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Forum: Tech Log
16th Nov 2013, 21:46
Replies: 7
Views: 6,026
Posted By Cardinal

Indeed, but the time related items (2:00 center...

Indeed, but the time related items (2:00 center tank feeding, 0:30 pack valves) count forward from the start valve closing @ 50% N2.
Forum: Tech Log
27th Aug 2013, 00:08
Replies: 15
Views: 6,269
Posted By Cardinal

They remind me of a very old PC flight simulator,...

They remind me of a very old PC flight simulator, where each runway light was represented by a single pixel, regardless of the distance from the source.

I can't buy a decent landing on the LED...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Mar 2013, 23:54
Replies: 24
Views: 8,896
Posted By Cardinal

And another thing....flutter! Most recently flew...

And another thing....flutter! Most recently flew a 3-year old A320 and if ever one dared to go above 280kts it required a firm foot on a rudder to quell the buzz. I've had a few start a minor...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Feb 2013, 19:56
Replies: 13
Views: 24,572
Posted By Cardinal

Our contingency procedures, as an approved RNP AR...

Our contingency procedures, as an approved RNP AR operator, are pushed to the crew. Our briefing card merely directs us to come up with a case-by-case terrain mitigation plan in case of loss of...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jan 2013, 14:00
Replies: 14
Views: 6,938
Posted By Cardinal

For a time our procedure was to turn off the...

For a time our procedure was to turn off the A/SKID NWS cockpit switch (unneccesarily) for every push, and for our efforts we had a number of problems with the switch. Thankfully our manuals now...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jan 2013, 16:50
Replies: 8
Views: 4,676
Posted By Cardinal

Given this forest of vanes, one would think the...

Given this forest of vanes, one would think the wind could be resolved quite readily on the 380:

http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/TRA2424.jpg
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Dec 2012, 03:30
Replies: 74
Views: 26,809
Posted By Cardinal

I try fairly hard to adhere to SOPs in my daily...

I try fairly hard to adhere to SOPs in my daily routine, I find it produces less conflict and I don't have to alter my style relative to the "coolness" of wichever captain I'm flying with.
...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Dec 2012, 01:14
Replies: 10
Views: 4,486
Posted By Cardinal

Thought about this thread doing the preflight...

Thought about this thread doing the preflight this morning, figured I could offer a little more detail. You can barely makeout the honeycomb lurking behind the perforations, and clearly see how the...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Nov 2012, 17:05
Replies: 10
Views: 6,207
Posted By Cardinal

If you can't consistently figure out the RMP/ACP...

If you can't consistently figure out the RMP/ACP you are too neanderthal to fly airplanes. How often are you juggling VHF1+2 anyway? My god people make this job so difficult, on the altar of making...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Nov 2012, 16:29
Replies: 13
Views: 12,890
Posted By Cardinal

I suspect this is an optional feature. Our...

I suspect this is an optional feature. Our A319/20s don't display it.
Forum: Tech Log
6th Nov 2012, 16:21
Replies: 22
Views: 4,265
Posted By Cardinal

Emb-120 / PW118 1200RPM B-1900 / PT6A 1700RPM.

Emb-120 / PW118 1200RPM
B-1900 / PT6A 1700RPM.
Forum: Tech Log
31st Oct 2012, 03:41
Replies: 3
Views: 2,257
Posted By Cardinal

I was surprised too, nor have I heard so much as...

I was surprised too, nor have I heard so much as a squeak regarding a significant change.

Option A) They've had a carbon/ti setup under the painted blades of test engines the whole time
...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Oct 2012, 15:29
Replies: 34
Views: 7,210
Posted By Cardinal

Zonda - I'm with you. Flew an old C182 with...

Zonda - I'm with you. Flew an old C182 with spring steel gear legs an out-of-balance wheels that shook like a wet dog after takeoff, that's when I got into the habit.
Forum: Tech Log
18th Oct 2012, 02:40
Replies: 24
Views: 8,896
Posted By Cardinal

Near planned top of descent, Push for Managed...

Near planned top of descent, Push for Managed Descent, donut stays level, a/c maintains almost level flight, approx - 300 fpm, THR IDLE | DES | NAV on the FMA, N1 Idle, aircraft slowing towards...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Oct 2012, 00:06
Replies: 11
Views: 5,249
Posted By Cardinal

---- Beat to the punch on G/S mini.

---- Beat to the punch on G/S mini.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Sep 2012, 04:06
Replies: 12
Views: 7,348
Posted By Cardinal

I've seen many pilots reluctant to use sufficient...

I've seen many pilots reluctant to use sufficient back pressure. Fingertips all day long, but the amount of elevator force required to properly flare the Beech is quite large. If you're going for...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Oct 2011, 22:01
Replies: 5
Views: 1,498
Posted By Cardinal

We're permitted to (and do) handfly RNAV SIDS. ...

We're permitted to (and do) handfly RNAV SIDS. STARS too, if you wish. Our lot has an enlightened automation policy.
Forum: Tech Log
30th Sep 2011, 17:30
Replies: 16
Views: 12,257
Posted By Cardinal

Not sure why the hate for Exp Clb. A function...

Not sure why the hate for Exp Clb. A function that adjusts the climb speed to best lift/drag - Oh the horror. If it's that bumpy and you don't like it, pull speed and add a few knots more margin. ...
Forum: Tech Log
20th May 2011, 18:01
Replies: 9
Views: 3,398
Posted By Cardinal

Long wings + Small engines = Tremendous bleed air...

Long wings + Small engines = Tremendous bleed air demand.
Forum: Tech Log
7th Apr 2011, 02:19
Replies: 6
Views: 18,712
Posted By Cardinal

The Thales box requires that you "Insert" a...

The Thales box requires that you "Insert" a Direct-To. The Honeyell box launches off towards the waypoint as soon as you LSK it.
Forum: Tech Log
19th Mar 2011, 04:35
Replies: 19
Views: 12,453
Posted By Cardinal

The most straight-forward, accurate answer yet. ...

The most straight-forward, accurate answer yet. Stator, rotor, stator, rotor, stator, rotor, stator, rotor, stator. When the wheel assembly slides over the stack, it engages those hats on the...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Mar 2011, 04:28
Replies: 176
Views: 58,907
Posted By Cardinal

Plenty of Pratt & Whitney 3-spools. They just...

Plenty of Pratt & Whitney 3-spools. They just happen to be Turboprops. The PW100 series is a marvelous design with each turbine stage turning a different shaft, Nh, Nl, Np. It manifests the usual...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Mar 2011, 21:45
Replies: 22
Views: 89,949
Posted By Cardinal

John Citizen has it right. 30' Thr Idle,...

John Citizen has it right.

30' Thr Idle, start the flare.
When you know you're really close, within 1 or 2 feet, pushing the nose over is best. It improves the geometry with the added bonus of...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Feb 2011, 00:10
Replies: 7
Views: 5,807
Posted By Cardinal

engfirelft well describes what happens when the...

engfirelft well describes what happens when the A/THR disconnects abnormally, as was the case on AF447. The recommended means for a crewmember to disconnect the A/THR is via the "instinctive...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jan 2011, 17:37
Replies: 19
Views: 12,453
Posted By Cardinal

Great link!

Great link!
Forum: Tech Log
17th Dec 2010, 03:31
Replies: 2
Views: 13,359
Posted By Cardinal

The upwind engine is the critical one. The...

The upwind engine is the critical one. The aircraft will always tend to weathervane into the wind, adding an engine failure on the upwind side of the aircraft will add to that yaw.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Dec 2010, 20:25
Replies: 12
Views: 3,863
Posted By Cardinal

More precisely, the change happens at exactly 2.0...

More precisely, the change happens at exactly 2.0 psi cabin differential. I had suspected it was the AEVC system going between intermediate and closed-loop configurations, but the FCOM doesn't...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Nov 2010, 18:06
Replies: 12
Views: 18,467
Posted By Cardinal

The Aims or Satco sim? I concur with your...

The Aims or Satco sim?

I concur with your NAA, the engine should start. I've had a few -67D starts go poorly. All the hot starts I've witnessed there was increasing N1, unfortunately ITT was...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Nov 2010, 20:10
Replies: 6
Views: 7,661
Posted By Cardinal

If you clear this pseudo waypoint you are left...

If you clear this pseudo waypoint you are left with a disco which prevents that scenario from occuring. Immediately after takeoff the runway sequences out of the flight plan, and the first waypoint...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Oct 2010, 03:39
Replies: 6
Views: 7,661
Posted By Cardinal

It strikes me as quite arbitrary, its isn't...

It strikes me as quite arbitrary, its isn't necessarily the end of the takeoff segments nor a threshold for ECAM actions, just a map dot, but offers the 'advantage' of allowing the aircraft to enter...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Oct 2010, 22:27
Replies: 27
Views: 17,265
Posted By Cardinal

Our buddy Chloe most certainly wasn't scrapped...

Our buddy Chloe most certainly wasn't scrapped for elevator vibration :) Frontier desired a lower cost per seat mile and she will be replaced with a new A320 in the spring. High CASM is giving the...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2010, 19:06
Replies: 6
Views: 9,095
Posted By Cardinal

Just a small correction, the PW6000, not the...

Just a small correction, the PW6000, not the 4000, is the third engine choice available on the A318.
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2010, 19:03
Replies: 10
Views: 17,095
Posted By Cardinal

Brilliant coverage BrasiliaCapt, I've sat before...

Brilliant coverage BrasiliaCapt, I've sat before some of the finest E120 instructors and that was a flawless, beautiful, concise disertation on the Hamilton Sunstrand.

For the record, Ocampo, the...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2010, 18:04
Replies: 48
Views: 19,819
Posted By Cardinal

Airbus takes the AoA information along with the...

Airbus takes the AoA information along with the rest of the air data, sends it to the Flight Augmentation Computers which then compute and display relevant information on the PFD speed tape:

Green...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Jun 2010, 18:02
Replies: 41
Views: 19,669
Posted By Cardinal

The heroics of tanker crews during the conflict...

The heroics of tanker crews during the conflict in Southeast Asia is exactly why a tanker should not have draconian flight envelope protections. Lives and aircraft were saved, sometimes far above...
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