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Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2022, 11:06
Replies: 604
Views: 1,071,120
Posted By epc

China knows this, but there is a timing problem....

China knows this, but there is a timing problem. Later this year the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is to be held, where it is expected that Xi will be elected to the 3rd term, breaking...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2022, 19:07
Replies: 604
Views: 1,071,120
Posted By epc

You are right. When I read the original Chinese...

You are right. When I read the original Chinese stories, I didn't check the timeline. Now that you mentioned it, I went back and read that he had already started flying 737 many years ago. It's...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2022, 02:18
Replies: 604
Views: 1,071,120
Posted By epc

That is incorrect. The Chinese language sources...

That is incorrect. The Chinese language sources are clear on the following:

The Captain had 6k hours.

The first First Officer had 32k hours.

The 2nd First Officer had ~500 hours.

The...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2022, 00:02
Replies: 604
Views: 1,071,120
Posted By epc

This is the dashcam footage you speak of: ...

This is the dashcam footage you speak of:

Dashcam Footage
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2021, 02:11
Replies: 119
Views: 73,552
Posted By epc

Radar track shows Cirrus was turning right to...

Radar track shows Cirrus was turning right to final, descending, and at high speed. It's a low wing aircraft also. Wonder if the wing obscured the Cirrus pilot's vision of the Metroliner.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
23rd Dec 2020, 16:59
Replies: 30
Views: 12,072
Posted By epc

For those not wanting to read the stories in the...

For those not wanting to read the stories in the links, the potential for a disastrous outcome is very real in this case.

Local residents in Taiwan had become complacent due to the successful...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jun 2019, 02:40
Replies: 63
Views: 49,959
Posted By epc

The purpose of regulations is to make sure the...

The purpose of regulations is to make sure the product (food, drugs, airplanes, etc) is safe for public. It is never about the profit / loss of a manufacturer. If you think the payout from a...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2016, 13:29
Replies: 296
Views: 306,313
Posted By epc

You have been repeating the same of line of...

You have been repeating the same of line of argument in this thread. FAA spokesman has said the controller meant to say "right" but said "left."

We could hear the EVA crew read back the first...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2016, 09:03
Replies: 6
Views: 7,844
Posted By epc

sabenaboy: I'm not sure if you will be able...

sabenaboy:

I'm not sure if you will be able to view it, but here you go:

https://www.facebook.com/annie.chen.9421/videos/10209182258967203/

And on viewing it once more, I now notice the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2016, 07:29
Replies: 6
Views: 7,844
Posted By epc

Redredrobin: I see what you're saying. I...

Redredrobin:

I see what you're saying. I don't know why the data between FR24 and Flightaware is so different.

I watched the Facebook video again and from the shaky video, it looks like the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2016, 06:09
Replies: 6
Views: 7,844
Posted By epc

When is it safe to land in typhoon condition? (A330)

So, EVA Air flight BR 189 landed in TSA at 02:12 PM local time (CST) on 27 Sept 2016.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/EVA189/history/20160927/0150Z/RJTT/RCSS

A very strong typhoon was...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2013, 20:11
Replies: 512
Views: 312,881
Posted By epc

bubbers44 wrote: I wish you had extended the...

bubbers44 wrote:
I wish you had extended the same courtesy to the Asiana crew.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jul 2013, 08:44
Replies: 343
Views: 124,880
Posted By epc

bubbers44 wrote: You would be off the racist...

bubbers44 wrote:
You would be off the racist list, if you threw some of your righteous indignation at the American pilot that face-planted a 737 in LGA in daylight.

More than 1 of you have...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2013, 18:07
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,195,994
Posted By epc

ManaAdaSystem asked:

No, I was saying that the issue of hierarchical culture inhibiting the FO from speaking up against the captain does not exist in this situation. The junior was flying the plane under the supervision...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2013, 15:16
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,195,994
Posted By epc

1) When the French pilots put an Airbus in level...

1) When the French pilots put an Airbus in level flight into a stall and then flew it into the ocean, I don't recall anyone here making the general proclamation that "French pilots can't fly."

2)...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2013, 07:07
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,195,994
Posted By epc

In this case, the fatalities are likely female...

In this case, the fatalities are likely female students from a high school class trip. Chinese press is reporting that 2 female students have not checked in yet.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2010, 19:05
Replies: 2,015
Views: 714,580
Posted By epc

An NTSB board member remarked that there was a...

An NTSB board member remarked that there was a constant chatter between pilot and the first officer, as if "the flight was just a means for the pilot to talk to this young first officer."

Sure...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2009, 05:46
Replies: 823
Views: 225,903
Posted By epc

She's clearly saying 2 different things: 1)...

She's clearly saying 2 different things:

1) No cabin crew is gonna tamper with the food of the pilot who's flying the aircraft they are on. As she said, "I don't think ANYONE on our crew had a...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2009, 20:43
Replies: 823
Views: 225,903
Posted By epc

3 UA employees have posted in this thread. 1...

3 UA employees have posted in this thread.

1 claimed he/she was on the flight.

1 claimed he/she knew the off-loaded purser personally and knew of the captain by internal reputation.

Both...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2009, 09:41
Replies: 823
Views: 225,903
Posted By epc

A good leader should know how and when to give an...

A good leader should know how and when to give an order. Asking for immediate delivery of a document not immediately needed, from a crew member already engaged in other duties, yes, it's a lawful...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2008, 10:09
Replies: 30
Views: 11,413
Posted By epc

covering up the window

I'm not a pilot. It seems a really unsafe thing to do to cover the windshields. Are the Boings and Airbuses and traffic control now so advanced now as to render the eyes irrelevant in flying?
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2008, 21:03
Replies: 30
Views: 11,413
Posted By epc

Why would any pilot cover up the windshield with...

Why would any pilot cover up the windshield with newspaper or meal tray??? What's the point of doing this?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
31st Dec 2002, 20:11
Replies: 596
Views: 187,362
Posted By epc

Latest report: metal fatigue

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Investigators analyzing the wreckage of a China Airlines' jumbo jet that broke apart over the Taiwan Strait in a crash that killed all 225 people on board last May have found a...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2002, 20:44
Replies: 175
Views: 67,778
Posted By epc

bi focal: Let's assume that a lot of...

bi focal:

Let's assume that a lot of information reported by media is either fabricated or exaggerated, such the argument over coffee, alcoholic breath smelt by the security guard, etc. There...
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