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Forum: Tech Log
29th Aug 2011, 10:00
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

These Wiki articles are not written by any one...

These Wiki articles are not written by any one person and anyone can modify them. You get it 'warts and all' -- there is much good stuff in there and some useful references. If you have the time,...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Aug 2011, 07:28
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

I don't think this has been posted here yet. In...

I don't think this has been posted here yet. In any case, Wiki items are continually updated by folk -- some informed, some not...

Air France Flight 447 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2011, 09:06
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

Clearly they were trained pilots. Let's assume...

Clearly they were trained pilots. Let's assume they weren't incapacitated by drugs or medical problems (?) what could conceivably have caused trained pilots to do just that? Something made them make...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Aug 2011, 08:13
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

Addressing pilots with an A320 type rating, is...

Addressing pilots with an A320 type rating, is there anyone here who believes that had they been the PF AF447, without the benefit of hindsight, they would not have ended up in much the same...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Aug 2011, 12:16
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

RoyHudd -- Surely these are two different issues?...

RoyHudd -- Surely these are two different issues? Hand-flying skills and instrumentation. From the published CVR evidence the pilots did not know for sure what the aircraft was doing. Something...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Aug 2011, 22:03
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

If the instrumentation did not present accurately...

If the instrumentation did not present accurately the status of the aircraft then it was an instrumentation problem -- not the crew.

If the instrumentation did present the information accurately...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Aug 2011, 20:20
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

Could be a passenger was flying it while waiting...

Could be a passenger was flying it while waiting for the toilet? Or could be an instrumentation or recording error ;)
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jul 2011, 16:16
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

And perfectly safe always provided that a/c fuel...

And perfectly safe always provided that a/c fuel metering/gauges are highly accurate and that any fuel transfer pumps and tank sumps/fittings allow full use of the expected fuel, if required.
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2011, 19:09
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

Lonewolf -- thanks for that full reply. It's...

Lonewolf -- thanks for that full reply. It's getting hard to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2011, 15:16
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

I think I've read every post in this thread and...

I think I've read every post in this thread and there are many, many comments about 'faulty' or blocked pitot(s). I've not seen (or maybe missed) comments about the static vent(s). What exactly...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Jun 2011, 19:46
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

Lonewolf 50 Not all seeds are immediately...

Lonewolf 50 Not all seeds are immediately obvious. Nearly impossible to disprove, parts of the system soft/firmware might have been altered either by mistake or or purpose, maybe with the deliberate...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jun 2011, 17:49
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

fgrieu -- note that the expert is said to be an...

fgrieu -- note that the expert is said to be an ex-airbus pilot. When listening to the testimony of experts who have had previous links with manufacturers or employers, one should be sure to check...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jun 2011, 17:17
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

Gordon Vette was banging on about that.....few if...

Gordon Vette was banging on about that.....few if any accidents/incidents occur due to one factor. They are invariably due to a number of factors, most of which would not, of themselves, cause...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jun 2011, 12:06
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

opherben -- We are getting to the stage where...

opherben -- We are getting to the stage where electronic instrumentation and control will be more reliable than humans. We are not there yet...too many things that can go wrong. Mechanicals,...
Forum: Tech Log
31st May 2011, 07:47
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

French was the language being used. Anything in...

French was the language being used. Anything in English must have been translated. Translating anything is risky and aviation talk is full of jargon, acronyms, and technical comments....in this...
Forum: Tech Log
30th May 2011, 16:47
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

No, it is just as likely (or more so) to be an...

No, it is just as likely (or more so) to be an instrumentation error.
Forum: Tech Log
30th May 2011, 10:59
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

The Aircraft went into Alternate law as a result...

The Aircraft went into Alternate law as a result of the iced pitot tubes.
In Alternate and Direct Law the stall warning is now based on AOA only as the computers recognize the IAS may be wrong (...
Forum: Tech Log
30th May 2011, 10:37
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

STALL WARNING (No ECAM message) An aural stall...

STALL WARNING (No ECAM message)
An aural stall warning is triggered when the AOA is greater than a predetermined angle.
This angle depends on:
- The slats / flap position
- The Speed / Mach
-...
Forum: Tech Log
30th May 2011, 08:32
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,671,090
Posted By Lemain

I believe that the stall warning alarm on the...

I believe that the stall warning alarm on the A330 is derived from some temperature probes (hot-wire flow rate type?) and control surface status? i.e. Incipient stall is calculated. Does the...
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