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Forum: Tech Log

11th Jan 2017, 19:18

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

Thanks Concours. I must have missed something in...

Thanks Concours. I must have missed something in the fine detail, and I admit to being KISS minded. I defer to those more knowledgeable of this particular beast.

Forum: Tech Log

10th Jan 2017, 19:08

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

It was true then, it is true still. Push stick...

It was true then, it is true still. Push stick forward houses get bigger; pull stick back houses get smaller; keep pulling back houses get bigger again.

It's late at night, tiredness has crept in...

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20th Oct 2016, 19:56

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

I remember in my naive enthusiastic sponge...

I remember in my naive enthusiastic sponge sucking days as a RHS HS-125 flying the tiny jet from Stavanger- LHR FL410 manually the whole way, at night, while the boss did business down the back...

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19th Oct 2016, 16:00

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

Also those that have hand flown a 2000 ft climb...

Also those that have hand flown a 2000 ft climb in a real A330 at high altitude 38to40g. & have done the same in the sim; will appreciate the " vast " difference in how the aircraft handles.

I...

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15th Oct 2016, 15:05

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

How will Daylight make any difference if the...

How will Daylight make any difference if the visibility is poor? Isn't instrument flying done with reference to attitude?
but the iris opens full wide to gather maximum light to help you see...

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14th Oct 2016, 10:31

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

Would this A330 have been able to roll out of the...

Would this A330 have been able to roll out of the stall to gain some pitch authority later on as the stall was broken?
If so, and considering SA parameters would be improved in daylight, you'll...

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9th Oct 2016, 09:27

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

What I would say is that perhaps one is more...

What I would say is that perhaps one is more susceptible to panic in darkness, particularly in the early hours.

That was exactly my point. I would expect some pilots to be more calm in daylight...

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7th Oct 2016, 11:04

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

Regarding the VMC question: I doubt, in a...

Regarding the VMC question: I doubt, in a low-level stall, it would have had much effect; time would have been very compressed and attention fixed inside. At FL350 there is plenty of time to allow...

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6th Oct 2016, 10:35

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

Slightly expanding; and I ask from a human...

Slightly expanding; and I ask from a human performance perspective. Do you think the outcome would have been the same in VMC daylight?

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29th Sep 2016, 16:42

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AF 447 Thread No. 12

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Posted By RAT 5

that in the back of PF's mind was the idea to not...

that in the back of PF's mind was the idea to not overspeed the aircraft.
But that may have been somewhere more than the back of his mind: if the aural warning just would not stop, what he heard,...

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