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Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2020, 17:17
Replies: 685
Views: 1,737,335
Posted By Water pilot

There was also the minor matter of Iran having...

There was also the minor matter of Iran having just challenged a nuclear armed superpower, so people were out and about looking for incoming and outgoing missile/jet trails (and perhaps not wanting...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2020, 07:13
Replies: 685
Views: 1,737,335
Posted By Water pilot

Something exploded a a few seconds before impact...

Something exploded a a few seconds before impact (fuel tank?) so fragmentation damage would not be unexpected.

If airport workers saw the fire on takeoff that would be pretty conclusive of not...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2020, 04:31
Replies: 60
Views: 31,486
Posted By Water pilot

If it was part of the right solution, it would...

If it was part of the right solution, it would not take 20 years to come up with a regulatory fix. It is in nobody's interest (except perhaps China's) to have this fleet remain grounded for a long...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2020, 03:54
Replies: 685
Views: 1,737,335
Posted By Water pilot

They had to stick that in there, but the state of...

They had to stick that in there, but the state of Iranian air carriers is irrelevant.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2020, 02:15
Replies: 60
Views: 31,486
Posted By Water pilot

That is just words on paper, which can be...

That is just words on paper, which can be changed. Only very slight weasel wording required, perhaps "unless the aircraft is equipped with <something that can be easily added to the MAX>". Electrical...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2020, 16:50
Replies: 524
Views: 446,776
Posted By Water pilot

Because a real pilot(tm) would not be affected by...

Because a real pilot(tm) would not be affected by toxic fumes, so it can't possibly be that.

Jeepers. Toxic fumes are a real hazard when working around combustion engines and the reason that...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2020, 16:00
Replies: 49
Views: 22,583
Posted By Water pilot

Probably best to do it sooner rather than later...

Probably best to do it sooner rather than later when there might actually be a competitor capable of supplying product. This is one of those defining moments for a company, do we sit on the old...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2020, 04:25
Replies: 288
Views: 358,206
Posted By Water pilot

This may not be a huge issue for the MAX, but I...

This may not be a huge issue for the MAX, but I certainly hope that the engineering department had nothing to do with the statement that I highlighted because that is strictly an amateur's approach...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2020, 18:34
Replies: 4
Views: 5,719
Posted By Water pilot

You have to read the whole brief in linked in the...

You have to read the whole brief in linked in the OP. Boeings (alleged) behavior is incredible, from estimating that the workers required to fix the problem would work 12 hour days to then refusing...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2020, 17:25
Replies: 4
Views: 5,719
Posted By Water pilot

Sounds like Boeing may be a little short on cash...

Sounds like Boeing may be a little short on cash flow? My first company did this sort of thing in order not to pay suppliers. Note that Boeing is 'charging' Leonardo $26 million for repairing...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2020, 15:52
Replies: 29
Views: 26,025
Posted By Water pilot

You might think that there would have been more...

You might think that there would have been more important things for NHTSA to worry about than the safety of World War II era amphibious vehicles with no particular commercial or military value. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2020, 02:45
Replies: 29
Views: 26,025
Posted By Water pilot

Thumbs down The plane is unsafe, according to the FAA. It is...

The plane is unsafe, according to the FAA. It is also uneconomical to operate. I'm not sure what Boeing is balking at, it is a relatively small cost to engineer a fix and come up with a cost for it,...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2019, 18:59
Replies: 288
Views: 358,206
Posted By Water pilot

Suggestions for the 3x5 card: The Boeing...

Suggestions for the 3x5 card:

The Boeing 737 Max was a perfectly safe aircraft before the first crash, which was the pilot's fault.
The Boeing 737 Max was a perfectly safe aircraft before the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2019, 17:49
Replies: 288
Views: 358,206
Posted By Water pilot

Boeing plans to hand out "safety" cards to...

Boeing plans to hand out "safety" cards to convince pax that Max is safe. (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/business/boeing-737-max-survey.html)



If you can you should look at the "Customer...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2019, 04:17
Replies: 288
Views: 358,206
Posted By Water pilot

I really doubt that, it is just more spin from...

I really doubt that, it is just more spin from Boeing's creative marketing division. Unlike Boeing, this incident does not have the possibility (however remote) of forcing Ethiopia into bankruptcy....
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2019, 02:36
Replies: 288
Views: 358,206
Posted By Water pilot

I think it is probable that pilot skills are...

I think it is probable that pilot skills are deteriorating (along with pay) but I still fail to see what it has to do with this particular accident. If the plane flew into the ground and the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2019, 16:58
Replies: 288
Views: 358,206
Posted By Water pilot

The sensors can always fail, even multiple...

The sensors can always fail, even multiple sensors will fail in the same way sometimes (icing.) You have to make sure that when they fail, the plane degrades gracefully and predictably rather than...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2019, 04:11
Replies: 288
Views: 358,206
Posted By Water pilot

With the investments that they are doing into...

With the investments that they are doing into aerospace, China is not going to be second place unless we in the west get our act together pronto...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Dec 2019, 16:47
Replies: 59
Views: 78,835
Posted By Water pilot

That is actually a common misconception and it...

That is actually a common misconception and it can be deadly. Swimmers think that by swimming to shore they can keep themselves warm. Kayakers often take off gear when they are hypothermic, because...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2019, 14:54
Replies: 288
Views: 358,206
Posted By Water pilot

Could you expand on this statement? This sounds...

Could you expand on this statement? This sounds like the sort of thing that the shipyard's lawyer says after the boat tips over...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Dec 2019, 03:59
Replies: 59
Views: 78,835
Posted By Water pilot

Hypothermia could be the ultimate culprit here,...

Hypothermia could be the ultimate culprit here, it often is when you see people make unfathomable decisions. If the pilot was working for three hours in nearly freezing weather clearing sloppy wet...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2019, 01:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

Sometimes I think that Americans have forgotten...

Sometimes I think that Americans have forgotten that we live in a democracy. There is certainly nothing illegal about leaking the contents of a non classified discussion that the President has with...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2019, 01:15
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

In a just world, Muilenburg would be considering...

In a just world, Muilenburg would be considering his trial strategy rather than what to say to keep the stock afloat.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2019, 17:16
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

It probably won't happen, but could those...

It probably won't happen, but could those airframes without wings be repurposed, perhaps as NGs? Perhaps plan "C" would be to redesign the fuel efficient engine to actually fit the airframe. A...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2019, 00:20
Replies: 30
Views: 18,952
Posted By Water pilot

Here is a link...

Here is a link (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf) to an IRS pub that might shed some light on the subject. As a practical matter, if you reside in a country where the IRS would have any...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 22:33
Replies: 30
Views: 18,952
Posted By Water pilot

Since only the hours that you are paid for...

Since only the hours that you are paid for working in the United States count (I presume!) the amounts taxed by the US must be quite small. The standard deduction is $18,000.

If you are...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2019, 15:32
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

Unless the screw falls out and jams the gears? ...

Unless the screw falls out and jams the gears?

There is an interesting design point here; nothing in the real world is independent. You would think that the ECU of an electronically controlled...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2019, 15:40
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

The fact that the AOA sensor uses set screws...

The fact that the AOA sensor uses set screws instead of indexing shows to me that it was never considered to be a part critical to safety. If there was one moment when Boeing "jumped the shark" it...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2019, 15:29
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

"But all of the pilots managed to recover the...

"But all of the pilots managed to recover the plane." When this sort of information leaks I suspect a bit more PR judo going on here, at what altitude did the simulated failure occur? Maybe I am...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2019, 16:32
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

I had an incident in my brand new Audi Q5...

I had an incident in my brand new Audi Q5 yesterday that illustrates the differences between Boeing's "you don't need to know" approach to engineering and what I consider the correct approach.

My...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2019, 04:40
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

So when a Boeing representative said that the...

So when a Boeing representative said that the problem was a simple paperwork formatting issue that could be addressed in "a matter of days"...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2019, 01:10
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

"More than half responded with the wrong...

"More than half responded with the wrong procedure."

So these were presumably head of class pilots expecting to perform some sort of AOA failure response and they fluffed it. Is my reading...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2019, 20:55
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

It would take a lot of PR judo for a domestic...

It would take a lot of PR judo for a domestic airline to sell the concept of flying passengers on an aircraft that was deemed unsafe to fly in other countries.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2019, 16:02
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,807,118
Posted By Water pilot

Note that the $125 million is just the amount...

Note that the $125 million is just the amount that SW is sharing with their employees. You can imagine that is but a fraction of the payout, shareholders come first after all! I believe that...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
11th Dec 2019, 17:06
Replies: 57
Views: 74,501
Posted By Water pilot

I wonder how a self driving Tesla would have...

I wonder how a self driving Tesla would have handled that particularly brilliant example of lane striping. The notch isn't the worst part, the worst part is the white lane marker that disappears. ...
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