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Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2010, 01:18
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Best dual engine failure best glides speeds...

Best dual engine failure best glides speeds SWAGS(Scientific, Wild *ss Guesses)

757/767 - Vref 30 + 90

737 - Vref 15 + 60

Perfect? No. Sometimes 'good enough' is just right until you get...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2010, 01:15
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

More deadsticks, DL 767 that shutdown the...

More deadsticks,

DL 767 that shutdown the engines departing LAX. Restart worked. :eek:

DC-9 diverting from SXM to STX.

'Dead idle stall issues on 757's'. Yes, the engines were still...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2010, 18:35
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Pettifogger - The transcripts for USAIR...

Pettifogger -

The transcripts for USAIR 1549 are available. 3+28 (208 seconds) from impact to impact.

FO Skiles - Oh, sh*t
CA Sully - Oh, yeah

After that they were too busy to make any...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2010, 17:53
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

"You must have read Boyd." - bearfoil Ah,...

"You must have read Boyd." - bearfoil

Ah, brings a smile to my face. Learned his concepts, didn't all G pullers, before I read his book.

I love telling Marines that I have great respect for...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2010, 17:48
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

post 2898 Basil asked about retracting flaps...

post 2898 Basil asked about retracting flaps straight to Flaps 20.

Basil,

Vref 135 from the 777 performance pages is for a 440,000 lbs a/c(I don't recall BA 038's weight).

Stall speeds at...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2010, 17:28
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

The lift drag benefit can be examined by checking...

The lift drag benefit can be examined by checking stall speeds. On every airliner I've checked(6 types), the first notch of flaps reduces stall speed by 50-60%.

Obviously the greater the...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2010, 15:37
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Basil, Two different scenarios - On...

Basil,

Two different scenarios -

On a g/a, as you stated, you're increasing thrust. At the same time you are also rotating to an increased pitch attitude. A sink is never noticed.

The...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2010, 15:29
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

I have no issues with BA. None. OK, I'll admit, I...

I have no issues with BA. None. OK, I'll admit, I don't care for the F/A's red, white and blue striped shirts. Minor point.

I don't agree with S.F.L.Y.'s focu on 'omission'. If you plan to fly a...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2010, 22:00
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

L/D is L/D. "Exceeding AOA" (?) does not increase...

L/D is L/D. "Exceeding AOA" (?) does not increase your gliding distance.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2010, 03:38
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Tarq57 - "The only option the crew seemed to have...

Tarq57 - "The only option the crew seemed to have was to reduce excessive drag (reducing flap a bit) and maintain an airspeed that would allow a controllable impact. "
...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2010, 15:23
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

S.F.L.Y. - I'll say it again, you get it. ...

S.F.L.Y. - I'll say it again, you get it.

OK, for the sake of this argument let's presume that selecting Flaps 25 was the correct decision.

Who thinks slowing by from 118 kts Flaps 25 that...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2010, 00:35
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Exactly the point, at some point allowing the...

Exactly the point, at some point allowing the aircraft to slow to 108 kts probably resulted in worse performance than maintaining Vref Flaps 30.

Quoting Boeing's recommendations probably has to...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2010, 01:01
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

suitcaseman - you're losing me. They were at Vref...

suitcaseman - you're losing me. They were at Vref -17/18 kts. Yes, reducing flaps decreases drag. It also decreases lift. If they really wanted to decrease drag Flaps 20 (mid range slats) is a large...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2010, 22:05
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

suitcaseman - "I suggest you ask your flying...

suitcaseman - "I suggest you ask your flying school / instructor for a refund. Speed is determined by a combination of pitch attitude (AoA), thrust and aircraft configuration."

So if speed is...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jan 2010, 16:27
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

suninmye - you stated - "If available thrust...

suninmye - you stated - "If available thrust reduces, the 777 autopilot will fly the ILS glideslope until the speed reduces to just above the stall. It will then ignore the glideslope, lower the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2009, 22:09
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Joetom - I agree, they had very little time and...

Joetom - I agree, they had very little time and hindsight is 20/20. However, that doesn't mean we shouldn't investigate, and understand, what was helpful and successful and what wasn't. That is the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2009, 20:07
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

S.F.L.Y - I've been told L/D is slightly faster...

S.F.L.Y - I've been told L/D is slightly faster than Vref. Slowing below L/D decreases your glide distance. Doing it too early, with not enough altitude to push over and regain L/D, is only going to...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2009, 19:35
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Joshilini - the report says the Captain retracted...

Joshilini - the report says the Captain retracted the flaps in an attempt to reduce drag.

The stall speed reduction from flaps 30 to flaps 25 is 2 kts. That requires a higher AOA to achieve the...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2009, 02:17
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

S.F.L.Y. - the a/c was at Vref 135 kts, on a/p,...

S.F.L.Y. - the a/c was at Vref 135 kts, on a/p, on g/s, when the engines reduced to a power setting less than demanded but slightly above idle.

Obviously the a/c slowed. At approx. 115 kts the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2009, 19:14
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Joshilini - "Splendid job to the captain (for...

Joshilini - "Splendid job to the captain (for retracting the flaps), the first officer (for preventing a stall),"

I thought the general rule is to let the investigators decide the facts before...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Sep 2009, 21:01
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Basil, It's a common send off in the U.S. ...

Basil,

It's a common send off in the U.S.

Anothet 'touch' in the U.S. is to get a transponder code that has a special significance to the retiring pilot.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Apr 2009, 12:27
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Barit1 - I am really surprised that Boeing let...

Barit1 - I am really surprised that Boeing let the R-R Triple7 out of the barn without very aggressive fuel heating capability. Boeing's experience with fuel icing goes back six decades - and they...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2009, 16:19
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Fullwings - question was posed to engineer that...

Fullwings - question was posed to engineer that has access to the L/D data for different configurations - "Vapp (Vref+5) is close enough to not worry about the difference."

I don't have the exact...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2009, 14:58
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Accidents often advance knowledge. TWA 800...

Accidents often advance knowledge. TWA 800 resulted in additional testing that uncovered more knowledge about fuel tank heating, and unknown localized hot spots, in fuel tanks.

We shouldn't be...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2009, 14:50
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Best glide speed is published in dual engine...

Best glide speed is published in dual engine flameout checklist for other Boeing products.

Flying 101, slow flight, is that the slower you go, beyond a certain point, the more power you need to...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2009, 22:24
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

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Looking at the graphs in the AAIB report, it would appear to me...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jul 2008, 01:53
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

You shouldn't need an AOA gauge to understand...

You shouldn't need an AOA gauge to understand that at a slow speed reducing speed increases your AOA, which will decrease your gliding distance.

Decreasing speed from 1.3 Vso to close to stick...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2008, 03:48
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Repeat after me, "their performance was heroic."...

Repeat after me, "their performance was heroic." That seems to be the common mantra against anyone wondering what happened during the flight portion of the accident.

Could someone please explain...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2008, 20:49
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

New software revision had been installed in...

New software revision had been installed in December. I think it was a FADEC revision.

The accident is a puzzle. Software has not been ruled out by the AAIB(based of FAA letter Jan 29, 2008).
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2008, 13:17
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

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Forum: Rumours & News
19th Feb 2008, 12:47
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

Wornout Rubber...

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Instead of being 'just another number' I could order a Personal Title (http://www.pprune.org/ptorder/ptorder.htm) and be a bit...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2008, 18:59
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

I just drive - at 175' and 108 kts you're not...

I just drive - at 175' and 108 kts you're not doing much flying. AOA will be limited by the aircraft, you're in charge of roll, and that's it. Guessing that AOA limit, or stickshaker, kicked it off...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2008, 17:00
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By misd-agin

A/P kicked off at 175'. Airspeed down to 108Kts...

A/P kicked off at 175'. Airspeed down to 108Kts by 200' as the a/p tried to maintain the g/s.

Thank god the a/p kicked off.
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