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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 10:35
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,049,915
Posted By threep

Having lived in Japan, my expectation is that the...

Having lived in Japan, my expectation is that the vast majority of passengers would have done exactly as instructed and not attempted to take cabin bags with them. It will be interesting to read the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2023, 06:40
Replies: 120
Views: 68,503
Posted By threep

Bizarre. Sounds more like a cry for help than a...

Bizarre. Sounds more like a cry for help than a determined attempt to take the aircraft down.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Sep 2023, 09:11
Replies: 44
Views: 15,842
Posted By threep

Imagine going on a trip where you can send your...

Imagine going on a trip where you can send your luggage ahead of you so you don't have to struggle with multiple bags getting to & from the airport.

Well in Japan they have takkyubin, a service...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Sep 2023, 07:13
Replies: 22
Views: 14,279
Posted By threep

In mountaineering, the most dangerous part of a...

In mountaineering, the most dangerous part of a trip (statistically speaking) is returning from the summit. It is thought this is a combination of a change of perception of the sense of danger (the...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Sep 2023, 13:11
Replies: 20
Views: 3,852
Posted By threep

The symptoms described sound like there is an...

The symptoms described sound like there is an engine/ancillary vibration frequency at taxi speeds which is exciting some part of the airframe.
--> noise does not manifest at engine speeds in flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2023, 15:40
Replies: 32
Views: 11,062
Posted By threep

Freight doesn't get a say on who is piloting the...

Freight doesn't get a say on who is piloting the aircraft, so that's where they will start with autonomous/automated flights. It does surprise me how willing some members of the public are willing to...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2022, 09:42
Replies: 27
Views: 9,274
Posted By threep

I'll be caught up in this as SLF coming back into...

I'll be caught up in this as SLF coming back into LHR early on 31 Dec. I'm crossing my fingers that they won't be cancelling long haul flights and that the ePassport gates will be working flawlessly!!
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Nov 2022, 07:29
Replies: 37
Views: 25,363
Posted By threep

Why would an airline want to pay higher salaries...

Why would an airline want to pay higher salaries and offer better T&Cs than if it recruited locally? If what you say is true, there's got to be an underlying story
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2022, 12:24
Replies: 1,128
Views: 478,229
Posted By threep

The next clean sheet design from either AB or BA...

The next clean sheet design from either AB or BA will need to make a big step forward regards efficiency/carbon emissions. From an airframe manufacturers point of view they only place they can really...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Sep 2022, 10:29
Replies: 119
Views: 37,162
Posted By threep

SLF and engineer in aerospace industry. The...

SLF and engineer in aerospace industry.
The depressurization report was near Toledo. High ground in central Spain is at about 2500m. A direct line from Jerez de la Frontera to Cologne would take...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2022, 11:21
Replies: 66
Views: 27,202
Posted By threep

In the Russian far east nearly 20 years ago,...

In the Russian far east nearly 20 years ago, plane landed and the baggage had been unloaded into wagons. But there was no-one to unload the wagons. Also the conveyor belt was broken. So the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th May 2022, 09:16
Replies: 82
Views: 45,196
Posted By threep

Having watched this video on YouTube from the...

Having watched this video on YouTube from the Mentor Pilot channel, it looks pretty convincing to me that the passenger with no flight experience did indeed land that Cessna Caravan...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2022, 08:27
Replies: 604
Views: 1,072,325
Posted By threep

The headlines don't match the quotes. The media...

The headlines don't match the quotes. The media have inferred that because it appears to not be a technical problem with the aircraft or engines, it must have been a deliberate act. That's a big...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Oct 2021, 10:28
Replies: 41
Views: 19,596
Posted By threep

Thanks, I didn't expect a persons name :) UK...

Thanks, I didn't expect a persons name :)
UK govt I assume? There are several agencies who have a say in the US administration, I'm not sure who has the final say on the date.

29th or 30th...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Oct 2021, 08:04
Replies: 41
Views: 19,596
Posted By threep

What's the source?

What's the source?
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2021, 16:23
Replies: 41
Views: 19,596
Posted By threep

Any rumours when in November it'll open up? My...

Any rumours when in November it'll open up? My missus hasn't seen her parents for nearly 2 years so we gambled and bought tickets flights to the US for mid November. Keeping fingers crossed for dates...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
8th Jul 2020, 15:55
Replies: 3
Views: 711
Posted By threep

Cabin air recirculation

Does anyone know what the upper and lower cabin air recirculation rates are, and what is “typical”?

There is increasing research showing Covid infection being worse when people are inside with air...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2020, 08:27
Replies: 40
Views: 22,866
Posted By threep

I guess that's what I was trying to say. If one...

I guess that's what I was trying to say. If one is vulnerable to direct transmission with anyone within say 2 rows forward and back, it doesn't matter how perfect the HEPA filters are at removing...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2020, 08:13
Replies: 153
Views: 170,971
Posted By threep

The US has no national, integrated healthcare...

The US has no national, integrated healthcare system. Under this administration they have cut the Complex Crisis Fund and the CDC funds to prevent global disease outbreaks by 80%. Very little testing...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2020, 08:47
Replies: 40
Views: 22,866
Posted By threep

Whilst I applaud the steps taken by airlines and...

Whilst I applaud the steps taken by airlines and manufacturers to reduce the risks of Covid-19 transmission, they only have partial control of this.

In the link below a couple who became infected...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2020, 09:28
Replies: 60
Views: 46,613
Posted By threep

An aircraft designed for spoke and hub operations...

An aircraft designed for spoke and hub operations just as the industry moved to point-to-point. A fantastic technical tour-de-force but mismatched with current route economics.

I must plan a trip...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2020, 07:07
Replies: 120
Views: 103,073
Posted By threep

It depends where the fighters are based. Madrid...

It depends where the fighters are based. Madrid is in the centre of Spain whereas I expect QRA fighters to be positioned to counter hostile external threats. Madrid is something like 350km from its...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
19th Feb 2020, 13:12
Replies: 74
Views: 54,609
Posted By threep

It should be impossible for a tool to be left...

It should be impossible for a tool to be left behind. The usual process at the end of a shift change is to make sure that every fitter accounts for every one of their tools. If something is missing,...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2020, 06:37
Replies: 40
Views: 24,176
Posted By threep

If aviation is going to pull its weight in terms...

If aviation is going to pull its weight in terms of reducing carbon emissions (or keeping them the same with growth in traffic) then these are types of aircraft designs that will be required. And its...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jan 2020, 10:58
Replies: 60
Views: 25,046
Posted By threep

You can go to flight test with control software...

You can go to flight test with control software which hasn't yet been certified (the certification candidate software for example). It would have to pass a whole raft of testing and quality gates to...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2019, 10:44
Replies: 70
Views: 33,066
Posted By threep

I went to a talk about a year ago by one of the...

I went to a talk about a year ago by one of the leading researchers in AI in the UK (worked in the Alan Turing Institute). AI/genetic algorithms are very good at learning from a very controlled set...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Aug 2019, 08:55
Replies: 104
Views: 87,227
Posted By threep

I can't help with the above. I do remember...

I can't help with the above. I do remember reading a piece of research (done in Scandinavia IIRC) which looked at stopping distances at various level of intoxication whilst driving (it was about...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2019, 08:12
Replies: 25
Views: 12,415
Posted By threep

Wow, it doesn't appear that there was a fire, at...

Wow, it doesn't appear that there was a fire, at least none that a sprinkler system couldn't put out. Looks like warehouse shelving and cardboard boxes creates a decent crash pad for fighters too!
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2019, 15:26
Replies: 37
Views: 16,647
Posted By threep

I remember years ago a journalist on Newsnight...

I remember years ago a journalist on Newsnight did an experiment where he tried to reduce his carbon footprint. It took place over the course of a year and the segment was called "Ethical Man". His...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 11:14
Replies: 908
Views: 1,096,300
Posted By threep

Should we be worried that there appears to be a...

Should we be worried that there appears to be a gap between the FAA and EASA and other safety agencies? I don't know what to make of a situation where some agencies think that there is a sufficient...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2019, 06:18
Replies: 150
Views: 79,039
Posted By threep

Signed...........

Signed...........
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2019, 14:34
Replies: 62
Views: 102,589
Posted By threep

I like the sound of a throttle shaker to indicate...

I like the sound of a throttle shaker to indicate which engine has high vibs. Mobile phones have a vibrate mode, so there are small and robust mechanisms out there. It doesn't sound like the biggest...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2019, 12:44
Replies: 62
Views: 102,589
Posted By threep

From Flight Global website 5th February 2019 ...

From Flight Global website 5th February 2019

"Once airborne the first officer “misinterpreted” the N1 speed reading of the right-hand engine as a vibration of the left-hand engine, the inquiry...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 17:21
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,636,336
Posted By threep

The media can go to hell! They are usually poorly...

The media can go to hell! They are usually poorly qualified to understand air accident investigations, they like simple, dramatic stories and will make great logical leaps with little or no...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 16:20
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,636,336
Posted By threep

At the briefing, the Hollande said that the...

At the briefing, the Hollande said that the “envelope of the second black box has been found, unfortunately not the black box itself”. He said the search goes on for that.

Although its difficult...
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