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Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2019, 22:03
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,254,798
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Isn't the procedure something more like "if the...

Isn't the procedure something more like "if the trim automation is trying to kill us we will switch it off, grab the trim wheel if necessary, then continue to trim manually. This we know from...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2019, 11:36
Replies: 920
Views: 2,319,316
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

At one point in the edited atc recording, I...

At one point in the edited atc recording, I heard something about "primary contact only." From the edit, atc started asking other aircraft to look for debris very soon after, so it could be atc...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2019, 19:25
Replies: 106
Views: 125,040
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Remember 11 years or so back, a Qantas B744...

Remember 11 years or so back, a Qantas B744 landing in Bangkok on battery power? In the end it came down to a drain in one of the galleys flooding an electrical compartment. I predict that, like that...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2019, 02:20
Replies: 39
Views: 29,486
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

You would probably have to count US1549, even...

You would probably have to count US1549, even though the cause was environmental there would have been a remote chance that an additional engine might have retained sufficient thrust to get the...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2019, 12:07
Replies: 47
Views: 27,375
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

A degree may not mean much, but integrity...

A degree may not mean much, but integrity matters. Lying in your application isn't a good look.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2018, 07:24
Replies: 170
Views: 219,009
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

I don't think the US sanctions are about denying...

I don't think the US sanctions are about denying Iran access to knowledge, but rather they are to deny procurement of technological assets. The Iranians already know how their current fleet works,...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Nov 2018, 19:54
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,600
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

That seemed quite logical to me, whether or not...

That seemed quite logical to me, whether or not it was a classic presentation of runaway stabilizer, it must have at least appeared as an intermittent fault. From the memory items, auto trim isn't...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2018, 01:08
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,474,600
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Why do you ask?

I keep wondering about the flight deck asking atc for their speed, when it should be available on the PFD. (I know, UAS, but why think ATC would know any more than you?) *Unless* something took out...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2016, 11:55
Replies: 866
Views: 506,705
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Don't know exactly what they use, but AFFF is...

Don't know exactly what they use, but AFFF is excellent for controlling fires involving pools of flammable liquid (where it can act true to name and form a film that smothers the flame and contains...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Oct 2015, 05:58
Replies: 8
Views: 10,464
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

We all want the answer, but...

can any of the experts here imagine a scenario where a B777 crashes into the jungle and there are still identifiable body parts inside, never mind a skeleton with headset still attached?
...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Sep 2015, 21:15
Replies: 918
Views: 1,120,244
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Has anyone thought to look for the flaperon...

Has anyone thought to look for the flaperon everyone thinks was on 9M-MRO? This sounds silly, it would certainly represent an appalling lapse in the keeping of maintenance records, but if that is in...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Aug 2015, 23:01
Replies: 918
Views: 1,120,244
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Malaysian government announcements

Any announcements made by the Malaysian government should probably be considered in the context of the current political atmosphere, including the 1MDB contro:mad::=
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jul 2014, 00:02
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Cockpit tampering?

The report in the Telegraph suggests that the satcom reboot implies some sort of mischief in the cockpit. Isolating all nonessential systems is also very close to the top of the 'smoke in the cabin'...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Apr 2014, 08:21
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

patents as ambit claims

I'm confident that the pilot lockout technology described in patent 7142971 was not a factor in the disappearance of MH370. Most patents are ambit claims, combining a range of innovations into a...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2014, 22:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Some cause for optimism

According to wreck hunter David Mearns, Searchers have pinpointed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 crash site.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2014, 22:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

No news

I think we'er all frustrated by the lack of concrete evidence in this case. Obviously so are the journalists who keep coming up with sensational claims, unconfirmed rumours and technical...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2014, 23:03
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

CVR/FDR dumps

Real-time data streaming for all flights seems a bit ott. The question, then, is when to stream? High priority ecam messages, distress squawks and manual triggers (stand-alone and linked to actions...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2014, 09:31
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

It would be ironic if, as a protest against a...

It would be ironic if, as a protest against a government's alleged assault on democracy, an individual were to deprive a couple of hundred others of their democratic right to self-determination. It...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 23:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Lonely fire bottle

If the Maldives object really is a fire bottle, the question must be asked: if a B777 is so completely smashed that a fire bottle floats free, how is it that not one other item has floated ashore...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 23:18
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Deployment of ADV Ocean Shield

Bear in mind that the Ocean Shield is not an especially fast vessel (RAN lists its speed as 16 knots; as-built it was much happier at 12 knots) so the voyage from its base in Sydney to Fremantle is...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 21:52
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Ghost phone

I think the media (and possibly the Malaysian government) are making too much of this. We know that Caprain Zaharie was somewhat politically outspoken; it stands to reason that some of his friends...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 09:02
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Oldpilot55 Essentially, yes, LADS...

Oldpilot55

Essentially, yes, LADS (http://www.hydro.gov.au/aboutus/lads.htm) is a variation on LiDAR. The Australian Hydrographic Service made extensive use of it to update coastal charts. I think...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 06:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Silly ideas

What would you see if you scanned an area of ocean with LADS? Obviously not the ocean floor at those depths, but would it pick up semi-submerged objects of the size reported? Would it be any better,...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 08:55
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,367,428
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Limitations of JORN

A further limitation of JORN, according to ADF publications, it doesn't scan like a conventional radar, but rather it is tasked to scan a particular 'tile' and either airborne or surface targets. I...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
13th Mar 2014, 21:31
Replies: 889
Views: 437,156
Posted By InfrequentFlier511

Something like TIALD, perhaps? I don't think...

Something like TIALD, perhaps? I don't think anyone with a couple of hundred units of SLF in the back is going to be looking for a fair fight.
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