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Forum: Rumours & News

28th Apr 2009, 18:36

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Turkish airliner crashes at Schiphol

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Posted By Jetdoc

Avionista

I think they have made a fairly accurate technical statement. A typical autothrottle system normally commands the throttles between an upper and lower limit. The lower limit is slightly above idle....

Forum: Rumours & News

10th Mar 2009, 13:37

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Turkish airliner crashes at Schiphol

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Posted By Jetdoc

Each autopilot requires its own radio altimeter...

Each autopilot requires its own radio altimeter by design requirements. They are independent sensors linked to their own autopilot and are not allowed to be crossfed into other autopilots.
Also rad...

Forum: Rumours & News

9th Mar 2009, 18:43

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Turkish airliner crashes at Schiphol

Views: 1,450,480

Posted By Jetdoc

I'm not quite sure what was uncertified here. The...

I'm not quite sure what was uncertified here. The crew was flying an approach with an autopilot and the autothrottle engaged. If things had gone properly, I am sure that the pilot would have...

Forum: Rumours & News

9th Mar 2009, 13:40

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Turkish airliner crashes at Schiphol

Views: 1,450,480

Posted By Jetdoc

737AvEng

Are you looking at wiring diagrams for the Turkish aircraft involved in the crash? Maintenance Manuals, Wiring Diagram Manuals and Schematic Manuals are issued by Boeing against specific aircraft. At...

Forum: Rumours & News

6th Mar 2009, 20:17

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Turkish airliner crashes at Schiphol

Views: 1,450,480

Posted By Jetdoc

Here's a couple of things for people to consider...

Here's a couple of things for people to consider regarding rad alts and autopliots.
Rad alts are primarly autopilot sensors not primary flight instruments. There is one rad alt per autopilot which...

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