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Search: Posts Made By: Gilles Hudicourt
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Forum: Rumours & News
27th Nov 2019, 11:15
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,125
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

What I meant was a major Revision under A16WE...

What I meant was a major Revision under A16WE (Boeing installed a brand New wing and many other major mods to the existing type certificate with the NG), a derivative that Regulators would...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2019, 21:04
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,786,125
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

737: The MAX Mess | bit-player...

737: The MAX Mess | bit-player (http://bit-player.org/2019/737-the-max-mess)



There were ways to fix the issue without MCAS. But they would have not allowed Boeing to use the existing B737NG...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2019, 19:20
Replies: 104
Views: 96,210
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Highest time airframe ever

Anyone know which aircraft has the world record total time on its airframe ?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2019, 13:22
Replies: 908
Views: 1,094,318
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

I just did, post #311

I just did, post #311
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2019, 11:14
Replies: 908
Views: 1,094,318
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

How about a case where the pilots, after having...

How about a case where the pilots, after having been trained about the perils of spurious MCAS activations, would get an airspeed indication failure (unreliable airspeed) followed by real stall...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2019, 10:58
Replies: 908
Views: 1,094,318
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

From my reading of the B-737 MAX’s problems, the...

From my reading of the B-737 MAX’s problems, the problems originated when the new larger diameter LEAP engine had to be placed more forward and higher than previous engines, due to the Fan’s large...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2019, 18:19
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,115,143
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

MCAS Question

Correct me if I’m wrong, but in the case of the Lion Air accident, from what I understood, an AOA probe fault caused the MCAS to put a forward trim on the horizontal stabiliser, causing a fault that...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jan 2019, 02:13
Replies: 170
Views: 218,695
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Norwegian isn't. They have aircraft over Iran as...

Norwegian isn't. They have aircraft over Iran as I write these words.
The irony of it all, is that if any airline decides to avoid Iranian airspace because of this incident, it wont be for fear of...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2019, 13:46
Replies: 170
Views: 218,695
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Are you familiar with this incident, where a...

Are you familiar with this incident, where a Canadian owned, registered and operated aircraft lost its rudder in flight after taking off from Cuba and returned to Cuba?

Air Transat Flight 961...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2019, 00:03
Replies: 12
Views: 4,863
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Kuwait Airways 412 from Bangkok to Kuwait Jan 07

A young 18 year old from Saudi Arabia, Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, is about to be deported from Thailand to Saudi Arabia via Kuwait aboard KU412 which is to leave in a few hours. She claims that she is...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2018, 00:55
Replies: 0
Views: 3,271
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Sky Prime from Saudi Arabia

A couple of Sky Prime Gulfstreams are making the news these days. They were involved in flying 15 passengers that are alleged to have been either a murder team or a kidnap team, Some articles claim...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jun 2018, 10:19
Replies: 14
Views: 2,248
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Thank you for the replies Any others ? I...

Thank you for the replies
Any others ? I imagined some UK based airlines might have had aeroclubs ?
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jun 2018, 11:40
Replies: 14
Views: 2,248
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Airline based Aeroclubs

A Question from Canada. I was told several European Airlines have aeroclubs associated with them.
I would be interested in knowing:
Which airlines have an aeroclub associated with them, those that...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2018, 16:24
Replies: 84
Views: 20,857
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Perhaps its time for non US manufacturers to...

Perhaps its time for non US manufacturers to remove US components from their products......
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2018, 14:13
Replies: 54
Views: 45,963
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

The Algerian Air Force operates both Il-76 and...

The Algerian Air Force operates both Il-76 and Il-78. This could be either. There are different models with different weights, but on average, their empty weight is about 92 tonnes and their Zero...
Forum: Questions
17th Dec 2017, 16:04
Replies: 6
Views: 3,124
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Incident: Swiss B773 near Iqaluit on Feb 1st...

Incident: Swiss B773 near Iqaluit on Feb 1st 2017, engine automatically shut down in flight (http://avherald.com/h?article=4a453674)
Forum: Questions
16th Dec 2017, 13:14
Replies: 18
Views: 4,906
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMia_Flight_2933

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaMia_Flight_2933
Forum: Questions
15th Dec 2017, 00:06
Replies: 6
Views: 2,672
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

:rolleyes: Our company used to have the...

:rolleyes:

Our company used to have the captain pay the tip for the whole crew, $1 per person, and would then reimburse the captain after an expense account. So for example with a crew of 10,...
Forum: Middle East
14th Dec 2017, 01:18
Replies: 514
Views: 414,070
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Disclaimer: I don't have the plate in front of...

Disclaimer: I don't have the plate in front of me, going by memory.
Just about all non precision approaches that are flown today are CDA, with no level off segments.....
This is one is different. ...
Forum: Questions
14th Dec 2017, 00:39
Replies: 6
Views: 2,672
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Tip policy per airline

The airline I've been working at for the past 20 years had a policy of paying for tips to the drivers of vehicles that shuttled its crews between hotels and airports during layovers. These tips were...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2017, 21:02
Replies: 23
Views: 25,165
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id...

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960212-0

This aircraft also had the right engine go in reverse right after take-off, although it does not say so here.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Nov 2017, 15:06
Replies: 68
Views: 66,966
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

I am suggesting that we do not have all the facts...

I am suggesting that we do not have all the facts to make such a judgement.

The title of this thread is "Air France crew detained after passenger complains “not receiving her upgrade". That...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Nov 2017, 22:07
Replies: 68
Views: 66,966
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/escandalo-avion-ai...

https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/escandalo-avion-air-france-dijeron-pasajera-piloto-azafata-jefe-cabina_0_S1TDYxoJz.html

The lady claims the man leaned on her, and masturbated. When she turned on...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2017, 15:21
Replies: 68
Views: 66,966
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

A version from Argentina

Argentine version.

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/2081943-tripulantes-de-air-france-denuncian-haber-vivido-un-calvario-en-buenos-aires
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2017, 10:06
Replies: 473
Views: 478,636
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

The way I see it is to comply with that "Second...

The way I see it is to comply with that "Second Gate" they have in their procedures, the AC crew could have chosen one of the DME fixes from the chart that most closely matched a point that was...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2017, 17:56
Replies: 473
Views: 478,636
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

I don't think anything, except that report...

I don't think anything, except that report glosses over a number of important and highly relevant things which should have been spelled out.

Here is an example of what I mean:



I find it...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2017, 00:17
Replies: 473
Views: 478,636
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

I noted that several people asked why this runway...

I noted that several people asked why this runway does not have an ILS.

There are terrain features that prohibit the installations of an ILS, and one of those is if the terrain on the runway axis...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2017, 01:15
Replies: 473
Views: 478,636
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

I was also shocked on how much information the...

I was also shocked on how much information the TSB report glossed over.

I did not read all the thread here, but I did spend some hours going over the report with a fine comb some weeks ago. From...
Forum: Canada
19th Sep 2017, 19:03
Replies: 22
Views: 9,639
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Set the record straight

Wow!

Clunckdriver, I do not know what reason might drive you to spout such venom, but for the benefit of other readers, I am going to set you straight.

Everything I am going to write here was...
Forum: Tech Log
14th May 2017, 17:44
Replies: 5
Views: 3,310
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Or take off at a lower weight, go somewhere...

Or take off at a lower weight, go somewhere nearby, refuel and go.
The return can be made non stop since the landing weights are probably inside the PCN......
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2017, 01:06
Replies: 22
Views: 18,494
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

This is standard procedure and legal in many...

This is standard procedure and legal in many airlines, including perhaps PIA. The only reason this should be the subject of a thread on Pprune is to show how often the Press makes a scandal out of...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Dec 2016, 13:55
Replies: 48
Views: 40,627
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Interjet Su-100 are flying

Interjet Su-100s are flying today, December 26......
Of course no one will mention that Interjet is quite happy with theirs and ordered more after receiving its initial batch.......
...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Nov 2016, 22:24
Replies: 11
Views: 5,626
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

What brought this question to my mind is the soon...

What brought this question to my mind is the soon to be A321LR with a 97 tonne MTOW.
How much runway will it need at MTOW in hot conditions.
For example, our airline used to fly from Newcastle to...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Nov 2016, 11:59
Replies: 11
Views: 5,626
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

Thank you for the reply but I think you are...

Thank you for the reply but I think you are incorrect. There seems to be brakes on all four wheels.
There is an incident report on line which contains a picture of one of those bogies which...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Nov 2016, 01:43
Replies: 11
Views: 5,626
Posted By Gilles Hudicourt

A320 performance Question for Air India

I hope someone at Air India is reading this.

Air India Operates A320s with both 2 wheel MLG bogies and 4 wheel MLG bogies.

I would like to know what Accelerate-Stop advantage, if any, the 4...
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