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Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 00:44
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,594,781
Posted By toaddy

A simple crude low bandwidth video of the FD, say...

A simple crude low bandwidth video of the FD, say 1 frame per second, not 30 or 60 as TV or movies, could aid the sensitive audio feeds and in this case could help vindicate the FO if it showed him...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Mar 2015, 21:49
Replies: 23
Views: 9,188
Posted By toaddy

Lithium batts in laptops, cameras, etc. are...

Lithium batts in laptops, cameras, etc. are usually manufactured in plastic casings. The generic RC lipos used in RC aircraft and most lightweight platforms use lipos with the cells exposed. The...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Oct 2014, 12:16
Replies: 15
Views: 5,542
Posted By toaddy

'Twas the perfect storm of maintenance delays,...

'Twas the perfect storm of maintenance delays, frustrated passengers and crew, an ill-received alcohol joke, an instigator and technology.

Where's the video? Where's big brother when you need...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Oct 2014, 15:12
Replies: 15
Views: 5,542
Posted By toaddy

The plot thickens: Did tweeting get JetBlue...

The plot thickens:

Did tweeting get JetBlue passenger kicked off plane? - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/08/travel/jetblue-tweet-passenger-kicked-off/index.html)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Oct 2014, 20:48
Replies: 15
Views: 5,542
Posted By toaddy

JetBlue removes mom after 3 tweets about flight delays

JetBlue removes mom after 3 tweets about flight delay | Toronto Star (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/10/09/jetblue_removes_mom_after_3_tweets_about_flight_delay.html)
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Sep 2014, 18:34
Replies: 69
Views: 44,967
Posted By toaddy

I used to be a rep for a lipo brand, commonly...

I used to be a rep for a lipo brand, commonly used in electric RC helicopters and drones. Those battery cells are wrapped in a membrane that's very easy to puncture if poked or slid into another...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2014, 00:39
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

Exam, all those things you mention are pilot...

Exam, all those things you mention are pilot induced or involve pilot decisions. Those issues will always be present. None of the them involve mechanical failure of components.

Adding a pile...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2014, 19:41
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

How was it rectified ? As far as I know the CAA...

How was it rectified ? As far as I know the CAA still allows any prosthetic arm to be used with no regard to its reliability.

I know some guys who use prosthetics, they do wear out and require...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2014, 14:00
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

Silver, while we don't know the exact mechanics...

Silver, while we don't know the exact mechanics of the prosthetics in question, the mechanics of the one shown earlier in this thread for motorcycles is shown online...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Aug 2014, 19:27
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

Anyone know how common, if other countries, issue...

Anyone know how common, if other countries, issue class 1 medicals to commercial airline pilots with prosthetic arms ?
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2014, 13:21
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

From the BBC...

From the BBC (http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28785171) story. It sounds like the clamp stayed on the yoke.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2014, 01:39
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

If that plane had crashed we'd all be wearing...

If that plane had crashed we'd all be wearing those nerdy elastic bands that keep glasses on your head. LOL
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2014, 21:32
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

You're happy to have a comercial plane's control...

You're happy to have a comercial plane's control surfaces managed by a mechanical device with critical fastener technology and materials science issues that has been deemed airworthy by a medical...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2014, 15:07
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

It's true that parts do fall off planes now WITH...

It's true that parts do fall off planes now WITH certified parts. Can you imagine how many would be falling off if they were rickety parts bought down at the local hardware store.

This...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2014, 14:39
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

Thanks moosp, they talk about no certification...

Thanks moosp, they talk about no certification required as long they don't lose "complete" control of the aircraft. Interesting choice of words. They will never lose complete control as long as...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2014, 12:33
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

BOAC Exactly, this plane full of paying...

BOAC Exactly, this plane full of paying passengers were very lucky to have someone as skilled as this pilot to handle such an anomoly moments before touchdown. I don't think I've seen anything...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2014, 09:25
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

Anyone have a link to the CAA extract that...

Anyone have a link to the CAA extract that discusses prosthetics certification? I'm on my phone and can only find the vision chapter. I found a summary of it elsewhere and it suggests that the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 17:26
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

The problem is not with the pilot, he's fine. ...

The problem is not with the pilot, he's fine. It's the mechanical arm created by the medical industry, likely assembled by an intern, with likely no thoughts to air worthiness or reliability. If...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 15:18
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

The arm falling off is from CNN's headline:...

The arm falling off is from CNN's headline: Pilot's false arm falls off as he lands passenger plane

Nice going CNN. The report said it detached from the yoke clamp. Not sure if the yoke clamp IS...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 13:15
Replies: 274
Views: 154,237
Posted By toaddy

I admire the pilot and his skills and wish him...

I admire the pilot and his skills and wish him the best. The only thing I find curious is that while every mechanical piece of the plane has been computer tested for strength, probably of failure,...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2014, 12:46
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

Is it conceivable that with electrical wiring and...

Is it conceivable that with electrical wiring and possibly hydraulics destroyed that some of the control surfaces could be driven into the stops? Even if that is possible, could it cause the plane...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Aug 2014, 21:15
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

Have we discounted the claims of responsibility,...

Have we discounted the claims of responsibility, with video, that were quickly removed after discovering it to be a civilian plane.

Or the intercepted conversations alerting the missile crew of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2014, 17:03
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

When a radar "tracks" a target (as in azimuth and...

When a radar "tracks" a target (as in azimuth and elevation) it is about as locked on as it gets. A periodic radar sweep is one thing, tracking a target is entirely a different matter.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2014, 15:50
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

The US and Russia have been doing elint...

The US and Russia have been doing elint surveillance on each others doorstep for decades. Usually barely in international waters, as was the case this time, when the rc-135 experienced a radar lock....
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2014, 12:50
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

Found this image on a Russian forum. I couldn't...

Found this image on a Russian forum. I couldn't read a word of it but thought the image was interesting. Can't vouch for accuracy. ...
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Jul 2014, 13:26
Replies: 17
Views: 7,338
Posted By toaddy

capt happy Lima Mike mixup on CNN

Just saw this on CNN. Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2014, 15:08
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

Quite the opposite today. The observers said...

Quite the opposite today. The observers said that passports were found today that weren't there yesterday in that same location. Not sure if passports qualify as wreckage though.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2014, 01:45
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

I can't find any details on the makeup of the...

I can't find any details on the makeup of the sa-11 warhead other than weights, no frag sizes, expansion rates and patterns, etc. But in reading about HE Frag warheads in general it seems the larger...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2014, 22:58
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

From 3:24 to 3:27 it shows them taking something...

From 3:24 to 3:27 it shows them taking something I can't identify (but not body parts) to a large van and the audio has the correspondent explaining they've been watching plane parts being driven...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jul 2014, 20:28
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

It was the floor, I spotted the seat. It looked...

It was the floor, I spotted the seat. It looked so big I didn't consider the floor. Thanks. All this debris looks like it was bulldozed up into a pile.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jul 2014, 15:13
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

If the FDR has xyz accelerometers is it possible...

If the FDR has xyz accelerometers is it possible the initial blast impact could have registered enough to get an exact blast angle ?
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jul 2014, 13:03
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

Yesterday I read that some hunks of the nose of...

Yesterday I read that some hunks of the nose of the plane has been cut loose and hauled away soon after the crash. (this could just be another tidbit from one of the many departments of lies and...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jul 2014, 01:53
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

Vitaly Nayda, Ukraine's director of informational...

Vitaly Nayda, Ukraine's director of informational security was on CNN saying they taped a conversation between Moscow and an officer minutes before the launch reporting that a plane was coming.

...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jul 2014, 16:52
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

Been reading more about the sa-11 operating in...

Been reading more about the sa-11 operating in standalone mode. According to multiple web sites (such as Engagement and Fire Control Radars (S-Band, X-band)...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jul 2014, 01:34
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,918
Posted By toaddy

I believe I read this was an older warhead, a...

I believe I read this was an older warhead, a fragmentation type instead of the expanding rod type.

I've been wondering if/how a fragmentation missile would cause a plane, as big as a T7, to come...
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