mar 2015, 19:27
Replies: 7
Views: 3,352
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

ATR-72 go-around at Valencia

Was pax on flight UX4007 Palma-VLC this morning. Go-around was initiated as we crossed threshold on approach. Announcement a couple of minutes later (in Spanish) that another aircraft was on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2014, 07:56
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,218,741
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Locator Beacon (Pinger) batteries

Just a word on CVR (and FDR) locator pinger batteries. They do not have a fixed life as such and they do not shut down after 30 days. They are designed to provide optimum performance for 30 days (90...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 22:21
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,218,741
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

Many years ago I witnessed a Buccaneer do a...

Many years ago I witnessed a Buccaneer do a vertical dive into the Johore Strait following loss of control and the crew ejecting. All I saw was a huge fountain of water from each wing. It was later...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jun 2013, 19:58
Replies: 60
Views: 20,048
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

When I first got involved in competitions in the...

When I first got involved in competitions in the 1960s all the gliders were wood, Oly 2s, Skylark 2, 3 & 4, Ka-6, 7 & 8, SF-26 and similar. Skylark 3 & 4, & Ka-6 were in the top class (I forget the...
Forum: Private Flying
10th May 2013, 20:05
Replies: 42
Views: 6,617
Posted By Ka-2b Pilot

I gave up doing proper cross-countries a while...

I gave up doing proper cross-countries a while ago - the chances of doing a successful outlanding off-airfield here are virtually nil, as are the chances of finding and identifying from the air one...
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