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Forum: Rumours & News
17th May 2019, 13:54
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Perhaps you mean England, the pilot flying's...

Perhaps you mean England, the pilot flying's ancestors were owned by British masters in the Caribbean sugar trade.



I've mentioned previously the Teamsters' long tradition of felony convictions...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd May 2019, 21:58
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Actually, CI140 crashed at Nagoya Airfield, RJNA....

Actually, CI140 crashed at Nagoya Airfield, RJNA. RJBB is KIX, Osaka Kansai.

After the A300 crashes the Dynasty Airbus fleet was made almost all expat and the planes were subsequently retired...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2019, 04:58
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

No offense but are you an Ozmate FO perhaps?...

No offense but are you an Ozmate FO perhaps? :confused: I've flown with a couple who had similar detailed ideas of the 'right' way to do things in the cockpit. One guy told me that I was folding the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2019, 22:38
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Here's a description of the B-763 control column...

Here's a description of the B-763 control column operation with one side jammed from page 12 of the MS990 NTSB accident report:



...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2019, 16:23
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Here's the post from the link above, the...

Here's the post from the link above, the narrative is similar to other online versions supposedly leaked by someone privy to the CVR and FDR readouts.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2019, 02:07
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

The plane must have been pretty light to climb...

The plane must have been pretty light to climb directly to FL400 out of MIA. I think most of us would fly 240 knots clean in a B-763 even at max landing weight.

Which STAR did they fly with GILLL...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2019, 01:11
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

The delete dialog has a default selection of 'Do...

The delete dialog has a default selection of 'Do Not Delete Message'. Clever, right? :ugh:

...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2019, 14:28
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

In several of these widebody freighter mishaps a...

In several of these widebody freighter mishaps a crewmember with a very unsatisfactory employment and training history is revealed in the investigation.

In the 1995 FedEx 705 hijack attempt Auburn...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2019, 17:23
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

A blog post about the jumpseat rider's final...

A blog post about the jumpseat rider's final flight home:

https://thepilotwifelife.com/the-last-leg-home-captain-archuletas-ashes-are-returned-to-his-wife-with-honor/
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2019, 15:56
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

One of you may be right, I'm not so sure that...

One of you may be right, I'm not so sure that wing loading at max gross weight is what determines the negative g capability of an airliner. The -4 g claim may indeed be from a typo in a forum...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2019, 03:07
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

From the NTSB Investigative Update on March 12,...

From the NTSB Investigative Update on March 12, 2019:



https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA19MA086.aspx (https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA19MA086.aspx)
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2019, 02:03
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Actually the CAB accident report said that the...

Actually the CAB accident report said that the negative acceleration increased to a mean value of about - 2.8 g so the peak before the aircraft broke up may have been even higher.

...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2019, 14:15
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

From ABusDrivr's post above: ...

From ABusDrivr's post above:





Certainly a good possibility that a typo could be the source of this claim.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2019, 02:41
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Or at least, maybe the version given originates...

Or at least, maybe the version given originates from the same source whether or not it is accurate.



There have been posts made on other forums about the FO's training history at Mesa and Atlas...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2019, 19:11
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

I wonder if the report of a 4 g push over is...

I wonder if the report of a 4 g push over is accurate. The single poster ABusDrivr also said that the nose pitched up 10 degrees with the power increase but the NTSB said the pitch up was about 4...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2019, 02:07
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Actually, max thrust is indeed commanded...

Actually, max thrust is indeed commanded initially with the 767 TOGA switches and then thrust is reduced when a 2000 fpm climb is achieved. So, the thrust will not throttle back if you don't allow...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2019, 06:12
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Thanks :ok: Sometimes you have to...

Thanks :ok:



Sometimes you have to refresh the page to get the latest post, I've had the same issue.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2019, 05:38
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Any idea where this was just posted? :confused:

Any idea where this was just posted? :confused:
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2019, 00:35
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

A seat swap with a jumpseat rider from another...

A seat swap with a jumpseat rider from another carrier?

Even on a freighter that doesn't seem likely to me. At least not in 2019.

It was the case at some places that unauthorized seat swaps 'to...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2019, 02:15
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Here's the article from Andy Pasztor: ...

Here's the article from Andy Pasztor:




https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1322x1200/pasztor_1_36ab859adc8e2b30318791a937d28d1f042e5ec8.jpg...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2019, 18:52
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Which begs the question, were the throttles still...

Which begs the question, were the throttles still at max all the way down and if so why?

And was the autopilot really on until impact?
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2019, 23:01
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

There is an autopilot disconnect button on the...

There is an autopilot disconnect button on the yoke and a disconnect bar on the glareshield Mode Control Panel on the classic B-763.

Also, the NTSB release said the throttles went to full power...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 17:57
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

On a freighter? I doubt it.

On a freighter? I doubt it.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 16:32
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Not likely in my experience, and why would they...

Not likely in my experience, and why would they swap seats down low approaching a line of weather?

But, most of the other scenarios including an intentional crash don't seem likely either.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 02:46
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

It should record both the pitch control input and...

It should record both the pitch control input and the primary pitch control surface position according to the FAR I linked above.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2019, 02:20
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

It looks like pitch control input was a required...

It looks like pitch control input was a required parameter on this 1992 model B-763:



https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/121.344
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 23:41
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

I think they are inhibited above 1500 feet AGL on...

I think they are inhibited above 1500 feet AGL on the classic 767. Also, you wouldn't get an EGWPS alert at 6000 feet over East Texas. But like everybody else, I'm pulling at straws trying to think...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 20:22
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Even then, what pushed up the autothrottles to...

Even then, what pushed up the autothrottles to max? Both autopilot and autothrottles can normally easily be disconnected and/or overpowered.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 20:07
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Previously the bolded part said "a control...

Previously the bolded part said "a control input".[/QUOTE]

Actually it said:



Curiouser and curiouser… :confused:
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 16:57
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

I strongly suspect that the answers to some of...

I strongly suspect that the answers to some of these questions are already known.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 16:33
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

There aren't many explanations that would push...

There aren't many explanations that would push the throttles and yoke forward at the same time...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 16:26
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1280x720/46636091114_2874fb88e9_o_e8035d731e72f124d7263e7645ae0c6e2e9e3de5.jpg


This is in agreement with DaveReidUK's ADS-B data analysis posted...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 15:46
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Wow. :eek: The only reasons I can think of...

Wow. :eek:

The only reasons I can think of that you would 'normally' firewall the throttles down low without a stall warning would be windshear or an EGWPS terrain escape maneuver.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2019, 20:32
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

And, the Lauda 767 that had the inflight reverser...

And, the Lauda 767 that had the inflight reverser deployment had Pratt engines, the Atlas plane was powered by GE's.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2019, 17:32
Replies: 920
Views: 2,318,341
Posted By Airbubba

Agreed, you might get THR HOLD though. As I...

Agreed, you might get THR HOLD though.

As I posted earlier, it appears that they were late slowing to 250 below 10 so there may have been some speedbrake use just before the upset.

Still, the...
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