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Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2019, 05:05
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Well as a heavy smoker in the 70's, I remember...

Well as a heavy smoker in the 70's, I remember that lighting a cigarette was often a way to try to relieve stress and accompanied stressful moments. Not a signal of relaxation as Hollywood movies...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2019, 14:45
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

an Horrendous reading ! Likely to revive the...

an Horrendous reading !
Likely to revive the "depression" debate we had after Germanwings ,as the one on putting MPLs after 150h on the right seat with a senior Cpt not performing .
But she was...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Aug 2018, 11:38
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Thanks . May have been just one of the...

Thanks .


May have been just one of the drafts , not the final version.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Aug 2018, 09:02
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

This is a journalistic version of a technical...

This is a journalistic version of a technical report. Not bad per se but missing some other essential points that (I hope) will be mentioned on the final report .
Were there any indication when the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2018, 05:12
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

portmanteau : Indeed . you should maybe change...

portmanteau : Indeed . you should maybe change your name to Captain Hindsight .
Patanom : This is definitively not the actual flight path of the aircraft .
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2018, 06:04
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Portmanteau; You do not seem to understand how...

Portmanteau;
You do not seem to understand how ATC works. Prime objective of a TWR controller is to prevent collisions when there is more than one aircraft in the air at the same time .
. You...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2018, 14:18
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Screen Cap absolutely. Same experience from my...

Screen Cap absolutely. Same experience from my end. The capt voice on the R/T might give a clue , but there is also the possibility of uncontrollable aircraft in the end due technical issue or CG...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2018, 21:19
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

The map showed in here previously in a post was...

The map showed in here previously in a post was a guesswork made by a newspaper . Not the actual track flown by the aircraft and It seems they also never made an actual go around . The final leg...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2018, 05:06
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Absolutely agree with you .

Absolutely agree with you .
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2018, 17:24
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

No, the strict legal minimum, It would have...

No, the strict legal minimum, It would have helped to give the path the aircraft actually flew ( known by now ) to eliminate the wild media speculations we saw at the beginning, but they choose not...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2018, 09:29
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Portmanteau : Not if you put the things back...

Portmanteau :
Not if you put the things back in their context . The second instruction is a correction to the first, and it is that one which is acknowledged back by the Capt later. The Capt ...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2018, 19:42
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Back to the original discussion and reference...

Back to the original discussion and reference the earlier speculation that the controller who said " confirm you are VFR" could have meant VMC.
I got confirmation that the tower controller did...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2018, 17:10
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

if the drawing is correct it turned downwind for...

if the drawing is correct it turned downwind for 20 , not overflying 02 , so the TWR question if he was VFR (as opposed to VMC) appears to be correct.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2018, 17:06
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

aterpster You are right, there is in daytime....

aterpster
You are right, there is in daytime. A 777 did one landing in 20 last year, caused a lot of rumbles and even made news headlines as locals were not used to see such a big one a few feet...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2018, 16:29
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Yes, of course and all local domestic carriers...

Yes, of course and all local domestic carriers are using 20 but but my point was that there is no published VOR-DME Approach for runway 20.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2018, 16:01
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Just a reminder ; there is no published VOR-DME...

Just a reminder ; there is no published VOR-DME approach for runway 20 , only for 02 .
20 is only VFR/Visual APP .
The Nepalese AIP is online if you want to check the various published approaches :...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2018, 16:15
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

The RNAV-AR one is not for everybody , there are...

The RNAV-AR one is not for everybody , there are strict pre-conditions and it appears this Bengladesh DH8 ( or its crew) was not approved. It is still VOR-DME today for some.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2018, 07:02
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Once again, the 02/20 QFU confusion does not...

Once again, the 02/20 QFU confusion does not explain this accident. Contributing factor , yes, having caused it, no.
But I read in the Nepalese press that the captain survived, so we should know...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2018, 22:06
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

KTM APP has an old radar ( gift of the Japanese...

KTM APP has an old radar ( gift of the Japanese after a aerie of accidents some 20 years ago. However the controllers were/still are not trained to use it (due lack resources of the Nepalese CAA)...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2018, 17:31
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

It is a bit more than miscommunications I am...

It is a bit more than miscommunications I am afraid . . after all whatever the sense of the runway they was approaching it was free from obstacles and , seen the length of it, they should have made...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2018, 15:15
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Listened to the 2 tapes on LiveATC. Slight...

Listened to the 2 tapes on LiveATC. Slight differences with the transcript, e.g it is not " BanglaStar211, that would be VFR.“ but " BanglaStar211 confirm you are VFR".
and the (unintelligible)...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2018, 14:21
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

Thanks Nemrytter. I will check . In the...

Thanks Nemrytter. I will check .
In the meantime the death toll is rising to 49 and the blame game has started .
Kathmandu airport crash: At least 40 dead as US-Bangla plane veers off runway -...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2018, 13:38
Replies: 303
Views: 389,532
Posted By ATC Watcher

I would like to hear the tape instead on relying...

I would like to hear the tape instead on relying on the transcript as there are a lot of (...) and (unintelligible) , anyone can post the link ?
From what I know of KTM ( been there quite a few...
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