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Forum: Questions
28th Jan 2013, 20:41
Replies: 8
Views: 2,146
Posted By xfeed

Heathrow landing question

I know that Heathrow prefers westerly landings and they switch departure and arrival runways (27L & 27R) each day at 15.00. I also know that the old Cranford Agreement kept traffic landing only on...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Nov 2010, 02:12
Replies: 26
Views: 11,206
Posted By xfeed

Are you saying that everyone should fly a SLOP?...

Are you saying that everyone should fly a SLOP? How would that stop any mid-air crash if everyone is doing it?!? How do you know who is or isn't? I suppose that the usual position reports, especially...
Forum: Questions
25th Sep 2008, 12:50
Replies: 40
Views: 30,216
Posted By xfeed

you forgot to mention Flight Engineers in your...

you forgot to mention Flight Engineers in your numbers. How many were there?

Cheers,

xfeed
Forum: Tech Log
25th Sep 2008, 12:39
Replies: 22
Views: 7,218
Posted By xfeed

Mikey, How about the lack of CRM in the...

Mikey,

How about the lack of CRM in the Tenerife disaster? There are also human factors involved due to lack of line time for the KLM captain, duty hours being an issue as well as all the other...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jul 2008, 20:20
Replies: 152
Views: 26,311
Posted By xfeed

wobble2plank, I'm not trying to alienate...

wobble2plank,

I'm not trying to alienate passengers. What I am trying to say is why should a hard-working flight crew, that may have had a few sectors and delays down-line due to weather or tech,...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jul 2008, 12:56
Replies: 152
Views: 26,311
Posted By xfeed

Too many of the non-pilots posting here just...

Too many of the non-pilots posting here just don't get it at all and should shut up for once in their lives and listen. It has been repeatedly explained to you that aircraft/crew being delayed are...
Forum: Questions
30th May 2008, 12:29
Replies: 5
Views: 766
Posted By xfeed

I appreciate your input, silversaab. It certainly...

I appreciate your input, silversaab. It certainly would be the quickest way to that VOR as the upper airway from YYB is quite a roundabout way of taking one to YQB.

Just out of curiosity, does...
Forum: Questions
28th May 2008, 23:41
Replies: 5
Views: 766
Posted By xfeed

Thanks, lads. I think that is correct, as you...

Thanks, lads. I think that is correct, as you both say. I appreciate your help.

Cheers,

xfeed
Forum: Questions
28th May 2008, 12:55
Replies: 5
Views: 766
Posted By xfeed

Flight Plan Question

I'm hoping someone can help me with this as I have never seen this before and it is not on any of my maps or charts. Here's the flight plan:

KSEA DCT FLAAK J505 YXC J500 VLR J543 YHD J576 YXZ J596...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Jul 2007, 20:28
Replies: 4
Views: 743
Posted By xfeed

Thank you! Now I can sleep. Cheers!:ok:

Thank you! Now I can sleep.

Cheers!:ok:
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Jul 2007, 20:19
Replies: 4
Views: 743
Posted By xfeed

May I ask...

...what SLF means? It may be obvious but I can't work it out.

Cheers!:confused:
Forum: Questions
5th Apr 2007, 17:43
Replies: 11
Views: 2,268
Posted By xfeed

AerocatS2A and Intruder, Thanks both of you...

AerocatS2A and Intruder,

Thanks both of you for clearing that up for me. I appreciate your time.

Cheers,

xfeed
Forum: Questions
5th Apr 2007, 12:44
Replies: 11
Views: 2,268
Posted By xfeed

Thanks AerocatS2A. I was maintaining altitude in...

Thanks AerocatS2A. I was maintaining altitude in my scenario and I got the winds wrong way round. I thought I may have been mistaking the headwind for the increasing tailwind. That was exactly what I...
Forum: Questions
30th Mar 2007, 17:34
Replies: 11
Views: 2,268
Posted By xfeed

Hello, I appreciate all your responses. I am...

Hello,

I appreciate all your responses. I am only a PPL with limited hours so I still have much to learn. Forgive me if I don't see the obvious but here is the situation I am trying to understand:...
Forum: Questions
30th Mar 2007, 12:53
Replies: 11
Views: 2,268
Posted By xfeed

Stall speeds in flight

I'm curious how you would recover the speeds while in cruise if you had a strong head wind that was quickly reducing your speed. For example, if you were in the cruise at FL350 and had a strong head...
Forum: Questions
21st Mar 2007, 15:57
Replies: 11
Views: 1,439
Posted By xfeed

Plumb Bob, I was referring to the high speed that...

Plumb Bob, I was referring to the high speed that the plane would have been traveling whilst low to the ground. I would imagine that the wings would have been sheared off and perhaps the tail if they...
Forum: Questions
20th Mar 2007, 20:41
Replies: 11
Views: 1,439
Posted By xfeed

Thanks Plumb Bob. That was the information I was...

Thanks Plumb Bob. That was the information I was looking for. That's very interesting about the strongest wake being at the plane's slower speed. I'm not sure how the airframe is designed but would...
Forum: Questions
20th Mar 2007, 12:00
Replies: 11
Views: 1,439
Posted By xfeed

So far I have never read anything about people...

So far I have never read anything about people spotting the low-flying plane but I wasn't looking too hard either. That's not what interested me. I was really only questioning why there wasn't any...
Forum: Questions
19th Mar 2007, 14:22
Replies: 11
Views: 1,439
Posted By xfeed

9/11 757 question

Hello everyone,
I have always been interested to know the answer to this question:
During the 11 September 2001 tragdey, why didn't the 757 that crashed into the Pentegon blow any traffic off the...
Forum: Questions
17th Jun 2006, 11:51
Replies: 4
Views: 938
Posted By xfeed

Thanks everyone for your very clear answers....

Thanks everyone for your very clear answers. Makes perfect sense to me.

Cheers!
Forum: Questions
16th Jun 2006, 10:40
Replies: 4
Views: 938
Posted By xfeed

QNH at level TA

Hello everyone,

In the London TMA the transition altitude is 6,000'. Most of the departures out of EGLL have you climbing to TA and you are not to climb above this until instructed by ATC. My...
Forum: Questions
7th Jun 2006, 10:25
Replies: 3
Views: 900
Posted By xfeed

Thanks TopBunk and Rainboe for the information....

Thanks TopBunk and Rainboe for the information. Very much appreciated.

Cheers!
Forum: Questions
6th Jun 2006, 16:40
Replies: 3
Views: 900
Posted By xfeed

Flight plans

Hello everyone,
I was looking at a BA flight schedule and saw there was a flight going to Dulles leaving in the evening from Heathrow. Conversely, the flight left Dulles in the morning for Heathrow....
Forum: Questions
23rd May 2006, 16:44
Replies: 5
Views: 1,136
Posted By xfeed

That's a big help, Waldo. I had yet to see...

That's a big help, Waldo. I had yet to see anything that was supporting anything but a flap 5 takeoff for the 767. I appreciate your help.

Cheers!
Forum: Questions
23rd May 2006, 14:08
Replies: 5
Views: 1,136
Posted By xfeed

Thanks for that Otterman. What you gave me is...

Thanks for that Otterman. What you gave me is more in line with what I have been learning about that great bird. You are very fortunate to fly such a fantastic aeroplane.

Cheers,

xfeed
Forum: Questions
23rd May 2006, 11:10
Replies: 5
Views: 1,136
Posted By xfeed

Question for 767 drivers

I came across this information about selecting flaps for takeoff for the 767. It says:
"Flap 15 is always used for takeoffs in the 767. The only exceptions apply to flights to non-European...
Forum: Questions
22nd May 2006, 10:26
Replies: 2
Views: 955
Posted By xfeed

Thanks White Hart. I thought maybe there was a...

Thanks White Hart. I thought maybe there was a new term for a go-around.

Cheers!
Forum: Questions
19th May 2006, 10:30
Replies: 2
Views: 955
Posted By xfeed

"Round Robin"

I heard this phrase the other day...ATC was informing an approaching 737 that there was an ATR "Round Robin". What does the phase mean?

Cheers,

xfeed
Forum: Questions
15th May 2006, 11:07
Replies: 20
Views: 4,077
Posted By xfeed

Thanks for that Hold West; I wasn't aware of...

Thanks for that Hold West; I wasn't aware of that. So is there a 2000' separation as in UK or still 4000'?
Cheers!
Forum: Questions
15th May 2006, 10:37
Replies: 20
Views: 4,077
Posted By xfeed

Thanks everyone for your responses. ...

Thanks everyone for your responses.

Strepsils, I didn't mean NAT / ICAO transition but rather a RVSM / ICAO transition. For example, you leave the UK for east coast America (Baltimore, perhaps)...
Forum: Questions
12th May 2006, 19:16
Replies: 20
Views: 4,077
Posted By xfeed

Thanks everyone for your replies. Are you...

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Are you saying that an immediate transition to ICAO does not need to occur at the RVSM transition line? This has always confused me because it is hard to find...
Forum: Questions
12th May 2006, 11:08
Replies: 20
Views: 4,077
Posted By xfeed

Trans-Atlantic position reports

Hello everyone,

I am curious about the position reports that are given on HF over the Atlantic. When giving a report on, for example 5050N, do you call to report that position just after passing...
Forum: Questions
17th Apr 2006, 14:50
Replies: 3
Views: 993
Posted By xfeed

Thanks Gary. I always assumed that was the case...

Thanks Gary. I always assumed that was the case but was confused when the pilot just "decided" to descend.

Cheers!
Forum: Questions
17th Apr 2006, 10:49
Replies: 3
Views: 993
Posted By xfeed

ToD and RVSM questions

I was watching an aviation video on the 767-300 making a flight from EGKK to Orlando, Florida. Most of the time ATC could not be heard on the video so perhaps, as the viewer, I didn't hear for their...
Forum: Questions
14th Apr 2006, 15:14
Replies: 4
Views: 889
Posted By xfeed

Very interesting! Thanks for that gents. I learn...

Very interesting! Thanks for that gents. I learn something new everyday.

Cheers!
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