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Forum: Tech Log
2nd Mar 2022, 14:50
Replies: 2
Views: 2,067
Posted By CaptainSandL

From U10.7 the VERIFY POSITION message was...

From U10.7 the VERIFY POSITION message was changed to specify the source that needed verifying, as in your example. So I think the old VERIFY POSITION message no longer exists as it has been...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2021, 14:10
Replies: 20
Views: 8,058
Posted By CaptainSandL

Looks like a surge/stall. Probably from the...

Looks like a surge/stall. Probably from the selection of reverse thrust on landing exacerbated by the crosswind.
Good video of the event here:
https://youtu.be/rPnXGgFGc3g
Forum: Tech Log
5th Mar 2021, 13:33
Replies: 114
Views: 28,388
Posted By CaptainSandL

Follow-up presentation just posted by Chris...

Follow-up presentation just posted by Chris taking a more detailed technical look at MCAS.
https://youtu.be/bljlduBx1TE
Forum: Tech Log
6th Feb 2021, 11:13
Replies: 114
Views: 28,388
Posted By CaptainSandL

Re That link will disappear soon (if not...

Re That link will disappear soon (if not already) but it will remain available at this link: https://youtu.be/JApoVC6iIIE
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Feb 2021, 17:02
Replies: 9
Views: 3,275
Posted By CaptainSandL

737 MAX - Synthetic AoA

Part of the recertification of the MAX included an undertaking by Boeing to add a third AoA source to supplement the existing 2 AoA probes/vanes from the MAX-10 onwards. It is widely believed that...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Feb 2021, 10:29
Replies: 114
Views: 28,388
Posted By CaptainSandL

FDR Re They did try that - or at least they...

FDR
Re
They did try that - or at least they tried revising the leading edge stall strip. They also tried modifying the leading edge vortilons and a revised wing vortex generator pattern but none...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2021, 09:59
Replies: 1,128
Views: 478,024
Posted By CaptainSandL

WHBM try this: 737 MAX - MCAS (b737.org.uk)...

WHBM try this: 737 MAX - MCAS (b737.org.uk) (http://www.b737.org.uk/mcas.htm#fix)
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2018, 15:02
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,473,214
Posted By CaptainSandL

From the MAX FCOM, Rev 5, Feb 2018 .... STS...

From the MAX FCOM, Rev 5, Feb 2018 ....
STS operates most frequently during takeoff, climb and go-around. Conditions for
speed trim operation are listed below:
• STS Mach gain is fully enabled...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Nov 2018, 09:18
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,473,214
Posted By CaptainSandL

The CVR is located in the aft cargo hold and the...

The CVR is located in the aft cargo hold and the FDR above the rear galley.
Photos here of them in situ if you want..
http://www.b737.org.uk/communications.htm#Cockpit_Voice_Recorder...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Nov 2018, 09:04
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,473,214
Posted By CaptainSandL

From the MAX FCOM 9.20.8:Speed Trim System The...

From the MAX FCOM 9.20.8:Speed Trim System
The Speed Trim System (STS) is a speed stability augmentation system designed to improve flight
characteristics during operations with a low gross weight,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2017, 15:27
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,713,242
Posted By CaptainSandL

Thanks Schiller. I am always amazed at the...

Thanks Schiller. I am always amazed at the knowledge here.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2017, 14:44
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,713,242
Posted By CaptainSandL

Quick question, does anybody know what MAGEC...

Quick question, does anybody know what MAGEC stands for? I presume it starts with McAlpine Aviation as that was its previous name but I cant work out the rest.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2017, 08:49
Replies: 56
Views: 41,526
Posted By CaptainSandL

Here is another possible scenario... Ruder pedal...

Here is another possible scenario... Ruder pedal jam. Unlikely? maybe not, Boeing know about it.

737NG-FTD-25-15004
Rudder Pedal Motion Restricted
Background
An operator reported that a...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2016, 09:57
Replies: 6
Views: 5,962
Posted By CaptainSandL

Bob Hoover RIP

R. A. “Bob” Hoover, called the “greatest stick-and-rudder pilot who ever lived” by Lt. Gen. James Doolittle, USAF (Ret.), died peacefully of heart and kidney failure early Oct. 25, 2016, at Torrance...
Forum: Freight Dogs
1st Sep 2016, 17:14
Replies: 356
Views: 167,503
Posted By CaptainSandL

I have been trying to follow the aerodynamics but...

I have been trying to follow the aerodynamics but my head hurts, can anybody check my understanding and questions:
• The airlander is heavier than air
• It takes off by vectored thrust (like a...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Aug 2016, 19:05
Replies: 79
Views: 69,489
Posted By CaptainSandL

RAM Response...

Royal Air Maroc has apparently responded as follows:

"After false information was spread out regarding flight AT811 from FRA to CMN on July 23, we want to clarify that during take-off, ATC...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2016, 09:25
Replies: 12
Views: 5,500
Posted By CaptainSandL

DSB investigation into ATC safety at Schiphol

Just seen this on ASN


I have been operating into AMS for decades and always found it to be one of the better airports, given its size.

I guess there is no harm in getting a report done to see...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Feb 2016, 08:21
Replies: 18
Views: 16,886
Posted By CaptainSandL

These things happen

Great quote from Airbus chief executive, Fabrice Bregier, “It touched the runway. But it’s repairable,” he says, “These things happen”. “It touched the runway. But it’s repairable,” he says, pointing...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2015, 18:19
Replies: 73
Views: 76,144
Posted By CaptainSandL

Air India engineer sucked into an aircraft engine at Mumbai

Tragic news just reported on the BBC;

An Air India technician has died after he was sucked into an aircraft engine at Mumbai airport, the airline says.
The accident happened as the jet of flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Dec 2015, 09:44
Replies: 22
Views: 8,762
Posted By CaptainSandL

Flightglobal now reporting a more coherent...

Flightglobal now reporting a more coherent account of what happened..

Flightglobal Dashboard (http://dashboard.flightglobal.com/app/#/articles/419973?context=newsstream)


Investigators have...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2015, 13:45
Replies: 22
Views: 8,762
Posted By CaptainSandL

The plot thickens, this from AvHerald: On...

The plot thickens, this from AvHerald:

On Dec 10th 2015 a reader pointed out a misinterpretration of the Russian original of Dec 7th pointing out that the first approach on the accident flight was...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2015, 12:46
Replies: 22
Views: 8,762
Posted By CaptainSandL

I agree and I suspect that it did not happen. The...

I agree and I suspect that it did not happen. The engine failure maybe but to then be followed by a double hydraulic failure is statistically highly unlikely. I suspect a mis-diagnosis or incorrect...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2015, 12:06
Replies: 22
Views: 8,762
Posted By CaptainSandL

Update on this just released by the Russian CAA… ...

Update on this just released by the Russian CAA…

The crew went around from their first ILS approach due to lack of visual references. They decided to divert to their alternate (i.e. return to...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2015, 09:19
Replies: 7
Views: 7,080
Posted By CaptainSandL

The Aviation Herald...

The Aviation Herald (http://avherald.com/h?article=48ec2e81&opt=0) is reporting that:
"On Nov 12th 2015 the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan confirmed the authenticity of a leaked document...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2015, 13:23
Replies: 41
Views: 23,294
Posted By CaptainSandL

The suspension, such that it was, appears to be...

The suspension, such that it was, appears to be over.

From FlightGlobal (http://dashboard.flightglobal.com/app/#/articles/418743?context=newsstream)

"Rosaviatsia says the meeting was...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 18:28
Replies: 41
Views: 23,294
Posted By CaptainSandL

According to this report ...

According to this report (http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/russian-threat-to-ground-boeing-737s-fizzles-as-agencies-feud/) Russian airlines are carrying on operating their 737s...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2015, 10:46
Replies: 32
Views: 26,661
Posted By CaptainSandL

Yes, but the Cardig trunion failure was caused by...

Yes, but the Cardig trunion failure was caused by the 3.68G landing which was in turn caused by not going around from an unstable approach.

I don't think that the problem is that the 737s landing...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Oct 2015, 08:57
Replies: 8
Views: 11,722
Posted By CaptainSandL

From ASN: "Monarch Airlines flight ZB654...

From ASN:

"Monarch Airlines flight ZB654 from Manchester to Malaga returned to Manchester shortly after take-off. The aircraft "developed a technical fault and in line with standard procedure the...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Aug 2015, 14:43
Replies: 126
Views: 63,795
Posted By CaptainSandL

Increasing the glideslope at an airport purely...

Increasing the glideslope at an airport purely for noise, in fact for anything for anything other than terrain, shows that the airport is not putting safety first. Pilots all know that an increased...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Oct 2014, 18:45
Replies: 11
Views: 16,097
Posted By CaptainSandL

Automatic landing limits only in AFM

I can confirm that 737CL & NG AFMs only have a max glideslope for automatic landing as follows:
"The maximum and minimum glideslope angles are 3.25 degrees and 2.5
degrees respectively."
But...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2014, 12:51
Replies: 7
Views: 5,586
Posted By CaptainSandL

Try...

Try http://www.b737.org.uk/navigation.htm#IRS_Malfunction_Codes
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jul 2012, 19:45
Replies: 1,316
Views: 402,511
Posted By CaptainSandL

Northbeach I agree, this is the mentality...

Northbeach

I agree, this is the mentality that did for the Titanic!


Sandy Swan

Again, I completely agree. I would make it form the basis of our 6 monthly tech questionairre.
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
20th Apr 2012, 13:49
Replies: 186
Views: 93,794
Posted By CaptainSandL

Use of CVRs

AndoniP,

Re

CVRs are very rarely checked, maybe once or twice a year in a typical airline and then usually at the AAIBs request who will not divulge its contents to anybody. In general CVRs...
Forum: African Aviation
10th Apr 2012, 14:01
Replies: 25
Views: 10,066
Posted By CaptainSandL

The report has been finalised here: ...

The report has been finalised here:

http://www.caa.co.za/resource%20center/accidents%20&%20incid/reports/2011/0825.pdf

3.2 Probable Cause/s
3.2.1 Inappropriate decision by the captain to...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Mar 2012, 09:26
Replies: 4
Views: 2,744
Posted By CaptainSandL

It is in the FCOM, Vol 2, Chapter 11 under Fuel...

It is in the FCOM, Vol 2, Chapter 11 under Fuel Monitoring.

If the total fuel qty is invalid you get the "VERIFY GW AND FUEL" message. If there is an unexpected drop in fuel qty you get "CHECK FMC...
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