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Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 18:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

To answer Pontius several pages back ...

To answer Pontius several pages back



It would depend on the system fitted, if chemical generators than only the masks in the units where one mask was pulled would flow. Therefore any units...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 18:40
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

GMM, if I recall correctly, the poster stated...

GMM, if I recall correctly, the poster stated that the RAAF Orions were unable to do AAR, however the US Navy Poseidon is capable of it. Of course others have already mentioned the other factors...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 11:47
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

Mariner, perhaps it wasn't very clear but my...

Mariner, perhaps it wasn't very clear but my point was I don't think they are very often packed properly. If shipped according to the regulation it minimises the risk but yes, it is still there (UPS6...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 11:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

They may not be dangerous as properly packed...

They may not be dangerous as properly packed cargo... but imho they are inherently dangerous as the average Joe does not see them as such...

case in point... a few years ago (before i knew...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 11:19
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

I was not saying that the flight in question has...

I was not saying that the flight in question has a 3-man crew. I was merely saying the behaviour described by SLF is 'typical' of a 3-man op. On a 2man crew the 'usual' method is controlled rest on...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 10:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

Golf-Mike-Mike, very possible the media is...

Golf-Mike-Mike, very possible the media is confusing the aircraft-mounted ELTs with the portable ones in the cabin. Most are designed to float while tethered to a slide raft and many of those models...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 20:27
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

Heli-phile, again that does not make sense to me...

Heli-phile, again that does not make sense to me because it would not be 'logical' in the minds of the beancounters... it also assumes that particular slide/raft makes it off the airframe.

Are...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 18:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

Redmin, the one pictured is the one I am asking...

Redmin, the one pictured is the one I am asking about. Not fixed, but it was said they were carried on all the doors. I find that difficult to believe because as CC having flown onmore than 10...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 17:39
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

ELTs This jumped out at me, is that...

ELTs

This jumped out at me, is that confirmed by the airline or another reliable source? Just doesn't sound right to me, to have something like that easily accessible to pax. The number of times...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 06:56
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

Would you say that would be a 'usual' practice?...

Would you say that would be a 'usual' practice? In my experience I've had engineers 'ride along' only twice in more than 6 years- once was an overwater sector and an insurer requirement to prevent...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 14:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

In-flight wifi is fairly easy to control. I won't...

In-flight wifi is fairly easy to control. I won't say how but in most cases the pax just think it's a service outage, not that it's been switched off. There is more than one way to control it but...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 19:06
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

Wiggy, it definitely seems like a customer...

Wiggy, it definitely seems like a customer option. Every Boeing I've ever worked on (737, 767, 777) has had a fixed chemical system, another poster pointed out that some have bottled.

In my outfit...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 17:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

Pax o2 on the 777 is chemically generated, (unit...

Pax o2 on the 777 is chemically generated, (unit at each row/section) therefore should still work even if the flight deck o2 doesn't... So theoretically the masks should still drop on auto at...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 12:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

As fr a standby list on a plane that appears not...

As fr a standby list on a plane that appears not to be full- it is possible they were operating a restricted passenger load due to cargo/weight restrictions. Any T7 drivers care to comment?

My lot...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 12:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

1asoundasleep- 777 sliderafts are large, silver...

1asoundasleep- 777 sliderafts are large, silver in color and rectangular. Aviation liferafts of the hexagonal shape (Goodrich brand iirc) are bright yellow. A slideraft gets any yellow/orange colour...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 09:06
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

A side note re: sliderafts. The B777 operator I...

A side note re: sliderafts. The B777 operator I fly for has silver colored sliderafts. It's the CANOPY which gives an orange/red color. This is separate to the slideraft and is to be installed by the...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Mar 2014, 08:11
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,182,571
Posted By givemewings

If there was terrorist involvement, who says they...

If there was terrorist involvement, who says they had to be travelling on stolen or false documents? Those could be coincidental (people smuggling or other) and the party involved boarded under their...
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