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Search: Posts Made By: averow
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Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2023, 14:48
Replies: 48
Views: 18,101
Posted By averow

I can see it now" "Please hold for the next...

I can see it now" "Please hold for the next available airliner salesperson..."
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Mar 2023, 14:24
Replies: 37
Views: 15,324
Posted By averow

Indeed! I have had occasion to fly a lot as SLF...

Indeed! I have had occasion to fly a lot as SLF in the last year for business. My seatbelt stays fastened the whole flight except for brief trips to the WC. One imagines if you are on a private...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2023, 11:43
Replies: 370
Views: 128,001
Posted By averow

And yet apparently they have been coming over the...

And yet apparently they have been coming over the United States for years now...without NORAD or the USAF being aware of it.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2023, 15:17
Replies: 86
Views: 15,530
Posted By averow

That was my first impression as well. Some type...

That was my first impression as well. Some type of low wing monoplane general aviation type. I can't be more specific that that, there is something about the far tip of the starboard wing gives me...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Dec 2022, 13:20
Replies: 11
Views: 922
Posted By averow

Absolutely a magnificent airframe!!! Speaks well...

Absolutely a magnificent airframe!!! Speaks well to the solid design and build of the original airplanes. I have never seen one in person, and perhaps never will. Not too many left and one thinks...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jun 2022, 22:42
Replies: 102
Views: 45,098
Posted By averow

Who does this CEO think he is? A hospital CEO ?...

Who does this CEO think he is? A hospital CEO ? Woking fatigued is unfortunately the default for those of us in healthcare now. We allied ourselves with our colleagues in aviation b/c they showed the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2022, 12:36
Replies: 604
Views: 1,071,037
Posted By averow

Perhaps this is the only concrete information...

Perhaps this is the only concrete information that the Chinese have so far, derived only from radar observations of the flight and the FDR and CVR have not been read (or able to be read) so far. Just...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2022, 03:25
Replies: 134
Views: 90,175
Posted By averow

Dumb question on my part: why is this not...

Dumb question on my part: why is this not practical on the outside of the airplane ? If one knows the specific model of the airplane why not connect the external covers together with very bright...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Mar 2022, 16:41
Replies: 26
Views: 11,977
Posted By averow

In Medicine, when an operator (Surgeon) starts...

In Medicine, when an operator (Surgeon) starts blaming their equipment and the help in the room for their (frequent) procedural struggles we like to bring up the concept of "operator error in...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2022, 13:42
Replies: 64
Views: 20,885
Posted By averow

I feel like the old gal just wanted one last...

I feel like the old gal just wanted one last flight, consequences be damned.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2021, 00:58
Replies: 454
Views: 219,182
Posted By averow

I had not considered that consequence after an...

I had not considered that consequence after an incident on the ramp or with a catapult ! So a pilot might be launched a few degrees port of the the axis of the ships motion for precisely this reason?
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Oct 2021, 02:50
Replies: 6
Views: 5,712
Posted By averow

Solar storm

I will be curious to see if pilots flying routes far to the North (across Greenland, Northern Canada etc) witness an uptick in visible aurorae tonight , October 11th
2021 when most of this extra...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Sep 2021, 02:26
Replies: 264
Views: 99,869
Posted By averow

Good points ATC Watcher thank you. As just a...

Good points ATC Watcher thank you. As just a lowly private pilot and self loading freight I don't think I would ever board a long distance commercial flight with one pilot in the front, no matter...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
10th May 2021, 10:00
Replies: 43
Views: 19,486
Posted By averow

China debris situation

Someday, at some point I reckon there will eventuallly be a bad outcome if China keeps launching "dumb" (unsteered, unplanned for safe landing) boosters into space. . Then we will have a mess on our...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2020, 17:51
Replies: 86
Views: 29,781
Posted By averow

This is a great picture ! Any thoughts on when...

This is a great picture ! Any thoughts on when this might have been taken ?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2020, 23:09
Replies: 113
Views: 47,401
Posted By averow

This is an excellent comment. "Pushing on" in...

This is an excellent comment. "Pushing on" in spite of irretrievable situations can be very common in these types of tragedies. RIP.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2020, 23:33
Replies: 24
Views: 9,700
Posted By averow

I did get to see the Antonov An-225 parked on the...

I did get to see the Antonov An-225 parked on the tarmac in Seattle once. Now THAT was a giant airplane. Missed seeing her takeoff though. I would have loved that !
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Jun 2020, 23:09
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,620
Posted By averow

Not terribly recently but I got to see the NASA...

Not terribly recently but I got to see the NASA SOFIA aircraft overhead (registration N747NA) last fall whilst commuting home in the southwest corner of Colorado where we live. Just a strikingly...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Dec 2019, 02:14
Replies: 288
Views: 357,590
Posted By averow

You are correct Murphy. I use three alarms in...

You are correct Murphy. I use three alarms in different devices for critical events (like getting to work on time.) I haven't been late for twenty years now, and yes my colleagues notice.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2019, 00:55
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,005
Posted By averow

This is a great analogy and discussion.

This is a great analogy and discussion.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2019, 11:29
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,005
Posted By averow

This. Exactly this. Now that Boeing has publicly...

This. Exactly this. Now that Boeing has publicly stated that they won't go the aerodynamic fix route, they have dug themselves a deep hole.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2019, 16:17
Replies: 101
Views: 79,957
Posted By averow

Iron Duke: I have found a fine playlist of...

Iron Duke: I have found a fine playlist of Captain Vanderberg on Youtube: https://youtu.be/35Zy_rl8WuM .
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jun 2019, 10:47
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,005
Posted By averow

Journalist Jon Ostrower ( @jonostrower) on...

Journalist Jon Ostrower ( @jonostrower) on Twitter has discussed this issue in an article on his website www.theaircurrent.com . Some good, detailed reporting on how this latest issue was...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jun 2019, 10:38
Replies: 6
Views: 5,186
Posted By averow

It gets worse. The bureaucrats that gave us...

It gets worse. The bureaucrats that gave us excruciatingly detailed diagnosis codes also added even finer subsets of codes for this rare event, insisting on different coding for:
"Sucked into jet...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2019, 03:51
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,005
Posted By averow

Nice, succinct summation Krismiler.

Nice, succinct summation Krismiler.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2019, 03:51
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,784,005
Posted By averow

Nice summation krismiller.

Nice summation krismiller.
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jun 2019, 22:32
Replies: 8
Views: 2,564
Posted By averow

Quick question: could there be some small gains...

Quick question: could there be some small gains for the operator in terms of fuel economy and/or wear and tear on the engines ? It might end up being a complex enough scenario for the operators to do...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2019, 11:46
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,100,832
Posted By averow

This, exactly this!

It would be a nightmare for Boeing if this were mandated. And yet without MCAS it seems that the 737 Max would not pass muster, in terms of stick and handling behavior. The kludge of using a software...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2019, 14:12
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,100,832
Posted By averow

Thank you Harry I appreciate that! In the back of...

Thank you Harry I appreciate that! In the back of my mind it seemed very unlikely that such an anomaly (radically changed airflow patterns secondary to larger engines mounted in forward positions)...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2019, 12:04
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,100,832
Posted By averow

Hello Slip and Turn! May I postulate a...

Hello Slip and Turn!

May I postulate a speculation? You raise a good point that perhaps MCAS might be a bit of a red herring, that perhaps all was not right even before rotation. The behavior of...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2019, 10:49
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,100,832
Posted By averow

"The normailization of deviance." This. Exactly...

"The normailization of deviance." This. Exactly this. Shown to be a factor in many disasters, including Challenger. Sober thinking, smart people advised against certain actions and designs, and were...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2019, 10:52
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,100,832
Posted By averow

Your summation of the situation 'bill fly' is...

Your summation of the situation 'bill fly' is much appreciated. There seems to me to be something "off" about the concept of MCAS as it currently exists, and seems to be causing problems for flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Feb 2019, 00:29
Replies: 908
Views: 1,093,661
Posted By averow

Thank you Gums! If I may be so bold: What was the...

Thank you Gums! If I may be so bold: What was the design philosophy on the F-16 early on? Did it require a "chorus" of sensors to pass data on re AOA, airspeed, etc to render a decision?

As with...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 04:25
Replies: 198
Views: 144,379
Posted By averow

Witnessed fighters overhead.

We are on vacay in University Place WA (south of SEATAC) and heard and saw a pair of F-15s streak overhead at high speed headed North from our location at 2015 local time. I don’t have any other...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2018, 22:29
Replies: 466
Views: 526,152
Posted By averow

Exactly this....took me a while to wrap my head...

Exactly this....took me a while to wrap my head around this. The percentage of oxygen in air does NOT change with altitude, but the amount does. Air at sea level has the same percentage of oxygen at...
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