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Search: Posts Made By: Dagger Dirk
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Forum: Tech Log
6th Nov 2010, 11:27
Replies: 5
Views: 4,761
Posted By Dagger Dirk

What's an ADD?

Never heard of them.

Point would seem to be in the title. It's not so long ago that a Virgin Atlantic A340-600 diverted into the Netherlands with two engines fuel starved due to a software error:...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2010, 16:26
Replies: 23
Views: 5,895
Posted By Dagger Dirk

See this link...

See this link (http://www.pprune.org/showthread.php?p=5862877#post5862877)
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The Equally Iniquitous Act of another Cunning Govt
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Linking pensions to CPI 'breaches human rights'
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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Aug 2010, 16:23
Replies: 28
Views: 10,465
Posted By Dagger Dirk

The Equally Iniquitous Act of another Cunning Govt

Linking pensions to CPI 'breaches human rights'
Plans to link private pension increases to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) are a “nightmare” which could breach human rights, a group of experts have...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
6th Aug 2010, 09:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,102
Posted By Dagger Dirk

VBulletin - Ditch it Fast

see this link (http://www.thelawprofessor.com/internet-brands-vbulletin-the-annual-maintenance-crap/) for the VBulletin Scammers trix n trapz
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st May 2010, 12:45
Replies: 28
Views: 10,465
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Senator Fielding's Petition Invite for Proper indexation of Defence Force pensions

A Fairer Go For Our Veterans Petition :: Senator Steve Fielding (http://www.stevefielding.com.au/a_fairer_go_for_our_veterans_petition)
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Please sign Senator Fielding's Petition for a more just...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Nov 2009, 13:39
Replies: 20
Views: 7,707
Posted By Dagger Dirk

No systemic problems with plane oxygen bottles

The ATSB could not replicate the explosion.

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200808/r278684_1180283.jpg
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says it has found no evidence of systemic safety...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Nov 2009, 12:47
Replies: 28
Views: 10,465
Posted By Dagger Dirk

DFRDB/MSBS Indexation -Heads Up for ex-ADF people

Interesting discussion on the hidden agenda for hiding the disappointing and inequitable outcome of the Matthew's report on indexation of DFRDB pensions etc (a KRUDD pre-Election promise that...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Sep 2009, 01:42
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,282,897
Posted By Dagger Dirk

The Ultimate Occam's Razor Edge

The contents of those links is the nearest I've seen to a credible explanation for AF447. To understand how a competent well-trained crew, used to avoiding enroute severe weather, could be sucked...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2009, 10:09
Replies: 298
Views: 167,721
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Disorientation and Leans versus "the illusions"

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Probably be moderated out yet again but a valid point is that spatial disorientation, the leans and somatogravic illusions are three entirely different phenomena.

The more common affliction...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jul 2009, 14:42
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,282,897
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Clarifying the Static Pressure Locked scenario

ref Takata's post 2694 (http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/376433-af447-135.html#post5035910)


I think that UNCTUOUS was inferring that the water present in the static lines froze and expanded in...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jun 2009, 12:38
Replies: 243
Views: 50,610
Posted By Dagger Dirk

I'm Quietly Confident

There's no doubt that Virgin Blue is being managed with a an eye on the longer term view but whilst being duly cognizant of the need for present liquidity and market share strategy.
My stockbroker...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jun 2009, 15:48
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,282,897
Posted By Dagger Dirk

AIR FRANCE to change all pitot heads due to airspeed errors

In light of OVERTALK's explanation at post 344 of the airspeed discrepancies, wonder if Air France are just wasting their francs doing this: (i.e. I suspect that they ARE)

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Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2008, 01:09
Replies: 451
Views: 289,686
Posted By Dagger Dirk

I stand Corrected

In an earlier post (#12 (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3860195&postcount=12)) on his thread, I had said:


It's been pointed out to me (via a PM) that this is incorrect (i.e. that...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2008, 13:01
Replies: 451
Views: 289,686
Posted By Dagger Dirk

FADEC Freezing

No Country Members said (post 23 (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3859955&postcount=23))


The FADEC is electro-mechanical because it bootstraps its determinations from porting into...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
27th May 2007, 06:27
Replies: 2
Views: 1,131
Posted By Dagger Dirk

!80 out

I guess I'm a known pedant, but in the emergency section the foreign-sounding gent in BigJet345 is told to expect an ILS runway 27 at Metro, but gets vectored to intercept the Localizer for 09. Hmm....
Forum: Questions
9th May 2007, 02:38
Replies: 35
Views: 17,625
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Runway End Safety Areas (RESA)

One of the contentious matters to emerge from the Garuda 737 crash in Yogyakarta is the fact that the existing RESA of 60m is far short of the ICAO minimum. That brings up the matter of just how they...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2007, 01:09
Replies: 430
Views: 205,164
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Short Field Performance Variant?

Cytherea asked:
I believe that it was not an SFP as
Clearly, from this list (http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Boeing/737/737-800/index.html?sort=9&start=5) 5Y-KYA was NOT an SFP (as...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2007, 16:09
Replies: 94
Views: 41,995
Posted By Dagger Dirk

First show of their Season

a. I'm familiar with this particular rejoin trap because I lost a friend to it and I've nearly been there myself.
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b. It ranks next to one other leader trick that also nearly wrote finis to my...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2007, 09:40
Replies: 94
Views: 41,995
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Blue Angels' AirShow Crash

Blue Angels jet #6 crashed about 4 p.m. on Saturday 21 April, about three miles from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina. The F/A18 clipped the top of a pine-tree during a formation...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2007, 04:01
Replies: 423
Views: 173,971
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Garuda to get FOQA?

PK-KAR said
What actually has to be "installed"? I always thought that FOQA/FDM programs just downloaded QAR/FDR data (but not CVR) and analyzed it via proprietary software for any exceedances or...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2007, 11:07
Replies: 423
Views: 173,971
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Question on GPWS Flap warnings on Approach

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Assuming that GPWS or EGPWS WAS fitted, then is any warning about landing without flap triggered by:
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a. gear being down
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b. a speed threshold (i.e. "below XXX knots")
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c. radar...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2007, 10:37
Replies: 423
Views: 173,971
Posted By Dagger Dirk

An Early synopsis

C'mon now. The cockpit wasn't attached to the rest of the fuse when it all came to rest and Captain Marwoto quickly shinnied out the flightdeck hatch.
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a. Low time Right-seater flying and a...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Feb 2007, 11:59
Replies: 25
Views: 9,360
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Your Coffee Sir

Sometimes we can all enjoy a bit of FRENCH
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Pilot and Passengers Thwart Hijacker in Canary Islands
Published: February 16, 2007
Filed at 7:22 a.m. ET
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TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) -- A...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2007, 08:21
Replies: 127
Views: 79,851
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Backstick Braking

As "Anotherflapoperator" said; definitely - and it's the way to go. If you don't know what's being talked about here, do an advanced search on "backstick braking"

The best reference on pprune is:...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2007, 08:05
Replies: 31
Views: 17,903
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Taking a BAIT

Not so sure about those odds.
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It was probably smart of the F/O to get some other "hands" up front. If they'd been an overnighting holiday charter crew who'd had a good curry together in Alicante...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2007, 01:28
Replies: 122
Views: 31,616
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Runway Positive IDENT (in low vis - day or night)

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But Maybe: if there was a facility for the controller to re-phase the brilliance on the runway lighting as he issued the take-off clearance (perhaps via a foot treadle).....
Most runway lights...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2006, 15:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,219
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Brazilian tourists die in Chilean copter crash

Anybody know what type, any other details?


Sat 25 Nov 2006

SANTIAGO, Chile
Five Brazilian tourists and their Chilean pilot died on Friday when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2006, 03:21
Replies: 1,634
Views: 674,151
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Two Factors that might explain the collision's setup

As I understand it there are likely two facets of the collision that can be explained - and which would explain the collision's setup. However there are still some data gaps. Perhaps somebody can...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2006, 13:37
Replies: 19
Views: 6,973
Posted By Dagger Dirk

One More in the Series "Opposites Attract"

Aviation Safety Council to probe Near Midair Collision
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WHO'S AT FAULT?: Flight FE306 from Taipei to Seoul on Thursday morning was forced to descend abruptly after the plane's collision alarm was...
Forum: Questions
20th Nov 2006, 15:02
Replies: 2
Views: 1,386
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Is this an Airliner First?

Is this a first for an airliner? i.e. first of type being broken up before the type has had an example written off in an accident?
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A Boeing 777 is heading for the breaker’s yard for the first...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2006, 08:52
Replies: 11
Views: 6,922
Posted By Dagger Dirk

The Bellview Blues

Bellview plane runs into ditch… To avoid collision with Afrijet aircraft
By UCHE USIM
Thursday, October 5, 2006
A Bellview B737-200 aircraft with registration number F-GHXK heading to Abuja got...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jun 2006, 09:19
Replies: 120
Views: 58,340
Posted By Dagger Dirk

What Gnadenburg meant to say was.....

Can Gnadenburg (or somebody else familiar with the A320) please reduce Gnadenburg's post to a crystal clarity for someone unfamiliar with a Flight Director's vagaries and their relevance in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2006, 14:37
Replies: 93
Views: 38,751
Posted By Dagger Dirk

UAE-CAA audit Report (pdf Download)

UAE-CAA audit Report will be up at this link for a limited period:
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link (http://www.iasa-intl.com/folders/SAA_CAA/UAE-CAA-AUDIT.pdf)
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6mb download (right-click and "save as ...")
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2006, 09:26
Replies: 93
Views: 38,751
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Missing Page 29 now no Longer Missing

Missing page 29 of the Report is now up at the site menu:
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www.iasa.com.au/A6ERN.htm
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Feb 2006, 07:51
Replies: 93
Views: 38,751
Posted By Dagger Dirk

Final Reports Mounted (FAA-IASA and ICAO)

Mounted on menu at www.iasa.com.au/A6ERN.htm (http://www.iasa.com.au/A6ERN.htm)
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FAA IASA Audit on UAE CAA
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and
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ICAO Audit on UAE CAA
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