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Forum: Tech Log
12th Aug 2011, 07:23
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Hey, I've got an idea!.... It just came to me in...

Hey, I've got an idea!.... It just came to me in a flash.... Maybe all airlines should remove anything that Thales built and replace it with something from a reputable manufacturer? :cool::ok:
Forum: Tech Log
11th Aug 2011, 18:15
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Bear, Lyman, or whoever you are... If you'd ever...

Bear, Lyman, or whoever you are... If you'd ever handled hydraulically actuated controls on an aircraft, you might have noted the same thing... the more demand there is, the more likely will the...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Aug 2011, 14:05
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Artificial feel from springs is not the same as...

Artificial feel from springs is not the same as feedback. ...but yes, it should be sufficient to tell the pilot what forces he's having to maintain, and therefor, how to trim.
Forum: Tech Log
9th Aug 2011, 18:52
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Why not leave the stick alone and fly with trim?

Why not leave the stick alone and fly with trim?
Forum: Tech Log
9th Aug 2011, 18:14
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

It drives the same speed in both directions, but...

It drives the same speed in both directions, but from it's zero point it's got further to go nose up than it does down.
One of the tests we do on the THS involves testing it's auto function as well...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Aug 2011, 15:39
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Airbus will also display that on the ECAM FLT CTL...

Airbus will also display that on the ECAM FLT CTL page. (but you all knew that, right?... Is the suggestion for a separate screen always displaying this?
Forum: Tech Log
7th Aug 2011, 12:26
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

:E Give that man a prize!

:E Give that man a prize!
Forum: Tech Log
6th Aug 2011, 13:02
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Hi JD-EE, Re: "Then the PF on AF447 was not a...

Hi JD-EE,
Re: "Then the PF on AF447 was not a pilot?"

I think you missed the part where I said, "but since recent events have shown us such pilots do exist..."
Of course he was a pilot. Saying...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Aug 2011, 21:01
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

@xcitation Worry not, sir. I'm no Chuck Yeager....

@xcitation
Worry not, sir. I'm no Chuck Yeager. I don't even fly any more. But I'm certain that a stalled aircraft behaves just like a stalled aircraft, and ALL pilots should know that behaviour. In...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Aug 2011, 19:11
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

By how the aircraft behaves, of course! It's...

By how the aircraft behaves, of course!

It's my sincerest hope that a professional "pilot" would never have to ask that question! I'm presuming those of you asking it are not pilots, because I...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 22:06
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Thanks Spagiola. Using those phrases ("going...

Thanks Spagiola. Using those phrases ("going up"/"going down") sure seems to hinder understanding.
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 16:50
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Q regarding language:

Forgive my ignorance of French please, but is there different language used in French for "Pitching" up/down vs "climbing/descending"? The use of phrases such as "you're going up" and "you're going...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 14:37
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

"Can it's stall really SOUND like an overspeed?...

"Can it's stall really SOUND like an overspeed? ... If it did, that could certainly explain the confusion on the part of both the PNF and the Captain, but the PF?.... I have difficulty understanding...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 13:36
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

I can only imagine RudderRudderRat... but can...

I can only imagine RudderRudderRat... but can it's stall really feel like an overspeed?
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 13:08
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Sure, they can. with some (Cessna 150 for...

Sure, they can. with some (Cessna 150 for example), If you hold back elevator, with a bit of energy, it'll lift the nose to stall, drop the nose and repeat... On the other hand (or with another bird...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2011, 23:23
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Bearfoil, With respect, The man with his hand...

Bearfoil,
With respect, The man with his hand on the stick [PF] should have realized early on that, if that were the case, the aircraft would respond MUCH differently to his inputs. I seriously...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jul 2011, 15:52
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

At the risk of making myself appear more foolish...

At the risk of making myself appear more foolish than I already have, I feel compelled to offer an observation;

Some time back, in one of these threads, someone posted a link to some utubes of...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jul 2011, 14:36
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

I don't think that's an accurate statement at all...

I don't think that's an accurate statement at all Bear. I think it's extremely unusual. ...and extremely unlikely.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2011, 22:11
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

You are most certainly not alone.:ok:

You are most certainly not alone.:ok:
Forum: Tech Log
24th Jul 2011, 12:44
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

PJ2, Thanks for your well considered...

PJ2,
Thanks for your well considered response... I agree with Poit.

I think there may be more than a few readers here who took me to be 'blaming' the crew for this.... Truth is that I've simply...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jul 2011, 14:10
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Thanks Lonewolf. Yes. Partly because...

Thanks Lonewolf.



Yes. Partly because we don't know what he saw, and partly because his actions (the one's we've been told about so far) lend credence to the notion he either had no attitude...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jul 2011, 02:38
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Wow.

I'm disappointed I didn't get any response from pilots to my last question, but that isn't going to hold me back from saying I think some of you (Bearfoil) are appearing to be frighteningly closed to...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jul 2011, 17:05
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,161
Posted By 3holelover

Q for Pilots:

This question I address to the pilots among you:

Assume you're in IMC cruise, at night, and expecting some turbulence... Your instruments start "acting up", your AP drops, your ECAM/EICAS starts ...
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