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Forum: Tech Log
7th Jan 2013, 07:37
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Again I have to say that while what the...

Again I have to say that while what the 'protections' did to the flight path is worrying enough, the fact that full back stick would have no effect is the real elephant.
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jan 2013, 12:10
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

That to me is absolutely terrifying, particularly...

That to me is absolutely terrifying, particularly the total loss of 'normal' flight control function.
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jan 2013, 17:49
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Is it just possible, Dozy, that it could have be...

Is it just possible, Dozy, that it could have be 'big deal' for 200+folk? I repeat

"I wonder if an obvious nose up demand from PF would then have been visible to the Captain when he re-entered the...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jan 2013, 17:27
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Why not, as an interim measure, enable the stick...

Why not, as an interim measure, enable the stick position display in flight (I understand it displays only on the ground)? I wonder if an obvious nose up demand from PF would then have been visible...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2013, 15:15
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Yes, angled thrust-line to 'help' with normal...

Yes, angled thrust-line to 'help' with normal cruise type stuff. The g/a was a 'pull' manouevre but with significantly improved elevator/tailplane response as you say. Overall, as with all a/c, you...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2013, 08:54
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

- nice if the field is actually...

- nice if the field is actually flooded.................:p
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2013, 08:07
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Want some real fun, boys and girls? I spent a...

Want some real fun, boys and girls? I spent a little while in the 80's carefully teaching someone how to g/a in one of these......................

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1364545M.jpg...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jan 2013, 15:34
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Question for the AB experts. If you are on...

Question for the AB experts. If you are on approach and decide to whack on TOGA, while continuing the approach with no demanded change in pitch (yes, I know....), can the elevator/auto-trim cope to...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Dec 2012, 13:26
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

- was this not one of the 'surmises' on the...

- was this not one of the 'surmises' on the Tripoli AB crash?
Forum: Tech Log
30th Dec 2012, 19:00
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Thanks mm - that makes sense..unless...... ...

Thanks mm - that makes sense..unless......

I'm not sure the NASA paper adds much, but I think the last two ??NASA?? findings are important

•Extensive reliance on automation for normal...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Dec 2012, 16:28
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

I'll ask again, jcjeant:

I'll ask again, jcjeant:
Forum: Tech Log
30th Dec 2012, 08:34
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

- correct, and never claimed otherwise so you are...

- correct, and never claimed otherwise so you are more than welcome to claim that medal if you feel the need to.

Having 'grown up' in aviation as a real pilot (unlike many on here) well before...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Dec 2012, 08:07
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

jc - - do we have any information on this...

jc - - do we have any information on this 'test'? Have I missed it on the forum?
- I did not intend this to be a discussion on how we individually view Dozy's inputs but to see what they are. If...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Dec 2012, 16:25
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

I have always read Dozy's posts on Airbus and...

I have always read Dozy's posts on Airbus and found his views interesting and informative. He has always, when the topic of 'pilot involvement' was raised, maintained that 'pilots' WERE involved in...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Dec 2012, 09:16
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Hoorah!! Apart from number 7 which I do not...

Hoorah!! Apart from number 7 which I do not comprehend (and NB do not need to!!!), commonsense at last. What took so long? Was it the horrendous loss of life that triggered this?
Forum: Tech Log
21st Dec 2012, 20:56
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

- and in some airlines, both pilots are...

- and in some airlines, both pilots are 'relatively useless' too.
Forum: Tech Log
21st Dec 2012, 16:46
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Can the F/O action this selection strapped in?

Can the F/O action this selection strapped in?
Forum: Tech Log
21st Dec 2012, 10:53
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

- I suppose it depends whether an AB pilot can do...

- I suppose it depends whether an AB pilot can do that? You may well have a point there.:ugh:

Well done A400M. Why, I ask? Is it because it will be flown by pilots?
Forum: Tech Log
19th Dec 2012, 14:22
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

- 2. You may recall I have long argued for pilots...

- 2. You may recall I have long argued for pilots who can fly and a big red button that makes AB into an 'aeroplane'.
Forum: Tech Log
19th Dec 2012, 12:32
Replies: 308
Views: 77,651
Posted By BOAC

Correct me if I am wrong, but it drops into Alt2?...

Correct me if I am wrong, but it drops into Alt2? Wasn't that the mode that killed AF447?
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