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Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2018, 11:17
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

You'd be right. He was still flying for JAL...

You'd be right. He was still flying for JAL when he started writing Pelican's Perch fore AvWeb. He hit the age at which he could no longer fly as PIC, but continued to fly as a first officer. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2018, 22:56
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Do you mean other than the cockpit engine fire...

Do you mean other than the cockpit engine fire warning lights illuminated and the (engineer rated, I believe) passenger coming forward to the cockpit and telling them the left engine was on fire?
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2018, 17:47
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

I don’t know about the Convair, but the DC-6 has...

I don’t know about the Convair, but the DC-6 has letter checks, so it doesn’t seem out of the question that the Convair might also.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2018, 06:11
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

If the investigators were in fact engineers,...

If the investigators were in fact engineers, couldn't they be presumed to know the difference between painting and cunducting lettered checks?

According to the report:

Aircraft was painted and...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2018, 16:24
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

That's true centaurus, The DC-6 had...

That's true centaurus, The DC-6 had pressurization on 2 engines, and the company I was with had the pressurization systems removed anyway, but there was always some variation due to engine...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2018, 19:19
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Ehhh, it's not like we're talking about a rare,...

Ehhh, it's not like we're talking about a rare, priceless historical artifact. There's rows of them sitting in the desert. We're a loooong way from running out of Convairs.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2018, 17:05
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Yeah, ain't that the truth. Having flown in all...

Yeah, ain't that the truth. Having flown in all 3 seats of the DC-6, there was nothing simple about that airplane ... or aeroplane, as you like ...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2018, 17:03
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

There's nothing which suggests that mix up. I...

There's nothing which suggests that mix up. I only pointed out that the BMEP wasn't mentioned in the report to keep readers from assuming that our discussion of BMEP gauges indicated there was reason...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 21:51
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Well, obviously on the video from inside the...

Well, obviously on the video from inside the plane in flight, there's some problem with the aileron. I'm just saying that I think it's really unlikely that it was a Mx Reversal of the ailerons prior...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 21:22
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Yeah, "would have". That close to the ground...

Yeah, "would have". That close to the ground there simply isn't enough time or space to figure out why the airplane is rolling uncontrollably despite your aileron inputs. If there was a way to...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 20:52
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

If the ailerons were rigged backward on this...

If the ailerons were rigged backward on this Convair, they would have crashed immediately upon lifting off. That's what happened in both instances I know of where the ailerons were connected...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 18:42
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Yeah, this. I said "huh????" when I first saw...

Yeah, this. I said "huh????" when I first saw that date, but it didn't take a lot of advanced thinking to figure out what that date represented.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 17:49
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

How does this fit the current replacement/repair...

How does this fit the current replacement/repair of one of them? For me the report sounds like they suspect some sort of leak in the MAP sensor line as contributing factor for the power loss/fire,...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 17:38
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Sounds like it's likely the identical system...

Sounds like it's likely the identical system which was installed on the DC-6.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 17:36
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

As I said in a previous post, its really a...

As I said in a previous post, its really a torquemeter. The way it measures torque is the outer ringgear of the planetary gear reduction unit has helical splines around it's rim. These fit into...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 02:13
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

No, he's saying that if you don't have the type...

No, he's saying that if you don't have the type rating on your foreign license, you can't then *add* it to your certificate of validation of that license. [/left]
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 01:09
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

So, what's your working theory here? That the...

So, what's your working theory here? That the South African Civil Aviation Authority is clueless when it comes to determining which type ratings a pilot holds?
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 00:48
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Same way get any type rating when there's no...

Same way get any type rating when there's no Simulator: Get some ground training. Get some flight training in in a CV 340 or 440. Take a check ride in a CV 340 or 440 with an examiner who has...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2018, 00:03
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Probably, no direct Convair knowledge but on the...

Probably, no direct Convair knowledge but on the DC-6, which had the same engines and same props, the Autofeather actuated when BMEP dropped below a certain reading for more than one second with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2018, 16:09
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Jimjim, good catch. I know about decimal degrees,...

Jimjim, good catch. I know about decimal degrees, but from the format of the coordinates it didn’t occur to me that’s what was intended. It’s worth noting though that S26.67 degrees is about 60 NM...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2018, 16:03
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Chris, the BMEP gauges are simply torquemeters....

Chris, the BMEP gauges are simply torquemeters. For whatever reason Pratt&Whitney decided to lable them as psi of Brake Mean Effective Pressure, an abstract theoretical quantity representing the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2018, 08:42
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

I noticed a a few discrepancies like that in the...

I noticed a a few discrepancies like that in the report. It stated the propellers were Composite, which they are not, they're aluminum. The position of hte accident was given as S26°67.031"...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2018, 07:17
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

That was my take-away as well ... the "Type...

That was my take-away as well ... the "Type Endorsed" notation in the personnel matrix notwithstanding.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2018, 07:02
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

I'm not sure how you read: ...and conclude:...

I'm not sure how you read:

...and conclude:


Very puzzling.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Aug 2018, 03:21
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Hmmm, so it does. But then page 28 says: ...

Hmmm, so it does. But then page 28 says:



and



The report seems to be contradicting itself
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 22:52
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Looks like more than a "paperwork" issue. Looks...

Looks like more than a "paperwork" issue. Looks like the FO needed a CV340 type rating and didn't have one, on any license.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 22:29
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Well, to be fair, there are a number of facts,...

Well, to be fair, there are a number of facts, not subject to the pilots' version of the accident, which appear not to reflect well on them here.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 22:27
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Thanks, missed that in my earlier perusal.

Thanks, missed that in my earlier perusal.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 22:26
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Well, the report says: Other parts of the...

Well, the report says:

Other parts of the report indicate that the cockpit GoPro footage picked up the crews conversation. The absence of a discussion on whether to shut down the engine seems to...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 22:20
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

I'd say that it was indeed clear from the report...

I'd say that it was indeed clear from the report that at least the tachometers were visible in the footage:
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 22:11
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Was he required to? I have no idea what the SA...

Was he required to? I have no idea what the SA laws are, but I know that for a non-revenue non-airline flight like this in the US, the FO would not be required to have a type rating, just have...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 18:47
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

It would be interesting to know whether the...

It would be interesting to know whether the cockpit gopro showed the BMEP gauges and what the indications were. (I think convairs had BMEP gauges, not 100percent sure.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Aug 2018, 07:24
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Well, I guess we can contact the SA aviation...

Well, I guess we can contact the SA aviation authorities and tell them they can cancel thier investigation, you have it all figured out.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2018, 15:57
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Well, no, not really. Water settles out because...

Well, no, not really. Water settles out because water and gasoline are imiscible. Gasoline and jet fuel mix just fine, and have no tendency to separate from each other. Depending on how much jet...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2018, 02:23
Replies: 503
Views: 344,337
Posted By A Squared

Happened to a DC-6 in Fairbanks. Alaska. I know...

Happened to a DC-6 in Fairbanks. Alaska. I know a guy who was a witness to the accident.



In the above referenced accident, the guy who was there told me that as the plane took off, there...
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