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Search: Posts Made By: Snyggapa
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Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2024, 23:38
Replies: 704
Views: 195,568
Posted By Snyggapa

"Just culture". Just keep your mouth...

"Just culture". Just keep your mouth shut
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jan 2024, 21:59
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,592
Posted By Snyggapa

one other slice of the cheese - being given a...

one other slice of the cheese - being given a taxi way C5 where their entry point into the runway was in effect the touchdown zone.

If they had taxied further to C3, C2 , C1 then the JAL aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jul 2023, 11:40
Replies: 12
Views: 5,283
Posted By Snyggapa

I think you are out by a factor of 10 here - ...

I think you are out by a factor of 10 here - 0.08%

So having a BAC of 1.0% is actually "quite merry" if my maths are right...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2022, 15:00
Replies: 14
Views: 9,270
Posted By Snyggapa

Russian Aviation Authority allegedly hacked and all data wiped, no backups..

According to this:

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/russo-ukrainian-war/powerful-cyber-attack-on-russias-civil-aviation-authority-servers-no-more-data-nor-back-up/



What would be the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2022, 23:19
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,128,834
Posted By Snyggapa

I would think that an invading force would...

I would think that an invading force would struggle to hold Basildon with 50,000 troops, never minds an entire country.

You would have to be pretty sure that much less than one on 800 people...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2022, 17:00
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,128,834
Posted By Snyggapa

Never interrupt your enemy whilst he is making a...

Never interrupt your enemy whilst he is making a mistake, I believe the saying goes
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2022, 16:21
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,128,834
Posted By Snyggapa

I'd kind of expect the letters to be scrubbed off...

I'd kind of expect the letters to be scrubbed off pretty pronto as you don't want someone send an RPG up it by mistake. looks to me like the outline of a Z in the 3rd picture just before the back...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2022, 15:49
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,128,834
Posted By Snyggapa

The effects of cluster munitions in a residential...

The effects of cluster munitions in a residential area clearly visible here (nothing graphic, probably only a few cars trashed in this video but beyond reprehensible when these land where people are)...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2022, 20:20
Replies: 283
Views: 126,077
Posted By Snyggapa

Hmm. Mr. Moak appears to be defending an...

Hmm. Mr. Moak appears to be defending an allegation that MCAS didn't cause the crashes, whereas I thought that the trial was about Mr. Forkner and him misleading regulators.
Confused
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2021, 14:34
Replies: 188
Views: 138,996
Posted By Snyggapa

I wonder how many airlines will now have had a...

I wonder how many airlines will now have had a "oh hell" moment and be rushing to complete this presumably simple maintenance task to block up the wrong hole to prevent reocurrence. Cost per aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2020, 21:34
Replies: 156
Views: 115,968
Posted By Snyggapa

I am pretty sure there is a Dilbert cartoon or...

I am pretty sure there is a Dilbert cartoon or similar where the people rewarded to find bugs ended up in league with the coders to find a "mutually beneficial outcome".

I think it has to be...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Aug 2020, 07:08
Replies: 1,128
Views: 474,806
Posted By Snyggapa

Indeed, it seems that the FAA are proposing that...

Indeed, it seems that the FAA are proposing that it is fine to fly in effect with MCAS disabled (AOA disagree) or crippled (only one activation) - in which case why it there in the first place?
...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Mar 2020, 00:12
Replies: 35
Views: 21,332
Posted By Snyggapa

I don't fly aircraft but I do design systems and...

I don't fly aircraft but I do design systems and care a lot about the "human interface" part. Things I design won't kill anyone but will cost an awful lot of money in a split second if used...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2020, 19:02
Replies: 378
Views: 193,610
Posted By Snyggapa

Not what the leak above suggests, which implies...

Not what the leak above suggests, which implies that I guess a permanent live for another part of the system runs in close proximity to the stab trim after the cutout switch - so if the two chafe and...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2020, 14:00
Replies: 378
Views: 193,610
Posted By Snyggapa

In amongst the pedantry of whether failure to...

In amongst the pedantry of whether failure to meet a "stick force gradient (or stick force stable slope) and its title is "§25.175 Demonstration of static longitudinal stability" means that we can...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2020, 08:28
Replies: 152
Views: 70,414
Posted By Snyggapa

statistically, there must be. And also...

statistically, there must be. And also statistically, nearly half of your pilots will be below average.

Don't design products to be safe only if used by the average pilot

Serious question - has...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2020, 15:23
Replies: 685
Views: 1,733,582
Posted By Snyggapa

I see that not as a "cut out" on the picture on...

I see that not as a "cut out" on the picture on the left, but a further piece of the fuselage closer to the camera and bent up upwards - it's dark and unlit and blocking the view of the piece of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 09:43
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,043
Posted By Snyggapa

and how long can their key subcontractors keep...

and how long can their key subcontractors keep going without producing goods or getting paid..?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2019, 19:18
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,043
Posted By Snyggapa

depend on what the requirement exactly is. If the...

depend on what the requirement exactly is. If the requirement is for the feel to be consistent across the envelope, a fbw joystick exactly meets that with no extra programming!
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2019, 10:58
Replies: 101
Views: 79,958
Posted By Snyggapa

He took the appropriate action apart from saying...

He took the appropriate action apart from saying 'my aircraft' and pushing the button to take over the controls?
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2019, 14:08
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,043
Posted By Snyggapa

This neatly sums up the crux of the matter in my...

This neatly sums up the crux of the matter in my opinion. Both issues need fixing, it's not one or the other
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jun 2019, 11:14
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,043
Posted By Snyggapa

It does however put everything in one place in a...

It does however put everything in one place in a fairly simple to understand format, and from my reading of it didn't seem to make any obvious errors - seemed to be surprisingly well written and...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jun 2019, 17:38
Replies: 44
Views: 39,695
Posted By Snyggapa

Do I read this audit report correctly? Boeing...

Do I read this audit report correctly? Boeing discovered serious non conforming practices in the engineering of several aircraft parts, and all they seemed to care about was being overcharged by the...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2019, 14:32
Replies: 24
Views: 13,190
Posted By Snyggapa

That name has already been taken by Southend 8-)

That name has already been taken by Southend 8-)
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd May 2019, 07:11
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,100,929
Posted By Snyggapa

To be honest I would be fairly confident that...

To be honest I would be fairly confident that given the amount of scrutiny that the redesigned MCAS has, it would be "safe enough".

What concerns me would be any other, as yet unknown/undisclosed...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2019, 22:50
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,100,929
Posted By Snyggapa

to add a non-pilot (burn him, burn him, but...

to add a non-pilot (burn him, burn him, but sometimes the ignorant can ask relevant questions..) question to the mix.

Could the reason that on both fatal flights that we saw unexpectedly brief...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2019, 15:15
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,100,929
Posted By Snyggapa

Well, in theory you should design to be safe for...

Well, in theory you should design to be safe for the worst crews on their worst days. Even if something is designed to be usable by the "average crew", nearly half of your pilots on a given day will...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2018, 17:05
Replies: 20
Views: 9,732
Posted By Snyggapa

unless there is some kind of upset event that...

unless there is some kind of upset event that bangs them on the floor or the ceiling. Are they fixed or stowed, or are they loose objects in the cabin?

Or a bug or virus that is time triggered. Or...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2018, 09:35
Replies: 719
Views: 566,656
Posted By Snyggapa

well in that 585 page document the phrase: EASA...

well in that 585 page document the phrase:
EASA appears 0 times
CAA 0
aviation once, in the context of what is an acceptable identity card:

"Five years after the end of the transition period,...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2018, 11:23
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,466,079
Posted By Snyggapa

Reading that transcript it is terrifying. You can...

Reading that transcript it is terrifying. You can almost feel the panic on the flight deck, and once one of the crew panics / becomes fixated on a certain aspect the other seems to have little chance...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2018, 14:13
Replies: 7
Views: 6,253
Posted By Snyggapa

ah, sorry, my brain read it as "identifiable" not...

ah, sorry, my brain read it as "identifiable" not "indefinable". mea culpa
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2018, 11:00
Replies: 7
Views: 6,253
Posted By Snyggapa

>So the "mysterious stench" could just have been...

>So the "mysterious stench" could just have been lunch?!

probably not - the smell was listed as being "identifiable" :D
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2018, 15:31
Replies: 302
Views: 390,820
Posted By Snyggapa

Why not - happened before (AF477?) , will happen...

Why not - happened before (AF477?) , will happen again as long as humans are in the chain of command. Humans behave in irrational ways, sometimes.

I'm not saying that machines in the cockpit would...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Oct 2017, 11:10
Replies: 271
Views: 116,026
Posted By Snyggapa

I guess that's why there are safety margins built...

I guess that's why there are safety margins built into everything - if rotation was late or slow, that counts as a failure and has used the safety margin as visibly seen.

It has also removed the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Oct 2017, 09:01
Replies: 304
Views: 165,271
Posted By Snyggapa

Ah, but is it being prevented from producing...

Ah, but is it being prevented from producing anything in those classes by the "dumping".

Of course the argument works both ways - and starts to get silly if you base "economic harm" on whether it...
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