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Forum: Tech Log
21st Oct 2010, 20:55
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Deliberate Stalls

Others have already addressed this, however, when a pilot is learning about the stall characteristics of a particular airplane, he should trim for some speed higher than the stall speed in the...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Oct 2010, 23:38
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Don't Trim Into A Stall!!!!

One of the first things taught in U.S. Navy flight training is to not trim into a deliberate stall. Yet, the crew let airplane do exactly that. They had sensor failures but, again, they weren't alert...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Oct 2010, 17:22
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

What Do Pilots Do?

Isn't that what the pilots were supposed to do during the test? :ugh:
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jul 2010, 12:53
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Scotty Beamup Was not checking that Alfa...

Scotty Beamup


Was not checking that Alfa Protection occurs at the proper time the purpose of the test? It seems to me that they should have realized that it did not occur and get out of there...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jun 2010, 22:42
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Full Nose Up?

How did the THS get to the full nose up position? Did the crew trim into the stall or did the "system" do it?
Forum: Tech Log
8th Mar 2009, 16:12
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

AoA Data

Please feel free to whack the back of my hand with a ruler if I haven't been paying adequate attention, but I thought two AoA vanes were frozen and we didn't have the data from the third. Where did...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2009, 15:29
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Flight Safety: No one here is denying that...

Flight Safety:

No one here is denying that there was pilot/crew error. No one here is denying that faulty sensor (AoA or other) cannot affect the flying qualities of non-FBW aircraft. What I am...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Mar 2009, 14:58
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Safety Concerns: Exactly what I wanted to...

Safety Concerns:


Exactly what I wanted to know when I asked earlier, and never got an answer to, is if there is an AoA readout in the cockpit. Before driving an airplane into a situation where...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2009, 23:20
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

I don't object to FBW per se. It certainly can...

I don't object to FBW per se. It certainly can provide a smooth flight which translates not only to passenger comfort but also to fuel efficiency and accurate IMC approaches, to name a couple. But...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2009, 22:46
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Normal for what they were trying to do which is...

Normal for what they were trying to do which is apparently an authorized test under some circumstances. Just at the wrong altitude. There's no argument that they shouldn't have tried it where they...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2009, 22:37
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

No Independent Backup Flight Controls

But, in a totally analog aircraft, or an FBW aircraft with a viable alternative system totally unrelated to the primary system, you could kick out the offending system with the punch of one button...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Feb 2009, 21:02
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Wild Excursions

Would any pilot of an FBW aircraft, while conducting such a test (with proper authorization and at an appropriate altitude) expect the wild excursions from normal flight that this crew experienced? I...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Feb 2009, 21:53
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Please correct me if I'm wrong but presumably the...

Please correct me if I'm wrong but presumably the airplane would normally be in Direct Law only because of some kind of failure. If there has been a failure, what assurance does the crew have that...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Feb 2009, 20:41
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

If it flies just like a regular airplane, why...

If it flies just like a regular airplane, why weren't they able to fly it that way? They apparently had full engine power and the controls were apparently working, or were they?

We won't know if...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Feb 2009, 00:43
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

No Conclusions? No Control?

Almost three months and no conclusions other than the crew conducted slow speed tests at too low an altitude? :ugh:

Also, it's really hard to believe that people are flying around in airplanes...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Feb 2009, 15:22
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Improbable Situation

Ask the flight deck crew of USAir 1549 about improbable situations.:)
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jan 2009, 19:33
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

How Do You Get Complete Control?

Clandestino: In the event the voting process goes haywire, is there a way to manually get to the point where the pilot(s) have the full control as you describe when you have all three units...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jan 2009, 09:57
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Big Red Button

With the FBW system having gone berserk, would the "Big Red Button" actually work. After all, it would have to be part of the system.:confused:
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jan 2009, 21:25
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Cessna 172 Mode

Yes he would, provided the "Cessna 172 Mode" is flyable to a reasonable degree.
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jan 2009, 11:10
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Why Wait?

If we always waited for the final report to comment, there would be no PPRuNe. :}
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jan 2009, 23:37
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

I see in this that MAYBE a sensor was not covered...

I see in this that MAYBE a sensor was not covered during painting and it subsequently became ineffective rather than not having the protection (tape?) removed. Paint, or paint chips, in a static line...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jan 2009, 23:54
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

It Only Takes One

It only takes one to cause a crash.
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jan 2009, 19:28
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Elevator Authority

It's hard to understand why there would insufficient elevator authority to counter pitching moments caused by a power increase/decrease.

In any case we still need to know which came first, the...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jan 2009, 19:11
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Pitch Moment?

CL747:



Would the pitching moment caused by a thrust increase be so great that it could not ordinarily be counter-acted by a pilot on the side stick?
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jan 2009, 14:13
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

From the news item: We have to be careful in...

From the news item:

We have to be careful in interpreting comments in the press, particularly when there is a language translation AND a "translation" of aviation terminology by the reporter. I'm...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2008, 13:33
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,792
Posted By Smilin_Ed

Why Would NTSB Be Involved?

Simply because, depending on the final results, certification of the aircraft to be flown by U.S. carriers might be affected.
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