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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Mar 2024, 18:25
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,893
Posted By paulross

I came across these comments in another forum. I...

I came across these comments in another forum. I can not verify their accuracy as they are anonymous. But they do sound, to me at least, well informed.
They explain an interesting distinction...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2024, 13:51
Replies: 36
Views: 29,852
Posted By paulross

Are you are referring to this post by...

Are you are referring to this post by PapaEchoIndia (https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/628727-nordwind-severe-hard-landing-antalya.html#post10659471)? That was posted over four years before this...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jan 2024, 08:46
Replies: 12
Views: 1,252
Posted By paulross

I agree, they are both a delight to fly. The...

I agree, they are both a delight to fly. The K6-CR as that had a conventional fixed tailplane and elevators (and trim tab?). The K6e (and the SF-27) had an all moving tail of symmetrical section...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Jan 2024, 20:54
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,893
Posted By paulross

One of my university tutors worked on the Comet 4...

One of my university tutors worked on the Comet 4 and Trident. As a young engineer he discovered how de Havilland were torquing Comet wing attachment bolts. These could not be reached with a torque...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Jan 2024, 10:16
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,893
Posted By paulross

A "cover up", really? From...

A "cover up", really?
From https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9202.pdf
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Nov 2023, 19:45
Replies: 72
Views: 5,302
Posted By paulross

If I remember Derek Piggot earned a place on the...

If I remember Derek Piggot earned a place on the Empire Test Pilots School but his medical showed him to be high tone deaf (like many wartime pilots) so he went to ATD Gliding at Detling.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Sep 2023, 10:24
Replies: 411
Views: 185,962
Posted By paulross

Agreed. I often refer people to this article...

Agreed.

I often refer people to this article when asked "why do you ship software with bugs?":
Short form:...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Sep 2023, 14:04
Replies: 411
Views: 185,962
Posted By paulross

There was a little bit more to it than that. The...

There was a little bit more to it than that. The other issue at play was that the controller had made a mode error in selecting a soft key that put them in "Watching Mode" (a rare and obsolete mode)...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Aug 2023, 17:54
Replies: 50
Views: 20,589
Posted By paulross

I don't want to second guess the Melton Mowbray...

I don't want to second guess the Melton Mowbray collision but I noticed this in the BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-66544210:



I remember in the late 70s or...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2023, 09:51
Replies: 10,327
Views: 4,604,524
Posted By paulross

From "Most Secret War" By R. V. Jones (1978). On...

From "Most Secret War" By R. V. Jones (1978). On p. 333 Professor Jones writes of von Thoma, who Jones described as "The intelligent pessimist and most technically informed of our galaxy of German...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Mar 2023, 09:42
Replies: 148
Views: 28,451
Posted By paulross

SLF non-aviation engineer here. I'm curious, how...

SLF non-aviation engineer here. I'm curious, how relevant would the behaviour of an A-340 be to the accident flight that was with an A-330? I know the FBW and cockpit is the same between the two...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Mar 2023, 09:56
Replies: 488
Views: 124,166
Posted By paulross

Link to the preliminary report:...

Link to the preliminary report: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106680/pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2023, 13:51
Replies: 40
Views: 13,928
Posted By paulross

As an example, this is what can happen when you...

As an example, this is what can happen when you drive a pile through a gas line (north Siberia):
...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2023, 19:40
Replies: 60
Views: 16,221
Posted By paulross

There are a couple of simple ways around this: ...

There are a couple of simple ways around this:

Turn off Javascript in your web browser (the pay wall relies on your browser running Javascript to prevent you from reading it without a login).​...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Feb 2023, 17:31
Replies: 48
Views: 25,611
Posted By paulross

Thread here...

Thread here https://www.pprune.org/accidents-close-calls/651321-another-unreported-near-cfit.html
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2023, 10:33
Replies: 45
Views: 16,905
Posted By paulross

Indeed, Nokia's problems started long, long...

Indeed, Nokia's problems started long, long before Stephen Elop arrived. By then Nokia, like Kodak, was too far gone to survive.
Disclaimer: I was working for Symbian and we had just been acquired...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2023, 19:34
Replies: 79
Views: 15,124
Posted By paulross

I was on those Tripoli/LGW flights in the 1980s...

I was on those Tripoli/LGW flights in the 1980s and I am not surprised. I worked in the oil industry there for many years. The LGW/Tripoli sector usually left pretty early, around 07:00. It was...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2022, 19:08
Replies: 155
Views: 50,296
Posted By paulross

Some 747 memories, as SLF: In the 1970s I...

Some 747 memories, as SLF:

In the 1970s I was at school west of Heathrow. In summer the early 747s could not make the airways climb gradient westbound fully loaded. The CAA dropped the airway...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Nov 2022, 09:23
Replies: 71
Views: 9,650
Posted By paulross

That is wonderful, I really appreciate the...

That is wonderful, I really appreciate the enourmous effort that has gone into this. I think that it great that we can have a digital record of these historic publications. Perhaps it is just me, but...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2022, 20:56
Replies: 16
Views: 1,756
Posted By paulross

Yes that make sense. Thank you.

Yes that make sense. Thank you.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2022, 16:51
Replies: 16
Views: 1,756
Posted By paulross

It is great that someone is archiving all this...

It is great that someone is archiving all this fascinating information. A lot of the charts have "Source: US DoD". Why might that be?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Oct 2022, 19:36
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,903,350
Posted By paulross

The AAIB have a recommendation about this from...

The AAIB have a recommendation about this from July 1972, 50 years ago: 13-1972_G-AYPN.pdf (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ed3bed915d1374000167/13-1972_G-AYPN.pdf) (last page).
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Oct 2022, 19:31
Replies: 38
Views: 11,744
Posted By paulross

SLF here. Perhaps Air New Zealand Flight 901...

SLF here. Perhaps Air New Zealand Flight 901 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Erebus_disaster) might be considered as how a court, or an inquiry, might improve flight safety. The review into...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jul 2022, 17:33
Replies: 328
Views: 207,148
Posted By paulross

Err, Indonesian?

Err, Indonesian?
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2022, 16:33
Replies: 266
Views: 109,605
Posted By paulross

It does seem that ATC became aware that there was...

It does seem that ATC became aware that there was a problem and acted at the time. From page 4 of the report:"At 11:42:27 the LOC N controller switched ON the approach lights. Following the MSAW and...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2022, 08:12
Replies: 266
Views: 109,605
Posted By paulross

Link to the preliminary BEA report [PDF]...

Link to the preliminary BEA report [PDF] (https://bea.aero/fileadmin/user_upload/BEA2022-0219_9H-EMU_preliminary_report_for_publication_EN_finalise.pdf)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Mar 2022, 19:52
Replies: 21
Views: 3,752
Posted By paulross

Here is a scan of AP1234 "Manual of Air...

Here is a scan of AP1234 "Manual of Air Navigation", revised April 1935, reprinted April 1938 that hints at the maps that were available to the RAF at that time. It also has a chapter on charts but...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd May 2021, 16:01
Replies: 29
Views: 6,821
Posted By paulross

Here are a couple of scans from AP1234 "Air...

Here are a couple of scans from AP1234 "Air Navigation Volume 1" Dated 1938/1939 and 1941if it helps:

...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2021, 16:24
Replies: 288
Views: 262,296
Posted By paulross

SLF here but given we are in the era of instant...

SLF here but given we are in the era of instant photographs would these be useful in informing the crew during the event? And how might that fit into the crew's workflow?
I'm minded of the incident...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Feb 2021, 07:54
Replies: 36
Views: 15,753
Posted By paulross

Page 60 of the report might be relevant: "The...

Page 60 of the report might be relevant: "The operator conducted their own investigation into the accident which included a detailed review of its processes and procedures. As part of this process,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Feb 2021, 13:03
Replies: 36
Views: 15,753
Posted By paulross

A couple of quotes from the report: "All the...

A couple of quotes from the report:

"All the [flight control system] assemblies failed an evaluation against all IPC A-610 classes due to quality and workmanship issues. Examples included...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2021, 11:28
Replies: 330
Views: 193,300
Posted By paulross

If anyone else is having problems with broken...

If anyone else is having problems with broken links in that documentation then here, as far as I can see, are the correct links in four languages EN, DE, FR, IT where available:

Quoted from...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
17th Jan 2021, 10:32
Replies: 20
Views: 12,919
Posted By paulross

The 1959-2019 publication is here:...

The 1959-2019 publication is here: https://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/company/about_bca/pdf/statsum.pdf
Creation timestamp: 2020-12-21 19:23
Modification timestamp: 2020-12-21 20:36
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2020, 12:42
Replies: 94
Views: 43,728
Posted By paulross

Oh, nice find!

Oh, nice find!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2020, 10:14
Replies: 94
Views: 43,728
Posted By paulross

ex-cx It was at Gialo, Libya, around 28 40'N, 21...

ex-cx It was at Gialo, Libya, around 28 40'N, 21 30'E. This report seems pretty accurate (the words seem somewhat familiar to me): https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850306-0

I...
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