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Forum: Rumours & News
2nd May 2014, 12:35
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

It's called diplomacy; complaints of this nature...

It's called diplomacy; complaints of this nature are not aired publicly. Adding to the complications: President Obama was in Malaysia this past week. Not a good time for the NTSB to critique the MoT...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2014, 14:00
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

I tend to agree with this, but I have to admit...

I tend to agree with this, but I have to admit that my first thought upon learning of this incident was ADIRU failure and/or an EE bay fire. The latter still explains everything known about the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2014, 08:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

And there are pilots are in direct conflict with...

And there are pilots are in direct conflict with their employers through involvement in their unions, which can at times be quite acrimonious. I've never heard of a case where those conflicts have...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2014, 12:03
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Which tells me only that possibly the Malaysian...

Which tells me only that possibly the Malaysian government has an interest in blaming its opposition for this incident. I will not let a colleague left to twist in the wind based on mere speculation...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2014, 02:43
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

AMSA: Due to a "credible lead", the search area...

AMSA: Due to a "credible lead", the search area is being shifted 1100 km to the northeast. Press conference at 1430 AEDT to discuss.

...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 10:33
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

From the US, extensive coverage this morning on...

From the US, extensive coverage this morning on the voice of conventional wisdom "Morning Joe" (cable, MSNBC). Preliminary reporting indicating that nothing was positively identified on the first...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 09:26
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Not likely? You're right there. But...

Not likely? You're right there.

But mistakes get made all the time. I'm sure all of us have had a :ugh::ugh:moment at least once in our lives. If you read accident reports, there are plenty of...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 09:03
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Beware the passive voice, a favorite of...

Beware the passive voice, a favorite of bureaucrats and lawyers.

Rephrase this into "Following specialist analysis of the satellite imagery, we have identified two objects possibly related to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 01:14
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Try www.skyvector.com (http://www.skyvector.com)...

Try www.skyvector.com (http://www.skyvector.com) -- it has global high altitude charts and a flight planning function that enables you to compute leg distances. Input WMKK-ZBAA into the base flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 18:21
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Makes perfect sense as a theory to me. Overnight...

Makes perfect sense as a theory to me. Overnight flight, a few cups of coffee before departure and probably over an hour since having a chance to use the can as the time pre-departure would have been...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 06:32
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

One wonders where these "experts" are found....

One wonders where these "experts" are found. Completely normal in practice along with others such as "so long" or "good day". In fact, it is so normal and casual that it sounds like a completely...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 12:38
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Quite true. Which is why speculation over flight...

Quite true. Which is why speculation over flight crew involvement in this should be carefully considered before posting.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 12:21
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

In the legal terms, this is known as introducing...

In the legal terms, this is known as introducing facts not in evidence; the issue being the word "disabled". There is no factual evidence whatsoever to establish that ACARS was disabled. It remains...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 11:45
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Good question and one investigators should...

Good question and one investigators should looking into.

From a purely legal angle, this incident is still in limbo as there is technically not yet an "accident" to investgate. ICAO gives primary...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 11:06
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

With all respect, I beg to differ. I've been...

With all respect, I beg to differ. I've been following this thread since its inception and some of the more insightful and helpful posts have come from people who are not in the aviation industry....
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 21:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Thanks for posting that. Most interesting. With...

Thanks for posting that. Most interesting. With respect to the part I bolded, I presume you meant to say 1.9 kts is 46 nm/day, correct?
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 22:59
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

It's been awhile since I took physics, but I came...

It's been awhile since I took physics, but I came up with 46 seconds doing the conversion. Problem is, that particular equation does not take into account air resistance and terminal velocity (around...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 19:38
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Admittedly it is unlikely, but there have been...

Admittedly it is unlikely, but there have been multiple instances of ADIRU failures that have resulted in uncommanded and unexpected aircraft maneuvers. Malaysia had one in 2005 in a T7 as I recall....
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 17:41
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

@henra Something I should have taken into...

@henra Something I should have taken into account; chalk it up to being up too early this morning when we changed time here in the states. Thanks for responding.

In any case, it's all pure...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 16:42
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

Put that way, maybe not so crazy at all. AA 587...

Put that way, maybe not so crazy at all. AA 587 went into Jamaica Bay in 2001 due to the overuse of rudder (a series of full deflections by the FO) after a wake turbulence encounter, which caused the...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 16:19
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,339,674
Posted By mseyfang

@OldBoeingDriver Unlikely in my opinion overspeed...

@OldBoeingDriver Unlikely in my opinion overspeed alone would cause disintegration. United 175 hit the WTC at 513 knots at 700 feet and remained intact until impact, which is past the barber pole....
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