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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2015, 11:21
Replies: 1,178
Views: 808,846
Posted By Msunduzi

I have my doubts if a strobe would help much. ...

I have my doubts if a strobe would help much.
Could easily get mixed up with reflections from the ground, (car windows, and lots of other things could cause flashes). They could no carry high power...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 12:50
Replies: 748
Views: 713,519
Posted By Msunduzi

Hero

He was called a hero by the mayor for avoiding the buildings.

For that, he is.

He may ultimately run out of airspeed and altitude, but not ideas.

The avoidance of the built up area, and...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2015, 11:21
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,595
Posted By Msunduzi

I have always been fascinated by the position of...

I have always been fascinated by the position of the wing on the A320 compared to the 737. It appears to be further forward which would suggest to me that the downforce on the stabilizer of the A320...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2015, 04:11
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,595
Posted By Msunduzi

Would a pilot do better?

Assuming that the assumptions made about how the upset came about are near correct, and that there was no mechanical fault (not meaning sensors) or airframe damage.......

If a properly experienced...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2015, 03:26
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,595
Posted By Msunduzi

"thru all my career, from PPL to Comm to ATP,...

"thru all my career, from PPL to Comm to ATP, 17000hrs (retired) Capt B737, I was always taught about weather "AVOIDANCE", but the norm nowadays seems to be for weather "PENETRATION" albeit in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2015, 16:41
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,595
Posted By Msunduzi

Surely how it hit the water, and what caused the...

Surely how it hit the water, and what caused the damage seen is really of little matter.

It may or may not indicate if there was any control at the time it hit the water, but again, that won't...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2015, 07:26
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,595
Posted By Msunduzi

"Is may be reasonable at this point to assert...

"Is may be reasonable at this point to assert that the aircraft entered the sea intact based on the following logic: the tail structure that was recovered, had it fallen from altitude, would have...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2015, 15:31
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,440,595
Posted By Msunduzi

How? Thrust will lift the nose, and the...

How?

Thrust will lift the nose, and the elevators don't have enough effect (due to low airspeed) to correct.

Not so dandy.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2014, 15:23
Replies: 32
Views: 20,897
Posted By Msunduzi

False alarm according to the BBC, thankfully

False alarm according to the BBC, thankfully
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2014, 15:20
Replies: 32
Views: 20,897
Posted By Msunduzi

Thanks, I heard it as I was getting out of the...

Thanks, I heard it as I was getting out of the car, didn't stop to listen as its pouring down..........


Doesn't sound good, hopefully the outcome will be good.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2014, 15:11
Replies: 32
Views: 20,897
Posted By Msunduzi

Crash near the Canary Islands

Heard something oon the news, but no details.

Any info?
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2014, 10:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

In reply to the post that suggested the debris...

In reply to the post that suggested the debris could be from Yolanda, it doesn't look likely. Most of the debris still around from Yolanda would be bare wood.

Very little is painted in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2014, 10:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

In reply to the post that suggested the debris...

In reply to the post that suggested the debris could be from Yolanda, it doesn't look likely. Most of the debris still around from Yolanda would be bare wood.

Very little is painted in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 14:18
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

@LFRT (http://www.pprune.org/members/428565-lfrt)...

@LFRT (http://www.pprune.org/members/428565-lfrt)

Those "spheres" are very different in construction.

The mark around the one that washed up is a welded join.

I think the one that washed up...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 17:55
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

The 40 degree "arc" has nothing to do with the...

The 40 degree "arc" has nothing to do with the plane's altitude.

If you plot a great circle map centered on the sub-satellite point, the 40 degree "arc" will be a circle.

Anywhere along that...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2014, 17:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

A very valid point, why would anyone navigate...

A very valid point, why would anyone navigate along a route exactly the same distance (elevation) from a satellite?

Almost any route of any distance, great circle or compass would cross "arcs" as...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 13:02
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

I posted early this morning something similar: ...

I posted early this morning something similar:

"Reading all the reports and opinions, I have learnt only two things, one, the plane is missing, two, nobody has a clue where, how or why. Which I...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 17:41
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

You are assuming the witnesses can read, may be...

You are assuming the witnesses can read, may be the description was a way to describe how close for people who can not read.

Maybe not weak, maybe just allowing for the ability of the witnesses
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 14:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

And they knew almost exactly where the Helderberg...

And they knew almost exactly where the Helderberg was, he was in communication to the end.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 11:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

Looks more like fishing.

Looks more like fishing.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 13:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,188,604
Posted By Msunduzi

The one that "landed" at Heathrow took less than...

The one that "landed" at Heathrow took less than 300m to stop. depends whether you want it down, or want it to be able to fly again.

So add up all the flat pieces of ground, beach etc....
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2013, 09:45
Replies: 34
Views: 13,554
Posted By Msunduzi

Why did it take so long to get an extinguisher/s...

Why did it take so long to get an extinguisher/s to the fire?
Or did they and they were too small?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Jul 2013, 17:50
Replies: 1
Views: 1,239
Posted By Msunduzi

Technical problem and return to Heathrow

Canadian aircraft burning off fuel to return to Heathrow today with "technical problems"

Any one know what it was about, nothing that matters it seems.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
20th Jun 2013, 14:25
Replies: 1
Views: 833
Posted By Msunduzi

Cagayan de Oro, Lumbia closed Laguindingan open??

It was supposed to happen a couple of years ago, but it was said that money for road infrastructure and the ILS equipment evapourated.

I see now it is open, and they say it is now "safe"

Anyone...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jun 2013, 08:51
Replies: 102
Views: 37,654
Posted By Msunduzi

Full automation will work...

Full automation will work perfectly...................

We'll just have to wait a few years while they work out the weather control, eliminate any failures on aircraft, and anything else that can...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jun 2013, 08:12
Replies: 39
Views: 24,411
Posted By Msunduzi

Glad everyone is OK, but it could raise old...

Glad everyone is OK, but it could raise old questions about their maintenance again, if anything is found to have been wrong with the plane.

Some of their A320s are fairly new, some of them have...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2013, 19:08
Replies: 95
Views: 53,623
Posted By Msunduzi

How sad that the world has come to this. ...

How sad that the world has come to this.

What they were fired for, we used to take for granted.
Forum: Middle East
13th May 2013, 11:22
Replies: 59
Views: 9,225
Posted By Msunduzi

So much anger over the perception that someone...

So much anger over the perception that someone "jumped the queue"?

I really hope you are a Tesco delivery driver. If you were a pilot, I think you would be past your sell-by date, I would...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd May 2013, 11:32
Replies: 974
Views: 538,103
Posted By Msunduzi

According to the groundtrack on flightradar24, a...

According to the groundtrack on flightradar24, a 737 successfully landed halfway between Coventry and Birmingham airport a week or so ago.

Maybe something to do with the interface between...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
3rd May 2013, 07:05
Replies: 66
Views: 48,800
Posted By Msunduzi

"We will revert to you on receiving their reply."...

"We will revert to you on receiving their reply."
Standard Indian subcontinent English.

It's used in SA as well, but that still doesn't make it the correct use :)
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
3rd May 2013, 05:51
Replies: 66
Views: 48,800
Posted By Msunduzi

How long before someone praises them because they...

How long before someone praises them because they got back to their seats in time and "no-one was hurt"?

As for "revert to you" only a lawyer could use a term like that, anybody else would reply...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Apr 2013, 04:27
Replies: 2,747
Views: 823,900
Posted By Msunduzi

My preferred route to Manila is...

My preferred route to Manila is Birmingham-Amsterdam-Manila, good long rest and avoids Hellrow.

Never, never, never via Dubai again!

If BA introduced similar flights, it would be worth looking...
Forum: African Aviation
23rd Apr 2013, 18:56
Replies: 5
Views: 2,504
Posted By Msunduzi

There are plenty of results with a google search....

There are plenty of results with a google search.
I would imagine though that they may not be totally adhered to.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Apr 2013, 12:16
Replies: 2
Views: 3,138
Posted By Msunduzi

It looked like quite a small circuit, looks like...

It looked like quite a small circuit, looks like they decided to return very soon after takeoff.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2013, 10:17
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,647
Posted By Msunduzi

Doesn't the battery have 10 cells? So if the...

Doesn't the battery have 10 cells?

So if the containment is per cell, it would take ten of those containers?

Looking at the photo, it looks to me like it is the same battery with the extra...
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