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Forum: Tech Log
3rd Sep 2011, 06:22
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Obviously his actions were wrong, the question is...

Obviously his actions were wrong, the question is why?
Also he was not alone. PNF and CAPT failed to identify the situation. PNF appeared early on to nag him to "go back down" which was ignored. To...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Aug 2011, 18:39
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Be very careful with stats especially when...

Be very careful with stats especially when comparing apples with oranges.
How many total flight hours were they flown?
What type of flights (any military to theater of operations).
Have you...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Aug 2011, 21:24
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

According to the docs ALT1 / ALT2 have Load...

According to the docs ALT1 / ALT2 have Load Factor.
Forum: Tech Log
6th Aug 2011, 20:03
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Agreed. Look at the accelerations too. Looks...

Agreed. Look at the accelerations too.
Looks to me like he was over sticking then having to correct for each input.
Instead i imagine he should have used smooth gentle deflections.
Ever seen a...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Aug 2011, 19:36
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

The answer can be speculated from the BEA report....

The answer can be speculated from the BEA report.
When AP disconnected the a/c was pointed down slightly (Pitch=0 deg) and it was descending. Also altimeter might have jumped down a few hundred...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Aug 2011, 23:01
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

What makes you think they weren't feeling the...

What makes you think they weren't feeling the rapid descent?
Commercial pilots are trained to fly by instruments and not to obey their perceived motion. In zero visibility it is even more dangerous.
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 23:25
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Bearfoil So have you also told you family to...

Bearfoil
So have you also told you family to stop driving, drinking and other much riskier activity than flying? Don't make me pull out the stats ;).
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 17:54
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Except we do not have all the facts, nor lives on...

Except we do not have all the facts, nor lives on the line. How do you eliminate any margin of doubt and come to blame pilots. Even if they would have correctly identified a stall how would they...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 16:10
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

@JJFFC I understand your emotional response...

@JJFFC

I understand your emotional response to this very tragic incident. However I think we all owe it to the pilots to give them the benefit of the doubt. They did behave professional...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 05:04
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

IMHO PF was not reading the att ind due to...

IMHO PF was not reading the att ind due to physiological shock. I think the other 2 did see att ind.
The wings to flat horizon the standby horizon (CAP)
The horizon (second) (PNF)

Ok.


Good...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 04:12
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

DW are you saying that the nose ups did not...

DW
are you saying that the nose ups did not cause the stall warning.
Are you trying to correlate stick inputs to warnings. Remember there is inertia to such a heavy close to max weight. This...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 04:02
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

The PNF insisted 3 times for the PF to descend....

The PNF insisted 3 times for the PF to descend. Finally PF responds with confusion and finally appears to recognize he has climbed.


Watch your speed (PNF)
Watch your speed
Okay, okay okay...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Aug 2011, 03:34
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Microphone strikes wall

If PF was not belted (as found in the recovery) then could his mic and therefore head have hit a wall! I know this is purely speculative but a surprise to read it.
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2011, 18:36
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

+1 When I have rec flown in stormy weather in a...

+1
When I have rec flown in stormy weather in a light a/c I was forced down on a grass airfield. On landing I have been spun around 180 deg to wind once speed slows and wet. Very unsettling as a/c...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2011, 16:48
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Christiaan I know about overide button on...

Christiaan

I know about overide button on SS.
However I also read that the FO in left seat lacked the authority, unless he declares FO in right seat incapable. Difficult in this situation as...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2011, 15:55
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

To that point the PNF did not brief CAP that the...

To that point the PNF did not brief CAP that the stall warning had been ringing for a minute.


.
I think Takata and others suggested that PF was PIC so the left seat FO could not take over in...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Aug 2011, 02:20
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

DozyWannabe ColganAir: I do recall that...

DozyWannabe

ColganAir: I do recall that incident. They said that he had been recently trained to stick up because under certain circumanstances. So he had both the reflex and some training...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Aug 2011, 23:31
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

reflex

JJFFC

Ok I understand an incorrect reflex action by 80%.
However this incident went way beyond reflex with 4 minutes of stick back, with PF saying he has been sticking back is not a reflex. It...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Aug 2011, 20:40
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

@bearfoil If the THS was broken how do you...

@bearfoil

If the THS was broken how do you explain no errors from its feedback control. If there is a mismatch between motor control to move it and its position then an error is generated. How do...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Aug 2011, 19:08
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

@moutain bear I think it is over...

@moutain bear

I think it is over simplification to say it is the engineers fault.
IMHO there are plenty of areas for improvement i.e. training, systems, QRH and procedures, CRM, weather data,...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Aug 2011, 23:39
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

@bear I would expect overspeed...

@bear



I would expect overspeed warning to only disable if IAS was invalid or somewhere beyond Mach 1.0 (no wings then anyway).
My point is that cross referencing ground speed at the onset...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jul 2011, 19:02
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

I agree it does fail a gut check. I will not...

I agree it does fail a gut check.
I will not be satisfied unless they provide at least the same level of detail as the Colgan 3047 incident report i.e. full transcript from push back, simulated...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jul 2011, 15:24
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Synthesis Note Nothing new. A "qui" typo on...

Synthesis Note

Nothing new. A "qui" typo on the english version that should have been caught by the proof readers, a bit sloppy from an organization that is detail focussed, surely a simple spell...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jul 2011, 00:03
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Clearly a very confusing and over burdened...

Clearly a very confusing and over burdened situation for PF. 40 second window to understand situation and recover is tight given the known facts.
For me the big question is why they chose the...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jul 2011, 17:19
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

@Bearfoil Are you saying that 2 stall...

@Bearfoil


Are you saying that 2 stall warnings at Cruise alt, ALT LAW, ECAM errors, unknown speed were not significant enough to call Capt to flight deck?
:confused:
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jul 2011, 16:54
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

@Bearfoil IMHO the suggested catastrophic...

@Bearfoil
IMHO the suggested catastrophic failure of the THS is over-reaching. Such a failure of control surface would result in well documented "smoking gun" errors. Furthermore the a/c response...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jul 2011, 20:16
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

@RWA Good question. To be...

@RWA



Good question.
To be specific I think your question is how do we reconcile this contradiction in BEA report:

and then

IMHO the BEA are making a generalization saying THS stayed...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jul 2011, 17:03
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

@RWA THS overview... See below BEA...

@RWA

THS overview...


See below BEA report quotes with my own bold and underscore for emphasis.

It has been stated by posters that in ALT LAW under some conditions the auto trim feature...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jul 2011, 23:07
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Pre-flight briefing of AF447 will shed light on...

Pre-flight briefing of AF447 will shed light on whether the storm cluster was expected and to what extent.
Keep in mind that the image above does not use the same color coding as the one we see in...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jul 2011, 17:57
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Theories

EMIT (or anyone else willing to stick their neck out)


Reasons Why "Generally" Stick Back for Final Mintues?

Failure to recognize stall condition (PF responded correctly to the first stall...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jul 2011, 15:08
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

EMIT It would be remarkable I agree. I...

EMIT


It would be remarkable I agree. I am trying to explain why would the pilots maintain a generally nose up attitude for 4 minutes of stall descent. There are many possibilities. I find it...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jul 2011, 16:24
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Climb

Bearfoil


The report does not explicitly say how long the nose-up input was. IMHO it was continuous from 2h 10 min 05 "...nose up input." until 2 h 10 min 16 "...nose-down control inputs". At...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jul 2011, 03:33
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Manual flying above cruise alt

@ EMIT


Aren't you contradicting yourself?
Out of curiosity how much manual flying above cruise alt have you done and was it in chop?
Forum: Tech Log
8th Jul 2011, 23:20
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Training

IMHO the question is "how do I practice flying outside the norm". The answer has to be using the simulator mostly. I can't really see how sail plane flying would help when the flight deck is lit up...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jul 2011, 03:00
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,668,647
Posted By xcitation

Nose up

It makes no sense why the experienced pilots after stall warnings would fixate on the flight instruments showing a high pitch and low airspeed; then continue with full stick back and watch it unwind...
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