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Forum: Tech Log
5th Nov 2011, 08:41
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Retired F4, those remarks I made are not in any...

Retired F4, those remarks I made are not in any way personal and are absolutely meant to be general - i.e. applicable to anyone. I am sorry if you felt offended but here the offence is strictly in...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Nov 2011, 22:15
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Since it is: sine (aeroplane pitch + thrustline...

Since it is: sine (aeroplane pitch + thrustline pitch) x thrust / mass, it is minor. It is also impossible to detect on Nz graph. All IRS accelerometers are strapped to aeroplane and therefore...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Nov 2011, 13:25
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

My bad, apologies. Anyway I don't think that trim...

My bad, apologies. Anyway I don't think that trim played significant part in the grand scheme of things and whether A330 THS is a) too powerful b) barely meeting certification requirements c)...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2011, 22:33
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

If one take this phase out of context, this...

If one take this phase out of context, this explanation is plausible. However, on pages 29-31 are some parameters traced more precisely than in appendix and they don't confirm that theory. First...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2011, 18:27
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Exactly! Pulling further into the stall when...

Exactly! Pulling further into the stall when faced with stall alarm makes a whole lot of the assumptions on which certification is based nil and void.
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2011, 17:21
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

By the time it got to stop, aeroplane was truly...

By the time it got to stop, aeroplane was truly stalled and flight controls were trying to satisfy 2.5G demand which, as we all should know, is impossible to achieve below 1.58 Vs. Demand was given...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2011, 16:31
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Actually it is zero and I got into professional...

Actually it is zero and I got into professional aviation through kind of integrated course. I'm an aviation buff that got very, very lucky to have both pictures taken by me and pictures of me posted...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2011, 13:46
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Retired F4, I did not mean to infer that we...

Retired F4, I did not mean to infer that we shouldn't be discussing the Airbus flight controls in general or autotrim in particular; quite the opposite - it absolutely needs to be discussed to gain...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2011, 09:42
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

There! You have effectively answered yourself;...

There! You have effectively answered yourself; autotrim is good thing as long as one know how it works, applicable to any aeroplane system and one is required to know that by air law and the basic...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Oct 2011, 21:53
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Since it comes with no references attached, other...

Since it comes with no references attached, other than claims of anonymous posters on anonymous forum, it is as true as:

I am prepared to stand corrected If you find some good argument to support...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Oct 2011, 12:19
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Correct. I've mixed-up EFIS and EIS. AFAIK...

Correct. I've mixed-up EFIS and EIS. AFAIK there's single EIS and two EFIS sets are part of it, so EIS 2 could be a) change of EIS architecture since I've last checked with two EIS being installed...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Oct 2011, 19:55
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Electronic Instrument System number 2. It...

Electronic Instrument System number 2. It consists of PFD2 and MFD2. It is in front of CM2. CM2 is the pilot sitting in the RH seat. Determination of RH / LH seat is made relative to the direction of...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2011, 17:27
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Let's go for another round, shall we?

My apologies, sir, I indeed wrongly attributed the quote to you. Sorry. I'll do my best not to let it happen again.



Interim 3, page 59. Oh, wait a minute...



So you know about them!
Forum: Tech Log
9th Oct 2011, 08:40
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Run hamsters, run!

Well done, OK465! Seems I still owe you Saint-Exupery's quote. Oh well...

Good old Dick Bach's "Steel, aluminum, nuts and bolts" is applicable too.


2:09:00 to appx 2:10:06
BEA interim 3...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Oct 2011, 22:04
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

That was pretty quick, RetiredF4. 1 out of 3 is...

That was pretty quick, RetiredF4. 1 out of 3 is not bad.

You're correct that Wolfgang Langewiesche did not die in aeroplane crash. When we mentioned him, his son, William, is pretty good aviation...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Oct 2011, 17:12
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Uncle Clandestino's quiz time!

Questions:
1. Who wrote that and when?
2. What was the warning about technology and nature, made by the famous writer, who met his doom while flying an F-5?
3. What is written in Ecc. 1:9?
Forum: Tech Log
21st Sep 2011, 22:42
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

It's pretty alike to the way the Alpha protection...

It's pretty alike to the way the Alpha protection works on FBW Airbuses. However, Viper is supersonic combat aircraft and A330 is long-range passenger transport, so their design specifications and...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2011, 17:40
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Spot the difference!

F-16:
http://www.militarypower.com.br/avi-F16-01.jpg



Airbus 330:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2009/6/1/1243859585912/An-Air-France-Airbus-A330-001.jpg
...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2011, 11:02
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Pitot probes are fixed pointing forwards and were...

Pitot probes are fixed pointing forwards and were so ever since there were first installed on the aeroplane. They don't handle extreme AoAs well, such as were met in AF447 case. So far no one has...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Sep 2011, 17:57
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Because what was discussed is the part following...

Because what was discussed is the part following the actual aerodynamic stall, where the ice has melted away, indicated airspeed was realistically measured to be below 60 kt and AoA exceeded 45°....
Forum: Tech Log
16th Sep 2011, 16:45
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Machinbird, given quality of discussion on this...

Machinbird, given quality of discussion on this thread, it seems that my attempt at trying to open meaningful discussion on how it's difficult to design, manufacture and install the AoA probe that...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Sep 2011, 15:23
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

I agree. I couldn't find crew's operating history...

I agree. I couldn't find crew's operating history on days prior to accident. If capt and senior F/O had 24 hours layover in Rio, their clock would be still on CET and that would put the time of the...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Sep 2011, 22:37
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

1. I should have been more pedantic and write...

1. I should have been more pedantic and write KEAS instead of KIAS, to exclude the case of speed indication loss. It would make it more understandable to those who are learning aerodynamics through...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Sep 2011, 12:27
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Humour is a matter of personal preference, yet I...

Humour is a matter of personal preference, yet I must state that I find your excellent example of straw man argument (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man) not particularly funny.

If definition...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Sep 2011, 07:53
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

You are correct but then we can agree that there...

You are correct but then we can agree that there are chances that some crews will take off without clearance and smash their half-airborne 747 into side of another, some will put their trust in sole...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Sep 2011, 05:11
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Surprise...shock...horror. And not just APs!...

Surprise...shock...horror. And not just APs! Engines, radios, NAVs are also allowed to malfunction from time to time and poor pilots are expected to cope with it! Is it realistic thing to expect from...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Sep 2011, 17:54
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

I think that BEA should be informed about your...

I think that BEA should be informed about your concerns. There's a faint possibility they believe that two agreeing AoA probes outvoted the third. It is of utmost importance to discover which version...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Sep 2011, 22:42
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

You have interpreted me kind of correctly, sir. I...

You have interpreted me kind of correctly, sir. I was pretty serious when I mentioned curves of crew performance available vs required. It is possible that some of the crews exposed to the pitot...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Sep 2011, 10:22
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Shakers are installed if natural pre-stall buffet...

Shakers are installed if natural pre-stall buffet is too weak to be recognized (or non-existent). I hope final report addresses whether the Airbus got through certification too easily or FBW Airbi...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Aug 2011, 18:51
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

I certainly did, but as a firm believer that...

I certainly did, but as a firm believer that aeroplane flies thanks to principles discovered by Bernoulli and not Marconi, I have never dropped the aeroplane to fly the mike.

And what bearing on...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Aug 2011, 10:55
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

VSI needle is green and it beautifully simulates...

VSI needle is green and it beautifully simulates looking at the needle hinged to the right of the scale and being looked at through narrow slit - it appears to thicken with deflection from zero....
Forum: Tech Log
30th Aug 2011, 23:01
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Absolutely! Feelings of acceleration or turning...

Absolutely! Feelings of acceleration or turning are not to be taken lightly. Without any doubt they have to be crosschecked against instruments to see whether they are in accordance with the...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Aug 2011, 21:04
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Exactly! Thank you for sparring me the effort of...

Exactly! Thank you for sparring me the effort of explaining.

In context of AF447, only significant upset was pilot induced. That what you call "rote" are memory items for unreliable airspeed...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2011, 11:53
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

I absolutely do not, sir. For braking I use speed...

I absolutely do not, sir. For braking I use speed trend arrow, energy caret and ND groundspeed readout (GPS based) against outside visual reference to distance remaining to the exit I'm going after...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2011, 09:25
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,043
Posted By Clandestino

Sir, I am just an ordinary airline pilot and...

Sir, I am just an ordinary airline pilot and flying regional turboprop at that. I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist nor psychoanalyst so I really can not comprehend how can some PPRuNers, which I...
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