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Forum: Tech Log
21st Feb 2014, 14:40
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Blunt Force Trauma doesn't necessarily mean that...

Blunt Force Trauma doesn't necessarily mean that something hit them. It just means that the force was not a penetrating force. Force applied by the seats and harnesses would be "blunt force". It...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Feb 2014, 15:28
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

I thought it was 19 passengers, but now that you...

I thought it was 19 passengers, but now that you ask, I'm not so sure. It may be different for on-demand than scheduled. IIRC 19 used to be the magic number for scheduled operations. But then the...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Feb 2014, 14:12
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

If it had 20 paying customers, it wouldn't have...

If it had 20 paying customers, it wouldn't have been a 135 flight.

(I'm just yanking your chain a little, I know what you mean)
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Feb 2014, 15:01
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

The 1900's were not a part of Phase I of...

The 1900's were not a part of Phase I of Capstone. However, many of the capabilities of the initial Capstone Equipment (ADS-B, Terrain mapping, real time weather) have become commonplace since...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Feb 2014, 01:44
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Aterpster, I don't think that we're really...

Aterpster, I don't think that we're really disagreeing on much here.



A couple of comments, not necessarily disputing what you say:




That may be, I haven't been on the other side of...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jan 2014, 05:27
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Aterpster, A couple of observations about...

Aterpster,

A couple of observations about that:

It's is also true that a accident with a part 135 plane full of mail flying into the side of a hill Alaska will get a lot less attention of all...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2013, 15:23
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

I guess I need to work on my delivery.

I guess I need to work on my delivery.
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2013, 14:59
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

OK, for clarification my remark about it being...

OK, for clarification my remark about it being VFR was intended merely as a flippant, non-serious observation. I suppose I should have included some sort of emoticon for the humor-impaired. I think...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Oct 2013, 15:31
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Technically, it WAS VFR when the accident...

Technically, it WAS VFR when the accident happened.
Forum: Tech Log
17th Sep 2013, 14:34
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Yes, you are correct, technically 1000 and 3 is...

Yes, you are correct, technically 1000 and 3 is VFR conditions. Now, suppose that 1000 ft overcast is solid right up to 12,000 ft. How do you propose to descend to 1000 ft? Visually? or on...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Sep 2013, 05:34
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

According to the NTSB, The tower controller on...

According to the NTSB, The tower controller on duty reported seeing the aircraft's landing lights prior to the crash.
Forum: Tech Log
6th Sep 2013, 12:30
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Yeah, wondering the same thing myself.

Yeah, wondering the same thing myself.
Forum: Tech Log
5th Sep 2013, 17:29
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

One side of it is pretty much identical to the...

One side of it is pretty much identical to the circular slide rule part of the E6-B. The other side does approximately the same thing as the wind triangle portion of the E6-B, except it does it with...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Sep 2013, 07:33
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

I'm certainly not trying to deny that there may...

I'm certainly not trying to deny that there may be some commonalities, but to pretend, as some are, that the two are equivalent occurrences is patently absurd. A little personal anecdote; many...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Sep 2013, 05:56
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Uhhh-huh, and if you recall, almost immediately,...

Uhhh-huh, and if you recall, almost immediately, (much less than 24 hours) there was a statement from the carrier that there was no equipment failure involved, which 2 months and many NTSB press...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Sep 2013, 02:34
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

You can't imagine that there is any meaningful...

You can't imagine that there is any meaningful difference between hitting rising terrain terrain on final on a non-precision approach when visibility is limited by it being night and possibly by...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Sep 2013, 00:04
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

By tuning the localiazer and following the...

By tuning the localiazer and following the indications? Just a guess. I don't see anything in GlobalNav's posts which indicate to me that he was suggesting that a LOC approach be flown by RNAV. I...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Sep 2013, 23:45
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

I don't think that's what he was suggesting.

I don't think that's what he was suggesting.
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Sep 2013, 14:08
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

My understanding is that they were in the LOC...

My understanding is that they were in the LOC approach, although this thread has been going on for long enough that I don't recall exactly where that info cam from.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Sep 2013, 12:47
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

I wouldn't consider it very likely that they...

I wouldn't consider it very likely that they would have intentionally descended below MDA in clouds.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Sep 2013, 10:53
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

You're grasping for reasons which don't exist. ...

You're grasping for reasons which don't exist. If the accident was due to confusion about DME readout and distance to the threshold, the accident would have taken place 1.3 nm *past* the threshold,...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Aug 2013, 04:04
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Exactly. This wasn't a case of hitting the...

Exactly. This wasn't a case of hitting the ground 80 feet short of the pavement because of an incorrect TCH. The question of the TCH category is interesting but completely irrelevant to the...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Aug 2013, 08:44
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Thanks Cyrano, that's even better than my method.

Thanks Cyrano, that's even better than my method.
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Aug 2013, 06:49
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Apparently the change was at one time included in...

Apparently the change was at one time included in the FDC NOTAMS. Presumably it was not at the time of the accident as the correction hd been made to the FAA charts and FDC NOTAMS are deleted once...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Aug 2013, 01:55
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Apparently you didn't understand what I wrote. ...

Apparently you didn't understand what I wrote.

I'll try again. The approach is authorized at Night.

The Note on the Jepp Chart saying there are no authorized minimums at night is in error....
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Aug 2013, 00:46
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

How does it matter? THe notation on the Jepp...

How does it matter? THe notation on the Jepp chart was in error, and had they been using the FAA charts instead of Jepps, there wouldn't have been any question. Regardless, if they had flown the...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Aug 2013, 21:23
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Just a guess, they're doing flight checking or...

Just a guess, they're doing flight checking or other testing on those systems today
Forum: Tech Log
21st Aug 2013, 00:48
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Well actually, I was just trying to get a better...

Well actually, I was just trying to get a better idea of what you meant by "not needed" before answering.

I frequently fly into runways which have no VGSI (Visual Glide Slope Indicator, Could be...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Aug 2013, 06:05
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Can you give me an example of a time when it's...

Can you give me an example of a time when it's not needed?
Forum: Tech Log
19th Aug 2013, 00:11
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

I don't know that they were ignoring the PAPI, or...

I don't know that they were ignoring the PAPI, or if they were, why they were.

Ms Benson's house, where they first struck trees is almost precisely on the extended runway center line.


...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 23:54
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Well, I don't have a 10-9s in front of me, so I...

Well, I don't have a 10-9s in front of me, so I cant see what you're referring to. There was some discussion of this earlier. the Jepp plate for the LOC approach (posted in post #228 of this thread) ...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 23:25
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Well, let me answer this way: If this were the...

Well, let me answer this way: If this were the pre-internet, pre Google-earth days, I could come to the same conclusions I stated using the USGS topo maps for the area, a scale, and the news report...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 23:15
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

No, the note says that the approach is N/A at...

No, the note says that the approach is N/A at night *IF* the PAPI is inop. So far I have seen nothing which suggests the PAPI was inop.




Well, yeah, it is. I'm making a point with the...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 22:30
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

That wasn't the question. The question is: how...

That wasn't the question. The question is: how would you fly the procedure *differently* if you knew the obstacle was 921 ft rather than 915 ft.

I guess that I've flown too many non-precision...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 22:25
Replies: 1,033
Views: 503,554
Posted By A Squared

Non-precision approach lighting extends up to...

Non-precision approach lighting extends up to 1500 ft form the threshold. That seems like it would be of limited utility to someone hitting trees 4 times that distance from the runway.



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