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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2023, 10:34
Replies: 117
Views: 46,138
Posted By whitav8r

What I meant to say about the Garmin Autoland...

What I meant to say about the Garmin Autoland capability is obviously not for this Citation, but was aimed at a possible solution for all new single ( or even dual ) pilot jet aircraft. It might need...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2023, 01:53
Replies: 117
Views: 46,138
Posted By whitav8r

Aircraft should come equipped with Garmin...

Aircraft should come equipped with Garmin emergency Autoland that could safely do an emergency descent while knowing the height of terrain below as well as nearest airport location for the landing....
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Sep 2021, 00:46
Replies: 81
Views: 47,311
Posted By whitav8r

tdracer Yes, I’ve heard that comment before...

tdracer
Yes, I’ve heard that comment before about determining that it was simply a “major failure” and you simply used cut off switches after determining that in four seconds or less. However, since...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Sep 2021, 22:37
Replies: 81
Views: 47,311
Posted By whitav8r

MCAS Design Vetting

Forkner is in serious trouble for his outrageous lying to the FAA, but I still am troubled by the lack of sensor fault visibility that resulted in such a flawed design of MCAS. Maybe not the person...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2018, 12:29
Replies: 466
Views: 528,132
Posted By whitav8r

I just noticed this phrase on another article...

I just noticed this phrase on another article about this possible EAD for engine blade check and realized that the airlines must keep track of cycles for each blade!

“The industry took no major...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2015, 04:25
Replies: 918
Views: 1,120,275
Posted By whitav8r

Phugoid down to the ocean surface ?

We must remember that the 777 is a Fly By Wire aircraft - even with the Autopilot off. There is also a ram-air turbine after the batteries fail - which they wouldn't in a descent from 35K or so...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Feb 2015, 19:54
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,490,947
Posted By whitav8r

UPRT Needed

As Ian W stated in his previous reply (excellent insight!), we really have a problem with getting all commercial pilots to train for unexpected upsets to react instinctively - not with primitive...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2014, 19:03
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,368,790
Posted By whitav8r

Last Radar Contact Lat/lon

I thought that the last radar contact position @ 18:22 was approximately 6°35'53.39"N, 96°17'45.71"E, so getting at far as 7°20'24.52"N, 95° 7'46.74"E by 18:33 is very practical at 480 knots or...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2014, 18:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,368,790
Posted By whitav8r

Winds aloft for MH370 Beginning at 18:22

Here is Richard Cole's list of winds aloft:
TIME Wind Direction WindSpeed(knots) Lat Lon
18:22:00.000 10 4 6.58 96.34
18:25:27.421 355 ...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jul 2014, 22:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,368,790
Posted By whitav8r

Control Transient at Second Engine Shutdown

Second failed engine thrust would decay over several seconds - as the rudder is released from TAC offset, it would return to centerline just as the thrust from both engines approaches windmilling. I...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jun 2014, 03:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,368,790
Posted By whitav8r

Average Speed to end point

Don't forget that the last 25 minutes or so are gliding down from 35000 feet at an average speed of maybe 220 knots with a descent rate of maybe 1400 fpm. That is dependent on what/who is controlling...
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