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18th Mar 2024, 10:41
Replies: 67
Views: 26,643
Posted By Uplinker

Thank you for that explanation, now I understand...

Thank you for that explanation, now I understand :ok:.

I am in a similar 'boat' to the OP, and I have been beating myself up for years about this.

I am always professional, and stayed competant...
16th Mar 2024, 16:15
Replies: 3
Views: 1,020
Posted By Uplinker

No. It is doable, depending how far you are...

No.

It is doable, depending how far you are commuting, (and how); but only practical if you are unattached.

I used to commute weekly from Bucks to a house-share near Exeter airport, a 4 hour...
16th Mar 2024, 11:38
Replies: 9
Views: 626
Posted By Uplinker

Since the engine is being prepared for display -...

Since the engine is being prepared for display - never to run again - could you not simply cut the nut off ?

Using a small disc cutter, you could cut slots down two opposite flanks from the top to...
15th Mar 2024, 09:12
Replies: 19
Views: 1,811
Posted By Uplinker

That upside down AI is just nuts. absolutely...

That upside down AI is just nuts. absolutely bonkers. My sympathy to that poor pilot, (and his passengers).

No pilot ever came up with that utterly bizarre design, surely ? Interesting though how...
15th Mar 2024, 08:43
Replies: 9
Views: 626
Posted By Uplinker

I don't know the answer but I would be very...

I don't know the answer but I would be very surprised if this nut was not locked in some way. It must have something to stop it coming undone in flight - and that something is obviously working !
...
14th Mar 2024, 23:04
Replies: 29
Views: 2,538
Posted By Uplinker

Sorry; Inertial Reference System; IRS. Nowadays...

Sorry; Inertial Reference System; IRS. Nowadays each one uses laser ring gyros rather than mechanical ones, to detect rotations in each axis which can be integrated, (I think), to give velocity and...
14th Mar 2024, 14:27
Replies: 29
Views: 2,538
Posted By Uplinker

Reference to a recent helicopter thread; it is a...

Reference to a recent helicopter thread; it is a good idea to know the MSA in the area you are flying in.

If you lose VMC and get into IMC, and a 180° rate one level turn does not get you out of...
13th Mar 2024, 23:27
Replies: 8
Views: 873
Posted By Uplinker

Basically, yes, (although not immediately during...

Basically, yes, (although not immediately during rotation - there is a transition from Direct law to Normal law). And the fact that the FBW does this even when flying manually with the auto-pilot...
13th Mar 2024, 17:39
Replies: 8
Views: 873
Posted By Uplinker

The OP guessed right; Imagine the thrust levers...

The OP guessed right; Imagine the thrust levers are transparent ghost levers which move up and down in the range from idle up to wherever you have set the actual levers. On the engine parameters...
12th Mar 2024, 09:53
Replies: 36
Views: 28,823
Posted By Uplinker

This was probably a positioning flight with crew...

This was probably a positioning flight with crew only, and I suspect that what happened here was a Captain showing off to the crew who were sitting in the cockpit for the landing, or being goaded...
9th Mar 2024, 10:28
Replies: 8
Views: 662
Posted By Uplinker

I have had an Apple device sometimes ignore its...

I have had an Apple device sometimes ignore its charger if I plugged it in while switched on, or when I powered it after plugging it in. Cannot remember which way round, sorry.

Re the OP, there...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2024, 08:38
Replies: 133
Views: 22,410
Posted By Uplinker

OK, he seemed to be disorientated and in an...

OK, he seemed to be disorientated and in an unusual attitude, but he was too low, since he hit the ground.

Do heli pilots never look at their altimeter or Rad Alt ? He must have seen it winding...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Mar 2024, 07:45
Replies: 26
Views: 3,675
Posted By Uplinker

No "like" button on this thread, but Hans has a...

No "like" button on this thread, but Hans has a good method.

The auto-thrust is very good on Airbus FBW and does a fine job. 'Destabilisation' thrust during the flare only happens when pilots are...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2024, 16:08
Replies: 133
Views: 22,410
Posted By Uplinker

I think I stated I was a commercial fixed wing...

I think I stated I was a commercial fixed wing airliner pilot - or a plank flying button pusher in your charming words - cheers - and was politely asking about helicopter operations out of interest,...
8th Mar 2024, 07:35
Replies: 35
Views: 13,848
Posted By Uplinker

Cold soaked actuator with the wrong grease used...

Cold soaked actuator with the wrong grease used during maintenance ?
Forum: Tech Log
7th Mar 2024, 07:28
Replies: 27
Views: 6,296
Posted By Uplinker

Can anyone give the difference in fuel used...

Can anyone give the difference in fuel used between a typical descent from cruise to landing, in managed DES and open DES for, say A320 ?

As actually measured not theoretically.
4th Mar 2024, 18:00
Replies: 25
Views: 1,315
Posted By Uplinker

Yes, I have used Airbus FMGS and FMGEC (IRS and...

Yes, I have used Airbus FMGS and FMGEC (IRS and GPS referenced), on an almost daily basis for many years' airline flying.

My point is that a new pilot should be taught to use compass and paper map...
4th Mar 2024, 11:02
Replies: 25
Views: 1,315
Posted By Uplinker

Regarding garbage-in garbage-out with GPS...

Regarding garbage-in garbage-out with GPS navigation systems; I don't know quite how I managed to programme this, (green line); but I was quite proud of myself !!! :)

(that's why it is important...
4th Mar 2024, 08:39
Replies: 25
Views: 1,315
Posted By Uplinker

Personally I think that compass and paper map...

Personally I think that compass and paper map should be taught and mastered first, and be the habitual reference.

The danger is that new pilots naturally want to use GPS gizmos in their cockpits...
3rd Mar 2024, 09:04
Replies: 1,742
Views: 3,032,903
Posted By Uplinker

In my training that was only ever briefly...

In my training that was only ever briefly mentioned in passing. Never practised or used in any scenario in the Sim.

It is not easy for a young or new F/O to challenge an older and very experienced...
Replies: 11
Views: 1,018
Posted By Uplinker

Step 1 is a Class One medical before anything...

Step 1 is a Class One medical before anything else. Look up the UK CAA website to book an initial Class One and do it now.

Be fully aware, that to become an airline pilot takes a huge amount of...
28th Feb 2024, 08:45
Replies: 59
Views: 2,873
Posted By Uplinker

Yes but given the high chance of a topple, it...

Yes but given the high chance of a topple, it would seem extremely important to mitigate that possibility.

The money element is often mentioned, but not having any mitigation is gambling the...
27th Feb 2024, 09:25
Replies: 59
Views: 2,873
Posted By Uplinker

I stand corrected on my incorrect points. ...

I stand corrected on my incorrect points.

But really, to not test or arm the LIDAR with the certain knowledge that any sideways movement would result in a topple....... That does not seem to be...
26th Feb 2024, 08:32
Replies: 59
Views: 2,873
Posted By Uplinker

The possibility of a sideways component existing...

The possibility of a sideways component existing during landing, and the probability of rocks being around on the surface must surely have been considered.

So how to mitigate it? If accelerometers...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2024, 22:15
Replies: 133
Views: 22,410
Posted By Uplinker

Obviously not - apart from training; which was...

Obviously not - apart from training; which was all fixed wing - hence my question to you heli guys.

I have flown as passenger in twin Squirrels, Jetranger, Longranger, Bolkow 105 , Westland 30...
24th Feb 2024, 10:50
Replies: 7
Views: 589
Posted By Uplinker

My Apple Pay - which goes via my Wi-Fi when I am...

My Apple Pay - which goes via my Wi-Fi when I am at home - stopped working recently; it would try to process a payment but then repeatedly said the process had failed, but did not tell me why.

I...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2024, 09:51
Replies: 133
Views: 22,410
Posted By Uplinker

Ah, OK. A fixed wing aircraft would never...

Ah, OK.

A fixed wing aircraft would never normally fly below the MSA unless they were landing, or in an extreme emergency. (And there is one low flying lesson; where an instructor takes students...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2024, 22:58
Replies: 133
Views: 22,410
Posted By Uplinker

A genuine question I have always wondered about,...

A genuine question I have always wondered about, (from a fixed wing big-jet pilot):

We have Minimum Safe Altitudes, or Minimum Sector Altitudes, or Minimum En-route Altitudes etc. These are...
Replies: 5
Views: 659
Posted By Uplinker

I have a copy somewhere of "The Private Pilot...

I have a copy somewhere of "The Private Pilot Confuser" which might help. It is a fairly comprehensive question bank. Unfortunately mine is packed away and I cannot get to it right now; but it is...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Feb 2024, 12:03
Replies: 13
Views: 1,301
Posted By Uplinker

That's it. + 1 (but give the FBW a moment to...

That's it. + 1 (but give the FBW a moment to react first).

(where's the Like button?)

It might be helpful for the OP to imagine you are in a small boat on a moderate sea. You keep it pointing...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Feb 2024, 08:50
Replies: 8
Views: 1,581
Posted By Uplinker

Just to add to the previous two answers to the OP...

Just to add to the previous two answers to the OP question:

Your side-stick inputs do not cancel the FBW system. The FBW looks at the ADIRS, your side-stick inputs, the current attitude and...
18th Feb 2024, 10:52
Replies: 28
Views: 10,257
Posted By Uplinker

Respect to any pilots landing at Courchevel, I...

Respect to any pilots landing at Courchevel, I don't think I could do it.

At 18.5° up-slope, could you stop safely on the runway, or do you have to get all the way to the top before you dare stop ?
18th Feb 2024, 10:48
Replies: 4
Views: 752
Posted By Uplinker

This morning, I logged in, then wrote a reply on...

This morning, I logged in, then wrote a reply on Jet Blast and pressed submit - took about 10 mins max.

Yet, when I pressed submit, it said I wasn't logged in - it had logged me out in just 10...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Feb 2024, 08:49
Replies: 13
Views: 1,301
Posted By Uplinker

The Airbus FBW system will maintain the attitude...

The Airbus FBW system will maintain the attitude that you set with the side-stick - the pitch angle and bank angle - but it cannot do that in all turbulence situations, (and there are maximum pitch...
Replies: 28
Views: 4,037
Posted By Uplinker

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To quote myself:

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