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Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2011, 07:49
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

@PJ2 and "machin" : to clarify. "Si la...

@PJ2 and "machin" : to clarify.

"Si la sécurité du vol est affectée (toutes les indications de vitesse sont erronées ou si l'indication de vitesse fausse ne peut être clairement...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2011, 05:01
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

@PJ2 Well... not really. According to AF book...

@PJ2
Well... not really. According to AF book (see BEA's report appendix 9), when ALL IAS are unreliable "sécurité du vol" must be considered "affectée" and 5° NU/TOGA drill MUST be performed.
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2011, 19:51
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

If you read carefuly BEA's reports you will...

If you read carefuly BEA's reports you will notice that most (if not ALL) affected crews wisely decided NOT to apply the 5° up/TOGA drill :D

They are still alive (if, arguably, undisciplined).
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 12:30
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

Yes Dozy, but there are thousands of pilots...

Yes Dozy, but there are thousands of pilots around the world that have NO other choice than flying yoke-less a/c.

I recently had a chat with a free-lance captain with both A320 and B 737 ratings. ...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2011, 13:49
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

Originally posted by "Dozy" With respect, all the...

Originally posted by "Dozy" With respect, all the sequence between 2:12-20 and 2:13-00 is a succession of nose down inputs followed by stall warning activations followed by nose up inputs (in...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2011, 10:15
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

Intruder, please do some home work : NO ! ...

Intruder, please do some home work :
NO !

YES !

Each time they made a "reasonnable attempt" to solve their problem (ND), the stall warning kicked in again and THAT is VERY, VERY sad !
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jul 2011, 13:09
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

Originally posted by Bubbers44 : Congratulations...

Originally posted by Bubbers44 : Congratulations "Bubbers", at last one sensible post on this subject :
1) I can't, either, remember of one pre-flight route modification due to en-route weather ;...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jun 2011, 19:42
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

Saturn, do you realise that FL "325" is not an...

Saturn, do you realise that FL "325" is not an available flight level for this route ?
Where is the "error", then ?
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jun 2011, 11:40
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

I agree with "BOAC", there WAS a turbulence...

I agree with "BOAC", there WAS a turbulence increase but, since they only elected to reduce speed at 2h 08, the level of turbulence before that time must have been very benign ideed.
This is very...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jun 2011, 21:20
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

Sorry, my mistake, landing gear extended "by G...

Sorry, my mistake, landing gear extended "by G force", but this crew did survive a "deep stall" :
"The lowest indicated airspeeds were recorded between 1016:14 and 1016:22. During this period,...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jun 2011, 19:45
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

fully developed stall

CamelSorry to confess, after being a professional pilot for 42 years and a captain for 21 years, I "never ever" have been trained to "recover [a heavy jet] from a fully developed stall at high level...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jun 2011, 12:05
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

For all readers/posters on this forum : AF has NO...

For all readers/posters on this forum : AF has NO "releif pilots" / "3rd officers".
ALL F/O's were/are fully qualified to fly the A/C for T/O cruise and ldg.
At the time of the crash, il was only...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Jun 2011, 08:36
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

Of course, with technology, everything is...

Of course, with technology, everything is possible. As far I as know, for the moment, this system is not implemented on intercontinental airliners.
I understand weather can be displayed on the...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jun 2011, 19:29
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

thermostat Please do your own homework on the...

thermostat
Please do your own homework on the subject. (in breif : colors on Wx satellite pictures are based on temperature ; colors on "our" radar displays are based on droplets size. Red on a...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2011, 19:21
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

thermostat : Thermostat : please stop ...

thermostat :
Thermostat : please stop confusing the "red areas" on the "satellite Wx photos" with convective cells as they appear on "our" radars.
There was obviously NO "red wall" 80 Nm ahead...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jun 2011, 10:00
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,674,235
Posted By GerardC

Concerning fuel on board. Please read BEA's...

Concerning fuel on board. Please read BEA's report appendix 7 page 116/117.
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2009/f-cp090601e1.en/pdf/f-cp090601e1.en.pdf
At T/O, they had :
- 900 kg EXTRA fuel over the...
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