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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Jan 2023, 08:58
Replies: 207
Views: 87,556
Posted By sandos

But were they also correctly configured? This is...

But were they also correctly configured? This is different from working.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Jul 2021, 17:40
Replies: 8
Views: 6,324
Posted By sandos

I haven't heard a likely explanation yet, I don't...

I haven't heard a likely explanation yet, I don't believe in engine failure, because that should be easy (Yes, famous last words) to handle: Just settle down somewhere around, they were still in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Sep 2020, 10:35
Replies: 45
Views: 20,511
Posted By sandos

c52 I imagine the drones will require a...

c52

I imagine the drones will require a hefty amount of maintenance if done at any scale.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2020, 06:27
Replies: 37
Views: 27,972
Posted By sandos

The rules about not being allowed to act on, or...

The rules about not being allowed to act on, or retransmit these recordings are idiotic in my mind. As mentioned, taking photos in public is somewhat similar: its a sensation that is easily...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2020, 08:36
Replies: 29
Views: 27,878
Posted By sandos

Reading the comments on AVHerald, I got curious:...

Reading the comments on AVHerald, I got curious: what kind of braking action would that runway have? People are slipping on what looks like ice/compacted snow. I bet landing on that is a bit...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2020, 06:50
Replies: 685
Views: 1,737,887
Posted By sandos

Seems they misidentified the launch area though?...

Seems they misidentified the launch area though? I believe the missile need to have come from the sand-bag-like base (as was pointed out very early) in the _right_ of the image, not to the left as...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2019, 13:38
Replies: 50
Views: 38,237
Posted By sandos

Distance to horizon if you are at 10000 ft is...

Distance to horizon if you are at 10000 ft is about 122 miles. Seems to be less than that to cyprus in this case, so with a nicely placed receiver there (think mountain+tower) it should be no...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Jun 2019, 06:33
Replies: 8
Views: 5,880
Posted By sandos

Was it MLAT or not? If MLAT, I would say they...

Was it MLAT or not? If MLAT, I would say they were military in nature. Otherwise, test flights? Though thats a lot of aircraft for some testing....

I think they were spying on us here in Sweden!...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2019, 09:29
Replies: 474
Views: 1,471,983
Posted By sandos

The results from the simulalor tests scare me...

The results from the simulalor tests scare me though. Seems no pilot was perfect (understandable) but a large percentage also did downright bad!
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Nov 2018, 10:54
Replies: 466
Views: 528,360
Posted By sandos

I saw something interesting in the FDR factual...

I saw something interesting in the FDR factual report: the vibration values for Eng 1 are clearly higher than for 2 long before it goes boom. They go above (I presume unitless scale) the value of 1.0...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Nov 2018, 07:57
Replies: 10
Views: 10,857
Posted By sandos

We had some interesting weather phenomenon here...

We had some interesting weather phenomenon here yesterday, with what looked like fog or fine snow but was apparently called "ice smoke" (in Swedish anyway), never heard of that term before, and we...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2018, 06:16
Replies: 45
Views: 22,720
Posted By sandos

Not a pilot, but I noticed that Iv'e never seen...

Not a pilot, but I noticed that Iv'e never seen pilots talk about an incident after the fact on video. It felt very odd.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jun 2018, 08:52
Replies: 31
Views: 11,877
Posted By sandos

I remember being met by dogs when arriving in...

I remember being met by dogs when arriving in Frankfurt from Caracas about ten years ago. I I just assumed it was drug-related.

I also saw the funniest/most disgusting thing in Venezuela customs....
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jun 2018, 18:39
Replies: 79
Views: 25,623
Posted By sandos

Ok, so lets go with this scenario. For example,...

Ok, so lets go with this scenario. For example, spoofing GPS is clearly possible since even Wikipedia lists several suspected and/or confirmed events. But the airplane has an IRU, and that I'm almost...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jun 2018, 18:31
Replies: 79
Views: 25,623
Posted By sandos

I will say this, a lot of interesting "unfixable"...

I will say this, a lot of interesting "unfixable" problems have been found the last few years for computers in general. As a programmer the "rowhammer" exploit amuses me a lot, for example. Or the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2018, 06:19
Replies: 48
Views: 21,287
Posted By sandos

Thats a valiant effort, any idea what sort of...

Thats a valiant effort, any idea what sort of exploded? I guess it was something in the tug and not from the aircraft. They were lucky there wasn't a bigger explosion. Thinking oxygen tanks, that...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jun 2018, 09:03
Replies: 79
Views: 25,623
Posted By sandos

So the hack consists of controlling the pilots?...

So the hack consists of controlling the pilots? Spoof ADS-B (which is possible as far as I understand) and make the pilots go wherever you want.

Although, turns are never part of TCAS resolutions...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2018, 13:36
Replies: 466
Views: 528,360
Posted By sandos

Crash test dummies are very stiff compared to...

Crash test dummies are very stiff compared to humans, you can see the dummy keeping its body inside the plane using its HEAD only. Would you have the power in your neck muscles for that? I doubt it.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2018, 08:02
Replies: 8
Views: 9,141
Posted By sandos

Soo, which common mode failure could cause that?...

Soo, which common mode failure could cause that? I cant even think of anything. Fuel?
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2018, 14:43
Replies: 19
Views: 13,897
Posted By sandos

What happened here? Afaik intercepts usually...

What happened here? Afaik intercepts usually allow the interceptee to just keep flying straight. Were they not allowed into france/switzerland (didnt quite manage anyhow) in this case?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2016, 12:48
Replies: 158
Views: 174,507
Posted By sandos

Actually I thought I saw something pouring even...

Actually I thought I saw something pouring even before it hit the fence, but i now think its an illusion, its the white fuselage showing between the wing and flaps. Combined with the rest of the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Nov 2016, 11:10
Replies: 20
Views: 5,225
Posted By sandos

The usual question, do they even have any...

The usual question, do they even have any possibility of using, what looks like, parachutes? I seem to recall there was a "escape hatch" in some test airplanes, but in this one?
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Nov 2016, 12:02
Replies: 20
Views: 12,739
Posted By sandos

Whats the fuel draw when taxiing? And what speed...

Whats the fuel draw when taxiing? And what speed did he keep? =)
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2016, 07:37
Replies: 70
Views: 96,385
Posted By sandos

Why the open mic all the time? There is a lot of...

Why the open mic all the time? There is a lot of it?
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Sep 2016, 07:32
Replies: 10
Views: 5,325
Posted By sandos

Id "like" to see these birds take on bigger...

Id "like" to see these birds take on bigger drones with carbon fibre blades?

I do not think this is a good idea.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
8th Sep 2016, 06:31
Replies: 76
Views: 47,589
Posted By sandos

That is the most stupid.... Can you not...

That is the most stupid....

Can you not clearly see that dot is actually moving WAY too fast for a drone, it also moves _past_ the rocket!

It is a fly or other insect, very close to the camera!
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2016, 05:42
Replies: 15
Views: 9,038
Posted By sandos

I was surprised when a neighbor started flying a...

I was surprised when a neighbor started flying a atec 122 zephyr, learning that it was an ultralight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATEC_122_Zephyr_2000

Apparently also fitted with a BRS!...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2016, 11:49
Replies: 31
Views: 16,580
Posted By sandos

I thought it was supposed to be super-dangerous...

I thought it was supposed to be super-dangerous to be bombed with water... at least that's what media told us when we brought in planes from abroad for a forest fire.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jun 2016, 07:22
Replies: 1,178
Views: 812,061
Posted By sandos

Those are some nice meat slicers! They need...

Those are some nice meat slicers! They need bladeguards for that thing. Think small child, dog, whatever, running in their way...

Also, 4 motors+props? What about redundancy? 5 Seems a much...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2016, 05:06
Replies: 86
Views: 53,900
Posted By sandos

Couldn't CPDLC logging-on be made automatically?...

Couldn't CPDLC logging-on be made automatically? In my mind such a system becomes much more useful, specifically as a side-channel for lost comms, if the pilots didn't need to do anything except...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2016, 21:37
Replies: 4
Views: 2,586
Posted By sandos

Well, is not what the swedish article I read...

Well, is not what the swedish article I read previously said. That one said that the plane lifted off 40 minutes after the call, having been already standing on the runway. Much more likely.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2016, 07:25
Replies: 85
Views: 44,349
Posted By sandos

Not a pilot, but what are these master switches?...

Not a pilot, but what are these master switches? I have been working with a Gripen simulator a couple of years ago, and I was surprised at the degree which controls were "locked out" in flight....
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2016, 07:36
Replies: 33
Views: 20,050
Posted By sandos

Technically, if you didn't install the app...

Technically, if you didn't install the app before-hand, you would require an internet connection.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Dec 2015, 21:19
Replies: 75
Views: 31,971
Posted By sandos

Yes, it is, even if one assumes engine failures...

Yes, it is, even if one assumes engine failures are "coupled" it probably means that all will fail instead of 3. Either engines never fail together, meaning likely 1 will fail. Or they do fail...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2015, 11:27
Replies: 74
Views: 30,705
Posted By sandos

Wow, started laughing at that. Also the spelling...

Wow, started laughing at that. Also the spelling lesson was fun.

So what exactly does a VIP onboard mean? What would ATC do if they had one...
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