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Forum: Rumours & News
5th Feb 2010, 02:50
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

chuks: "Hey Guys, how about waiting for the...

chuks: "Hey Guys, how about waiting for the report" . . .

. . . Wait 2 years before anyone should theorize about the probable cause of why a B738 would stall and fall out of the sky in broad...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2009, 16:35
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

No excuse for stalling an airworthy airplane on final approach . . .

The operating CVR will explain the crew's distraction from monitoring the instruments and from staying focused during the final approach in day VMC.

This shocking, elementary breakdown in cockpit...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2009, 08:08
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Sorry Maximum, you may be flying with 99.5% sharp...

Sorry Maximum, you may be flying with 99.5% sharp UK copilots whose manual flying skills are never in doubt. But I am mostly dumbfounded by the many [mostly non UK] 500hrs-on-type copilots who are...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2009, 14:41
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

This warning does not apply to decaying airspeed...

This warning does not apply to decaying airspeed or ground speed [Propellor planes fly slower than jets]; and when the airplane went more than 1 dot below glide path and had dropped out of the sky...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2009, 03:40
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Ok, RB, got it! In your B738 there is no...

Ok, RB, got it! In your B738 there is no separate autoland "A/L" or "APPR" selector in order for the A/P [and A/T] to do full autoland. Understood.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2009, 08:06
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Vino . . . I want to hear a programmer's answer,...

Vino . . . I want to hear a programmer's answer, not a pilot's answer. Yes, I'm a 74 pilot, with a question.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2009, 07:56
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Hello "737AvEng . . .

Question for 737AvEng: In case you didn't have the time to read the entire thread, one of the questions hotly debated earlier was: Why would RA1 logic be programmed to send a Retard signal (flare...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2009, 13:23
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Safta had mentioned in his post that he had...

Safta had mentioned in his post that he had waited eight (8) seconds of stick shaking before initiating a recovery in a 737 classic simulator. This is impractical reality. In real life no pilot in...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2009, 07:37
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Yes PEHowland that's a good idea. Perhaps Boeing...

Yes PEHowland that's a good idea. Perhaps Boeing will make a note of it. And also make a note of retracting the [extended] speedbrake handle when throttles are shoved full forward, a la AA B757...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2009, 07:11
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

The scary part is not only about not detecting...

The scary part is not only about not detecting the premature A/T retard at 1950 feet and not noticing continuous airspeed decay, not monitoring their airspeed, . . . but about improper stall...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2009, 13:58
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Curiously, Captain Bobcat, this actually happened...

Curiously, Captain Bobcat, this actually happened rather recently aboard an A320 at CGH where everyone had received fatal injuries.

:ooh:
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2009, 11:33
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Don't you see a semantics problem with your...

Don't you see a semantics problem with your statement? What logic would apply in differentiating whether RA1 or RA2 is reading correct altitude? How would RA1 "know" that its value was incorrect? ...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2009, 18:46
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Finman . . . if you had read this thread you...

Finman . . . if you had read this thread you would have known that your "food for thought" quote from Boeing had been posted at least twice.



So, are you suggesting that a copilot who is...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2009, 16:01
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Breakdown of cockpit discipline and SOPs

From the preliminary report it is apparent that THY has some serious training issues to resolve, with emphasis on instrument scan during final approach.

It is inconceivable how this crew had...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2009, 11:24
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Well, recently I was paxing to SYD aboard a [non...

Well, recently I was paxing to SYD aboard a [non British] B777 [configured for inflight mobile phone use] where everyone awake was happily using their cell/mobile phones. :confused:
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Feb 2009, 21:17
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

Rainboe . . .

Be mindful of the fact that the non aviation crowd would not presume that you're doing this . . . in the simulator! And besides that, be careful with those exact comparisons as no 6-axis sim has...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2009, 13:03
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

If and when you become a pilot, it will become...

If and when you become a pilot, it will become instinctively obvious that it's always better to make a "controlled" crash as opposed to an "uncontrolled" crash by stalling and diving out of the sky....
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2009, 17:16
Replies: 2,906
Views: 1,450,568
Posted By GlueBall

About forum participants' unverified qualifications . . .

Numerous posters have suggested that member qualifications should be verified and approved to preclude non professional responses on technical subjects. But it's most dubious that any average,...
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