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Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2010, 21:06
Replies: 1,543
Views: 856,592
Posted By silverstrata

Selecting three stages of flap, only when visual,...

Selecting three stages of flap, only when visual, on a CAT III approach - now that would make for one wild ride. Yeeehaaa. :ugh::ugh::ugh:

Glad the old generation have retired.... :ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
19th May 2010, 20:39
Replies: 1,543
Views: 856,592
Posted By silverstrata

Think before posting, Mike. If spoilers did...

Think before posting, Mike. If spoilers did that, we would have spoiler deployment every time we start a descent.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2010, 11:06
Replies: 1,543
Views: 856,592
Posted By silverstrata

Indeed, rather like the Heathrow 777. Wet London...

Indeed, rather like the Heathrow 777. Wet London clay is such a flattering surface to inadvertently land upon. (Note the 777 hit wheels first, not tail first. Tail first is a possible indicator of a...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2010, 08:10
Replies: 1,543
Views: 856,592
Posted By silverstrata

Because they are a factor. Not a reason, but a...

Because they are a factor. Not a reason, but a factor. Take this from a N African carrier's CRM course.

"...as a 1st officer you must understand that the captain is always right. you can only...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2010, 07:54
Replies: 1,543
Views: 856,592
Posted By silverstrata

Let me get this straight, Downwind - are you...

Let me get this straight, Downwind - are you suggesting that we should take all the ILSs out of Heathrow and use an ADF instead, because ILSs are unnecessary?

ILSs were devised for a reason - ...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th May 2010, 16:38
Replies: 1,543
Views: 856,592
Posted By silverstrata

Would wire wrapped around the tailcone...

Would wire wrapped around the tailcone corroborate the speculation that minimums had been breached??


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Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2010, 23:39
Replies: 1,543
Views: 856,592
Posted By silverstrata

Now there is an oxymoron, if I ever heard one !! ...

Now there is an oxymoron, if I ever heard one !! :ok:


Anyway, surely one would be concentrating more on the GPS computed ND track, rather than relying on a twitching NDB. Gave up flying DC3s...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th May 2010, 10:18
Replies: 1,543
Views: 856,592
Posted By silverstrata

Looks like it did a perfect touchdown in the...

Looks like it did a perfect touchdown in the dirt, instead of on the runway.

It would be interesting to see if the initial trail contains any tyre tracks, or whether it was just the aft fuselage...
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