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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2016, 12:23
Replies: 101
Views: 82,872
Posted By Maxrev

It probably would, but by the time you'd spotted...

It probably would, but by the time you'd spotted the threat, selected TOGA and puckered up your butt cheeks there probably wouldn't be time to do it, plus the flaps would need time to travel.
Forum: Tech Log
19th Oct 2005, 22:23
Replies: 19
Views: 2,788
Posted By Maxrev

Thus adding redundancy against the reverser...

Thus adding redundancy against the reverser retraction system malfunctioning and not extending the LE devices properly when you really do need them...

Redundancy achieved through making a system...
Forum: Questions
24th Apr 2005, 14:29
Replies: 9
Views: 1,594
Posted By Maxrev

Been a fair few threads on this topic in recent...

Been a fair few threads on this topic in recent years, try a search.

Ethiopian 767 ran out of fuel and the drunken hijackers were attacking the PF with a fire extinguisher at the time, not the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2005, 13:37
Replies: 57
Views: 15,455
Posted By Maxrev

Max Angle got it right. We've all done...

Max Angle got it right.

We've all done clangers: landed long, too fast, too slow, off the centreline, out of the TDZ, held it off a bit too long, left the power on a bit too late, pulled it off...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Apr 2005, 16:53
Replies: 90
Views: 44,231
Posted By Maxrev

Is that enough to put them in a position of...

Is that enough to put them in a position of hitting a tree with a normal four engine takeoff?

Sticky BKK weather, 4 engines provided by a hair dressing salon, I wouldn't take any chances in an...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jan 2005, 18:43
Replies: 3
Views: 8,663
Posted By Maxrev

Good advice above. Also bear in mind that you...

Good advice above. Also bear in mind that you might find yourself 'stirring the pot' a bit to get it where you want it. When I first went onto the 'Bus I was a bit unnerved at the amount of sidestick...
Forum: Questions
2nd Jan 2005, 13:55
Replies: 3
Views: 1,217
Posted By Maxrev

Conversion to 744 - Pointers?

Hello chaps

I'm due to begin converting to the 744 in the early spring. Up to now I've flown the A320 family and previously the 757, and am typed for the 767 although I've never flown it on the...
Forum: Questions
28th Oct 2004, 20:35
Replies: 16
Views: 2,542
Posted By Maxrev

I've flown both Airbus and Boeing, formerly 757's...

I've flown both Airbus and Boeing, formerly 757's and now the A320 family. I miss the power of the 757 big time, but the Bus is probably easier day to day to operate as more of the work is done by...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Oct 2004, 02:47
Replies: 52
Views: 18,830
Posted By Maxrev

I'm with Choyo and Kaptin M on this one. If...

I'm with Choyo and Kaptin M on this one.

If you can't handle a visual landing, which if I remember correctly is about lesson 5 of the PPL then you have no place in the seat of an airliner.

Yes...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2004, 00:18
Replies: 167
Views: 39,356
Posted By Maxrev

Hindsight is indeed a wonderful thing. What if...

Hindsight is indeed a wonderful thing. What if they'd taken more fuel, what if the lights hadn't gone out, what if, what if...

The over-riding factor was the fuel state. Their options became...
Forum: Questions
19th May 2004, 17:24
Replies: 11
Views: 1,154
Posted By Maxrev

I think that EZY are particularly cheeky in the...

I think that EZY are particularly cheeky in the on-board advertising PA stakes. I flew with them to BRS recently from NCL and barely had the speedbrakes popped on landing than the PA crackled into...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th May 2004, 15:53
Replies: 19
Views: 3,782
Posted By Maxrev

I made much the same point a few weeks ago on a...

I made much the same point a few weeks ago on a seperate thread. I flew AMS-BAH with KLM and we flew over Iraq.

Okay at FL380 you might be safe from SAM batteries, but what if you lost both donks...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2004, 16:26
Replies: 62
Views: 8,188
Posted By Maxrev

Where do you start? Worst offenders are TV...

Where do you start? Worst offenders are TV movies, like the one where they had an AAR KC10 'fill' the cargo area of a 767 with water 'to get the nose down' after the elevators stuck upwards. Rubbish....
Forum: Questions
11th May 2004, 16:36
Replies: 14
Views: 2,540
Posted By Maxrev

Depends on the aircraft, and/or the route. I can...

Depends on the aircraft, and/or the route. I can only speak as a S/H driver but with sectors of only an hour or so, you can normally hang on until the other end, where you can have a slash during the...
Forum: Tech Log
10th May 2004, 17:39
Replies: 15
Views: 3,175
Posted By Maxrev

Any guesses as to what that must be like to fly??...

Any guesses as to what that must be like to fly??


With that clearance between the pod and the ground I'd say carefully !
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th May 2004, 17:15
Replies: 12
Views: 928
Posted By Maxrev

The flights I've been on were mostly fine in Biz,...

The flights I've been on were mostly fine in Biz, no complaints about the service or aircraft. Their record isn't great for an airline operating such modern aircraft, but they do seem to have...
Forum: Questions
5th May 2004, 16:57
Replies: 15
Views: 2,008
Posted By Maxrev

Seat 0A, there's more than one way to skin a cat,...

Seat 0A, there's more than one way to skin a cat, and our newbie 737 driver was just asking others with a bit more 737 time under their belts for the way they do it. I don't see anything wrong with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th May 2004, 15:49
Replies: 71
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Views: 24,172
Posted By Maxrev

Ironic that Maerk/Duo's old 737-500 G-MSKA...

Ironic that Maerk/Duo's old 737-500 G-MSKA http://www.airliners.net/open.file/220609/M/ has turned up down the road at CVT as G-THOA http://www.airliners.net/open.file/548730/M/ and will maybe be...
Forum: Questions
4th May 2004, 15:41
Replies: 24
Views: 5,278
Posted By Maxrev

Yes gear stays up to keep it out of the way when...

Yes gear stays up to keep it out of the way when you hit the water. Engines are designed to detach with minimum damage if they reach the pin loading limits but the gear isn't. It'll rip off and come...
Forum: Questions
29th Apr 2004, 16:51
Replies: 24
Views: 5,278
Posted By Maxrev

Ditching isn't practiced in the sim as a rule, as...

Ditching isn't practiced in the sim as a rule, as it can't be simulated effectively, and ditchings by large airliners are so rare that it's not seen as a valuable utilisation of time in the sim.
...
Forum: Questions
29th Apr 2004, 03:03
Replies: 24
Views: 5,278
Posted By Maxrev

But even with the switch pulled don't expect to...

But even with the switch pulled don't expect to keep your feet dry for long!

A lot of older aircraft (DC9's and MD80's, in my experience) leak like a sieve anyway in a hard downpour. I'd hate to...
Forum: Questions
20th Apr 2004, 17:00
Replies: 5
Views: 1,009
Posted By Maxrev

Like Notso said, bring out the autopilot in the...

Like Notso said, bring out the autopilot in the cruise and try to keep it level and on the right heading. After five minues your head will hurt.

A/P - it's a fact of life sadly. But that and the...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Apr 2004, 02:27
Replies: 12
Views: 1,914
Posted By Maxrev

Aah the VC10, what a beauty. I had a nose round...

Aah the VC10, what a beauty. I had a nose round G-ARVM on the grass outside the Cosford Air Museum a month or so ago. As Roger Moore once said, 'what lovely lines..'

Dan, if the FE was...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Apr 2004, 02:15
Replies: 18
Views: 2,118
Posted By Maxrev

Didn't a lightning strike bring down an Iranian...

Didn't a lightning strike bring down an Iranian Air Force 747 a few years back? Hit the wing and ignited the fuel, if my grey matter's not mistaken...

BTW a lightning strike from inside an...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2004, 01:54
Replies: 12
Views: 3,049
Posted By Maxrev

FL370 schmero, what happens if you lose a donk...

FL370 schmero, what happens if you lose a donk over Iraq or Afghanistan? Hotel accomodation's pretty thin on the ground in downtown Kabul is it not? You might be immune from SAMs at FL350, but not...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Apr 2004, 01:50
Replies: 32
Views: 9,282
Posted By Maxrev

Looks like a Cessna 150 driver's wet dream... ...

Looks like a Cessna 150 driver's wet dream...

Raytheon Premier 1 Flightdeck (http://www.airliners.net/open.file/387334/L/)

:cool:
Forum: Questions
6th Apr 2004, 17:24
Replies: 14
Views: 2,530
Posted By Maxrev

As does the 767..think it has something to with...

As does the 767..think it has something to with the way in which it retracts into the wells.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2004, 01:49
Replies: 31
Views: 9,605
Posted By Maxrev

Couldn't our down-on-his-luck F/O used nose wheel...

Couldn't our down-on-his-luck F/O used nose wheel steering and taken a high speed exit to at least clear the active?

I'd be nervous, especially somewhere where the ATC is lacking in understanding,...
Forum: Questions
6th Mar 2004, 00:53
Replies: 19
Views: 2,811
Posted By Maxrev

Cognomultani, Don't get too hung up on the...

Cognomultani,

Don't get too hung up on the various laws of the 'bus.

After a Boeing like the 734 a 'bus may seem a little intimidating but remember it's like any aeroplane - push the stick...
Forum: Middle East
4th Mar 2004, 00:33
Replies: 8
Views: 2,702
Posted By Maxrev

Inflation is one thing but look at how much Dubai...

Inflation is one thing but look at how much Dubai has changed since 1992. It would be unrecognisable now to someone who left the Emirates in that year.

It's fast becoming one of the most expensive...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Feb 2004, 13:32
Replies: 21
Views: 7,777
Posted By Maxrev

I was taught a technique similar to Hand Solo's,...

I was taught a technique similar to Hand Solo's, meaning (in the instructor's words) just a 'smidgen' of stick into wind, and veeery slowly rolling it off after rotation. Works for me.

Beagle, the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Jan 2004, 09:47
Replies: 23
Views: 4,486
Posted By Maxrev

I think the most ridiculous are the promotional...

I think the most ridiculous are the promotional PA's. I flew on EZY recently and after landing they hadn't even stowed the speedbrakes before we were subjected to the longest PA I've ever heard about...
Forum: Questions
6th Jan 2004, 00:23
Replies: 16
Views: 11,577
Posted By Maxrev

You might also want to consider how much actual...

You might also want to consider how much actual handling you'll get to do as long haul driver - most of the mil guys, especially those from fast jets find it quickly boring to do two landings a month...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2004, 23:23
Replies: 94
Views: 43,202
Posted By Maxrev

Finger trouble or not, they did a bl**dy good job...

Finger trouble or not, they did a bl**dy good job getting it down in one piece.

The last week of 2003 and the first of 2004 have been pretty crappy ones for the aviation biz and we could have...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2004, 14:13
Replies: 342
Views: 146,539
Posted By Maxrev

BBC News 24 saying it went off radar at 3am Cairo...

BBC News 24 saying it went off radar at 3am Cairo time. Wreckage spotted in the sea.

Quick internet search reveals Flash Airlines operates two B733's.

2004 isn't boding well for aviatiors. :(
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