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Forum: Rumours & News
10th May 2015, 12:12
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

NW I think it pretty safe to assume that...

NW

I think it pretty safe to assume that numerous attempts at Emergency Access were made, or not bothered with due indications in the cabin.

Agree, when you run through the scenario toe door...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2015, 14:11
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Yes - perfectly normal

Yes - perfectly normal
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2015, 10:41
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Detailed in the report, but Capt was not on Flt...

Detailed in the report, but Capt was not on Flt Deck.

In fact, the descent was ATC instructed and flown normally, the "practice" was just the selection of 100' (and other incorrect values) on the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2015, 08:32
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Capvermell Your solution(s) are decades away from...

Capvermell Your solution(s) are decades away from being technically feasible, let alone financially acceptable.

For instance:would require huge infrastructure investments.

We are far from any...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2015, 17:37
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

I am intrigued by the "5"? LAM, GW. EgyptAir...

I am intrigued by the "5"? LAM, GW. EgyptAir started solo, but carried on when Capt returned. SilkAir had 2 up front. FedEx the non-pilot employee (at the time) attacked the Flt Crew. PSA the...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2015, 11:25
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Trouble is, you cannot easily have a protocol for...

Trouble is, you cannot easily have a protocol for over-riding the chain of command.

As in the JetBlue case, and other instances of an FO "intervening" in what, retrospectively, turns out to be a...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2015, 17:19
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Yes... if someone who has just done 6+hrs LHS...

Yes... if someone who has just done 6+hrs LHS A320 today satisfies your criteria?

I refer back to my previous post (which you described as 'mediocrity') to give, IMO, an accurate response to your...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2015, 17:35
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Judging from the medical experts above, in that...

Judging from the medical experts above, in that there is no "test" for this, the best you can hope for is "maybe"?

Once per year they are assessed, and certified as "fit for purpose". In between...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2015, 11:49
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

I would contend I am not "clutching at straws",...

I would contend I am not "clutching at straws", but quoting the EASA recommendation.

I might suggest you are clutching at straws describing something as "elementary logic" when it explicitly...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2015, 11:31
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

If adding the CC was "zero risk", I might agree. ...

If adding the CC was "zero risk", I might agree.

As the excellent article above states:It requires a "risk assessment" of the variables, and a conclusion.

If it was such "elementary logic" why...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2015, 10:33
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

vlieger: that link you posted - never did I think...

vlieger: that link you posted - never did I think I'd read something from a journal titled "Marxist" and applaud it, but the first half I agreed with... will read the rest later.

There are a few...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2015, 12:41
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Please confirm that you would "empower" the CC in...

Please confirm that you would "empower" the CC in this scenario to override the specific verbal instructions of the Captain?

It almost certainly would have, but then it would not have been planned...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2015, 10:50
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Hi TriskelI'm afraid that solution is about as...

Hi TriskelI'm afraid that solution is about as sensible as mandating that when one pilot leaves the cockpit, the other must do so also :ooh:

Frequently when I leave the Flt Deck, my colleague is...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2015, 09:29
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Typically with 2 pilots on the Flt Deck, not one....

Typically with 2 pilots on the Flt Deck, not one.

Exactly - the CC now knows they will get access to the Flt Deck, they know there will only be one pilot with them, strapped in, and they know they...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2015, 16:22
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

As an employment prospect, I might agree. ...

As an employment prospect, I might agree.

With regards to safety & medically I do not - you are either fit, or unfit, and that is determined by whether or not you hold a medical. I know of many...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2015, 12:03
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

I would say no - it cannot be completely...

I would say no - it cannot be completely discounted, but nor should it be over-emphasised. It is but one factor to add to the "mix" that a complete risk-assessment requires, and would need expert...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2015, 11:43
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

But the pilot will just go private (as used to...

But the pilot will just go private (as used to happen in, say, the military) for "concerns" he wishes to keep off the radar?
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2015, 10:02
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Trouble with introducing MH370 is we do not know...

Trouble with introducing MH370 is we do not know what happened?

I think there is a high probability it was human driven i.e. not a technical problem. But was it the Capt? FO? Cabin Crew? ...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2015, 08:40
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

I have seen nothing to say they did fail badly...

I have seen nothing to say they did fail badly here? Not saying they did not, but no hard evidence to date.

There are indications this was the aspect that failed.

There are accounts that the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2015, 07:40
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Hi CH I am not saying "Big Brother" regulation is...

Hi CH I am not saying "Big Brother" regulation is better, just that it is the current way things are done.

Specifically - what are these "airline medical departments"? I fly for a large airline,...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 21:38
Replies: 3,543
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Posted By NigelOnDraft

Maybe so, but as above, that is to me, for the...

Maybe so, but as above, that is to me, for the airline and/or regulator to decide as part of the overall risk assessment - and ultimately take responsibility for. Not pPrune!

Hi IceFlyerI have to...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 21:09
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Ian I have no issue with what the Dutch Capt...

Ian

I have no issue with what the Dutch Capt wrote - agree with him, and as I earlier said, when I excused myself sometimes I would joke to the FO "and where are we diverting to...?" post the...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 16:27
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

I believe the "FDR case found, memory/storage...

I believe the "FDR case found, memory/storage missing" came at the 3 leaders brief, not from the BEA or prosecutor? I also saw somewhere reference to maybe this being the QAR?

If both the above...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 14:09
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Almost by definition, if they held a current...

Almost by definition, if they held a current Class 1 medical, the risk is the same I would think?
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2015, 13:19
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Agreed, provided the training, background &...

Agreed, provided the training, background & medical checks, all reveal that:
The FA has an equal, or lesser risk to the substituted pilot
The adding of extra people does not increase the risk
It...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 17:38
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

I think there are 3 sources to date: CVR ...

I think there are 3 sources to date:
CVR
ATC: Mode C/S and Comms (or lack of)
ADS-B e.g. FR24
The last is somewhat "independent" in that it recorded in real time certain data - the most...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 16:04
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Sort of the wrong question, albeit same outcome. ...

Sort of the wrong question, albeit same outcome. It should be "can such a person get a Class 1 Medical?".

That said, I do not know the answer...

It does raise the issue with regard as to how...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 15:57
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Please consider the following scenario Buzzer...

Please consider the following scenario
Buzzer goes off, Capt & FA in cockpit.
Capt assess the person requesting entry is a security hazard and wishes to deny them entry
FA decides the person...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2015, 13:11
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

I think there is now much greater awareness of...

I think there is now much greater awareness of the rule, and its benefits and risks. However, what is clear is that by "adding" the rule, the purpose of that second person has changed - and not...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 21:18
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Nice idea, and has always been a debate with...

Nice idea, and has always been a debate with airlines not doing "constituted crews", and the military tending to.

Leave aside the technical merits, would prove unworkable with any sort of bidding...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 18:49
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Was me. With >500 Capts and >500 FOs on the...

Was me. With >500 Capts and >500 FOs on the fleet, and doing, say 100 "trips" a year (trip varies from 1 to 5 days), you might see the issue ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 17:49
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Hi FPTAs has been said here a number of times,...

Hi FPTAs has been said here a number of times, there are valid reasons to prevent Flt Crew entering the Flt Deck e.g. the JetBlue case, and Hijack where the Flt Crew is being "persuaded" to open the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 20:10
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

90%+ of the time I will have never met them...

90%+ of the time I will have never met them before check-in.

Well yes, but being an Airbus, the initial reaction would likely be "what's it doing now... errr" :E
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 19:16
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Informing aviation security authorities 5.11...

Informing aviation security authorities
5.11 If, in the course of an investigation it becomes known, or it is suspected, that an act of unlawful interference was involved, the investigator-in-charge...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2015, 18:07
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,623,189
Posted By NigelOnDraft

Investigation

Here is my guess why it is "unusual":
BEA receive CVR 0945 day after accident
BEA Press Conference ~1630 same day by which time they are just realising what seem to have happened. Director keeps...
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