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Search: Posts Made By: Fursty Ferret
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Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2024, 07:20
Replies: 73
Views: 41,624
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Hmm. Water bottle in the pedals?

Hmm. Water bottle in the pedals?
Forum: Tech Log
18th Apr 2024, 08:16
Replies: 2
Views: 499
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Never seen this before so can't offer more than a...

Never seen this before so can't offer more than a guess, but the same motor controllers used for engine start also handle the CACs. Perhaps there was a logic condition which was preventing the...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2024, 20:49
Replies: 50
Views: 19,486
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Rarely done with the compressors compressing...

Rarely done with the compressors compressing though.
Forum: Tech Log
11th Apr 2024, 09:20
Replies: 7
Views: 1,270
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Switches are always one a time time because it's...

Switches are always one a time time because it's easier to undo or mitigate the damage if you press the wrong thing. Going as fast as possible doesn't look good.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Apr 2024, 06:16
Replies: 69
Views: 28,084
Posted By Fursty Ferret

I'd hazard a guess at the Airbus.

I'd hazard a guess at the Airbus.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Apr 2024, 10:58
Replies: 69
Views: 28,084
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Wish it was in mine. "Kick off" is...

Wish it was in mine.



"Kick off" is honestly the worst advice you could give someone for landing a transport-category aircraft. Don't forget that with FBW you're actually asking the flight...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Apr 2024, 10:53
Replies: 2
Views: 1,160
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Old and knackered A320's drop onto battery power...

Old and knackered A320's drop onto battery power when gear is down in emergency electrical configuration, at which point I'm pretty sure APU start is inhibited (and if not, a terrible idea).
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Apr 2024, 03:42
Replies: 14
Views: 1,819
Posted By Fursty Ferret

ECAM doesn’t cover any scenario. That’s why we’re...

ECAM doesn’t cover any scenario. That’s why we’re there in the first place.
Forum: Tech Log
31st Mar 2024, 07:56
Replies: 9
Views: 1,455
Posted By Fursty Ferret

You either go into the tables with Vref, which...

You either go into the tables with Vref, which will give a correction for altitude / temperature, or use the ground speed at touchdown directly on the sea level and 15C line.
Forum: Tech Log
30th Mar 2024, 20:05
Replies: 9
Views: 1,455
Posted By Fursty Ferret

I assume the point the FCTM is making is that if...

I assume the point the FCTM is making is that if the brakes are hot at the point of take off, you don’t need to leave the gear extended to cool them but instead lower it early on approach.
Forum: Tech Log
30th Mar 2024, 15:33
Replies: 14
Views: 1,819
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Yes. IDG remains mechanically connected.

Yes. IDG remains mechanically connected.
Forum: Tech Log
30th Mar 2024, 15:31
Replies: 9
Views: 1,455
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Brakes don’t really cool when tucked safely away...

Brakes don’t really cool when tucked safely away with the gear up. So if you take off with them scorching, they’re still going to be hot an hour later.
Forum: Tech Log
27th Mar 2024, 19:39
Replies: 15
Views: 2,480
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Some carriers forbid manual thrust. Although...

Some carriers forbid manual thrust. Although weirdly they’re quite happy to let you dispatch with it unserviceable… 🙄
Forum: Tech Log
24th Mar 2024, 17:27
Replies: 16
Views: 2,550
Posted By Fursty Ferret

I’d have done the same as you.

I’d have done the same as you.
Forum: Tech Log
20th Mar 2024, 08:42
Replies: 15
Views: 2,480
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Agreed, assuming you’ve been accurately flying...

Agreed, assuming you’ve been accurately flying the speed target,
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Mar 2024, 22:21
Replies: 227
Views: 101,637
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Never had a switch stick, but equally they don’t...

Never had a switch stick, but equally they don’t feel like the highest quality. A meal tray or even an iPad on your lap would get wedged pretty quickly, and given the force needed to disconnect the...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Mar 2024, 09:01
Replies: 4
Views: 801
Posted By Fursty Ferret

There have been serious incidents in the past...

There have been serious incidents in the past caused by people following FD during the flare, so I'd say that it's dodgy guidance. While I think it's plausible that the FD pitch bars will show a bias...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Mar 2024, 08:57
Replies: 26
Views: 4,445
Posted By Fursty Ferret

To echo other posters here, I used to find the...

To echo other posters here, I used to find the A321 much more forgiving in flaps 3. What you can't do with a heavy one is land it like some people land a A319 or A320, with the last minute flare....
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2024, 14:11
Replies: 35
Views: 15,057
Posted By Fursty Ferret

The fact these things aren't CAT3B capable out of...

The fact these things aren't CAT3B capable out of the box is pretty damning in 2024.
Forum: Tech Log
7th Mar 2024, 14:18
Replies: 62
Views: 5,577
Posted By Fursty Ferret

^^ same here. In the event we went around very...

^^ same here. In the event we went around very unexpectedly off a visual approach and couldn't get a straight answer out of ATC, we'd very likely follow the standard missed approach for the ILS or...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2024, 08:48
Replies: 37
Views: 4,469
Posted By Fursty Ferret

There are no technical issues with two switches...

There are no technical issues with two switches at once - they're either hardwired to their respective system or the switch positions of the whole panel are polled and sent out over a data bus.

It...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2024, 12:09
Replies: 1,790
Views: 3,069,356
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Interesting to see the impact that hypoglycaemia...

Interesting to see the impact that hypoglycaemia has - worse than being drunk.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2024, 08:21
Replies: 118
Views: 69,276
Posted By Fursty Ferret

You'll be astonished to learn that there are...

You'll be astonished to learn that there are several big holes in the fuselage of all modern pressurised aircraft. They aren't like balloons that get inflated once.
Forum: Tech Log
18th Feb 2024, 09:03
Replies: 13
Views: 1,380
Posted By Fursty Ferret

I would suggest that you stop thinking about what...

I would suggest that you stop thinking about what the FBW is doing and just fly the aircraft. The Airbus is trajectory stable, but effectively all this means is that if you're displaced from your...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Feb 2024, 20:55
Replies: 18
Views: 2,331
Posted By Fursty Ferret

I’m not sure it’s so much a directional control...

I’m not sure it’s so much a directional control problem as a performance problem. Essentially you get better performance if TAMS is intervening and reducing thrust than if you have full thrust but...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Feb 2024, 11:53
Replies: 18
Views: 2,331
Posted By Fursty Ferret

They will close again after 30 seconds. Having...

They will close again after 30 seconds. Having said that the engine-out performance of the 787 is so marginal that I suspect you’d know pretty quickly that you’d forgotten the gear.
Forum: Tech Log
13th Feb 2024, 09:06
Replies: 18
Views: 2,331
Posted By Fursty Ferret

If the doors are already open, the landing gear...

If the doors are already open, the landing gear can be retracted faster in the event of an engine failure because you don't have to wait for the doors to open before the gear starts moving.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Feb 2024, 21:32
Replies: 1,108
Views: 555,881
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Make your briefing threat-based and set sensible...

Make your briefing threat-based and set sensible gates and bottom lines. Don’t just identify and name threats, come up with a plan to avoid them.

Everyone gets bored of the person who just reads...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Feb 2024, 12:42
Replies: 1,108
Views: 555,881
Posted By Fursty Ferret

But ultimately pointless. They aren't looking at...

But ultimately pointless. They aren't looking at how well you can fly an Airbus, it's an evaluation based almost entirely on non-technical skills.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Feb 2024, 08:57
Replies: 25
Views: 8,750
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Thumbs up Well said.

Well said.
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jan 2024, 17:07
Replies: 9
Views: 2,002
Posted By Fursty Ferret

But… but… you would just have it command the...

But… but… you would just have it command the lower speed when you take the next stage of flaps. So if you’re at UP, and select 1, the target speed is 1. Then you select flaps 5, which becomes the...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jan 2024, 21:25
Replies: 9
Views: 2,002
Posted By Fursty Ferret

It may well be running that FMC as a virtual...

It may well be running that FMC as a virtual machine, which would explain a lot (not least as to why it assumes that it has the aerodynamics of an AGA when it comes to descent planning).

I also...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2024, 13:46
Replies: 118
Views: 69,276
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Pepper spray and bear spray are very different...

Pepper spray and bear spray are very different things.
Forum: Tech Log
24th Jan 2024, 19:36
Replies: 2
Views: 950
Posted By Fursty Ferret

i mean, it does at the point where the wind is...

i mean, it does at the point where the wind is measured. The runway is often different.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2024, 19:24
Replies: 73
Views: 28,155
Posted By Fursty Ferret

Airbus: “Thrust reverser selection is a decision...

Airbus: “Thrust reverser selection is a decision to stop.”

Furthermore:
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