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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 18:20
Replies: 1,950
Views: 935,432
Posted By freshgasflow

The Boeing MAX "jump seat"

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/790x452/boeingmaxjumpseat_49afe5e3be08c7e89f9c7bdcaed6e8914143db3a.jpg
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 10:08
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,660
Posted By freshgasflow

if all souls were accounted for, perhaps it was...

if all souls were accounted for, perhaps it was not worth fighting this fire, and more prudent to just let it burn itself out.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 10:06
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,050,660
Posted By freshgasflow

How do you know the state of the Coast Guard...

How do you know the state of the Coast Guard crew? A basic premise of emergency care is triage, which is to focus on those who you can save quickly and have some realistic hope of survival, not those...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Jan 2023, 06:26
Replies: 672
Views: 614,337
Posted By freshgasflow

Article in Kathmandu post

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1600x1200/img_20230120_wa0000_8fe84fabfa011961592f5a5a497c9661fc0368fd.jpg
Speculation i suppose
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Jan 2023, 13:28
Replies: 672
Views: 614,337
Posted By freshgasflow

But how does that connect to this crash? Whatever...

But how does that connect to this crash? Whatever the runway, this event should not have happened.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Jan 2023, 06:12
Replies: 672
Views: 614,337
Posted By freshgasflow

This site has a video. Loss of control in the...

This site has a video. Loss of control in the air.This link has the video (https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/naepal-crash-flight-loses-control-mid-air-before-crash-watch-101673764872467.html)
Forum: Spanish Forum
24th Jul 2022, 06:54
Replies: 28
Views: 11,509
Posted By freshgasflow

Captain flees aircraft before passengers during potential fire

A CAPTAIN fled his plane on HIS OWN after an explosion before take-off and abandoned his passengers and crew.

Brits say the pilot did a “full Costa Concordia...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th May 2020, 15:51
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,083,223
Posted By freshgasflow

Has anyone analysed previous approaches to this...

Has anyone analysed previous approaches to this aerodrome by PIA flights on Flight radar 24 ? Perhaps it may show that the airline is quite accepting of un stabilised / super steep approaches ?
Forum: Rumours & News
26th May 2020, 11:18
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,083,223
Posted By freshgasflow

With main landing gear down, is it possible to...

With main landing gear down, is it possible to scrape both cowlings even with a very very hard landing ? Would it at least burst the tyres, if not damage the gear ? And if so, would there be very...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2020, 10:15
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,083,223
Posted By freshgasflow

Go around altitude

So listening to radio , it seems that ATC asked them to climb to 3500 at go around. However, crew instead decide on altitude of 2000 and later mention trying to maintain 2000. And there is a lot of...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2020, 16:46
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,083,223
Posted By freshgasflow

Also the intake nacelles of both engines look...

Also the intake nacelles of both engines look very much intact. Can engine scraping of this degree cause loss of oil ? Are there critical components towards the belly of the engines that are...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2019, 16:25
Replies: 32
Views: 17,799
Posted By freshgasflow

What are the tolerances of cockpits to fluid spills ?

As nonprofessional, can someone explain to me how tolerant are the controls to liquid spills ? What happens after a liquid spill,even say, there were no immediate effects ? Are the boxes sent for...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Aug 2019, 13:26
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,910,264
Posted By freshgasflow

If I remember right, there is some questions...

If I remember right, there is some questions about the pilots competency / legality of caring fare paying passenger. But does this finding mean that aircraft was at fault rather than the pilot ? I...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Aug 2019, 13:23
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,910,264
Posted By freshgasflow

Sala 'exposed to carbon monoxide in plane crash'

Footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash over the English Channel, had been exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide, a report has revealed.

Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, crashed on...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th May 2019, 19:46
Replies: 482
Views: 1,023,160
Posted By freshgasflow

Faraday cage

I am not an aviation professional so grateful if someone could explain things to me:
If the theory of lightning strike are true, how does it lead to electrical failure ? I thought that an aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 18:55
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,265,102
Posted By freshgasflow

Finally US ground aircraft

President Donald Trump has issued an emergency order to ground all Boeing 737 Max aircraft following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet on Sunday.

The Federal Aviation Administration had...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 06:43
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,265,102
Posted By freshgasflow

Time frame for CVR and data recorder analysis

I am a non professional, so grateful for any insight regarding recorder analysis. If the recorders are in a reasonable condition, I presume down loading data is like down loading from a massive USB...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2019, 16:04
Replies: 40
Views: 41,687
Posted By freshgasflow

How : engine surge on take off roll

Grateful if someone here can explain to me (SLF) how can a engine surge happen during a take of roll ? After all, isn't there enough forward motion to ensure enough airflow into the engine intake ?...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Dec 2018, 20:28
Replies: 21
Views: 4,918
Posted By freshgasflow

Thank you.

I would have never guessed that myself. I wonder why they would wheel it around ?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Dec 2018, 18:09
Replies: 21
Views: 4,918
Posted By freshgasflow

Half fuselage at Stanstead (STN)

I saw this at London Stanstead. Can someone please tell me what this half fuselage is doing there. It is very near active stands so cant be a trainer. Thanks.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2018, 08:23
Replies: 15
Views: 6,637
Posted By freshgasflow

Alternate procedures

I wonder what alternate procedures are there when stop bars non functional ? I presume stop bars are a significant safety system to prevent runway incursions, so when it is not serviceable, do they...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
26th Aug 2018, 13:56
Replies: 6
Views: 1,424
Posted By freshgasflow

Asbestos warning for Sea King helicopter engineers

Apparently some parts may have asbestos, which can cause a rare but serious form of lung cancer.

Here is a link to BBC news article
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-453
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jul 2018, 17:07
Replies: 31
Views: 25,448
Posted By freshgasflow

common causes of rapid decompression

I am a non expert. Grateful if someone can tell me what are the common causes of decompression in modern aircraft. Are they often stuck valves or failures in the skin ? Many thanks.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2018, 05:37
Replies: 466
Views: 528,290
Posted By freshgasflow

Disc failure ?

An earlier post mentioned that while engines are designed to contain blade separation, engines are not designed to contain disc failure. As a SLF i would be grateful if someone will explain what are...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2018, 22:59
Replies: 466
Views: 528,290
Posted By freshgasflow

design of engines

Grateful if someone can clarify for me ( SLF) if engines are supposed to , or not supposed to, contain blade separation ? I always thought that engines had "kevlar" type of protection to contain...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2017, 15:27
Replies: 2
Views: 6,763
Posted By freshgasflow

Easy Jet diversion after severe turbulence

An easyJet flight from London to Spain was diverted 125 miles away over fears the aircraft was damaged, according to reports.
Aviation website AIRLIVE.net said the Airbus A320 jet landed in Malaga...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Jan 2017, 17:43
Replies: 14
Views: 4,670
Posted By freshgasflow

very strange

very strange and i suppose potentially damaging.
I water bottle has quite a lot of inertia and possible could dent the fuselage.

Of course de icing itself would not be effective.

Was there...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2017, 06:20
Replies: 125
Views: 75,301
Posted By freshgasflow

This is not a Jeep

People are specialised for a reason. Flying crew are not engineers and engineers are not flying crew. Each may know something about the other, but ultimately this is largely an engineering issue....
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
23rd Apr 2016, 18:05
Replies: 0
Views: 2,109
Posted By freshgasflow

FAA orders 'urgent' engine fixes Boeing 787

From CNN : Describing it as an "urgent safety issue," the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered modifications on specific General Electric engines on some 787 Dreamliners because an icing...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
30th Dec 2014, 07:10
Replies: 420
Views: 91,537
Posted By freshgasflow

Google car incidents ....

The two incidents that I know of are due to human drivers ! One happened when the car was on manual control by a human driver and the other was when it was hit from behind by an human driver. I...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
30th Dec 2014, 06:48
Replies: 420
Views: 91,537
Posted By freshgasflow

Google's driverless test car

Apparently in April 2014 , Google's driverless test car had clocked over one million kilometers safely. A typical road, one could argue, is more complicated than a typical airway ....
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Sep 2014, 15:03
Replies: 89
Views: 38,391
Posted By freshgasflow

oxygen masks

Again, I am no aviation expert, but I think in this situation, deployment of the masks is not a bad thing ( except from an economic viewpoint).
Firstly, with such thick smoke, there is...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Sep 2014, 14:56
Replies: 89
Views: 38,391
Posted By freshgasflow

I'd rather Brace

I am no expert, but what if the engine suffered an partially contained failure, with shrapnel that may latently affect AC control ? Engine failures are so rare, I 'd rather brace unnecessarily than...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
7th May 2014, 17:55
Replies: 5
Views: 2,367
Posted By freshgasflow

aircraft checks using a drone !

New technology is helping engineers to carry out safety checks on aircraft.

What can take the human eye more than a day to find, a drone can spot in a matter of hours.

The drones are able to...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 10:09
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,375,941
Posted By freshgasflow

@ wildgoose : altitude versus oxygen

Yes the oxygen percentage will remain 21 % at whatever altitude. But is it the oxygen percentage or partial pressure that matters ? At higher altitude, the partial pressure drops . ( partial pressure...
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